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User talk:Dormskirk/Archive 7
21 Signal Regiment (United Kingdom) can you check its historyand English, initially atrocious. I edited some but can you double check? Thanks BlueD954 (talk) 13:18, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
Royal Sussex Regimental Cap badgeMorning Dormskirk! I told you I was addicted! Looking at the RSR page I am pretty horrified at the top picture of the cap badge. I tried to change it, but found the hieroglyphics on the edit page unfamiliar. So, could you change it to this  please? Also, could you keep a watchful eye out for Opera hat, 'cos I am not happy about the General Manners/80th situation and need to know it is dealt with. I left a message on his talk page. Thanks. Arbil44 (talk) 11:04, 7 December 2019 (UTC)
HyamsCould I correct some errors on the page on Tim Hyams? He was commissioned in 1986 not 1983 5th Royal inniskilling Dragoon Guards became the Royal Dragoon Guards in 1992. GOC ARTD not DGARTD And DLW not DGLW Also served in Afghanistan 2011-12 RDG56 (talk) 17:50, 18 March 2019 (UTC) Thank you RDG56 (talk) 17:58, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
42 (City of Manchester) Signal Squadron42 (City of Manchester) Signal Squadron was there ever such a unit or is this an imagination of the creators? BlueD954 (talk) 02:23, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
Gordon BarracksThat deletion was a bit hasty! The units were all listed below! Shipsview (talk) 10:28, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
New Defence Services Secretary
See https://www.royal.uk/court-circular - select HM Queen look for date above. FYI. BlueD954 (talk) 15:50, 31 March 2019 (UTC) References
Mark WilsonHello Dormskirk - thank you so much for taking a look at Mark Wilson's profile. I've just had a look and he is still listed int he biog bar on the right as CEO of Aviva and on the board of Aviva. Please can you remove those references? Thanks so much HayleySandford (talk) 09:20, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
A barnstar for you
The Bugle: Issue CLVI, April 2019
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New Second Sea Lordhttps://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2019/april/26/190426-new-second-sea-lord Can we extract his picture here or is this under copyright? Would be nice to add a picture to his entry and that of Second Sea Lord. I'm not confident with pictures on Wiki. BlueD954 (talk) 11:47, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
3rd UK Division new orbatHello, Regarding this section https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=3rd_Division_(United_Kingdom)&action=edit§ion=11 An updated orbat is 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade 101 Logistic Brigade HQ 1st Aritllery Brigade [see "1st Artillery Brigade is part of 3rd (United Kingdom) Division which is the United Kingdom’s strategic land warfare asset. https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/formations-divisions-brigades/3rd-united-kingdom-division/hq-1st-artillery-brigade/] 1st Military Police Brigade [See "The Brigade sits under the tactical command of 3 (UK) Div." https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/adjutant-generals-corps/provost/] Can you assist in editing 3rd Division (United Kingdom) section " Order of Battle"? Thanks BlueD954 (talk) 11:08, 3 May 2019 (UTC)
Joint Forces Commandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Forces_Command#Commanders Can you fix the table to reflect Patrick Sanders on th list? Not sure how to. No picture of him yet. BlueD954 (talk) 14:22, 7 May 2019 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLVII, May 2019
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. VCDShttps://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1127991574103719937 https://twitter.com/AdmPhilipJones/status/1128409117062770691 There are only these two twitter threads that say Admiral Timothy Fraser has assumed the post of VCDS. Should they be used as references and alter the relevant pages accordingly or wait for gov.uk or official announcements? Thanks BlueD954 (talk) 05:11, 18 May 2019 (UTC) Hi - While some people use twitter as a reference, I would personally wait for a more reliable source. Dormskirk (talk) 08:34, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
Good job ~ nice book ~ great ref ~ Mitchellhobbs (talk) 20:44, 23 May 2019 (UTC) Cook’s clubHello, you recently moved my page back to a draft even though there are no independent sources on the page? Airline7375 (talk) 23:22, 6 June 2019 (UTC) Hi - That's right: the sources all need to be independent. They cannot be sourced from the company: see WP:CITE and WP:RS. Once you have done this you can submit it for review at Articles for Creation by adding the code I'm a patientIn June 2019, the hospital was one of the filming locations for the Channel 4 drama, "The Light", starring Sarah Lancashire. The series will air later in the year. I AM THE SOURCE AS I AM A PATIENT ON GWELFOR WARD AT THE HOSPITAL - AND I CAN SEE THE TRUCKS FROM MY ROOM... I HAVE ASKED THEM MYSELF AND FOR MORE INFO YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT CHANNEL 4 Cpqueeley89 (talk) 21:47, 12 June 2019 (UTC) Or you can contact the ward directly on 01792 516402 if you live in the UK and they will confirm it for you... Or 01792 561155.. That's the main switchboard, they will also confirm it. Cpqueeley89 (talk) 21:52, 12 June 2019 (UTC) Or email me on cpqueeley1989@gmail.com and I will happily send photos for confirmation which I took myself Cpqueeley89 (talk) 21:55, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi there. I noticed that you removed my addition of the subject's wife because it was unsourced, which is fair enough. However, I happen to be the subject's great-grandson, so know this fact without a quotable source. Just wondering if you know a way of marking this? Thanks Δουλοιεσμεν (talk) 23:41, 12 June 2019 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLVIII, June 2019
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. New CGRMCan you do the succession boxes for Matthew Holmes (Royal Marines officer)? He's just appointed as CGRM. Not confident how to do it. Thanks. BlueD954 (talk) 05:58, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
First Sea LordCan you update the article? Thanks. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-people/senior-naval-staff/first-sea-lord BlueD954 (talk) 14:22, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
Chatham Dockyard: Jillingham WaterCongratulations on finding a source for this, but it does not seem to be that which was accessed by the original writer: 1) the spelling of "Jillynhgam" is different from that currently shown in the article; 2) your new source does not include the phrase "– to remaigne there till the yere be further spent...". Should the article text be amended accordingly? (from a Kentish Man) Blurryman (talk) 17:06, 20 June 2019 (UTC)
businesstelegraph.co.uk in Daejan HoldingsHi Dormskirk, I've removed the citation of businesstelegraph.co.uk that you added to Daejan Holdings (in Special:Diff/888209120) because the linked page is a copyright violation of the Financial Times article. The businesstelegraph.co.uk domain appears to be a collection of scraped articles from other publications, and we should avoid linking to that domain per WP:ELNEVER. Please see WP:RSN § businesstelegraph.co.uk for details. Thanks. — Newslinger talk 23:35, 11 July 2019 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLIX, July 2019
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. Hospitals in Northern Ireland categoriesHi there. I notice you recently created a load of categories for Hospitals in Northern Ireland by county (Category:Hospitals in County Antrim etc.) I also notice a grave error in each of those categories. You listed them as being in County XXX, Ireland and linked Ireland to Republic of Ireland. Obviously this false. I have corrected them, but please take care in future in such matters. Thanks. Canterbury Tail talk 18:46, 18 July 2019 (UTC)
New GOC Force Troops Commandhttps://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62720/data.pdf For your creation. BlueD954 (talk) 08:35, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
New Chief of Air StaffCan you help properly update Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom) https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/senior-commanders/chief-of-the-air-staff/ Thanks BlueD954 (talk) 11:33, 26 July 2019 (UTC)
How you edit Minister of Armed Forces?Minister of State for the Armed Forces Hi, How do you edit the columns to reflect the new PM and new SofS for Defence? BlueD954 (talk) 06:13, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
World War One in OxfordThank you for your work on RAMC general hospitals in the First World War, which explains the context of the 3rd Southern General Hospital in Oxford. I have found a reference to confirm the hospital HQ was in the Exam Schools (rather than Somerville) and edited the articles accordingly. I have also put the Exam Schools first in the RAMC article. TSventon (talk) 10:24, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
The CrichtonHi, I see you have made lots of much needed changes to The Crichton as it has transitioned from a hospital to a university and business park. I see there are some further revisions needed to the info box and other details. I live near Dumfries so have personal knowledge of the changes and current use, so suggest that I make some further revisions, but wanted to collaborate with you before embarking on that, since you have already done so much. Any thoughts? Thanks. Mark.Mouswald (talk) 19:14, 30 July 2019 (UTC)
Field Army restructuringhttps://www.miragenews.com/army-restructures-to-confront-evolving-threats/ and Lots of editing needed! BlueD954 (talk) 04:23, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
Andy Briggs (businessman) pageHello Dormskirk - I hope you are well? I wonder if you can help me please? I have suggested an edit on this page but no one has picked it up yet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Briggs_(businessman) Would you mind taking a look when you have a moment please? I don't want to edit the page myself as I work for Aviva and I think that breaches Wikipedia's rules. Many thanks, HayleySandford (talk) 16:23, 6 August 2019 (UTC)
British Indian Army listsHello, Dormskirk! Thank you for your great work at Chief of the General Staff (India). Would you be interested to do the same at Commander-in-Chief, India? Cheers! --Sundostund (talk) 14:43, 8 August 2019 (UTC)
SorryI apologize. I did not notice it was already cited from above. But thank you for adding another citation. --- Coffeeandcrumbs 22:13, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
Financial performance for Sky plcI’m not British, but what words does Sky plc use for operating income, net income, total assets and total equity? I’m trying to update the financial performance for this company. RareButterflyDoors (talk) 01:33, 14 August 2019 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLX, August 2019
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. Backlog BanzaiIn the month of September, Wikiproject Military history is running a project-wide edit-a-thon, Backlog Banzai. There are heaps of different areas you can work on, for which you claim points, and at the end of the month all sorts of whiz-bang awards will be handed out. Every player wins a prize! There is even a bit of friendly competition built in for those that like that sort of thing. Sign up now at Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/September 2019 Backlog Banzai to take part. For the coordinators, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 08:18, 22 August 2019 (UTC) I want to rename 1st Artillery Brigade and Headquarters South WestIt is now simply '1st Artillery Brigade'. Headquarters South Weest is separate formation. Evidence: https://www.army.mod.uk/umbraco/Surface/Download/Get/6554 "Commander Colonel Coote, HQ South West, and The Army Engagement Team" But there's redirects to the name '1st Artillery Brigade (United Kingdom' - name already taken. What do you suggest? What new name? Thanks BlueD954 (talk) 09:12, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
Royal Artillery BatteriesHi, please check my edits for E Battery Royal Horse Artillery, B Battery Royal Horse Artillery, A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery, O Battery (The Rocket Troop) Royal Horse Artillery. I changed the poor English into prose but all lack references in its history. Thanks. BlueD954 (talk) 09:18, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
BPHi Dormskirk, I requested clarification for the Integrity and compliance subsection of the BP article. Can you review the request at Talk:BP#Integrity_and_compliance if time allows? As I am an employee of BP and have a WP:Conflict of interest, I will not edit the article myself. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 19:12, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
Wikiproject Military history coordinator election nominations openNominations for the upcoming project coordinator election are now open. A team of up to ten coordinators will be elected for the next year. The project coordinators are the designated points of contact for issues concerning the project, and are responsible for maintaining our internal structure and processes. They do not, however, have any authority over article content or editor conduct, or any other special powers. More information on being a coordinator is available here. If you are interested in running, please sign up here by 23:59 UTC on 14 September! Voting doesn't commence until 15 September. If you have any questions, you can contact any member of the coord team. Cheers, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 02:37, 1 September 2019 (UTC) Admiral Sir Charles Ogle - portrait bequeathed to him by General Sir Charles AsgillHello Dormskirk. For some considerable time I have been trying to locate a portrait, painted in 1822, and bequeathed the following year to Admiral Sir Charles Ogle in perpetuity. I have looked for this in portrait galleries around the world and Yale is currently trying to find it too. I've put ads in papers asking for information and even engaged art detectives to try to find it! On the offchance you might know anything about what happened to this portrait, and more especially its current whereabouts, I would be extremely grateful to you if you could give me some information. It has been suggested to me that it perished in a fire in Hampshire about a hundred years ago, which of course is quite possible. Just knowing what happened would mean I could put this search 'to bed' ! Sorry to trouble you and many thanks. Arbil44 (talk) 18:18, 5 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dormskirk. Thank you for your reply. It was a long shot, I know, but sometimes those who contribute on a subject know more than they are making public! In your studies you just might have come across information about a fire, or disinheritance etc. Thanks and best wishes.Arbil44 (talk) 10:00, 6 September 2019 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply Dormskirk. Lieutenant Colonel James Gordon of the 80th Regiment of Foot (Royal Edinburgh Volunteers) [1] was the hero of The Asgill Affair (as Asgill acknowledges in his letter of 1786). Not only did he offer to go to the gallows in Asgill’s stead; lay a detailed plan (with the help of several ladies in Summit, New Jersey and no doubt beyond – I fancy they were going to portray themselves as laundrywomen and bundle Asgill into a basket!) to ‘spirit Asgill away’ to escape execution (which, when it happened, Asgill refused to go along with) but the whole six month affair was the beginning of the end for him and he became increasingly ill during the course of the following year. It had pained him so greatly so see such a popular young man have his life sacrificed. He eventually died of dropsy in October 1783 at the Morris House in Upper Manhattan. The Source for all this information is General Washington’s Dilemma, by Katherine Mayo, published in 1938 and The History of Chatham, New Jersey by Ambrose E. Vanderpoel. Their source was, amongst others, the account of these events given by Samuel Graham, one of the 13 officers who drew their names out of a hat to go to the gallows. These books, each with a bit more than the other, are listed in Further Reading on the Asgill page. I am unable to create a page for James Gordon, but I very much hope that you might be prepared to do so? It may be too late already since poor Gordon is really the forgotten hero – and has been so for far too long. But would you be prepared to give it a go? I hope you will forgive me for making this request, but I understand you have created pages for military personnel, albeit more senior figures. James Gordon is very special and was loved by all who knew him. Many thanks. Arbil44 (talk) 19:04, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
Thank you Dormskirk. That was why I wanted to use email, especially since I am in touch with another member that way - who indicated it was a possible, indeed accepted, method. Sorry to have misunderstood. I will delete some of the above message. Arbil44 (talk) 21:44, 14 September 2019 (UTC) References
Thank you so much Dormskirk. I am very happy indeed that you so kindly created this page. I really hope that people will look at it and get to know this Scottish officer who was so deeply loved by comrades and enemy alike. Would it be possible to add the image of the Morris House from their website (I created a link and the image is on page one)? I also have a photograph I took when in the room where he died. If you agree, could you guide me as to how I upload it? Arbil44 (talk) 23:06, 14 September 2019 (UTC) My thanks for all your efforts, I'm so grateful. With regard to the Further Reading books - the task you have set me is daunting beyond words, since Gordon is mentioned throughout. The picture you have added isn't the best one (that is on the Jumel website), but the top right window is the room where Gordon died, so that is nice.Arbil44 (talk) 23:25, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
Thank you again for your kind and patient assistance Dormskirk. Now I am having difficulties with regard to uploading Asgill's coat of arms. I have been told to ask here https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/Copyright#Coat_of_Arms_for_General_Sir_Charles_Asgill%2C_2nd_baronet This is all part of why I find Wikipedia so difficult to navigate.Arbil44 (talk) 11:29, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
I am nearly finished here Dormskirk, thank goodness! I will ring the Lancaster Herald tomorrow and ask the question. I think, and hope, my final question to you is do you have a copy of the 1782 Army List? I have checked my library, and they don't have it, but I need to check whether Captain The Hon. Fulke Greville's initial was "R" (as Mayo claims) or "C" as he is listed on Wikipedia? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Greville_(1762%E2%80%931832) The Captain Charles The Hon. Fulke Greville's Wikipedia profile fits perfectly with a man who would have been Asgill's friend - at school with him - and drew lots with him. I have checked with the Wiltshire record office, which holds the original letter, and they confirm that it is unsigned, so Mayo was putting two and two together and, in my view, getting it wrong. This is important and I don't know how to do this since there are no Army Lists near to where I live (or even in my county it would seem). I am not trying to try your patience, honestly, and I know I am being a pain in the neck. Thank you. Arbil44 (talk) 14:06, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
Thank you Dormskirk. I will email a contact I have there who is exceptionally helpful since going to London is completely out of the question. I am in hospital in a few days time and need answers quickly. Arbil44 (talk) 16:53, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
Dormskirk. I am quite literally in tears now and shaking like a leaf. I want to be finished with Wikipedia but there are just two things left for me to do. One of them is playing out like a nightmare here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/Copyright#Coat_of_Arms_for_General_Sir_Charles_Asgill%2C_2nd_baronet Please could you help me? Thank you Arbil44 (talk) 08:10, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
Fair enough Dormskirk, but I don't know what more I am supposed to do? I have been told by the College of Arms that I hold the copyright to the coat of arms. What does Wikipedia want - blood? It's an entirely different kettle of fish on the Cornwallis page where there aren't even any references. I certainly feel I am not being treated fairly, having spoken with the Lancaster Herald yesterday. Things are likely to be worse after Friday since I am being investigated for cancer, so I wanted all this over before then and to be free of Wikipedia. Besides which, I am being ignored over there, which doesn't help. Arbil44 (talk) 09:03, 17 September 2019 (UTC) Arbil44 (talk) 09:07, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
You certainly have been helpful Dormskirk, thank you again. Finally the coat of arms issues are sorted and I hope it will not be long before it is on the Asgill page. When it is, is it possible that you would please add the English translation of his family motto - which is "Regardless of his own interest"? That was how he lived his life. I have one more paragraph to add to Asgill's page, once I hear back from Edinburgh with a reference. After the December journal is published, with revelatory information, I shall take the opportunity to add more to the James Gordon page, which, sadly, doesn't look as though it will be doing very well. I hope it will not be deleted before I have a chance to add more? Then, once Trinity has erected the marker to him in thier churchyard, after languishing in an unmarked grave for 236 years, I will put up a link to that too. I have had a very difficult and stressful time on Wikipedia, and not enjoyed it one bit. My lack of IT skills are to some extent to blame, but I know, even if others do not, that I make up for these deficiencies in many other ways! I am in hospital tomorrow, so I hope I am done here for the time being. My thanks again. Arbil44 (talk) 12:24, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dormskirk. I will have left Wikipedia permanently by tomorrow but there is information I would like to pass to you privately before I do, which not only affects Charles Asgill, but also James Gordon. Members here have emailed me via Wikipedia <wiki@wikimedia.org> (thus not divulging their personal email addresses) To: Arbil44. If you would be prepared to do so too then I could give you information I am not prepared to make public. Thanks and regards. Arbil44 (talk) 10:22, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi again Dormskirk. The internal emailing system doesn't reveal your personal email address to me. Several people have emailed me this way and I have no idea what their email address is. I would have liked to pass some historical information to you privately, that's all. Since I have been called a liar by another member, I shall be leaving Wikipedia tomorrow evening in order to care for my husband, who has cancer surgery on Wednesday. My own surgery was a week ago, so I am sure you will understand that I cannot carry on here under the circumstances. I had hoped to be able to finish off my work first, but I cannot go on talking to myself day after day. I have acomplished all demands required of me. Yet no response continues to be the norm. Thanks and regards. Arbil44 (talk) 15:35, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
The above post made me cry since it was the only nice post I’ve received since 2007. Nothing improved though. Far from it, it got worse. It wasn’t long before I was being threatened with permanent - instant – without warning - banning – because I am an old woman of 75 with very inadequate IT skills. So - banning on ageist grounds. I was also snapped at and given orders – all of which I obeyed to the letter. The worst cruelty of all though was being ghosted – day after day after day. Since August’s cull I’ve had no choice but to be here day after day, desperately trying to rebuild my Asgill page against all the odds. This vile, vindictive and bullying environment has brought me to my knees and I am now a gibbering nervous wreck (definition: speaking rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock), feeling ill and unable to sleep. I have also now been inexcusably insulted by being called a liar, since I was forced to go over to Wikipedia Media. Dormskirk and Cordless Larry have both tried to alleviate my stress, and for this I am grateful. I would now plead with both of them to get my three edits done today. I leave tonight and would have greater peace of mind when I have gone if my work was finished. I shall be posting a fuller account on my talk page, as I have been ordered to do, which hardly seems appropriate since all the edits are on the Asgill talk page. Thanks for your efforts. Arbil44 (talk) 06:19, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
I am extremely grateful Dormskirk. One down, two to go! Perhaps Cordless Larry might be prepared to upload Lady Asgill's portrait since I have done as requested and all the relevant information is on the Wiki Media page. He has the image. I appreciate your kind assistance. Arbil44 (talk) 08:31, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
Arbil44's COI ComplaintI am posting this on Dormskirk’s talk page because this member has shown kindness, compassion and help towards me (another member) who has now had a nervous breakdown. They may not be able to help me themselves, but I do believe, once this has been read, that they may know what to do. This is a serious complaint against Wikipedia as whole – as an institution – as a place which engages in cyber bullying. My name is Anne Ammundsen and my username is Arbil44. I am an old woman of 75 years of age and my IT skills are very poor indeed. Everything Wikipedia requires of contributors is either Double Dutch to me, or, many times, beyond my abilities to cope with. Others can delete great swathes my work, with great glee, without even informing me until after the event, but when help is needed to rectify my mistakes, it is sparse, slow and hard to find. Here, though, I would like to highly praise both Dormskirk and Cordless Larry, both of whom have devoted much of their time to trying their best to help me. I wouldn’t say that their help has not been enough, but rather my distress goes well beyond anything they would have been able to rectify. I had to leave Wikipedia on 1st October – for two reasons. Firstly because my health has suffered so badly from my experiences with Wikipedia since later in August 2019, that I suffered a full blown nervous breakdown. The second reason was that on 2nd October my husband was having surgery to remove a cancerous tumour and I knew that I had to give my full attention to caring for him, as best I could in light of my own state of health (permanently shaking, constantly bursting into tears and having lost the ability to sleep more than two or three hours a night, and depression which I have never experienced the like of before in my life). Not to mention that I too had surgery for cervical cancer investigations on 20th September – slap bang in the middle of my Wikipedia crisis. Initially I thought that my departure from Wikipedia would restore my health, but at the eleventh hour I was plunged back into total depression once more. Spintendo had apologised, initially, for my terrible experience with Wikipedia and expressed a wish that it would be a much more worthwhile experience for me. I have no idea whether this was a generic response, or whether they had, indeed, studied the situation and knew what had caused me to express my view that Wikipedia was a vile, vindictive and totally unforgiving environment which had destroyed not only 18 years of my work (at a cost to me of £20,000), but had destroyed my health too. At the time that is what I thought they were apologising for, but as time passed it became clear that it was only during the latter stages of my time on Wikipedia that they seemed to become aware that I had been branded with the COI label and I had been banned from my 18 years of work. This rendered their sweet apology of little value. Indeed, I can only say that my experience, post their apology, became worse and worse. Insult was added to injury when, having given notice of leaving, they appeared online again at quite literally the eleventh hour (having ignored me and left me talking to myself for three days) and instead of apologising once more, sent me a message – but there were no words in that message. The link to their message led me to a blank page – or rather – no message whatsoever. After spending an hour searching for what message they had left me I eventually deduced that they had “notified me” that they had removed my Edit Requests, which at that moment in time, contained three final edit requests to be “approved” prior to my stated departure on health grounds. This seemed like adding insult to injury. I had just spent six weeks of my life obeying every single order which had been demanded of me. I worked tirelessly to obey all the rules, but failed at times on account of my IT ineptitude. So far as providing references is concerned – I provided them all in abundance – several for each item on occasion. Many of these demands had caused me to be up until the small hours of the morning trying to find the demanded references – I didn’t let Wikipedia down on any of them in the end. A deficiency in references being the reason given for culling 6 A4 pages of my work from my Charles Asgill 2nd Baronet page – (just like that – no warning – no apology) - first submitted by me in 2007. The other reason for the culling was that I am related to Charles Asgill, who is my g-g-g-grandfather. As I say, I have been slapped with the COI branding. I maintain that this fact is the very reason why I have become the only serious authority on the man. Not necessarily the only serious authority on “The Asgill Affair”, by any means, but the only serious authority on the man himself. I was also informed that Asgill was a “minor noble” and therefore didn’t deserve to have such a comprehensive page. This is the most extraordinary statement I have ever heard. Asgill was a cause celebre for his whole life, 5 French Plays were written about his experiences at the hands of George Washington, and throughout his life, and since his death, he has been written about continuously. “The Asgill Affair” was America’s first serious international diplomatic crisis. How then can he be no more than a “minor noble”? The other reason I left Wikipedia was because, in my view, I was called a liar because I stated that I had found the original portrait, painted by John Hoppner, which depicts Asgill’s wife, Lady Sophia Asgill. This portrait is now owned by a Saudi prince and, in 2011, I had managed to worm my way into the palace to photograph the original portrait – with permission obviously. My photograph is, therefore, of a far better quality than the image of the Hoppner portrait which is shown on Wikipedia’s page concerning Frederica, Duchess of York, to whom Lady Asgill was Lady of the Bedchamber. I may be wrong, but I don’t think it is my own image which Dormskirk kindly uploaded. When I explained my “find” of the original portrait on the Wiki Media page (which Spintendo insisted I post on) the response was “Hm, Where would that be?” Anybody who doesn’t know the meaning of “Hm” in this context, really doesn’t deserve a place as an editor on Wikipedia. My fuller response to that poster is, I presume, still there where I give a blow by blow account of how I came to be standing in a Saudi prince’s palace photographing Hopper’s work. I requested an apology from the poster in question, but none was forthcoming, and I had no support in this request from Spintendo (who appears to be the nominated authority in charge of my COI case). I would like to say a little about who I am now, and leave you to judge for yourself the likelihood that I am an unreliable and biased contributor who should be banned from her own page. I am the daughter of the late Colonel Philip Newton MBE, FMA, FRSA whose retirement years, after leaving the regular British Army, were spent devoting his life to Army Museums. His passion was military history. His passion is part of my DNA. More about him can be found here. https://www.unithistories.com/officers/Army_officers_N01.html#Newton_PS This will also give a link to my mother’s wartime service as a WRNS officer. I am also the wife of a retired New Zealand Ambassador (sixteen years of being alongside him during his time as Head of Mission, including being in Tehran during the American Hostage Crisis - see the film “Argo” for more details), and just one proof of this can be found on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_New_Zealand_to_Saudi_Arabia In my working life I served Britain in both the Foreign Office and also the WRNS where high standards of conduct and accountability were, naturally, expected of me. My Membership number of the Association of Royal Naval Officers is 019242. Check it out if you are doubtful. What has been the absolute final straw for me, and has brought me to my knees emotionally, physically and psychologically is that, since May 2019 (when I visited the USA to conduct my final research) - this should have been the happiest time of my life. I am on the brink of actually changing history. How many people can claim that? The only way of doing so is to produce new, unpublished, information which nobody else has found or made public. Indeed, the information about to be revealed has been deliberately hidden for 233 years. A publication is in the process of being prepared in America for a December 2019 Journal. This amazing publication is about to completely change “The Asgill Affair”. As will be clear to anyone reading it, this has only come about because of me. Instead of the joy I should be feeling, Wikipedia has turned me into a complete gibbering wreck. I broke down yesterday with a counsellor at my local GP’s surgery. Should it be required, I am perfectly sure they would give written evidence of this. They were astonished at the treatment I have received. Does the Wikipedia community still judge that I am worthy of being banned from my own Wikipedia page? I hope this post will not be deleted and that, in time, I will be sent a private message to the effect that the status quo has been restored. I cannot engage in further explanations or interaction – I have said it all here – and my own health, and that of my husband, demands that I do what I said I would do, and take a break from Wikipedia. Arbil44 (talk) 10:41, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
I recognise when people are being kind Dormskirk - and that has been the case with Cordless Larry too. Are you able to re-post this somewhere more appropriate? Or, does Cordless Larry know of somewhere more appropriate? I think Spintendo needs to be aware of my post, which I have kept entirely factual. I have no idea how to go about making my feelings known publicly and have had to make my identity known in order to claim I am who I am. I just hope that your comment isn't the end of the matter. This neeeds to go up the food chain for attention! Surely it is not OK for this to be the "culture of wikipedia"? Will nobody but you and me see this? Was the image of Sophia you uploaded my copy of the original portrait? It looks a murky image! Many thanks as always.Arbil44 (talk) 11:10, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
You have misunderstood the situation I'm afraid, Cordless Larry, and I hope our emailed correspondence has cleared it up? Arbil44 (talk) 14:47, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
So far as my own image of Lady Asgill is concerned, which as you rightly say, Cordless Larry, I sent to the photo permissions address in desperation - they are not responding. Which seems par for the course. I was requested by Spintendo to go to Wiki Media page to get permission. This I did. The permission is the same as the image kindly uploaded by Dormskirk. The original image is out of copyright. As I have said a million times, I do not have the IT skills to upload this much better image (photograph of Hoppnr portrait taken by me) myself. Is it Wikipedia's policy to ban uploads, donated by old women who lack IT skills? There are so many people here who could do it in a trice. Arbil44 (talk) 15:21, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
I know this will be painful for Dormskirk, in whose harbour I am sheltering, but, Cordless Larry, Spintendo specifically told me that I am banned from editing the Charles Asgill page myself, on my own, without first passing it by several other editors and even then I cannot actually do the edit myself. Spintendo did not tell me that I am banned from Wikipedia. But since Charles Asgill is my main interest, its the same difference really. Arbil44 (talk) 15:29, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
And, finally, Dormskirk - dare I ask you to change the portait of Lady Asgill? The permission to use my own image of the original Hoppner portrait can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Media_copyright_questions#Lady_Asgill_portrait_to_be_uploaded_to_the_Sir_Charles_Asgill%2C_2nd_Baronet_pag It is out of copyright so it makes no difference, now, copyright-wise, whether your cropped version is used, or my own cropped image. So far as my own image is concerned, I emailed it to Photo Submissions <photosubmission@wikimedia.org> on 30 September - Subject Re: [Ticket#2019093010002603] Photograph of Lady Sophia Asgill, so they should be able to find it quickly enough. I am so sorry to trouble you once more (I've troubled everyone endlessly I know) but I never chose to be put into this invideous positiom. My image is identical to the one you kindly uploaded, but it is much clearer and fresher looking! Thank you so much for allowing me to use your talk page as a port in a storm. I'm so grateful. Thank you. Arbil44 (talk) 22:05, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
Spintendo. If I email you my version of the image, will you somehow get it to the Asgill page as a replacement? I'm afraid I cannot go back to my own talk page. It would be just too too stressful for me to do so. I therefore ask permission, here, for the following outstnding edit to be made please: This is still outstanding and is the text to go with the image, and this is bristling with references too. ” Lady Asgill was Lady of the Bedchamber to HRH Frederica, Duchess of York. [1] The Hoppner portrait of the Duchess http://www.wikigallery.org/wiki/painting_199276/John-Hoppner/Portrait-of-HRH-Frederica-Charlotte-Ulrica-Princess-Royal-of-Prussia-and-Duchess-of-York shows Lady Asgill sitting at her feet. A cropped section of that image is shown here: (** insert image) Lady Asgill was godmother to Hoppner’s granddaughter, Helen Clarence, who was born on May, 1791”. [2] Arbil44 (talk) 22:26, 5 October 2019 (UTC) For further clarity the notes [1] and [2] are covered as notes [28] and [29] on the Charles Asgill talk page. These are the references I have given. And, Dormskirk, naturally I appreciate what you have done in uploading an alternative version. I hope you understand I just would like a better image for a woman who saved a man's life. Thanks to everyone for dealing with my requests. I dearly wish it wasn't necessary to keep asking for help. Once these two things have, hopefully, been done, then it is all over. Arbil44 (talk) 22:37, 5 October 2019 (UTC) Dormskirk, I'm shaking like a leaf, but I think I just might have uploaded my version of the Lady Asgill image. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard If I have, would you be kind enough to exchange it for the one currently on the Asgill page? Many thanks. Arbil44 (talk) 08:47, 6 October 2019 (UTC) It says "thanks for uploading" here https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard, so maybe I've done it? Arbil44 (talk) 08:49, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
I'm so very grateful to you Dormskirk. You have done it really beautifully, and the bonus for me is that you have done the outstanding text edit too. It's perfect now and I'm thrilled to pieces that you have done this. I cannot thank you enough. By the way, I hope you too see that the image itself is an improvement! Best wishes Arbil44 (talk) 10:35, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
Could you guide me through how to add to your Tireless Contributor Star system? I'd like to add one under the Asgill basnner, but have no idea how to do this. Arbil44 (talk) 10:38, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
Are you able to give yourself a Barnstar from me to you? As a Tireless Contributor on the Charles Asgill page? I ask, because I am feeling totally lost on the page you directed me to. Otherwise, I send you now a Virtual Barnstar in recognition of all the efforts you have gone to on my behalf. At the very least, I hope you know I am grateful? You also know my IT limitations don't you. Best wishes Arbil44 (talk) 11:01, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
.jpg) Arbil44 has given you vanilla ice cream! Vanilla ice cream promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. You can spread the WikiLove by giving someone else vanilla ice cream, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. To spread the goodness of vanilla ice cream, you can add {{subst:Vanilla ice cream}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message! Just found a message from Spintendo in which I am directed to Vanilla ice cream, so don't know what this will look like once published, but if it is a way of public thanks, then that will fit the bill! Arbil44 (talk) 11:09, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
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John KingwellThanks for creating an article on him. Not sure if he's still Rear-Admiral -- Commandant RCDS is usually a three-star - am trying to find an open source for it. BlueD954 (talk) 04:16, 13 September 2019 (UTC)
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Thomas Cook RetailI’d like to know why TUI UK hasn’t been merged into TUI AG, these nonsense edits are destroying necessary Thomas Cook pages. (Airline7375 (talk) 23:14, 21 September 2019 (UTC))
Wikiproject Military history coordinator election half-way markG'day everyone, the voting for the XIX Coordinator Tranche is at the halfway mark. The candidates have answered various questions, and you can check them out to see why they are running and decide whether you support them. Project members should vote for any candidates they support by 23:59 (UTC) on 28 September 2018. Thanks, Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 07:36, 22 September 2019 (UTC) The second greatest man in EgyptHi, not sure if you've seen my posts at Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Miscellaneous#"Second greatest man in Egypt" but I've tracked down the original, it was in an after-dinner speech celebrating 50 years of Thomas Cook's excursions, and John M. Cook was in the chair, so perhaps not the most unbiased of claims! I've not been able to find anything (other than material rather obviously lifted from Wikipedia) to suggest the epithet had any broader currency. DuncanHill (talk) 11:17, 22 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dormskirk! Thank you for improvements you made to this article, much appreciated. As you've probably guessed, I started a new article by not realising this existed, then patched the two together, and all references were thanks to Trove, the Australian National Library's facility for searching Australian newspapers to 1955. This brings me to the deletion which you suspect of being commentary, which I dispute. Responses to a search any of the various ways his name was used (including likely errors in the OCR process) abruptly ceased in July 1947. I have not guessed at a reason, only stated a fact which is not amenable to referencing, but indisputable. He was a noted airman, commandant and administrator, a member of an important family in this country, he had a critical job in Germany, then nothing more is heard. Sometimes silence is louder than words, but how can it be better conveyed? Doug butler (talk) 08:00, 28 September 2019 (UTC)
Could you help?Hi mr dormskirk, I'm new to Wikipedia but not to wiki style editing, I've had a private server on which I've practiced. I was wondering if you would mind checking out my Sandbox before I publish. I want to make sure I'm not doing anything wrong or missing something. Cheers! MHist01 (talk) 19:53, 9 October 2019 (UTC)
32 Regiment Royal ArtilleryI know this will be news [1] but it is a facebook link. Should it be used for citation? BlueD954 (talk) 12:37, 10 October 2019 (UTC) References
Hi - It is not perfect but it does look reasonably reliable to me. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 13:05, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
Please checkMy recent edits. Many of the edits are removing uncited information or marking as 'citation needed'. Please help monitor those pages. I feel that the references used are outdated, names changed using old/outdated sources. Thanks BlueD954 (talk) 03:07, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLXII, October 2019
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. Royal Yeomanry deployment on Op HERRICK 18Hi. Many thanks for your help with my recent improvements of the Royal Yeomanry page. Can you advise me on how to provide published sources for information which, by its nature, is not published? Specifically, the figure of 25 personnel deployed by the Royal Yeomanry on Op HERRICK 18. I know that figure to be correct because at the time (2012) I commanded A (Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry) Squadron, which provided 10 of the 25. I went on to be commanding officer of the regiment (February 2017 to July 2019) and so believe I am a reliable source. Conn Mr Benn (talk) 19:56, 12 October 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr Benn (talk • contribs) 19:48, 12 October 2019 (UTC) Hi - Many thanks for this. Unfortunately, although you are clearly more knowlegable on this than anyone else, you still need to comply with the requirements of WP:CITE and WP:RS. Surely there must be something published that you can use? Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 20:18, 12 October 2019 (UTC) OK - thanks. The trouble is that the MOD do not provide published numbers for deployments. The best I can offer is this: 1. The MOD list of the units involved in HERRICK 18. The Royal Yeomanry contribution is significant enough to warrant a mention. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/units-to-deploy-as-part-of-herrick-18-announced 2. A mention in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry Association newsletter (March 2012) of the fact that the RY were the lead Yeomanry regiment on that roulement (see page 17). file:///Users/connmacevilly/Downloads/Annual%20Circular%202012%20web.pdf 3. Pages 22-23 of the Autumn 2011 Merchant Taylors' Company Magazine, which describe the Regiment's activities in that year and the next. In fact, there is a lot in there that I will try to incorporate. It says "we are already preparing to send up to another 50 members of the regiment on Op HERRICK 18 in early 2013". The eventual number was 25 but I guess I could claim it was 50! http://www.merchant-taylors.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mt1102_mt_autumn_issue_10-11.pdf Mr Benn (talk) 23:01, 12 October 2019 (UTC)
Can you checkIf this unregistered user's edits are correct? Check his wording. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/76.24.142.131 Thanks BlueD954 (talk) 16:22, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Royal Yeomanry battle honoursHi, Many thanks for your most recent edits. There are 40 battle honours in the list in the article: it is safe to specify that number? As regards a citation for the 123 battle honours earned by the antecedent regiments, is this Dropbox link acceptable? https://www.dropbox.com/s/rvnqumeusfuhq2l/20080523%20Request%20for%20RY%20Guidon.doc?dl=0 You're making me think that the best way round the citations issue would be to write a book and then cite it liberally! Conn Mr Benn (talk) 19:37, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
Royal Yeomanry lineageHi, I'm wondering if you can help with this slightly technical query. The Lineage table is missing one set of regimental antecedents, those whose title B Squadron bears. They should go into the line below the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry. The immediate antecedents were the Staffordshire Yeomanry and the Queen's Own Warwickshire and Worcestershire Yeomanry. The QOWWY in turn was the progeny of the Warwickshire Yeomanry and the Queen's Own Worcestershire Yeomanry. Also, the line for the Westminster Dragoons is incorrect. It should only show the Berkshire Yeomanry and 2nd County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons) as antecedents. The later stuff to the left of those two is just post-1967 renaming of the squadron. Is there any guidance or method on how to fix these? Many thanks, Conn Mr Benn (talk) 12:40, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Very much obliged! Mr Benn (talk) 15:16, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Well done - very grateful! Mr Benn (talk) 17:58, 16 October 2019 (UTC) ORBAT of 1st (UK) DivisionHi again, I noticed that the wire diagram showing the ORBAT of 1(UK)Div on the page List of units and formations of the British Army 2019 is incorrect. _Division_2018.png) There has been some re-jigging of units since the diagram was produced. 1R IRISH and 3PWRR have left 7th Inf Bde and 1 RIFLES and 6 RIFLES have joined it; this is correctly shown in the text on that page. I don't know the position so far as the other brigades in the Div are concerned. The Div has also been augmented with several CS and CSS brigades in order to make it self-sustaining and deployable as a division. Again, these are listed in the text but the image does not show the changes. Is it possible to notify whoever produced the diagram and ask them to amend it? Conn Mr Benn (talk) 15:24, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Many thanks User:Noclador for your rapid response and for your hard work. The 1st (United Kingdom) Division#Current formation graphic is already out of date so far as 7X is concerned - 3 PWRR has now left the brigade. Otherwise it is correct for that Bde. I’m not brave enough to risk making my own changes to your graphic! Conn Mr Benn (talk) 17:57, 16 October 2019 (UTC) Google Maps as a reliable sourceI want to ask: Is Google Maps a reliable source? BlueD954 (talk) 03:34, 15 October 2019 (UTC)
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Mary Ann Mansel page historyHi Dormskirk. I'm just trying to work out what happened with the history of the content now at Mary Ann Mansel. It looks like you moved the page from User:Arbil44/sandbox to User:Mary Ann Mansel by mistake, but then rather than moving it again, manually copied the content to Mary Ann Mansel. Is that correct? If so, I think we might need to do a history merge so that the page history is complete. Cordless Larry (talk) 19:39, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
Thank you Dormskirk. Unfortunately my "native English speaker" userbox (the first one) has disappeared and the boxes are now 2 x 2 instead of how they were - 3 x 3. So very sorry indeed for all the trouble I am causing. I will be back in hospital tomorrow, so you'll be spared more! Arbil44 (talk) 11:23, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
Thank you once more - unfortunately when I refresh the page it looks a terrible mess - why would that be? And could you reinsert native English speaker? That has gone and at the top of the page - first thing - is "Mary Ann Mansel"....Oh dear, you must truly hate me by now :-( Arbil44 (talk) 11:36, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
It's that dreadful bad penny again Dormskirk! I'd do this myself, since I now know how, but I'm really worried that it might be too big and wreck your beautiful work on my User page. If you think you could fit it in (between the other two images), would you do so? Or below, if you don't think it will look too odd? File:My research trip to America 13-31 May 2019.png|thumb|My research trip to America 13-31 May 2019 Thank you for all your help, but I do truly believe I am finished here now. Arbil44 (talk) 00:49, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
Just when I think it is all over, I find something else (accidentally, when I was looking for something quite different). Anyway, there is a downloadable pdf which I don't know how to link to! Details are on the Asgill edit page. I have contacted Claire, since I feel sure she'll be interested in the latest developments, but her thesis is still interesting! Arbil44 (talk) 10:29, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
Thomas Cook AirlinesJust a quick enquiry: If Thomas Cook Airlines UK Limited merged with MyTravel Airways Limited, because the newly formed business: Thomas Cook Airlines Limited carried the old MyTravel Airways and Airtours as seen on the Companies House, should a page be made for the defunct, former Thomas Cook Airlines UK, operating between 2003 and 2007? Many Thanks, AL7375 (Airline7375 (talk) 22:01, 1 November 2019 (UTC))
New commander operations RNhttps://twitter.com/RAdmPaulHalton/status/1191769150391238656 BlueD954 (talk) 06:29, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
Irish namesHiya. Please don't "invent" Irish names for things. Per the relevant guidelines on the Manual of Style for Ireland-related articles, we should only add and use Irish names which are commonly used outside of the project. Several of the OR terms that you have "created" for some of those courthouses were entirely incorrect (like Green Street Courthouse, which presumed that "green" referred to the colour, when it clearly doesn't). And, regardless of whether they are grammatically or factually correct, it should never be the case that a term exists only on Wikipedia. And nowhere else in the world. That is the very definition of original research. And, frankly, I am very surprised to be finding myself having to point that out to an otherwise seasoned editor. Please consider self-reverting any examples that were not on my radar/watchlist. Thanks. Guliolopez (talk) 00:55, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLXIII, November 2019
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Airtours Group PLC rebranding and proposing a merger of pages between MyTravel Group and AirtoursAm I correct in saying that Airtours was only rebranded to MyTravel and therefore the pages should both be merged together. They were the same company just with a different name until 2007, and therefore have the same history. I can take data from Airtours to the MyTravel page, if you are able to conduct a Speedy Deletion of Airtours. (Airline7375 (talk) 16:53, 1 December 2019 (UTC))
Logosbsd. Hi, just a late heads up: I'm going through your uploads, and uploading SVG versions wherever I can. I'm not sure I've left you a notice about it in the past, I hope you don't mind. I just roam about randomly, uploading SVG logos. --Ben Stone 07:49, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
HSE as an independent sourceHeya, you undid my revisions claiming that cuh.hse.ie isn't a good independent reliable source. While I accept it isn't independent, HSE websites are reliable (comparable to NHS websites) as it is the national government health service for Ireland. If a hse.ie website claims CUH to be the largest hospital in Ireland, seeing as the HSE manages all hospitals, isn't it fair to say they could be right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiEditorINT (talk • contribs) 08:46, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
New senior officerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Development,_Concepts_and_Doctrine_Centre Hi, want to create a wiki entry for soon-to-be Major-General Darrell Amison? http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Generals-Current.pdf BlueD954 (talk) 05:41, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Royal Northern HospitalCitation added - on the page before his wife's entry. Jack1956 (talk) 22:54, 14 December 2019 (UTC)
Actually, all the names have come form their Wikipedia articles. If the list is wrong then so are their articles. All the best. Jack1956 (talk) 20:05, 15 December 2019 (UTC)
The Bugle: Issue CLXIV, December 2019
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. New Rear Admiral Surface ShipsMike Utley, former Commander UK Carrier Strike Group BlueD954 (talk) 12:21, 20 December 2019 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
Thomas CookHi Dormskirk, I know we haven't seen eye to eye on the notability of Thomas Cook Tour Operations in the UK. I have moved it to a draft and done significant edits to prove its notability. It is not yet finished but I would just like you to have a look and see what you think. Draft:Thomas Cook Tour Operations Many Thanks, Josh (Airline7375) (Airline7375 (talk) 16:44, 30 December 2019 (UTC))
I believe it does have strong notability, are you okay with me publishing it now I have edited it do its full significant content, hope you had a nice Christmas. (Airline7375 (talk) 17:52, 30 December 2019 (UTC))
Thank youYour work on NHS organisations is much appreciated. Rathfelder (talk) 19:37, 30 December 2019 (UTC)
ClarificationHi, HNY. Is Fourth Sea Lord which stated is today's Chief of Materiel (Fleet)/Chief of Fleet Support the same as Chief of Materiel (Ships)? Because if so, then the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord#Chiefs_of_Materiel_(Fleet)/Chief_of_Fleet_(Support)_2007_%E2%80%93_present should be expanded to incude current Chief of Materiel (Ships) Vice Admiral Chris Gardner. Thanks. BlueD954 (talk) 13:47, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
Major General Cyril LloydDormskirk, would this person be considered notable? [2]? There appears to be something missing from the biography though - he was a very senior officer in military intelligence in WWII, but unless I am missing something obvious, there appears to be no mention of this. Where would that information be found - Army Lists - Opera hat seems to have ready access to them? If you think him notable (post war he was the Director General of the City and Guilds of London Institute) would you be prepared to do a page for him? If so, I can provide 2 pictures of him and 1 of his wife, and, possibly, a short video too. He was my godfather and my father's maths teacher! Arbil44 (talk) 03:15, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
[4] [5] [6] [7] I didn’t know what date to put on the uniformed image I uploaded. I stabbed a guess at 1941. Maybe you will have a better guess because he is clearly much younger than I thought. Here is a much better picture though – maybe use mine too – but this is better: [8] [9] [10] A pdf: crisis of command 1941-1940 - ANU Open Research Arbil44 (talk) 17:36, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
<gallery> File:Major General Cyril Lloyd, Director General City and Guilds of London Institute, 1949-67.jpg|thumb|Major General Cyril Lloyd, Director General City and Guilds of London Institute, 1949-67 File:Marjorie Lloyd as an ATS Driver in WWII.jpg|thumb|Marjorie Lloyd as an ATS Driver in WWII Cyril’s wife, Marjorie (1916-23.07.2008), his ATS Driver in WWII
The Bugle: Issue CLXV, January 2020
The Bugle is published by the Military history WikiProject. To receive it on your talk page, please join the project or sign up here. Thanks for the T.E. Lawrence work!Impressive stuff, and every one an improvement. I get a spasm of TEL-editing energy every year or two and am so impressed by your command of sources. BTW, I have a minor project gestating to insert into the entry a discussion of the accusations raised against Lawrence in Aldington's "Biographical Inquiry" and subsequent consideration of what Aldington got right and wrong. Obviously notable since multiple books have been written about the controversy. This came to mind because I noticed you (correctly) removed an unsourced passage about Lawrence declining a decoration. Aldington isn't right on everything, but Lawrence was unreliable on decorations.
Dear Dormskirk, My name is Sophie and I work in the communications team at Sainsbury’s. I’m getting in touch as I’ve seen you’ve taken an active interest in the Sainsbury’s Wikipedia page and so I wanted to reach out to see if you would consider looking at Mike Coupe’s, the current CEO’s, page. I’m aware of Wikipedia’s COI rules, and so I wanted to ask for some help in reviewing this page as it could do with being fleshed out a bit and it appears that the Controversies section is out of balance compared to the rest of the entry’s content. I wanted to make some suggestions both to beef up the biographical sections, correct some factual errors, improve citations and slightly reduce the controversies section so that the entry has better overall balance. I'd be incredibly grateful if you could please review the entry and consider my suggestions. I have listed some suggested changes to the entry and have included citations in case that’s helpful. Also, apologies in advance for any errors in formatting or syntax - I don't edit and I’m new to Wikipedia so I’m still learning. 1. To flesh out Mike’s biographical details, I suggest adding the following to the Career section, Sainsbury’s sub-section, which outlines some key milestones in Mike’s career:
2. The Controversies section contains some wording that doesn’t appear to be objective and is in some instances factually incorrect. Simply removing some of this language would make the entry more strictly factual and reduce the proportion relating to this single controversy. The copy that reads ‘It was also reported that Coupe would make over six hundred thousand pounds from the merger thus reinforcing the beliefs of many that CEO pay is unfairly high in contrast to large numbers of workers below them that earn significantly lower wages’ is factually incorrect and has no citation. Therefore, I’d suggest removing everything from 'This angered…’ through to ‘…significantly lower wages.' In its place, I suggest inserting the following: ‘The video was widely shared and critiqued’, which feels more neutral. 3. The final sentence of the Controversies section is factually inaccurate and isn’t supported by the citation. We would suggest replacing it with: ‘In 2019 he was criticised for reducing the amount traditionally paid towards a Christmas party for Argos colleagues, bringing it in line with money paid towards the Sainsbury’s colleagues’ Christmas party.’ 4. Within the Career section there is a missing citation for the following statement: ‘He previously worked with, and at one point worked above Justin King at Asda.’ Please can I request that this be removed? I would really appreciate any support you can provide in rebalancing this page and I hope it comes across clearly that these are just suggestions, to try to make the entry more accurate and balanced. Please let me know if you have any questions. Many thanks. SPraill (talk) 14:42, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
Albert DockHi Dormskirk, your edit to Albert Dock brought up an interesting question - is there a primary topic? If there isn't one, then the disambiguation page needs to be moved to the base name. I sent Albert Dock to WP:XFD because I think that this is the type of decision that needs discussion and, if the DAB page needs to be moved to the base name, it requires an admin or page mover (or something). Leschnei (talk) 12:46, 30 January 2020 (UTC)
Your articles are welcome! Hope you're well!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:23, 30 January 2020 (UTC) Your advice on Draft:SK:NDear Dormskirk, taking in account your interest in British hospitals and your expertise in this area I am asking you to take a look at Draft:SK:N. This is a properly stated conflict of interest contribution currently at the AfC. Please give your expert opinion on what could/should be improved in this article. Thanks! --Bbarmadillo (talk) 17:26, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
New incoming AOC 1 Group RAFhttps://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/senior-appointments/ http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Air%20Marshals-Current.pdf AVM (currently Air Cdre) Allan Marshall, currently Head Military Operations, MOD. FYI BlueD954 (talk) 07:44, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
Dear Dormskirk, I work in the communications team for Wren Kitchens. I’m getting in touch to request your help on tidying up our Wikipedia article. Last week you rejected a request for deletion of the Wren Kitchens article. Since 2017, the user who requested the deletion has repeatedly added to the Controversy section (Revision 804975588, Revision 804976400 ) and has blatantly reformatted the section in an unconventional way, in order to give it more prominence (Revision 806660659, Revision 806660832). We feel the controversy section has undue weight in its current state, and most of the references lead to broken links: In 2015, Wren Kitchens was investigated by BBC Watchdog for providing customers with poor customer service. The investigation found that the company had provided partial orders to customers and was extremely slow to rectify issues. The firm responded by stating that they are heavily investing in improving their customer service department. Cited reference
In Spring 2016, the firm was one of 12 kitchen brands researched by the consumer association Which?. WrenLiving came second from last out of the 12 kitchen companies assessed. Cited reference
In November 2016, Wren Kitchens said it would honour any quote provided by Betta Living when the rival kitchen retailer went into administration "in order to maintain the public’s trust in the UK kitchen market". Cited reference 1 The firm's "aggressive expansion" had been previous cited by The Times Cited reference 2 as the reason for the collapse of HomeForm Group (parent company of Möben Kitchens & Sharps Bedrooms). Wren subsequently offered to protect the deposits of customers affected by the collapse of the group. Cited reference 3
In March 2017 the firm was fined £12,000 after pleading guilty to breaking the Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, Regulation 9 and the European Communities Act 1972 Section 2(2), by misleading customers on kitchen pricing. Cited reference 1, Cited reference 2
Besides this vandalism, it’s an irrelevant, completely uncontroversial and un-noteworthy £12,000 fine due to one point of sale mistake in 2014, advertising the price of a unit for £1,894 instead of £2,008. Not notable enough to belong on a company’s Wikipedia article.
In August 2017, Which? undertook an investigation against companies within the kitchen industry to understand the differences in quote prices. The investigation found that quotes between stores could vary, with one discounted quote being 11% cheaper for the same kitchen at different stores. However, pre-sale/discount quotes were mostly identical. Cited reference
In October, 2017, the firm featured on the television show Rip Off Britain. Cited reference
I would really appreciate your help in this matter. Thank you. Peppyeras (talk) 13:55, 5 February 2020 (UTC) Peppyeras (talk) 13:56, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
reFillHi, I notice you use reFill. This is a useful tool but sometimes introduces errors, most frequently inserting the unsupported parameter "|deadurl=y" instead of "|url-status=dead", such as here and here. I would ask you to preview your edits and resolve any issues before submitting. Thanks. --John B123 (talk) 23:58, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
Deputy Director for Commonwealth Integration, Defense Intelligence AgencyAVM Sean Corbett CB MBE was appointed to this new post after being ACAS Intelligence (or whatever the title is now, the note was "the RAF's senior intelligence officer" suppose he might have been a one-star). He's now retired [11] (see also http:// --> dgi.wbresearch.com/speakers/sean-corbett (blacklisted link), one-star service) but as a two-star he was notable and this post's creation puts him in line with the current trend of U.S. naval, army and poss other formations (C2F, III Corps) having foreign deputy commanders - it is a growing thing. He retired about two years ago and the successor is a notably hard-charging Kiwi officer, John Howard, who I can write up the bio on. Could you pull something together? Cheers Buckshot06 (talk) 03:11, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
New Air Secretaryhttps://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/senior-appointments/ Air Commodore (to be Air Vice-Marshal) Maria Byford QHDS. and others BlueD954 (talk) 04:30, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
SAS pop cultureHi.. you just reverted my edit on Special Air Service page. the requirement to add on that section are as follows:
"Negotiations"Hello, Dormskirk, I don't see your discussion with Arbil44 about adding the Asgill Affair to the George Washington article as proper Wikipedia etiquette. I specifically object to the words banditi and bigoted, but the lengthy discussions themselves seem inappropriate, even if they were couched in the best possible wording, because it makes the two of you appear to be plotting against consensus. Do I misunderstand? YoPienso (talk) 00:15, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
Ten years makes an enormous difference. Most of my friends don't even have computers. I am terrified of the IT here. Yes, true - I even start shaking and hyper-venting. Unbelievable isn't it. Dormskirk has helped me just in the way I wanted and appreciated. I thought I had left Wikipedia permanently, for ever, never to return several days ago, but as you say, this is going to go on for ever and a day. As soon as it is done you will not see sight nor sound of me ever again. That will please both you and me. Dormskirk is far too nice a person to have to put up with any more of this. End it. Arbil44 (talk) 18:40, 16 February 2020 (UTC) Team Asgill3 no shows at the hospital resulted in VIP treatment for me! Procedure rushed through and I’m now home. I’m back on t-shirts again, because I may not be here much longer. I do not know how to negotiate with people who do not know the difference between ‘conditional’ and ‘unconditional’ – the very heart of the matter. I’ve been bashing my head against a brick wall and I’ve put myself on the line, and, in real life, my entire existence has gone to pot and my family is now worried about me. I am dealing with people who not only know nothing, but now I discover that they understand nothing either. And I am blamed for the length of the thread, because I keep repeating myself. I may have gone as soon as I can post something from Mike Abel, so I need to sort t-shirts for you and Cordless Larry. I don’t care if you want one or not; you can use it to clean the car! But I want to send you both something to remember me by – and all that we have gone through as “Team Asgill”! (Remember the College of Arms Cordless Larry)?! (And remember the GW thread Dormskirk)!! My daughter has a plan which may work! She says I need an online provider – one I can speak to on the phone – pay them for 4 t-shirts and tell them that two of the recipients will contact them separately regarding colour, size, name and address. All very clandestine, but it might work. But if I’m no longer here I will not be able to set it up. I just want you to know that I am going to miss you so much. You have become part of my daily life and I don’t know how I will fill the gap you will leave behind! You and Cordless Larry have been my lifeguards and I wouldn’t have been saved without you both. Please ping CL so he sees this too. Timothy Blue’s post is the last straw and I will be sending it to Mike in full. Anne (talk) 13:00, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
Hi Dormskirk, Nice to meet you! I was wondering about your edit here maybe I'm missing something but it is a summary of what is in the info box and the number of employees is sourced ~ Thanks ~ ~mitch~ (talk) 21:06, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
New List of Brigadiers and Generals for creationhttp://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Generals-Current.pdf 1) The next GOC, Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command will be Brigadier Christopher J. Bell (late Scots Guards) on 3 April 2020. 2) Major-General James Swift GOC 3rd Division has been succeeded by Major-General Michael R. Elviss (late Royal Artillery), late ACOS, Operations, Field Army from 10 February. 3) Brigadier Jasper J. De Quicy-Adams will succeed Brigadier Thomas B. Bewick as Commander, 7th Infantry Brigade and HQ East in June 2020. 4) Brigadier Alan S. Richmond will succeeded by Brigadier Andrew P.L. Dawes (late Royal Artillery) as Commander, 160th (Welsh) Brigade) February 2020. BlueD954 (talk) 04:36, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
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