User talk:Leahtwosaints/Archive 2
Alun DaviesHi Leah - ok, I set up the structure for an article for you, tentatively called Alun Davies (guitarist) found here. You should go in and post some information there - hopefully the {{construction}} template will fend off people from speedy deleting it, but I see they posted a speedy moments after I set it up. I would suggest you get something up as soon as possible - even just a few lines - to get something started. If it is deleted, we can set it up again in your sandbox and then when it's written you can rename it. As for the disambiguation page, I'll look at creating that in the next couple of days. You may find this helpful. By the way - while I appreciate and am enjoying the re-writing you're doing on Cat Stevens, you may want to try to keep your expression a bit more encyclopedic - objectively worded - lest someone come along and say it's not neutrallly presented. Just a thought. Good luck with Alun. I'd start with the basic bio facts - I did put a stub tag on it for you. Tvoz/talk 06:58, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Oh, one last thing. I do know a friend of Steve's (Cat Stevens) and have emailed her for a free use photo as well. Hope that's OK! --leahtwosaints (talk) 07:23, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
CatGot your note - I'm kind of tied up, so may take a day or two to respond - but I'll get back to you. Cheers Tvoz/talk 23:28, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
Patti D'ArbanvilleNope, didn't take the photo. Photo was in the article before I first edited it, i.e. - [1] All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 03:57, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
How-toSure, I don't mind. It's not too difficult to upload; the main thing is that the photo at Flickr be licensed under Creative Commons. Then it's just a matter of uploading it (not hard at all). Badagnani (talk) 01:10, 3 September 2008 (UTC) By the way, I've emailed Wilkenfeld's site several times asking if they could share a photo, and they don't ever write back. Badagnani (talk) 01:10, 3 September 2008 (UTC) ImagesYou could probably upload to Wikipedia, but if you want to upload to Commons, you can use [2]. Just to let you know, there are a few editors at both places who really enjoy deleting album covers, unless they're used on certain articles and if the fair use rationale is very detailed. Badagnani (talk) 23:55, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
Reply regarding infoboxIn the reply I left for you on my Talk page I inadvertently suggested the Wikipedia Tutorial when what I meant to suggest was the Wikipedia Manual of Style WP:MOS. When I need to learn how to do anything, I always start there. Often it contains what I need to know, or point me to where I need to look/go. Hope that helps. Kmzundel (talk) 14:33, 11 September 2008 (UTC) Re adoption
Hello. Something weird happened with your last edit. A large amount of blank space was added somehow. I am not sure of what is going on, so I didn't try to correct it. I am afraid I might mess up some of the links and text you were trying to add and delete. Here is the version with the blank space:
photo uploadsSorry - I've been busy with some other things and haven't had a chance to look at this - but you'll do better talking with someone else about photo uploads - I'm really not too up on the ins and outs of Commons and photo specs. As for starting an article, you just type in the name of an article you'd like to see in the "search" box in the left column here, and hit Go - if the article doesn't exist under that title, you'll be asked if you want to start the article, and you do so. Type in the basic information about the subject as the start of the article, and add an appropriate stub tag which will encourage others to add to the article. You can find a list of stubs here.. Save it, and then concentrate on expanding it into an actual article. Hope this helps Tvoz/talk 18:48, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
WikiProject Islam/AssessmentAlaykum assalam! If I understand correctly, you're looking for Wikipedia:WikiProject Islam/Assessment. I rated all of the top importance articles and some of high importance ones some times ago. Most of the articles which haven't been assessed have less importance. However I'm too busy now and I can't help you with it. I rated those article and you can ask for reassessment of Cat Stevens if it doesn't satisfy you. God bless you. --Seyyed(t-c) 01:41, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
Welcome to the Novels WikiProjectHi, and welcome to the Novels WikiProject! As you may have guessed, we're a group of editors working to improve Wikipedia's coverage of topics related to fiction books often referred to as "Novels". A few features that you might find helpful:
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Your enquiry on my talk pageHey L, currently I'm not doing anything in Wikipedia, but I will certainly try to help you. --Krautmaster (talk) 06:03, 27 September 2008 (UTC) Ref nameHi Leah - I had to change a bunch of citations in Cat Stevens to reflect the proper source pages - you need to include the correct URL and article titles, rather than just copying others in the article - and when you use "ref name" you don't repeat the actual citation - the point is to only list it once. I recommend that you take another look at WP:REF and WP:FOOTNOTES, particularly WP:REFNAME. There also are a few places that need citations or we'll have to remove the statements - particularly quotes. If these were quotes you added, maybe you can find the source you got them from - a general link to the overall website isn't enough. I also think we're relying too heavily on his website as source - the more we can use third party articles/books about him, the better, for objectivity. Cheers Tvoz/talk 09:10, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
←Leah, about wikilinks - common words don't need to be linked, and one link is generally enough; also, please check your links - being blue isn't enough - see baby grand, for example. I removed that link recently because it goes to a Billy Joel album, not the piano (and piano is already wikilinked) but I see you reinstated it. I took it out again, but please check when you add them. Thanks Tvoz/talk 03:45, 1 October 2008 (UTC) Hey Leah, I've replied on my talk page. Also, you might try replying to User:Ronsax on his talk page. That way, you don't have to reveal your email address, but can maybe effect some progress on the situation. He might be amenable to discussion that way. Aleta Sing 17:37, 30 September 2008 (UTC) Did you know you can answer me here? I know it's stressful with an admin. working over your shoulder, but I'll help you pull those banners down. I take it you are new at this, so just leave me a note. No hard feelings, we just need to know where this stands. --leahtwosaints (talk) 09:50, 1 October 2008 (UTC) Hi, Leah! How are you? Wow, you and I knew each other around the late '70's into the early eighties! (I saw where you said that.) I know you're in my corner and I don't mind your help at all. Yes, I'm definitely new at this but I enjoy working on websites so I learn very fast. I'm sorry if my sending you emails upset you. I didn't mean to do that which is why none of those emails contained any anger. I was disturbed because I realized YOU thought someone was breaching copyright laws. Imagine my horror when that came across my mind- knowing I had composed those words on my Official site as well as the Wiki page. I was horrorfied because I knew I am not by any means guilty of that! I was trying to figure out some way to let you know what was REALLY behind the similarity in the language. I DON'T know your email address. When I went to your Talk page there is a link that reads "email this user" or something like that. THAT is how I was able to email you. You were being emailed by me but I had no idea what address those emails were going to. Sorry about the number(6 you said) of emails fired off very rapidly. I was desperate to prove my innocence. I haven't sent you any emails since Monday night. All of those emails were sent- one behind the other because I kept thinking of different things I wanted you to know. I very much want to have an accurate, factual page on Wikipedia that meets Wikipedia's standards. I'm not interested in using it to promote myself. I've had a very productive career playing with some historic figures like Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Scott-Heron, the Allman Brothers Band, Taj Mahal, John Hiatt, Delbert McClinton, Sonny Rollins, Freddie Hubbard, Dr. John and the list literally goes on. However, if you notice I don't mention all of these names. I only mention artists that I have an ongoing relationship with. There are MANY details I mention on my "Official" site that I know I cannot mention on the Wiki site. I had already thought of putting "From Wikipedia" at the top of my "Official Website" bio but I realized it wouldn't be altogether true because if you really scrutinize each paragraph the details and the TYPES of details vary GREATLY from one another. There are also headings and paragraphs on the Wiki article that don't exist on my "Official" bio. For instance on my Official bio there are no headings or paragraphs on Little Feat, Derek Trucks, Warren Haynes, Gregg Allman or Susan Tedeschi. My "Official" website bio is grossly BEHIND when it comes to updated activity. YEARS behind! Of course SOME of the wording has been brought up to speed because once I "perfected" the language on Wikipedia I couldn't stand to read the more clumsy language of earlier drafts. Anyway, on closer scrutiny I think you will find if you compare my "Official" bio to the Wikipedia article about HALF the wording of each paragraph is written verbatim. The two versions differ substantially. This is why I don't really feel comfortable posting "From Wikipedia". Anyway, thank you for your offer to "help you pull those banners down". It breaks my heart to look at those banners on my page. I'd very much like to improve the article so they can be removed! Help me, Leah--HELP ME!!! Haha! Certainly there are no hard feelings! If you can help me I'll be forever grateful. You would be my automatic guest to any show you cared to attend. (That's not bribery!) Tell me what to do to bring the quality to an acceptable level and I'll do it! OK, I'm going to sign off because this is long. Thank you, Leah and a HUGE THANKS to Aleta for her very helpful edit! Sincerely, Ron Leah, I just noticed this message you left: OK, Ronsax, first, this has nothing to do with Root Boy Slim, although I met Ron through his work with him when I was a teenager, that is true. The issue is that if you wrote everything for his website, it now must be listed on that website (his) too; that all the information was created here on the wikipedia. We cannot have mirror websites. This is an encyclopedia! Am I speaking to Ron himself? Or another person? I will help you with the work on this article if you wish, so we can pull these banners down, but I need to know your ties to Ron Holloway or whatever bands he's worked with- I'm familiar with several. You can leave a note on my talk page. I saw all the time consuming work you have put into the article, and that's why I didn't do anything foolish like delete it, but you really need to clarify your ties to Ron and your intentions with the website. If this is your first article, let me know. Thanks. --leahtwosaints (talk) 09:45, 1 October 2008 (UTC) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ron_Holloway" Cat I didn't answer this message directly because I just noticed it a few minutes ago. First of all anyone who I met back then in the context of Root Boy Slim's band is AUTOMATICALLY a FRIEND! That's HUGE that you liked Slim and you and I met back then. You and I AUTOMATICALLY have a meaningful bond. I wonder if I'd recognize you if I saw you, Leah. This is Ron or Ronsax. It's ME Leah. :-) Your friend from all those years ago. Back then I used to jam or sit in with a LOT of D.C. bands. I was actually a member of the Sex Change Band of course but I also used to sit in with Babe, Catfish Hodge, Jr. Cline, Dr. Goodfoot and the Toxic Socks, Bill Holland, Danny Gatton, Billy Price and the Keystone Rhythm Band, Mike Cotter and others. The venues back then were the Psychedelly, the Childe Harolde, Desperados, The Cellar Door, the Bayou, the Crazy Horse, etc. Convinced yet, my dear? Haha! Yes, this is my very first article here on Wikipedia and I appreciate the significance of this medium. I am honored to have such an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution! One thing Leah; this is by no means a mirror of my other website for so MANY reasons. Look closer. Only SOME of the sentences from each paragraph are verbatim. The content of each paragraph on my "Official" site veers away from the content of the Wiki article. Case in point: * 2nd paragraph from my "Official" site: In the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, renowned jazz critic Ira Gitler describes Ron Holloway as "a bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authentic R&B, and croon a ballad with warm, blue feeling." While true, this only begins to touch upon the versatility of the tenor saxophonist! The quest for complete expression has been a hallmark of Ron Holloway's music from the beginning. Born August 24th, 1953, Ron grew up in a household where listening to jazz was a favorite pastime. His parents, Winston and Marjorie Holloway were, and remain avid jazz listeners. "My parents met while attending Howard University, in Washington, D.C. They both loved jazz and would frequently go to concerts at the Howard Theatre. * Corresponding paragraph from Wikipedia as it originally appeared for many months: Ronald Edward "Ron" Holloway (born August 24, 1953 in Washington, D.C.) is an American tenor saxophonist known for his ability to adapt to virtually any musical environment. In the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz renowned jazz critic Ira Gitler describes Ron Holloway as "a bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authentic R&B and croon a ballad with warm, blue feeling." * As the paragraph currently appears (after your contribution): Ronald Edward "Ron" Holloway, born August 24, 1953 in Washington, D.C., is an American tenor saxophonist known for his ability to adapt to a variety of musical genres. In the Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz [1] jazz critic Ira Gitler describes Holloway as "a bear-down-hard-bopper who can blow authentic R&B and croon a ballad with warm, blue feeling."[2] These 3 versions share SOME of the same wording...By necessity the quote from Ira Gitler but they are fundamentally different. This holds true for each and every paragraph if you carefully A-B the articles. By no means is one a carbon copy of the other. Anyway, I welcome your help friend Leah. Ronsax (talk) 12:29, 1 October 2008 (UTC) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Ronsax"
Leah you're an angel! Thank you for your time and the attention you've given this article. You have made some very noticeable improvements. As I look at the changes and adjustments you've made I can understand why you've made them. I feel very fortunate to have you helping me! Sincerely, Ronsax (talk) 00:13, 2 October 2008 (UTC) Hi, LeahFirst of all thank you so much for helping me clean up the article and bring it into an area of acceptability. I still have all of the newspaper articles and a long chapter in a book to back up everything in the article. You are correct when you point out the original Wiki article was started by a fan. Actually, by fans I don't personally KNOW! The couple had come home from one of my performances and decided they wanted to do it. I was totally surprised when I learned of the articles existence. I read it and I realized how SKETCHY is was. This kind of disturbed me. I didn't want sketchy, incomplete pieces out there. This is why I decided to try and create a piece that is based on provable, factual details. I welcome your input because I want to do this correctly or objectively. I'm not interested in creating a "promotional" piece as you rightly pointed out. You have done an excellent job of cleaning up some things! You have done so without losing the meaning of my original language and you retained the chronology of the events. I couldn't wish for more than that! Thank you Leah (and Aleta), Ronsax (talk) 12:56, 3 October 2008 (UTC) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Ron_Holloway"
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