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Wealden ironmasters

I do know something of this subject, but there are others who probably know more. I tend to have relevant articles in my watch list, so as to deal with it when others write rubbish. My problem is that I have limited time, and am not sure how much of my research conclusions I want to put into WP, rather than academic publications. Peterkingiron (talk) 21:19, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

  • Cleere and Crossley, Iron Industry of the Weald (2nd edn 1995) - probably now out of print
  • J. Hodgkinson, (similar title - forget precisely what.
  • Articles in Wealden Iron (Journal of Wealden Iron Research Group)
  • website of Wealden Iron Research Group
  • A few articles in Sussex Archaeological Collections
  • There are more specialist works on gunfounding
These should give you something to be going on with. Peterkingiron (talk) 21:35, 22 October 2009 (UTC)
I will examine your article on William Levett with interest. One general comment: your citation of published works is unclear. The usual format is something like, author, 'article title', book title (publisher, publication place, year), page. There are a number of variations on this. There are also WP templates for citations, which are the best format, though I rarely use them myself. Happy editing: WP needs all the responsible editors it can get. Peterkingiron (talk) 22:46, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Rehoboth Carpenter Family - R1a1*

Hello,

Group 3 of the Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project contains ancestry back into England circa 1576. If will errors were not found, the line would probably gone back into France in the late 1280s/1290s and possibly even farther back in time.

Group 3 has two DYS markers that represent East European R1A1*. As you know, Haplogroups are measured in the tens of thousands of years while genetic genealogy paper trails are lucky to go 500 years back in time. That said, my real deep ancestry is provided as a snapshot back in time measured in three basic ways. I hope you enjoy it. Jrcrin001 (talk) 06:00, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

I forgot to mention that R1a1 represents about 5% of males in England. It is estimated that only 1 in 4 or 1 in 5 have the Eastern European markers. (The highest concentration of this Haplogroup and markers are in Southern Poland and the Ukraine.) Group 2 Providence Carpenters & Group 3 Rehoboth Carpenter family who come from the Wiltshire area would be relatively hard to find today in England. The Carpenter Cousins Y-DNA Project has identified addtional DYS markers to tell these groups apart.

Jrcrin001 (talk) 06:14, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Signatures

Have you found anything? Connormah (talk) 03:30, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

No problem, take your time. Connormah (talk) 22:43, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Re: Thanks again

Hey no problem. Part of my job. :) Have a great Thanksgiving yourself. --User:Woohookitty Disamming fool! 07:16, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

ANI case re Pdeitiker

You may want to comment at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Un-needed.2C_eccentric.2C_and_aggresive.2C_.22help.22 --Andrew Lancaster (talk) 21:56, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Rant, Rant, Rant, Rant, as per you comments on the incident board, rant, rant,......OK that will make you happy. Lol.
I have finished editing the lede. I will not revert your edits as long as they are reasonable, I generally do not revert edits. I am sure now that there is public scrutiny that your edits will be reasonable. If you think that Andrews Section titles are better than mine, then you get to be the decider on the issue, change them back if you like. I would ask you to read the last comment I left on the talk page, first. I have tried to improve the info-box. There are still issues in the R-M420, R-SRY sections, there is still a bullet list in the section on Eastern European migrations. And there is no introduction to STR analysis. Lots of issues are left but the main issues, IMHO have been fixed, other than ruffled feathers.PB666 yap 06:43, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
Marmaduke, of course it is to be hoped you might have ideas to go beyond what is on offer, but it might be helpful have yet another updated comparison diff for my old version, and the latest PB666 version: [1]; or if you want to look at the two versions how they appear online: [2] and [3]. Don't forget that there might be a small number of positive or neutral edits, such as the table formatting, which did not worsen the article in any clear way.--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 08:00, 24 November 2009 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and started editing, so the above diff no longer gives my latest proposal. I note on the ANI noticeboard you say you've been reluctant to edit due to PB666's editing. PB666 says he won't revert and claims to want your opinion?--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 16:15, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

GA review

I have added comments here: Talk:Haplogroup_R1a_(Y-DNA)/Comments.PB666 yap 17:02, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

Benjamin Lyford House

My pleasure and thanks for the compliment. The lighting isn't quite right, but it'll do. --sanfranman59 (talk) 02:56, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

Delighted to get your card! Here's wishing you a Merry Christmas as well, and hoping for peace on earth in the coming year. Best regards, Fowler&fowler«Talk» 01:05, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Greetings of the Season
A merry good morning I wish you, My friends both great and small.
When the world, for his fare, shall press you, may you n'er go to the wall. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 02:09, 25 December 2009 (UTC)


Merry Christmas
"Well, some people did laugh to see the change in him, but he let them laugh, and little heeded them. Scrooge was wise enough to know that nothing ever happens on this globe, for good, at which some people do not have their fill of laughter at first. His own heart laughed: and I think that was quite enough for him."

Hugh Manatee«Talk» 10:16, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

Holiday cheer!

Thanks for your surprise message on my talk page. Made me smile. Don't know how you did it, as it now seems to have vanished (neat trick!). Your timing was exquisite, as today I'm beginning my long awaited set of major revisions to PTSD. It'll take time, and I don't have a lot of that, but it's important...and it's begun. Onward! (Meanwhile - I hope you're enjoying some time off from whatever you regularly do these days. "It pays to pause from time to time..." TomCloyd (talk) 00:05, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, too, from me. I've double-passed it on. Keep smiling! :) LilHelpa (talk) 02:35, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

Best wishes

Many thanks for the card, Marmaduke, and all the best to you for the holiday season. :) SlimVirgin TALK contribs 07:19, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

thanks

Thanks, and Happy Christmas and merry new year to you. re "arms of Russell of that Ilk, Notes and Queries" of 1927. I managed to check this source, and problems: The opinion of the author is that the arms are yet another version (with Lyon and other elements). Yours ever, Czar Brodie (talk) 10:15, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:Hooton Levitt

I have nominated Category:Hooton Levitt (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. Occuli (talk) 18:03, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

Bodiam Castle

Hi, I've provisionally removed your addition to the article on Bodiam Castle as it was unsourced (ie: per Wikipedia's policy on verifiability). I'm currently working from the National Trust handbook to build up the basics of the article before I start adding other sources, but it doesn't mention Levett. It's possible I might come across a source mentioning him later, but at the moment – unless you can provide a source yourself – it will have to stay out of the article. Happy editing, Nev1 (talk) 21:13, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

I've just read your post on my page (we must have been writing at the same time); could you provide full bibliographical information for the book, with the page number the info comes from? Nev1 (talk) 21:15, 30 December 2009 (UTC)
File:Father Winter Solstice.jpg Happy time of year when ritual stoppages of normal routine are perpetrated based on pagan antecedents!--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:47, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Apologies for not getting back to you sooner. I immediately thought I'd drop a message box on your page with some cute holiday image in it then got distracted (a bad habit of mine). If I had thought to respond without fanfare it would have be ten times as appropriate as this late message. I got your email—of course not!--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:47, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

R1a - call for opinion

Could I ask you to look at this and comment? I am also asking other editors active on the article.--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 12:12, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

Leavitt Hunt

Your welcome and I hope you dont mind the intrustion but I did a few more things as well. I also asked a friend who works at the Library of Congress if he stumbles upon an image of this fellow to let me know. --Kumioko (talk) 14:57, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

Hello again

Hi, just wanted to say, "Thanks", for the holiday greeting. I took a break from WP for several weeks, and still haven't gone back to the de Clare pages, though i would like to, because, frankly, i got tired of being called a vandal and worse. I'm just coming back, however, and looking over a few other things on my watchlist, and contemplating the family! Anyway, since i'm getting active again, i'll drop you a thank you note, & hope that you enjoyed the holidays and whatever weather you may be experiencing now (we have cold!)...not that you can do anything about it anyway.

Oops, didn't sign it. Cheers, LindsayHi 18:18, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Bodiam Castle again

Hi, I thought I should let you know that I've removed mention of the Levett family from the above article. The problem is that the source is not of high enough quality. It's emerged that the source isn't especially reliable, and has been proven to be wrong before. In light of this, and since none of the other sources mention Levett – not even the guidebook, which is otherwise very detailed – I have decided to remove the information. It's likely that Lord Curzon used it as a source while writing his own history, which would explain why he mentions Levett. Do you find this acceptable? Nev1 (talk) 01:20, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Ok then, if you can provide the page number for Lord Curzon's book, preferably with other bibliographical information, I'll consider re-adding the information. However, ownership does not instantly confer all knowledge about the place. Nev1 (talk) 01:28, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Do you have nothing more recent? Nev1 (talk) 14:57, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
Apologies if I am being too demanding, but given that no sources after Curzon mention Levett, I am dubious as to the worth of mentioning that the castle was sold to Levett at all, and providing sources from the 19th century doesn't really convince me. As for the primary sources, that is more convincing as to the veracity of the claim. I did not say they were of no use, I merely asked if you had anything more recent. Nev1 (talk) 15:06, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Rollback granted

Hi Marmaduke. Per your request, I have granted you rollbacker status. A few things to note. If rollback it used it rolls back all the edit of a user, all the way back to the last entry in the history where another user edited. In other words, if a user has made 15 consecutive edits and you hit rollback, it will revert all of them, so if only the last was vandalism, don't use it (just to be clear, if the vandal made five edits, then another user makes one, and they edit one more time, it will only roll back the last). Second, and I'm sure you probably already know this but I say it for everyone I grant the right to: Rollback is only for patent vandalism. Test edits, even if they might be vandalism but are not clearly so, should not be rolled back. Also, please review Wikipedia:Rollback feature. Finally, if you want to test it out, the place to go is Special:RecentChanges. You'll find vandalism lickety-split (though I'm not 100% sure that should be hyphenated). Okay, doffing my admin hat. Glad to grant the request. Stop by anytime. Cheers.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 02:20, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

Hello MarmadukePercy -- I have some questions for you. everyman717@yahoo.co.uk Everyman777 (talk) 23:59, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

PTSD and gender

Just wanted to let you know that far from ignoring your request for more on this topic, I have [1] written a longish paragraph in response (which the Wikipedia server ate entirely, leaving no trace), and [2] consequently decided to give the topic more careful and detailed treatment - both on the talk page (where I'll put any ephemera I find) and in the article itself. It's a fascinating topic. I want to do it some approximation to justice. Thanks for your question! Tom Cloyd (talk) 04:36, 7 February 2010 (UTC) (oops...forgot to sign this)

RE: Underground Railroad

I've protected that one too. Thanks for the info. - Rjd0060 (talk) 22:56, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Marshalsea

Thanks for your note and kind remarks—much appreciated. SlimVirgin TALK contribs 18:53, 3 February 2010 (UTC)


REQUEST FOR COMMENT

Marmaduke, I have placed a request for comment on the talk page of the PTSD article - here. If you have a chance, your input might be especially useful. Thanks! TomCloyd (talk) 19:10, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Tks for the notice re: the alleged copyright violation. What nonsense. My response is here and here <= my official response. Thanks again for the notice. I've been terminally busy the last couple of days. Tom Cloyd (talk) 15:01, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your generousity

Thanks for the barnstar! Very kind of you. I DO hope to get the Medication section on PTSD more or less finished tonight. Then that gender question you raised is next. Am currently wrestling with the fact that the WikEd editor no longer works for me, and I cannot figure out why. Don't really have time to, either, so I'm just going to walk around it and keep working.

I would like to acknowledge, and thank you for, your alertness to vandalism on the PTSD article. You seem very often to be right there - fast - with an appropriate reversion. That allows me to skip reviewing the edit - 'cause you just did. Always appreciated!

Tom Cloyd (talk) 04:41, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

PTSD "Medication" section

Hi! I've just inserted into the article a summary of the proposed DSM-V changes. Tell me what you think, if you like. Interesting stuff (to me!).

Mostly, though, I'd like to know your reaction to my new "Medication" section. It is NOT my favorite subject, and the level of detail involved in writing it verged on the ghastly. Can't believe how long it took, but it's done. However...there's been absolutely no comment on it so far. Makes me wonder if somehow I missed the mark... Tom Cloyd (talk) 08:52, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

CfD nomination of Category:House of Clare

I have nominated Category:House of Clare (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) for renaming to Category:Clare family (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at the discussion page. Thank you. BrownHairedGirl (talk) • (contribs) 15:48, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Future of newspapers

And thank you for being so gracious. :) Maurreen (talk) 21:09, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, MarmadukePercy. You have new messages at LindsayH's talk page.
Message added 11:01, 17 February 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Cheers, LindsayHi 11:01, 17 February 2010 (UTC)

Signature Request

Sure, I'll get to it ASAP. Connormah (talk | contribs) 04:13, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

How does this look? Connormah (talk | contribs) 04:38, 25 February 2010 (UTC)
Haha, no worries. Any more I'd be happy to do. See you around! Connormah (talk | contribs) 04:41, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Bibliophiles

Thanks! See Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2010_March_1#Category:Bibliophiles. I think Cat:Bibliophiles may be on the way out, though I still think it has a purpose. Johnbod (talk) 21:02, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for article alerts

It's been a week, but I'm finally getting to this.

You alerted me to a NYTimes article on Depression, and a WSJ article "Why Psychiatry Needs Therapy" I was aware of the first, but not the second. Both are very interesting. I finally have a little time to spend with them, and I'm thinking of doing a blog post about them - [ http://sleightmind.wordpress.com/ Sleightmind].

Such alerts will always be welcome. Thanks again! Tom Cloyd (talk) 04:28, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Talkback

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Tom Cloyd (talk) 18:22, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Hello, MarmadukePercy. You have new messages at Connormah's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

--Connormah (talk | contribs) 05:20, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Hertford Seal

Marmaduke: There is an image of a seal here [4] used by Gilbert de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford. I have checked and it is not on any de Clare site. You may be interested in capturing it for de Clare article or Gilbert's, or both. One thing, when you get to the Google site, it will say page 48, you must use right arrow approximately 15 times before you get to the page with the image on it. The google page will still say page 48. Mugginsx (talk) 10:38, 13 March 2010 (UTC)

Your welcome, it looks great on de Clare. There's plenty of room for it in the article Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Hertford. Right now, it's only a stub. The credit ultimately goes to Agricolae, I noticed it paging through his source. He really is amazing in his knowledge of things medieval. Mugginsx (talk) 13:33, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you

The Photographer's Barnstar
In recognition of the work you have done to improve Wikipedia by locating and uploading historic images, I present you with The Photographer's Barnstar.--Hugh Manatee (talk) 20:16, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Tb

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Connormah (talk | contribs) 01:28, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Barnstar of Diligence awarded for perpetual vigilance and attention to standards of high quality

The Barnstar of Diligence
Gratefully and joyfully given to you for your continual attention to the PTSD article. I cannot well express how much easier you make things for me as I continue to work on this article. You simply "get it". One can ask no more. Without question you are the single most helpful associate I have there. Tom Cloyd (talk) 23:49, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Re: edits to PTSD, about "Third Generation Treatments"- I became aware of these early today, and will review them before long. The seem adequately, which isn't to say correctly, documented (I'll check). The are, however, some spelling and writing problems, at the least. Will take care it, whatever the problem.

This is the peak of my busiest time of year, and I'm having trouble finding time to get basic life maintenance tasks done, much less any real progress on PTSD. I'm quite frustrated by this, but sometimes one must take the long view of things and just keep plugging. I expect some letup before long. Allow me to say that I remain seriously appreciative for your ongoing vigilance re: this article. It's terrific! Tom Cloyd (talk) 07:01, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

de Clare

Marmaduke: I received a belated e-mail from the Abbey Registrar giving Wiki formal permission to use information on their website. If you think permission is needed, as Peterkingiron seemed to indicate, I will be happy to enable e-mail for you and send e-mail in its entirety for your convenience to use in the future in this or any other Clare website you may be working on. I am off to other articles (none de Clare) and have no need for it. Mugginsx (talk) 10:54, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Kurt Andersen

He is also under Category:American columnists, which is a branch of Category:American journalists. Category:American journalists has more than 3,000 articles. Most or all of them fit better in a subcategory. Maurreen (talk) 08:00, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

At least typically, columnists are journalists.
What subcategory of Category:American journalists would satisfy you? Maurreen (talk) 08:10, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Do you like any of these categories?

OK, done.
I thought I made a typo, so I did it twice. Maurreen (talk) 18:30, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

Heads up

Hi, just a heads up, to let you know the Washington letter image you placed on the Battle of Guilford Courthouse article was causing a minor overlapping problem with the section below. I have therefore relocated the image down the page, to the right side of the 'Further reading' section, and reformatted it to an 'upright' style. I hope this is still suitable for you? Richard Harvey (talk) 08:28, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Images in PTSD article - some thoughts

Hello, MarmadukePercy. You have new messages at Tomcloyd's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Just staying in touch: I'm up to my neck in alligators finishing the launch of a website for our local Northwest Classic Guitar Society, after which I really must practice (guitar) for some real hours. Then I intend to follow up on this fair use issue. I want to grasp why other people can claim this right for their articles, but we supposedly cannot. At this point, I cannot see how this is being done.

On the other hand, my knowledge of fair use as a concept in copyright law tells me that it's going to be hard for us to claim any rights to use that image. However, I want to research it, because I simply have not confirmed to my own satisfaction that we cannot do it. Wanted to let you know that this is on my short list.

By the way, I took a look at that Lucretia painting by Rembrandt. It appears that he actually did two. One of them I find quite affecting. It does look more appropriate as an illustration for depression or suicide than for PTSD. The link to PTSD would not be obvious to any but the well informed. Still, it's a fine painting.Tom Cloyd (talk) 03:57, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

UPDATE Living a time-challenged life. Have been investing my WP time in learning more about layout, citation templates, policy, etc., which is a good idea. About ready to return to the FAIR USE issue at PTSD. At the least, I need to figure out why other articles are able to use the illustration. I'm not optimistic that we can make a case for our own use, but alternatively I have not yet concluded that we cannot.

I'm also planning on making some substantive changes/additions to PTSD this weekend. It's overdue. I need to see progress. See you there. I continue to appreciate your shepherding of the editing of the article. Tom Cloyd (talk) 16:20, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

UPDATE My end of busy-season rush has yet to abate, so I've not yet been able to attend to the article. I wanted to advise you that I'll be on a trip for about 5 days, starting this Thursday. Internet connections, and the time to use them, are unknowns, at this time. I've been closely reviewing edits in recent days, but well may not be able to do that from Thurs. 5/27 to Tue. 6/1. I leave the matter in your capable hands until then.

I hope you've been able to get out and enjoy this wonderful spring weather (hasn't been possible for me, alas). Until next time... Tom Cloyd (talk) 02:51, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

I'm back (see entry to Talk:Posttraumatic_stress_disorder. Expect to re-engage with article today. There are a number of recent edits which appear questionable. Will fix, then move on with my "Master Plan". See you at the article, and thanks for standing guard! Tom Cloyd (talk) 14:02, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
P.S. - are you by any chance in the running for "User Talk page most in need of archiving"? I think you surely would be a fierce contender :)! Tom Cloyd (talk) 14:04, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Anthony Lewis

He is categorized under both NYT people and journalism Pulitzer winners, which are both categorized under American journalists. Maurreen (talk) 06:26, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for contributing to the Thomas Hastings (colonist) article

Appreciate your recent edits to the article. Are you a fellow TH descendant by any chance? If so, you might be interested in the website I started several years ago with a few cousins at www.thomashastings.org. In any event, always nice to meet (virtually) another displaced yankee in Virginia. SBmeier (talk) 10:38, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Dudley Leavitt (publisher)

Good find! – ukexpat (talk) 16:19, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

King

MarmadukePercy please stop adding false information to the history of King, North Carolina. Your articles about the history of the "Rock House" has nothing to do with the history of King, North Carolina. The Rock House is in another town, no where near King, North Carolina. If you would like to publish your article about "The Rock House" create a new page, but it does not belong in the History of King, North Carolina!!!!! Thank you, KingHistory! —Preceding unsigned comment added by KingHistoryNow (talk • contribs) 21:45, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

The Correct Information on King, North Carolina

I live in King, North Carolina and I'm a member of the Stokes County Historical Society, which owns "The Rock House." "The Rock House" and its history has nothing to do with the history of King, North Carolina and should not be filed under the History section on the King, NC Wikipedia page. "The Rock House" is physically located on Col. Martin Road in Pinnacle, North Carolina, nearly 17 miles away from King, North Carolina. Click here to see a Google map showing "The Rock House" is not in King, North Carolina and should not be included on its Wikipedia page. My suggestion is "The Rock House" needs its own Wikipedia page.

Feel free to contact any of the following below to verify "The Rock House" and its history has nothing to do with the History of King, North Carolina. The contacts below can also verify "The Rock House" is not in King, North Carolina.


The Stokes County Historical Society Charles Farlow, Director P.O. Box 304 Danbury, NC 27016 336-593-9407 stokeshistory@aol.com

Stokes County Register of Deeds Kathy Young, Register 1014 Main Street Danbury, North Carolina 27016 336-593-2811

City of King, North Carolina Jack Warren, Mayor 229 S. Main Street King, North Carolina 27021 336-983-8265

Chad Tucker, King Historian 336-821-1191 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.243.153.117 (talk) 02:35, 3 May 2010 (UTC)


Happy MarmadukePercy's Day!

User:MarmadukePercy has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as MarmadukePercy's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear MarmadukePercy!

Peace,
Rlevse
18:27, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

A record of your Day will always be kept here.

For a userbox you can add to your userbox page, see User:Rlevse/Today/Happy Me Day! and my own userpage for a sample of how to use it. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:03, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

John Muir Highway

Thanks for noticing, and I guess my habit of signing up for mailing lists, Facebook and LinkedIn pages for all sorts of things I find interesting has paid off. Cullen328 (talk) 01:15, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Greetings from Dupont and Gomorrah

Dupont Circle

Hi MP. I noticed your edit to the King's article. Long time, no chit-chat, so I wanted to say howdy. APK whisper in my ear 05:36, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Awards

The Graphic Designer's Barnstar
Awarded to MarmadukePercy for "going image upload crazy" on many WikiProject Connecticut pages. Thanks! Markvs88 (talk) 11:22, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thank you so much for the barnstar, it is much appreciated! Regards  Fallschirmjäger  ✉  19:34, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!

Thank you very much for barnstar. I am very, very pleased with this star. PawełMM (talk) 22:24, 31 May 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the ref!

Thanks again for the N&O reference for Harrelson. I had completely forgotten about that story on the Withers Bell! :) ShadowRAM (talk) 04:36, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Talking about a flurry...

It looks like it's coming down above. Actually I'm here about something quite serious. It looks like you've been shirking; you've only uploaded about 500 pictures to the Commons this month. Stop loafing around:-) Thanks for the drop by and hope your well.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:53, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the link to the Joseph Bowman letter. I'm always amazed at what can be found at loc.gov. Mingusboodle (talk) 21:40, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Gilman Signature

I'm so sorry, I've been really behind recently, school is snowing me under and I haven't got the time to respond to requests as swiftly as I used to. I can do this right now, I'm so sorry to keep you waiting. Connormah (talk | contribs) 03:30, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Here you are: File:Nicholas Gilman Signature.svg Connormah (talk | contribs) 03:49, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
I've gone ahead and added it into the article as well. See you around! :) Connormah (talk | contribs) 03:50, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
No problem, have a good weekend yourself as well :) Connormah (talk | contribs) 18:41, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Skull and Bones

I've reported you on the help page for all your revert edits on the Skull & Bones article. You do not own the article. 129.133.127.244 (talk) 02:08, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Apology accepted. Nevertheless, details of meeting time do not belong in the introduction. Bureaucratic details of the alumni association do not belong in the introduction. The membership of Bush and Kerry don't belong there, either, but that they show the significance of the organization. The opening introduction should be a plain statement, a definition, of the organization. All elaboration does not belong.

Thanks very much

Thanks. Now off to bed. Hmains (talk) 05:03, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

Thank you re: John Cutt

Thank you for your kind comment and your fixing my attempt at info boxes at the John Cutt piece.

By the way, looked at your contributions including the quite presentable Leavitt pages and wondered if you are descended from the Deacon John Leavitt line or the Thomas Leavitt line? You have spent time on descendants of both so couldn't guess.70.68.7.26 (talk) 20:09, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the Barnstar!

I have a brief thank you message to you on my talk page, but in case you didn't see it, thanks again! I thought vandalism would taper off once school was out; I was wrong, and I very much appreciate you noticing my own efforts, which I accept as merely a part of the greater anti-vandal community. With best wishes, always, Jusdafax 11:14, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

Geoffroi de Charny image

There is an image of this French Knight I would like to put in his wiki article but I have tried and tried and cannot accomplish it. I know of your expertise in this area and I wondered if you would do it for me? It is here http://www.shroudofturin4journalists.com/geoffrey.htm . If you are too busy I understand. Mugginsx (talk) 13:08, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Thank you so much! The image you used is definitely superior to the one I suggested. It looks great! Mugginsx (talk) 15:36, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
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water under the bridge

You're a good editor, keep it up! I wish we had more like you and less vandals. Everyone gets WP:OWN issues from time to time, I do still, after five years. @:^} Thanks, that's big of you, have a great day!--Chris (クリス • フィッチュ) (talk) 04:15, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

R1b sourcing

Hi, concerning the sourcing on R1b, I see you removed a source I tagged, but you should keep in mind that if you do that then this implies that we probably should either remove what is being sourced as well (which may be considered undue in some cases that are perhaps correct but just needing a better source) or we should otherwise put in a new tag such as [citation needed]?--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 11:09, 18 June 2010 (UTC)

No problem either way, just a suggestion. Either way there are more batches of sourcing on that article that need tough love. My main concern was that if some of us start work start work on that, eventually someone will object, so I guess we should remember to try to keep actions transparent in their intention so they can be discussed later. (For example in this case you only deleted one of several self-published sources; I could imagine someone argue that you were taking advantage of the tags to get something you wanted. I am certainly not saying that myself.) I guess the ideal but most time consuming approach is to go through each poorly sourced bit, try to find a better source, leave comments on the talk page, and then take actions (deletion, re-wording, re-sourcing). But I also have not had time to do that for a while.--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 17:35, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
Have moved discussion to next level on talk page.--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 20:59, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Re:Signature Query

I've responded on my talk, apologies, again. Connormah (talk | contribs) 16:15, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Re: Wow

Why thank you. :) Main help has been Wikipedia Cleaner, which isn't bot but which makes disamming go much much faster. --User:Woohookitty Disamming fool! 06:33, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

R1a news

Yes I think I read about that SNP on forums also. As far as Wikipedia is concerned we should not normally cite forum discussions, and I don't think we can cite Thomas Krahn's "draft tree" nor Squecco's very useful collective spreadsheet, so I guess we may have to wait until someone gets something published. ISOGG is perhaps likely to be the first recognized source to post such updates. This is the same for a lot of the information on the R1b article.--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 08:12, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

misc

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A thought re: images for PTSD - Given that [a] images of classical art (as opposed to more recent art) are possibly more likely to be in the public domain, and [b] the majority (by 2 to 1 margin) of PTSD victims are women, and [c] that the most frequent trauma for this subpopulation is sexual assault, might it not then be reasonable to search for classical painting of the famous "Leda and the Swan" image or myth or whatever it is (I've seen many of these), and use this for the article? They all depict the rape of Leda by Zeus, in the form of a swan. You're doubtlessly familiar with the notion. A comment below the image might make clear why it's being used as the lead image for this article.

Just a thought - which came to me as I was flying back to Washington recently. The more I thought about it the more I liked it. You're the image expert, so I'll pass this off to you. Good luck, it you like the idea! Tom Cloyd (talk) 07:36, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

James K Polk

Any chance you can find a decent daguerreotype for use on his page? Thanks. Connormahtalk 23:20, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Damn. Thanks, anyways. Connormahtalk 22:29, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Of course, I need to get to that soon :). Thanks for the reminder. Connormahtalk 15:54, 31 July 2010 (UTC)

Akins on RSN

Hey. Just wanted to let you know that you've been mentioned in the RSN thread for the Akins coat of arms issue. You can join the conversation at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard‎#Akins coat of arms. — HelloAnnyong (say whaaat?!) 14:46, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

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Adding Masons to the list

Marmaduke... Thank you for contributing to the List of Freemasons article. Our thinking on when and how to add people to the List is simple...

  • Criteria for inclusion: a) The person must be notable enough to have their own stand alone article (no red-links please). b) We must cite a reliable source for their membership in the fraternity, and do so when we add them to the list (if you have questions as to whether a particular source qualifies as reliable, just ask on the list's talk page).
  • What to add: a) The person's name (linked to their bio article), b) A very short (as few words as possible) identifying description, more for disambiguation than anything else (presumably the bio article will discuss why they are notable... we add the description just to make it quickly clear to readers who we are talking about). c) Lodge info if known ("mother lodge" is preferred... but other lodges are fine.) Just follow how other entries are done and you should get the idea.

Don't be put out if someone removes or changes something you added... it isn't personal. There are many rumors and conspiracy theories about Freemasonry, and these often involve all sorts of wild claims about who is/was a member. There is also a lot of well meaning but erroneous information. We err on the side of caution with this list. If there is any question as to whether someone should be on the list or not, we opt for "not", and remove them until the question is resolved (this is especially true for living people per WP:BLP). When this happens, we usually explain why we removed someone in the edit summary, but occasionally we forget or neglect to do so... so, if you add someone and discover that the entry is subsequently removed without a clear edit summary, just ask for clarification on the talk page. Again, welcome to the article team... and thanks for your contributions. Hopefully you will be able to add many more. Blueboar (talk) 12:34, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit summaries

Exhausted and off to bed, take these to ANI? Dougweller (talk) 21:31, 5 August 2010 (UTC)

Col. William Martin grave stone

The "iris" of the eye seems to have an anchor in it.... and while both the "All seeing eye of God" and the anchor are common Masonic emblems, I have never seen them depicted together like that. I doubt it is Masonic. Blueboar (talk) 12:26, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Danville, VA Page

In reference to your undoing a revision regarding "Johnny Fairplay" being from Danville as not having an entry on Wikipedia and not being significant, there is a page on him, and he is from Danville, despite what some people here feel about that. I'm going to add it back and add a link to the page on Wikipedia. As a request, before saying something is not notable because there isn't a Wikipedia entry, please make certain that it doesn't actually have an entry.

Thanks. Wateradept24 (talk) 03:30, 7 August 2010 (UTC)


True, it wasn't linked at the time. I just linked it. Nice picture, by the way. Wateradept24 (talk) 03:43, 7 August 2010 (UTC)