# Talk:Ian Heslop

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Reviewer: Sturmvogel 66 (talk · contribs) 09:03, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

 
I'll get to this shortly--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 09:03, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for taking it on!  UndercoverClassicist (talk) 09:34, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
Just checking in: are you still OK to do this one? UndercoverClassicist (talk) 11:30, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
Should have pinged: User:Sturmvogel 66 UndercoverClassicist (talk) 11:30, 12 July 2023 (UTC)
Yes, just tied up right now. Expect a review after the weekend.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 15:22, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
Thanks - no rush, so please do take your time until it's convenient. UndercoverClassicist (talk) 21:13, 13 July 2023 (UTC)
Images appropriately licensed or have a NFU template
universities of Oxford and Cambridge Capitalize universities
Link the colony of Nigeria in the lede, colonial service, district commissioner
Nicely done--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 12:45, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
I'm afraid I disagree on the capitalisation of "university" here: we would capitalise if we were using it as part of a title (e.g. "he studied at the University of Oxford", but here it's simply a common noun (so "Heslop studied at Corpus Christi College", but "the college cats of Corpus Christi and Trinity"). Capitalising would imply that there's an entity called "The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge", which there isn't: writers of Heslop's time did write about "The Universities", usually meaning Oxbridge, but that's very archaic now.
Linked Colonial Service and district commissioner, but MOS:OVERLINK advises against linking major examples of places and countries, of which I think Nigeria is one. UndercoverClassicist (talk) 15:26, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
I think that Wikipedians grossly overestimate the geographic literacy of the average reader, especially Americans.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 09:06, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
I'm sure you're right, but the MOS as it currently stands is pretty clear on this one. UndercoverClassicist (talk) 10:01, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
Fair enough.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 08:28, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Who is Oates? I know that it refers to a citation, but we need something in the text to explain why we're quoting them specifically. Are they a historian? Biologist? Journalist? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 14:07, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Oates is introduced in the lead as Heslop's biographer. He's a natural historian (specifically of butterflies) by trade, but the main source for which he's being cited here is an article-length biography of Heslop.  UndercoverClassicist T·C 15:17, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
Ah, apologies UndercoverClassicist. I hadn't read the lead and didn't think to check there before posting! Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 20:52, 2 September 2023 (UTC)