Talk:Rob Oakeshott

message: Can this entry be updated to state that Mr Oakeshott completed a Bachelor of Laws from Macquarie University?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.171.160.133 (talk) 01:37, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for your suggestion. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes.  Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the  link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills.  New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). Timeshift (talk) 03:16, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

text: Thanks Rofish. Do you have a source that we can cite? Blarneytherinosaur gabby? 11:19, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Education

message: Current text: On 9 March, 2001, at the Port Macquarie electoral committee meeting, he left the National Party.
Antony says: Oakeshott resigned from the National Party in March 2002.
The smh cite does not mention 2001 or 2002. I'm changing the text. Timeshift (talk) 03:36, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Good catch. The 2001 date was a mistake I made in including information from his NSW Parliamentary bio page. It says 9 March 2002. I defer to the eminent Mr Green! Blarneytherinosaur gabby? 10:29, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

text: Um, no? How does this relate to article improvement? Timeshift (talk) 00:04, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

text: I disagree. It is not the job of these talk pages or the articles here to sort out the problems of the National Party. There are two reasons given in the article for Mr Oakeshott's departure: 1. The lack of youth in the party. 2. Its position on the establishment of an Australian Republic. Beyond that it is not our job to provide analysis. If you want to discuss NSW politics, I sincerely suggest you join a forum. Blarneytherinosaur gabby? 10:43, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

text: You're debating the issue - so no, it does not relate 'a hell of a lot', it doesn't relate at all. The talk pages are for discussing article improvements, not waxing on about your views. Do it on your userpage if you want (like I do). Timeshift (talk) 12:31, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  When did he go nat->ind? 

message: As this article on a living person is currently experiencing a consistently high level of vandalism, I've semi-protected it for a week. Nick-D (talk) 23:18, 11 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected 

message: Interesting article and would be good to include some of the contents in to this article. Timeshift (talk) 21:21, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed! Thanks for mentioning it. I found the article independently and have added a bit about his joining the Nats and subsequent dissatisfaction. There may be other points worth including too. Blarneytherinosaur gabby? 21:58, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "I should never have joined the Nats" 

message: I would be interested in getting another opinion on whether the reference to Oakeshott's odds in Federal Parliament \First term section is entirely in the interests of the encyclopedia - "...and was placed at $1.16 by Centrebet and $1.15 by Sportingbet to take the seat". Is the informative content worth promoting the interests of gambling agencies? Squab chowder (talk) 17:41, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: You're absolutely right, it wasn't encyclopedic, and it wasn't even sourced. I've deleted the sentence. Good catch! Welcome to Wikipedia. Cheers, Dawn Bard (talk) 17:49, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference to betting companies 

message: Should this be included (http://medicalrepublic.com.au/medical-rebirth-politicians-patients-doctors/6732)? Seems pretty important 132.234.229.230 (talk) 09:50, 4 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rob studying medicine at Wollongong Uni