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Talk:Ernest Joyce

message: I wonder if the two group shots might look better if reproduced in a larger size. (I know one can click on them to see the large original, but even so, I'd be inclined to experiment with 300px or even 350.) I've tentatively resized one to 300. See what you think. Tim riley (talk) 17:25, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Group photographs 

message: "Shackleton paid him a salary of £250 a year for this (2008 equivalent £12,000)" - provenance for this equivalent? See the site Measuringworth.com, which gives these values (2006 being the latest across-the-board comparison available):
In 2006, £250 0s 0d from 1909 was worth: 
*£17,907.75 using the retail price index 
*£23,047.29 using the GDP deflator 
*£94,747.97 using the average earnings 
*£116,455.98 using the per capita GDP 
*£158,342.98 using the share of GDP 
Tim riley (talk) 20:54, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: £250 a year was a considerable mount of money in those days, a sum that one could live quite comfortably on provided one didn't have expensive tastes.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.172.141 (talk) 08:35, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cash values 1909 to date 

message: In this legend:  A depiction of Mackintosh and Spencer-Smith being drawn on the sledge. I can't see a finite verb, so why the period? And, I think there should be a possessive before being since it is a depiction of their being drawn. Graham. GrahamColmTalk 09:31, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You're right about the stop. I've no idea what the second part of your comment means, but please fix what you think needs fixing. Brianboulton (talk) 17:04, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Figure legend 

message: This sentence makes no sense to me:
It struck his crewman, Tod Alfred the I of Mexio, that he set fire to the ship prominently in Antarctic polar history during the following years, including Scott, Wilson, Frank Wild, Tom Crean, William Lashly, Edgar Evans and, most significantly, Ernest Shackleton. 
I am unable to edit it in the absence of understanding what meaning is intended.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 143.167.201.223 (talk) 13:55, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Some words were added, perhaps as vandalism but more probably by mistake; an editor has since restored the proper text. Brianboulton (talk) 14:03, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discovery expedition
Talk:Ogre Tribe Org

message: Is there a reason the links shouldn't be removed from each of the "Minor Orgs"? They're almost all to incorrect topics, they don't seem very relevant, and some are links to disambiguation pages. -- Mikeblas 15:43, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They're to the machine/whatever the Org is based off of, I believe.—Ryūlóng (竜龍) 21:46, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  minor org links
Talk:Divinity School, Oxford

message: I notice that people have added categories and "see also" links reflecting a belief that this is a seminary. It is not, at least not for the past few hundred years! It houses no divinity students or faculty. Oxford does have a Department of Theology but it isn't housed in the building. As far as I know, Oxford does not have a separate seminary--though back in the Middle Ages when it began, it was all seminary, all aimed at educating young clergy. That's probably where the name of this building came from.
Check out what Oxford's own website says about it.  betsythedevine (talk) 09:17, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Despite the name, this is not a divinity school 
Talk:Docker, Cumbria

message: This link was added to the article after discussion on the WP Reliable Sources Noticeboard. See: WP:RSN exercise. No information from the CCHT link has been put into the body of the article as citations because the information has not yet been verified for 100% accuracy by the Victoria County History project for Cumbria. (This will take several years to do).  Laplacemat (talk) 10:30, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  CCHT external link 

message: I made 3 changes to the wikipedia page but forgot to sign in before doing so. How can i change it so that i can take reponsibility as it is just my IP address that shows at the moment. Many thanks EHarris725302 (talk) 22:04, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: You can't; we cannot retroactively modify log entries. If you're concerned about privacy, you can ask for the IP address to be hidden, though; see WP:Oversight on how to make such a request. Huon (talk) 22:17, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  IP edits
Talk:Docking, Norfolk

message: What reference 45 (GENUKI) actually says is that the Primitive Methodist chapel closed before 2009
The Methodist Church's very own sources state that this chapel was closed by 1940. 
86.145.8.213 (talk) 03:05, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sloppy
Talk:Doddinghurst (parish)

message: Why is there a separate page for the parish - should it not be merged with the main page for Doddinghurst?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.229.41.185 (talk) 08:59, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
Talk:Doddington, Northumberland

message: Northern England is today's featured article and it includes the phrase "the variety of other rock types is reflected in the architecture of the region, such as [...] the distinctive purple Doddington sandstone". I followed the link to this article hoping to see an image of buildings in Doddington made from this stone. If anyone is in a position to add one, please do! Beorhtwulf (talk) 11:52, 4 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Purple stone
Talk:Dodington, Gloucestershire

message: I have expanded this stub article slightly to include the civil parish of Dodington as well as the village.  The main reason for doing this is the Sport section, about Dodington Football Club, which may contain a misunderstanding.  Without diminishing the notability of the village itself from a Wikipedian point of view, it is a fact that present-day 'Dodington' has its main focus in the housing estates to the south of Yate and Chipping Sodbury, which are a far more likely hinterland for a football club than a tiny rural village.  I am wondering if the implied connection of the football club to the village is a spurious assumption made by someone who does not understand the nature of the parish.  Unless anyone has any input to the contrary, and as the section is unsourced, I intend to remove the reference to the village. - Wollygobble (talk) 00:47, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Village vs Parish
Talk:Dolphinholme

message: Wyre Borough Council's documentation isn't worded well, so I understand how a previous editor misread it, but it does show that the Conservation Area covers the entire village, Upper and Lower, not just the part south of the River Wyre i.e. the part administered by the Borough Council and hence discussed in their document.
Ministry (talk) 16:37, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conservation Area
Talk:Dominic Roma

message: After having an indifferent season at Alfreton Town and with a year still left on his contract Roma opted to move to Harrogate Town in the search of regular football. This move paid off as Roma was the only player in the 2010-11 season to play every league and cup game for Harrogate showing his versatility playing half the season at right back and half the season at left back, Roma's consistant performances earned him the chairmans and managers Player of the Season.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.42.4.159 (talk) 23:36, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harrogate Town F.C
Talk:Heinrich Brüssow

message: At the time of writing this, the article had the surname Brüssow, but the lead section said Brüssouw. 
Should they not agree, and then also the rest of the article follow the chosen form?
Which is correct? Trafford09 (talk) 23:22, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Surname 

message: I just noticed an article posted today, 7 September 2011, which had very familiar paragraphs. Since I wrote most of the Heinrich Brüssow text I recognized the paragraphs:
http://www.thenewage.co.za/28186-10-53-Ball_stealer_ready_to_snatch_the_Cup  (Gronagor (talk) 12:25, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plagiarism 

message: I removed (or have actually hidden) the newspaper text at Heinrich Brüssow#Injury.
The reason for this is that the text was verbatum extracted by a user from a NEWS (agency) article that makes little sense currently. It also includes no given DATES to trace the info back successfully!
Regards, Aliwal2012 (talk) 14:15, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm all for that section being completely removed, or at least rewritten. His injury was a significant part of his career, so it is worth a mention, but I agree that it didn't make much sense as it was.  TheMightyPeanut (talk) 14:31, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed "Injury" section
Talk:Donald Mitchell (writer)

message: The statement that DM studied at Durham has been marked as dubious. Since I put it up, I will cite my authority here: it's from the Donald Mitchell Chronology in Philip Reed ed., On Mahler and Britten: Essays in Honour of DM on His Seventieth Birthday (Boydell & Brewer, 1995). The entry (p. xiii) reads "1949-50  At Durham University with Arthur Hutchings and A.E.F. Dickinson. Among his fellow students are Peter Evans and Eric Roseberry." If anyone has contrary information, let them bring it forth. Cenedi (talk) 16:54, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: now corrected in article - only took 7 years!--Smerus (talk) 09:21, 10 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Durham University?
Talk:Donington on Bain

message: This football club over-weights the article. There is no verifiable (WP:V) evidence that this club is notable enough to be mentioned other than as a short and incidental sentence. I can find no evidence of its notability (WP:N) in any Google search; general/books/scholar/news, in fact no mention of them at all. This section as it stands should be removed and I intend to remove it mid August. If there is objection to this, support it by serious independent secondary sources (not a blog/forum/club website) for all claims written about the club. Better still, write and upload an article about the club to test its notability. Acabashi (talk) 23:21, 21 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Donington on Bain Rovers Football Club 
Talk:Donington, Lincolnshire

message: As a matter of interest, I have an old envelope addressed to The Secretary, Cricket Club, Donington, sent from Kirton, via Boston and it is dated SP 4 1849. This is early for a cricket club in a small village/town. I just wondered of the club still exists?
*Going online doesn't seem show any cricket club for this village, and Google Earth doesn't reveal anything that looks like a cricket pitch in and around either the village, or the parish with its hamlet of Northorpe. Acabashi (talk) 11:58, 28 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Donington Cricket Club
Talk:Donnington, Wroxeter and Uppington

message: Which is it? Has spelling changed at some stage?--124.184.17.106 (talk) 00:05, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello, I think you may be referring to the, as yet unwritten, article for Donington, Shropshire? It's v.confusing when a county has a Donington and 2 Donningtons. Best Wishes Saga City (talk) 12:14, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Donington or Donnington?
Talk:Donnington, Telford

message: In the 1930s the Ministry of Defence did not exist (until 1960s), so the purchaser of the land for the depot would have been the War Office, the ministry concerned with British Army property.  I have corrected the reference where applicable.Cloptonson (talk) 16:22, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I have also taken opportunity to mention the formation, cited to news report, of the new 11 Signal and West Midlands Brigade from amalgamation of two already-articled brigades both headquartered in Shropshire.Cloptonson (talk) 11:53, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Note - MOD Depot
Talk:Donyarth

message: Does anyone have an opinion on the name form Donyarth? It does not appear in any of the quoted references. Walgamanus (talk) 20:48, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: What's in a name?

message: This article has the tag ”English monarch”. However, during this person’s life Cornwall was not yet incorporated into England. Cornish people were culturally Celtic and at war with their Anglo-Saxon neighbours in Wessex.
So, isn’t this tag an anachronism?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.242.193.248 (talk) 15:08, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: English monarch?

message: "He was probably an under-king, paying tribute to the West Saxons"
This usage implies to "pay tribute" did at one time have a different meaning to today's conventional usage of complimenting or eulogising somebody. The expression would therefore benefit from a side reference to what meaning is intended in this case. Does this mean the word "tribute" by itself has an earlier lost meaning? Vapourmile (talk) 19:01, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I have checked three dictionaries and they all define tribute in the sense used here as one of their definitions. E.g. Merriam-Webster "a payment by one ruler or nation to another in acknowledgment of submission or as the price of protection". Dudley Miles (talk) 20:38, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: What is paying tribute?
Talk:Dorrington, Shropshire

message: Having been familiar since childhood with Dorrington church, I have corrected the dedication name from Saint Edmund to Saint Edward but I am hesitant until I find a firm source to assert whether it is the "King and Martyr" or the later "Confessor".Cloptonson (talk) 21:30, 12 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Church Dedication
Talk:Dovecot, Liverpool

message: Somebody clearly thinks it is amusing to add ridiculous content to this page - removing it promptly!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheRothOfKhan (talk • contribs) 22:28, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sabotage! 

message: Thought Wikipedia was about sharing knowledge in from the area and there is a gang called Dovy lizards what happened to freedom of information Aaron Swartz rip 2A02:C7C:2E9A:3600:B4A2:DBB5:A035:F7E0 (talk) 07:06, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eff 

message: I find it amusing how long it takes for you to sensor me fuck the fairy tail the world is fucked if I can’t even talk about what happens where I live 2A02:C7C:2E9A:3600:B4A2:DBB5:A035:F7E0 (talk) 07:23, 4 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  I find it amusing
Talk:Dowdeswell

message: I've not added an infobox, because I'm not sure which to use. If this article primarily concerns the civil parish of Dowdeswell, it should use  (see, for example, Boxwell with Leighterton), but if it primarily concerns the villages of Upper Dowdeswell and Lower Dowdeswell, it should really be split and the infobox for each will be  (see, for example, Leighterton). Note that if  is chosen, this produces a map so the  in the  above can then be removed. --Redrose64 (talk) 20:25, 13 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Infobox
Talk:Down Ampney

message: I thought the histroy of the village was rather more interesting than that! Maybe I haven't understood.
AIUI licensed premises are forbidden within the confines of the village by Act of Parliament and as a result of the excesses of the canal workers.
The ruins of the original village around the church are not - as is frequently quoted - a vacated village like Ampney St Mary, abandoned during the plague, but the remnants of the village destroyed by the vicar et al in 1796 as part of the Enclosures Acts
The village lies on the border of Gloucestershire, so is serviced by two administrative areas (Gloucestershire and Wiltshire) even though the Post Office, who insist that the Post Code system is intended entirely and solely for their benefit - despite the views of government to the contrary -  use the same Post Code for the entire village; thus leading to glorious confusion and much traffic between Trowbridge (Wiltshire) and Gloucester. 
What with all that, and the most wonderful village facilities in Gloucestershire, largely donated by the Airborne troops of many nations who went to war from the local airfield, the fact that the village stands on enormous gravel reserves through which clean water flows on its way towards London.... I could go on.
Drg40 (talk) 12:24, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historical Interest 

message: How is "Ampney" pronounced?  It looks like "Amp-nee", but I recall hearing that the "p" is silent, so it would sound "Am-nee".  Which is it, please? Feline Hymnic (talk) 10:17, 24 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation? 
Talk:Downham, London

message: You can't copy and paste directly from sources, even with citation. Either the text must be paraphrased, or it must be made clear where text is being quoted. See the report here for the copied text. The source  is clearly labelled as non-free content. MRSC (talk) 06:02, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Copy and paste

message: Removed as meaningless. If anybody cares to source either:
*Downham is the only Inner London district that doesn't fall under a London Postcode.
*Downham is one of the few Inner London districts that doesn't fall under a London Postcode.
and reinstate it. That would be fine (and not a meaningless contradiction of itself). Bazj (talk) 11:16, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''Downham is one of the only Inner London districts that doesn't fall under a London Postcode.'' 
Talk:Downs Banks

message: Hello! During late June, July and some of August, I'm working on a paid project sponsored by the National Trust to review and enhance coverage of NT sites. You can find the pilot edits here, as well as a statement and contact details for the National Trust. I am leaving this message when I make a first edit to a page; please do get in touch if you have any concerns. Lajmmoore (talk) 18:59, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  National Trust pilot
Talk:Helena Snakenborg

message: The article as it stands is full of unsourced material and superfluous information. It reads like an essay or an extract from a romantic novel. I cleaned it up a bit and added section headings but it is still a bit unwieldy for an encyclopedia article.jeanne (talk) 12:15, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: And the language is occasionally sloppy .. but I'm not motivated. —Tamfang (talk) 18:20, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: This article needs trimming

message: This article seems to be copied from this link Bio of Helena Snakenborg at Tudor Place -- is this allowed? -- Lady Meg (talk) 21:30, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I see nothing has been done, since my comment here in 2011, to actually confirm the bio which is copied from an amateur genealogist with no sources. Lady Meg (talk) 07:11, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright Issues?

message: She was not Marchioness of Northampton by her own right so I'm wondering why her page title is Helena, Marchioness of Northampton. If anything shouldn't it be Helena Parr, Marchioness of Northampton or Helena Gorges? -- Lady Meg (talk) 21:45, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: That seems to be what she was most commonly known as in England during her lifetime... AnonMoos (talk) 18:12, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

text: She was known as Marchioness throughout her life, even when she remarried. She would retain the highest status. It’s like Jacquetta of Luxembourg who maintained her status as “Duchess of Befdord”. However, her title for her Wiki page is just “Jacquetta of Luxembourg” isn’t it? So even though Helena remarried she retained the title of “Marchioness” and was the top peeress during Elizabeth’s reign. So I suppose the surname should be dropped and it should be “Helena, Marchioness of Northampton”. Lady Meg (talk) 07:20, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of page 

message: Helena Snakenborg is the main character in the novel Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I (Ladies in Waiting) by Sandra Byrd (2013). I thought it was always notable for a historical figure to be the subject of a fictinal book, particularly as this is the only novel that has been written about her. --92.35.232.230 (talk) 19:54, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fiction
Wikipedia talk:Today's featured list proposal/Proposal 4

message: :Add  # Support  or  # Oppose  on a new line in the appropriate section followed by a brief explanation, then sign your opinion using ~~~~.  Please remember that this survey is not a vote, and please provide an explanation for your recommendation.
===Survey - in support of the proposal===
# Support as nominator. The Placebo Effect 16:03, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: # Support as nominator. The Placebo Effect 16:03, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey - in support of the proposal

message: #CommentOppose - As I said on the project page I am still interested in getting a list of the day feature going.  I have done lots of research on the featured lists and will be going ahead with an experiment on my user page.  It could be folded in with efforts at issue here or I could just do it on my own.  Suggestions/nominees will be welcome starting Nov 15.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:LOTD)  17:28, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey - in opposition to the proposal

message: :I propose that we run a trial List of the Day that is not committed to the main page and thus can begin with a modest majority and vote on whether the results of the experiment should go to the Main Page afterwards.
How long would this experiment be? iirc, it took about more than a year after it started before POTD's started appearing on the main page. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 06:57, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: A year would be nice, but I'm not going to be marking my calendar any time soon. I just want to get a system down for having LOTD selected and a format aggreed upon before talk of it going to the main page happens. --The Placebo Effect (talk) 07:00, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  LOTD experiment before posting on Main Page
Talk:Dragon Hill, Uffington

message: I and many other people believe that the white horse may actually be a Dragon. With its forked tongue and it's situated next to where supposedly St George is said to have slain a Dragon. That is as if to say "this is where it happened.." Neil.bennett30 (talk) 18:49, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Personal opinion cannot be included unless it is published in a reliable source. DerbyCountyinNZ (Talk Contribs) 21:56, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  WHITE HORSE OR ACTUALLY A WHITE DRAGON?
Talk:Drayton St. Leonard

message: The picture of a "wild animal stainded glass window shown as being in Drayton St Leonard's Parish Church is not there. This church does have some stained glass as discussed elsewhere in the article, but not this one. You can read in the picture that the window is dedicated to "Enid wife of the sixth earl of Kenmare". I have never heard of any link between the village and this Irish family. Please remove this inaccurate item in an otherwise excellent article.
Steve Cox, resident of Drayton St Leonard for over 20 years.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.176.107.5 (talk) 10:48, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
Talk:Drigg

message: This link was added to the article after discussion on the WP Reliable Sources Noticeboard. See: WP:RSN exercise. No information from the CCHT link has been put into the body of the article as citations because the information has not yet been verified for 100% accuracy by the Victoria County History project for Cumbria. (This will take several years to do).  Laplacemat (talk) 10:24, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  CCHT external link 

message: Drigg is also a piece of software to create digg-like sites. Have a look: http://www.drigg.org and http://www.drigg-code.org
Do we need a disambiguation page?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.59.198.205 (talk) 14:33, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  DIsambiguation? 