Talk:Alfred Lennon

message: andreasegde 13:19, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Freddie

message: Poor Freddie; he was sending money back home and Julia was living at her parents' house and going out on the town. Tsk, tsk... andreasegde 13:19, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Juila was out on the town

message: This a bloody labyrinth. Who died, and when? Who married who? American or Irish? Bugger me... andreasegde 21:04, 30 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: The Lennons

message: I have changed this article to B class. andreasegde 11:10, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: B Class

message: Little Freddie Lennon has been put for a GAR. Would someone look at it for stupid mistakes, and give it a wipe with a damp cloth? andreasegde 09:23, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Freddie Lennon]]

message: I dunno what template was being intended to use down there in the references to make the notes show up, but it doesn't appear to be working, and it apparently wasn't because of a missing { tag either. It's very difficult to determine if an article is well-referenced when the section isn't easily visible.... Homestarmy 20:11, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Never mind, I fixed it. Homestarmy 20:13, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, another thing, the article history appears slightly unstable as of late, () if this article is reviewed for GA status, the content won't be changing radically or anything, will it? Homestarmy 20:51, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: The references appear invisible

message: Good article, presents the subject well.  Try to dig up some better (preferably free) images of him.  I also recommend getting some references in the parts where there aren't any and, after that, a peer review to flesh out the rest.  DoomsDay349 22:57, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The references could not be more often quoted, as they often came from the same page. He wasn't that famous to warrant more. If anyone has a problem with a paragraph, a sentence, a phrase, or any single word in the article, I can put in a refererence for it. andreasegde 22:34, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Passed GA

message: First of all, to say that the original family name was O'Leannain is absolute guesswork and it shouldn't be in the article.
*Comment: Yes it should, because it is referenced. egde 21:57, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Have you looked at the references? I think not. Spitz worked seven years on his book, and I, for one, am willing to believe he researched it properly. The web references speak for themselves - are you disagreeing with Bill Harry? If you have published/web references stating the opposite, they would be more than welcome. egde 21:44, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I accept that you disagree, but what standing do you have? Do you have a reference that the Lennons/biographers really do not know? I think that my father is my father because I have a birth certificate, but I can not be truly sure that he was. If you go down that road you can discount history competely. People have researched it, and if we do not accept that, then we have to "put up or shut up", as the saying goes. Give us a reference, but don't give us chaos... :) egde 17:06, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family Tree. 

message: :Good stuff. Put it in the article with references and I'll put you on my Xmas card list. :) egde 03:17, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: References "Mersey Beat: Uncle Charlie and The Lennon’s timeline" cannot be taken seriously. 
Bill Harry doesn't sound convinced on "Mersey Beat" and some of his questions were not answered. Unfortunately the article only goes to show how little Freddie and Charlie Lennon knew about the family.
"The Lennon’s timeline" again shows how little they knew. I looked at the page about Jack Lennon and there is not one paragraph which is right. Brakn 17:16, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you get the references, then go for it. It would be most welcome. --andreasegde 09:40, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: References

message: The first two paragraphs of The Lennon Family are very confusing. (I have read it 5 times...) Can you make it simpler? --andreasegde 22:50, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Brakn! I've just had another good read of it, and I think you've unearthed something quite spectacular. What families can do when it comes to getting it wrong and polishing up the past, huh? I an going to re-do that first paragraph and combine the two, and mention that it's an urban legend. (BTW, If you can state where the records are kept/where you found them, it would be great). --andreasegde 11:47, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've rewritten it. --andreasegde 12:47, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Confusing

message: I have a disturbing feeling that he should be called Alf, and not Freddie. His family always called him Alf. If I am wrong I could fix it quite quickly. What's your opinion, Brakn? --andreasegde 12:57, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It might be just as well to call him Alfred. I believe he was referred to as Alf by the family. Brakn 13:01, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done, and thanks (as always). --andreasegde 23:37, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Freddie or Alf?

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replies: text: I have replaced the tag. --andreasegde 23:36, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Daddy Come Home.jpg

message: Any edit made without a verifiable reference will be deleted, including edits that are slipped into referenced sentences, BTW. --andreasegde (talk) 03:01, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the article speaks for itself. Andrew, you've been doing an astounding job, really... I'm hugely impressed. --kingboyk (talk) 00:46, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ahhh... I thank thee kindly. --andreasegde (talk) 11:02, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: References

message: Ok if we're going to get silly....
"James and Jane were both from County Down, Northern Ireland"
Shouldn't that read as County Down, in what is now known as Northern Ireland?
No need for the change in the first place.
Brakn (talk) 09:17, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Change it Brakn; you're the specialist. :)--andreasegde (talk) 12:53, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oh dear, Northern Ireland. 

message: In my book The Lives of John Lennon, it was John's mother (Julia) who played the banjo. GoodDay (talk) 20:19, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: "He played the banjo, as did Julia, although neither pursued music professionally (Julia would later teach John how to play the banjo).". Referenced by "Miles (1997) p30".--andreasegde (talk) 14:05, 23 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Freddie played the banjo? 

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thread_title:  Beatles RfC 

message: other than being john lennon's father it seems he did nothing of note! but if being the father of a famous person is enough, in itself, to warrant a wikipedia entry how come every other famous singers dad doesnt have their own wikipedia page??? seriously, what on earth did he do, besides being the father of john lennon, that made him a well known person warranting a wikipedia entry?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.172.226.9 (talk) 05:52, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Im confused as to why Alf even has a wikipedia page 

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message: Can someone tell me why this article was deleted? Thanks. User:Kindoom 09:03, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: It wasn't. Please see WP:MERGE, WP:DEL and for good measure, WP:AGF. Cheers! ——SerialNumber54129 09:11, 13 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  What were the reasons for deleting this article? 

message: The article has been redirected to John Lennon#Biography. As such it has been procedurally delisted from Good article status. If it is decided to revert the redirect the Good status can be reapplied to the article by undoing this edit. Regards AIRcorn (talk) 09:58, 22 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Delisted 

message: The continued existence of this article dedicated to someone with zero claim to notability is the biggest current embarrassment to wikipedia. 95.149.126.38 (talk) 19:14, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Embarrassment to wikipedia