Talk:Lincoln's Inn

message: Lincoln's Inn has historically been particularly connected with Chancery practice, I believe; why no mention of this?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.214.52.191 (talk) 19:48, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Chancery

message: As a member of Lincoln's Inn, I would say that the tradition among the four Inns of Court (Gray's Inn, Inner Temple, Lincoln's Inn and Middle Temple - listed alphabetically!) is that none of them claims to be the oldest.  While the Inner Temple and the Middle Temple are celebrating 400 years since grant of the land upon which they are situatied by James I & VI, neither does so on the basis of a comparison with the age of the other three Inns.
The Lincoln's Inn website is careful to say only that its records go back to 1422 and that this is earlier than any of the other three.  Its points out however that the Inn had been existence for some time before that date, leaving open (because nobody knows) the date upon which it is founded.  I have therefore deleted the claim to it being the oldest of the four inns of court.Informed Owl (talk) 22:06, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Age of Lincoln's Inn

message: There was the usual confusion about which of the 'Gilbert Scotts' was involved on this site - I have corrected this to 'George' from 'Giles'. 79.72.17.57 (talk) 10:54, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Then perhaps you could provide references with your additions? Ironholds (talk) 18:27, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

text: Err.. no, lifting text is a copyvio. Using a text as a reference and rewriting it as not. Some of the statements you've added are still unreferenced, and the referencing style is completely out of line with that of the rest of the article. Could you reformat them, please? Ironholds (talk) 21:52, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

text: Again, those need to be formatted properly. In the original article you had the Office of the Six Clerks, which wasn't referenced (there were multiple sub-clerks at the Chancery, so if you want to be specific you need to show it's accurate) - that was the sort of thing I was talking about. You'd shoved it in the middle of the sentence and made it look like the references already there were verifying it, which they weren't. The text you plan to insert is also problematic - "celebrated final sentence"? Read WP:WEASEL. Ironholds (talk) 07:56, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

text: I did; the first was a typographic error (an 8 instead of a 6) and the second not added by me. Ironholds (talk) 10:19, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Architecture 

message: The entire article has, for over two years, been a massive set of copyright violations. I have been forced to revert back to a "clean" version. Luckily I was in the process of drafting a rewrite anyway, so it shouldn't be in this state for more than a week. Ironholds (talk) 12:06, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I added things to this piece which were certainly not copyvios, as I did the research and writing myself. This piece is inordinately short, especially compared to Gray's Inn, today's featured article. I hope this piece can be restored soon to some semblance of normalcy. Its brevity is a discredit to the subject. Regards, MarmadukePercy (talk) 02:21, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The article on Gray's Inn was also a discredit to the subject - hence why you got it to FA. If you did do such research, it was overwritten by the IP and others who copied off the Lincoln's Inn website. A Lincoln's Inn expansion is currently being worked on, but I can't really find any historical sources. Ironholds (talk) 10:40, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyvio 

message: I wonder whether this section is ripe for review?
It has become something of a disparate list of members and former members. Fame is a relative concept.  A person who might be of note in one part of the world, might not be of note elsewhere.  Where does the list logically stop?
I note that the article on Inner Temple adopts a far more restrained approach to the question of listing former members.  
Do bare lists have any place on Wikipedia? I am posting similar observations in the discussions pages of the other two Inns of Court. Informed Owl (talk) 12:37, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Correct that!  I see that the page for Gray's Inn has a separate link to a page specifically listing former members.  Although the observation remains as to the use of such a page, is it perhaps an option for this article? Informed Owl (talk) 12:41, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've been planning one for rather a while; the normal standard of "fame" is "notable enough for an article", so it's kinda self-fulfilling. Iirc you're a member of Lincoln's; are there any sources in the library you could get your hands on? The article is godawful, but I've been working on a draft rewrite; the problem is the scarcity of sources available to me. Ironholds (talk) 14:26, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

text: I think Ironholds does him or herself an injustice.  The proposed re-write adopts a good structure and could perhaps be the basis of a re-write for the whole article.Informed Owl (talk) 12:32, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Him, and thank you kindly! I'm planning on using that structure; it's the same as Gray's Inn, now an FA. As a member, I assume you have access to the Lincoln's Inn Library? We could do this as a collaboration; there should be some books on the Inn, as well as the Black Books. Ironholds (talk) 20:42, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Famous members 

message: I have brought into the article that which Ironlhold modestly described as work in progress.  I think it gives the whole article a much better structure.  I have tried to fix as many links as I could which were lost in moving it across (down, solely, to my own lack of IT prowess!).
I think the article is in good shape now.  Clearly some references need to be added.  In particular, I have not been able to get a picture of the crest uploaded.  I do in fact have one of my own (which I have taken and in which therefore I own the copyright.  I shall try to upload it.  If I am not able to work out how to do so, could I email it to a volunteer who might be able to do it for me?Informed Owl (talk) 11:41, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It's fairly self-explanatory, but feel free to email it to me if you can't work it out. A quick note; Wikipedia's contributions always have to be attributable, which is part of the purpose of the "history" page - we can tell who wrote what. As you posted my text under your account, it now appears that you wrote it (although the edit summary is helpful in that regard). Ironholds (talk) 17:17, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point (as regards it looking as though I wrote it).  My apologies, that was not my intention at all.Informed Owl (talk) 19:46, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Ehh, that's alright. Do let me know if you can find any sources in the library. Ironholds (talk) 02:39, 8 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Re-write

message: Why is it in four years the picture of the Gate House by Philip Hardwicke, Victorian, on to Lincoln's Inn Fields from New Square is not correctly captioned and that it appears to illustrate the section on the ancient Gate House on Chancery Lane into Old Square? Tony S 85.210.2.117 (talk) 13:36, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Gatehouse

message: Why is it in four years the picture of the Gate House by Philip Hardwicke, Victorian, on to Lincoln's Inn Fields from New Square is not correctly captioned and that it appears to illustrate the section on the ancient Gate House on Chancery Lane into Old Square? Can somebody who has accesss to this article recaption the picture or replace it with a picture of what the section is about? Tony S 85.210.2.42 (talk) 17:58, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gatehouse confusion 

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message: Can we get a better picture of the coat of arms? The one we have is the wrong colour, and the caption is basically just an apology and correction. Richard75 (talk) 13:15, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coat of arms 

message: Hello all
An update is desperately needed for the term "Queen's Counsel" and everything linked to it. As there is no longer a Queen on the throne of England, all Silks have automatically become King's Counsel. This text is now out of date, even though the link does now redirect to King's Counsel. --Anarchic teapot (talk) 15:03, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Queen's / King's Counsel