User talk:No Great Shaker

Beeches

November

... for your way --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:20, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

Beethoven 250 years

Beethoven in 1803

The birthday display! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:39, 16 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you again, Gerda. I've always been a huge fan of Ludwig Van, especially his Pastoral and Choral symphonies which I think are masterpieces. Best wishes and keep safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 13:13, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Me

Hi I was just wondering if you’re able to create player pages Amarifootball123 (talk) 23:56, 19 December 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Amarifootball123, I certainly can create pages, and so can you as with 20-plus edits you must have WP:AUTOCONFIRM status. It would be best to have a go at it yourself, but let me know the title of the article and I'll be happy to review it for you. There are certain rules to be aware of which you can read at WP:Notability, WP:V, WP:RS, etc. If you see the standard welcome template I've posted to you, that provides some good advice for getting started. I presume your subject is a footballer and so he must comply with the conditions of WP:NFOOTY. I know you're interested in Bury A.F.C. but the only one of our players who currently meets NFOOTY is Aidan Chippendale because he has played in the EFL. I hope that's useful but let me know if I can help with anything else. All the best and keep safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 04:57, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

I was going to try but I’m really not very techy however I was wondering why abidan Edwards does not have a page as he was at a premier league club and efl club ? Amarifootball123 (talk) 11:06, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

I see he was on the books of both West Brom and Birmingham but he didn't play in the EFL, or FA Cup or League Cup for them, so I'm afraid he doesn't qualify for an article as yet. NFOOTY is limited to players who have actually played in a competitive game between two teams from a fully professional league. Even being on the bench is no good unless they get onto the field. Sorry, but perhaps his time will come. He might gain some good experience at Bury and then move on up. Maybe Bury will take him up – top of the NWCFL North now! No Great Shaker (talk) 11:31, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

A barnstar for you

		The Reviewer Barnstar
		For your excellent pier review of Southend Pier. Bungle (talk • contribs) 12:56, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

I don't know if these are still as "fashionable" as they once were, but I wanted to acknowledge the work you went to in the PR. Although the PR has now been closed, I still have some aspects of the article improve, though have mostly worked through your suggestions and hope to take it to GA in the near future! Bungle ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:56, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, Bungle. Very kind of you. I'm glad the PR has been useful. All the best and keep safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 16:33, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

LOL, I just noticed "pier" review. Very good. No Great Shaker (talk) 16:35, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Category:Participants in the Norway Debate has been nominated for deletion

Category:Participants in the Norway Debate has been nominated for deletion. A discussion is taking place to decide whether this proposal complies with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. RevelationDirect (talk) 01:39, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Hello, RevelationDirect. I was offline for the whole Xmas/NY period so I completely missed this discussion. I thought when I created the category that it might prove useful for readers to navigate from the article. My thinking that to include all those names in an embedded list would have been too much. I had no problem either way with the category being kept or removed, but I think some good points were made in the discussion and it's probably best removed. Still, however, I don't think a long list of participants should be created, though perhaps additional "rebels" might be mentioned as I only named the better known ones like Macmillan, Hogg, Profumo and the like. All the best for 2021 and stay safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 11:01, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

In the discussion I started on the talk page, another editor suggested a collapsible list which might be a compromise since, I agree with you, long lists can be intrusive in an article. If a stand-alone list would meet WP:LISTN, I've seen some really great sortable list articles like List of tallest buildings in Melbourne that go well beyond a bulleted list. Either way, thank you for your contributions and Happy New Year! - RevelationDirect (talk) 13:18, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Winston Churchill

Hi there. I stepped away from the Winston Churchill article many years ago (some 13 in fact) after getting it to GA but just took a look now for the first time in years. I notice it has finally got its GA status back and see that it was in a large part down to your efforts. I know how difficult this task must have been. Please accept this barnstar. Well done. LordHarris 00:11, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For your tireless contributions to Winston Churchill and getting it to GA LordHarris 00:11, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Hello, LordHarris, and good to meet you at last. I was already aware of the work you did on Churchill from studying past contributions so, somewhat belatedly, thank you for your efforts in establishing what remains a solid foundation providing all the essentials. I was pleased to get the article back to GA but it has been difficult because of its size and the various points of view being expressed about the subject. I've always tried to accommodate different viewpoints where I can but sometimes you just have to draw the line and invoke consensus or undue weight or both. I've been offline over Xmas/NY and I see in my watchlist that the article has had yet more problems in the meantime. Thanks very much for the barnstar. All the best for 2021 and stay safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 10:51, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

No worries, good to make your introduction too. As one of the top articles on Wikipedia it is a mammoth task and while at many times, it is a thankless and difficult task, its also immensely rewarding to realise you've brought good knowledge to lots of readers and managed to successfully build a consensus on such a huge biography, so thank you. All the best for 2021. Cheers, LordHarris 23:20, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Happy New Year, No Great Shaker!

Happy New Year!

No Great Shaker,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
MRRaja001 ^(talk) 02:26, 1 January 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you, MRRaja001, and all the best to you and yours too. Hopefully a much better year than the last one. Stay safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 10:40, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks mate!!! - MRRaja001 ^(talk) 10:42, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1901 FA Cup Final

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article 1901 FA Cup Final you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 03:40, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Oh dear....saw the message. Hope everything is okay. happy to leave this open for a while if/when you return. Just ping me. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:03, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Cas Liber. Thanks for picking up this review. For now, I should be able to spend a bit of time here each day for keeping up to date. Will be glad to help you in any way I can. All the best for 2021 (hopefully a mudh better year for all of us) and stay safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 10:38, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of 1901 FA Cup Final

The article 1901 FA Cup Final you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:1901 FA Cup Final for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Casliber -- Casliber (talk) 00:22, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Invisible disability

Greetings and happy 2021. I hope that all is well.

I wanted to draw your attention to a GA and TFA nomination which probably needs some diplomatic involvement. A user nominated the article Invisible disability for GA and is himself/herself reviewing the same article (here). The user also nominated the article for TFA (here), even though it's not even GA.Venicescapes (talk) 16:59, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello again, Venicescapes, and I hope you and yours are all well. I've removed both of those nominations which were invalid. A new user whose enthusiasm has run away with them, I think. All the best for 2021 and stay safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 19:24, 10 January 2021 (UTC)

That was my impression as well. I'm sure that he/she is good-intentioned. Best wishes, and stay safe.Venicescapes (talk) 13:25, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi No Great Shaker and Venicescapes! I just wanted to thank you for dealing with issue above. I just spotted it on the Good Article Nominations page, which I'm sure will auto-update soon. Thanks! Bibeyjj (talk) 13:33, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Year sections

Hi. I'm continuing my efforts to remove dross. If I take a lot of entries out of a particular Year/Date article, it could unbalance the sections you've created. Would you like me to amend them myself, or would you prefer me to leave it to you to decide whether/when it needs to be done? Deb (talk) 11:18, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Deb. I'm more than happy for you to amend them as you see fit. I only ever intended them to be a temporary aid while I upgrade the articles. All the best and stay safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 11:22, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

Good article backlog drive in March

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(t · c) buidhe 04:44, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, but my time here is limited now and I am making occasional visits only. No Great Shaker (talk) 13:53, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

DYK for Winston Churchill as painter

On 4 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Winston Churchill as painter, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Winston Churchill, an amateur painter, held the first exhibition of his paintings in Paris under a pseudonym? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Winston Churchill as painter. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Winston Churchill as painter), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (ie, 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Thank you, Gatoclass, but to be fair I think it is Andrew Davidson who deserves the credit for this. Glad to see the piece has gone into DYK, though. All the best. No Great Shaker (talk) 14:38, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

• FYI, No Great Shaker was included in the list of contributors to receive credit when I created the DYK nomination and that's what drives these notifications. There can be several credits and it's good to share. The hook didn't do especially well (about 4K views) but that's perhaps because others changed the hook and deleted the picture. So, no thanks to them :) Andrew🐉(talk) 14:51, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia and DYK are not a zero sum game.

A pet peeve of mine has been that there are too many sticks and kicks — and not enough pats and attaboys in Wikipedia. It costs nothing to give praise or even a barnstar. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:55, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, both :) No Great Shaker (talk) 16:11, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:List of ministers in the Churchill wartime government, 1940–1945

Hello, No Great Shaker. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "List of ministers in the Churchill wartime government".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! UnitedStatesian (talk) 02:12, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Hello, UnitedStatesian. I had completely forgotten that draft. The information is all in Churchill war ministry now and, in fact, I'm currently updating it. More than happy for the draft to be removed and sorry it slipped my mind. Thanks very much. No Great Shaker (talk) 10:44, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

Turkcebilgi.com

Hi. The site's "about us" section doesn't exist. It contains articles with grammatical errors and they are not written from a neutral point of view. It also cites Wikipedia as its source. ภץאคгöร 17:22, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Hello, Nyxaros. If it is citing WP then it's definitely out. I tried to get the About Us page up but something in Turkish appeared that wouldn't translate and I thought it might just be a connection issue. I think we'll agree to forget that site, then. Thanks very much for putting me right. No Great Shaker (talk) 08:31, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

Neutral notice

Hi. You may be interested in this AfD discussion. Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 08:09, 7 April 2021 (UTC)