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Born	Gareth Griffith-Jones (1942-04-28) 28 April 1942 Cardiff
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Gareth Griffith-Jones

The Welsh Buzzard is a real ale drinker and prefers Abbot Ale

The Welsh Buzzard enjoys a glass of red wine and prefers Cabernet Sauvignon

The Welsh Buzzard eats red meat and prefers beef

The Welsh Buzzard enjoys a long, cold Gin and tonic

I delete material from my Talk page, consistent with WP policy, but a selection of threads – between September 6, 2011 and 30 June, 2015 – can be found here.

Although this MG is showing a Dutch number-plate — it is, like mine, a RHD — and, apart from the ghastly, door-mounted overtaking mirror, it is exactly like my 1970 MG MGB GT
... which I purchased in 1970 ... and still sailing through every annual MOT test and running well.

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The Sopranos

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Mary Calvi -- oopsies...

My apologies for accidentally reverting your very appropriate edit on this article. It's not really clear to me how I even managed to do it -- but I assure you it was accidental, and I would have self-reverted if you had not beaten me to it. Cheers, DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 21:14, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for posting here, DoctorJoeE, and please rest assured that we all have been guilty of that. All the best! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 21:25, 13 July 2015 (UTC)

81.111.9.102

Hello,

The IP recently made an edit on Joy (film) that was unnecessary, consisted of mass changes and appears to be disruptive editing based on the talk page. I am not aware of their situation so I can't file a report on them. I wanted to notify you so you could do, if you felt it was necessary now. Callmemirela {Talk} ♑ 18:11, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

Good morning Mirela,
I will have a look at the history later, but please tell me why you cannot take appropriate action against an IP editor.
Have a great weekend! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 10:26, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

OMG, I forgot to answer you after all of my edits. My apologies. To answer your question, I am not aware of the IP's situation and editing as said above. So I wouldn't be the best person to report them. The best I could come up with would be "I am not aware of this IP's contributions, but they've received numerous warnings for their editing. Please check their contributions." Now that sounds like a shitty report. I am more of detailed girl. Callmemirela {Talk} ♑ 23:21, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Animated, color-coded map showing the various continents and regions. Depending on the convention and model, some continents may be consolidated or subdivided: for example, Eurasia is most often subdivided into Europe and Asia (red shades), while North and South America are sometimes recognized as one American continent (green shades).

Good morning Mirela,
I shall keep an eye on this miscreant.
It seems that I have been looking for a detailed girl all my life—and at last I have found one. The pity is, she lives on a (different) green colour.
Wales is very green.
Cheers! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 08:21, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

Blumenkorb

Don't forget to water it!

	Blumenkorb
	Blumenkorb (Flowerbasket) Hafspajen (talk) 20:33, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

Wonderful to find a contribution on this page after so long a gap! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 07:38, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Hpj! Did you mean ...

"Bloomin' kerb!"?

Driving far too fast — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 09:37, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

A kerb (British English), or curb (North American English), is the edge where a raised sidewalk (pavement in British English) or road median/central reservation meets a street or other roadway. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 09:37, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Hm, I am not an expert but I guess it is the same word as korg (basket). https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurv_%28beholder%29 and https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg... Hafspajen (talk) 10:05, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Though a blooming raised sidewalk is a charming idea.... !Hafspajen (talk) 10:06, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Det å lage til kurver og lignende kalles kurvarbeid eller kurvfletting, som er gammel husflid i en rekke kulturer. (The making of baskets and the like called basketry or wickerwork, which are old crafts in a variety of cultures.) — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 11:09, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Sounds like Bing or Google to me... :) Hafspajen (talk) 11:18, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

I don't understand. What sounds like Bing or Google? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 11:23, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Your translation... Hafspajen (talk) 11:24, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Ah! Google recognised it as Norwegian. You find it inaccurate? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 11:29, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

It it quite OK, but it souned like an automated translation. The making of baskets and the like called basketry Hafspajen (talk) 11:32, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Ha, ha! Stops anyone pretending to be fluent in another language. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 11:38, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Oh, you would only needed to Eglishfy it, it was pretty clear. Hafspajen (talk) 12:08, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Hmm. Eglish is a word. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 12:16, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Church of St Patrick in Eglish. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 12:16, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

One shouldn't pretend to be fulent ... (fluent) Hafspajen (talk) 12:21, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

You are a smasher!
Top Definition (smasher)
smashing

extraordinarily impressive or fine; wonderful
a smashing success

a smashing human being
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 12:33, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Uh, uhu. Do you know that Phil is upset? Hafspajen (talk) 12:37, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Yep! Lately I have been posting there frequently. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 12:44, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Sigh. maybe we should put a wikilove on it every second day .... Hafspajen (talk) 13:09, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

WLIT-FM

Regarding your edits to Wikipedia at WLIT-FM. Your edits that were reverted have been replaced. Gareth Griffith-Jones 07:33, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

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Resolved

Fixed! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 09:00, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

You recently reverted my changes to the ethereum wiki page

I recently did a large edit to the ethereum wiki page these included:

-moving information to a correct section -deleting repeated information -removing factual errors -removing outdated references to 'current' goings on -removing links to unaffiliated web pages -removing opinions and text written in the first person -added a section on the projects implementation of smart contracts

If there is anything in particular about the changes made that you think made the page worse please let me know or I will implement the changes I made again.

Thanks

Alterneck (talk) 15:39, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

I do apologise, Alterneck (talk). You are correct. I must have hit the wrong key. I have undone my revision. No hard feelings, I trust? Cheers! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 15:50, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

>>The Godfather

Hello Gareth. Recently you and another user (User:Winkelvi) reverted my edits to the article The Godfather. My reason for excising the words "in the title role" is quite simply that it is wrong. While Marlon Brando may have come off with top billing in the film, the role that he plays is not the character that the film is about. Clearly, the story is about how Michael Corleone shifts in the space of about a decade from the family's youngest son, fresh out of the military and uninterested in the "family business", to a powerful, bloodthirsty, ruthless bastard, the number-one thug in New York, something that he hardly expected. Clearly then, the role played by Al Pacino – even if he didn't get top billing – is the central one. The story is about him, not about how Don Vito gets himself shot and wounded, and then sees his health deteriorate until he drops dead in the garden while playing with his grandson, any more than it is about how Pauly Gatto betrays the Don and winds up getting taken for a ride, as they said in the old gangster films ("Leave the gun – Take the cannoli." — Great line!). I would like to know your reasons for believing that the title The Godfather refers to Don Vito. I reckon the article would be right to say that Marlon Brando was given top billing, but surely the whole story is about how Michael unexpectedly (at least at the outset) succeeded his father. Kelisi (talk) 16:47, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) You need to discuss this on the talk page for the film Kelisi not here. Your statement is mostly WP:POV, WP:OR and WP:SYNTH so you will need to find WP:RS for your claim. MarnetteD|Talk 16:51, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Thank you M. You have saved me the trouble of a lengthy response as I endorse all you say above. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 16:56, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

I'll communicate with other users as I deem fit, Marnie! Kelisi (talk) 16:59, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Then the change that you are trying to make will continue to be reverted. MarnetteD|Talk 17:03, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Gareth, are you going to hide behind subjectively applied policies or are you going to answer my questions? Why should your point of view be any less WP:POV, WP:OR and WP:SYNTH than mine? Where is your WP:RS for the words "in the title role"? And Marnie, where did I say that I would continue to revert the change? I would put it to you that that speaks volumes about your attitude towards discussion with other users. Kelisi (talk) 17:06, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

You are now moving into WP:HARASS territory. Berating a user on their talk page is not going to change things at the article. Also, Gareth is under no obligation to reply here. The polices are not subjective so you might want to move away from the sophistry as well. MarnetteD|Talk 17:09, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Nonsense. I am merely demanding the discussion that is supposed to take place on Wikipedia. And I was asking for Gareth's thoughts on the matter, by the way. Gareth, why do you believe that those few words are justified? And what do you think about the last sentence in the cast entry for Al Pacino just below them? I mean this: "His [Michael's] evolution from the family's last-born son to its ruthless boss is the main subject matter of the film." Is that WP:POV, WP:OR and WP:SYNTH as well? Does it need a WP:RS too? What do you think? Kelisi (talk) 17:15, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Thank you M. Once again, I have been beaten to the post (!)
Keep your sense of humour, Kelisi, if you have one. Accept the fact that you are not going to change a truth (in both novel and film) however much you bleat on about it. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 17:19, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Gareth, your response is most unsatisfactory. You are now berating me instead of discussing in good faith. The truth, by the way, is a very subjective thing, but on Wikipedia, we are interested in objective facts. Mario Puzo wrote his novel with Michael Corleone as the central character, and despite Hollywood's usual meddling with the novel's plot, that was carried over into the film. Anyway, I can see I'm getting nowhere with you. Oh well.Kelisi (talk) 17:25, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

The problem you have with this issue, is that you are wrong. Nothing will convince me that we are wrong on the article. You cannot argue a satisfactory case for your alternative in my opinion. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 17:31, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

And the problem you have with this issue is that you can offer nothing beyond a peremptory statement like "you are wrong". How do you expect that to convince me of anything? What is your reasoning? Kelisi (talk) 02:21, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

What are your doing back here harassing Gareth for? Is it because no editors agree with your theory at the talk page for the article? You have received all the answers needed in both venues so it is time for you to move along to other editing. MarnetteD|Talk 02:29, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

What are you doing back here? Gareth can speak for himself – supposedly (he hasn't done so yet). Attempts like that one just now to suppress discussion carry no weight with me. Kelisi (talk) 02:48, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

A) I posted because you are being a jerk. B) Gareth has spoken for himself when he said "Nothing will convince me that we are wrong on the article." So a normal person would understand that is the end of the discussion. C) Your post was made at 2:21 in the morning where Gareth lives so he is asleep. D) As stated before (perhaps you have forgotten it) Gareth is under no obligation to repond whatsoever. Your best course of action is to WP:DROPTHESTICK because this thread is done. MarnetteD|Talk 03:32, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

wrong historical things is depicted in the lonia wikipedia page .

Sir,

  Wrong infornmation and refences is given about lonia in the wikipedia page.

It always in upper caste category and also this kind of lead to the riot and voilence and inequality in the area .So kind edit to the right information.

Thank you for your post, User:Abhi.success12 (talk). I shall take a closer look at your article next week as I am very busy right now.
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The software will replace them with your signature and the date. Cheers! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 17:41, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Copyeditor's Barnstar
	The Copyeditor's Barnstar is awarded for excellence in correcting spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style issues. Hafspajen (talk) 17:27, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi

Well, Hi! I hope you are doing great. Would you like to give a copy-edit to Mary Kom (film)? I want it on the main page on 5 September 2015 and that is only possible, if the prose quality improves. It would be very nice, if you could ce it. I shall be grateful for this. I have given so many days to the article and if won't appear on the main page on its fisrt anniversery, then everything will go in vain (my work; since i worked for that purpose). Please.—Prashant 16:51, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello Prashant!, I have added the film to my Watchlist and will endeavour to begin to copy-edit hopefully at the end of the week, but cannot promise. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 17:02, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Well, actually I need to nominate it for GA in two days, so that it can be submitted for FAC. The film will completes a year on 5th September.—Prashant 17:43, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Perhaps Prashant!, you should have asked me earlier. Sorry not to be able to help you this time. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 20:49, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your ping. You state exactly how life is, particularly with my own circumstance. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 20:56, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

No worries friend. Thanks! You can look at it when you are free.—Prashant 05:29, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

I am glad you understand. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 10:31, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

EastEnders

Hi, I don't want to discourage you from editing EastEnders articles on Wikipedia, so please don't feel you have to stop! Fiction is just written differently to real life - because all the episodes still exist, everything is in perpetual present tense. –anemoneprojectors– 19:10, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Okay, AnemoneProjectors, I admit that I was feeling a little "testy" earlier today. I must remember to follow the advice that I often offer my Wikipedia friends from time to time, and not take matters to heart when someone disagrees with you. All the best! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 20:46, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Maxime

Hi,

Thank you for your message.

I don't quite understand. Please can you explain why you think my contribution was not appropriate?

I'm trying to help and contribute, please can you explain exactly what you are looking for.

I don't want to waste my time or yours.

Thanks,

Maxime

Hello Maxime, Your revision destroyed a reference, albeit marked as "dead", as you can see here. It should not be removed until it is replaced or corrected.
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Cheers! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 15:38, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Remember to AGF mate

Pasting the "conversation" from my talk page for the record on yours and to make sure you see it:

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Thunder, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 12:36, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Thunder. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 15:26, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

What the f...! I commented on the revert I did to your edit, and you flag it as vandalism. This may be unsourced, but it's common knowledge in every country that uses km and has a reasonable school system, cf. Wikipedia:Common_knowledge "Universally-accepted everyday orders that are taught in early elementary school ("A comes before B in the English Alphabet" or "January comes before February in the Gregorian calendar").". Remember to WP:AGF. Reverted back, it was NOT vandalism! Completely beside that point, if that unsourced edit should be removed, so should two thirds of the article in question. 2.108.217.113 (talk) 21:24, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

So there you have it. Please AGF. Flagging a revert as vandalism is hardly that. 2.108.217.113 (talk) 21:30, 28 July 2015 (UTC)