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I don't know if you ever see this page anymore, Andy, but if you do, could you head over to my user page and send me an email? I have a message from someone on the Echoes mailing list re:TAP to pass on (if you haven't got it already). Thanks! - dharmabum 00:43, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Hey there. I see you're editting again so I am guessing you have been unblocked.

I notice you are editting numerous articles to do with Birmingham so I thought it maybe possible to interest you to show your interest in participating in a West Midlands Wikiproject: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals#West_Midlands. If you are interested, just add your user name under the appropriate heading. Thanks a lot - Erebus555 15:19, 28 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hams Hall

Hi! I was working on the MINI (BMW) article - the engine for this car is made at a BMW factory at Hams Hall in Warwickshire - so I stuck in a link to Hams Hall. However, when I follow that link (which evidently, you created), it takes me to Ladywalk Reserve - a nature reserve of some kind. Car parts tend not to be made in nature reserves! Yet both are in Warwickshire, which can't just be a coincidence.

Is Hams Hall actually a nearby town that contains (at a minimum) both Ladywalk Reserve and the BMW engine factory? That seems the most likely explanation. If so, then your redirect is 'A Bad Thing' because Hams Hall isn't a nature reserve as the article immediately suggests.

Help!

SteveBaker 04:47, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hams Hall currently redirects to Ladywalk, which is a nature reserve on the site of the former HH power station.; you can edit the former in the usual way, but please be sure to include a link to Ladywalk. Andy Mabbett 07:11, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The trouble is that I don't know anything about Hams Hall - except that there is a BMW factory there. I just know that I don't want my article pointing to Ladywalk. Ideally, Hams Hall should be a redlink until someone comes along to write about it. My immediate reaction is to request that Hams Hall be deleted - but if you (or someone you know) could write even a basic stub about Hams Hall (presumably with a link to Ladywalk) - then that would be much better. As I say, I'd do that myself except that all I could write would be "There is a BMW factory and a nature reserve there." - which is pretty pathetic even for a stub - and I don't have references for either fact! SteveBaker 15:38, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I thought some more and decided to put in a WP:RFD request to have the redirect deleted. I think that's the best thing for now. If anyone wants to write an article about Hams Hall, they can still do that. SteveBaker 15:51, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK - nevermind - somebody made a decent stub from the redirect. SteveBaker 17:43, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Alumni of St. Mary's College, Oscott

The category you wrote, Category:Alumni of St. Mary's College, Oscott, is uncategorized. Please help improve it by adding it to one or more categories, so it may be associated with related categories. Eli Falk 07:50, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I have no idea what categories might apply. Feel free to do so yourself, though. Andy Mabbett 08:30, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

User page

Please could you remove the comment about me from your user page? Thanks, Jim. 85.92.188.35 20:25, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to login! That was me ... Leonig Mig 20:27, 30 January 2007 (UTC):[reply]

Could you remove the not nice stuff on your user page please? Leonig Mig 15:54, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Heather Angel (photographer)

I have added a "{{prod}}" template to the article Heather Angel (photographer), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but I don't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and I've explained why in the deletion notice (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, or, if you disagree with the notice, discuss the issues at its talk page. Removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, but the article may still be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached, or if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria. TheMindsEye 21:20, 2 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to expand it, but I'm not sure when I'll have time. She certainly is noteworthy, though I agree that the article at present doesn't convey that. Andy Mabbett 11:23, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Midlands articles

I will be editing a few stub articles soon, making them a bit more encyclopedic. Your help is appreciated! --sunstar net^talk 16:08, 3 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikibooks problem...

Someone apparently signed up this username on Wikibooks and used the account for vandalism. If you have an account there under another name, let me know what it is, I'll add a link to it on that userpage and protect it. --SB_Johnny|^talk|_books 14:03, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I figured as much :). The only reason I got in touch is that through the magic of transwiki you actually have a number of contributions on Wikibooks. I'll protect the page and leave a link back to your account here (the account on wb is permanently blocked, so no more vandalism will come from it). --SB_Johnny|^talk|_books 19:11, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Pink Floyd

Hi! I've seen you around on Pink Floyd articles... Would you consider becoming a member of WikiProject Pink Floyd, a WikiProject which aims to expand and improve coverage of Pink Floyd on Wikipedia? Please feel free to join us.

- Dr. Who 17:04, 11 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Todo list:

Fair use

Add fair use rationale to all images and sound samples (all except images already labeled free use).
Re-size large images around to 300 pixels (all "fair use" images), other than album covers (already done).

Articles

Expand all articles to at least Start class. Some song stubs can't be expanded and should be redirected to the relevant album article. Use the "Interstellar Overdrive" article as an example when editing a song stub.
Expand all of the Floyd's studio album articles to at least GA status.
See COTM for monthly collabs.

Project building

Add WikiProject Pink Floyd banner {{WPFloyd}} to all appropriate Talk pages.
Personally invite quality editors working on Pink Floyd articles to join the project.

If you complete one of these tasks, please remove it from the list.

Your edits

I see you've just returned after a one-year ArbCom ban, and that you were placed on indefinite probation for editing similar to the kind you've engaged in at Gillian McKeith. I have to warn you that if your edits continue to disrupt that article, I will request admin action. I also see that an RfC against you was signed by several good editors, and that it made the same points, particularly that you're not familiar with the policies. Please review the core content policies carefully — WP:V, WP:NPOV, WP:NOR, and for McKeith, WP:BLP. You'll find that if you stick to them closely, people will have little reason to complain about your editing. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 00:20, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't respond to threats; doubly so to dishonest threats such as the above. Andy Mabbett 11:07, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you continue to follow me around reverting my work, I will definitely request admin action. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 21:05, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I suggest you refrain from making PoV edits, whose reversion is entirely justified., or I will definitely request admin action. Andy Mabbett 21:06, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

By all means do request admin action, because the spamming of that blog has to stop. Blogs are not allowed to be used as third-party sources except in very limited circumstances, and you need to read the content policies to find out what those are. They may never be used when there are other reliable sources saying the same thing, which there are in this case. Your continuing to add the blog link instead of the Guardian link is a clear example of spamming, because there's no editorial need for it. In addition, the blogger is soliciting funds on the blog, which adds to the inappropriateness of Wikipedia linking to it unnecessarily. The only article in which blogs may be used more freely, according to WP:V, is in the article about the blog itself or about the blog owner, and even then there are restrictions. If someone were to write an article about you, would you want anyone's blog to be usable as a source? No, you wouldn't, because people could add whatever they wanted to it, and then use it to attack you on Wikipedia, so please think about the issue from that perspective. There are good reasons for our content policies. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 02:24, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Once again, your claims are wither mistaken or dishonest. Nobody is "spamming" Goldacre's blog. WP:V says "Self-published material may be acceptable when produced by a well-known, professional researcher in a relevant field or a well-known professional journalist." Despite your assertions to the contrary, Goldacre is a professional journalist. And you certainly don't know what I do or don't want, so please don't try to speak for me. Andy Mabbett 20:01, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Grayrigg crash/derailment

I was wondering why you moved it without discussing it first? A single train was derailed at Potters Bar, for example, and that has always been referred to as a crash - Potters Bar rail crash. Lugnuts 15:03, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Potters Bar derailment

Regarding the move of this article, I have proposed it be moved back. I note the move followed comments on Talk:Grayrigg derailment after you moved that article. I have explained my reasons for proposing the move on the talk page and it can be discussed further there. Adambro 19:09, 24 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fire appliances

Hi. There's a Wiki Project on fire/fire service related articles. We've had a big push to create articles for all UK fire and rescue services including West Midlands Fire and Rescue Service. Quite a few of us are serving or former firefighters, junior or senior officers so the term fire appliance is favoured instead of fire engine. I take the point that many people are familiar with the term fire engine, but for the sake of consistency, we generally use the correct term fire appliance - hence the reversion, again. Regards. Escaper7 22:30, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Podocarpus falcatus = Afrocarpus falcatus

Do you mean you have an image of Podocarpus falcatus, the tree? It can go in Afrocarpus falcatus in the taxobox. Please do! KP Botany 22:25, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea what you mean. Andy Mabbett 22:26, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, yes, wrong user--of course you have no idea what I mean. Sorry, will post on correct user page. KP Botany 22:34, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BOU Presidential succession

The "succession box" looks good to me, but no one seems to have bothered doing them for other learned societies, eg the Royal Society. That's not to say that they shouldn't of course. Smallweed 10:16, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Pink Floyd

I dont want to see edit wars between WP Pink Floyd fellow members¸ please be cool and nice. Cheers.--Doktor Who 21:13, 4 March 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Hamstead/Hampstead

I've reverted the redirect for Hamstead to point to Hampstead (disambiguation). This is because the disambig page refers to both spellings. Additionally, it needs to point to the disambig page as there is also a Hamstead on the Isle of Wight, and neither seems to be more important or better known than the other. – Tivedshambo (talk) 21:28, 4 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm your sockpuppet now? Huh?

A user named User:Jazrud0-3 accused me of being a sockpuppet of you recently for blanking his troll DRV entries. Could you give me some history on this and who I'm dealing with? Specifically, am I in for a nice round of sockpuppet assaults now? If so I don't mind, Cplot was worse than this guy could ever be, but I'd like to get fair warning. --tjstrf talk 09:40, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No idea what that's about, both the user-name and the pages concerned mean nothing to me. Andy Mabbett 10:35, 5 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Messages - reply

Hi Andy - thanks for letting me know about Fellows of the ZS (and other recent creations). Have you noticed that it deosn't have a parent category? What do you think would be suitable? SP-KP 20:54, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Fellows of learned societies of the United Kingdom (thence Category:Learned societies of the United Kingdom) Andy Mabbett 23:46, 6 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked

I have blocked you for two weeks for edit warring on Gillian McKeith. Heimstern Läufer 00:27, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So you have - and you've done so on provably dishonest evidence. Plus ça change... Andy Mabbett 21:29, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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