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Geog Loc boxes

Rod, Here are a couple of examples which show what I think is the value of a Geog Loc box for readers who aren't familiar with the local geography. Compare Idaho and Allier. In the former case, you can quickly move to its neighbouring states and provinces in any given direction. The latter lists neighbouring departments are listed but you can't see which is in which direction. OldSpot61 (talk) 15:51, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello Rodw! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 7 of the articles that you created are tagged as Unreferenced Biographies of Living Persons. The biographies of living persons policy requires that all personal or potentially controversial information be sourced. In addition, to insure verifiability, all biographies should be based on reliable sources. if you were to bring these articles up to standards, it would greatly help us with the current 734 article backlog. Once the articles are adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

1. Jonathan Michael - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
2. Mark Britnell - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
3. Sarah Mullally - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
4. Jonathan Asbridge - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
5. Jane Denton - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
6. Christine Hancock - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL
7. Bridget Wishart - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 19:35, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Service awards proposal

Hello, Rodw! I noticed you display a service award, and would like to invite you to join the discussion over a proposed revamping of the awards. If you have any opinions on the proposal, please participate in the discussion. Thanks! — the Man in Question (in question) 04:28, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

invalid alt text

I didn't mean invalid as in against WP standards, but it didn't work in my system (Firefox 3.5.7 on XP). It showed up in the page itself as alt=... I'm going to investigate now, and if it was just my browser, I apologize. I thought the problem would have appeared to everyone. –Sarregouset (talk) 16:41, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

I was just coming to that conclusion myself. I'm glad it was such a simple solution. –Sarregouset (talk) 16:56, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Service award update

Hello, Rodw! The requirements for the service awards have been updated, and you may no longer be eligible for the award you currently display. Don't worry! Since you have already earned your award, you are free to keep displaying it. However, you may also wish to update to the current system. Sorry for any inconvenience. — the Man in Question (in question) 10:24, 14 January 2010 (UTC)

The History and Antiquities of Somersetshire

You might find these Google books useful. They have some plates which are of course in the public domain. Moonraker2 (talk) 22:26, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

• The history and antiquities of Somersetshire, vol. 1 (1836-38)
• The history and antiquities of Somersetshire, vol. 2 (1839)

Over langford manor

Hi Rod Greetings from Nigeria! I see from your speil that you are 'medical' as well. I am a physician specialising in tropical medicine and working in West Africa. I used to live in Nailsea Court and now live in Over Langford Manor. You couldn't be a better person to help me on my first day with Wikipedia, as I notice that not only are you a Guru, but you are also 'local'. All the alterations I have made to the Nailsea Court entry are correct and I can give references. But I don't know how (yet). I have been battling with trying to add a picture too, but I have failed at that too. I could send you a scan of the references, if you tell me how - or give me an e-mail address to which i could send them. I am horribly aware of being a ludite in this regard. But I am a quick learner. Chris CPLeeUK (talk) 22:04, 16 January 2010 (UTC)