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Jaguar's GA tags
Greetings, can you do me a favor and use AWB to plough through User:Jaguar's GA review list on his user page and fix the tags on the talk pages like this, they should read topic= rather than subtopic= . Comprende?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:46, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
Cheers, I'm sure Jaguar is grateful too!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:53, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
- Help me understand: Wikipedia:Good article nominations/Instructions, tells me the parameter name is subtopic, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:01, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
- Yes, it is when nominating, but not when actually listing a GA. It's definitely topic=, as you can see by the fact that Jaguar's tags now work and show the "genre". Confusing to people.♦ Dr. Blofeld 05:22, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks for that, Ser Amantio di Nicolao! Whenever a GAN is initiated it begins with "subtopic" but I'll be sure to change it to "topic" from now on, and add the pages correctly. JAGUAR 21:34, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
- Help me understand: Wikipedia:Good article nominations/Instructions, tells me the parameter name is subtopic, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:01, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
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Thanks for adding categories to the women artist pages! :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 03:19, 2 July 2015 (UTC) |
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Feminist art
You do not have my sister Alexis Hunter in the list of feminist artists. She died a while ago and She is our of probate now so I am trying to deal with her work. She is on Wiki as am I. The Tate is about to take in her archive. All the best, Alyson hunter — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.5.50.14 (talk) 08:40, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
larry smith
Why would u edit his page who thinks about him24.112.184.42 (talk) 02:28, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
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Sportspeople from Yorkshire
Stop! You seem to be adding this category to a lot of incorrect people! Stephenb (Talk) 11:33, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- I and another editor have removed quite a few errors, but I certainly don't have time to go through and check all the AWB changes you have made. I think you should do so though! And please be more careful next time. Thanks, Stephenb (Talk) 11:48, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) There do seem to be quite a few... I thought initially you might just be picking up aviators as sportspeople, but this chap was a 17th-century admiral, and Ronald Wilberforce Allen was a politician with no even remotely sporting history. Far be it from me to offer advice, but I'd be tempted to mass-revert myself and start again from scratch. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 11:50, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- @Struway2: and @Stephenb: - I think I know where the problem lies. Should be a fairly simple fix - I'll do it in a couple of hours when I'm back at the computer. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 11:56, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- Have you figured out what the problem was? And do you intend to revisit all of your edits to rectify the problematic ones?Moriori (talk) 20:35, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- It should be all sorted out now. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:40, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- You may wish to consider Maurice Edwards, Norman Collier, and Norman Scarth. Bearing in mind that I only checked the M's and N's; I see no reason why those letters should be the only ones to still have errors needing fixing. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 22:55, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- Hope you're right ;-) cheers, Struway2 (talk) 14:37, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
- You may wish to consider Maurice Edwards, Norman Collier, and Norman Scarth. Bearing in mind that I only checked the M's and N's; I see no reason why those letters should be the only ones to still have errors needing fixing. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 22:55, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- It should be all sorted out now. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:40, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- Have you figured out what the problem was? And do you intend to revisit all of your edits to rectify the problematic ones?Moriori (talk) 20:35, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- @Struway2: and @Stephenb: - I think I know where the problem lies. Should be a fairly simple fix - I'll do it in a couple of hours when I'm back at the computer. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 11:56, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) There do seem to be quite a few... I thought initially you might just be picking up aviators as sportspeople, but this chap was a 17th-century admiral, and Ronald Wilberforce Allen was a politician with no even remotely sporting history. Far be it from me to offer advice, but I'd be tempted to mass-revert myself and start again from scratch. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 11:50, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
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My Great Aunt
Thank you for creating this page of my great aunt, Joan. She adored cats, more than people. She lived with her sister, Joyce, for her many years and I remember her very well. She would have been flattered that someone remembered her and her writings. She wrote science fiction at a time when very few, if any, women were actually publishing works in this genre. Thanks again, Anne — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.10.167.90 (talk) 23:52, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
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Hi, can you use AWB to tack this to the foot of all articles in it?♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:57, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
Soprano
Why would Constanze Backes be only operatic? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:42, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
with thanks
i like folk singers and their sonngs ,nevertheless their every stories like songs with the rythm of life especially from xi an ,china — Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.200.212.68 (talk) 23:42, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
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Hello friend, I'm a upcoming Hip-hop artist and I have been wondering how to get a Article.. I seen you did another Artists article and I was wondering what it would take for you to make me one. You can check my website out CLKentrell.com and please get back with me, on any info about this. Thanks. My email is CLKentrell@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:C4:8003:ED42:DCF4:21FB:7531:83A1 (talk) 22:30, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
Can you add a section to Dusty Harrison's Wikipedia page that has all his fights in chronological order with the results, location, and such like at the bottom of Jimmy Lange, Floyd Mayweather Jr and a lot of other boxers wikipedia pages. I would do it myself as I've made many changes to Dusty's page recently with the permission of his father but I don't know how. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wbballplayer13 (talk • contribs) 14:32, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
Throop and UVM
Throop was a brother of the Lambda Iota Society at the University of Vermont — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.171.187.29 (talk) 00:54, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
adding me to list
Thank you , Jimmy McNeece — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.4.56.147 (talk) 09:23, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
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Infocom games category
Ser Amantio di Nicolao, I had just renamed the category Zork to Infocom games and was right in the middle of re-categorizing several dozen articles, and unfortunately your edit has upset my plans; please don't be offended when you see a few reverts. My plan is to keep the category Infocom containing articles related to Infocom but excluding the Infocom games, and create the subcategory Infocom games containing the actual games themselves. Prhartcom (talk) 20:52, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
- All done; thanks for understanding. That must be a pretty good time-saving tool you have there; I'll have to look into that. Cheers. Prhartcom (talk) 21:20, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
Help
Can you think of any categories for this new article? Mound of Butter (Vollon). I am sure that the only one it has is wrong, too. It's a painting not a painter... Hafspajen (talk) 23:43, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
Thank you
Hi, I would have a better salutation but am not sure of your name. My name is Simon Perchik and I'm here to thank you for entering my name on Wikipedia. It means a lot to me and I want you to know that. Simon Perchik <simon@hamptons.com>
Bob Haro
Would you add a picture of Bob Haro to his wiki page please?
Thank you, Rob
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Anna Cora Mowatt website rehosted/updated
Hello,
Since you made the last two edits to the ACM page, I'd like to call your attention to the new info posted on the talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Anna_Cora_Mowatt -Needs a registered editor who knows what he's doing... 96.37.252.235 (talk) 00:12, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks - I'll try to have a look when I have time. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:51, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
Help
Hi! I have updated the page Domiziano Arcangeli but you reverted it, the person who is page about, wants to update it and sent me that data which i uploaded, can i send it to you and you put it in appropriate way, please help.Dr shida (talk) 14:23, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
Did you write the Frederick Simpich article?
I am his grandson, and my brother believes you wrote the article...
If we are right, do you have any record of the sources you used besides the necrology? And what got you started on it??
I live in San Francisco, not active on Wikipedia, but I am a researcher and historian, fascinated by this, Bill — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.66.128.59 (talk) 00:48, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- Nope, sorry - I have an edit on it, but the bulk of the work was done by User:Anderswarr - he'd be the person to ask. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 00:50, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
Michael the Syrian
Why did you make the category change to the Michael the Syrian page? and left no explanation on the talk page? Sr 76 (talk) 08:45, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
Category:Club Deportivo Palestino players
Please can you undo your changing of categories in articles? I have reverted the category move. GiantSnowman 09:45, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
A Request
Hi, I was wondering if you could confirm me because I want access to the extra features on Wikipedia. I just started and I believe that I have enough edits over my first day that will show that I am not a vandal and that I am here in good faith. I already looked at the dorm for making these requests and it said most looking to get expedited from the 4 day wait are denied so I decided to come directly to an administrator. I would really appreciate it if you would confirm me and it would be an honor for you to be the one. Thank You TheEditorOfAllThingsWikipedia (talk) 20:39, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- I just received an alert saying that you patrolled me. Does that just mean that you are keeping an eye on my user page? I couldnt seem to find any infornmation about what that meant as far as an administrator doing it to a user. Is this just because I made the request above and you are reviewing my profile or is it something bad? Thanks TheEditorOfAllThingsWikipedia (talk) 21:38, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
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category
You changed the category in various articles from Male dramatists and playwrights to English male dramatists and playwrights, without also eliminating the now redundant category of English dramatists and playwrights. Dream Focus 20:13, 9 August 2015 (UTC)
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- What is the logic behind it?Zigzig20s (talk) 19:10, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
Category:German male novelist
Hi, in a number of articles you changed the "category:Male novelist" to "German male novelist". As I understand it, this category is a subcategory of "Male novelists by nationality", that is, it refers to the nationality of the person in question, not to the language they wrote in. If this is correct, the categorisation for Robert Musil and Joseph Roth is wrong - they were both Austrian (or Austro-Hungarian), while Charles Sealsfield was an Austro-Hungarian as well as a US citizen. Albrecht Conz (talk) 01:13, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks for fixing this! - I just noticed another one: Franz Blei was Austrian / Austro-Hungarian too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Albrecht Conz (talk • contribs) 01:27, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
Poets
Hi Ser, can I ask you what list you are using to add the category "20th-century poets" to articles? I ask because you've added it twice in two months to Ian Charleson, even though Charleson was not a poet or author and had no published poems at all (in fact the only poem he's ever been recorded to have written is a single one in his diary). Anyway, if you let me know where this is stemming from, maybe we can remove it so this won't happen again. Thanks very much! Softlavender (talk) 05:43, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
Donald Freed
Dear Ser, FYI, I've just WP:AGF rolled back the category American Male Suicides on the Donald Freed page, as it is misleading, as I believe he is very much alive.Bellagio99 (talk) 19:07, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
English male cats
Hi, Category:English male short story writers etc per the hierarchy and the category page are for classifying English people and not English language writers if you see the tree at Category:English writers. It is mighty confusing but that's what it is and some articles like R. K. Narayan etc don't belong in this. cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 04:05, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
- I see that you are leaving redundant cats again. When you added English MALE classical composers, you forgot to remove English classical composers. -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:12, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
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Hello Sir. Can you please consider this request to prevent further edit-warring? Faizan (talk) 20:06, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
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- @Airplaneman: My regrets, I admit that I made three reverts, and had already stopped after that. I would be more prudent. I am trying to resolve it on Talk:Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. Faizan (talk) 19:37, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
Cat-a-lot'ing
I've undone some of the Cat-a-lot'ing from Category:Japanese male composers to Category:Japanese composers per WP:SUBCAT. The redundancy is not necessary. AngusWOOF (bark • sniff) 02:32, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
Classical composer, male or not
Good man, you have done huge amounts of re-categorisations with classical composers recently. Yet, I very much wonder what your logic is. Please explain. First you have changed a lot of categories from, say, "German classical composers" to "German male classical composers", and now you are changing them back, deleting the "male" again. Why? You did so yesterday with American ones. Are you suggesting that there are German and French male classical composers, but no American? Shall Americans remain genderless? I had to do a lot of cleaning up behind you when, for instance, for an Austro-German composer like Simon Molitor you changed the "Austrian" to "Austrian male", but the German not. Then, for a number of American composers on my watchlist (like William Foden, Patrick Gilmore, Swan Hennessy, Victor Herbert, or Jane O'Leary), I inserted the "male", to follow your work. But then you switched them back to non-male. WHY?
By the way, when you change categories, please make sure your new categories fit in alphabatically with the other categories. I had to do A LOT of cleaning up behind you for this, too, at least a hundred or so in the past few days. Thank you for your consideration. – Aklein62 (talk) 07:14, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
Problem user
Hi Ser Amantio, A user that doesn't yet know to write edit summaries has been doing massive recategorisations at all kinds of places [1]. Can you review what he has been doing, and get him/her to stop the inappropriate edits? Cheers, Kautilya3 (talk) 09:08, 18 August 2015 (UTC)
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Regarding "Middle Ages" in the Philippines
Hi. I just noticed that you participated in many of the name moves of early Philippine history articles. I must express concern about this. First of all because "Middle Ages" is not a term widely used with reference to Philippine history, and second because the term is associated with western history, which gives the impression that the direction of Philippine history at the time belonged to the same set of historical trends. This severely obscures many of the nuances of early Philippine history. May I invite you to discuss this at Wikipedia_talk:Tambayan_Philippines#Massive_move_of_article_names:_History_of_the_Philippines_.2F_.22Middle_Ages.22 ? thanks. - Alternativity (talk) 00:39, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
Thanks :-)
Thanks for cleaning up after me! You've done a great deal of it over the years :-) --Peripatetic (talk) 08:44, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
Edwin Morgan – novelist?
Hi – you've added the category "20th-century novelists" to the page on Edwin Morgan. Did he write a novel (or novels)? I've only ever known him as a poet (principally), and a dramatist and translator. Scotliterary (talk) 09:14, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
Hameed dorrazehi baloch why you Deleted my This Article
Good Afternoon Sir! Hope you are fine and feeling good. Dear Ser Amantio di Nicolao! I hope you are fine and feeling well ! Dear my friend. he is our Tribal and He is famous in Balochistan. If you don't allow his name in wiki then how peoples known his biography ... he is our first young and good prince in dorrazehi tribe. and i hope you understand what i am saying. and yeah he is also singer and script writer... I hope you help me better and submit his article in wikipediA thanks. Your Brother From another Mother. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Daniyal baloch (talk • contribs) 10:42, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
Tennis players are not American
I'm confused by your recent additions of "American Sportswomen" to tennis players who never represented the USA. Some, like Tamarine Tanasugarn, don't even live in the USA. Some were born here and left, some simply maintain a residence for tax purposes but are not citizens and play for other countries. Those are not American sportswomen as far as I can tell. Fyunck(click) (talk) 17:58, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
- Oh my goodness, it looks like you did hundreds of these edits to tennis players. Please remove ALL the tennis players from the AWB list and fix your recent additions. I sure hope the other project's sports players aren't as badly messed up as the tennis players are. Fyunck(click) (talk) 18:27, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
- Well, they are. A lot of mountaineers, explorers, geologists, cartographers, adventurers, suddenly are now "sportswomen" thanks to this machine-mass-editing. And when I talk about it on the Humanities page, they say "the problem is fixed" and they order that I should not talk about it there. Akseli9 (talk) 07:32, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
You are now doing the same with Category:American sportsmen and non-American ice hockey players.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Your error rate is unacceptable, so you need to slow down and personally check each and every addition. Prolog (talk) 14:44, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
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Do you have any good categories for this? Hafspajen (talk) 23:53, 22 August 2015 (UTC)
- Simply wonderful. Hafspajen (talk) 01:41, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
- Listen your box should say: This user is one of the 2 most active Wikipedians of all time. ... not 40. Hafspajen (talk) 01:53, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
- Simply wonderful. Hafspajen (talk) 01:41, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
Automated wrong mass-editing of "sportswomen" not fixed
You said the problem is fixed, you even forbid to talk about it anymore on the Humanities page where I started to point it, well, no, you did not fix yet what you've done, that is, wrongly categorizing as "sportswomen" some women who are not sportswomen. "Fixing the problem" would have been to revert all your wrong edits. I can do only the ones that are in my watchlist, but even that would be wrong too, because it's not fair that I'd have to waste my time in reverting what you did wrong. Also: I don't know about all the articles that I don't watch in my watchlist. How many more articles are similarly wrongly categorized by your "fixed problem"? Did you do the same "fixed problem" to other articles too, like sportsmen too, and to how many nationalities did you do it? All of them? Akseli9 (talk) 07:24, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
- I reverted some of your wrong edits, and I left some others, waiting for your fixing "within a couple of hours". Now and after our talk on my [talkpage], I see that you are not going to fix them. It means to me that you can create mistakes and leave them to the other contributors to hopefully fix them. Akseli9 (talk) 10:02, 23 August 2015 (UTC)
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Beverly Wolff
Hello... I saw that you had made an edit to the Wikipedia article on Beverly Wolff. I was one of her students, graduating in 1998 from Florida Southern College. She continued to teach me privately years beyond graduation, supporting me in starting my budding singing and directing career.
I'd like to talk with others who knew Beverly over the years. As we share the stories of our experiences with one another, we may be able to further expand the article.
I've reached out to her son. Hopefully, he and I will meet sometime, and I'll learn even more.
I'm curious to learn about the recent edits made.
Katherine Elizabeth Abbey / EternalMagdalene Founder, Temple of Life
eternalmagdalene@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1006:B023:3980:4C28:5FFF:7B8:F73 (talk) 22:18, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
Your edit on Alex Borstein page
Hi. I don't understand why but a problem occured on the page after your last edit on Alex Borstein. Can you fix that? Thanks. -- yabancım 09:58, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
- There was also a problem with your edit to John Patrick Shanley. I undid it to tidy up the page. No problem w/ edit content, don't even know what it was. Regards Tapered (talk) 17:42, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
- PS: After the undo, when I clicked on your version before my undo, the problem had disappeared--it was not replicated. Tapered (talk) 17:45, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
Auden Review
Good article reassessment for W. H. Auden
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Reversion of Jill Hennessy edit!
I opened the page and found a script error so I simply reverted the edit. It had nothing to do with the content. MattSucci (talk) 05:11, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
David Helpling bio
I'm going to start from the beginning. David Helpling is an award winning ambient musician of some repute. He posted a notice on Facebook that his Wikipedia page needed "some love"; e.i. an update. I had done a bit of editing, a correction here, a contribution there. So I said I would do it. Sometimes I wish I hadn't! Not only had his page not been touched since 2011 the writing was insufficient, out dated and largely poorly written.the Alert box at the top of the page states:
The page is labeled an orphan, it is not an orphan. Other pages now link to it.
The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline (dated Oct 2011);
The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors. The person has created or played a major role in co-creating a significant or well-known work or collective body of work. In addition, such work must have been the subject of an independent book or feature-length film or of multiple independent periodical articles or reviews.
David Helpling is listed on YouTube, iTunes, Pandora, IMDB, Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, allmusic, My Space, he has his own production company DHM... Since the material I found on my own probably would not fit Wikipedia's guidelines I contacted Mr. Helpling and he provided some links of interviews I would not have found on my own. Now it seems anything I do to his page brings up a new alert/issue/problem. I've provided references that were not there previously, some of these trigger spam alerts; I, as a major contributor am accused of being too close to the primary source and ...appears to have a close connection with its subject, etc, etc. Mr Helpling contributed himself which was deleted by an administrator, (I think I understand why). Mr Helpling told me he will no longer contribute to Wikipedia because it "...gives me a headache". I think I understand why he feels this way.
So...what I am requesting is that the alerts at the top of this bio be removed because they are either false or outdated. Any other issue regarding Wikipedia guidelines I wish to have resolved. This guy has a well respected track record going back 1996 and deserves to have a decent bio on Wikipedia. I don't mind other parties contributing; this is what Wikipedia is about. However I'm getting weary of the issues invoved in trying to do it for him.
Utnijlj (talk) 14:08, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi, can you add Category:Las Vegas entertainers to those on the list which currently don't have the category?♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:01, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
Julius Pisarowitz
Hello,
I can add information on Julius Pisarowitz. He is my great great grandfather. I have a letter and copies of documents to substantiate my claim. I tried to write about him on Wikimedia, but it would not take it. I tried in Wikipedia and my user name was blocked.
If you are interested in his background and a son and great grandson who both followed his profession, I can help you. I would appreciate it if you would add to your written piece on Rudolf Dellingerwith credit to myself and my 3rd cousin. We've both been researching Julius for years. Mary E P04:46, 29 August 2015 (UTC)Kidd-jacobson (talk)Mary E P
AWB
I've thought of something you can do. Go through the year country lists like List of American films of 1956 and add a See also *List of American films of 1956 link at the bottom of the film articles. I believe somebody started doing it already but they're nowhere near fully done. Same applies for the List of Argentine films of 1946 etc.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:56, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
Any luck with this?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:22, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
What I meant was to add the link at the bottom of all film articles on a given list. E.g for American films of 1946 go through the A-Z list and add See also List of American films of 1946 at the bottom of articles like Gilda etc. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:13, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Yep, not only US but other countries too. Might require a few edits!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:37, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
How did you get on with this afterwards? I've noticed a few links added in places. Surely you haven't finished the American lot already?♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:37, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
Removed image from Eric Mann Page
Hello, I'm Channing, the Media Director of the Labor Community Strategy Center. I saw that you removed an image from Eric Mann's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Mann) page that is has an original that exists in our archive. I'm wondering who gave you the authority to remove any images from the page, and why the image was removed? Please contact me immediately
Channing L Martinez, Media Director Fight for the Soul of the Cities Labor/Community Strategy Center channing@thestrategycenter.org 3780 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1200 Los Angeles CA 90010 Tel 213-387-2800 Fax 213-387-3500 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.20.219.242 (talk) 20:19, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
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PHIL LESTER DESERVES A DESCRIPTION OF HIS PERSONAL LIFE JUST AS MUCH AS DAN HOWELL DOES U FILTHY STAIN. TISK TISK — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.204.20.25 (talk) 03:16, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
Paul Silas
Hello,
My name is Paula Silas Guy and I am Paul Silas' daughter. Could you please add me to my father's bio under children? I can be reached at psilasguy@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thank you for your consideration!
Best, Paula — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.159.202.159 (talk) 12:11, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
Paul Silas
Hello,
My name is Paula Silas Guy and I am Paul Silas' daughter. Could you please add me to my father's bio under children? I can be reached at psilasguy@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thank you for your consideration----
Best, Paula — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.159.202.159 (talk) 12:12, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
Burmese categories
Hello. I'm afraid I'm about to start rolling back your category changes to the Burma-related articles – the categories were moved in error by an editor unfamiliar with the convention that categories with years are named in accordance with the name of the country in that year (e.g. Category:1978 in Rhodesia. Sorry you had to waste time on this work... Number 57 19:26, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
- Anything that is pre-1989 needs to be moved back (that's when the name change happened). Thanks for your help! Number 57 19:42, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
- No problem, it's not your mess. I've asked the editor who caused it to revert their moves, so hopefully they will. Cheers, Number 57 20:04, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks, your work is really appreciated, as always! 21:37, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
- No problem, it's not your mess. I've asked the editor who caused it to revert their moves, so hopefully they will. Cheers, Number 57 20:04, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
20th-century English musicians
Hello, I notice that you have been replacing the 20th-century British musicians category by 20th-century English musicians on several articles. For some of these musicians, I don't think it is appropriate as they are not necessarily English... On what basis do you make the change and would you mind my correcting it (on the articles for which I'm sure it's wrong)? Thanks TroisiemeLigne (talk) 08:28, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
Category/page move without discussion
Is category or page was move without discussion is valid? The main page is BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix and so for the category itself Category:BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix, it should not be? Why a person move without discussion are not punish, and does let him spoiled the other good work? --Aleenf1 07:16, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
- This including the Category:2015 BWF Super Series and its article, its been engaged in move war ever since and also Category:2016 BWF Super Series, the article was created without much more information, it just simply a bracket in article and did not serve any good purpose to create it too early while we are still in 2015 season yet. The editor appear also like he "OWN" the article and mass move the article without any discussion, even i'm try to discuss to him before, it appear nothing is constructive. --Aleenf1 12:35, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
- Any point worth mention is the editor likes to rollback the editing, without mention the reason, just look through to his contributions. --Aleenf1 12:44, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
- Even is harsh and uncivil, but it is a troll what so ever. See Template:BWF Seasons and Template:BWF seasons, 2015 BWF Super Series and 2015 BWF Superseries, he created another one for his own, he treat Wikipedia like his own website, do whatever he want. --Aleenf1 14:10, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
- Admin, just block both of us, is not working, keeping 3RR. --Aleenf1 14:38, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
- Even is harsh and uncivil, but it is a troll what so ever. See Template:BWF Seasons and Template:BWF seasons, 2015 BWF Super Series and 2015 BWF Superseries, he created another one for his own, he treat Wikipedia like his own website, do whatever he want. --Aleenf1 14:10, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
- Any point worth mention is the editor likes to rollback the editing, without mention the reason, just look through to his contributions. --Aleenf1 12:44, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for the help in this page! Rei Momo (talk) 20:35, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
- Two question, please: Then, the page is it good? May I ask your help in the future? Thanks a lot and greetings from Caselle Landi. Rei Momo (talk) 05:47, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you and have a nice week!!! Rei Momo (talk) 06:33, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
London Boys (Dennis Fuller)
Hi I just want to make a correction. On my cousin Dennis Fuller's birth year. It was 1960 not 1959. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.87.124.20 (talk) 04:39, 7 September 2015 (UTC)
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Rodolfo "Corky Gonzales
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Hello my name is Lorena Rodriguez, I'm seeking help to find out about my family history we were being helped by a lady but is no longer helping us, she said we are yokuts, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lorenacesena55 (talk • contribs) 18:27, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
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How can I contact you Lorenacesena55 (talk) 18:33, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
Pat Mastroianni
Thought you might want to update that Pat Mastroianni was on CW's Beauty and the Beast. Thank you for all you do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.222.168.226 (talk) 06:28, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
Please see ...
Regarding edits such as this, please see the discussion presently at the bottom of User talk:Philg88. I think that moving things around now is likely just to confuse things even more (and I pretty much guarantee the outcome will be to use the Goud spelling). - Sitush (talk) 09:09, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
Why did you undo the whole article? I sat hours and filled in the right information. I belong to that ethnicity and filled it so people know about us. The whole article is spelt wrong. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiRobo (talk • contribs) 12:11, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
James Elroy Flecker
I am currently reading a novel by S.M. Stirling called The Desert and the Blade. He has a troubador quote The Golden Journey to Samarkand as a song in chapter 18. After reading the chapter I looked up the poem on Wikipedia and found your article about James Elroy Flecker. I thought you might be interested in the reference. Cheers, Sam Koogler 70.32.219.108 (talk) 16:45, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
Hi! You renamed category Ostrozky family to Ostrogski family. Obviously, you probably do not know what Ostrogski - is in Polish language. But Ostrozky weren't the Poles - they were descendants Rurykids. Please, see Lubomyr Wynar. Ostrozky in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 3 (1993). Thanks.--Бучач-Львів (talk) 09:02, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
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Icelandic women writers
Thanks for your categorising of Arndís Þórarinsdóttir. I appreciate it.
I see you've added Arndís to Icelandic women writers, which is fine, but you've removed her from Category:Icelandic writers. This is falling into a trend whereby male Icelandic writers are being categorised as 'Icelandic writers', but female Icelandic writers are being categorised as 'women Icelandic writers'. This is obviously gender-biased and has the effect of marginalising women. Might I suggest that we allow Arndís to be both in 'Icelandic women writers' and in 'Icelandic writers'? (It would be good to implement this for the other 39 women writers and the 1 male writer who have been categorised in this wy too.)
Thanks!
Alarichall (talk) 20:22, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
Delete David Reiter page
Ser-- The Reirer page is self-advertisement for his press work. It does not fit the standards found on the wiki info page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.94.205.169 (talk) 00:17, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
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Hi, dearest Ser Amantio di Nicolao, how are you? I opened this new page and I ask 2 minutes of your time, please, to read it and corrct my mistakes.
Thanks a lot for your help and see you soon!!!
Rei Momo (talk) 10:17, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
- Grazie milleeee !!! Rei Momo (talk) 21:05, 23 September 2015 (UTC)
Rigoletto the Musical
You mentioned that there were stage versions of Rigoletto performed in churches in 1990's and 2000's. Do you have any info on where I can locate these stage versions of the musical? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:100B:B009:3ECF:E5AB:FCAB:C48B:665B (talk) 17:56, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
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New category?
I noticed that you have spent some time on adding articles to mandolin categories. While writing Giuseppe Anedda just now, I noticed that there is a category called "category:Classical violinists". Do you think that a similar category "category:Classical mandolinists" would be useful? There are getting to be quite a few. Also I don't know if you noticed the new list I have worked on List of mandolinists (sorted); once it's done, I suspect it will need to be merged back into List of Mandolinists, but I haven't done that before. All the names from list of mandolinists are built into my page; should I just past one page into the other? Thanks,Jacqke (talk) 17:33, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
- I appreciate the offer to help do an administrative merge with the articles. After I spend more time getting it cleaned up and sourced, and double check all the names on the other list, I will get back with you for that help. Thank you,Jacqke (talk) 17:47, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
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I'm looking for a sculpture by Julia bracken wendt, called Water Nymph. Naked woman sitting on heels with hands on lap. 166.172.189.251 (talk) 01:23, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
Basque women
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I boldly merged
Moonlight Point to Aspland Island, both articles that you started. Now there's one about 3 paragraphs long. Smallbones(smalltalk) 03:17, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
File talk
You recently created several file talk pages using AWB for images of album covers, including File talk:Onyx.jpg, File talk:Overkill.jpg and File talk:Nu002.jpg. I presume you were working from a preparsed list because those images had been renamed in the interim to unshadow images on Commons of a gemstone, a concert and a nude woman respectively. These talk pages were therefore incorrectly tagged. Please try to avoid this in the future. Thanks, BethNaught (talk) 06:58, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
- Don't worry too much about it. I always watch files I move so any accidents won't go unnoticed. Thank you. BethNaught (talk) 10:37, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
Thank you and can you help again
I so appreciate all the work you do on categorizing my files. I just did one for Agnes Ellen Harris and note that two I think she should be in are not created. "Oread institute alumni" (which I did inadvertently create but is red?) and "Alabama Women's Hall of Fame". It also occurs to me there is probably a state Women's Hall of Fame for every state? Can you help? SusunW (talk) 15:39, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
I need guidance
I just got AWB. I've read the instructions, and I'm not too stupid, I don't think. I got it downloaded, and I can open it and login. I can get it as far as making a list, and checking the options. But when I do start, it doesn't do what I want. It goes through the motions with the little bar at the bottom looking like it's checking, but nothing then happens. I can't figure this out. All I want to do, at least to start, is check for ISBN format on a couple of select articles. — Maile (talk) 22:29, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
Categories for Women architects
Hi Ser Amantio. As I know you are not only an expert on categories but have also supported our interest in biographies on women, I wondered whether you could help me to sort the various categories under Category:Women architects. I have been trying to add categories for the various countries (e.g. Category:Argentine women architects) but I see that although the new categories are sorted correctly, the older categories (e.g. Category:American women architects) appear unsorted at the top of the category display. I would have thought the Americans, Australians, Brits, Finns, French, German and Greeks should be sorted together with the others. How can I achieve this?--Ipigott (talk) 18:29, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
I've just seen that the category for American women architects was written "Category:American architects|*". Should all the others be written the same way? I see for Women writers, they are all under Category:Women writers by nationality and are sorted in alphabetical order. Maybe I should do the same for the architects?--Ipigott (talk) 18:42, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
I think I've more or less sorted it out by adding cat Women architects by nationality. Now it looks more or less OK.--Ipigott (talk) 19:10, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
WikiCon
Hi, I'm attending. Are you? --Rosiestep (talk) 02:02, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
Severino vasconcellos was not born in 1981. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FB90:240A:3D48:5AA5:8341:201E:DD90 (talk) 00:00, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
Hi again. Remember me? (I'm the one that tried to fix cat-a-lot...)
Anyway, I noticed your edits in this topic that reverted my edits. Please see here, where I have started a rename discussion. Thanks. Epic Genius (talk) 16:41, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
Please be careful with using Cat-a-Lot
Krett12 (talk) 16:39, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
User:Jarmur
This editor is steering the problem again, by not link to article that was created and insert back to main article itself. [8][9]. Numerous time rollback but it get revert again. --Aleenf1 07:34, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
- Sorry, i can't deal with this user, Wikipedia is owned by him. --Aleenf1 07:51, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks, i monitoring. --Aleenf1 13:55, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
- This Ghosteditr (talk · contribs) is awesomely match based on his timing of account creation and editing, doesn't it mean socks? --Aleenf1 14:15, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
- Okay, thanks, i monitoring. --Aleenf1 13:55, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
Category:Baloncesto Málaga basketball players
Why was this category renamed? What other kind of sport players besides basketball would play for "Baloncesto Malaga?" Baloncesto = "basketball." I'm not saying "CB Malaga" was the right name, but this one is ridiculous. Rikster2 (talk) 17:07, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
AWB tagging
Please review You have tagged some single covers as being a part of WP:ALBUM, e.g. File talk:Jens Lekman - Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo.jpg. The template {{Non-free use rationale album cover}} is used for both, so you have to apply some discrimination as to which is which. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 03:22, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
News mention
Hi, you were mentioned, along with the rest of the Top 10 Wikipedians by edit count, in this news piece: http://priceonomics.com/the-most-prolific-editor-on-wikipedia/. Thanks, ––Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 16:25, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
About my husband Dexter Lyndell Boney
Hi MY name is Evelin Boney, I will like for the formation of his marriage change. We got married September the 5th 2014, I will like for his ex wife to be off the website. 2607:FB90:2B0D:E69A:DD06:60F4:15B2:CB1A (talk) 00:57, 18 October 2015 (UTC)Thank you.
Thanks much
Thank you for your help at Free Speech Flag.
Most appreciated,
— Cirt (talk) 01:48, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
- Thank you, will do. :) — Cirt (talk) 01:57, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
More AWB problems
Recently the templates Template talk:Turkmenistan squad 2012 AFC Challenge Cup, Template talk:Turkmenistan squad 2010 AFC Challenge Cup, Template talk:Maldives squad 2012 AFC Challenge Cup, Template talk:Nepal squad 2012 AFC Challenge Cup were deleted at TfD. You then recreated the talk pages using AWB. This inappropriate creation of File talk: and Template talk: pages has been a problem before and there is probably a lot of mess you've made that I haven't seen to clear up. Please immediately review your AWB practices and tell me how you will fix these problems. Surely it's not difficult to check whether a page exists before creating a talk page for it? BethNaught (talk) 07:10, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
Demetri Martin - Ref. No.5
Good day. Forgive me if you're not the person I should be going to for this. I was browsing Demetri Martin's page and attempted to follow an external link to a palindromic poem of his, but the target URL seems to have changed. I attempted to change/update it myself, but it got confusing real quick and thus didn't do anything. If you do happen to find time in your day to possibly update the info, it would appreciated. The new URL is: [10] - Demetri Martin's Fractal Poem. And if possible, try to keep the existing words as what you see in the references. It's reference number 5, by the way. Thank you for your time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:646:8C01:E272:1151:D00D:9A02:AD84 (talk) 16:10, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
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Women architects
I see, Ser Amantio, that once again you have been helping us out with categories in this connection. While this is useful and I realize your are primarily a notario, your valuable contributions to Women in Leadership indicate that you might be able to embark on some new articles in connection with Women in architecture. I'm sure you can find one or two interesting names on Wikipedia:WikiProject Women/Women in Red/Women in architecture. We've still a day or two to go on the current editathon so just have a go! (I very much appreciate your choice of user name. I once played the part of "Herr Bau-, Berg- und Weg-Inspectors-Substitut Sperling" in the wonderful German comedy Die Deutschen Kleinstädter. If only I had remembered when I registered for Wikipedia, I could have used it as my user name!)--Ipigott (talk) 16:13, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
- And if you can, I need help. Have at least 2 women Sue Courtenay and Rocio Romero who attended Southern California Institute of Architecture. When I input the category Southern California Institute of Architecture alumni someone removes it. I am sure there are others out there who would go in this category. Can you make it not be red? SusunW (talk) 21:38, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
- Gracias mi amigo. Thanks for the help SusunW (talk) 00:35, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- And if you can, I need help. Have at least 2 women Sue Courtenay and Rocio Romero who attended Southern California Institute of Architecture. When I input the category Southern California Institute of Architecture alumni someone removes it. I am sure there are others out there who would go in this category. Can you make it not be red? SusunW (talk) 21:38, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
Redlinked templates
You are an extremely prolific editor, but please do not sacrifice quality for speed, as you did with these edits. Not only does it mean that people need to clean up after you, it also goes against WP:AWB#Rules of use item 1. --Redrose64 (talk) 22:26, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
Oh for the LOVE of GOD
Your Cat-A-Lot edits aren't just incredibly boring, they're also totally hogging the Recent changes screen. I'm just gonna turn this computer off and watch more of the Benghazi hearings, and it'll be all your fault. Drmies (talk) 01:25, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
Category members left behind
Hi, thanks for moving the members of Category:The Catholic University of America alumni before I got round to programming a bot to do them. However, the category pages do not reflect the change. Would you mind doing null edits on the remaining pages to force an update? – Fayenatic London 07:46, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
Using a bot under your name and illegally
@Redrose64, Drmies, and Magioladitis:.
- At 07:36, October 28 (UTC), you made ~70 Cat-a-lot edits in one minute. I'm not familiar with the tool, but I cannot see how a page can load, you press a button and the page saved in under one second.
- At 07:46, October 27 (UTC), you made 36 AWB edits in one minute.
- At 07:40, October 27 (UTC), you made 57 AWB edits in one minute. A bot running AWB can't go that fast. I average ~22 edits per minute with my AWB bot around the same time of day. If I'm manually doing something real "trivial" with AWB, I can get upto ~12 edits per minute. Heck, the "infamous" OccultZone could manually only do upto 25 edits a minute.
I see alot of complaints from above about your AWB and Cat-a-lot edits. I see people saying for you to slow down. I see people complaining about your mistakes. I don't see you responding to any talk messages as you have only responded to two messages in four months.
You are violating WP:AWB#Rules of use, rule #1, as Redrose64 mentioned above. You are not listed at CheckPage#Bots, thus you are running a bot illegally. To run a bot illegally means you have modified AWB's software.
I have turned off people's permission to run AWB and have taken people to ANI to have it turned off. However, I was more familiar with them and had personally given them each warnings before terminating AWB access. I know people have hacked AWB before to allow them to run in bot mode and/or without permission, but I don't recall the specifics. So, I'm asking input from the people I pinged and also would like to hear from you. Bgwhite (talk) 07:17, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
- I don't run a bot - I can assure you that all of the edits that I make are human-controlled. How Cat-a-Lot works I cannot speak to, exactly; I admit that it is a powerful tool, and one whose functions I am still learning. For the rest, it is indeed possible, if one is quick on the button and has a fast internet connection, to make large numbers of edits per minute.
- I also do not respond on my talk page to queries, but I do respond. Looking over discussions from the past month I see four or five related to various aspects of my automated editing, and I responded at the time to each one.
- I will slow down, if that is a problem - I have tried to address problems as they are raised and modify my editing accordingly, but if it is required of me to slow down I will do so. But I give you my word that I have never hacked, nor will I ever hack, AWB. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 11:52, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
- No, it is NOT possible to do 50+ or even 20+ AWB edits a minute. One is NOT to be quick on the button. I am a AWB user with a fast internet connection and I know that it is not possible. There are only two ways to go this fast: 1) bots 2) multiple AWB windows open and just pressing save as fast as one can. Both are against AWB rules. We all make mistakes. For some reason, people think if you are using AWB, you shouldn't make any mistakes and they get upset. Nevermind I'm usually cleaning up after people making mistakes via manual edits. The odds of a mistake are much higher if one is running fast. I'm asking you to follow the rules. If you want to run as a bot, then sign up and get a bot account.
- There only two talk messages in the past four months that you have responded to here. You may have responded elsewhere. Majority of users, like me, like to keep the discussion in one spot. This is why I copied your message here. Bgwhite (talk) 21:34, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
- I do tend to respond elsewhere - I have always done so.
- There only two talk messages in the past four months that you have responded to here. You may have responded elsewhere. Majority of users, like me, like to keep the discussion in one spot. This is why I copied your message here. Bgwhite (talk) 21:34, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
- I will slow myself down, but I assure you I have not been intending to run as a bot. And I do spot-check my edits; sometimes things fall through the cracks that I don't intend, but I do try to make sure that happens as little as possible. Though I don't claim to be infallible, certainly. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:48, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
- You are a black box: I once complained about your creation of file talk: pages after moves. Then you made the same mistakes - and not a single incident - with template talk:. You never got back to me about how you supposedly fixed it, and the tone of your replies makes me feel somewhat taken for granted in mopping up your mistakes. The way you have been creating these pages, ie ridiculous quantities in one minutes, proves you were not checking manually immediately before each edit, which would have eradicated the problem at a stroke. But no, that's too slow for you, it appears. BethNaught (talk) 21:55, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
- I'm sorry if my response to you gave you the impression that I am cavalier in my thoughts; I assure you that is not the case. To be perfectly frank, I had meant to run some tests with AWB before responding to you further - I want to be certain of a couple of its functions before addressing your concerns. (I can't say that I recall ever being informed by AWB that a page being recreated is one which had already been deleted, but I freely admit that I may have missed something, and wish to double-check before going further.) Unfortunately, circumstances intervened and by the time I could return to it, I had actually forgotten all about our discussion - my apologies. I have rather a lot on my mind at the moment.--Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 23:11, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
- My concern is that you do massive amount of recategorization without any discussion or collaboration with others, say, at CFD. There is no oversight with categories. Once a category is removed, it is difficult to find out what articles were placed in a category unless you know the editor and go through all of their contributions. It's not like article edits where editors have pages on their Watchlists and can correct errors. It is extremely easy to get it in your head that "X" is the right way to categorize a subject and make many changes very fast without anyone even being aware what you are doing. This is not just you, there have been instances in the past where editors have had topic bans from creating categories or adding/removing categories to pages. With HotCat, edits are fast and easy and it's a powerful tool. If mistakes are made, it can be very time-consuming for other editors to go back and figure out what happened. This is less about you, Ser, than about how much HotCat increases the potential to make colossal errors. Liz Read! Talk! 22:25, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
- Sorry - HotCat or Cat-a-Lot? I agree, the latter is a powerful tool. I try to use it judiciously - I feel that I have been doing better as I have come to understand its properties better - but always welcome a little flea in my ear should concerns be raised. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 23:11, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
- You are a black box: I once complained about your creation of file talk: pages after moves. Then you made the same mistakes - and not a single incident - with template talk:. You never got back to me about how you supposedly fixed it, and the tone of your replies makes me feel somewhat taken for granted in mopping up your mistakes. The way you have been creating these pages, ie ridiculous quantities in one minutes, proves you were not checking manually immediately before each edit, which would have eradicated the problem at a stroke. But no, that's too slow for you, it appears. BethNaught (talk) 21:55, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
- I will slow myself down, but I assure you I have not been intending to run as a bot. And I do spot-check my edits; sometimes things fall through the cracks that I don't intend, but I do try to make sure that happens as little as possible. Though I don't claim to be infallible, certainly. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 21:48, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
Aggházy
Hallo Ser Amantio di Nicolao
You can find an absolute correct description of Aggházy in the publication of [1]
About Aggházy: Well-known in his day as a performer, composer and teacher, Károly Aggházy left a legacy of piano music combining elements of romanticism, nationalism, and occasional dissonance which characterized that period of transition in Hungarian music from Liszt to Bartók. Though relatively conservative in style, Aggházy was master of the short form, and within this genre he wrote some minor masterpieces that warrant scrutiny today. Aggházy was born in Pest, Hungary, on 30 October 1855. He began his piano studies at the age of eight with István Bartalus. At twelve Aggházy enrolled as a student at the National Music School, where his father served on the board of directors. There he studied piano and composition with Antal Zapf and Victor Feigler for three years, graduating in 1870. The Director of the National Music School, Gábor Mátray, a renowned musicologist, wrote in Aggházy's report book: "He was such a diligent student ... at composing ... he did not miss a single lesson and his outstanding musical talent is honored by an 'excellent' grade at the end of the 1869-1870 academic year."1 Aggházy's first public appearence as a pianist was given at the National Conservatory on 13 March 1870, when he played Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12. During the Summer of that year, Aggházy met Liszt for the first time, visiting him in the Augusz residence at Szekszárd. Liszt was highly impressed by Aggházy's talent as a composer and pianist, but another five years were to elapse before Liszt engaged him as a student. Aggházy studied at the Conservatory of Music in Vienna with Dachs and Bruckner from 1870-1872, showing some of the compositions he had written during that time to Franz Erkel, who recognized signs of "a genuine musical talent, which, provided it's carefully nurtured, promises a bright future" (Bonis). Upon recommendations from Erkel and Liszt, Aggházy received state scholarships to continue his sudies in 1873 and 1874. Liszt accepted Aggházy as a piano student after hearing him play on 18 February 1875. Aggházy recorded this exciting moment in his diary: "At two in the afternoon I met Liszt. The old man received me with great fondness. Now I am his student!" (Bonis), For the next three years, Aggházy attended the Hungarian Roya! Academy of Music in Budapest, studying piano with Liszt and composition with Robert Volkmann and Kornél Ábrányi. As a student at the Academy of Music, Aggházy received the Liszt Scholarship three times. (This scholarship was established in 1873 by the city of Budapest to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Liszt's musical career. It stipulated that during his lifetime, Liszt would choose the most deserving pupil from those attending the Academy to receive a prize of six hundred forints, which was equivalent then to the yearly salary of a secondary school teacher). Aggházy received the prize in 1876, 1877, and 1882, and he was considered to be one of the best Hungarian students of Liszt, along with Aladár Juhász (1856-1922), István Thomán (1862-1940), and Ilonka Ravasz (1857-1922). Upon completing his studies at the Academy, Aggházy went to Paris on another scholarship, which he received again through Liszt's recommendation. He collaborated with the violinist Jenő Huber (who later changed his name to Hubay) in a series of concerts, playing their debut, on the recommendation of Vieuxtemps, in the Salle Érard on 28 January 1879. During the next two years, they toured thirty-five Hungarian cities as well as England, Belgium, Luxemburg and Algeria. After two and a half years of concertizing and travel, Aggházy returned to Hungary on 8 July 1881, settling in Budapest, where he taught piano at the National Conservatory beginning 27 September 1881. One of the main reasons for his return to Budapest and a teaching career was his love for Alice Farkas, whom he married in November of the same year. In 1883 Aggházy left Budapest to become Head of the Piano Department at Stern's Conservatory in Berlin, a position for which Liszt had recommended him. He remained in Berlin, teaching at the Stern and Kullak Conservatories until the Stern Conservatory closed upon its founder's death in 1889; during the years spent there, his teaching and compositions became well known throughout Germany. Many of his finest piano works were published by German publishing houses, such as Kahnt in Leipzig and Bote & Bock in Berlin. Several excellent musicians were trained at Stern's Conservatory under Aggházy, including Johannes Döbber (1866-1921), a well-known German composer and conductor. During the 1880s a resurgence of nationalism in Hungary prompted an attempt to repatriate all prominent and talented Hungarian artists. Aggházy's friend and chief proponent, Zsigmond Justh, wrote laudatory articles in the newspapers, advocating Aggházy's appointment to a professorship at the Academy of Music. Unfortunately the position at the Academy, originally proposed to entice Aggházy back to Hungary, did not materialize, and he returned once again to teach at the National Conservatory. Later a position at the Academy was offered for a second time, but he took offense and turned it down, perhaps out of pride, choosing to continue at the National Conservatory, where he taught for the remainder of his life. In 1891 Béla Bartók's mother brought her son, aged ten, to Aggházy, who was greatly impressed with the boy's pianistic skills. As one of the most highly respected teachers in Budapest during the 1890s, Aggházy was perhaps the first to assess and recognize the young Bartók's genius as a musician. During the same decade, he sustained a growing interest in opera, serving as a rehearsal pianist for the Royal Opera House during the 1891-1892 season in order to better famliarize himself with the stage. Aggházy's first opera, Maritta a Korkós Madonna (Maritta, the Girl with the Pitcher), set in Spain, was performed in Budapest on 14 October 1897. Parts of Maritta were well received, but much of the work was considered weak due to the poor libretto by Fuhrmann and the quasi-Wagnerian harmonies used throughout, which didn't appeal to Hungarian audiences of his day. Aggházy's second opera, Ra\'ennai Nász (Wedding in Ravenna) was never performed. The early twentieth-century compositions of Aggházy consist of many nationalistic pieces, inspired by the return to Hungary of the mortal remains of the eighteenth-century freedom fighter Ferenc Rákóczi (or Rákóczy). Pieces composed during this phase of Aggházy's creative life, what Ferenc Bonis called his "kuruc" period, include the Rákóczi Funeral March (Rákóczi Gyászinduló), Funeral Themes in Memory of Ferenc Rákóczi II (Gyászhangok II. Rákóczi Ferenc Fejedelem Emlékére), Hungarian Moods (Magyar Hangulatok), and the Rákóczi Symphony (Rákóczi Szimfomiukus Én ekkö Ite mény), Unlike his mentor Liszt, Aggházy was a traditionalist. Where Liszt was the proponent and champion of "music of the future," Aggházy chose a more conservative path, creating a credibility gap the early part of the present century. Personal problems, plus bis inability to comprehend such radical approaches to composition as serialism, neo-primitivism, and polytonality caused him much unhappiness during his waning years. He died in Budapest on 8 October 1918, perhaps the last representative of a century that saw romantic and nationalistic elements in Hungarian music come together in full fruition. Although over one hundred compositions for piano are attributed to Agghá2y, this figure is misleading, as most of his titled opus numbers consist of many shorter compositions ranging from three to twenty-four in number. In an autobiographical letter written to the Pallas Lexicon, dated 6 October 1909, Aggházy listed the pieces for soto piano and piano four-hands which he felt were his most significant keyboard works.3 By examining specific selections from this keyboard repertory, we can trace the development and describe the characteristics of his eclectic musical style. The solo-piano compositions (together with opus number and publishers), which he listed in order of publication, are listed below, and a title page from one set is reproduced on the opposite page: 1. Canon (Albumblatt)/Jaborsky 2. Serenata alia Chitarra/Weinholtz 3. Nocturne, Op. 6/Kahnt 4. Toquade, Op. 8/Sipese 5. Fantasiestücke, Op. ]0/Sipese 6. Ungarische Tanze, Op. 11 7. Kleine Rhapsodien, Op. 12 8. Fantasie über ein Weinachs Lied [sic], Op. 14/Harmonia 9. Moments Caractéristiques, Op. 16/Harmonia
10. Variations sur un Théme de Grétry, Op. 20/Harmonia 11. Etude de Concert, Op. 21 /Bote and Bach 12. Lőndlerstimmungen, Op. 22/Harmonia 13. Fünf Landler Impromptus, Op. 24/Hainauer 14. Musique de Pantomime, Op. 29/Hainauer 15. Pusziaklűnge/Schoit 16. Cinq Soirées hongroises/tiainanzT 17. Three Mazurkas, Op. 26/Hainauer 18. Four Caprices in Octaves, Op. 27/Hainauer 19. Pieces Intimes, Op. 28/Hainauer
- This list belongs today lo the Music collections of the National Széchényi Library, Budapest, Hungary
20. Three Pieces, Op. 33/Bárd 21. Magyar Hangulatok, Op. 35/Pesti Könyvnyomda Részvény-Társaság Kiadása 22. Rákóczi Gyászinduló, Opus 36/Pesti Könyvnyomda Részvény-Társaság Kiadása 23. Gyaszhangok, Op. 37/Pesti Könyvnyomda Részvény-Társaság Kiadása 24. Soirées hongroises (second series)/Bárd 25. 4 Kömuyü rapszodia/Ro2snyai 26. 2 Magyar Cstik (third series)/Rozsnyai 27. Elegia/Rozsnyai 28. Gavotte MusettefRozsnyai
Those he listed for piano four-hands include: 1. Poémes Hongrois 2 Jürz/Bot? & Bock 2. Rondo all'ongharere, Op. 18, No. 1/Bote & Bock 3. Marcia, Op. 18, No. 2/Bote & Bock 4. Lakodalmas, Op. 15/Hannonia 5. Sw/fó Hongroise, Op. 19/Harmonia
The original Hungarian Text of' Ferenc Bonis, in Muzsika [Budapest] 2/3 (March 1959).
Remarks
This text was converted of pdf to doc, printing errors are possible
The title list is not complete, (if necessary I'm able to complete it
I would be very happy if you would be enough kind to make a new en.wikipedia page to Aggházy. Aggházy was my grandfather, therefore I know a lot of his works. For more information you can find me here: herpy@herpy.eu
Inform please me about your work
Best regards
Miklos HerpyHMArnold (talk) 08:01, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
Hello,
I have a question regarding William Arnold Newton. Do you have further Information about Mr.Newton? As of now I've only found little Info about him and his life except for the Wikipedia Page. Also it is known that in 2005 his case was reopened again, but it is unknown if there was Progress whatsoever. I hope you can help me. Do you also have a copy of the orbituary that is cited on the Wikipedia article?
Best S.F — Preceding unsigned comment added by S.F.Binda (talk • contribs) 10:36, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
William Arnold Newton
Hi,
Do you have further Information about Mr.Newton? As of now I've only found little Info about him and his life except for the Wikipedia Page. Also it is known that the LAPD reopened the case in 2005. Maybe you can add this to the wiki article?
Best S.F. — Preceding unsigned comment added by S.F.Binda (talk • contribs) 10:49, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
Frank Rusconi did not own the quarry, his brother Joseph, my gran grandfather owned it and lived nearby. I have a letter from the farmer who owned the neighbouring property concerning that can confirm that if necessary. His brother Frank lived many miles away, in Gundagai. The quarry is near Orange, there is a monument there, on an old slab of marble, to Joseph. I am Robina, daughter of Frank (Joe's weekday son)
- ^ Kent Holliday: Károly Aggházy, Lisztian Protégé and Protean Composer, in Analecta Lisztiana, 2.; Franz Liszt studies series, no. 6. New light on Liszt and his music: essays in honor of Alan Walker's 65th birthday, (Franz Liszt Studies Series) Pendragon Press, 1997. p. 271-304)
- ^ Kent Holliday: Károly Aggházy, Lisztian Protégé and Protean Composer, in Analecta Lisztiana, 2.; Franz Liszt studies series, no. 6. New light on Liszt and his music: essays in honor of Alan Walker's 65th birthday, (Franz Liszt Studies Series) Pendragon Press, 1997. p. 271-304)