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Christchurch maps

Hi Schwede66 -

I've made a handful of maps for you, which are linked here. I haven't made the ones for the Dudley Creek, Styx, or Heathcote yet - the Dudley Creek article isn't written and I'm not sure of the course. My maps don't have enough info the accurately show the Styx, either, and the maps I've found for the Heathcote are different to the information in the article (they show its source above Hoon Hay and no connection with the Yaldhurst-Riccarton stream). Hope these three help, though! Grutness...wha? 12:10, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

  • Map showing the location of the Avon Heathcote Estuary
    Map showing the location of the Avon Heathcote Estuary
  • Map showing the location of Lyttelton Harbour
    Map showing the location of Lyttelton Harbour
  • Map showing the location of the Avon River, Christchurch
    Map showing the location of the Avon River, Christchurch
Thanks heaps, James. Could you import one of the Dudley Creek files that I sent you by email? If the format works, I would be quite happy to produce the file for the Heathcote and Styx. With respect to Lyttelton Harbour, if I were to email Benchill for a base map that didn't cut the harbour off, I suppose we'd have a slightly better map. I'm aware that Benchill hasn't been active in a couple of years; do you know any background? This is looking great! Schwede66 18:58, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I never got them! If you send them again I'll have a go at it. I don't know Benchill other than by his work here, so I've no idea what the story is with his inactivity. Grutness...wha? 00:58, 12 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I've emailed you again. If something is not working, let me know. Schwede66 00:33, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Came through fine this time - thanks! Grutness...wha? 00:43, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Carter Fountain

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I've figured out how to do it. Schwede66 19:20, 14 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dudley Creek map

Here ya go :) Grutness...wha? 06:45, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Map showing the location of Dudley Creek, part of the Avon River system, Christchurch, New Zealand
Thanks, but a slight problem (wrong scale). I've sent you an email. Schwede66 09:58, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed (hopefully!) Grutness...wha? 12:50, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Beautiful. Thanks heaps. Schwede66 20:08, 19 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
If you've got a similar sort of file as the last one you sent for the Heathcote, I can do that one, too. Grutness...wha? 01:59, 21 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, will do. I've started with expanding the article to get a better understanding. I've found a good map with all the relevant tributaries. Most of the upstream stuff is actually dry and just carries stormwater, as the springs are mostly in Canterbury Park. I went on an explore yesterday to see what is dry and what has permanent flow, but only got as far as Aidanfield. Will have to do the rest next weekend. I think it would be worthwhile to differentiate on the map between permanent flow and stormwater channels. Schwede66 19:21, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

btw. Good weather and time didn't come in pairs before going overseas. Back 1 September. Schwede66 02:50, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Next New Zealand general election

Thanks for the revert on the Next New Zealand general election article. While it is unlikely that the next election will occur before May, it is still possible! Do you know what the minimum time for a snap election is, six weeks maybe? Mattlore (talk) 21:02, 1 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

We should research that and add it to the article. Schwede66 21:58, 1 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Mayor of Palmerston North

Hi There.

You undid my revision to the Mayor of Palmerston North page. I don't think the stuff about Jono Naylor needs to be there anymore, as he is no longer the current mayor. A new mayor was elected last night, Grant Smith. There's no reason he can't be added to the list of mayors table.

Cheers, Mark Wasley. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mark Wasley (talk • contribs) 22:43, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I thought that my edit summary gave a detailed enough rationale for the revert, but in case you missed it, here it is again: "I suggest you add to what is already there, and rephrase existing as necessary, rather than a wholesale delete" Obviously, Smith needed to be added to the table, but the important aspect was to first quickly restore the content that you had deleted; I didn't have the time at that stage to go about expanding the article (including the table) myself. As you might have seen, another editor then expanded the article in an appropriate way. I've since restructured the whole article, and it's now in a lot better shape than before. Schwede66 17:54, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Fitzgeralds

Hi there. Could it be that Gerard and James are half-brothers? I see Catherine O'Brien his mother was described as the second wife of Gerard Fitzpatrick Snr so it was quite reasonable that James was just described as the youngest son of Gerard Snr and Catherine. In which case if Gerard senior married for a third time, Gerard Fitzgerald Jnr would be younger than James. Do you have / can you point to strong evidence that Gerard and James had the same father though? Tmol42 (talk) 20:08, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for looking into this. Half-brothers is entirely possible. Not sure whether you've had a look at the DNZB, but if not, here's what it says: "He was the youngest son of Gerald FitzGerald, landowner, of Kilminchy, Queen's County, Ireland, and his second wife, Catherine O'Brien." So if FitzGerald did marry again, this would be explained. Is a list of siblings provided? What was Gerard's mother's name? Yes, they are definitely brothers, as tons of contemporary sources use language like "Gerard George Fitzgerald, the brother of James Edward Fitzgerald, late auditor general". Schwede66 20:58, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I have found a baptism record for a Gerard George Fitzgerald baptised 6 Jan 1834 in Walcot, Bath. Father Gerard Fitzgerald and mother Emily Fitzgerald. Does this sound like him? If the right GGF Emily would be a third wife. If of interest(!) guess I need to track down a marriage and a maiden name for you. Saw the DNZB. As James left family home to work at British Museum before 1841 then no census return to find his siblings/ at home with Gerard.Tmol42 (talk) 21:24, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, that would be him as they were living in Bath at the time, and it also explains why all sources record 1834 as his birth year, when in fact he was born on 10 October 1832. At least, I'm assuming that those who organised his gravestone in the Timaru Cemetery, which does show his birth date, knew what they were doing. What is a good way of showing a baptism certificate as a ref? Schwede66 21:32, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The source is Ancestry licenced records from data obtained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from original church records. For citing purposes the record is given as: Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. To which you need to add the specific data refs which is:- FHL Film Number: 1471170 Reference ID: item 1 p 1439. interesting if WP has a citing template for genealogy sources. If not we should perhaps propose one! Tmol42 (talk) 21:56, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
PS. Just found a copy of the Will and Probate for GGF. He gave all his estate to neice Geraldine Fitzgerald his brother James' daughter. Interested? Tmol42 (talk) 22:09, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sure. Regarding citation templates, this discussion appears relevant. Schwede66 22:11, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Bear in mind the baptism is a transcription of the original record data not an image of the actual document, whereas the will could be displayed this way. Here's the url for this https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-25457-25590-50?cc=1865481 The page appears blank but the doc is hidden above the top margin, just grab page and pull down probate is first then will. There are around 10+ pages in the set.Tmol42 (talk) 22:34, 21 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've spent a bit of time putting the Fitzgerald tree together. A couple of discoveries. First I am pretty sure Gerald Fitzgerald's third(?) wife Emily's family name was Gibbons. Clue was their youngest son was baptised in 1840 Henry Gibbons Fitzgerald. I then found a marriage registration for a Gerald Fitzgerald x Emily Gibbons for 9th November 1820. Interestingly, the location was Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. I have also found that Emily Gibbons was born in Marylebone, Middlesex as was Emily Fitzgerald. Emily dies 23 Oct 1884 in Leckhampton.

Second if some citable evidence is needed that James Edward and Gerard George are half brothers then cite 5 - Cambridge Univ alumni record does provide it. Gerard's full brother Lucius H Fitzgerald mentioned there too was a leading barrister in the Inns of Court. There are other background details on the wider family/descendents if you are interested Tmol42 (talk) 22:54, 22 February 2015 (UTC).[reply]

Quick question. Did Gerard George Fitzgerald really have a second wife? Tmol42 (talk) 00:59, 24 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Now found evidence it was Jane Machie who drowned (the 'Miss Kennedy' looks like journalist error at the time). Found ref to 'Jane Fitzgerald' and FEFs memorial talks of a Jane having drowned. Have amended plus added cites. Also no close or otherwise obvious connection with Archibald Michie, having mapped his tree. Tmol42 (talk) 01:03, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry for silence. Great discovery. Yes, I'd generally be interested in anything that is closely enough related to Fitzgerald. Schwede66 02:15, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Diminutives

Hi Schwede66. Are you going to change "Norman Kirk" to "Norm Kirk"? I don't think that would be appropriate. My recollection is that he was only called "Norm" by his friends and followers. My recollection is also that Robert Muldoon was only called "Rob" by his friends and followers (cf. "Rob's Mob" a group of his closest supporters). I think it would be better, and more objective and less offensive, to just name them by their formal first names. Norman for Kirk and Robert for Muldoon.Rick570 (talk) 19:34, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have no intention of moving Norman Kirk. As far as Muldoon is concerned, it would be better if we kept the discussion about him in one place. Schwede66 19:47, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Where is that?Rick570 (talk) 19:49, 4 March 2015 (UTC) My point is that to change Norman to Norm is just as justified as changing Robert to Rob. Rob should be reverted to Robert. Please!Rick570 (talk) 19:51, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's a real secret-squirrel location: Talk:Robert Muldoon#Article title :) Schwede66 19:53, 4 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand

Hi. Okay, concerning WP:overlink, as stated there, it says as they "are particularly relevant to the topic of the article", which, in this case, linking New Zealand in this particular article, clearly is. The same applies with these links listed below. Notice how these are all lists.

Best, --Discographer (talk) 04:16, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Hi Schwede66, I am sorry that I take your helpfulness for granted sometimes. I am very grateful for all the mentoring and help you have provided to me. I am sorry I am a bad student and not as helpful to you in return as I should be.Rick570 (talk) 21:19, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the thanks. Where have I missed out on your help, though? Schwede66 21:24, 7 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
You seem to be interested in NZ politics and in upgrading political biographies. I am too. But I am more interested in other things which take up my time!Rick570 (talk) 00:06, 8 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Publication problem

Hi Schwede66, I can't publish this: User:Rick570/Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hamilton. I would be very grateful if you could tell me why. Thanks and kind regards,Rick570 (talk) 04:02, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There was a redirect to Hamilton East, New Zealand at the title you were trying to move it to. I used my admin rights to move it over the top of that redirect.-gadfium 07:58, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks very much.Rick570 (talk) 08:38, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Gadfium, for sorting it. Good to have admins watching over things. But why the Hamilton disambiguator? Schwede66 08:54, 16 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Christchurch Cathedral Dean

Have you looked at the article on Lynda Patterson? It clearly says she is the 13th Dean of Christchurch Cathedral, albeit based in the temporary Cardboard Cathedral.Plucas58 (talk) 11:18, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Patterson's article wasn't on my watchlist, but it is now. I have fixed her article and sourced it. Schwede66 17:45, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Becks

Thanks...I thought I'd forgotten something :) Grutness...wha? 02:29, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well, that's the great thing about Wikipedia - it comes with an in-built peer review system. Spent a few days in Otago Central over Easter and will populate Commons with some neat photos. By the way, are you aware that the German Wikipedia has complete listings of NZ heritage buildings that are registered with Heritage New Zealand? I'm slowly populating those lists with photos where those are missing; here's a link to the main Otago list. Schwede66 03:35, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't know that! I've been adding the odd article or two about the better-known heritage buildings in Dunedin and area every now and again. I should perhaps do a couple more. Grutness...wha? 23:03, 7 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

URLs

Hi Schwede - hopefully I have got the right idea. Can you check City of Dunedin (ship) and let me know when you get the chance. NealeFamily (talk) 21:51, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

NZ election template

Moved to Template talk:New Zealand general election, 1978

Invitation

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Clifton

Hi Schwede - while you were making this edit, I was writing a tiny stub on Clifton, Southland :) Grutness...wha? 01:32, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, that very thought that you might be working on an article briefly went through my mind and I should have gone with my intuition. Schwede66 03:29, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

NZ general election 1975

Hi Schwede: Re the NZ general election articles; the Waitakere electorate was replaced by Henderson (with Martyn Finlay as MP) for 1969, 1972 & 1975 (see Norton pages 375 & 376). Hence I have removed the references to Waitakere in the article on the 1975 general election, 1975 election. Hugo999 (talk) 02:53, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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A kitten for you!

Thanks heaps for jumping in on the Darcy Nicholas article! I was working with a dodgy internet connection so had to keep adding info in small chunks - guess someone read an early version and was unimpressed :(

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Do you know how to write articles in your userspace? That's a safer way to go about it when notability of early versions isn't obvious. Schwede66 05:32, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Ages of politicians

Hi Schwede – two politicians, Ian James Brooks and Brian MacDonell now have birthdates, so you can work out their exact age on New Zealand House of Representatives. And I found a birth year for Elizabeth Tennet in the list of MPs in the NZ 1990 Year Book. PS: Long-serving Labour MPs: Warren Freer 47-81, Ritchie Macdonald 46-69, Martyn Finlay 46-49 & 63-69. Hugo999 (talk) 12:53, 28 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Peter Simpson

You cleaned up Peter Simpson (writer) after vandalism but I wonder whether they live in Pickles and have 45 children! From the persondata he was born in Takaka in 1942 not Hiroshima in 1925 and has a PhD from Toronto not Japan. Hugo999 (talk) 01:52, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't attended to vandalism on this page before, but have now. Schwede66 01:57, 19 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your reply. Creating talk pages before an article exists - what a bizarre way of editing. Schwede66 20:31, 25 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, Andy, for your thoughts on "drive-by tagging" as you call it in your edit summary. I do a lot of article assessment for WikiProject New Zealand and try and keep an eye on new New Zealand articles, which is sometimes a bit of a struggle. And in between, I try and write some articles from scratch. I do a lot of drive-by tagging as part of the assessments, and mostly tag for linkrot. With Twinkle, it takes about 5 seconds to tag, and I do not know as quick a method to fix linkrot; please enlighten me if you are aware of it. There are a few editors around who keep on top of the resulting category, and in my experience, linkrot tags are usually attended to within a couple of days. Those editors use scripts to fix the issue, and I presume that is reasonably easy to do. To that end, I do not see what the issue is with drive-by tagging. I do take issue with you twice reverting a linkrot tag that I placed on Robert Falla Memorial Award: here and here. If it would really take you just 5 seconds to fix the issue, why don't you? I see it's still with a bare URL, and you continually removing the tag but not being willing to fix it yourself denies those editors who do look after linkrot the chance to attend to it. You may have an issue with article tagging and I suggest you consider what that is, so that you can do some self-awareness work. I respectfully suggest that your actions demonstrated here are not becoming of a good Wikipedia editor. I've come across you many a time before and this isn't your usual conduct. Schwede66 19:32, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks. Good to know the background. Schwede66 18:47, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I had hoped the editor would improve but it is clear that he was using "bad hand" accounts as well as this one, so I think we should not tolerate any future editing from him.-gadfium 22:29, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Glyde - that was fun. He was quite well connected. Re Village Settlements Act, that can really only refer to the initiative by the Liberal Government of New Zealand of breaking up all the large land holdings. This ended up as small farms, and some settlements came out of it; the biggest one that I'm aware of is Cheviot. Large property owners affected by this were Ready Money Robinson and Allan McLean, the latter of whom had McLean's Mansion built from the money given to him by the government for his land. The story how the architect got engaged to design McLean's Mansion is fascinating; have a look on page 5 (chapter 'Plans for a new home') of this document. Does this help? Ping me if you write something about it. Some sources: [2] and [3]. Schwede66 10:55, 8 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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@Stuartyeates: That would appear to be a slight misjudgement on your part; that trail is as notable as it gets. Even if you haven't heard about it and before it had independent sources, but a quick check on Google would have readily shown you. Schwede66 01:02, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Template:Ping:Schwede66 Thanks, looks much better now. When I'm doing new page patrol, I don't google, just look at the article and tag, that's why it's PROD's not AfD's. Stuartyeates (talk) 02:43, 20 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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New Article Patrolled

Hi Shwede, newish wiki user here. Hoping that I've now edited article correctly that I created (can you check please?), as there were some highlighted points flagged by yourself. Hopefully I've got it right this time - your feedback is much appreciated. --S-birkman (talk) 01:49, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@S-birkman: Much better. What you now need to do is find some categories that the article belongs to. Look for similar articles (Australian company; deals with money) and see what categories that article has. Once done, feel free to remove the non-categorised tag yourself. No trouble if you get it wrong; somebody else will come along and tidy it up. Any questions, please ask. Schwede66 05:17, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Shwede66: Many thanks hey, really appreciate the guidance. --S-birkman (talk) 05:27, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Putting photos on Agnes Busby and Commons

Hi Schwede, many thanks for tidying up Agnes' page with the photo in the infobox and a Commons category - I'm so pleased with how she's looking given we had nothing on her here previously! Dealing with images was the next thing on my "to-learn" list, so thanks for going ahead and doing that. I'll try and follow what you've done and figure out how to do that myself (I did add a photo from Commons to that page myself, but only by copying someone else's photo I found in Commons!) MurielMary (talk) 03:05, 1 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Category for "People educated at St Margaret's College"

Kia ora Schwede, last night I was looking at how to add a new category (as above) for Peri Drysdale and Ngaio Marsh, and I'm sure there are other notable ex-pupils. I couldn't figure out how to do this - is there a help page on starting new categories? Cheers! MurielMary (talk) 02:28, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@MurielMary: Well, it's not that tricky. Here's how to do it:
  • Pick the category name wisely. Look at other categories that are similar and figure out what the naming convention is. You've done fine in this case.
  • Add the category name to one of the articles that should belong to the category via HotCat. This will create a redlinked category.
  • Click on that redlink.
  • Add the various parent categories to that new category; take guidance from those similar categories that you've already consulted for figuring out the naming convention. Save that page and you are done. Now add all the other pages to that category.

Easy enough? I've done this category so that I don't forget to write down any of the steps. Schwede66 02:42, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That's great, many thanks indeed! I must admit also that I am confused by the issue of the dashes that you are noticing when tidying up some of my pages. Could you tell me which of the following are correct: (1) 1888-1889 (2) 1888 - 1889 You mention using an "endash" but I don't know what that is?? MurielMary (talk) 04:17, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
An m-dash is a dash that is the width of an 'm', as opposed to an 'n'. The easiest way to create one is to cut and paste from Dash#Em_dash or some other well-cared-for article. Stuartyeates (talk) 04:20, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
What to use when and how is explained at MOS:DASH. Hence, neither of your examples are right, as you are using a hyphen. Replace that with an endash, and your first example is correct: 1888–1889 Schwede66 17:52, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
You can also create an endash or emdash by clicking on "Special characters" above the edit window, then on "Symbols" on the left side of the pane that drops down, and both dashes are in the third row of characters.-gadfium 22:51, 14 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Bertie Tuckwell

Thanks for adding to the stub I started - always good to see expansion work beginning. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 08:28, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

How hilarious. There's me pinging you for further attention, and you started this article. I never looked at its history. Schwede66 17:23, 16 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

William Henry Colbeck

I was surprised that your request at Talk:British Newspaper Archive#Library access had not been answered for almost a year. Particularly since you gave such precise and accurate directions. The words you sought are: 

On Thursday week ....
Same day, at Halifax, Mr Wm. Henry Colbeck, manufacturer, Batley, to Martha, daughter of Mr. John Cordingley, Boothtown, near the former place.

If you need the rest of that page, give me an email address (the wp email form does not accommodate attachments) Lugnad (talk) 01:40, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome. Thanks! Schwede66 09:13, 17 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Why are you deleting Ron Carter?

There's an author like that. Böri (talk) 08:28, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I gave a detailed reason in the edit summary. Schwede66 08:54, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
If someone finds anything about Ron Carter (the author of "The Coming of Civilization"), they can edit the article. Böri (talk) 10:14, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The article needs to be written first before an entry can be added to a dab page. You have been around as an editor for long enough to know that Wikipedia's rules are what they are. I see on your talk page that back in 2012, you once got into strife over wanting to add something to a dab page where an article did not exist. Why are you trying to do so again? Schwede66 18:56, 24 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The bot is correct. On the template page, the reference is now broken. The important thing, though, that it works on the two pages where the template gets transcluded. Schwede66 07:34, 28 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Category:Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park

See my edit here. Or should the article name be changed to add the spaces? Either is OK with me. Good Ol’factory (talk) 03:56, 30 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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A beer for you!

Keeping up the good work bro. Angry Bald English Villian Man Chat 10:04, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! Schwede66 23:32, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Referencing book?

Hello Schwede, I don't know if this is the right place to ask or not? But is referencing a school Yearbook or Magazine suitable? Cheers. Sirpottingmix (talk) 03:36, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say it depends, as it hasn't got editorial independence. You wouldn't be able to use it as a source for the principal extolling on the virtues of the academic performance of the school. But to reference that a particular person was a pupil of a school, that should be ok. Schwede66 05:50, 10 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Draft:Association for the Promotion of Electric Vehicles

Thanks for the reminder. I have moved the article to my sandbox - please feel free to speedy delete the draft. NealeFamily (talk) 07:35, 15 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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If you send to me, I can reply with attachments ("email this user does not support attachments) Lugnad (talk) 18:04, 1 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Murchison suicide bombing

Thanks for this interesting addition. Do you think the incident should also be added to Terrorism in New Zealand?-gadfium 19:21, 17 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Pleasure. Adding it to terrorism in New Zealand wouldn't be a clear-cut thing, as the various definitions of terrorism may or may not cover this particular incident. I'd put the query on the talk page of that article, and if anybody has any objections, they can voice them. I thought The Press article was a good read; I've also added this to suicide attack. Schwede66 20:02, 17 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

making a new page/article

Brother please say me that how can i open a new page/article Moahmmad Zahid Hasan (talk) 03:32, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The best way to do this for a new editor is to use the Wikipedia:Article wizard. Schwede66 03:57, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nurse Maude

Even in my childhood (after her death) she was referred to (in the North Island) as Nurse Maude so why the fuss over the name? The full name is the least honour she deserves. Eddaido (talk) 07:44, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not fussed; I simply wasn't sure about the naming conventions. When I'm sure about something, I simply move an article. When I'm not sure, I go through the formal move request, which takes between one and two weeks. Not a big deal in the scheme of things. Schwede66 08:27, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Rocketlabs

Good morning, I recently added a criticism section to the Rocketlab page. It looks like you removed it entirely. Can you talk me why? I've noticed criticism sections on many other pages. Thank you Wdmtaj (talk) 13:05, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Wdmtaj: Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia based on five pillars. I've posted a welcome message on your talk page, and you will find a link to the five pillars. Your entry violated the verifiability requirement, as you posted criticism without also giving reliable sources. Put simply, you can't do that. There may not have been anything wrong with the criticism that you added to the page, but you need reliable sources to back that up. If you find those statements in The New Zealand Herald, that would be good. A blog would not meet the requirements of a reliable source. Feel free to ask further questions. Schwede66 18:18, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Schwede66, I re-did my Criticism section with references this time. The references were from the company website and wikipedia, so I thougt they would be acceptable. Can you let me know why you deleted my section again? Thanks. wdmtaj — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wdmtaj (talk • contribs) 21:53, 20 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't delete your contribution; have a look at the 'View history' tab to find out who did. Schwede66 00:03, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Moving of rugby union player to rugby union or rugby player to rugby union

Hi Schwede,

Thought I would drop you note to alert you to certain conventions you may be unaware of. I understand that there is a discrepancy in naming conventions of rugby players, but this is a long-argued topic. Personally I always name dab articles rugby union player as I follow naming conventions adopted by most WP that state the dab should be the person's profession and not their field. So Winston Churchill (politician, born 1940) not Winston Churchill Politics, born 1940. This has been adopted by almost all sports pages, see footballer, cricketer, judako, snooker player, etc. It appears that only American sports have gone the other route, with baseball, basketball, etc.

Also if a player is dual code we don't chose one code over the other, so it would be Mark Robinson (rugby, born 1975) or Mark Robinson (rugby player, born 1975). I use to argue quite a bit over this topic, but I gave up several years ago. Hope you find it helpful one way or another. Cheers FruitMonkey (talk) 18:53, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@FruitMonkey: Well, rugby isn't really something I know much about, but I'm aware that there are certain sensitivities when it comes to naming conventions. Yes, I'm aware of the dual code issue and have read the articles before I moved them. I hope I didn't overlook anything. Thanks for the heads up. Is the list of New Zealand national rugby union players on your watchlist? I left a suggestion on the talk page. Schwede66 18:59, 19 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Anzac Test resources

I see you put in notes in the Anzac Test pages claiming they do not cite any resources. I'm just wondering why you did this considering that there is a reference given for each page created in the Match Summary sections which verifies the information given.HoldenV8 (talk) 03:32, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@HoldenV8: Mate, I see you have 36000 edits under your belt and you don't know how to do referencing properly? You've added references as an external link; try putting your references between <ref></ref> tags, and they will show up in the references section. I simply did not see those external links, and most others looking at that page would not see that either, I suppose. Schwede66 08:22, 24 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Tom Clark (industrialist) (January 24)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Onel5969 was:
This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage about the subject in reliable sources that are independent of the subject—see the guidelines on the notability of people and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.
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Waitaki Council Building

I wouldn't let it be widely known in Oamaru that you think it's in Canterbury - I doubt the locals would take it very well! Grutness...wha? 07:34, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oops. Copy-paste gone wrong; brain not in gear. Schwede66 08:05, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Jayaram Ramineni

Hi Schwede66, I gave inputs for a page ‘Jayram Ramineni’ as I found it blank in Wikipedia with an invitation to give inputs,I am close to Jayaram Ramineni and thought it's my responsibility to give some inputs to that blank page of Wikipedia.In fact I haven't created this page it was there in wikipedia requesting for inputs and I only obliged.

There are approximately 60 million Telugu speaking people....in my opinion a Telugu fashion designer who worked for Femina miss India world 2005 and with a wide reputation among Telugu elites and recognition among masses definitely comes under notability.

As Jayaram expired in 2009 ,He is obviously not a current personality and may not draw much in Google search except in bits and pieces. I have his published port folios, videos of fashion shows and his working stills with famous models,photos of his meetings with famous personalities ,I may try to collect a copy of All India Radio Talk,News paper clippings describing his works etc..etc....

I don't know yet how I can use them to improve this page as I am a first time editor here.

I found one more following link which might be useful.

http://www.cinegoer.net/gallery/exclusive/gaddesindhura/Rk a2016 (talk) 06:37, 31 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The only useful place to discuss any of this is on the deletion discussion page. Schwede66 08:41, 31 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Diesel phoenix

I'm not going to contest the PROD myself, at least not without more research; but I wasn't sure if you had looked at the sources I had dumped on the talk page? Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 05:17, 6 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Great minds thinking alike

Hi, spookily we seem to have both been researching the Strachey ancestry of Noeline Baker today! My interest in her arose via her (distant) cousin Julia Strachey, the owner of Orchards, Surrey and a friend of Gertrude Jekyll - when I first read about Moturau Moana I thought it might be an Arts and Crafts garden in NZ, but it doesn't seem to be. -- Aegoceras (talk) 20:55, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Aegoceras: No trouble. Can't even remember how I ended up on that particular page this morning. Shall we collaborate on Moturau Moana? Schwede66 21:14, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds like it could be a plan! - though a rather long-distance one in my case...-- Aegoceras (talk) 21:18, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, have just started it. How about you have a go next, while I go hunting for photos on Flickr? Schwede66 21:21, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
It's quite late here, maybe tomorrow, sorry! --Aegoceras (talk) 21:37, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Too true. Sleep well. Schwede66 22:27, 7 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I've given it a good shot; hope I've left something for you to do. It might be worth trying to find something about the flora. Schwede66 07:16, 8 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Great work! Haven't found anything else so far. All the Rough Guide to NZ says is "gently neglected", which is a bit sad! -- Aegoceras (talk) 17:23, 8 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

32 acres is a good size piece of land to look after; I can understand that the universities kindly declined the offer of the gift. Schwede66 17:47, 8 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your assistance

Kia ora Schwede66.

Thanks for your comments on my draft Clerk of the House of Representatives article. I must admit I wasn't expecting people to start editing before I finished working on it! I can see what you mean about notoriety of James Coates but the person who combined my draft article with an existing article has really messed up because the articles cover two different people.

I was intending to follow the style used in the article on the Clerk of the Canadian House of Commons: i.e. there would be a general article on the office of the Clerk of the House and then separate pages with a bit about each of the 13 clerks who have held office since 1854.

Do you think it would be better to have one large article with internal links to the separate clerks? Your advice appreciated. Cheers Peter.

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Stanley Crane

you have broken the link of Roger Henry Lang on Stanley Crane page which goes to incorrect page, could you correct it. 71.191.3.59 (talk) 18:19, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

See your talk page about what it is that you need to do. Schwede66 18:20, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
you can convert Henry Lang to a diambig-page, since there are many of them , but now you have broken a correct link for RHL. 71.191.3.59 (talk) 18:25, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I've outlined on your talk page what needs doing. Once you have done that, we can sort out disambiguation, which in the first instance will be done via a hatnote; we will only need a dab page once we have three articles of the same name. Schwede66 18:27, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Linking of names

Re your comment, as you can see, I tried to get that project to address the issue of linking all names, but I got no response, aside from aggressive reverting by one user when I tried to clean up a couple of articles. Any thoughts on how to proceed? It is ludicrous to think that a Maltese badminton player from the 1970s will suddenly become notable enough for an article, which seems to be the premise of all that linking. Regards, Ground Zero | t 20:50, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

How to proceed? There are two approaches possible. Firstly, the WikiProject could sort out what it is that creates inherent notability for Badminton players. After all, that is what the purpose is of having a Wikiproject. Secondly, any action by editors should always align with policy. If you deal with aggressive editors, try and resolve things through discussion on the talk page in the first instance. If that doesn't bring actions back to agreed policy, then bring the issue up at WP:ANI. In summary, the first relies on the willingness of other editors to help and if you don't get that help, you can't proceed. The second relies on stroppy editors to see the light, and if they don't, an admin will sort it out for you. Schwede66 00:26, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The notability guidelines are at WP:NBADMINTON. WP:REDLINKS suggests that any that don't meet these should not be linked. Mattlore (talk) 00:32, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent! Schwede66 00:36, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Bob Francis

Hi Schwede, I see you moved the article to Bob Francis (rugby referee), which is fair enough - but the reason I went with the NZ dab was because I couldn't decide what he was more notable for. I'm leaning towards Bob Francis (mayor) over rugby referee. Any thoughts? Mattlore (talk) 06:37, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It doesn't worry me one way or another. If you now move it to the other version, there should be redirects for all possibilities, which is good. You'd be the much better judge for the most appropriate dab, as you will have read the sources. Schwede66 06:47, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I read all the sources and couldn't decide! Ha. Thanks for adding the politics project tag as well, forgot that. Mattlore (talk) 07:18, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Robert Wynn Williams

Thanks for fixing up the confusion with his Surname. I just thought he used Wynn as his first name. Rocketrod1960 (talk) 03:36, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Rocketrod1960: My pleasure. It can't help when you start out with the parliamentary bio that has so many things wrong with it. Is there any point letting parliamentary staff know about necessary corrections? Schwede66 04:34, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon

Hi, can I interest you and page stalkers in participating in April? Up to £200 in Amazon vouchers and books up for grabs.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:10, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Simon Broad

I have started to poke around in the Simon Broad article you Prod'd. While I have only made a minor edit, he is looking like he will meet the notability treshhold. I'll need to do more work as the article was useless. NealeFamily (talk) 03:22, 11 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I placed the prod not because of notability concerns, but because it was an unreferenced BLP. Schwede66 10:06, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Clark (industrialist)

Thank you for all the improving you did on this article. I'm good friends with TC's daughter and I would love to tell her your name. She's so thrilled there's an article. Thanks. Elucidata (talk) 04:39, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No trouble. Tell her that I'm somebody from Christchurch who dabbles on WP for the fun of it. Schwede66 05:59, 12 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Road stub

Hi, I noticed you undid my edit on Colombo Street. Could you explain to me exactly how stubs work? I noticed they are used frequently but how do they differ from categories. Please respond on my talkAjf773 (talk) 03:34, 14 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Mike Joy page

Thanks for your edits on the Mike Joy (freshwater ecologist) page. I wasn't aware of the rule to not have external links in the body text and have now gone through and (I believe) removed them all. Can you please check if it now complies with that rule and let me know if I have missed anything else related to this? Thanks, StellaMcQ (talk) 07:05, 22 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Patsy Reddy

I added Template:NZ-cats to Patsy Reddy to manage Categories which you removed however I don't understand your reasoning, why did you remove template nz-cats?

My intention was to manage categories using the template.

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