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Simon & Schuster

Chris, if you have time I'd appreciate help on changing all of the instances of "Simon and Schuster" to "Simon & Schuster". Could you put that find and replace into your AWB? It's very common (over 1000 pages linked to the wrong spelling when I started), and you hit a lot of pages that probably have it on a daily basis. Either way, thanks for all you do here. Faceless Enemy (talk) 03:34, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Why? Please consider WP:NOTBROKEN. -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 04:34, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Because the publishing company is Simon & Schuster, not Simon and Schuster. "Simon and Schuster founded Simon & Schuster, which published a book about Smith and Wesson, the founders of Smith & Wesson." Faceless Enemy (talk) 12:59, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Right; we already have an AWB Typo rule for "U.S. News & World Report", so this should be treated the same. I will add such a rule for Simon & Schuster when I get a chance. Chris the speller ^yack 15:27, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I added a Typo rule to AWB to fix these. But Typo rules do not touch text within references and templates such as {{Cite book}}, which is where the vast majority of these are found. They can be attacked with AWB using Find & Replace rules, but if it's just me, it would take over a week working full time to get them all; there are thousands and thousands of articles to fix, and I have lots of other things to work on. Anyone want to help? I will continue to chip away at this. Chris the speller ^yack 16:58, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ack, someone pointed out here that Simon and Schuster is a valid name for division of Simon & Schuster. So I'm not sure they're all incorrect. I'm planning to open a discussion at the S&S talk page, or even reach out to the company directly. Faceless Enemy (talk) 16:53, 12 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

For now, I have removed the Typo rule for AWB. Chris the speller ^yack 16:41, 13 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Faceless Enemy When I look at Simon & Schuster's page on Divisions and Imprints, I don't see one called Simon and Schuster. GoingBatty (talk) 00:20, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

If you want to, please take a look at the article about Lisa Aschan that I have created. Any help is appreciated. Regards,--BabbaQ (talk) 15:45, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I tweaked the punctuation; otherwise, OK. Chris the speller ^yack 17:17, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

List of state leaders in 2015#RfC: What would be a gender-neutral description for the Cook Islands royal representative?

You are invited to join the discussion at List of state leaders in 2015#RfC: What would be a gender-neutral description for the Cook Islands royal representative?. Greetings, Chris the speller. Just wondered whether or not you could give your opinion on this long-running dispute. Many thanks indeed. Neve-selbert 06:12, 4 February 2016 (UTC)Template:Z48[reply]

Sorry, there is really nothing of value I could add, and I have no opinion on the matter. Chris the speller ^yack 14:02, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I understand, albeit a shame to hear. Kind regards. Neve-selbert 16:46, 4 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for help with Moss Jernverk

Just wanted to thank you for your help with Moss Jernverk. I usually keep to translating from English to Norwegian, but with articles that I consider no one else will translate and interesting/important, or both, I also do translations into English. Anyway I highly appreciate all help I get in correcting such work that border on what I really should keep away from... :-) Best regards, Ulflarsen (talk) 16:26, 8 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Well-received

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"Well-received" isn't a mistake... [2][3] Der yck C. 21:48, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Deryck Chan: I consider dictionary.com and thesaurus.com third-rate sources. Try a real dictionary, such as collinsdictionary.com or macmillandictionary.com, both of which omit the hyphen except when the compound precedes the noun. The hyphen does not reduce confusion when the compound modifier is postpositive. In a compound modifier, a hyphen that does not reduce confusion or add clarity is just clutter. Chris the speller ^yack 22:09, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hmmm. Actually you're right. I think I'll still request AWB to remove "well-received" from the list of typos, but I've restored your fix. Der yck C. 22:46, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Maiorana

Hi User:Chris the speller, can you add links and categories to, and maybe reword some of what's written on the Maiorana article to make it sound more proper, thanks. --Emperorofthedaleks (talk) 19:51, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like another editor beat me to it, and it no longer needs anything from me. Happy editing! Chris the speller ^yack 03:35, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think they put the links in the right places, do "surname" and "personal name" need links added, people know what they mean, whereas "English" is unlinked. I don't know, but I trust what you think is right, cheers. --Emperorofthedaleks (talk) 19:45, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Emperorofthedaleks: I think the links are OK as they now appear. Chris the speller ^yack 21:22, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I forgot to ask if there should be a coma between "origin" and "derived", and if the article is written right? --Emperorofthedaleks (talk) 21:46, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Emperorofthedaleks: A comma is not needed there. The writing is fine. Chris the speller ^yack 00:07, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, thanks. --Emperorofthedaleks (talk) 00:22, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

Hi Chris - just to let you know I reverted your endash changes to this article, as Anglo- is a combining form that should take a hyphen, not an endash (see Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Dashes). Colonies Chris (talk) 10:07, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Colonies Chris: Good catch, thanks! Chris the speller ^yack 14:52, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

George Bernard Shaw

Hello, Chris. I'm knocking on your door with the begging bowl again. Might you have time and inclination to look in at GBS's page, which is up for featured article? It's 11,500 words, I'm afraid, but if you can face the marathon we'd be very grateful for your expert eye. Tim riley talk 16:00, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

My begging bowl is now full. Thank you so much, Chris. What would we do without you! Tim riley talk 17:19, 16 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Senghenydd colliery disaster

Hi Chris, I hope you're well. Would you be able to pass your eye over the Senghenydd colliery disaster article, if you have time? It's at PR at the moment, and I hope to go to FAC in the next week to ten days, so no great rush. Cheers – SchroCat (talk) 11:10, 20 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You are a star - many thanks indeed for your input. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 16:43, 22 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Name question

Hi User:Chris the speller, as an expert on surnames and contributor to many Wikipedia articles on the subject, can you help me by giving your opinion on this question? Which of these two name origins ([4] and [5]) would you say is most realistic origin of the names Mayer, Mayor, Maior, etc. 1 or 2? Thanks either way. --Emperorofthedaleks (talk) 19:58, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Emperorofthedaleks: I wish I could help, but I have no special knowledge and absolutely no opinion about this. Chris the speller ^yack 20:05, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That's fine User:Chris the speller, but if you could click the website sources, read them briefly and tell me which one sounds more realistic to you, irregardless of what the website itself says. If you don't know just guess, I'd appreciate it eitherway. It's 50/50, one or the other and it would help me out, cheers. --Emperorofthedaleks (talk) 20:38, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Emperorofthedaleks: I already viewed the websites, and it sounds like both of them are making stuff up. You could flip a coin, but better to show both sources and say that there is more than one theory. Chris the speller ^yack 21:20, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Chris the speller: Alright, thanks. --Emperorofthedaleks (talk) 21:23, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

March 1932 lunar eclipse Rating

I rated the page March 1932 lunar eclipse as a stub and of low importance. 78.148.76.115 (talk) 16:44, 4 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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