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Scottish castles infobox

Hi Bill, I noticed your infobox at Duffus Castle, and thought it would make a good start for a template for use across the Scottish Castles Wikiproject. I started a discussion on the subject on the talk page, please do let us have your thoughts. Thanks, ::Supergolden:: 12:58, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

hello again. Thanks for adding the {{Infobox Scottish castle}}, a very useful template. however, you may not be aware of a parallel development of {{Infobox Military Structure}}, which is being discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Castles. That template has now been improved to suit all castle articles, although there are some differences to yours - I have suggested the possiblity of merging the two, mainly for continuity reasons. Please stop by the project talk page and let us know your thoughts. Thanks, ::Supergolden:: 09:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Graphs

I came across a page which uses the timeline functionality to produce a legible graph. You may want to consider redoing your (many ... sorry) graphs. Cavaion Veronese. Or not. Just thought I'd share. --Tagishsimon (talk)

Image:Elgin rainfall.jpg

Regarding Image:Elgin rainfall.jpg:

Please do not just remove the {{no license}} tag, because that way the image will still be deleted. As the creator of the image, choose a license of your choice from this list, and then add the template for that license on the image page. Regards, Awyong Jeffrey Mordecai Salleh 01:18, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Uploaded a new version with license but somehow it still came out as unlicensed. hmmm

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The commons

Bill, get yourself an account on the Commons and upload your images there. Then they can be used on any language version of Wikipedia, not just the English version. You know it makes sense! --Tagishsimon (talk)

Forres

Hey. I will look into it. You see, that map was based on the map on page 196 of McNeill and MacQueen (eds.), Atlas of Scottish History to 1707, and in it Forres was not given a castle. Likewise, there is some reason to believe that Inverness may have existed in this period (with a castle), but this is not certain and is omitted from the aforementioned map. Regards, Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 18:30, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

OK, Billreid, what's the evidence that Forres existed and had a castle at this point? Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 12:51, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

You're listed as a template

You've managed to get your user page listed as a Category:Nation of residence user templates and I don't think that was what you meant to do (it doesn't look like a template :-) --AGoon 02:36, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

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Moray Golf Club

Hey, fantastic work on Moray Golf Club, particularly the two tables and the infobox. I don't know if you want to do this or have any expertise on the subject, but a template just like your infobox and the scorecard would be amazing for every golf course. Grover 05:21, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

Could you upload the image to Commons? I'd like to use it in the German Wikipedia. Thanks. -- , 00:56, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Re:

Thank you for your praise. If medieval Scotland is going to be one of your main editing interests, we shall prolly encounter each other quite a bit. Keep in mind that I started most of those articles just to get them started, and there is a large scope for improvement and copyediting. Anyways, since you're interested, can you do me and wikipedia a big favour and give Clement of Dunblane a quick copyedit (sentences structures, unclear info, etc). I'm personally happy with it, and so's Dave Souza now. But it's up for FA and needs as many eyes as possible. This is in response to User:Tony1's comments on Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Clement of Dunblane. I myself will go over it again soon, but others need to look at it first. You're own thoughts on how it can be improved are also highly welcome. Best regards, Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 17:38, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Hey. Thanks for your help. Now I'll just have to wait for Tony1 to tell us what he thinks. Do you think the article is now of FA quality? Anyways, hopefully I'll be able to help you with some of your articles when I come back in January. You're producing some good work. I hope you'll stick around. Regards, Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 20:31, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

You know, I got the same comment before about the second last paragraph. Actually, it's all taken from the same source ... so in the note I explicitly state that "For the information in this paragraph, see". :) Thanks for going over it. Doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with your edit. I reverted your revert of yourself, and I can't see anything wrong with the dates. Regards, Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 09:27, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikiproject Golf

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Wikiproject Golf is up and running. If you still want to be involved just go to our page and put your name down. Thanks,
Grover 05:41, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

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Which flag for Ireland?

This whole area is very sensitive, and often downright confusing, especially in sporting contexts for example. As an aspirant encyclopedia we have to be explicit and crystal clear when we say "Ireland" - are we referring to the whole island, or just to the state?

Like all Ireland-related questions, symbols are important. Currently (and somewhat confusingly) Wikipedia uses 3 different flags, in different contexts, to refer to the entire island:

the St Patrick's Cross (which I personally consider a tad daft, but there you go... )
the shamrock (eg rugby, hockey etc)
the "four provinces" heraldic banner

Whichever one is used, please note that Portal:Ireland deals with the entire island, not with the Republic. --Mais oui! 10:42, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Key Extracts

I have created a draft of ‘Key Extracts from the Talk: Scotland Archives’ here. My intention is to create something that could be used as a handy guide for new contributors to the Scotland article, which after appropriate discussion would be moved to a new page and referenced on the Talk:Scotland page in due course. I’d value your comments. Please feel free to direct other Scottish Wikipedians to it. Cc Users Mais Oui!, Calgacus, Globaltraveller, Angus Maclennan, Billreid, Canæn. A Merry Xmas to all. Ben MacDui (Talk) 20:41, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the kind words you left on my talk page. Hope you had a nice Xmas and all the best for 2007 when it comes. Cheers! Angus McLellan (Talk) 10:23, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

HNY

Thank you; and to you, Bill. I hope you have a great 2007, both in your wikilife and in the real world. And for me, I hope I can do some work on Northumbrian towns & villages that even starts to resemble some of your more accomplished pieces. (I'm reading an industrial archaeology book on the ports of Northumberland right now which might help. I'll probably see you in pages on obscure ship types of the east coast...) Best wishes --Tagishsimon (talk)

RE: Jocelin

Well spotted Bill. Blame me, your source is fine. Clairvaux was what I meant to write I recall; happens now and then on wiki. Best regards, Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 00:06, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Jocelin will be on the main page next Saturday. I know you are good at spotting oscure errors, so if you see any, please work your stuff. Hopefully I'll have time to add some material I didn't have access to when I originally wrote it. Regards, Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 22:06, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

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Dunkeld

Do you know of any bishops between Alexander Lindsay and George Haliburton? My books, Watt and Dowden, don't go further than Lindsay and Crichton respectively and I'm wanting to make a full template for all catholic and CoS bishops. Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 11:12, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for that ... didn't know it was available like that. Best regards, Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 12:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

BTW, is Balfour-Paul's Scots Peerage available online anywhere that you know of? Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 12:54, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

The source of that info for me was Ian Ross-Harper, Notable Bishops and Ministers of Dornoch Cathedral, a little booklet I got in Dornoch Cathedral. For the info about Gilbert's genealogy he says he's using a source called the "Ancestry of St Gilbert of Dornoch"; sounds like some Sutherland clan tradition, but I can't find out any more info; if it is this, then Gilbert's veneration as a saint would have encouraged grafting of genealogies. Was just reading the ODNB article, by Barbara Crawford, and she implies that all relationship to the Murray family is a possibly a product of later accounts from the 16th century onwards, but doesn't expand on that. The problem is that de Moravia in the early 13th century need suggest nothing more than coming from Moray. Anyways, hope that helps. Are you thinking of expanding the article? Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 01:24, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Elgin Cathdedral

Was in Elgin Cathedral today .... got some pics of the bishops' effigies. Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 00:42, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

There only are one or two (bishops), and one's up already in John de Winchester. The other one might be a bishop. I'm talking about the south choir btw; was it south vaults in the south choir you were referring to? Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 08:56, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

BTW, created Template:Infobox Medieval Scottish Diocese, in use for Diocese of Galloway, should you wish to contribute or alter before it gets going. Regards, Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 11:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

The guy who attacked Elgin was Alexander of Lochaber (alias Alasdair Carrach ?). The Oram article in the Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles page does not mention this, but Boardman does (pp. 246, 260). He was the third youngest of the sons of John I with Robert II's daughter Margaret, his older brothers being Domhnall and John Mór Tanister. There's a family tree on Oram, p. 124. It doesn't help that Alexander of Lochaber is referred to by about 5 different names ... "Alexander of the Isles", "Alexander MacDonald" (with Alasdair, Alistir, etc, variants), Alasdair Carrach, etc, etc, so I wasn't sure myself there. In appendix D of the Acts of the Lords of the Isles, the Munros list Alexander of Lochaber and Alexander Carrach as different people, basing this on some argument made in a paper for the Society of West Highland and Island Historical Research. Oram obviously didn't know about this, as here "Alisdair Carrach" is the son of John I, rather than the grandson. Sorry for this tangent ... it's just to alert you. Thanks for the tip about the notes btw ... I usually paste mine anyways, but that's still helpful. Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 18:59, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

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William, Lord of Douglas

My main source for information about this time relating to the Douglases, outside of the National Library, is in the 1902 edition of "A History of the House of Douglas" by Sir Herbert Maxwell. Maxwell was a President of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and not given to make many panegyrics towards the contemporary Douglases, unlike Hume of Godscroft etc.

Maxwell does not give much away about William other than "He attended the court of William the Lion, and his name often occurs in very good company witnessing the charters of that monarch". He also states "Freskin dying before 1171, left three sons, Hugh, William and Andrew. Hugh was ancestor to the Earls of Sutherland. Of Andrew, the descendants, if any, have not been traced; but William, the second son, is believed to have left three sons also Hugh, William and Andrew, Hugh owned the lands of Duffus and Strabrock;William owned Petty, Brachlie, Boharm and Arndilly, and founded the line of the Morays of Bothwell;Andrew became a priest. During the lifetime of the sons of Freskin, between 1174 and 1199, a certain William de Douglas (Will. de Dufglas) appears on the scene, witness to a charter granted by Jocelyn, Bishop of Glasgow, in favour of the Monks of Kelso." Now it is purely educated conjecture but Bothwell is none too far from Douglas, and the habit of using the name of an estate as a surname still exists to a certain extent today.(eg Keppoch, for the MacDonald that lives there). Furthermore the three stars argent on a field azure are on both the Moray and Douglas Arms.

The mythological origin of the house of Douglas according to Godscroft talks about a certain Sholto Douglas doing a great deeds for his King in battle and receiving the lands of Douglas as an award. Maxwell further suggests that the fact that the first recordable instance of William of Douglas was synchroneous with the uprising of Donald Ban, is the grain of truth within that myth.

The theory is however, that because of the (as yet unproven) connection between William of Douglas and the Morays, is that when Brice and his brothers went north they were taking up positions with their vey close kin, uncles and first cousins etc. If one goes by traditional chronologies, Brice has to be the son of William. Maxwell also goes on thatof the six sons of William de Douglas, five went on to become clerics: Brice; Alexander, a canon of Spynie and vicar of Elgin; Henry and Hugh, also canons at Spynie; and another Freskin, first parson of St. Bride's Douglas and later Dean of Moray. Brice's older brother Archibald, 2nd of Douglas is first recorded on another charter of Jocelyn's as Erkenbaldus de Duuglas (note the flemish name) granting a toft in Glasgow to the monks of Melrose.

Phew! I hope that is of some help. If there is any thing else I can dig out, I'll let you know. Brendandh 21:11, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the help with Jocelin. I pinched your user talk page set-up btw ... hope you don't mind. Best regards, Calgacus (ΚΑΛΓΑΚΟΣ) 04:51, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Roman Catholic Church

For the discussion where you will find Doc Glasgow's reasoning, see Talk:David Beaton. Deacon of Pndapetzim (formerly Calgacus) (Talk) 17:14, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

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1989 Deal barracks bombing

Hi Bill, I noticed your interest in recent edits to this article. I have been discussing the matter at length with One Night In Hackney on our respective talk pages. Feel free to join in if you have something to add. A quick note though, use of terms like murdered, will attract negative comment and bog the discussion down, strict NPOV and CIVIL seems to be the only way to succeed in such situations. Also try not to let Vintagekits rile you up, he's only trying to provoke a reaction.--Jackyd101 14:44, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Eddie Irvine

I'm not sure that's correct - your point is correct geographically, but my understanding is that the term British is the correct one to use for all citizens of the United Kingdom. I've replied a little more fully at talk:Eddie Irvine. Cheers. 4u1e 12:28, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Bishops of Moray

Hi Bill. If you have time, feel free to read over the new article on Patrick Hepburn. I know you know a lot about this guy. And also, the article kinda needs better or more appropriate pics. So feel free to play with the pics, as well as improve or expand the text. You may have noticed, btw, that I'm gradually making my way through the bishops of Moray. Hopefully I'll get that finished soon. I'll be leaving Alexander Bur for now though, since I want that article to be quite comprehensive and I'm kinda in exile atm without the main articles I need for it. BTW, you're work on Moray is great. There's no reason you can't push forward Elgin Cathedral for FA status. Regards, Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 04:35, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

You might wanna check out this recent announcement. Regards, Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 09:52, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

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Hi Billreid/Archive/Archive 2, as a WikiProject Scotland participant, please check out this this thread and consider adding the bot results page to your watchlist so we can manually update the New Articles page. There are some false results for the first batch, but I'm sure we can collectively tune the rules to improve the output.

If we get enough people watching the results page, we'll be cooking with gas as they say :) This looks like a great helper in finding new Scotland related material. Cheers. --Cactus.man ✍ 22:26, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Scottish Castles

As a participant in Wikipedia:WikiProject Scottish Castles, I'd just like to draw your attention to a proposal, I have put forward on the talk page regarding infoboxes. Your input would be most welcome. Thanks, Edward Waverley 12:38, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Garde Écossaise

Hi there, I think that there were other regiments notably the Cent-Suisses later the Garde Suisses. There were certainly Castilians serving in the Ordinance companies during and after the Hundred years war. Towards the end of its existence, the Garde Ecossaise was only nominally Scots, most of its soldiery and command being French. FFL was I believe formed out of Swiss and German mercenary companies fighting in the French army after the 1830 revolution. I've got some literature about it somewhere and I'll try and look it up. Cheers. Brendandh 01:56, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

RE: Peerage

Haha ... funny. I'll go fix it now. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 07:23, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

BTW, Bill, you should know about Keith's Bishops online as well. This one can be downloaded, copied and pasted. The U. of Guelph is amazing, all the online sources they have (they have Wyntoun, most monastic cartularies [sadly not Paisley yet], the OPS, and maybe soon the Reg. Mag. Sig.). You prolly don't care, now all the Moray bishops are done. Do you have Oram's article on Bur btw? Don't know when I'll get around to that. If you decide to start doing it, give me notice so I don't end up doing it in parallel. Regards, Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 07:45, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

RE: Alexander Bur

Yes, I should. The problem with promising yourself to do a big article is that it makes it seem all the more daunting, so that you never even start it. I can get around to opening a stub in the next few days; lemme do a short article on Thomas de Rossy first though. How is that good Lowland hero/Gaelic poet Mar getting along btw? You still have plans for it? (Not urging you on anything btw, just being curious). I'm sort of being indecisive atm about what I'm gonna do next as a big article. I've been planning on William the Lion for some time, and one of Robert II/Robert Albany/Murdoch Albany ... but can't really decide. Sadly Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, has no likeness that I can find. You couldn't help with that, no? Regards,Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 18:44, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

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Discussion involving you

You might be interested in the discussion on my 'Talk Page', here, which indirectly involves you. It is disappointing that the author has not notified you himself. --Major Bonkers (talk) 08:41, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

Categorising Castles

Hi Bill, I've just posted a note on the Castles talk page at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Scottish Castles#Article talk page template and was wondering if you had any ideas. Cheers. Brendandh 21:06, 31 May 2007 (UTC)