User talk:Derek R Bullamore

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WELCOME!! Hello, Derek R Bullamore! I want to personally welcome you on behalf of the Wikipedia community. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. If you haven't already, you can put yourself in the new user log and the list of users so you can be properly introduced to everyone. Don't forget to be bold, and don't be afraid of hungry Wikipedians...there's a rule about not biting newcomers. Some other good links are the tutorial, how to edit a page, or if you're really stuck, see the help pages. Wikipedia is held up by Five Pillars...I recommend reading about them if you haven't already. Finally, it would be really helpful if you would sign your name on talk pages, so people can get back to you quickly. It's easy to do this by clicking the button (next to the one with the "W" crossed out) one from the end on the left. If that's confusing, or if you have any questions, feel free to drop me a ♪ at my talk page (by clicking the plus sign (+) next to the tab at the top that says "edit this page")...and again, welcome!--ViolinGirl^♪ 00:20, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

Rio do Rasto Formation

If you are able to fix the references for Rio do Rasto Formation, please explain to me how it is done.--DThomsen8 (talk) 17:09, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Yes. The problem was that the "bare URLs" also included a language parameter "(in Portuguese)", which stops the reflinks bot operating normally. I manually removed the language bit first, and ran the edited article through reflinks. Bingo !

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 17:19, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Helpful answer. Suppose I have a reference which is not fixed by either of the reference fixing tools. If I strip the reference down to just the URL with, of course <ref>URL</ref>, would that work without problems? I will try it.--DThomsen8 (talk) 17:29, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, it should work - whether there are problems or not, I'll leave you to discover ! Cheers,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 17:35, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

Dead URLs

STOP removing titles on dead links, leaving the URL. You've done that on two different references in Tea Party movement. Some of the "Reflinks"-generated edits are OK, but changing from a raw (but valid) reference to a {{cite news}} or {{cite web}} requires consensus. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 20:54, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

Filling in references using reflinks

Hi! This is SWASTIK 25. Thanks for your edits in List of international cricket centuries by Kane Williamson. I would like you to fill in the references with citations using reflinks on the articles List of international cricket centuries by Steve Smith & List of international cricket centuries by David Warner respectively. Swastik 07:00, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

To show willing I have completed both tasks. However, given that it took me about four minutes to do both articles, is there any reason why you, or anyone else for that matter, could not use the reflinks facility to effect such relatively simple edits ?

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:19, 12 November 2015 (UTC)

Well aren't you just wonderful?

Thank you for the recent spiff-up job on the Freedom Fry article. I see why you've been peppered with barnstars over the years. petrarchan47คุก 00:01, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you too... I think... - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 00:06, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Heh. I was actually being sincere; it's rare in my world to see an editor pop in and do helpful edits. (I must be hanging around the wrong articles.) petrarchan47คุก 02:55, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

It is not always easy to spot sincerity from sarcasm in the printed word. However, thank you again - much appreciated.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 12:45, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Say a Word for the Poor Hussar

Thank you so much!!!

Ulugbeck1 (talk) 12:42, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

You're welcome - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 12:52, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

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E.C. Scott

According to my usual sources, Ecrettia Jacobs was aged 26 when she married James Scott in January 1978 - which gives a birth year of probably 1951. She'd been married previously, in Nevada in 1974. This gives her current age as 63, which matches. But, probably not sufficiently reliable... Ghmyrtle (talk) 18:13, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Mmmmm... quite a bit older than I surmised from reading the sources. I initially thought her being in the 'class of 1970' was maybe when she joined high school; presumably it was when she graduated at the age of 19 (ish). I'm pretty sure she was married three times from something I read (can't remember where now). Quite where that leaves me, given the encyclopaedia source out trumps a white pages entry, I'm not sure. Many thanks for your efforts though. Maybe some fellow editor will unearth something more concrete and reliable in due course. Cheers,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 18:50, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

How margin of error works — Statewide opinion polling, Democratic Party primaries, 2016

User All4peace (talk) has initiated a discussion, on the article talk page on English Wikipedia about how we present MOE.

I would very‐much appreciate your participation ! Info por favor (talk) 23:31, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

RefLinks

I know how to use Refill. You tag the page with twinkle as Linkrot, then click Refill. But Using Reflink? --The Avengers 16:31, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

I am sorry but I do not understand your message. For example, I do not use Twinkle. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 16:38, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

I mean how can i use the tool Reflinks to fill bare references. --The Avengers 16:47, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Go to the page and type in the article's name in the box near the top, and then press 'fix bare references'. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 16:55, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

May I remove tag?

Greetings, Derek. May I remove a BLP ref improve tag you placed (May 2014) on the following article: Palmolive (musician)? I'm cleaning up some pages, and have added five citations (2 books, 2 web, 1 journal) to this article's references. Thank you. Netherzone (talk) 23:24, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Hello. Three things. Firstly you have done a great job finding references for the article and this has clearly improved the situation. Well done. Secondly, there remains a number of sentences which are unreferenced, which ideally need sources adding. Thirdly you do not need my 'permission' to remove the tag, although I appreciate your respect in asking me. Happy editing,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:14, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

You turn link rot into low quality citations

Whack! You've been whacked with a wet trout. Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something silly.

Hi.

You use Reflinks indiscriminately, the way a blind robot does, and thus turn link rot into low quality citations. In effect, you just cut out more work for us. I do not mind how Reflinks operates or whether you use it or the better alternative, reFill. The fact is, you are solely responsible for your edits and those are awful edits.

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 19:46, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Best regards, eh. You rubbish my work, act as an overbearing know-it-all, and criticise me for using a perfectly legitimate tool that Wikipedia seemingly endorses, and recommends its sub-editors to utilise. I do hundreds of bare URLs per week, undertaking work that very few others seem to want to attempt. If the tool is so bad, then may I suggest you do something about improving it or having it improved. As far as reFill being a better alternative, on whose authority, or with what support and consensus, do you make that judgement ? To call another editor's work "low quality" and producing "awful edits" is certainly not acting in good faith, and I deeply resent being accused of "doing something silly". Who exactly are the "us" you are referring to – I see little evidence of others trying to keep the number of bare URL article numbers down to a minimum, or is it some kind of cabal who go around delighting in demeaning other's efforts ?

I presume you will work to improve the referencing on the article in question. Making judgement on one of my edits, out of almost 150,000 in a period of just short of 10 years, is pathetic.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 20:22, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

To call another editor's work "low quality" and producing "awful edits" is certainly not acting in good faith

In Wikipedia, everyone except vandals are acting in good faith. Also, trouts are only given to those who act in good faith. (I posted a trout above.)

Who exactly are the "us" you are referring to [...]

Scroll above and read your own talk page. This isn't the first time you receive complaint about the quality of your work. It is not me alone.

I do hundreds of bare URLs per week, undertaking work that very few others seem to want to attempt.

That only makes me all the more concerned. I understand how hard it is to accept that what you have been doing for so long was all for naught. Getting all defensive like this is a natural response.

How about I tell you and you judge yourself? "28 Oct 2013" is a date, not an author's name. It should not go in |author=. Website names must go to |website=, not |publisher=. When there is a ".com" in the name, it is a sign that it is a website name. Examples of website names without ".com": Engadget, BBC News Online, GameSpot, Ars Technica, PC World, Windows IT Pro, The Verge. Corresponding publishers for each: Aol, BBC, CBS Interactive, Condé Nast, IDG, Penton, Vox Media.

Best regards,

Codename Lisa (talk) 20:34, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

As the person who added the linkrot to that article, I was shocked to see the strength of sentiment expressed in the edit summary. Codename Lisa even if you feel that you are right, that strength of conviction deserves reasoning as to the differences of the two tools so Derek can be persuaded rationally. In order to do that, I suggest you apologise first to clear the impression of bad faith. Widefox; talk 11:20, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Sounds great to me.

Derek, I apologize for the strength of conviction.

Although as I said earlier, I don't mind which tool. Both tools are inadequate; reFill is less so. Please note that upon activating a tool or gadget for the first time, you are prompted with this message:

Be advised that you take full responsibility for any action performed using these features. For more information see our policies and guidelines.

Best regards,

Codename Lisa (talk) 16:57, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for listing. I saw your edit log today and I am seeing clear improvements. However, consider this case: rev. 693129408 "Stars and Stripes FC" should be in |work= while |publisher= should have "Vox Media".

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 17:38, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Fantastique (pop duo)

Was great to read your information on the group Fantastique. I bought their cd and wanted to know more about them. Cheers aussiefarmery1@yahoo.co.uk

It is hardly my article; just one of many on Wikipedia which does not have any references to support the text. I merely added a tag to that effect. However, I am pleased you are satisfied with the information. Regards,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 17:23, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Links on Donvale FC article

Derek, appreciate your work - but you destroyed the links to the EFL website in the last three cites. Your changes mean they no longer work. I mentioned this problem on the talk page of the article and I asked for a fix. We need to find one. Footy Freak7 (talk) 10:39, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

Sorry about that. I am not technically gifted enough to know how/why the links are not operating correctly on Donvale Football Club, although it probably is the 'square bracket' that's the the root of the problem. To be fair, they seemingly did not work properly even prior to my edit. Not sure how to fix this to be honest.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 11:34, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

I think if you just copy and paste the link into the URL bar (including the square brackets) they'll work. Footy Freak7 (talk) 12:34, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

Fix the bare references on List of One Day International cricket matches

Hi Derek R Bullamore! Nice to see you! I have some work for you...Kindly fix the bare references on Template:ODI cricket matches by year all article by using http://dispenser.homenet.org/~dispenser/cgi-bin/webreflinks.py ...This will help us ..Thanks a bundle..See you around! GreenCricket (talk) 06:58, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Hello. I have done work on all the lists, up to and including List of One Day International matches played between 1995-99. This took me over a hour to transact, although it was more tedious and time consuming than difficult. Can I suggest that you and the rest of 'us' try attempting the rest of the fixtures/results. It is extremely easy to do, and now you have "some work" to undertake, rather than me. It is not the remit of Wikipedia to try to create work for other editors to undertake - not that anyone would necessarily grasp that, given my experience in over ten years here.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:46, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

A message of Thanks

Hello Derek R Bullamire! I have seen your work and you can see my work on some article like from 1970-79, 2005-09 and on 2015-19... I can feel that it's time consuming...Well, I appreciate your work for articles and want to say thanks... Yes, I will do remaining work GreenCricket (talk) 07:37, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

Alexei Navalny

Thanks for filling in the incomplete references, this is very valuable. Please note however that there are some encoding problems, and some of the titles you picked up look like trash.--Ymblanter (talk) 16:14, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

I do not know whether this can be easily fixed automatically. If not, we can just do it slowly manually.--Ymblanter (talk) 16:15, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I think that, in part, Wikipedia's reflist struggles to 'transcribe' foreign languages, particularly those using different alphabets. I have done as much as I reasonably can on the article, given that the Russian language is a complete mystery to me. Over to you. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 16:18, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

No problem, I will correct it. Thanks again.--Ymblanter (talk) 16:30, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Salena Jones

Has she crossed your radar at all? I'm having an interesting discussion with myself on the talk page. Anything you can add?? Ghmyrtle (talk) 17:19, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Not really is the straight answer. Anyhow I've added my comments on the talk page and smartened up the referencing etc., in the article itself. Will that do ? - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 19:05, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Excellent, thank you. At some point I shall tart up the text a little as well. happy New Year! Ghmyrtle (talk) 20:38, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Linkrot award

	The Linkrot Barnstar
	Dear, Derek R Bullamore, for your Linkrot efforts at many articles, in the face of considerable hard work!Justice007 (talk) 19:34, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you - much appreciated. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 19:57, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Pushpay

Thanks for your help with improving the Pushpay page! VCandPEInvestor (talk) 22:02, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

You're welcome. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 22:02, 31 December 2015 (UTC)

Thomas & Friends

Hi, there! May i ask why you are removing correct links to the characters of said show to redirect pages? --ACase0000 (talk) 19:30, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Just a by-product of using Wikipedia:Reflinks I think. Not too sure exactly how that side of things works, when I am primarily interested in removing link rot. Which I have now done again, but left the 'correct links' to the characters themselves - I hope !

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 20:03, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Oh, okay, I understand. I just didn't know. Sorry for any trouble or bother. Have a great day and a great New Year! :) --ACase0000 (talk) 20:13, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Marion James

One for you? Ghmyrtle (talk) 21:26, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Yup - I'll give it a go. Cheers,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 16:54, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

Happy New Year, Derek R Bullamore!

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Driftwood

Do you have any information about an apparently British pop band called Driftwood, who, according to this site, had a UK #51 hit in 1972 with "Come Into the Warm"? I don't think they're likely to be the same as the Dutch combo who had hits under that name in the 2000s. My reason for asking is that my print source, Betts' Complete UK Hit Singles, doesn't mention the 1972 record, and I've never known it to be significantly wrong before. Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:00, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Nope - never heard of them and

gives no such entry. For certain, I would believe Betts and Roberts books. I am a bit puzzled how Shocksteady seems to largely refer to the Dutch outfit called 'Driftwood', who did have the minor UK hit mentioned in the article (as per Roberts). In fact it was my January 2009 edit that introduced that reference !

As an aside, I notice that "Come Into the Warm" was apparently written by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. They did not have many duffers back in the day, but the alphabetical index at the back of the Roberts book confirms that no song of that name was a UK hit.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 13:54, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

OK, thanks. Looks like MusicVF is wrong - it's usually pretty accurate, but does have errors. For example, it has Lee Hazlewood down as co-writing this, when it's actually a rewrite of this, which was co-written by Mike Hazlewood. I'm doing some work on Greenaway and Cook - crap songs, generally, but prolific. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:04, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Yes I agree, crap songs generally, and my reference to duffers was more alluding to the fact that the twosome seemed to have plenty of hits, rather than many misses (duffers). I did like "Long Cool Woman...", probably more to do with the arrangement, The Hollies musicianship and general production work, rather than the song itself. On a completely different track, there are some rum names for people - just done a little bit of work on Dale Bumpers ! I half expected him to have invented the dodgems. Hee hee.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 14:20, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Linkrot Barnstar
	For continuous, tireless work on improving bare urls - Ninney (talk) 22:03, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much. - Derek R Bullamore (talk) 22:20, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Help our task

Hello Derek R Bullamore again! We are doing some serious work to enlist test cricket matches which are about 3000+..Its took us 2 weeks hard work and still its incomplete...There are many bare references again and we really need your help now..if you fix some bare references of Template:Test cricket matches by year..if? GreenCricket (talk) 17:17, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Hello GreenCricket. I think I have done all of the Test Match fixtures/results that have been edited in so far. I trust that will suffice for the time being ! Regards,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 20:56, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Invitation to a virtual editathon on Women in Music

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All I can say is...

Happy New Year, and [1] …and if I make it to Yorkshire, I'm buying. Cheers. Le P Leprof 7272 (talk) 20:18, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Very best wishes to you too. I don't mind you buying at all, as long as it is not a Bud (yuck). One of these will do nicely though ! Regards,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 20:29, 9 January 2016 (UTC)