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Books & Bytes – Issue 68
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Issue 68, March–April 2025
In this issue we highlight two resource renewals, #EveryBookItsReader, a note about Phabricator, and, as always, a roundup of news and community items related to libraries and digital knowledge.
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Restoration of Scottish castles
[edit]Hi Lotje ArchaicW here! I looked for you a few months back and couldn't find your page, glad you are still here. Do you remember you very kindly did some work on the article I [finally!] got published, 'Restoration of castles in Scotland'. You had the very good idea of adding a table and illustrations on a selection of the castles where you could read up more detail. I've added a few more castles to that table, but when I put in pictures from Wikimedia, they came up with a frame round them - while your's filled the cell exactly. Any chance you could edit them to make the table more consistent? Many thanks Cheers and best wishes ArchaicW (talk) 11:18, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
- @ArchaicW:
Done Lotje (talk) 15:10, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you, Lotje, very kind of you. I hardly dare mention that you missed one! Ballone Castle, entirely my fault I should have listed the ones I had put in. Apologies, but thank you very much for your help, glad you are still active on the Wiki's. ArchaicW (talk) 17:06, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
- @ArchaicW: going through the article, I see Viscount Tarbat and the Earl of Cromartie. John Mackenzie, who was created baronet of Tarbat in the County of Ross in 1628, died there in 1654, can this be Sir John Mackenzie of Tarbat, the father of George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie? Cheers. Lotje (talk) 05:34, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks, Lotje. Regarding the Earl of Cromartie, that takes us into a different area of interest! I will have a look and see what I think. I tend to just look at the architecture! Best ArchaicW (talk) 11:51, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
- Hi Lotje! Nightmare! Just had a look and there seems to be a dozen pages about the different Earls of Cromartie and the Mackenzies! From what I can see, the 3rd Earl lost the title around 1746 as he was a Jacobite, but the title was created again in the 20th century . . . . but I think I am going to leave you to have many a happy hour trying to sort out who was who! Thanks for help on castle restorations Cheers ArchaicW (talk) 10:56, 3 June 2025 (UTC)
- @ArchaicW: Very interesting stuff this Earl of Cromartie, makes me curious
. About the castle restorations too, learning daily on this history. thanks to you. Lotje (talk) 11:52, 3 June 2025 (UTC)
- Hi Lotje That's kind of you to say so. I think it's fascinating how on Wikipedia so often one thing leads to another! I was reading up about artists from Dundee, on a matter concerning a picture I have, and was really surprised to find a well known artist missing, John Maclauchlin Milne. His pictures sell for £20,00 to £30,000. I researched and wrote a draft article on him in an afternoon, and would you believe it the next day a Reviewer promoted it to an Article status ! I'm not so hot on history!! Cheers ArchaicW (talk) 16:41, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
- @ArchaicW: congrats with the article Lotje (talk) 16:44, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
- @ArchaicW: congrats with the article
- Hi Lotje That's kind of you to say so. I think it's fascinating how on Wikipedia so often one thing leads to another! I was reading up about artists from Dundee, on a matter concerning a picture I have, and was really surprised to find a well known artist missing, John Maclauchlin Milne. His pictures sell for £20,00 to £30,000. I researched and wrote a draft article on him in an afternoon, and would you believe it the next day a Reviewer promoted it to an Article status ! I'm not so hot on history!! Cheers ArchaicW (talk) 16:41, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
- @ArchaicW: Very interesting stuff this Earl of Cromartie, makes me curious
- @ArchaicW: going through the article, I see Viscount Tarbat and the Earl of Cromartie. John Mackenzie, who was created baronet of Tarbat in the County of Ross in 1628, died there in 1654, can this be Sir John Mackenzie of Tarbat, the father of George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie? Cheers. Lotje (talk) 05:34, 2 June 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you, Lotje, very kind of you. I hardly dare mention that you missed one! Ballone Castle, entirely my fault I should have listed the ones I had put in. Apologies, but thank you very much for your help, glad you are still active on the Wiki's. ArchaicW (talk) 17:06, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – June 2025
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- An RfC is open to determine whether the English Wikipedia community should adopt a position on AI development by the WMF and its affiliates.
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