User talk:MarkBuckles

Hello, this is the Talk page for MarkBuckles. Please post new messages at the bottom (click here).

Archives
May 2006 – December 2006

I'd rather be practicing.

Merci beaucoup Mark, ça me fait très plaisir. --Gloumouth1 08:45, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

Carmina Burana

Hello Mark, I'm glad you like separating out the pop culture stuff from the Carmina Burana article. I hope this idea won't seem too eccentric to you, but in fact I'm hoping that the Wikipedia will gradually evolve a parallel structure, each article about "X" being paired with an "X in Popular Culture" doppelgänger. Then, any editor who wants to tell us about the things he just saw on TV involving X can do so, but people seeking information about X won't have to view such entries unless they actually want to. Yours truly, Opus33 06:50, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry to butt in :-) but I entirely agree with this approach. I did the same for The Planets, and I've been battling pop culture trivia at Adagio for Strings. Best wishes, --RobertG ♬ talk 11:01, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

William Monahan article at FAC

Hello. I noticed that you reside in Massachusetts. I wonder if you would mind doing a review of my article on one of your fellow Bostonians, William Monahan? I'm running the article through WP:FAC and I'm trying to get as many opinions as I can. Your comments would be of great help. Perhaps you could even write up Monahan's early years in a more interesting way? I talk at length about his years in MA. Anyways, I'd be interested in what you think about the article.-BillDeanCarter 17:47, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the copyedit and the review. I may merge with another WikiProject down the line, or work alongside WikiProject Biography in some fashion. I'm not sure. I'm not even sure how many articles I want to write about screenwriters. I'll see about WikiProject Biography.-BillDeanCarter 21:43, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Missa Brevis (Britten)

Nice work! Good to see. I wish I had a recording of this piece ... Antandrus (talk) 05:35, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Tables

Hi there! I did look over that section of the Help page, and tried to do what they were saying. I think the issue is that some of the boxes I am working with are hard-coded rather than just coming from some template somewhere. So I can't tell which bits of that code get included in the table definition and which don't. I suppose I'll just leave well enough alone for now. There actually are more important things I am supposed to be doing, like finding a job.

By the way, did you see that I uploaded scans of the Sea Symphony score? I am such a wimp that I am leaving the insertion of them to you...or someone who knows how to do that. Ciao! --Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 15:24, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Looks good to me--thanks! And that last chord is quite something, isn't it? It illuminates the text perfectly. --Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 02:29, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Tenacious D

First off, I would like to thank you for the points you raised. You also did some good copy editing.

I hope I have dealt with the issues you outlined. Tenacious D Fans (talk) 19:01, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

I sorted my name. Tenacious D Fan (talk) 07:14, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Rajshahi University

Thanks :)...I'll keep trying to improve it--ppm 20:16, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

Shahbag - could you take a look?

I've just seen your comments on Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Rajshahi University/archive1. Will you you take a look at the article Shahbag? Ragib thinks it may deserve a FA drive. User:Rama's Arrow thinks it can be taken to FAC in a day or two. What can we do to improve it? Aditya Kabir 22:14, 15 March 2007 (UTC) - please, answer to my talk page

Greater Internet...

Thanks, 'twas a blatant rip off of [1], but I think it works for just about any corner of teh interwebs. ˉˉ^anetode╦╩ 18:21, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Shahbag once more

The Shahbag article has gone through major changes. Would you care to take a look at it again? Aditya Kabir 15:14, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

Session backlogs

are simply academic terms taking longer than they should, say a semester going on for 8 months. Any suggestions for clearer wording?--ppm 20:10, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Projects

Hello, and welcome back on-wiki, I guess :) For requested recordings, I agree, it is legally tricky. I believe that as long as you have a verbal agreement with your players that any recording will be released under a free license, that should be sufficient. Another issue is the scores you perform from, which should also be sufficiently free, in addition to the music itself. It's a bit tough to do :) Part of the idea behind the page was that if a good project was thought of, we could have a wiki-meet and all get together and record things for Wikipedia articles, but it needs to get to a certain critical mass first. I don't think I've heard the Duckworth piece, sounds interesting. I'm surprised we don't have an article on the Gregg Smith Singers, but I guess classical music coverage is still somewhat minimal here. Cheers, Mak (talk) 16:00, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Deleting Narciso Baldo entry

The reason for notable entry is that he is a up and coming impressive online poker player. Granted , yet to achieve great success in live play but is also my favorite online player. His alias is Neab on pokerstars and Narciso on Full tilt. I searched him on thepokerdb and he has something like $102k in tournament earnings on pokerstars which puts him in the elite of online players. Read his blog on texasholdem-poker.com and he is also a student in england. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Neab87 (talk • contribs) 00:31, 23 March 2007 (UTC).

D'molls

Why do you keep deleting my bio on D'Molls, I wrote the whole thing myself and I am the founder of the band... Lizzy Valentine... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tiger lily 1974 (talk • contribs) 09:48, 23 March 2007 (UTC).

Hi there! Thanks for your question.

• • The text appeared to include parts copied from dmolls.
  • All articles must have a completely WP:NPOV neutral point of view.
  • In accordance with this, it's usually discouraged to write articles about anything you yourself are involved in because it constitues a conflict of interest.

There's some other issues as well, like formatting. Below, I've left a welcome message that includes several links that might be useful to learning about contributing to Wikipedia. If after reading the above articles on WP:NPOV and WP:COI, you think I've changed something I shouldn't have, feel free to change it back. Let me know if I haven't answered your questions! MarkBuckles (talk) 10:00, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Peer review/Shahbag/archive2

I have just put the article to peer review. Would you care to take a look? Aditya Kabir 20:08, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

Mozart Requiem Comments

Hi there.

I really appreciate your comments. I too am a conductor, and have actually written my own completion of the Mozart Requiem (I conducted it in Avery Fisher Hall).

Anyway....

One of your comments struck me and I wanted to discuss it with you:

"I also noticed this sentence: 'even when alternate completions provide logical and compelling solutions for the work.' Sounds like you're not a fan of the Sussmayer! That's fine, but readers shouldn't be able to tell the opinion of any author so this would probably need to be changed to conform to a neutral point of view. Happy editing! MarkBuckles (talk) 05:57, 24 March 2007 (UTC)"

My text is actually neutral. My comments do not say that Sussmayer's version is bad--simply that other versions can ALSO provide logical and compelling solutions. Based on the history of the work one must NOT consider Sussmayer's completion as the definitive version, since Mozart did not complete the work. One must be open to alternate solutions.

Personally, I do not like many of the decisions Sussmayer made. His choices in structure for the Benedictus were quite weak, both harmonically and motivitcally. His Sanctus and the fugue that follows is poorly written. There are many instances where his orchestrations did not most effectely realize the work. Originally, I had set out to perform the Sussmayer, but after studying the work carefully, I had to create my own version.

But nothing I said in the article said that Sussmayer was bad. I simply made the important point that Sussmayer is not definitive, and other solutions can ALSO provide logical and complelling solutions. Nymaestro 03:28, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Request: Shahbag again

If you are not disgusted already by my pestering requests to review the same article over and over again, would you please check it again? You may post a reply to the article talk page, my talk page or the article review page for Shahbag. Somehow, I don't feel that it is anywhere near the quality that it should have before I submit it to FAC. Or is that just my lack of self-esteem? Aditya Kabir 16:23, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Shahbag

Shahbag is an FAC now. Care to take a look? Cheers. Aditya Kabir 15:29, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

• Requesting again: Please, check the article (and the FAC discussion). Your comments are something I really am looking forward to. Aditya Kabir 16:54, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. Aditya Kabir 02:56, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Pärt_Stabat_Mater.ogg

Thanks for uploading Image:Pärt_Stabat_Mater.ogg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on those pages too. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. ShakespeareFan00 21:44, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

SO AMAZING

Check out this article: WWI Veterans

It's mind blowing to think there are still people alive today from that part of history!

~ Sarabi1701 13:42, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Image:Veljo Tormis.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Veljo Tormis.jpg. I notice the 'image' page specifies that the image is being used under fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first fair use criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed image could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this image is not replaceable, please:

1. Go to the image description page and edit it to add {{Replaceable fair use disputed}}, without deleting the original Replaceable fair use template.
2. On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace the fair use image by finding a freely licensed image of its subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or a similar) image under a free license, or by taking a picture of it yourself.

If you have uploaded other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our fair use criteria. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that any fair use images which are replaceable by free-licensed alternatives will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. -SCEhardT 20:25, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Emergency

The article Language Movement is an FAC for sometime now, but it still doesn't look an absolute FA material. Remembering your help in developing the Shahbag article, I am requesting you to take a look at the article and post your comments at the FA discussion. Aditya Kabir 05:46, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

There are no good copyeditor currently working on the article. Can you make your observations a little more explicit, so that the current editors can take corrective measures? Please, go through the entire article, and if possible the FAC discussions. The FAC needs help desparately, as two of the most active editors have somewhat gone out of the project and none of the copyeditors I know are responding. Please... please... please. Aditya Kabir 15:28, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Gone to review

I have put myself for an editor review at Wikipedia:Editor review/Aditya Kabir. Check. Aditya Kabir 05:11, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Language Movement

We have done a lot of work with the article, especially with the help of Theleague of copyeditors. So please check in to see if we have met your demands which you have mentioned on the FAC page. Please visit to Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/The Language Movement RegardsTarif from Bangladesh 20:31, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Sale, Greater Manchester FAC

Hi. I'm sorry to bother you, but as a LoCE member, I just wondered if you would be willing to have a look through the Sale, Greater Manchester article. It is currently a Featured Article Candidate and needs a copy-edit for grammar by someone who hasn't yet seen it. Any other ways to improve the article would also be welcome. Thank you very much, if you can. Epbr123 13:17, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Bengali Language Movement FAC

Hi Mark, Since you voted Oppose in the FAC page, we have improved the article a lot - via copyediting. Can you please take a look again, and reconsider your opinion? Thanks. --Ragib 19:29, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Harold_Farberman.jpg

I have tagged Image:Harold_Farberman.jpg as {{replaceable fair use}}. If you wish to dispute this assertion, please add {{Replaceable fair use disputed}} to the image description page and a comment explaining your reasoning to the the image talk page. Rettetast 10:54, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

Carmina Burana (Orff) - Contradiction

Hi, in order to resolve a contradiction between the two article on CB (see Talk:Carmina Burana#Contradiction) I had to change a phrase in the Orff article concerning neumes in the Burana Codex ([2]). I hope you can agree. --FordPrefect42 06:37, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Fair use disputed for Image:Image:Bright Sheng.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Image:Bright Sheng.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our Criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 11:44, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Copyright violation flag on Rodrigo y Gabriela

You recently marked the Rodrigo y Gabriela article as infringing http://www.lala.com/frontend/action/artist/Rodrigo_Y_Gabriela?Q=Artist%3A%20%22Rodrigo%20Y%20Gabriela%22 . It appears, though, that lala.com actually copied the text of the Wikipedia article, not the other way around. Lala.com in fact cites Wikipedia at the top of the page; also, the article is structured in the normal manner of Wikipedia articles, suggesting that it originated on Wikipedia. Can you double-check this? --ArthurDenture 21:11, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

William_bolcom.gif

I have tagged Image:William_bolcom.gif as {{replaceable fair use}}. If you wish to dispute this assertion, please add {{Replaceable fair use disputed}} to the image description page and a comment explaining your reasoning to the the image talk page. Rettetast 19:07, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free media (Image:John Eliot Gardiner.jpg)

Thanks for uploading Image:John Eliot Gardiner.jpg. The media description page currently specifies that it is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, it is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the media was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that media for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that all non-free media not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. BetacommandBot 02:18, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Vaughan WIlliams article

Hi there: If you get a minute could you please take a glance at the latest addition to the article and let me know what you think? I have a feeling the added material is either leaning toward POV or includes material already covered in the specific works articles. I just can't make up my mind (such as it is, especially since I have a cold this week). Thanks! --Wspencer11 (talk to me...) 14:58, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Pärt Stabat Mater.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Pärt Stabat Mater.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 19:53, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

League of Copyeditors roll call

Greetings from the League of Copyeditors. Your name is listed on our members page, but we are unsure how many of the people listed there are still active contributors to the League's activities. If you are still interested in participating in the work of the League, please follow the instructions at the members page to add your name to the active members list. Once you have done that, you might want to familiarise yourself with the new requests system, which has replaced the old /proofreading subpage. As the old system is now deprecated, the main efforts of the League should be to clear the substantial backlog which still exists there. The League's services are in as high demand as ever, as evinced by the increasing backlog on our requests pages, both old and new. While FA and GA reviewers regularly praise the League's contributions to reviewed articles, we remain perennially understaffed. Fulfilling requests to polish the prose of Wikipedia's highest-profile articles is a way that editors can make a very noticeable difference to the appearance of the encyclopedia. On behalf of the League, if you do consider yourself to have left, I hope you will consider rejoining; if you consider yourself inactive, I hope you will consider returning to respond to just one request per week, or as many as you can manage. Merry Christmas and happy editing, The League of Copyeditors.

Melon‑Bot (STOP!) 18:07, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Featured sounds

I noticed that you have participated in Wikipedia:Featured sound candidates in the past. There are now two candidates and the project appears to be abandoned. If you could look at the candidates and vote it would be appreciated. Zginder ^{(talk) (Contrib)} 00:45, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Fortuna Wheel.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Fortuna Wheel.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 21:36, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Stravinsky Mass.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Stravinsky Mass.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 05:12, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Replaceable fair use Image:Bright Sheng.jpg

Replaceable fair use

Thanks for uploading Image:Bright Sheng.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please:

1. Go to the media description page and edit it to add {{di-replaceable fair use disputed}}, without deleting the original replaceable fair use template.
2. On the image discussion page, write the reason why this image is not replaceable at all.

Alternatively, you can also choose to replace this non-free media by finding freely licensed media of the same subject, requesting that the copyright holder release this (or similar) media under a free license, or by taking a picture of it yourself.

If you have uploaded other non-free media, consider checking that you have specified how these images fully satisfy our non-free content criteria. You can find a list of description pages you have edited by clicking on this link. Note that even if you follow steps 1 and 2 above, non-free media which could be replaced by freely licensed alternatives will be deleted 2 days after this notification (7 days if uploaded before 13 July 2006), per our non-free content policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. Rossrs (talk) 22:42, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Bright Sheng.jpg

Thank you for uploading Image:Bright Sheng.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale provided for using this image under "fair use" may not meet the criteria required by Wikipedia:Non-free content. This can be corrected by going to the image description page and add or clarify the reason why the image qualifies for fair use. Adding and completing one of the templates available from Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy. Please be aware that a fair use rationale is not the same as an image copyright tag; descriptions for images used under the fair use policy require both a copyright tag and a fair use rationale.

If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it might be deleted by adminstrator within a few days in accordance with our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions, please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot (talk) 23:53, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:A Sea Symphony.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:A Sea Symphony.jpg. You've indicated that the image meets Wikipedia's criteria for non-free content, but there is no explanation of why it meets those criteria. Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. If you have any questions, please post them at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions.

Thank you for your cooperation. NOTE: once you correct this, please remove the tag from the image's page. STBotI (talk) 21:27, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

Hello MarkBuckles! Thank you for your contributions. I am a bot alerting you that 1 of the articles that you created is an Unreferenced Biography of a Living Person. Please note that all biographies of living persons must be sourced. If you were to add reliable, secondary sources to this article, it would greatly help us with the current 975 article backlog. Once the article is adequately referenced, please remove the {{unreferencedBLP}} tag. Here is the list:

1. Harold Farberman - Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Thanks!--DASHBot (talk) 07:01, 2 January 2010 (UTC)

A_Sea_Symphony.jpg

I have tagged Image:A_Sea_Symphony.jpg as {{replaceable fair use}}. If you wish to dispute this assertion, please add {{Replaceable fair use disputed}} to the image description page and a comment explaining your reasoning to the the image talk page. Melesse (talk) 03:32, 3 May 2010 (UTC)

Disambiguation link fixing one-day contest

I have decided to put on a mini-contest within the November 2013 monthly disambiguation contest, on Saturday, November 23 (UTC). I will personally give a $20 Amazon.com gift card to the disambiguator who fixes the most links on that server-day (see the project page for details on scoring points). Since we are not geared up to do an automated count for that day, at 00:00, 23 November 2013 (UTC) (which is 7:00 PM on November 22, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the project page leaderboard. I will presume that anyone who is not already listed on the leaderboard has precisely nine edits. At 01:00, 24 November 2013 (UTC) (8:00 PM on November 23, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the leaderboard at that time (the extra hour is to give the board time to update), and I will determine from that who our winner is. I will credit links fixed by turning a WP:DABCONCEPT page into an article, but you'll have to let me know me that you did so. Here's to a fun contest. Note that according to the Daily Disambig, we currently have under 256,000 disambiguation links to be fixed. If everyone in the disambiguation link fixers category were to fix 500 links, we would have them all done - so aim high! Cheers! bd2412 T 03:05, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Precious

classical sacred music

Thank you for quality articles (and rewrites) on compositions for voices and orchestra, such as Matthäuspassion and Stabat Mater, for images of music, for updating articles based on professional knowledge, for welcoming new users, - Mark, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:49, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

Three years ago, you were recipient no. 1754 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:56, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Four years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:16, 22 October 2021 (UTC)