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Golf in Wales

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Yeah I started Southerndown Golf Club the other night. If you look on google maps golf clubs are an important part of the landscape especially around city rims. We ought to have hundreds of golf club articles.. BTW I am preparing Llantwit Major for GA. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:37, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lawrence Quinlivan Bulger

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Dear FruitMonkey - The article on Lawrence Bulger again has two different birthdates, each appearing in two places. The 1875 date does appear in a number of secondary online sources, but there is no reference to any of these in the Wikipedia article, and I don't know which, if any, is reliable. The 1870 date is confirmed in two independent transcriptions of primary sources at familysearch.org (the footnoted one from the register and the other at [1] from the contemporary index). If the 1875 date of birth and the 1887 date of his appearance in the Leinster Schools Cup are correct, he was only around 12 years old then, which is most unlikely. His age is 31 in the 1901 census, 41 in the 1911 census and 58 in the English death index for 1928 Q1, all suggesting that the 1870 date is correct and the 1875 date incorrect.

There should also be some evidence of his age in the TCD records if you have access to them.

I have been looking without success for a record of the marriage of Lawrence's parents and would be very grateful if you could give me any information as to where and when they married.

Can you please ensure consistency of birthdate throughout the article and add as much documentation as possible for whichever date is correct? Pwaldron (talk) 16:20, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New article Golf in Wales

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Thanks for working to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Golf/Sports related coverage when you created the new article Golf in Wales. Your efforts are appreciated! Northamerica1000(talk) 17:37, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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DYK for Johnny Basham

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The Rugby union in Wales article mentions a William Absalom of Abercarn RFC being lost to the league game Is there any details about this player? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 11:33, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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My editing

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Apologies for my editing mistake: I did not appreciate the dating criterium. I was so pleased to be up-dating the article by recording the win, and adjusting the Irish dominance over the page.

The article has since been vandalised a few times... the last was late yesterday, and in my enthusiasm to "undo", I made far more work for myself than I had bargained for... it was too late at night. I have it all corrected now.

Just a line to thank you for your two postings yesterday.
Good advice which I shall follow, although I have always been "a bit of a scrapper", and enjoy an infrequent arguement.
Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 12:57, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A line to gloat about our third Grand Slam in eight years. I am so proud of our boys, and our excellent coaches... but why, in heavens, we have not overtaken England in the IRB world rankings defeats me. All the best, Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 10:24, 20 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Do you have any information about George Bennet, e.g. where did he play his club rugby union in Wales? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 16:57, 14 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a query about a potential birthplace of Forden near Welshpool in Powys (historically Montgomeryshire) to Talk:George Bennet, however I don't whether it's correct birth registration, but would having been born in Forden, give an indication of playing for a particular team? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 18:33, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Would you have any information about Dennis Brown? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 10:39, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Too kind; but there's a question that arises from my linking to John Guthrie Tait. W E K Anderson (another of the Journal's editors) refers to his predecessor John Guthrie Tait's "untimely death", yet your man died at 84. Is it possible that there's two John Guthrie Taits? These names that run in the family can cause a world of trouble. Of course Anderson could just have meant that Tait died before completing his edition. --Antiquary (talk) 18:14, 28 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Rugby Union 1934 Championship edit summary ... "See user talk page" ... does not apply to you

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See this person re: some of the Five Nations articles... the figures! We have left notes on his talk page, but as it's just an IP address, we don't expect much response... reverting his changes. See my talk page [=Strange rugby edits=]. Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 10:15, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

100 DYK C/E Medal

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The 100 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
Congratulations! You have passed the mark of 100 of your newly created and expanded articles mentioned on the Main page. Your articles, primarily about sport topics in Wales, but including other subjects and areas, have been greatly beneficial to the wiki. Marvelous work! Binksternet (talk) 16:21, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Feb 2012

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Hmm. 'Twas the rugby season, so I doubt anything much else did happen! Deb (talk) 21:06, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a bit doubtful about the Monmouth thing myself - I've never met another wikipedian in the flesh (as far as I know) and I probably wouldn't be considering it if it was outside the principality. Deb (talk) 11:06, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sammy Mandell

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Hi. I see that the Sammy Mandel article needed to be moved to the correct title of Sammy Mandell. This is just to let you know that I have proposed a different way of doing it: temporarily delete Sammy Mandell under CSD G6, then perform a clean page move. My rationale is to preserve the page history, as detailed at WP:CUTPASTE. Hope this looks good to you; if not you can contest the speedy nomination. Thanks. – Wdchk (talk) 01:04, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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First Monmouth Meetup on Saturday

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Just a quick reminder about m:Meetup/Monmouth/1 on Saturday, as requested. Cheers, --RexxS (talk) 23:15, 18 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Fred Dyer

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Pontypool Kit

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Hi FruitMonkey. I've managed to cannibalise some exsisting kits and have created a Pontypool shirt, sleeves and socks. Do you know how I'd now get them onto the Pontypool RFC page? Thanks Shenko316 (talk) 16:42, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I think I've done it! Would appreciate your experienced thoughts though! Thanks Shenko316 (talk) 16:52, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article: Wales

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Hello Fruit Monkey,

I am copying 'n' pasting this from my talk page. I thought that you might be interested.

Your warning for Onepebble

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Hi. I stumbled across your warning on Onepebble's talk page when I was checking some of his/her edits in Huggle. But the user's edit to Wales doesn't look like vandalism. Why do you think that it is? --Krenair (talkcontribs) 10:57, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest you take a look at the previous Edit summary by a fellow WikiProject Wales editor, FruitMonkey -- Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 11:02, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"The images were placed in that order to prevent clumping and white space. Reverting."
Not sure how that is relevant. Onepebble's edit still doesn't seem like vandalism, even if it does cause "clumping and whitespace". It seems to be a good faith effort to improve the article, so not vandalism. --Krenair (talkcontribs) 13:13, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Not so. First ask yourself, why did he attempt the revision?
One has to assume that he was first reading the article.
What was wrong with its layout? – Nothing!
Then why did he go to Edit?
After his alterations, did he have a look to see the results? And did he then undo his editing? – Clearly not, unless he approved of his mess-up of the article, in which case, it is a form of vandalism in my book.
If you read my warning to him carefully, you will notice that I modified the template's message considerably and softened it to be constructive rather than confrontational. Regards, -- Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 16:06, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]


  • I wonder why Krenair is so interested, and if Onepebble has even seen my warning on his talk page.

All the best, -- Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 16:06, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Marine Management Organisation

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Thanks for the advice.

I have amended the line to say the UK's seas.

Steven010410 (talk) 13:26, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Distance of Newport from London

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Hi there. There is a debate running at Talk:Newport in which you might have an interest. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:19, 15 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Any views? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:05, 19 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

W. E. Jones?

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Could you please have a look at the William Lewis Thomas talk page, regarding a W. E. Jones?. Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 15:05, 15 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A call to Arms

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DYK for Herbert Bullmore

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Thomas

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Hi, I see you have removed a reference from the Dylan Thomas article. Are you suggesting that The Observer newspaper is not a solid source? I am curious. Thank you Span (talk) 20:09, 21 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

FM, you seem to be taking my editing quite personally. I didn't change the reference because I 'hate online cites' but because a DT fanpage wouldn't get through a GA review. I've added a lot of online cites. There seems to be a somewhat combative air to your changes, which seems a shame. I think it can be a great thing to have three committed people working to improve an article. I have no axe to grind, no agenda other than wanting the article to be the best it can be. I very much appreciate the work of Martin and yourself. Best wishes Span (talk) 09:08, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Some of us can't afford axes, or even grindstones, and have to make do with blunt hatchets. I was just searching Google for comparable images of Davies which might help us date or locate the current lead image, which was uploaded by your good self, (e.g. "Thomas in London in 1946" etc), as there is apparently no date or location given at the source. Although it's quite a good image, there seem to some from the same studio session that might be stronger and less blurred. In fact Google turns up quite a few images that are much clearer and more striking. But maybe they can't be argued for fair use? Any views? Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:07, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there 'Fruiters. Do you think File:Alfred Janes - Dylan Thomas.jpg could be used in the article, or maybe at the "Cultural depictions" article? Alfred Janes article mentions The Kardomah Gang. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:37, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You are doing a great job. I wondered at the sentence "Later biographies are critical of Brinnin's view, especially his coverage of Thomas' death, which David Thomas in Fatal Neglect: Who Killed Dylan Thomas? claims that Brinnin was culpable in." It might be best to say what Brinnin was culpable of, perhaps breaking it into two sentences. I'm not quite sure what it means. Thanks Span (talk) 20:57, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Note - on page 56, DNT says this of Brinnin, Reitel and Feltenstein; "Dylan's fate would now rest in the hands of a rather unholy trinity: a neurotic, self-obsessed academic with a chaotic lifestyle, a failed artist struggling to find meaning in her life and an arrogant doctor with a reputation for being a needle and pill merchant". So three-way joint culpability intended, I think. But DNT's main charge against Brinnin was that he was financially dependant on the huge percentage he took from Dylan's tour earnings and could thus not afford for him to cancel any of his dates; also that he did not get him admitted to hospital earlier, which could have proved very expensive. Put bluntly - once Brinnin had decided that his love affair with Dylan was doomed to failure, he decided to dump him. (Also, re Mr Zimmerman, you might want to read the entry at the "Cultural depictions" article.) Martinevans123 (talk) 21:09, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You might find this interesting:[2] Liz Reitell died in 2001. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:39, 1 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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Have added to the chronology. Do you need any more? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:30, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Year in Wales

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Seems like a good idea to me. Perhaps best to consult other people who do a lot of work on the pages, such as User:Picapica. Deb (talk) 21:00, 24 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello - Can you look at my inclusion for Glais?

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Hi, I have added a description for the place name Glais, however my wording needs a bit cleaning. Basically it is the only place in Wales where it's name refers to "stream" in English as opposed to others which use the word Glais in addition to another word to identify with a particular stream in that location. I am also having trouble getting a link to word in the reference that I tried to cite, however the url is there if you look at it in the Edit view.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.136.14.138 (talk) 13:06, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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You're doing a great job. Go gently. Enjoy the tea. Best wishes Span (talk) 21:37, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
.. and the Kardomah hot buttered tea-cakes!! Martinevans123 (talk) 21:46, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Irish Times

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Hi, the source for the section below is the The Irish Times, which is not sub only but archives are not available from 2003 online - it meets guideline requirements, nothing wrong with it. Highbeam is also a fine source. Wikipedia have been giving out free subscriptions for it to encourage us to use it. You can add your name here for the next round. Which editor is questioning it? Please re-add.

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Admin?

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You add good content to Wikipedia. You don't get into conflicts. And you have a helpful and engaging manner, being willing and able to discuss openly and calmly. How do you feel about becoming an admin? You participate in AfDs - though you don't get involved in other administration areas, so it may not be your thing - but I think you are suited. SilkTork ✔Tea time 23:00, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks SilkTork, for the wonderful endorsment. ...but, I love being a contributor. I worry enough how my updates will be recieved by my peers, and admin seems a stretch too far. FruitMonkey (talk) 23:44, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oversight and the Article Feedback Tool

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Hi there FruitMonkey. I just reviewed and declined five of your Article Feedback oversight requests. I think you're misunderstanding what Oversight is for - it's for potentially damaging information, libel, people's phone numbers, etc. The posts you're sending to us for review all involve no privacy or legal concerns. While they aren't particularly useful, neither do they need to be oversighted or even hidden. If they aren't helpful, marking them as resolved should suffice. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best, NW (Talk) 20:29, 15 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks

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Hello FM. I just wanted to drop a note of thanks for this edit [3]. Time sensitive wording is one of the banes of WikiP. I almost wish there was an edit filter that wouldn't allow the use of the word "recently". The edit summary that I like to use is "recently so soon isn't". Cheers and continued happy editing. MarnetteD | Talk 17:03, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi; someone has contacted OTRS to point out that Archibald Hood contains content closely copied from this source (which according to wayback machine pre-dates our article substantially). Is there any chance you could look into it and rephrase the wording that matches the source (per WP:PARAPHRASE). Once done can you let me know so I can delete the history. My apologies if this report was inaccurate. --Errant (chat!) 10:47, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Great! I made a couple of small copyedits just to make sure. Great to see more content added too. Thanks for looking into it so quickly. --Errant (chat!) 15:21, 21 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Voice recording

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SilkTork, I'm back. And I've uploaded a file of Thomas reading "and death shall have no dominion" from the sample you found. Will you have a listen and tell me what you think. I've never uploaded a file recording before, and although he sounds like he's reading from a bath tub, it may be better than nothing. Cheers, FruitMonkey (talk) 16:12, 19 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I'm reading through the books I've got from the library. I've glanced now and then at the article and it's developing well. I think that it should pass criteria without too much extra editing. I'm having a thought about the balance between comprehensive (which is a FA criteria) and broad coverage (a GA criteria). I should be ready soon to make a decision regarding referencing and coverage in a day or two. I may do a bit of tidying to bring it into line, but as I say I think not much - if anything - may be needed. SilkTork ✔Tea time 14:36, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I tried uploading a better quality version, but it seems you're not allowed to use mp3, so it has to be that bath tub sound. Sigh. SilkTork ✔Tea time 15:10, 22 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Browns

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Actually it is Browns not Brown's, see the sign on the hotel and the official site.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:52, 28 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reversion of my edit (for the Joker)

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I refer to your quite-recent reversion of my rather significant but short edit for the page "The Joker". Your reasoning was because my edit wasNot appropriate for this article. Why? The killer at the 2012 Aurora shooting was clearly inspired by the Joker in the comics, and acted under his influence, thus becoming a real life joker.

I understand that you have been a Wikipedian far longer than me, so I would be really grateful if you could explain why so. This would be a good learning point for me. Thank you. Bonkers The Clown (talk) 08:57, 29 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Noted.... :) Thank you for your little enlightenment. Though I must add a small side note that the madman at the 2012 Aurora shooting did possess the behaviors of the Joker (Crazy looking hair, a shooting rampage, and poisonous gas?!) Bonkers The Clown (talk) 07:31, 30 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Welsh ship-owners

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Dylan Thomas

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Good work. Keep it up! SilkTork ✔Tea time 20:50, 30 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Writer's Barnstar
For good works on Welsh topics. SilkTork ✔Tea time 21:05, 30 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Have a Writer's Barnstar - you deserve it. SilkTork ✔Tea time 21:05, 30 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Llongyfarchiadau / Congratulations. Great work on the Dylan Thomas article. Thank you. Daicaregos (talk) 07:20, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the barnstar and all the hard work. Please do feel free to use the online references; they are a great resource. Best wishes Span (talk) 10:16, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Joker (comics) review

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Hey sorry to tell you this, but the person who nominate it was a sock and was blocked. Now I don't want you effort to go to waste, so could you put it on hold for a month and I would look over it as soon as I can. Just currently I don't have anytime. I will notify you here when I finish reviewing it. Which in reality would be 2 weeks or so. Thanks and sorry that an editor did that, ObtundTalk 03:20, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A well deserved barnstar

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The Olympics Paralympics Barnstar
For your excellent work covering Paralympians I award you the closest thing we have to a Paralympic barnstar - Basement12 (T.C) 04:12, 2 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Josef Craig

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Firstly again good job writing up the article on Craig, I went to do it and found you'd beaten me to it. I have however knocked together an article on his event, Swimming at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle S7. As I see you haven't yet nominated Craig's article at DYK I'd like to do a double hook with both articles (I'll credit you of course!). Hope that's OK - Basement12 (T.C) 10:26, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've created the nomination here. Feel free to correct it/alter it/obliterate in and start again - Basement12 (T.C) 11:00, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

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Thanks! And cheers for your work on the page too. Well done with the new articles for the athletes as well, I think those are all far more important. (And I had no idea that anyone would have been interested in S Cambs local elections!) Pilchard (talk) 23:05, 9 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please have a look at Hockey Driscoll, I believe he was a Cardiff RFC footballer of the 19th Century. Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 12:10, 14 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Josef Craig

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