Jump to content

User talk:JMF

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
History of Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Calendar (New Style) Act 1750 John Ogilby Robert Hooke

The Signpost: 4 July 2024

[edit]
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:39, 4 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Suspected sockpuppetry

[edit]

FYI I have reported an IP address that you have reverted. It seems clear to me that this user has carried on editing for months after being blocked - Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Wisdom-inc 10mmsocket (talk) 16:43, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 22 July 2024

[edit]
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 09:31, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Neoplasticism

[edit]

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Neoplasticism you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Rollinginhisgrave -- Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 11:44, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I have notified user:Egrabczewski, who to be fair has done most of the work to bring the article up to GA standard.--๐•๐•„๐”ฝ (talk) 18:57, 30 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Roade Bypass.

[edit]
Hello JMF, I hope that you are well.
I was just wondering if you knew approximately when the Roade Bypass opened; I am currently working on the History section of the 'A508 road' page, but I can't find any good/reliable sources. If you don't know, then no worries.
Kind regards, Roads4117 (talk) 06:26, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No idea. Roade Parish Council site? ๐•๐•„๐”ฝ (talk) 07:50, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ok no worries. I will check that website out now. Roads4117 (talk) 08:05, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your GA nomination of Neoplasticism

[edit]

The article Neoplasticism you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:Neoplasticism for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by ChristieBot, on behalf of Rollinginhisgrave -- Rollinginhisgrave (talk) 13:43, 6 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 14 August 2024

[edit]
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 22:48, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of A508 road for deletion

[edit]
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article A508 road is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A508 road until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

10mmsocket (talk) 09:24, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 4 September 2024

[edit]
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:26, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Swanbourne picture

[edit]

Hi! You asked about the location of the photo of Swanbourne that I uploaded some years back. It's actually closer to Newton Longville. It's looking towards the bridge carrying the road from NL to Bottledump Roundabout, from the Bletchley side. Tom walker (talk) 11:35, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ta, I have updated the caption at Varsity Line accordingly. ๐•๐•„๐”ฝ (talk) 13:04, 15 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Testosterone levels in male and female

[edit]

Glad that we fixed the thing from 1/4 at lest to 1/15, obviously we could find many other laboratory sources with somewhat different normal ranges. Good how wiki works! John Krisinger (talk) 01:38, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Signpost: 26 September 2024

[edit]
* Read this Signpost in full * Single-page * Unsubscribe * MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:09, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fire

[edit]

In response to [1] see for example: [2] [3] [4] and [5] but there is more when you google "Castlethorpe 1905 fire". Polygnotus (talk) 16:24, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I was kinda hoping that the cn and dubious tags might persuade the new editor to do the work on their own contribution . If not, I guess we can do it. --๐•๐•„๐”ฝ (talk) 17:08, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You are a far more optimistic person than I am. Polygnotus (talk) 17:09, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
See The Signpost above: we must encourage the newbies. ๐•๐•„๐”ฝ (talk) 17:25, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It is encouraging for a newbie to see how their addition is improved and turned into a well-sourced part of the article.
It is (obviously) discouraging to see "[better source needed][dubious โ€“ discuss]".
If we want to increase editor retention we should focus on where the problem actually lies, which is not the carrot; it is the stick. Polygnotus (talk) 17:37, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
True, I hadn't appreciated that perspective. --๐•๐•„๐”ฝ (talk) 18:10, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! Polygnotus (talk) 05:00, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New towns and counties

[edit]

Hi, you reversed one of my edits, where I changed the counties in which the new towns are located from ceremonial ones to historic ones.

The explanation you gave was "Peterborough WAS in Northamptonshire". Peterborough still is in Northamptonshire; the historic counties were not abolished by the LGA 74, nor were they abolished by the introduction of ceremonial counties in 1997. It just isn't in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire (being in that of Cambridgeshire, which is legally distinct from the historic county Cambridgeshire of which Peterborough isn't a part), nor either of the Northamptonshire council areas. JoeyofScotia (talk) 12:21, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Per long established and frequently re-iterated policy agreed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK geography, historic counties are just thatย โ€“ historic. Washington is in Tyne and Wear; Peterborough is in Cambridgeshire just as Milton Keynes is in Buckinghamshire (that there are other UAs with those names is irrelevant). It is not at all helpful to modern readers to have the article clogged with WP:SOAPBOXing about the world as it was 50 years ago.
If you remain unconvinced, please open a new topic at the WikiProject, where a wider variety of views can assess your arguments. ๐•๐•„๐”ฝ (talk) 13:42, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
They're historic, not historical. They still exist, they just have no formal function.
Peterborough is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire. This being the case does not mean it ever ceased to be in Northamptonshire. The historic counties are not the world as it was 50 years ago, they're the world as it is now in all but administrative and lieutenancy (as an aside, Peterborough administratively was not under Northamptonshire Council after the 1880s). Peterborough is in Northants, Wolverhampton is in Staffordshire, Washington is in Co Durham. Your text implies that these towns stopped being in these counties, which is simply incorrect. JoeyofScotia (talk) 15:14, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Take it to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject UK geography, we are not going to resolve it here. My reversion of your edit is consistent with the policy as I understand it. If the consensus of the discussion supports your interpretation, I will give way. --๐•๐•„๐”ฝ (talk) 15:29, 10 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:JMF&oldid=1250464172"