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DYK for Yarmouth Castle

On 26 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Yarmouth Castle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Yarmouth Castle (pictured) was among the first fortifications in Europe, and the first in England, to adopt an arrow-headed design of the castle's bastion? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Yarmouth Castle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Calshot Castle

On 28 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Calshot Castle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that during the 19th century, Calshot Castle (pictured) was used by coastguards as a base for combating smuggling? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Calshot Castle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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DYK for Portland Castle

On 29 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Portland Castle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the heart of Portland Castle is the keep, comprising a central tower with two wings on either side and a gun battery to the front? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Portland Castle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Calshot Castle

Your re-corrections are innocuous. This is obviously a favourite entry of yours. Your concern for those with less adequate English is touching, but they do have a "Simple English" Misplaced Pages of their own. I should keep the matter of repeat Wikilinking and overlinking in mind, however. Can be irritating to readers.

More interestingly, perhaps, I wonder whether the length of the article isn't greater than its importance deserves. Terseness is a virtue in an encyclopedia. I would say about 20,000 anschlag would be more effective than 30,000, which take some reading. For a start perhaps the length of the lead could be halved as there is a fair amount of detail in it which could wait for the body of the article. The main reasons for its importance could then stand out more clearly: as an example of a device fort, and as a coastal fortification in almost continuous use by the armed forces for 450 years.

Some duller items of information are still missing. Parking, public transport, cost of entry museum shop etc. if any. Officer and Williamson have a point about comparative costs, but it applies to all aspects of past ages and should be noted in general articles, not this specific one. Costs of construction are in any case soon overshadowed by costs of manning, equipping and maintenance, but comparing costs with that of other castles of the period would be more relevant. We don't build castles these days, unfortunately.

With best wishes, Brian Bmcln1 (talk) 11:25, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks Brian. I thought the shortening of language in your copy-editing was helpful, btw, and tightened the text up nicely. You initially lost me on anschlag though! (I'm guessing its the German for "character" / "byte"? - you learn something new every day on the wiki!) Hchc2009 (talk) 12:08, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, it means letters plus spaces. Of course, what we count here is bytes, which comes to much the same thing. Cordially Bmcln1 (talk) 13:22, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

FAC

Hchc2009, it has been quite awhile since we spoke for the last time. I hope you're doing well. I recently nominated Juan Manuel de Rosas for FAC, but the article is often ignored because of its obscure topic. If you have time and interest, could you review it? I'd be truly grateful. The link to the Featured Article Candidacy page is here. Regards, --Lecen (talk) 13:19, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

Hope you're well too! Glad to see you're still hard at work! I'll take a look at it tomorrow night. Hchc2009 (talk) 20:15, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm aware that you're probably busy, but please don't forget to finish your review. It's almost done. Regards, --Lecen (talk) 19:34, 12 December 2015 (UTC)

Cheers - should be done now. Hchc2009 (talk) 18:43, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Hey, Hchc2009, I hope you had a good time during the end of the year. Is there something still missing in Rosas FAC? Regards, --Lecen (talk) 18:43, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

FA question

Hello, I looking at Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates#Supporting and opposing. In the event that I get an opposition to my nomination, if I agree with some but disagree with other improvements/suggestions or oppositions of a reviewer and I feel that in principle the suggestions or concerns being made are not fully legitimate problems (which ), I am only required to state that in my opinion the appropriate concerns are addresses, correct? --KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:23, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

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It's that season again...

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		Wishing you and yours a Happy Holiday Season, from the horse and bishop person. May the year ahead be productive and troll-free. Ealdgyth - Talk 17:25, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

Have a good holiday season as well! Hchc2009 (talk) 16:59, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sandgate Castle

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Your GA nomination of East and West Blockhouses

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And the year is starting out well...

Just got reverted when I reverted someone's edits here. Of course, no discussion on the talk page. (sighs). Obviously, using a 1823 source is so much better than using modern scholarship - so we gotta just cram those refs in, right? Ealdgyth - Talk 18:36, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

I think the volume is actually from the 1780s and 1790s originally... I've done a BRD revert, and left a note on the talk page. Hchc2009 (talk) 19:28, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Better and better. Okay, back to detangling the various medieval Nevilles. Ugh, it's a mess. Ealdgyth - Talk 22:17, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sandsfoot Castle

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Oct - Dec 15 Quarterly Article Reviews

		Content Review Medal of Merit (Military history)
		On behalf of the WikiProject Military history coordinators, I hereby award you this for your contribution of 9 FA, A-Class, Peer and/or GA reviews during the period October to December 2015. Thank you for your efforts! AustralianRupert (talk) 02:54, 9 January 2016 (UTC) Keep track of upcoming reviews. Just copy and paste {{WPMILHIST Review alerts}} to your user space

Thanks Rupert! Hchc2009 (talk) 08:55, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

Hurst Castle 1862 picture

Hiya, I hope the attempt to write about Hurst Castle is going well - its probably a really big job! Anyhoo I noticed that you cropped this picture over on commons. In fact that picture is being used to illustrate this book I added to Wikisource a couple of years ago, and probably shouldn't be cropped. :) But don't worry I moved your version over to this file - hope that helps! Pasicles (talk) 17:11, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing that! Almost there with the Hurst Castle draft, should have something up by Saturday I reckon... Hchc2009 (talk) 17:27, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pendennis Castle

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Sandsfoot Castle has been nominated for Did You Know

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Your GA nomination of Sandgate Castle

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Boulonnais

Hi,

Can you tell me why the sections on Boulonnais UK were removed? Boulonnaishorse (talk) 16:17, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

They are unsourced, but more importantly, they are utterly undue weight (see WP:UNDUE) for the article. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:22, 24 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much!

I have good news: Rosas is a FA now. I hope I'll be able to work on Platine War eventually, although I have less and less time every year. I appreciate your help. You did a great job there, reviewing the article. Kind regards, --Lecen (talk) 02:55, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Happy to help! I'm looking forwards to seeing the Platine War get to FA in due course...! Hchc2009 (talk) 07:51, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for supporting my RfA

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	Thank you for participating in and supporting my RfA. It was very much appreciated. Hawkeye7 (talk) 22:17, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

No problem - thanks for putting yourself forward to serve the community. Hchc2009 (talk) 17:07, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

DYK for Sandsfoot Castle

On 2 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sandsfoot Castle, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Historic England consider the Sandsfoot Castle (pictured) to be "one of the most substantial examples" of the 16th-century blockhouses to survive in England? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sandsfoot Castle. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Thanks for your support

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	Thank you for participating and supporting at my RfA. It was very much appreciated, and I am humbled that the community saw fit to trust me with the tools. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 03:24, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

No problem - thanks for putting yourself forward to serve the community. Hchc2009 (talk) 17:07, 6 February 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Pendennis Castle/GA1

I wasn't sure whether you'd seen that your nomination had finally been reviewed at the end of January. I imagine you'll want to respond to the review comments soon. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:49, 8 February 2016 (UTC)

Oops - thanks for reminding me. Should all be dealt with now. Hchc2009 (talk) 20:12, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Pendennis Castle

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George Buchanan

I've been hoping to run across an editor who is knowledgeable in history because I often copy-edit history articles and I sometimes have a question. I just saw some edits to George Buchanan, and I wonder if you would mind looking at them to be sure they are correct and appropriate. It's this edit and the one just before it.  – Corinne (talk) 02:27, 10 March 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Writer's Barnstar

I've just had the pleasure in reading Hadleigh Castle, a ruin which I recently visited, and felt compelled to thank you for your excellent work on the article. Looking at your contributions further, I would like to heap further praise by thanking you for your wonderful work on the whole. A much valued contributor and one whose name I shall forever associate with excellent articles of incredible interest. Cheers! Cassianto 21:28, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! Very much appreciated indeed. Hchc2009 (talk) 19:05, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

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I really don't need this crap today...

Mother is in the hospital and now I'm getting hell. I'm just about done with Misplaced Pages ... it's way more stress any more than I really need. Ealdgyth - Talk 20:02, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Ealdgyth, for what it's worth, when I was getting into Misplaced Pages a year ago, the help you gave me with my first article was really nice and, along with Hchc, showed me that there were some great editors on here who would always be willing to lend a hand. I then left this place for about a year, and I'm only recently getting back in, so I get the feeling of frustration. I can understand that someone dredging up edits from 4 years ago in that way is frustrating, but I'd hate for that to stop someone like you, who made me aim to help things around here. You being done with Misplaced Pages would make certainly make this place for me a little bit worse. SamWilson989 (talk) 20:08, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

I just get tired of being jumped all over for every single small thing (and really - Ostrogoths are Goths. I probably had a brain fart when I did it - just automatically added "ostro" but ... ) but of course, it's more fun to have chips on your shoulder and jump all over someone. Because ... I don't know. I don't get the whole outlook. Ealdgyth - Talk 20:10, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

From seeing his most recent edit, I think the editor was putting you, and probably myself and other editors who replied, in the category of an editor who brought an article to FA status and doesn't want anyone to touch it now they think it's perfect. He was defending a newcomer that he thought was being attacked, probably because he's equally frustrated with editor refusing to see a new POV. That's the problem with many editors on here; we're all so frustrated, we take it out on each other at the detriment of our ability to improve articles. SamWilson989 (talk) 20:25, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

I"ve restored more of the edits, with sources. I don't have Davies' Europe out any more - I've got at least half my library packed up to move. Nor do I have access to Bauer or Cunliffe - I got those through ILL. Whatever. I'm going to go nurse my headache. It got worse for some reason. Ealdgyth - Talk 20:51, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

I'm afraid I can't help you with the references, my own shelves are pretty small and limited, but it seems the issue has been resolved for now, and I hope you soon feel better nevertheless. SamWilson989 (talk) 20:59, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Ealdgyth, I hope today's going better for you and that your mum's doing okay: I hope it's nothing too serious. In the meantime, if you can, try to find some time to relax and look after yourself a bit; packing, moving, family etc. - it takes it out of us. You're a huge force for good around here... Thoughts are with you. Hchc2009 (talk) 18:51, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

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Henry VII

Hi, I wondered if you'd be interested in getting Henry VII to GA status as part of Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Wales/Awaken the Dragon? See the bottom list of entries to date.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:09, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Capitalising 'king'

Where's that MOS? Gob Lofa (talk) 20:07, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

It's the MOS on job titles. Hchc2009 (talk) 20:08, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Would you mind directing me to it? Gob Lofa (talk) 14:38, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

MOS:JOBTITLES - I know it all too well from multiple FACs...! Hchc2009 (talk) 16:25, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

John II nuisance editor SPI FYI

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Much appreciated. Hchc2009 (talk) 20:48, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Hurst Castle

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A barnstar for you!

	The Writer's Barnstar
	Stunned by your contributions! Hurst Castle was a wonderful read, looking forward to "castles" more masterpieces from you! Sainsf <^>Feel at home 11:10, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, very much appreciated! Hchc2009 (talk) 07:54, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

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John de Gray

Can you keep an eye on this please? Already had issues at Walter de Gray and now we're running into the same issues at John de Gray. Ealdgyth - Talk 13:07, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

Will do. Hchc2009 (talk) 19:56, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

@Hchc2009: are you two in league? Qv. House of Grey. Many thanks. L'honorable (talk) 21:24, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

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Pennard Castle

Nice job expanding the article. Looks pretty much ready for GA.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 19:14, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

Cheers! Will put it forward in a moment. Hchc2009 (talk) 06:49, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Brillant. Dunno if you're interested, but I just created Hay Castle and found the online material from Gatehouse, coflein and British Listed Buildings rather confusing. It could use some TLC using real sources if you've got the time/interest/resources to hand.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 16:56, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Just took a quick look. Yeah, the descriptions in the usual literature are a bit of a mess! I'll see what I can do tomorrow morning; I think the problem is that the Coflein sources etc. aren't pulling out the phases particularly clearly - the aerial photos make it much easier to see how you start with a ringwork; move to a ringwork with a large tower/keep and curtain wall; then build sideways from that to make a mansion, knocking down the walls in the process; and finally end up with the rather dilapidated buildings today. The sources are a bit fragmentary though... will see what I can do to help. Hchc2009 (talk) 17:19, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Done. Hchc2009 (talk) 18:05, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

Inflation

I see, thanks for telling me. So we're left with "staples, workers' rent, small service bills (doctor's costs, train tickets)"? i.e. stuff that cost a few shillings in the Victorian era. I've been adding this, for about six years, to the cost of large building such as churches, so I guess I'll need to go back and remove all of them? Or maybe I need to find someone who has "economic training"? Martinevans123 (talk) 12:09, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

There are alternative measures (but no templates as far as I'm aware) for projects and buildings etc. that don't depend on the CPI/RPI - it depends on what meaning you want to draw out from the comparison. Happy to help recommend one. Hchc2009 (talk) 13:04, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

That's very good of you. I'm not sure I've wanted to draw out any comparison. I've just wanted to translate the cost into something that is meaningful for today's reader. For example the cost of the Bristol Channel floods, 1607 - "approximately £5,000", etc. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:18, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

The best site I know of for this is the Measuring Worth one, run by some US academics. None of this is straightforward, though, and I'll admit at the outset that I'm not a qualified expert myself. To take the £5,000 example from 1607, you could use a GDP deflator, which would give you £1.036 million in 2014 terms; if you used an earning index, you'd have an equivalent of £14.5 million; for a share of GDP equivalency, you'd have £301.5 million. For the floods, you're probably most interested in "how much damage to the economy did it cause?", so the GDP equivalent might be most appropriate - you'd be analysing the damage to the 1607 economy and working out an equivalent loss to the modern UK economy.

For the Woodchester Mansion and the £100,000 in 1854, you could be looking at figures ranging from £8.3 million to £257.1 million; I suspect that the per capita GDP variant might be most appropriate, as this is a rich man's luxury real estate and status symbol, in which case it would come out at £109.3 million in 2014 terms. There are some useful essays on the site which go into this in more detail, and the guys that run it are pretty good about taking queries. Hchc2009 (talk) 18:21, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

Thank you very much. That's very useful. Do you think it belongs in the lede at Woodchester Mansion or perhaps lower down in the article? Any what would you use for structures e.g. Old Wye Bridge, Chepstow#The 1816 bridge or churches e.g. Christ Church, Wesham? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:36, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

My personal advice would be lower down in the article; the main theme isn't an economic one. For the churches and bridges, they feel like projects to me - perhaps the historic opportunity cost figures? I remember having lots of problems/dilemmas with these sorts of things in the gold rush article I helped out on, they're tricky to get right. Hchc2009 (talk) 18:41, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

That seems very sensible. I would very much appreciate you adding it at Woodchester Mansion, so that I could see an example of the referencing format. Thanks again for all your help. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:52, 2 May 2016 (UTC)

The 1822 sum of £330,000 at Beckford's Tower might also be a good one to demonstrate. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:19, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

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Lawrence Booth

Unsourced Coat of Arms being added ... Ealdgyth - Talk 22:57, 10 May 2016 (UTC)

I've requested again that they provide a source for this. Hchc2009 (talk) 18:33, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

I'm feeling a bit press-ganged here - despite the fact that what I say is true, which by clear implication you dispute, is this really the way Wiki works? I believe all three of us know much about relevant topics, but I am feeling mighty uncomfortable about expending much energy right now if this is the way things are going to proceed. Please check with heraldry project & they will give you chapter and verse so as to allay any fears you may have. Thank you. L'honorable (talk) 20:23, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
PS. qv. Burke's Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies.

@Hchc2009: I am not edit-warring. I have uploaded a perfectly accurate image of Archbishop Booth's COA which you have unilaterally decided to take down. Why? I have also provided evidence above. I shall wait 5 minutes before reloading the relevant (in all its meanings) arms & trust that you cannot find any fault whatsoever in this representation of Archbishop Booth's armorial bearings. However, should you have reason to quibble please write to me on my Talk Page rather than edit-war yourself. Many thanks & I trust you understand. L'honorable (talk) 21:05, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

As per previous, please do not readd the image yet again without providing a citation on the article page. Hchc2009 (talk) 21:07, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

I have done it as you request - please arrange the ref. as you like because it is not easy to configure, but the info is all there under BOOTH, Bt... Thank you. L'honorable (talk) 21:15, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
PS. please acknowledge

Not trying to be difficult, but which bit there says that the Archbishop used this coat of arms? I'm working on a small screen at the moment! Hchc2009 (talk) 21:23, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

If you look under BOOTH, Bt in Burke's EDB you will see Lawrence Booth mentioned on page 71. L'honorable (talk) 21:27, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

You know, you should be discussing this on the talk page of the article, correct? Where I tried initially discussing it a while back. Article content should be discussed on the article talk pages - not on editor's talk pages. It makes it much easier to deal with discussions. Please take this discussion there. Ealdgyth - Talk 21:29, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Also I draw your attention to https://www.exploreyork.org.uk/client/en_GB/search/asset/1018068;jsessionid=5E0DE45E24C4B6C3AEF895F5CE0A66A4.enterprise-14000 & can we be done with this ridiculous argument? L'honorable (talk) 21:32, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Please take to the article page, and add a citation that supports the claim being made. Hchc2009 (talk) 21:34, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

I have now made my representation to Cassianto who has been dragged into this utterly needless argument. If Wiki does not want good info, amen. L'honorable (talk) 21:41, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

I "dragged" myself in as a way to help you to understand how Misplaced Pages works. Good info must be cited. Cassianto 23:18, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Thanks Cassianto - much appreciated! I'm hoping that this ends with L'honorable finally identifying a reliable source for the claim... Hchc2009 (talk) 23:21, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

You're more than welcome. Cassianto 23:30, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

He's having a bad night of it tonight... he now appears to want to add a quotation directly repeating the cited material in the main article for some reason. A little strange. Hchc2009 (talk) 23:33, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Oh dear; I'll keep an eye out. Cassianto 23:35, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

'Ta. Hchc2009 (talk) 23:36, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Henry Hoʻolulu Pitman

Would you mind reviewing this Misplaced Pages:Featured article candidates/Henry Hoʻolulu Pitman/archive2?--KAVEBEAR (talk) 14:53, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Yep, will take a look for you, probably tomorrow now. Hchc2009 (talk) 18:33, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

Editing patterns

Your recent edits on Kirkham House (15:23, 8 May 2016‎), The Grange, Broadhembury (06:46, 10 May 2016‎ ), Talk:The Grange, Broadhembury (06:46, 10 May 2016); John Wadham (died 1578) (06:28, 12 May 2016‎); Manor of Orleigh (11:17, 13 May 2016‎) display signs and edit patterns which might reasonably be interpreted as contravening certain of Misplaced Pages's policies. This message is not an accusation of any contravention, but merely a request for clarification of the position. Some of the below may be partly or wholly relevant in this context:

• See: Misplaced Pages:MTPPT "While Misplaced Pages assumes good faith, especially for new users, recruiting new editors to influence decisions on Misplaced Pages is prohibited. A (new) user who engages in the same behavior as another user in the same context, and who appears to be editing Misplaced Pages solely for that purpose, may be subject to the remedies applied to the user whose behavior they are joining. Sanctions have been applied to editors of longer standing who have not, in the opinion of Misplaced Pages's administrative bodies, consistently exercised independent judgement".
• See Misplaced Pages:Signs of sock puppetry, especially 2.4 Editing identical articles, namely: 2.4.3 Knowledge that an obscure article exists; 2.4.4 Connection to the article; 2.4.5 Always there when needed .
• See Misplaced Pages:Canvassing, particularly WP:STEALTH, "Contacting users off-wiki (by e-mail or IRC, for example) to persuade them to join in discussions (unless there is a specific reason not to use talk pages)".

I would be grateful to receive your clarification. (Lobsterthermidor (talk) 21:27, 13 May 2016 (UTC))