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Yes, welcome! I see you already found WP:WikiProject China—it's always wonderful to see a new editor in this space. Cheers! Remsense诉 20:50, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you! Brocade River Poems 20:51, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

Jadwiga Maria Potocka

I was browsing cat:allprod and saw this. It’s rare that I approve of a PROD as strongly as this one (in fact I think the procedure should be banned for abuse as CSD and en bloc AfD suffice), but this page is useless.

In fact, it looks more like a quasi-hoax to me due to the multiple factual inconsistencies. Obviously there have been people that name (like the 19th century portrait sitter depicted there; by the way, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, the artist, died in 1867 IIRC 1873), but the article is pure fiction. Nice work spotting it.

Cheers, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 22:20, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

But also, as you’re a relatively new editor, please please please be circumspect about using PROD. It’s not a good way to deal with many of the pages that end up there and we have too many experienced editors already who like to bend the rules. Again, thank you. RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 22:25, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

I thought it was strange that I couldn't find any factual evidence about the person or what information I found simply did not match with what was on the article. The chief reason I used PROD was it seemed like it wouldn't be controversial to delete it as the notification about lacking sources had been present since 2009 and I myself was unable to find any verifiable sources, and the article had been more or less untouched for awhile. I am unlikely to use PROD in the future, I understand your concerns. Brocade River Poems 22:26, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Also, regarding the portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, that appears to be an Hr.Jadwiga Branicka z Potockich. Siostra Hr. Pelagii Potockiej. Portret autorstwa Franca Xawera Winterhaltera(1805-1873) per this and this. It also aligns with this source that says he painted Jadwiga Branicka née Potocka. Brocade River Poems 22:40, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

About Thomas Lockley's article

Hello. New information has been brought to us regarding Lockley's article. I've sent the same information to a few people in case they haven't noticed. Please check the contents if you wish. https://en.wikipedia.org/Talk:Thomas_Lockley 153.248.52.69 (talk) 02:19, 23 August 2024 (UTC)

I mean this with the utmost sincereity and respect I can muster -- I do not care. The only reason I participated in that talk page was trying to help narrow down when exactly he taught and at which institution. When I could not find anything conclusive, I moved on. Brocade River Poems 04:30, 24 August 2024 (UTC)