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==Backhouse identification== ==Backhouse identification==
File:Sir John Backhouse by 'VM'.jpg - I thought you might be interested. This John Backhouse will be the son of ] on whom I was working just now. The NPG description points out the Order of the Bath he is wearing, which tallies with what is said about the Backhouses of Swallowfield. ] (]) 08:22, 21 June 2011 (UTC) File:Sir John Backhouse by 'VM'.jpg - I thought you might be interested. This John Backhouse will be the son of ] on whom I was working just now. The NPG description points out the Order of the Bath he is wearing, which tallies with what is said about the Backhouses of Swallowfield. ] (]) 08:22, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

== Thank you ==

Thank you, Dcoetzee, for your comments about the inappropriateness of an attack essay recently created by a user focused on me. I'm really appreciative of your statements about the matter. — ''']''' (]) 19:57, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

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Misplaced Pages Ambassador Program Newsletter: 21 March 2011



The newsletter of the Misplaced Pages Ambassador ProgramVolume 3, 21 March 2011

This is the third issue of the Misplaced Pages Ambassador Program Newsletter, with details about what's going on right now and where help is needed.



Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 22:22, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

The One-of-my-favorite-flowers Award
I just wanted to thank you again for creating the new copyright tool for us. It's pretty much all I had hoped it would be and has already proved very useful to me. I'd give you a bouquet, but one thing gardenias and great people have in common: they're pretty fabulous on their own. :) (Of course, you can't smell why this is one of my favorite flowers, but it's the best the medium has to offer.) Thanks. --Moonriddengirl 22:15, 22 March 2011 (UTC)

Speedy

Buster7 has given you a Nice Koekjes which promote fellowship, goodwill and WikiLove. A kitten, flowers, and now a cookie. You must be special! You can spread the good flavor of Nice Koekjes around Wiki World by giving someone else one. Thanks for the help in my Sandbox. It was my first move. What should I have done to prevent the ReDirect?? Nice Biscuits are very tasty and have been known to be so NICE, they will even bake themselves. Enjoy! Buster Seven Talk 05:42, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Hi Buster, and thank you! You cannot prevent a redirect (only administrators can, this it could be used to effectively delete a high traffic article). Dcoetzee 05:46, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Hi, I'm actually still at Berkeley, although I'm graduating in May. I've added myself to the mailing list. Transcendence (talk) 07:51, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

New Pages and New Users

I've recently been doing some thinking (and a great deal of consultation with Philippe and James at the WMF's community department) on how to keep new users around and participating, particularly in light of Sue's March update. One of the things we'd like to test is whether the reception they get when they make their first article is key. In a lot of cases, people don't stay around; their article is deleted and that's that. By the time any contact is made, in other words, it's often too late.

What we're thinking of doing is running a project to gather data on if this occurs, how often it occurs, and so on, and in the mean time try to save as many pages (and new contributors) as possible. Basically, involved users would go through the deletion logs and through Special:NewPages looking for new articles which are at risk of being deleted, but could have something made of them - in other words, non-notable pages that are potentially notable, or spammy pages that could be rewritten in more neutral language. This would be entirely based on the judgment of the user reviewing pages - no finnicky CSD standards. These pages would be incubated instead of deleted, and the creator contacted and shepherded through how to turn the article into something useful. If they respond and it goes well, we have a decent article and maybe a new long-term editor. If they don't respond, the draft can be deleted after a certain period of time.

I know this isn't necessarily your standard fare, but with your ambassadorial work I thought it might be up your alley. If you're interested, read Misplaced Pages:Wiki Guides/New pages, sign up and get involved; questions can be dropped on the talkpage or directed at me. Thanks, Ironholds (talk) 21:12, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

Wikiversity page

I'd appreciate someone that's actually doing math at graduate level, in drafting the following:

http://en.wikiversity.org/User:ShakespeareFan00/Grid_definitions over at Wikiversity.

By the subject headings you will note that in time, I'd like to include non rectilinear grids, like those in geodesic domes, which are nonethless still a 'grid' of sorts.

Sfan00 IMG (talk) 12:02, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

User:Knagy

Ok, thanks for warning me about personal information, but I didn't want my entire user pages deleted. Knagy (talk) 00:51, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Check again, I recreated it now. If you stayed in the IRC channel I would have explained. Dcoetzee 00:57, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Barnstar

The da Vinci Barnstar
It's unfortunate how frequently I have to use your Duplication Detector tool, but I have found it to be exceptionally useful. It's much better than having to go through two pages by hand and try to gauge the scale of copyright infringement. Thank you so much for creating it! – GorillaWarfare 02:45, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Thank you! I really appreciate it and I'm glad it's helpful. :-) Dcoetzee 03:21, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
Dcoetzee, I just wanted to second GorillaWarfare's comment. All those gazillion hours I spent at CV the past couple of years -- now reduced to a quick click. Brilliant stuff. Thanks for this tool. — CactusWriter 05:13, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Glad to help :-) Dcoetzee 05:16, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Can you help?

Bonjour! Pouvez-vous aider par une question du droit d'auteur? It is located here. Mon français n'est pas à la hauteur. --Moonriddengirl 12:49, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Bien sûr, je serais heureux de t'aider. :-) Dcoetzee 12:50, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Toujours, vous êtes très gentil. :D --Moonriddengirl 12:55, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Mail

You have it ;). Best, - Kingpin (talk) 05:41, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

List of puddles

Sorry about that...would you mind copying it to something like User:Lanthanum-138/List of puddles? (This way it won't clutter up the mainspace...) Lanthanum-138 (talk) 07:30, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Move of Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)

Hi, thank u for your message, I change the name because the team of caurse is a Qatari club, however it's represent Doha (city). For example we don't say Bayern Germany (Bayern Munich) or England United (Manchester United) or Real Spain (Real Madrid). However I will discuss why i change the name I understand and I agree your explain. Thank u. --Faycal.09 (talk) 22:28, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Dcoetzee. You have new messages at WanderingScholars's talk page.
Message added 09:31, 9 April 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

FYI: User blocked Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:31, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/George Ellias

You organised the creation of the article at AfC in perfectly good faith probably not knowing its history and the sock/meat puppetry. The creator has been declined five unblock requests for sock and/or meatpuppetry (admitted by WanderingScholars) involving decisions by five sysops. Two sysops have seen fit to protect and/or salt the article The creator has been offered the opportunity to provide reliable sources by proxy that would be added to the article by the blocking sysops. If he has chosen not to, that is probably not a concern of this AfD. That said, although I've had yet another look for sources and there are many, but of the wrong kind to assert notability, I would be prepared to lift the block and unprotect on a firm undertaking from WanderingScholars not to game the sytem, but I feel that I would need the consensus of the other sysops involved. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 07:18, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

Zondervan

Thanks for the feedback. One point I'd like to make, however:

The main controversy surrounding Zondervan is somewhat of an internal affair to Christianity: the controversy is entirely over whether or not Zondervan should be trusted, seeing as it is owned by a secular media company. I would suppose that secular sources would be rather unlikely to pick up on the story, seeing how it is mostly irrelevant to those unconcerned with Christianity and the state of one of its publishers. From the (admittedly horrible) site http://www.kingdombaptist.org/new-bible-versions-and-the-growing-pornographic-industry/ :

  • Let’s examine this from another angle. Has News Corp. always allowed their subsidiaries to operate autonomously? While driving the other day I happened to hear a bit of the Marlin Maddox radio program. They main topic was the remark that the younger Murdock made concerning Falon Gong and China (I am surprised no one called in to comment on the NIV.) They were enraged at the Murdocks for “selling out” and turning a blind eye to the sufferings of the people under Communism. China represents the world’s largest media market. It is five times larger than the U.S. market. The Murdocks do not want to do anything to disrupt cashing in on that market. Marlin Maddox had an interview with a man who fled China; he had been dropped from a HarperCollins publishing deal because his important book was speaking out against the Chinese. The U.S. News reported in 1998:
  • “The scandal that could have far-reaching repercussions involved HarperCollins, a unit of News Corp. The publishing house last month dropped a book by Christopher Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong. The ostensible reason was that the writing was inadequate. But the action fit a pattern of Murdoch’s adjusting editorial policies so as not to offend the Chinese leadership in Beijing. Murdoch’s News Corp. has invested heavily in a satellite broadcasting business based in Hong Kong and eventually hopes to be able to beam programming to mainland China’s huge population. Murdoch denied ordering that the book be dropped. But a memo by HarperCollins Chairman Eddie Bell, which surfaced last week, indicated otherwise: ‘Murdoch has outlined to me the negative aspects of publication, which I fully understand,’…After being pilloried in newspapers, Murdoch issued a limited apology to Patten for any suggestion that his book had been rejected for “being too boring.” HarperCollins later reached an out-of-court financial settlement with Patten, who had threatened to sue the publishing house…During the HarperCollins contretemps, potentially damaging remarks on China by a former Times writer also came to light. ‘The Times has simply decided, because of Murdoch’s interests, not to cover China in a serious way,’ Jonathan Mirsky, the paper’s former East Asian editor, said at a conference in January, according to a transcript that recently appeared on the Internet.” (3-23-98)
  • Thus, the “top” does control the bottom – when it cares to. And why not? A man ought to have right to control his businesses in whatever manner he chooses. And we ought to have the right to REJECT anything associated with the pornographic industry!

You can see how such an issue would both be a controversy, and something unlikely to be covered by many secular news outlets. Jsharpminor (talk) 07:31, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

USF Class Visit

Hi Derrick - hope all is well with you. Did you receive my email about this Saturday's class? Are you still able to make it for a quick presentation and Q&A? I'd like to iron out the topics with you and Jim. I think Annie will do a brief introduction and I will help facilitate and help where needed. Let me know if we are still on! Thanks Jodi.elizabeth (talk) 16:43, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi Jodi, sorry for the slow response, I'll get back to you by e-mail today! Dcoetzee 21:17, 13 April 2011 (UTC)

Fair use bot

The problem with the Commons fair use upload bot is that it uploads images without a licence or rationale, and which are copyright violations. This goes against the Non-free content criteria and the Image use policy. Eventualism is not acceptable in relation with the copyright of images, it is not acceptable to upload images of unknown or unclear copyright, knowing that their copyright is unknown or unclear, expecting someone else to do the work of checking it.

The Non-free content criteria states clearly that there is no automatic entitlement to use non-free content, sets a number of requirements, and that it is the duty of users seeking to include or retain content to provide a valid rationale. In other words, that you must detail the copyright status before uploading, not after. The Image use policy is even more explicit: "Always tag your image with one of the image copyright tags. When in doubt, do not upload copyrighted images." The seven-days period before deletion is merely a good-will gesture for unexperienced users or to fix cases of images that are unused or without rationale because of vandalism in the target article or the file page; it is not a carte blanche allowing to knowingly upload copyright violations on a steady basis as long as they are deleted afterwards.

Have in mind that the non-free content criteria demands images under such expection doctrine to follow certain rules, wich are not required from images in commons: minimal usage, actual usage, no free alternative, previous publication, etc. There is also a rule in that we don't accept fair use images of photos of living people, merely to show how they look like. The bot does not, it can not, check those things. In fact, right now we have File:Official un picture srsg svc margot wallström - from Commons.jpg in there, a photo of a living woman, which will never be accepted under a fair use exception.

In sort, the bot works on a basic premise, the premise that any file that is not free for commons may be used instead with a fair use claim, and that is false. Only a small portion of all copyrighted images around internet may qualify for a fair use claim. Besides, rules for either images usage are different. Free images may be used at non-article namespaces, at any number of articles as desired (such as transcluding in templates), in galleries, in derivative images such as montages, etc. If a non-free image is uploaded to Commons as if it was free, used in one of those manners, detected, deleted and removed, fair use would not allow to restore that state of things. Cambalachero (talk) 15:46, 14 April 2011 (UTC)

The bot works on the premise that if an image is in use on En, somebody may have an interest in preserving it - like the people who work on the article(s) in which it is used. That's why it leaves notices on talk pages. If they do not, it is deleted in a week. It does not move images which are not in use on En. I think this is far preferable to the disruption caused by removing images in active use, having to contact a Commons admin to obtain a copy, re-uploading, and adding fair use information - a two-person process so time-consuming that many images are simply lost instead. More importantly, the bot is needed to maintain sound community relations - there is active talk about no longer uploading images to Commons for fear that they might be subsequently deleted. Some wikis have shunned Commons altogether. This can't be allowed to continue. Dcoetzee 11:55, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
The point is that the images the bot uploads are copyright violations: they are not free, nor explicited under a fair use rationale. Besides, it is incorrect to assume that an image may be acceptable as fair use merely because "it's used". Copyright is a serious issue, and it can't be considered as "disruption" to delete a copyrighted image because it's used, copyright takes priority over other concerns. Have in mind that if the non-free doctrine was used as an umbrella to upload just anything anyone wants to use, and escape from Commons detection, the only results will be a giant increase of files for deletion at this project. There are already too much maintenance tasks around, and to have image maintenance "outsourced" to another project saves a lot of such work here. Cambalachero (talk) 13:55, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
I don't understand why you think there would be an increase at files for deletion - the images will either be speedily deleted after 7 days, or have fair use rationales added, in which case they're no more likely to end up at FfD than any other fair-use upload. The speedy deletion after 7 days could be entirely automated, imposing no burden on anyone. As for outsourcing maintenance tasks to another project, it's not Commons' responsibility to re-upload images to local projects that are usable under fair use, and as important as it is, the burden of doing so would be enormous - we don't understand every project's local procedures or criteria, we don't speak their languages. I am just trying to shift the burden to the people actually capable of handling the task. Dcoetzee 01:18, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Image sizes

Would you have an objection to your bot uploading the full-size images, but with {{Non-free reduce}} automatically applied (or just applied if they're over a certain size and your bot looks at that detail)? That way there would be less of an issue with multi-megapixel images such as File:AlewifeBronzeTiles - from Commons.JPG being incorrectly marked as "Low resolution? Yes" by those unfamiliar with WP:NFC since DASHBot (talk · contribs) would automatically reduce them if a human editor doesn't, and it would still leave the original in history for an admin to examine before deleting it for good in case the auto-resize resolution isn't workable for that particular image. VernoWhitney (talk) 14:13, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Hi Verno, I've already thought of doing this and would be happy to do so. I think a good start is to tag everything over 400 pixels wide. Dcoetzee 01:19, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
Heh, that happens to be the exact size that DASHBot is approved to resize, so it seems to be a good working number. VernoWhitney (talk) 04:07, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

*whack*

Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

For reducing me to a figment of your imagination :P sonia 10:50, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Oops, I guess I just assumed a girl as wonderful as you could only exist in my imagination. :-P Dcoetzee 11:08, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages Ambassador Program Newsletter: 22 April 2011



The newsletter of the Misplaced Pages Ambassador ProgramVolume 4, 22 April 2011

This is the fourth issue of the Misplaced Pages Ambassador Program Newsletter, with details about what's going on right now and where help is needed.



Delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 16:32, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

BAGBot: Your bot request Commons fair use upload bot

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Let you know

I just wanted to let you know that i've informed relevant Wikiprojects about your election poster image deletion nominations. These Wikiprojects include Wikiproject Singapore, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Thailand, Jersey, Japan, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Abkhazia, and Albania. Let me know if I missed any. Silverseren 20:33, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

No problem, thanks for inviting input from interested parties. :-) Dcoetzee 07:51, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Contribution surveyor bug?

So I tried to make run a report on some rather old contributions, and I'm seeing some weird results. The report shows this edit as being a new page, when it's not, and it's missing many of the user's contributions - such as this one which is the one that drew my attention in the first place. Am I doing something wrong and just not seeing it or is there some sort of bug when it comes to these 7+ year old contribs? VernoWhitney (talk) 19:32, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

I'll need to investigate - it may be missing some edits for some reason, which would explain the new page marks, but the reason is not yet clear to me. Dcoetzee 21:28, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Duplicate detector

This tool seems to be detecting duplications from the .mil domain. Such copies are, of course, almost always US-PD, not copyvio. DGG ( talk ) 16:41, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

You're confused. My tool doesn't search for duplicate documents, it just identifies duplicated text from a given document. You may be looking for User talk:CorenSearchBot. Dcoetzee 00:04, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
If I may, I think DGG was simply thrown by the template's appearance in the G12 tag, as here. :) --Moonriddengirl 00:16, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

Reuploading deleted images?

Hi, Derrick. :) Over at my talk page we've got a report of a contributor reuploading images deleted as copyvios on Commons under different title. I can't see the original images to confirm that they are exactly the same, but they surely seem likely. I'm not sure what Commons does with repeat offenders of this sort--if an explanation is needed (which I can give) or a block (which I cannot). Can you take a look and see what you think? --Moonriddengirl 19:46, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

FP nomination

Hello, sorry I probably should have asked first, but I thought it might be a good idea to nominate one of the images you uploaded, Misplaced Pages:Featured picture candidates/The Anti-Slavery Society Convention, 1840, for featured picture. I hope you don't mind me taking the liberty, as it were? Rob (talk) 11:28, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Please feel free! I nommed it for FP on Commons and I think it's one of our very best images. Dcoetzee 22:22, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

South African?

Hey, I see you have a South African surname. Are you of South African origin? --Michaelphillipr (talk) 09:40, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

My father is from South Africa. I was born and raised in the United States. Dcoetzee 01:25, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

User:Doingitwright407

Back in march you warned this user about fair-use issues, Could you have another look at their contributions as they seem to have got warnings subsequently? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 11:45, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

All their uploads were copyvios. I gave them a final warning. I treat deceptive claims of "own work" with very little patience. Dcoetzee 01:49, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the block on Sempi (talk · contribs). Please review my action here , regarding protection against the attempted outing of the other user. -- Cirt (talk) 08:29, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Re: Anna Nalick

Thank you for your kind words. Glad to help! Having seen Anna over ten times on my end (and being one of the core fans she can name) helps quite a bit, though I do my best to ensure that any edits I make to her Misplaced Pages article remains neutral. RachGreen (talk) 19:15, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

E-mail from Richwales

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Duplication Detector gets older versions of WP pages?

Hi Dcoetzee,

I created the page Talk:Jonathan_Moyle/temp and want to eliminate the "coincidences" with the page http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/60769.stm

I made some changes, saved it and fill the Detector form and send it. But the detector matches text that in the last version doesn't exist!

Is it possible that the Duplication Detector gets from the WP server old (cached) version of the WP page and not the last one?. If yes, how can I force the last one?.

Thanks in advance, --Keysanger 00:23, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi Dcoetzee,
I answer myself: I use now
http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Talk:Jonathan_Moyle/temp&oldid=430596986
Thanks anyway, --Keysanger 09:39, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
Try using CTRL+F5 to make sure you're not getting a cached copy. Dupdet should never cache, but sometimes if the GET URL is the same some intermediate host will cache it anyway. Your workaround of using a permalink should always work since it changes the URL. Dcoetzee 22:20, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Please take the Misplaced Pages Ambassador Program survey

Hi Ambassador,

We are at a pivotal point in the development of the Misplaced Pages Ambassador Program. Your feedback will help shape the program and role of Ambassadors in the future. Please take this 10 minute survey to help inform and improve the Misplaced Pages Ambassadors.

WMF will de-identify results and make them available to you. According to KwikSurveys' privacy policy: "Data and email addresses will not be sold, rented, leased or disclosed to 3rd parties." This link takes you to the online survey: http://kwiksurveys.com?u=WPAmbassador_talk

Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments, Thank You!

Amy Roth (Research Analyst, Public Policy Initiative) (talk) 20:37, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Done. Dcoetzee 22:19, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

The Great American Wiknic

Hi there! In the past, you've expressed an interest in local meetups of Wikipedians. Well, here's your chance! On Saturday, June 25, we'll be joining Wikipedians in cities all over the country for the first annual Great American Wiknic -- the picnic that anyone can edit! We'll meet up at a park in SF -- hopefully in the sun -- all other details are still in deliberation!

If this sounds fun, please add your name to the list: Misplaced Pages:Meetup/San Francisco/Wiknic and add that page to your watchlist. (And of course, feel free to edit that page with your ideas, questions, etc.) I look forward to wiknicking with you! -Pete (talk) 00:47, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for consolidating!

You are hereby given the barnmite of consolidation. It's very small, but it's appreciative. --> . <-- Ocaasi 16:07, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

No problem :-) Dcoetzee 23:22, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

AWB

Hi I noticed you added yourself to Misplaced Pages:AutoWikiBrowser/CheckPage. This is useless as administrators can already run AWB without appearing in the list! Graeme Bartlett (talk) 11:05, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I suspected that but did not know for sure. Dcoetzee 11:30, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Cookie

Voyager640 has given you a cookie! Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. You can Spread the "WikiLove" by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.


To spread the goodness of cookies, you can add {{subst:Cookie}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat this cookie on the giver's talk page with {{subst:munch}}!

Thank you. :-) Dcoetzee 06:11, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for File:LittlBitsCharacters.jpg

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:LittlBitsCharacters.jpg. I notice the file page specifies that the file is being used under fair use but there is not a suitable explanation or rationale as to why each specific use in Misplaced Pages constitutes fair use. Please go to the file 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 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Misplaced Pages page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free media lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If the file is already gone, you can still make a request for undeletion and ask for a chance to fix the problem. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. J Milburn (talk) 23:22, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Added a FUR. Back in 2005 those rules didn't exist :-) Dcoetzee 23:37, 9 June 2011 (UTC)

Backhouse identification

File:Sir John Backhouse by 'VM'.jpg - I thought you might be interested. This John Backhouse will be the son of Samuel Backhouse on whom I was working just now. The NPG description points out the Order of the Bath he is wearing, which tallies with what is said here about the Backhouses of Swallowfield. Charles Matthews (talk) 08:22, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you, Dcoetzee, for your comments about the inappropriateness of an attack essay recently created by a user focused on me. I'm really appreciative of your statements about the matter. — Cirt (talk) 19:57, 24 June 2011 (UTC)