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Welcome, welcome, welcome Ealdgyth! I'm glad that you are joining the drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.
Fix a random page lacking sourcesCactiStaccingCrane (talk)18:46, 1 February 2024 UTC via JWB and Geardona (talk to me?)
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Rohese Giffard
curprev 22:13, 30 November 2024 Ealdgyth talk contribs 7,083 bytes −990 Change of sourced information, repetition, unsourced, and outdated source undothank Tag: Undo
Richard fitz Gilbert and Rohese had the following children:
- Rohese Fitz Richard de Clare married Eudo Dapifer
- Walter Fitz Richard de Clare married Isabella de Tosny
- Richard Fitz Richard de Clare Bishop of Ely - Benedictine monastery (970–1109) no issue.
- Gilbert de Clare 1st Earl of Hertford married Adelisa de Clermont
- Robert Fitz Richard de Clare marred Maud de Senlis
- Adelize Fitz Richard de Clare married Gauthier Tirell
https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Rohese_Giffard&action=history
Explain why?
- The edit summary is rather plain. Ealdgyth (talk) 00:07, 1 December 2024 (UTC)
Pipera (talk)Also there are many sources here with dated soruces, also can you show me a link regarding dates applicable to entries in Misplaced Pages with a time stamp cut off.
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My talk page
I am curious what you were trying to accomplish there. Cullen328 (talk) 00:37, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- nothing other than a misclick while checking my watchlist on my tablet. Total user error. Ealdgyth (talk) 01:48, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. No problem. Cullen328 (talk) 04:15, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
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They self-report expertise at many things. Proof meet pudding. Is this actually a NOTHERE situation, even though they've been contributing as long as you and I have? BusterD (talk) 12:22, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- I am so exasperated that I don't think I trust myself to judge whether they are NOTHERE or not. I'm scared to look at their other contributions, I suspect it's all over some of the minor nobles articles. Ealdgyth (talk) 13:06, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- It's worse, but way outside your normal wheelhouse (clear COI editing on New Zealand exercise mogul stuff). Look at the user's deleted edits to take it all in at a glance. For a while I was researching how many admins have told the user to sign their talk page edits. It's a rather long and distinguished group, including yourself. The editing behavior is very much what you've been experiencing. Keep yourself (and your animals) warm and dry. We are having sunshine for the moment, but I only live a couple of hours south of you in Chicagoland. The snow was coming at us sideways while I was out with my pooches this morning. BusterD (talk) 19:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- We block people for refusing to sign on talk, right? I'm sure I've seen that done at one point. BusterD (talk) 19:16, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- It's worse, but way outside your normal wheelhouse (clear COI editing on New Zealand exercise mogul stuff). Look at the user's deleted edits to take it all in at a glance. For a while I was researching how many admins have told the user to sign their talk page edits. It's a rather long and distinguished group, including yourself. The editing behavior is very much what you've been experiencing. Keep yourself (and your animals) warm and dry. We are having sunshine for the moment, but I only live a couple of hours south of you in Chicagoland. The snow was coming at us sideways while I was out with my pooches this morning. BusterD (talk) 19:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- The latest replies are ... not replies to anything that has been pointed out. I just wanna beat my head on my desk. We block for not engaging at all on talk - not sure if we block without ANI for replying on talk but not to the questions asked/concerns raised...
- Yeah, we are getting big flakes coming down ... sideways ... up here. I'm set - trough heaters double checked, troughs full, hay at full for all animals, wood pile is stocked up, I have food and stuff so I can sit inside and watch the cold outside. (Animals all have shelter and the older ponies have turnout blankets too...the goats are trying to tunnel through their round bale but their fat bellies are making issues....) Ealdgyth (talk) 19:20, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
- I know you both have done your best to reach that certain individual. But, their latest rant on the Talk:Urse d'Abetot is clearly them talking to themselves and blatantly ignoring anything that is said. When they do respond it is something like, "there is no such thing as outdated".
- Then they post a source from 1884.
- No idea what this means.
- No idea what this means, either. Also, in genealogy we use records to support our research.
- I believe the statement(s) above is proof they have not read anything that Ealdgyth, BusterD, AgricolaeTwice!, Theroadislong 1AmNobody24, Diannaa(copying & pasting), and myself have repeatedly told them on their talk page and article talk pages. This isn't about genealogy and Pipera doesn't get that. This is about using sources that Misplaced Pages deems reliable to write this encyclopedia. --Paramandyr (talk) 22:06, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
- I don't really know what to do - I just do not have the energy to deal with taking them to ANI by myself and it's not getting any better either. Ealdgyth (talk) 00:36, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
- If they don't respond on the Saer de Quincy talk page, I will be taking them to WP:ANI --Paramandyr (talk) 00:43, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
- I don't really know what to do - I just do not have the energy to deal with taking them to ANI by myself and it's not getting any better either. Ealdgyth (talk) 00:36, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
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Wishing everybody a Happy Holiday Season, and all best wishes for the New Year! The Adoration of the Magi in the Snow (1563) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is my Wiki-Christmas card to all for this year. Johnbod (talk) 17:36, 17 December 2024 (UTC) |
- Thanks, Johnbod, hopefully your year ahead will be productive! Ealdgyth (talk) 13:03, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
Envy
Snow envy! I love snow, and in Cincinnati I never get enough of it! My perfect winter: 1/4" every day to make everything pretty again but not cause major hassles if I want to go somewhere. But the occasional major snowfall is also welcome!Valereee (talk) 16:57, 19 December 2024 (UTC)
- It was a gorgeous snowfall - about 5 inches. Just enough to cover everything but not enough to actually force me to plow the driveway. And hubby is coming home this weekend until after the first so HE can deal with plowing if he wants it done. Ealdgyth (talk) 00:37, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
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FYI
I mentioned you at a 3RR report. Just so it doesn't come as a surprise.
Have you went out and made a snowman? No snow down here, but I don't mind. People in Lawrence can't drive in good weather. --Paramandyr (talk) 00:04, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
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- Thanks, SchroCat! Happy Holidays to you too! Ealdgyth (talk) 13:04, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
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