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Roughton, Norfolk

Hi, I just have seen your addition to Roughton, Norfolk; any source for Einsteins visit there? Pommes104 15:08, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Several sources. (I first heard the story on BBC radio) http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/features/insideout_einstein.shtml

http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/features/story.aspx?datetime=28+Sep+2005+11%3A21&tbrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=Features&category=Features&brand=EDPOnline&itemid=NOED28+Sep+2005+11%3A23%3A14%3A200

http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/education/learningresources/factsheets/portraits/fs_j_epstein_albert_einstein.pdf

Ned

Aleksis Dreimanis

Hi Nedrutland,

I noticed you addition to the Dreimanis article. I'm going to remove it for now. Please feel free to add it back if you have a reference to confirm.

We have to be diligent about sourcing all our references, especially for living people. Clerks. 17:26, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

I don't see your concern here; the Baltic University in Exile was established for Displaced Persons in Germany and was at the DP camps in Hamburg and then Pinneberg Ned de Rotelande

de Bernales

re . Thanks for clarifying that. I recall when I wrote it that the material I had was a bit confusing about which school it actually was. —Moondyne 07:38, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

CdB was only at Uppingham for less than a year.

Ned de Rotelande 21:45, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

Seaton Viaduct

I think you're getting confused between Seaton viaduct and Welland/Harringworth viaduct. Seaton viaduct is the separate structure to the north of Seaton that carries the existing line over the dismantled line to Uppingham (see this map). This is confirmed by the Quail Railway Track Diagrams, Volume 4: Midlands & North West (ISBN 0-9549866-0-1). It may be that local residents refer to the Welland viaduct as Seaton - if you can provide citeably evidence of this it may be worth adding. I have some other statistics about the Welland viaduct, which I'll add tonight. – Tivedshambo (talk) 06:54, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Turks in Bulgaria

Thank you for your edits. I've tried to edit the article myself before but got reverted w/o explanation, no matter the stated source - the US Congress Library. --Petar Petrov 18:36, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Thorney links

While you seem to be editing this page and removing my links I was wondering why you are choosing to overlook other commercial links under the same heading which to my knowledge are also profit making ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Moreteyne (talk • contribs) 14:30, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Grell

Cheers for the message, yeah read it in Private eye in the lastest copy which said she no longer work for Nick. I'll put the ref in when I get home and i can see the details more clearly. Philbentley 09:55, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Isle of Wight

I think we (Misplaced Pages) had the claim about Rutland prior to the QI episode was broadcast, but I don't deny that it might have been added by a QI elf during their research. Still it strikes me as not being an unreasonable claim - what with a coastline of c. 92 km, it would only take approximately 50m on average between high and low tide to make the Island larger than Rutland.

Anyway - just though the fact that we got there first might be of interest to you. :: smile :: --Neo (talk) 12:04, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

I find the factoid extremely dubious. Calculation of area would normally be based only upon dry land i.e. the high tide figure.

As for your comment about got there first well you only had a sheriff and lord lieutnenant in 1974 you Johnny-come-latelies!  :: smile :: Ned de Rotelande 12:14, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

William Brampton Gurdon

Hi Nedrutland, just a general query really about where you got the name details from? The name I added originally was from Rayments peerage: , which is normally quite reliable. cheers - Galloglass 20:39, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Slovenia#Biodiversity

I'm sorry, but the first part (genus) of scientific names of species is always capitalized. Like Daphne blagayana instead of daphne blagayana. There is also a consensus to write common names of birds capitalized (see Misplaced Pages:NC#Animals, plants, and other organisms). --Eleassar 09:47, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

Ill Met By Moonlight

Before we both get into 3RR problems, can I suggest that you take you objections to the bolding of names in the "Cast notes" sub-section to the talk page. I'm always happy to discuss formatting questions. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) 08:50, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

I see you have had a run-in with Ed. I have initiated a WP:RfC regarding his continual disregard for the style guidelines here if you wish to comment. Clarityfiend (talk) 17:48, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Medeshamstede

Thanks for your copy editing, do keep it up! Nortonius (talk) 14:31, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

And thanks for adding categories: just a thought, and you might well know this, but Medeshamstede/Peterborough spent about a thousand years in Northants. before it became part of Cambs. I've no idea what that means for the 'Monasteries in...' categories though, maybe they only need the current position? Nortonius (talk) 07:14, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Gyrwe

I've created a talk page for Gyrwe, which you've modified recently, with a question you might want to answer. Cheers. Nortonius (talk) 13:26, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Billy Barker was Cornish

Just noticed your edit at Barkerville, British Columbia from a while back; he may have been from Cambridgeshire but all BC histories describe him as Cornish; ethnically Cornish only, but enough of a Cornishman that all his contemporaries described him that way. Are you sure there's no Cornish ghetto in Cambridge? :-) ??Skookum1 (talk) 03:47, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Walter Padley

Hello, Nedrutland

I notice that you have categorised Walter Padley as a British conscientious objector, but you have added no detail of such objection to the body of the article. Have you any detail, source etc?

Mountdrayton (talk) 01:58, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Not the firmest evidence; at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jt.williams/lh/events.htm I had found this about the Ealing Acton by-election "Walter Padley was an industrial organizer with a large amount of support from the shop stewards at Napiers, an engineering firm located in Acton Vale. During the war he had been a conscientious objector believing the war to be imperialist in its aims. However he had also been rejected by a medical board for military service on the grounds that he suffered from asthma." Ned de Rotelande 06:00, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Hanley Grange

Hello Nedrutland Thanks for your contribution to the Hanley Grange entry - we have a wiki at stophanleygrange.org.uk - I'd appreciate any thoughts you might have to help get this off the mark - regards —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.240.84.0 (talk) 20:22, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

Rutland Scouting

Hi,

You seem to know something about this. I have seen one site that suggests the Rutland is now a District in Lincolnshire. Is that right or is it still a separate County? Whatever the answer is, is there a source we can use on wikipedia? --Bduke (talk) 12:44, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

• separate county (again) - the main entry for Rutland is correctMajor-General Clanger (talk) 14:21, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, but what main article? Scouting in East Midlands#Lincolnshire Scout County has Rutland as a District in Lincolnshire. That is the article where it should be discussed. The real point is that whatever Rutland is, we need a source. Original research is not allowed. --Bduke (Discussion) 21:08, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Sir Robert Pattinson

Thanks for the correction re: Kesteven County Council. I thought I had the correct reference in an earlier version which I cut and pasted into the article when I was editing it but obviously not. Mind you with editing pieces about Robert and Samuel Pattinson and Winfrey etc. I am not surprised I got a bit mixed up. Grateful for your oversight. Graham Lippiatt (talk) 19:10, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Re Biggles

Dear Nedrutland,

regarding your undo of my amendment to Biggles page regarding flight training. Seething is not a fictional place. It is in fact a Norfolk village and aerodrome South East of Norwich. The aerodrome was base for Liberator Bombers of the USAF 448th Bomber Group of US 2nd Air Division, a museum still exists in their memory, see www.seething-airfield.com/history.php.

My alteration to Seething linked to the village page on Misplaced Pages, the previous link to 'Settling' linked to a chemical reaction(??)

Regards,

Nick Sims —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.137.152.21 (talk) 10:32, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

Nick, When I undid your revision my note was "Fictional place I believe (- unless you can cite))" by which I meant Settling (like Frensham, Lincs) was a fictional base. I accept Seething is not fictional but I understand the Biggles books (which I do not have) refer to a training school at Settling. If you can cite a source that he trained at Seething, please supply a reference. As far as I can see, Seething airbase only opened in WW2.

I agree that Settling should not be wikilinked. Ned de Rotelande 11:25, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

I have now found the reference: "It was an aerodrome, or, to be more precise, the aerodrome of No. 17 Flying Training School, which was situated near the village of Settling, in Norfolk." Ned de Rotelande 11:49, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

List of Grade I listed buildings in Rutland

Many thanks for adding. Have tweaked links, mainly to improve categories. You've probably seen the flickr group England's Best Buildings. Perhaps I'll see you there.Major-General Clanger (talk) 14:16, 28 December 2008 (UTC)

Gothick or Gothic

I have learnt something today, Gothick is a word! - Thanks for correcting. MortimerCat (talk) 23:10, 12 February 2009 (UTC)

Thanks again for correcting, its nice to know there is someone proof reading. MortimerCat (talk) 07:11, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Nevill Holt

Ross never went to Nevill Holt - I know, I was there. He was brought there by a friend at Uppingham on a Sunday afternoon. Also, nothing in the referenced article backs up the assertion he was a pupil. Question therefore is - why the undo of the change? 85.210.109.127 (talk) 18:51, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

The change was not undone. Ned de Rotelande 07:28, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

Leonberger

I rather liked the (admittedly peripheral) reference to "The film starred Rutger Hauer as John Thornton and was narrated by Richard Dreyfuss." They did a wonderful performance (I know this isn't an Oscar nomination, and I think it deserves mention. But I'm not ready to edit war or change this to the point of insistence. Think about it. Otherwise, your edits were very helpful. Happy editing. 7&6=thirteen (talk) 18:33, 3 June 2009 (UTC) Stan

Ian Cundy

Hi, thanks for correcting me. Probably I was influenced by the German equivalent to funeral service - "Messe". Best wishes and thanks again. ~~ Phoe _talk ~~ 13:10, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

Frieda Harris

Hi. I did quite a bit of editing on the Lady Frieda Harris page, seemed to be full of editorializing and need for clarity. Checked many of your edits, and they seemed very good and helped the page when it was in even worse shape. If you could spare a few minutes would you look at my edits and see if I went too far or not far enough in the areas I worked on. Harris is such a major figure, and to give her the best and most accurate page possible seems appropriate. Thanks, Aleister Wilson (talk) 00:31, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Mayor of Uppingham

Stop vandalising the Uppingham Page

Stop vandalising the Uppingham page with unreferenced edits and deletions without specifying a reason. Please refer to WP guidelines before editing pages in future. 88.111.250.88 (talk) 17:23, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Of course you are right; the mayor of a small English town is a Ghanaian heptathlete. See here - UppTC members

If you want to be taken seriously, stop hiding behind an IP. Ned de Rotelande 17:56, 29 November 2009 (UTC)

Stop posting outdated links and vandalising this page. Thank you. 88.110.165.14 (talk) 23:08, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Nedrutland is a well known vandal of wikipedia

Get ready for your undo ban! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.110.133.133 (talk) 23:56, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

Still nothing better to do than vandalize,eh?

I suspect Nedrutland has never even been to Uppingham... 90.241.177.72 (talk) 11:25, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

Mayor of Uppingham

I have posted the following on the Uppingham discussion page:

"There has been a revert conflict between several numerical IP addresses and me about the name of the mayor. The IPs maintain that Margaret Simpson is mayor and initially linked to a Ghanaian heptathlete of that name. Lately the IPs (one of which has been blocked) have offered a supposed supporting reference but the cited source http://www.uppinghamonline.co.uk/ does not support their claim.

There is a Margaret Simpson in Uppingham, a retired primary head whose husband is a town councillor and former mayor, but she is not the mayor nor a town councillor.

The current members of Uppingham Town Council are shown on the town council’s website; http://www.uppinghamtowncouncil.co.uk/page3.html and http://www.rutnet.co.uk/pp/parish/detail.asp?id=12&page=5 which show that the mayor is Karen Senogles and this is confirmed by news reports, for example http://www.rutland-times.co.uk/news/Housing-development-officially-opened.5258382.jp from this year."

Ned de Rotelande 12:33, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

About Lawrence's payments for being beaten

Since it seems you are the only editor insisting in keeping the paragraph in the article can you produce an ordinary citation on that in the text in order to prove the existence of such a speculation. Thanks, --Factuarius (talk) 20:38, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Anna Span

You removed a couple of references here without explanation. Please use the edit summary to explain this sort of action. Kenilworth Terrace (talk) 17:06, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

Alfred Cattell

You replaced Cattell on his article as a councillor rather than a Lord Major. The cite given sates Lord Mayor, he is also listed under the Lord Mayor of Sheffield article as Lord Mayor of Sheffield in 1917. Do you have any evidence to challenge these entries? FruitMonkey (talk) 16:53, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

I did not alter Cattell to councillor rather than Lord Major - I added the category Councillors in Sheffield to the existing category of Lord Mayors of Sheffield. You do not become a mayor of a borough out of nowhere. Ned de Rotelande 07:55, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Apologies FruitMonkey (talk) 16:53, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

River Welland

Thanks for the various corrections you have made to this article. Do you have a source for the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle date of 921, please? Bob1960evens (talk) 14:46, 20 December 2010 (UTC)

I took it firstly from Barrie Cox (The Place-names of Rutland; p3) but then checked it on the 'net. Thanks for your major expansion of the Welland article (and for mentioning a distant relative, the Chief Engineer of the Welland Drainage Board). Ned de Rotelande 09:22, 21 December 2010 (UTC)

Ned, just noticed your addition of first names to Rutland and Melton (UK Parliament constituency). I would love to be doing this as a matter of course but my reliable source (Politics Resources) has only initials. Do you have a source I could be using? As it is I'm keeping first names for people with links, but losing I'm first names if I regenerate the election entry for someone WP hasn't heard of, as I've no source. Quite happy to redo these if there is a reliable way of doing so. Thanks. Crooked cottage (talk) 23:37, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ferenc Békássy

Hello! Your submission of Ferenc Békássy at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! --BomBom (talk) 10:31, 20 February 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Ferenc Békássy

On 25 February 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ferenc Békássy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that among the WWI dead commemorated at the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge was one enemy soldier, the Hungarian poet, Ferenc Békássy? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 06:03, 25 February 2011 (UTC)

Philip Hamond

Thanks for this superb new stub. But please explain: what had the Rector of Stiffkey done to make Hamond so angry? The Straits Times article cited seems to be too politely restrained to go into detail on this. Thanks, Gurt Posh (talk) 10:21, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

One suggestion is "Davidson's fall from grace began when he tactlessly demanded that an influential parishioner, Major Philip Hamond, must buy the land around the grave of his first wife if he wanted to tend it." "Defrocked rector was 'unfairly vilified'" Guardian, 18 September 2004 (His first wife had died 1926)

In 1930, Davidson missed the Remembrance Day service. Hamond, who had disliked Davidson since he refused to allow him to be churchwarden in 1919 and had had several further altercations with him since, was 'incandescent with rage' and accused Davidson of insulting the war dead.

One could imagine that a ex-army officer would not take to a theatrical, flamboyant leftie! Ned de Rotelande 11:06, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Fascinating stuff, thanks. Gurt Posh (talk) 11:10, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Air-tractor sledge

Is there a reason you reverted my anti-vandal revision on Air-tractor sledge? SPARKZY 07:32, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Yes - error. Was attempting to remove vandalism in the form of 'rude' words Ned de Rotelande

Thanks. SPARKZY 07:37, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

Church of St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch

Newspaper reports only seem to support "only Anglican church" (that qualifier "Anglican" may be implicit in the church's website). I've suggested an alternative DYK hook, which may also clarify the importance of timber. -- 202.124.73.243 (talk) 10:06, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks; I had suspected that might be the case but couldn't identify where to look to check. Ned de Rotelande 12:39, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

It may well be the only Church, but you can't say that without a solid reference. -- 202.124.75.75 (talk) 13:14, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Church of St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch

On 13 September 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Church of St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that an 1869 decision to use earthquake-resistant timber construction led to St Michael's Church being the only Christchurch Central City Anglican church in use after the 2011 earthquake? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Church of St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:03, 13 September 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Rupert Matthews (politician)

The article Rupert Matthews (politician) has been proposed for deletion because, under Misplaced Pages policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 09:35, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Robert Browne (Brownist)

Re article Robert Browne, I have been researching this subject for over six months. Could you please explain why you have deleted my amendment? Charles — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.129.213.196 (talk) 09:10, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Because it was from a numerical IP, was a wholesale replacement, it appeared a cut & paste job, lacked references, did not comply with Misplaced Pages manual of style and was tagged "references removed".

I then saw the article was in need of improvement and started work on it. Why don't you sign in, Charles, and join the work? Ned de Rotelande 09:19, 8 November 2011 (UTC)

Will do! Thanks Charles — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.129.213.196 (talk) 09:21, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

May Hill

Great improvements! I think we should pat each other on the back. Now just the birds and the rocks to reference. Another day, perhaps. Best, Brian. Bmcln1 (talk) 15:11, 18 December 2011 (UTC)

Ha ha

HAHAHAHA!!! Thanks! I assumed it was vandalism. Daniel the Monk (talk) 14:15, 22 December 2011 (UTC)

György Konrád

I'd really appretiate if you'd stop whitewash György Konrád.

The references are there. They are refering to hungarian press, but you can follow the links.

If you don't understand hungarian, than you're welcome to use google translate. If you don't know how to use google translate, please call google helpdesk.

If you whish, I can provide you with adresses for Hungarian for beginners courses, so you can understand the language, but do not stop the free flow of information. Anonymus is watching. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hurvinek (talk • contribs) 08:22, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Hodson

Dear Ned Rutland, hello. Reg the change of dates for WSR Hodson, are you sure of the dates pl? Is here any way we could perhaps counter check them somewhere? Thanks Khani100 (talk) 09:49, 20 April 2012 (UTC)Khani100

Pictures of Stamford

Hi, If I were to send you a few pictures of churches in Stamford would you be able to upload them where appropriate as that is sadly beyond me? Lonstan (talk) 14:29, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Stanley Holloway

Hi, thanks for the reference on Holloway, however, I cannot see him listed. Can you explain the need for it? -- Cassianto 11:26, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Now clarified by adding the page numbers. It reads; "The undermentioned to be Second Lieutenants (on probation). Dated the 9th December, 1915:— .... Stanley Augustus Holloway, Connaught Rangers."

As to the need:

• Primary source preferred to secondary,
• more precise, and
• I suspect contradicts the previous text; "immediately" when apparently 12+ months later

(The biography was probably written with more interest in show business than military history) Nedrutland (talk)

I'm very sorry, but I still cannot see SH listed on the attached PDF. -- Cassianto 16:02, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

The relevant info is on consecutive pages: 12296 AND 12297 His name is on the second. Nedrutland (talk)

OK thanks. I would remove the one that is currently on there in that case as he is not listed. I would put the second page on there instead. Failing that, add the second one as well if you can. All the best! -- Cassianto 21:23, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

DYK for John Angel (sculptor)

On 22 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Angel (sculptor), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that although British sculptor John Angel spent much of his career in America, he designed the Exeter (pictured) and Bridgwater War Memorials in the 1920s? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Wadi Rum

Thanks for catching my mistake there. Dougweller (talk) 13:32, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Little Gidding and T.S. Eliot

At the Little Gidding article, you reference Eliot's Anglicanism and Society of Charles the Martyr adherence...I'm familiar with this, but for the purpose of footnote #9...which St Stephens? ;-) --ColonelHenry (talk) 20:16, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Ah, cut-and-paste job from the Eliot page; ref now expanded to Saint Stephen's, Gloucester Road, London (where he was a churchwarden). Nedrutland (talk) 20:20, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Catmose College

Ned,

Thank you for your edits, however we are not a specialist arts College. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SkydiveMacca (talk • contribs) 08:38, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Catmose was a specialist arts college; when did that status end? Nedrutland (talk) 08:41, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Broodseinde photo

I thought those squaddies were looking a bit casual.;O)Keith-264 (talk) 12:28, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Burghley House

Hi Ned, I'm interested in why you revert edits that place it in Lincolnshire when the website of the house itself states that it's in Lincolshire. Do you have a WP:RS that places it in Cambs? Regards, Ericoides (talk) 10:46, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

You misinterpret the House's website. The website pages gives a postal address as Stamford, Lincolnshire i.e. the post town is in Lincolnshire but the house itself is not.

The house is in the area traditionally known as the Soke of Peterborough which has been shunted around different admin arrangements over the years (but never with Lincs). Currently it is the unitary authority of Peterborough which remains for ceremonial purposes in Cambridgeshire. Nedrutland (talk)

Thanks, very interesting. Was it ever in Northants? Ericoides (talk) 11:34, 10 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes; see Soke of Peterborough. Historically the Lincs boundary with Northants/the Soke was the River Welland. Nedrutland (talk)

March 2013

Hello, I'm Faizan. I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions to History of the Jews in Pakistan because it didn't appear constructive, instead of refering to British India, a better statement reffering to the present day Pakistan can be used. Do discuss it first, then revert any of the edits, again! Do not revert! We can discuss it, the Article is about Pakistan, not about British India. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Faizan (talk) 13:33, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes I think you have made a mistake. :-)

The article is about Pakistan, but the preceding sentence refers to numbers at "the beginning of the twentieth century" so I correctly refered to "those parts of British India that became Pakistan" as the country of Pakistan did not exist then (nor, I believe, was even contemplated?). Nedrutland (talk) 13:45, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Discuss at the talk, at article!. Faizan (talk) 15:27, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

I had! Nedrutland (talk) 15:32, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

I have replied there dude! Faizan (talk) 13:25, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

List of minor characters - Hitchhikers

Employing WP:STATUSQUO, can we discuss this at ]. Student7 (talk) 20:23, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Normanton Hall

Hi - Please can you add references to your edits on Normanton Hall. Thanks. Dormskirk (talk) 21:45, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

My two recent edits only added wikilinks but I will look again at the page. Nedrutland (talk) 06:16, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Many thanks. Dormskirk (talk) 21:55, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

April 2013

Hello, I'm LatinWolf (talk). I wanted to let you know that I undid one of your recent contributions to Norval Marley because it didn't appear constructive. Multiple articles, along with surname etymologies, state that Marley comes from Sussex, England. If you feel like this is wrong, please provide a source stating otherwise and discuss it on the talk page. Until then, do not revert any further edits as you have been doing. LatinWolf (talk) 10:29, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

I did undo one of your edits because it did not seem constructive; you removed a request for citation without providing any citation. You now claim there are "multiple sources" for Sussex; if so you will have no difficulty supplying one reliable citation. Please do not remove requests for citation in future. Nedrutland (talk) 10:35, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Albert Thomas Marley was English but where was he from?

Registrations of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales are indexed on line at http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ For the 50 year period from 1837, when the indexing begins, to 1887 (after the approx birth date of Norval), in the County of Sussex there is not one birth of anyone with both the surname Marley and the first name Albert. Now possibly this is because his forenames have been transposed; in 1861, a Thomas Albert Marley was born in the district of Rye.

However in 1851 an Albert Thomas Marley was born in the district of Billericay, Essex and significantly, a Norval Richard Marley was born in Essex in 1847. Albert Thomas appears in Essex in the Censuses of 1861 and 1871 but not 1881.

A website gives further details, including Albert Thomas Marley, b. South Weald, Brentwood, Essex, England, 29 Oct. 1851, d. Colon, Panama, 1 Feb. 1885.

So, it seems that Norval's father was from Essex while his paternal grandparents were born in Rye, Sussex.

Nedrutland (talk) 13:52, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Newby pic

Hello again. I think you'll have to write an NFUR for why Newby's pic is needed in A Short Walk, or the Men-guards Who Know will be after yer... --- all the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 10:23, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Clive

Hello. Without admitting anything, I may happen to know that DBaK has stormed off in a huff after getting thoroughly fed up with this place and is unwilling to participate in anything much at the moment. However I am sure that he or she would be distressed that you'd taken the trouble to leave them a note which might go unanswered for a while. I conjecture that if he or she had seen your note and did reply, they might well have said something like:

1. Thank you very much for the note.
2. Well done with the N&A thing - obviously daft in its previous form; much better taken out as it has no useful refs; if someone wants it back in then I'm sure they can find a ref. :) (ahem, to A not N!)
3. It's interesting to note the story of how that came about, thank you.
4. Yes, Attlee was often known as The Major so it is significant. DBaK may have been right with his/her view that a direct mention of Clem was useful ... or maybe not. it is, after all, only one click away. "Major Clement Attlee" might read slightly oddly - so on reflection you could just leave it! Storm in teacup. :)
5. DYK: I understand that DBaK doesn't know anything about this process - sorry. But he or she might well wish you luck with it anyway, out of a general fuzzy goodwill sort of thing. :)

With best wishes from SomeAnonymousPasserAhemYesIndeed SomeAnonymousPasserAhemYesIndeed (talk) 09:25, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Chuckle! General fuzzy regards to you. Nedrutland (talk) 09:35, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

A cup of coffee for you!

Nice addition to William Willoughby Cole Verner ... I've written to Ted Brink who owns one of the sites to see if we can get a picture of the device. Cheers Victuallers (talk) 19:23, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Talk:River Welland/GA1

River Welland is undergoing a GAN. It is a decent article, and will meet GA criteria - though there are a few queries, and a little bit of work to be done on the lead, on the layout, and on incorporating a couple of lists into the article. The review has been put on hold for an initial seven days to allow the work to be done. SilkTork 23:08, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

This user helped promote River Welland to good article status.

Well done. Keep up the good work! SilkTork 10:10, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

Heritage Grades

Hi. I notice that you are applying the change from "grade" to "Grade" in some articles. Just in case you get pulled-up over this, I did present a query on which is best at WikiProject Architecture and was advised that "Grade" is the way to go. The article Listed buildings does capitalise it within, not just at the start, of sentences, and this link shows Nat. Her. using "Grade" within descriptions - here. Happy editing. Acabashi (talk) 11:02, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

Burnham Abbey

I've queried one of the additions you recently made to Burnham Abbey. Please see the talk page there for details. Thanks. Grblundell (talk) 16:57, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

June 2013

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Let me guess - a sock puppet for ... Nedrutland (talk) 20:04, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

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After his initial post here and my response I posted the following on his wall (now removed by him);

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Now, should I ask for an investigation of possible sock-puppetry or shall I let it rest?

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A kitten for you!

Hi, Thank you so much for updating the article "Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam"!

Kamal Osama Elgazzar (talk) 16:16, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Thanks for adding the missing ref to Leslie Cole - I'd lost the url and couldnt find it! Cheers Victuallers (talk) 22:39, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Thanks; I appreciate beer more than kittens. :-) Nedrutland (talk) 06:18, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

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Harold Davidson (1875–1937), rector of the Norfolk parish of Stiffkey (church pictured), was a Church of England priest who was convicted in 1932 on charges of immorality and defrocked by the Church. Ordained in 1903, he worked among London's poor and homeless. Styling himself the "Prostitute's Padre", his declared mission was to rescue young girls he considered in danger of falling into prostitution. In this role he approached and befriended hundreds of women, and although there was little evidence of improper behaviour, he was often found in compromising situations and his neglect of his parish and family caused difficulties. A formal complaint led to church disciplinary proceedings, in which his defence was damaged beyond repair by a photograph of him with a near-naked teenage girl. Davidson then pursued a career as a showman to raise funds for his reinstatement campaign, performing novelty acts such as exhibiting himself in a barrel on the Blackpool seafront. He died after being attacked by a lion in whose cage he was appearing. Later commentators have accepted that however inappropriate his behaviour, his motives were genuine and he did not deserve the humiliations he endured. (Full article...)

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Glen Maney

Can I ask why you've indicated that The National Liberal Party are a far right party?

If you check with the electoral commission I have requested a name change and a change of personnel. I have NEVER been a member of The Third Way and was not instrumental in any way in it's formation, it's function or it's ethos. I want a fairer society of people of all colours, religions and sexualities who are proud to be British and live by British laws and whilst actively campaigning against racists groups including the EDL and the BNP, I encouraging people from all walks of national origins to join the party and stand for us. Our membership and support reflects this. The policy document is available on the site and I'd love to hear how it is 'far right'. I'm actually considering whether your amendment was slander and I'll leave that to my solicitor to get back to me on. Kind regards, Glen Maney — Preceding unsigned comment added by Glenfunnyman (talk • contribs) 18:14, 20 November 2013 (UTC)

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Christchurch Cathedral

Hi. Maybe we were seeing different things on different browsers. My removal of half a pair of brackets was certainly wrong, but your restoration of it to what appeared to be the wrong place didn't seem right either ... or at least not as I am seeing it! For reference, what I saw after your undo was an isolated right parenthesis on its own line between the "Earthquakes" header and its first line of text, "The Canterbury region has experienced many earthquakes etc etc". What I am now seeing is that the photo caption ends "(note the round rose window)" with the right parenthesis moved to the correct place. Is that what you are seeing also? Thanks and best wishes DBaK (talk) 14:06, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes; it was that parenthesis in the photo caption that I restored. How strange. Nedrutland (talk) 14:09, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Your latest edit has worked. Nedrutland (talk) 14:59, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks very much. Best wishes DBaK (talk) 15:57, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

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