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Books & Bytes, Issue 4

Books and Bytes

Volume 1, Issue 4, February 2014

News for February from your Wikipedia Library.

Donations drive: news on TWL's partnership efforts with publishers

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Delayed reply

Hi Brian, sorry I am not around much here anymore - logged in to update the PR pages and saw your messages to me. I am glad to see Profumo now has its star. The documentary was good, and made me realize again how extraordinarily fortunate Shackleton and his crew were. I hope to come back more at some point, but am not sure when that might be. Yours, Ruhrfisch ><>°° 04:03, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Peru national football team FAC

Hello Brian. The Peru national football team FAC nomination has now received a series of favorable comments in favor. I wanted to thank you again for "kickstarting" the process. The article underwent a major copy-edit since you last checked it. Any further analysis from your part (or support, if you find no major issues with the present state of the article) would still be much welcomed at this time. Regards.--MarshalN20 Talk 06:23, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

I'm glad that the article is doing well at FAC. I think it unlikely that I will be able to contribute further, as I am already behind with existing review promises, have limited online time at the moment, and will probably be taking a short break soon. Still, with 3 supports from editors in good standing, I think it highly likely that the article will be promoted soon, without further help from me. Brianboulton (talk) 20:10, 1 March 2014 (UTC)


March 2014

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Unimaginative section heading based round the date

Hello, I'm NotaBot. I have automatically detected that to draw readers to your main page article what you need is not a blurry Edwardian in a wicker chair but a man who looks happy that he is doing proof of concept work for Pudsey. Yomanganitalk 13:12, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

  • Imagine a picture here Thinks: What can I do to raise money for Children in Need?'
  • Imagine another picture here "No man could have taken it better" Thinks: Is that iceberg small or far away?
Nice idea, Notabot, but as some geezer has pointed out at the WP:TFAR, there is no pre-1923 publication history for these images. They're not in Shackleton's book; can't think where else they might have been (newspaper, perhaps). Brianboulton (talk) 15:56, 3 March 2014 (UTC)
Indeed. I was just returning to remove them - they were probably in the Daily Mail and perhaps in Marston and James' Memories of Antarctic Days (doubtful - I suspect it's all watercolours and fluffy penguin chicks). I uploaded them thinking that I'd be able to attach a publication date fairly quickly, but no such luck. Marked for speedy on Commons now, though I do think the eye patch might be worth a FU claim over here. Yomanganitalk 16:11, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Ping

All done or responded to. Enjoy your time away, if I don't get the chance.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:05, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

Gi' me t'ball, Mr Stoddart. Ah'll get t'buggers out before lunch

Just to let you know that Mr Peel is now at FAC. The review is here. Sarastro1 (talk) 19:36, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

You're probably right, and I've changed it now. I hope your break was good. Sarastro1 (talk) 21:44, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

To await return

When you're back, bronzed and fit, I should be very glad indeed to see you at the peer review of John Gielgud. If other recent PRs are anything to go by, this review will be open for several weeks, so I hope to catch you post-hols. Bon voyage! Tim riley (talk) 13:13, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Yes, by all means I'll do Gielgud. I'm taking my iPad, so if I can get a decent WiFi connection I'll be able to read the article while I'm away. Can I ask a return favour? I've fallen behind with Imogen, so it won't be ready for PR until I get back. I've still to add a (shortish) section on her music, which I hope to have drafted before I depart. But in any event I'd appreciate some informal talkpage comment, particularly on issues such as whether calling her "Imogen" is acceptable ("Topping!" I'm sure she would say), or on any other areas which you think need further attention. Thanks for your good wishes. Brianboulton (talk) 16:58, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
It will be a pleasure. Tim riley (talk) 19:39, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: Aeneas Mackintosh

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Aeneas Mackintosh

Aeneas Mackintosh (1879–1916) was a British Antarctic explorer who commanded the Ross Sea party within Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914–17. The party's mission was to support Shackleton's proposed transcontinental march by laying supply depots along the latter stages of the march's intended route. Confusing orders meant Mackintosh was uncertain of the timing of Shackleton's proposed march. Matters worsened when the party's ship, SY Aurora, was swept from its moorings during a gale and was unable to return. Despite these setbacks and further practical difficulties, Mackintosh's stranded party managed to carry out its depot-laying task to the full. Having reached safety, he and a companion lost their lives while attempting to reach the expedition's base camp by crossing the unstable sea ice. Shackleton later commended the work of Mackintosh and his comrades, and equated the sacrifice of their lives to those given in the trenches during the First World War. However, his competence and leadership skills have been questioned by some polar historians. (Full article...)

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Laborintus II (2012 recording)

Hi Brian, if possible, could you (and some of your musically inclined talk page stalkers if they wish!) stop by at this FAC and weigh in? Perhaps it's bloody minded of me given the time it's been open but I'd like to wring a consensus out of it one way or the other, as it may set a precedent of sorts at FAC. A source reivew would be useful as well if you have time...! Tks/cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 23:40, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

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Zim hockey team FAC

Hi Brian, I see that you are busy but I just thought I'd drop you a note to let you know I have a new article at FAC: the Zimbabwe women's national field hockey team at the 1980 Summer Olympics (nom). This is a bit of a change of pace for me as you can see, something that's entirely welcome after the very long and scholarly endeavour that was Smith. This new article is just a bit of fun really—short, sweet and not too challenging. Anyway, as always your thoughts would be very much appreciated if you have a little bit of time. Cheers, —Cliftonian (talk) 20:32, 14 March 2014 (UTC)

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Closing PR?

Hi, saw you tweaked the closure of Eric Corbett's Enid Blyton Peer review, which he closed as nominator. I did the same on "my" article Mucho Macho Man - hope I didn't make any mistakes in closing that PR, and would be grateful if you'd check my efforts there to see if I did it correctly? Thanks. Montanabw(talk) 06:14, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

I have closed the Mucho Macho PR page. To close reviews, all you need to do is to replace the {{Peer review page|topic= }} template at the beginning of the review with {{subst:PR/archive}} – the closure is then effected automatically. If like me you have a mind like a sieve as far as WP housekeeping instructions are concerned, you can check the procedure by clicking the "Instructions" tab on the WP:PR home page and going to Step 4. Brianboulton (talk) 11:30, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
Yeah, I did that, but it looked kind of funny - I agree about that sieve thing... which I why I ask about this stuff! LOL! Montanabw(talk) 20:57, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Informal PR

Hey Brian, would you mind doing an informal PR on the WINC (AM)‎ article? Wehwalt is going to do a more in-depth, formal PR later this week (arm pending), but I always like to have two opinions on an article I'm working on. Gives more insight. Thanks in advance...Neutralhomer • Talk • 23:21, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

If you get to it before I do, just leave me a note, if you plan on doing it. I'll probably go fairly hands-on so it might be good to wait. Incidentally, I hear your government is devaluing the pound to 3d. Nice!--Wehwalt (talk) 12:57, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
I think they're doing it to give you further scope for articles, when you run out of American coins. I remember the old 3d coins from my childhood; they weighed an awful lot relative to their purchasing power – let's hope that won't apply to the proposed new pounds. I'm going to take a quick look at WINC when I'm through with your Louisiana Purchase, which I'm working on now. I should be done with both by this evening. Brianboulton (talk) 14:44, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Hey Wehwalt, I would still like you to do a formal PR. I am hoping to take the WINC article to FA (eventually) and like before, I wanted to get two PRs done...kinda like a "second opinion". :) Also, it gives your arm some more time to rest. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 22:44, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
I am sure he means to do it, just letting me get my bit in first. I have left a few comments on the article's talkpage for you to be getting on with. Brianboulton (talk) 22:55, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Exactly.--Wehwalt (talk) 23:00, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Yup, that's what I was meaning. Sorry, if it sounded like I wanted Wehwalt to begin his review after yours. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 23:12, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
  • Corrected the items you had listed except for two, both of which I have commented on in the review response. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 11:20, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
  • Thank you, Sir, for your help on this informal PR. Your help is much appreciated. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 03:43, 23 March 2014 (UTC)

Imogen Holst

Any talkpage watchers/stalkers are invited to visit the peer review at Wikipedia:Peer review/Imogen Holst/archive1, and have a go at Imogen. She would think it a tremendous lark – ripping fun! Brianboulton (talk) 14:43, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

D'Oliveira affair

Another favour to ask! I've got this article at PR here; it is technically another cricket article, but this one is a bit different as I'm sure you're aware. Any comments would be appreciated. I'd like to get this one spot on. Sarastro1 (talk) 11:17, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Just to inform you that the article is now at FAC here, and any further comments would be appreciated. Sarastro1 (talk) 21:37, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Imogen's dad

I see you've removed the IPA code for Gustav's surname. I wonder, though, if it is perhaps helpful to have it, because it is not necessarily obvious from the alphabetical spelling that the "o" is long as in the vowel sound of "most" rather than short as in "cost". Just my two penn'orth, and I don't feel passionately about it. Tangentially, in the famous Ken Russell Elgar film Huw Weldon (voice over) pronounced EE's surname with the second syllable clipped, as "vulgar" would sound if the "u" were an "e", whereas I pronounce the second bit as in "Gare du Nord". The IPA is an unlovely thing, but it has its uses. Tim riley (talk) 18:46, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

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Tomas de Victoria

Are you interested in doing up this article? It needs some attention and proper sources.

Not sure who you are, but I think you may have asked me this before. Some while back I started collecting sources and other information on Victoria, which I am holding in a sandbox. I have not felt confident about developing his; I am not an expert on him or his era, which will limit the amount of work I can do. Preferably, if I am to do this, I would like to work with someone who has deeper knowledge but, sadly, Wikipedia seems rather bereft of expertise in early music. Brianboulton (talk) 15:51, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

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Elizabeth Maconchy

Hello Brian. Do you (or anyone else reading this) have any plans regarding the Elizabeth Maconchy article? She was a wonderful composer, and I was thinking of greatly expanding it. Just wanted to check before I spend quite a lot of money on books. Cheers, --Stfg (talk) 18:45, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

I have no plans for working on Maconchy, and would be delighted if you were to do so. The list of source articles accompanying the Grove online article is extensive, but not all of these may be easy to locate. I'll help where I can – for example, by helping with JSTOR access if you don't have it. My own shelves are pretty well bereft of Maconchy material, alas. Brianboulton (talk) 21:27, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
Many thanks, Brian. I do have JSTOR access (and there are around 600 hits for her there!). There are a couple of relevant books. Thanks for the pointer to Grove for sources. It's just what I needed. --Stfg (talk) 21:55, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your efforts!

The Original Barnstar
Your name came up on a Wikipediocracy thread about solid content writers who don't get the credit they deserve and I just wanted to drop by and do a little of that. Thanks for your work on behalf of The Project! Carrite (talk) 15:28, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
This is much appreciated. I have to say, though, that I feel I have indeed received credit, perhaps more than I deserve, from the large number of editors who have taken an interest in my various Featured Articles over the years. However, any receipt of unexpected kindness, such as this, is a tremendous pleasure. Brianboulton (talk) 18:10, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: Nancy Mitford

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Nancy Mitford

Nancy Mitford (1904–1973) was an English novelist, biographer and journalist. She was the eldest of the renowned Mitford sisters and one of the "Bright Young People" of London's inter-war years. Although mainly remembered for her witty accounts of upper-class life, she also established a reputation as a writer of popular historical biographies. The eldest daughter of the 2nd Baron Redesdale, she published her first book in 1931, but it was her two semi-autobiographical postwar novels, The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate, that established her reputation. During the 1950s she was identified with the concept of "U" (upper) and "non-U" language as a determinant of social standing; she had intended this as a joke, but thereafter many considered Mitford an authority on manners and breeding. Her later years were bitter-sweet, the success of her biographical studies of Madame de Pompadour, Voltaire and King Louis XIV contrasting with the ultimate failure of her personal relationships. From the late 1960s her health deteriorated, and she endured several years of painful illness before her death in 1973. (Full article...)

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