User talk:James3500

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edits to Wigan Athletic F.C.[edit]

Although you had a go at cleaning it up, the section "Public Image & Media Coverage" within Wigan Athletic F.C. seems problematic to me and still has numerous issues. I don't see a reason for such as a section as it invites points of view instead of dealing with facts, and the section reads more like a blog in places. Language such as "Yet any Wigan Athletic fan worth his salt will be able to passionately defend their club on what is an eternal sore point for Latics fans." is unsourced, too informal for an encyclopedia and definitely not neutral. The section also suffers from recentist coverage of the club's time in the Premier League, when in fact that they have been in existence for many years. Trying to guess how well they would be supported were they a Dutch club is purely pointless speculation. If you've no objection, I will start removing the problematic content.--Jameboy (talk) 11:56, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I forgot to add... good work on removing more of the excess detail in the history section. It was becoming a game-by-game account in some places, which we definitely do not want in the main club article. --Jameboy (talk) 12:00, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Point taken about the "Public Image & Media Coverage" section. My goal was to rewrite this in a less partisan way, and I'll be happy for you to change it as you see fit. With regard to the recentist nature, I then suggest renaming the section to something like "Fanbase" and extending the scope to provide more information about attendances since the formation of the club. Let me know what you think James3500 (talk) 13:37, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and thanks for the comments on the history section. It was a mess, and I think it's now getting better. My goal is to flesh out the history so it is not so recentist.James3500 (talk) 13:39, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Always good to see new football editors coming on board. There is a Football WikiProject that you may wish to join - we're basically just a group of editors trying to improve football articles and creating standards and style guidelines where appropriate. I forgot to welcome you properly before so I've added a welcome message at the top. Let me know if you need help with anything. Cheers. --Jameboy (talk) 23:13, 14 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the welcome. Your feedback on changes would be appreciated just to check I'm going in the right direction James3500 (talk) 01:39, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One thing I spotted, the images you added are missing copyright status. You need to say where and when you took the photos, or if you aren't the copyright holder you need to prove that you have permission from the copyright holder to use them. WP:IUP is worth reading. --Jameboy (talk) 13:04, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I have taken them down, as I need to send some e-mails if that's the case. I especially hope the Three Amigos one will be ok! James3500 (talk) 14:02, 15 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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List of highest individual scores in ODIs[edit]

You haven't been around for a long time. Why your sudden reappearance? Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 12:03, 20 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there @Jim1138: I saw it was wrong and wanted to fix it -James3500 (talk) 12:31, 20 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The article was being massively vandalized, about 100 edits in 30 minutes. You suddenly showed up after nine years. At the time, it seemed rather coincidental. I assumed it was more vandalism and undid it without much of a check. My apology for doing that. Others have made edits to the article. I don't know if your concerns were addressed. I have little interest in the topic as I mostly do wp:RCP. Cheers and welcome back! Jim1138 (talk) 19:50, 20 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your conflict of interest with Egress Software, Sir.[edit]

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September 2023[edit]

Hi there - Wikipedia relies on reliable sources to verify information, especially about living people. You didn't provide a source for your changes to the Josh Stones article, but I have found one and added it for you. Please try and remember to include sources yourself with future edits. Please let me know if you have any questions. Giant Snowman 20:40, 19 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! 31.221.0.18 (talk) 08:42, 20 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]