User talk:Pyrope/Archive 2011

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Kevin

I think the time has come to call a halt to Kevin's activities. I know you've been particularly bothered by him lately, so I thought I'd ask your opinion before proceeding. I didn't realise he'd been edit-warring over his WTCC tables until CS-Wolves just told me, and we can add that to any report we make. Do you think ANI is the best place, or SPI, where we took it last time? His edit-warring with his named account and his IP will hang him at SPI, especially since he's done it all before. Thoughts? Bretonbanquet (talk) 18:18, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

It was getting worse, so I took the liberty of starting the SPI here. Have your say! At least we'll get the full attention of an admin, and he/she can do as he/she sees fit. Bretonbanquet (talk) 00:23, 1 May 2011 (UTC)

The Signpost interview

"WikiProject Report" would like to focus on WikiProject Formula One for an upcoming edition of The Signpost. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, you can find the interview questions here. Just add your response below each question and feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. If you have any questions, you can leave a note on my talk page. I look forward to your participation. – SMasters (talk) 15:32, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Brabham BT3

On 10 May 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Brabham BT3, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that it was at the wheel of the Brabham BT3 that Jack Brabham became the first driver ever to score Formula One World Championship points in a race car of his own manufacture? 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 06:03, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Kevin again

I was dreading this and I just knew Dasilva 123 was our man, back again. Thanks for doing the deed and the heads up. Hopefully someone will permanently deal with this now. Bretonbanquet (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2011 (UTC)

He opened a new account the day after his IP was unblocked. He hasn't done much with it, but I took it to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Felipemassa123 again. Bretonbanquet (talk) 21:36, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Tony Southgate

Hi Pyrope, Tony Southgate is mentioned in many WP articles but there is no article on him (except in German WP). I stumbled your sandbox article on him. It is fairly well developed but looks not to be moving forward. Can I help finish it enough to get the article up and live?
Guffydrawers (talk) 09:30, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your encouragement. I have fleshed out the article on Tony Southgate a little and moved it into mainspace. It's very thin in many areas, but being live may encourage other editors to assist. I will also add to it, especially after I've read his autobiography. Am now regretting having cleared out decades' worth of Autosport, Motoring News and Motor Sport!
Guffydrawers (talk) 13:53, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Fred Gamble

Hi Pyrope. I see you've been keeping an eye on Fred Gamble. The whole "Racing" section needs some attention - it's all unsourced, with no links, unnecessary capitals, etc - it's been on my "to do" list for a while, but I haven't been quite sure what to "do" with it - it's probably all true, but there's also a possibility it's a copyvio (although I have no evidence of that) - any suggestions? DH85868993 (talk) 10:12, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

I agree for the most part, it is slightly troubling. As you say, from what I can gather from other sources most of the claims made in the text are - while presented in a hokey and colloquial style - largely true, but unverifiable. I spent a sizable chunk of yesterday cross referencing the text with what I can find elsewhere and I can't find any direct copy-paste or transcription copyvio. The style of the text also militates against it being such, as the constant use of full caps for commercial names, the haphazard and informal use of numerals, the colloquialisms, and the informality seem to suggest that it isn't taken from a professionally published source. Whether it is lifted from an unpublished memoir (the tone does sound a bit like Gamble's voiceover from the, admittedly rather superb, YouTube video that User:CaptainVegas keeps trying to add) or some other source, or whether CaptainVegas just knows his subject inside out is unclear. I've asked them to clarify the copyright status of the YouTube video, so hopefully that will give us some clues as to the origin of this material. For all I know this may well be a relative of Gamble's (or Gamble himself?). As for the text of the section, yes, it needs a good wash and brush up. Large chunks are actually about Camoradi and not Gamble directly, so those should probably be moved to the Casner Motor Racing Division page, but what's left would make an interesting and entertaining article given a little attention. I am tempted to hold off until CaptainVegas can give us a little more light. Pyrop e 14:47, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Hi. You are right I am Fred Gamble's son. I showed him the existing page on him and he has written all the new content, provided the pictures and had some of his old films digitized. I have been posting this content for him. Any guidance you can give us would be helpful. CaptainVegas (talk) 19:54, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Np's. I keep learning what's good to put in and what's not so its cool and thanks HoldenV8 (talk) 08:12, 3 February 2012 (UTC)