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Genesis discography

Hi there! Going to look at this tonight. I may have questions as I go along. :-) — Miss Sarita 00:42, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Hehe, question already! I see that a lot of the charts are already sourced. Are you talking about needing refs for things like "Album details" and "Certifications"? There are also few chart positions that I don't see a ref for (like in "Compilation albums" for the UK, GER, and US columns, and in "Box sets" section for the UK, GER, and US columns as well)...maybe these are what you're talking about? Or all of the above? Let me know. — Miss Sarita 01:25, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
@Miss Sarita: Basically, everything that should have a source, needs one. In summary, that's - Albums needs a live link for Dutch charts (if one exists), compilations needs sources for UK, US and Germany, box sets and EPs are unsourced, as are all of the videos. (In fact the video articles themselves are woefully undersourced generally). Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:27, 15 April 2018 (UTC)
Sorry for the delayed response. I will take a look at all of these throughout the week and I'll let you know what I find. :-) — Miss Sarita 15:25, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
Hokay, although it sounds like searching for a needle in a haystack as far as I'm concerned! Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 20:08, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Okay, here's what I have so far:

  • Dutch charts: There are two options here. In the first link, you have to scroll towards the bottom to get to all the charts because the page is a link to a specific album/song (you'll see the title of the album/song at the top under the "Dutch Charts" logo). In the second link, it takes you to the artist page, and you have to click on "Charts" and then "Albums", and there's a whole bunch of stuff going on there. Is this what you meant about needing a "live link"?
  • UK charts for "Compilation albums" and "Box sets" sections: The UK chart for "Studio albums" will source some of these, but not all. I was unable to find chart links for...
    • Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992
    • Genesis 1970–1975
  • GER charts for "Compilation albums" and "Box sets" sections: Link in "Studio albums" and "Live albums" has these listed.
  • US charts for "Compilation albums" and "Box sets" sections: You can use this link for all of the albums, I believe. The ref for the US charts in the "Studio albums" and "Live albums" leads to AllMusic, which I think stopped sourcing charts.
  • Certifications: These are pretty easy to find by going to the official recording industry website.
  • Album details: AllMusic can be used to source these. The reviewers of the Theory of a Deadman discography (for some reason) required I include an additional source, but take a look at a handful of FL discographies and you'll find they use AllMusic, iTunes/Amazon (which I know is frowned upon), or don't have a ref at all. If you can find additional sources, I would include them.
  • Singles: Are you good on these?

The music videos will take a little more time, so I'll try to search for them in chunks, but I just want to make sure I'm looking for everything you need before moving on. :-) — Miss Sarita 09:23, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

Chronology of the Malaysian Expressway System

I would like to request a copy for this page which has been deleted, Thank You. angys (Talk Talk) 13:25, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

@*angys*: This was an expired WP:PROD, deleted by Amortias in January. Therefore policy means it should be restored, which I have now done. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:01, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

High Back Chairs

Thanks for your removal of my speedy tag on High Back Chairs. I missed the bit in WP:MUSICBIO of two independently notable band members. My mistake. Canterbury Tail talk 14:03, 20 April 2018 (UTC)

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DYK for Sarah Frey

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Gatoclass (talk) 00:01, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

Keith Richards nominated for GA

I just thought I would let you know that I have nominated the Keith Richards for GA. (Not intending to pressure you into reviewing it or anything like that, just letting you know as you have done the Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones reviews). --All the best, TheSandDoctor Talk 02:41, 24 March 2018 (UTC)

@TheSandDoctor: I've been a bit busy over the last few days and not done as much article work as I'd have liked, but I had a quick look and my main concern is there are a few unsourced bits, and the "Guest appearances" section is a huge load of unsourced trivia. That'll need sorting before it passes GA. I do believe I've got a copy of Life sitting around somewhere which is a great read, though not the best for pulling out actual facts. Anyway, if nobody else takes it over the next few days, I will have a look. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 00:46, 25 March 2018 (UTC)
I have withdrawn the nomination for the time being - not because the article isn't ready to at least undergo it, but because I don't have the time to commit to it at the moment as finals start next week. I will renominate it when finals are done with (roughly 3 weeks from now) and will let you know when I do so. --All the best, TheSandDoctor Talk 06:39, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
@TheSandDoctor: That's fair enough - I have been on WP in small fits and starts over the Easter break, and normally I'd want 1-2 hours without interruption to do a good job on a GA review, which is tricky when you've got kids fighting over whose turn it is to play Minecraft.... Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 09:40, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Alas, exams are now all over. Keith Richards has been renominated. --TheSandDoctor Talk 02:11, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

ACTRIAL → ACREQ

Please see T192455 • Tthe ticket. This risks becoming the same fiasco mas 2011. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:51, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

(orange butt icon Buttinsky) - I'm preceding my comment with an apology if I've misunderstood what's going on, but if it happens to be that the WMF intends to siderail what Kudpung and others have worked so hard to get implemented (via ACTRIAL), then I'm of the mind that NPP and AfC will become so inundated with garbage, that it will become an environment of "lost causes". I've been watching quietly in the bkgd...but I'll admit that any incentive to WMAO (work my ass off) to help reduce backlogs has waned because of all the delays. If the WMF chooses to allow anything and everything to come down the pipes, they can surely figure out how to hire a plumber to unclog the pipes. I have no desire to wade through "it" when it becomes waist-deep. Atsme📞📧 23:35, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
My money says it'll be alright, they're just PATFA (piss-arsing the f*ck around)—as ever  :) The devs are giving up next week's walk in the country to deal with it apparently. "Dedication's All You Need"  :)
On a lighter note, @R333, I've had Rio Fanning on my To Do list for some time; gutted, there doesn't seeem to be any meat on the bones though. —SerialNumber54129 paranoia /cheap sh*t room 17:10, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Old Street station

Ritchie, I would do a GA review on this article, but I can't as I am already a significant contributor to it. Instead I've made some edits to it today and will make some more tomorrow. Some things you might want to consider expanding on:

  • Closure of the Northern line part of the station between 1922 and 1924 whilst the C&SLR tunnels were rebuilt to a larger diameter and the surface building was reconstructed.
  • Take-over of the GN&CR by the Metropolitan Railway around 1913.
  • Transfer to Northern line as Highbury branch in 1930s - for the Northern Heights plan.
  • Closure of the Northern City Line platforms between 1975 and 1976 for the transfer to British Rail.
  • Mention that the Northern City Line platforms are shallower than the Northern line platforms.
  • The acidic ground is believed to have been caused by industrial operations (the 1896 map shows a "vinegar works" a short distance to the north east of the junction).

I'm dubious that the picture of the station building in the 1920s is definitely out of copyright. For it to be out of copyright it would have needed to have been published at some point even if it is a work for hire photograph.

I've uploaded to commons an OS map from 1953 which shows the station and junction before the roundabout was constructed. This shows that the station building was on the north-east side of the junction and in the Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch (merged into the Borough of Hackney in 1965). Using the transparency slider on this map shows that the location of the station building is on the northern point of the roundabout's island.--DavidCane (talk) 01:34, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

@DavidCane: Thanks for the comments. I've got Day & Reed's book from the library again (it seems everybody wants it!) so hopefully the missing information is in there, although I'm pretty sure I got everything that was directly referring to Old Street as present in the index. I primarily got the book this time round to add citations to Stockwell tube station which seems in quite poor shape compared to all the other Northern Line articles.
I agree with your view on the 1920s photograph and raised a thread at Media Copyright Questions here, but had no replies. And regarding the boundaries, as well as the discussion on the talk page, I got the Islington / Hackney boundary off this map, which if you click on "Create Overlay" shows a contemporary OpenStreetMap layer with the boundary in the same place. It shows the line "cutting the corner" between City Road and Old Street, putting the station building in Islington. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 18:16, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

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I got your mail and have read it; bottom line is that real life has intervened in quite a big way recently and I haven't had time to look at on-wiki stuff. I'll get back to you soon! Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 18:31, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Astrid Medina

Gatoclass (talk) 00:02, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Revdel request

Hi Ritchie333, looking to see if you could RevDel this page. Edit logs are filled with a racially insensitive word. Best, Classicwiki (talk) If you reply here, please ping me. 07:32, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Looks like another admin got to it first. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:24, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

Vaz not Daz

... and you might want to look at this tasteful addition from a studious Daily Mail Sunday Mirror* reader? Or perhaps you'd just see that as a bit of a white wash? So maybe, what's the point? --Martinevans123 (talk) 10:32, 30 April 2018 (UTC) *(Note: other right-wing entrapment comics are available.) I do hope my enquiry hasn't sent you off into a real spin.

Your GA nomination of ...And Then There Were Three...

The article ...And Then There Were Three... you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:...And Then There Were Three... for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of SNUGGUMS -- SNUGGUMS (talk) 00:40, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Hi just making sure you haven't forgotten about this. It's definitely getting closer to GA material now. Snuggums (talk / edits) 00:08, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Please could you move Privacy, free expression, and transparency to draft space?

Hi

You recently deleted Privacy, free expression, and transparency, please could you move it to draft so we can explore reusing the text on other articles or reworking the article to meet the requirements? Whilst the source text is available elsewhere there a lot of work went into adding the references to the article, it would br very helpful to get it back. I also made a request at Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion#Privacy,_free_expression,_and_transparency, I'm not sure which I was supposed to do first....

Thanks very much

John Cummings (talk) 15:56, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

@John Cummings: Done, now at Draft:Privacy, free expression, and transparency. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 19:03, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
Thanks very much @Ritchie333:. John Cummings (talk) 04:38, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Your UKIP chap

Didn't want to muddy the waters at RfA with this, but interesting nonetheless. Some have argued that feeling welcomed and part of a group is one of the main motivators for people joining almost any group - even fundamentalist terror groups, including people who go on to commit suicide attacks. There is nothing like consensus for this model, but it's an interesting thought and one that I've seen play out in several contexts; notably, bell-ringing groups are spattered with people who have no ability whatsoever but happen to have found a group who are prepared to be patient with them and that they enjoy going to the pub with after a practice. I sometimes wonder, also, how many editors here are motivated primarily by the social interaction of the site (as caustic as that may sometimes be), despite having precious little ability when it comes to collaborative editing of an encyclopaedia. I do think this explains some of the preponderance of POV-warriors we see; the more desperate someone is for social inclusion, the more enthusiastically they will attach themselves to something like Wikipedia, which provides only a poor taste of real social interaction. More socially-balanced people, who get their social fix elsewhere, are less dependent on the social aspect of Wikipedia and therefore more likely to give up on meeting resistance.

I've also seen several groups take off suddenly when a group of people who happen to get on well arrive and start making things happen, and then wither almost as quickly when that group of people disperses as life moves on. One weekly group that had suffered this fate was relaunched a week later at the same time, in the same place, in the same format, with the same purpose, but run by a different group of people who happened to click well; the group took off again. Sometimes I think this is the explanation for editor retention (or lack of it) here!

I'm not sure really what my point is; I think maybe that, while it's true that people join objectionable groups for non-objectionable reasons, it doesn't necessarily mean that we shouldn't object to them; most people are fairly willing to mould their ideas and beliefs to fit with whatever group they happen to fall in with. GoldenRing (talk) 09:28, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Blackfriars station

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Blackfriars station you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Canadian Paul -- Canadian Paul (talk) 15:01, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Blackfriars station

The article Blackfriars station you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Blackfriars station for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Canadian Paul -- Canadian Paul (talk) 12:20, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

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(talk page watcher) Ah! That'll be the userfication then  :) —SerialNumber54129 paranoia /cheap shit room 16:56, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

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Ritchie333, will you be returning to your review here to determine whether the nomination, whether with one hook or the other, is ready for a tick? If not, then a response for the nominator would be welcome. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:07, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Ling Dong

Hi this PRODded A7ed BLP above was declined when I A7ed it. It’s just popped up on my watch list again and before thinking I prodded it again because it’s still an unsourced BLP (the reference is to an image on a Chinese search engine). Apologies for doing that, but you might want to check it again anyway because it definitely meets the criteria for PROD and wouldn’t stand a cat in hells chance on AFC. Many thanks and sorry if I stepped on any toes. Edaham (talk) 16:17, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

I've since re-read your edit summary and realized that PROD was exactly what you were correctly (albeit hastily) telling me to do after all. My misunderstanding. Thanks for your time! Edaham (talk) 02:58, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Nomination of Joseph Bishop for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Joseph Bishop is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joseph Bishop until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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IP range block?

Hi Ritchie333, do you think an IP range block be feasible or suitable here? Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:10, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) A range block is not really feasible here. The user seems to have cycled off of the one /16 range that is dynamic and unrelated users are active there now. I did take a look at the case and blocked an IP they're still using, but I can't do much more now. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 18:45, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
Thanks anyway. Hell, I was just asking for a friend, y'all. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:00, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

A beer for you!

You OK, buddy? Drmies (talk) 21:53, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
@Drmies: Absolutely fine, I took a week off - I didn't feel the need to put a rage-quitting notice on my talk page. I think we should all take more sabbaticals. I've also picked up some of my old software development jobs elsewhere, which is keeping me busy when I'm in front of my Mac. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:40, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

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Ritchie333, I was wondering whether you'd be able to return to your review here to take a look at the proposed ALT hooks and perhaps approve one or more of them. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:23, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Looks like this has been handled elsewhere. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:41, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of ...And Then There Were Three...

The article ...And Then There Were Three... you nominated as a good article has failed ; see Talk:...And Then There Were Three... for reasons why the nomination failed. If or when these points have been taken care of, you may apply for a new nomination of the article. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of SNUGGUMS -- SNUGGUMS (talk) 01:02, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

@SNUGGUMS: Yeah, sorry, I had to drop this on the floor per reasons above. I have some other book sources now, so I'll deal with this probably some time next week and get back to you. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:41, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
Once you've given it the necessary expansions, it should be ready to renominate, but I'm not sure if I'll have the time to review again. Snuggums (talk / edits) 17:58, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Help us design granular blocks!

Hello :-) The Anti-Harassment Tools team at the Wikimedia Foundation will start building these granular blocking tools in a few weeks and we've asked WMF designer Alex Hollender to help us make some wireframes so the tools are intuitive to MediaWiki users.

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We have a first draft of how we think this tool should work. You can read the full proposed implementation here but here are the significant parts:

  • Granular blocks (page, category, namespace, and file uploading) will be built on top of Special:Block. These blocks will function as if they were regular blocks and allow for the same options, but only take effect on specific pages.
  • We will add a new checkbox for "Block this user from the whole site" which will be checked by default. When it is unchecked the admin will be able to specify which pages, categories, and/or namespaces the user should be blocked from editing.
  • Granular blocks can be combined and/or overlap. (For example, a user could be simultaneously blocked from editing the articles Rain, Thunder, Lightning, and all pages inside the Category:Weather.)
  • Only one block is set at a time, to adjust what the user is blocked from the administrator would have to modify the existing block.
  • Block logs should display information about the granular block
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We like this direction because it builds on top of the existing block system, both a technical and usability wise. Before we get too far along with designs and development we'd like to hear from you about our prosposal:

  1. What do you think of the proposed implementation?
  2. We believe this should be an expansion of Special:Block, but it has been suggested that this be a new special page. What are your thoughts?
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We appreciate your feedback on this project's talk page or by email. For the Anti-Harassment Tools team, SPoore (WMF) (talk) , Trust and Safety Specialist, Community health initiative (talk) 20:54, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

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a request

You closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/(Cargo) (2017 film), as delete. You didn't offer an explanation of your closure, or offer any clues as to what conditions would have to change for the film's notability to be established.

Well this recent article, from the Sydney Morning Herald, does cover it in considerable detail. It is not the only recent coverage, [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6] [7], [8].

Do you remember whether the underlying basis of your deletion decision was a lack of available good references?

I have a suggestion... Since previously uninvolved third parties may wonder whether a topic measures up to inclusion criteria, and check to see whether we have an article on that topic, only to see that it was deleted, I am going to suggest that it would be helpful if every administrator who closed an AFD spent a bit of extra time to mention the policy basis for their decision. For many AFD all that would be required was a brief phrase like "topic not supported by sufficient good references".

It can be a terrible waste of a good faith contributor's time to let them spend half an hour, or an hour, researching a topic, trying to determine whether it merits a new draft, only to figure out, after a lot of research, the real reason the early version was deleted.

Cheers! Geo Swan (talk) 20:35, 14 May 2018 (UTC)

@Geo Swan: I closed it as such because only one person asked for it to be kept, making a bare assertion of sources that was refuted by the nominator and others, and nobody else did. I can userfy the article if you would like, but it's two sentences long and in this instance, you would probably be better off writing a new version from scratch. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 16:28, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Why?

Sir, why did you delete my page please expand I dont understand?

-Barry Henry Allen (talk) 00:12, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) @Barry Henry Allen: Do you mean Nathan Jacob? The deletion log is here. Notice in particular the links to A7 and the text following those links. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 08:04, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

FloridaArmy

I think we had a chat here about FloridaArmy some months ago and you were desirous of not seeing them run off the project in the face of a bunch of deletion nominations etc. They're still rushing around making a lot of poor contributions, as evidenced by their talk page, and we already know that they've been very sloppy in their reading of sources at various articles. How much longer before WP:CIR kicks in? I know Deb was fed up at the time of our conversation and I see that she is still having to comment on their talk page (I can't - they banned me for something or another, which almost certainly was just pique). - Sitush (talk) 08:55, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

@Sitush: Ah...see R333's comment in the section above. —SerialNumber54129 paranoia /cheap sh*t room 07:04, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
I'm not looking to see them "run off the project", just hoping that one of these days they will start contributing properly instead of openly flouting all guidelines and creating any old rubbish just to get their edit count up. Deb (talk) 08:58, 20 May 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Blackfriars station

The article Blackfriars station you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Blackfriars station for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Canadian Paul -- Canadian Paul (talk) 12:02, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Congratulations! Enjoy your break. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:48, 21 May 2018 (UTC)

Keef's on the run again

Hey Ritchie, how are you doing? Do you think that you could possibly review Keith Richards' GAN? --TheSandDoctor Talk 23:03, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

Sorry, I am taking an extended hiatus from this place. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 06:35, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
Oh, okay. I didn't realize that you were on a hiatus, perhaps putting up {{wikibreak}} (or {{semi-retired}} if that is better suiting) might be an idea to avoid future confusion? I wish you the best and hope to see you around again some time. Regardless though, it was a pleasure working with you on Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones. --TheSandDoctor Talk 03:36, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

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 Done Now fixed. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:46, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

Thank you, and welcome back!

Courtesy blank the AfD? Yngvadottir (talk) 12:40, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

Best leave it for admin to come along and snow close it. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:54, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
I mean the one you just did that to. Yngvadottir (talk) 12:58, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
Why would we want to do that? I can't see anything controversial on the AfD, though the subject is certainly controversial. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:00, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

Best of luck

Sad to see you retire at this time. You've been a great admin over the years and your contributions are net positive. I hope this is just temporary and that you'll be back soon. The editor whose username is Z0 12:51, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

  • Cat and hammond organ will be missed. (What did I miss???) Make music, and if possible return. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:02, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

OMFG. Hope to see you back very soon whenever you feel like it. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:16, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Hoping it all works out for you, Ritchie333. Atsme📞📧 15:07, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
Hey, where'd my future RfA nominator go? :) Nonetheless, I wish you all the best outside Wikipedia. I will be grateful to see your return. talk to !dave 20:56, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Ritchie, I don't know what's going on but I hope you're OK. Email if I can help somehow (unlikely as that may seem). EEng 23:24, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
My very best wishes to you in real life R. MarnetteD|Talk 23:30, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi Ritchie, Hope you're okay, Please only return when you feel comfortable in doing so - Real life is far more important than here (and I mean that in a sincere way), Anyway hope all is okay and I hope to see you here again sometime, Take care, Dave 00:32, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
I just thought "hang on, where's Ritchie's opinion?" and came to look what's going on. Hope all's well. I'm also happy to be at the receiving end of email if it's of any help. Schwede66 22:17, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Ritchie, I'm not sure how long you'll be gone or why, but do hope things work out for the better and that you at some point can return here. You most certainly will be missed regardless. Wishing you all the best. Snuggums (talk / edits) 00:07, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

I am sad to see you retire, but I hope it all works out for the best and that you are eventually able to return. It was a pleasure working with you and hope to eventually be able to do so again. With that said, take your time. You have been a net positive to the project and I hope this well deserved break helps. As others have expressed, I am also always just an email away (if you want). Your user and talk pages won't be leaving my watch list any time soon. See you around kid . --TheSandDoctor Talk 05:35, 2 June 2018 (UTC)
  • Hope to see you back whenever you feel like it. Lourdes, 07:20, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
  • I am sad to hear, enjoy your wikivacations. you will be very welcome when you return. --Crystallizedcarbon (talk) 09:48, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
  • I was wondering why I hadn't seen you for a while.... Whatever's happening, I hope all goes well.💸Money💸emoji💸💴 14:03, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
  • Please report back to us when you can! All the best to you, top man! LowSelfEstidle (talk) 10:02, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
  • All the best Ritchie. — sparklism hey! 19:24, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
  • I was stopping by to chat and was surprised to see this. Though I do not anticipate this as permanent, I thank you for taking the time to work with me on my early GA reviews; it truly helped build my confidence as a writer.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 19:30, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
  • Damn, I'm sorry to see this. Best of luck, and I hope to see you back soon. Vanamonde (talk) 06:04, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
  • Wow, was surprised to see this. Hope you're doing well and best of luck :) Anarchyte (work | talk) 00:01, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
  • Sorry to see you go. Hope this wee message finds you well. Take care. scope_creep (talk) 09:31, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Just a quick update to all - the issues that caused me to retire are getting gradually resolved, but I can't guarantee I will be back at the level of activity I was previously just yet. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:37, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Retire?? What did anyone really expect? Martinevans123 (talk) 12:45, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
I thought of you today, when I made the link to hammond here. I was close to entering you to our sad list then but will happily not do that ;) - take care, make music, and only if lime is left come here. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:52, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
I did raise a smile at discovering this. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:22, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
yeah well, you know, if you kiss enough frogs, I guess.... Martinevans123 (talk) 14:33, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
(ec) ... and now her wedding inspired a much-needed article ;) - Did you know that I had not noticed the event until this was changed. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:35, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
Although this guy was spotted years before by someone with obviously refined musical sensibilities. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:46, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
  • Egads, sorry to see this. Here's wishing that everything goes better than expected best-case scenario. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 14:28, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
  • Ritchie333 - Even though we've disagreed on some things, I want you to know that I wish you well. I hope that whatever life events are causing you to step away get resolved or taken care of in the way you wish them to be, and that nothing but good news comes about things. All the best - ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 18:38, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
That's quite a relief! Even limited activity is better than you not being around at all. Snuggums (talk / edits) 00:46, 15 June 2018 (UTC)


Well I suppose I'm baaaaack, though somewhat frustratingly I returned my copy of Day & Reed's The Story of London's Underground back to the library without doing anything with it, and now somebody else has got it out. Balls. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:13, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

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Jeremy Irons "OBE"

Any old iron (not yet OBE)

Slow edit war between me and a series of IPs geolocating to Jakarta. I wonder could you protect and/or suggest any other suitable action? I asked User:John, but looks like he's not around. Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:20, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

"Very well then. Three other paths are open to you. Three cunning plans to cure thy ailment. The first is simple - block the IP." "Hmm, is that neutral?" "Then try the second, block yourself?" "Nooo. And the third?" "The third is to ensure that no one else ever knows." "Ha, that sounds more like it. How?" "Block everybody in the whole world. A ha ha ha ha!" Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 12:23, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
"All tagevva nah, me ole china plate... You look neat. Talk about a treat! You look so dapper from your napper to your feet.” Martinevans123 (talk) 12:26, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

Glad you're back ...

… because it's hard to imagine this place without Ritchie & The Three-Threes. Cheers, JG66 (talk) 01:31, 16 June 2018 (UTC)

Welcome back Ritchie! --TheSandDoctor Talk 19:59, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
So glad you've now fully returned :D! Snuggums (talk / edits) 04:27, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

thanks for the library advice

I have a very good library in town. I will talk to one of the reference librarians this week. I appreciate your advice. MauraWen (talk) 11:58, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

No problem Maura. I have used my local library extensively for books containing source material for my two mega-mini projects, User:Ritchie333/Monopoly and User:Ritchie333/London termini, and the staff were quite interested in the detail I requested. I know Megalibrarygirl prides herself on being able to field questions on any topic going as her role as a professional librarian, and I think most other people in the same situation are the same.
I have also got a British Library card (although it's expired now), which are quite difficult to get hold of and only allocated if you can prove you have exhausted all other options and are stuck (which I was) - but what they haven't got isn't worth knowing about! We have previously had Wikimedians in Residence at the BL, but I'm not sure if we do anymore; WereSpielChequers, do you have any ideas? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 16:25, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
I'm afraid all seems quiet on that front. I know there is a batch upload of BL stuff that someone is working on, but I don't have any contacts at the BL any more. ϢereSpielChequers 16:39, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
Isn't one User:Andrew Davidson our man / WIR at the BL these days? —SerialNumber54129 paranoia /cheap sh*t room 08:36, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
  • I was at the BL recently for a wiki-event and renewed my card while I was there. There are lots of other good libraries in the area including the Wellcome Library and the Senate House Library but I get the impression that MauraWen is on the US East Coast so libraries in London won't be much use to her. But libraries all over are under threat from digital resources like Wikipedia and so there's pressure on them to open up and attract custom. The Library of Congress is the biggest and says that "anyone 16 years or older can come in to use the Library". It seems to be free so I'd try them. Andrew D. (talk) 09:17, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
Yes, I was just using the BL as an example, as it's the best one I know. There must be equivalents in the US, like the LOC. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 15:35, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

...And Then There Were Three...

The album is blatantly a progressive rock album no matter some bibliography says. It has one, maybe two, pop rock songs on it. The rest is prog rock and art rock.

PlanetDeadwing (talk) 23:08, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

An official biography trumps your personal opinion, which is core policy. Have a nice day. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 07:00, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Request for deletion

I just need to request you that please delete three pages - User talk:Ram The Editor, User talk:Misser Boss and User talk:Yisrael Kristal as the reason of criteria G6. We don't need those pages any more. Thank you. 182.69.22.217 (talk) 05:30, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Facepalm Facepalm Not this again... Vanamonde (talk) 06:14, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
Why should I do this? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 07:01, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
we don't need those pages. 182.69.22.217 (talk) 07:51, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
This is the tenth administrator you have asked. All of them have declined your request. I suggest you drop this now, otherwise you are looking at a block yourself. Vanamonde (talk) 08:02, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
I concur. We don’t delete pages just because one person doesn’t like them. This conversation is over; post here again and you may well be blocked. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 08:56, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
We don't need that page because it is blank. 182.69.22.217 (talk) 09:00, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

IP blocked - I assume WP:INVOLVED isn’t applicable here. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 09:35, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

TFL notification

Hi, Ritchie. I'm just posting to let you know that London station group – a list that you have been heavily involved with – has been chosen to appear on the Main Page as Today's featured list for July 16. The TFL blurb can be seen here. If you have any thoughts on the selection, please post them on my talk page or at TFL talk. Regards, Giants2008 (Talk) 21:41, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man: Oh no, I feel a prickly content dispute arising on that date - back me up, please! Still, I suppose it could do with more eyes. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 10:06, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
I've got you covered. The Rambling Man (talk) 15:35, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

John W. McCormack redirect

I restored the redirect. Deleting it broke all these links. ~ GB fan 17:28, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Nevermind, my mistake. ~ GB fan 18:00, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Foxtrot (album)

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Happy birthday!

Warm regards, Mz7 (talk) 08:38, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Brenda sends her best. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:52, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
Joining the choir! Would be nice with Maria for soloist. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:35, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
Happy birthday Ritchie! Hope you have a good one . --TheSandDoctor Talk 23:10, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Keef Richards

Keef contemplating the universe after finding out the crust was broken.

I don't know if you are around enough or interested, but I thought I would drop you a note to let you know that Keef's still on the run again. Keeps yelling "nobody touches the shepherd's pie!", "gotta walk before they make me run", that he is happy (not sure what about exactly...) and that he has the "<expletive>ing blues". Oh, there he goes again mumbling about song ideas...and desert(?) I gotta run now. Ta! --TheSandDoctor Talk 23:25, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

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