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Huggle

Huggle can only be used by editors whove been granted rollback permissions, which are generally not given to very new users. While I see you making some constructive contributions, what really matters for Huggle is to show the ability to detect and properly revert vandalism without being so aggressive that you take away good edits too. Also, things like this won't help. —Soap— 23:21, 22 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry about that personal attack, but I was angered by people's cultural illiteracy. I didn't enjoy the fact that one non-representative text was being used as a football to get a contentious issue of a page, and I overreacted.--Zucchinidreams (talk) 12:52, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

I've apologised for the Personal Attack BTW.--Zucchinidreams (talk) 01:37, 24 October 2010 (UTC)

Peter Sutcliffe

It might be a good idea to start discussing your removal of information from the Sutcliffe article on the article's talk page. Those things that you consider irrelevant might be considered by others to be very relevant. The removal of 1980's victims' given names springs to minds, as the article has not been improved by now only calling them "Bandara" and "Sykes." Also, Wikipedia is not written to satisfy the curiosity of "casual" readers - it is an encyclopedia. Gwen Chan 16:06, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

It's a matter of fact that most people clicking on the Peter Sutcliffe article will have been directed there via google. This, and the fact that it's free, infinitely decreases the likelihood that a large number of specialists would automatically want to view minor info. I may have gone too far with removing the first names of people. However, exact details are what the notes section is for, per WP:Cite.--Zucchinidreams (talk) 16:23, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

You misunderstand cite – we cite sources to give verifiability and to demonstrate that the content is not original research. We don't use citations within the article as a kind of external link for the reader to follow to find the information! The notes section is not meant for "exact details," it is so that any reader at any time can check the sources for themselves. This is an encyclopedia, not a collection of links. Whether the article is free or pay-wall, high or low traffic, we do not write articles in a dumbed-down fashion simply because the reader may be a bit dim. Please exercise more caution before excising information from articles. Gwen Chan 16:31, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

I will restore that, but my intentions were good. For an article to be of wikipedia standards, info should be readable by the general inquirer, not an expert. Furthermore, WP:NOTLINK applies to information which is, to all intents and purposes, able to be written within an object of balancing articles to explain their subject. If you write an article about train timetables, then WP:NOTLINK applies only to the article being written about the subject in general, and does not apply to including info. about the X29 to Hull, okay.--Zucchinidreams (talk) 16:38, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

You don't need to be "an expert" to want to know the names of a killers victims! Gwen Chan 16:41, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

I can understand that, and I will quite happily revert those edits, I was talking about the amount of trivial dates for things like house-keeping or court statements. If it isn't broken in the notes section, why fix it?--Zucchinidreams (talk) 16:47, 23 October 2010 (UTC)

References

The references (http://www.execulink.com/~kbrannen/arrest.htm etc) you are adding to Peter Sutcliffe are very useful, however would you please take a look at Wikipedia:Citation templates and perhaps bear that in mind when formatting the links? As it is, they will all need to be rewritten. The article was previously rated as B class on the quality scale, and I'm concerned that your additions and alterations are not a net positive to the quality of content or quality rating of the article. Thanks. Gwen Chan 12:52, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Gwenchan, I know this may sound naive, however, I was wondering how you would suggest formatting the link additions I have made. Thank you.--Zucchinidreams (talk) 13:27, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

You could use either the templates, or "hand craft" them, which is my preferred way. Where there is already predominantly one style or other, it is usual to adopt the same style in newer templates, but this isn't essential. For a website, a simple referencere would be <ref>Author, The (date authored) "[the url of the linkSPACEThe title of the article]" The Website name (Retrieved XXX-XX-XXthe date you added the link)</ref> Gwen Chan 13:35, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Should add, if you use the same webpage multiple times you can use the style above, but in the first use of it call it <ref name="author">etc</ref> and in subsequent uses you can simply use <ref name=author /> Gwen Chan 13:46, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Images for free-use

Sutcliffe, William, Peter

[1]( nndb.com/people/700/000110370/peter-sutcliffe.jpg. Peter William Sutcliffe.)--Zucchinidreams (talk) 16:13, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed you added a link to an image on an external website in a recent edit, possibly in an attempt to display that image on the page. For technical and policy reasons it is not possible to use images from external websites on Wikipedia. If the image meets Wikipedia's image use policy, consider uploading it to Wikipedia yourself or request an upload. See the image tutorial to learn about wiki syntax used for images. Thank you. Ronhjones ^(Talk) 22:07, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

Your recent edits

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I won't desist; any fool can see that the commentary on that talk page was duplicated.--Zucchinidreams (talk) 02:55, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of File:SutcliffeL010605 228x307.jpg

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Repeated reversion of removal of image @ Peter Sutcliffe

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Peter Sutcliffe. Users who edit disruptively or refuse to collaborate with others may be blocked if they continue. In particular the three-revert rule states that making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24-hour period is almost always grounds for an immediate block. If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the talk page to discuss controversial changes. Work towards wording and content that gains consensus among editors. If unsuccessful then do not edit war even if you believe you are right. Post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If edit warring continues, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Gwen Chan 09:05, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

ANI

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Redlinks

Hi, I hope you don't mind a comment from me. I notice you have been removing a number of Redlinks from articles. However, in case you don't know, Redlinks should not be removed for links that stand a good chance of being created as an article in the future, or which probably should be created - using Redlinks is one way in which editors decide what new articles to create. Have a look at Wikipedia:Red link for some guidance. Best regards -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:39, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

(PS: Apologies if you already know this and I'm teaching you to suck eggs) -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:41, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

That's okay; the advice was helpful, and I'll try my best to follow it! Regards!--Zucchinidreams (talk) 19:46, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Cool, best regards, -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:51, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

References --> Notes

Hey, is there some reason you're renaming the References section in a bunch of articles to "Notes"? If there's been some MOS change I'm not aware of, I'll stand corrected, but otherwise References is both more customary and more explanatory about the contents of the section. Thanks— Glenfarclas (talk) 18:49, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Notes is a much more trackable way of writing down references, plus I do believe that the missing manual states that notes is a correct way of making a reference section 99% of the time.--Zucchinidreams (talk) 18:54, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Ah, I found the relevant section. If I could make two suggestions in light of that, (1) if something ain't broke, don't fix it, and (2) if a section contains only references rather than "explanatory notes" (e.g., Kelly, Wyoming), then probably References is a better description than Notes. And I'm not sure how Notes could be a more "trackable" way of keeping references; thinking about a typical book, references will generally be in a "References" (or "Sources cited," etc.) section, while "Notes," if any such section exists at all, would usually be a blank section for the reader to add his own notes, for instance, in a cookbook, owner's manual, or the like. Regards— Glenfarclas (talk) 19:19, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

I tend to think of notes as lending more consistency to texts. If you think I have done somethinkg untoward, you may change it: the changes are easy to see and revertable, and obviously they're all in my ocntibutions section! Thanks.--Zucchinidreams (talk) 19:22, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

It's really not a problem. I was actually a little surprised when I looked at the last few days' Featured Articles at the variability that there seems to be: notes in a Notes section and references in a References section / everything in a References section / references in a Notes section and a bibliography in the References section, etc. Glenfarclas (talk) 20:32, 28 October

2010 (UTC)

Tell me about it: someone should draw a defining essay which people abide by, or may be even a template, else wikipedia readers might be left in the dark at the secitons being changed around so often.--Zucchinidreams (talk) 23:01, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Removal of redlinks

Hi, here you removed a redlink as "non-notable" - but a moment's search revealed him to be somewhat notable, and even to have an article already. I have created the redirect at G H Quincke. Please don't assume that "redlink = non-notable". Thanks, DuncanHill (talk) 20:16, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

My mistake.--Zucchinidreams (talk) 20:20, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Adoption

Disappointed to see you are not following through with your plan stated yesterday at AN/I to become an "adopted" editor, especially as you still seem to be having a few difficulties. Also, did you notice that you have placed the Experienced Editor award on this page (6,000 edits and 1½ years' service)? Gwen Chan 20:28, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Well, I put the template down to copy-edit it, nothing more. Should be removed shortly. I hope I'm making less mistakes, but nobody's perfect, and I'm currently reading through the entirety of the missing manual. I hope that assuages some of your fears about me.--Zucchinidreams (talk) 20:32, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Your talkback request to User:DuncanHill

I moved it to User talk:DuncanHill... ;~) LessHeard vanU (talk) 20:35, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Theuglybugball.co.uk

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Speedy deletion declined: Collingwood College, Surrey

Hello Zucchinidreams. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Collingwood College, Surrey, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: A7 does not apply to schools. Thank you. Tikiwont (talk) 09:15, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Reply

Just to let you know that it is normal practice to put the talkback sig at the base of the users talk page, not at the top, regards. Monkeymanman (talk) 17:55, 30 October 2010 (UTC)