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Hello, Eddie891. You have new messages at Red Jay's talk page.
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Don't know if you saw my reply. Red Jay (talk) 09:40, 13 February 2017 (UTC)

I had not previously seen your reply, thank you for alerting me to this. I believe that they were not regulated, so does "Internazionale was almost regulated in 1922 and 1994." make more sense? Eddie891 (talk) 11:49, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
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US Presidential Timeline work

Hi, I saw your name on Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Presidents/Active participants. The newly created presidential timelines on Template:US Presidential Administrations need work! They're pretty easy to work on! I can't do them alone! The timelines provide great reading material for many Wikipedia readers. All your contributions are greatly appreciated. Ethanbas (talk) 06:53, 19 February 2017 (UTC)

Hi. If you are available, could you take a look at my FLC linked on the header and review it? If you can't, please reply. Thanks. MCMLXXXIX 11:27, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

 Done

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Thanks for the review! When you get the chance, could you have a look at my FAC request? MCMLXXXIX 23:59, 10 March 2017 (UTC)  Done

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Regarding your edits to the Inspire (company) submission

Dear Eddie891, Thank you for your feedback and for following up on my revised submission on April 28. Might I ask for guidance how best I can address this issue:

"A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. Please discuss further on the talk page. (April 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)"

I have done all I think I can to be transparent about the fact that I do in fact work for the company Inspire, and I have worked to write in a neutral tone, and to cite sources, most recently the Washington Post. If there are ways I can make the entry more clear, I welcome your feedback.

Best regards, John Novack JTNwriter (talk) 16:33, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

@JTNwriter: I have removed that template, as there seems to be a very neutral position in the article. Good work!

Eddie891 (talk) 16:40, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Mont-Huon Military Cemetery

Please would you be so good as to explain exactly why the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is an insufficient cross reference to the existence of Mont-Huon Military Cemetery? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiedit01aaz (talkcontribs) 17:00, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

My bad, I did not recognize that source
My sincerest apologies!Eddie891 (talk) 22:02, 29 April 2017 (UTC)


Thanks for the clarification, apology appreciated. As you have seen I have been getting to grips with the Wiki way of doing things. I get various problems, not least that the browser and Wikipedia seem to get confused over the exact version of the article as it develops, so I know I lost a bunch of edits at one point (ie the article reverted). So far as I am aware I have put them all back. You will see that there are some trivial typo problems with cross references.

Regarding the submission quality, Wikipedia warns that there is insufficient editor resource and that it will be a week before anyone looks at it, so I had expected to get the improved version up before you ever saw it, you were a bit quick on the draw!

There is an outstanding query as to whether my image of the information board at the entrance is permitted as a derivative work. I am unable to establish copyright myself, though obviously the embedded image is at least 98 years old! You can just make out the board on the left of the image I posted of the entrance.

Last point, I have no 're-submit' option. Can you suggest how I get the re-submit button enabled? BTW, it is not going to be possible for me to resolve the little typos this weekend, but I will get there.

BTW, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website is one of the most accurate and authoritative websites that exist. Enormous effort is expended to make it 100% correct, as a mark of respect to the service men and women commemorated. (There are a small number of non-combatants in the cemeteries too, eg from the Red Cross, Women's Volunteer Corps and such like). The Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintains cemeteries round the globe and it is very rare that they get interrupted. For example, even when relations between the West and Libya were at an all time low, the CWGC were still able to main the cemeteries in Libya. Have a good weekend. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiedit01aaz (talkcontribs) 18:19, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I know absolutely nothing about the issue of image licensing, but the best place to get advice would probably be Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. As to the problem of there being no resubmit button, there should be some text similar to this: {{AFC submission|t||ts=20170311120440|u=Eddie891|ns=118|demo=}}. However, that appears to have at some point been deleted from your page. So I have replaced it.

while it does look quite good, can you please cite this phrase? "The slight discrepancy (by one) in the number of Allied burials is because there is one non-combatant buried in Mont-Huon. Mrs Gertrude Chambers, who died 1st December 1918 aged 27 is interred in Mont-Huon. Her headstone reads "Had he asked us we would say God we love her let her stay"." Have a great weekend yourself, and Happy editing! Eddie891 (talk) 11:43, 6 May 2017 (UTC)


Aha The re-submit button has re-appeared since 5/5, thanks for fixing the problem. When I get a chance I'll eye-ball the current version and re-submit it. I'll drop you a note here when I have done that, might be later today. Re the licensing matter, Wikipedia commons has a process that I am content to let run its natural course, I do not have the time to investigate in detail. More to the point is that some of the information I cross reference comes from that plaque, though it is secondary. Re the discrepancy by one, IIRC that comes from the Commonwealth War Grave Commission website; if you add up the individual numbers they reach the wrong total, the CWGC tracks service personnel and associated, Mrs C wasn't in scope. Her headstone stands apart from all the others, as can be seen in the image. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiedit01aaz (talkcontribs) 16:49, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

I have now re-submitted. The broken link is fixed, the difference of one is explained. Have a good evening. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiedit01aaz (talkcontribs) 19:11, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

It looks like it was accepted about one minute after I submitted it. Thanks.

no problem, Happy Editing! Eddie891 (talk) 19:17, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

04:48:14, 30 April 2017 review of submission by Jayjay331



I have added several external reference page links to the draft.. I want to know if there is any other reason the draft should be declined..two previous editors said the subject related to the article wasn't a "notable" music individual... how can this be if you really and truly are reading the draft.. he has been musically notable for "decades" unlike the current fly-by-night musicians who dot the pages of the internet simply because of current popularity...

I do not contest any claim of notability. however, the sections 'The Early Years', 'Caravan of Stars' 'The MOB first to feature The Chicago Horn Rock Sound' have about one inline citation. Also, see WP:Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information because you have many long lists. So, add more inline citations and maybe trim your lists down a bit and then I will consider approving

Thanks alot

Thanks alot for your suggestion at improving my article for creation, Sam Omatseye. I'll work on improving. However, aside working on the WP: NPOV, is there any other thing I should worry about. Thanks again Joe Agbro (talk) 17:53, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

You article does look pretty good. The only issues I could find are that it needs more links, and has a few minor grammar issues Eddie891 (talk) 23:22, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Thank you

Thanks for the advice on using stronger references than Wikipedia itself in my Collectors Club of Chicago post. I have updated it with this in mind. Much appreciated. Mrogers93 (talk) 19:27, 30 April 2017 (UTC)mrogers93

No Problem. You might want to consider adding a concise definition of what the club is, and maybe some membership statistics Eddie891 (talk) 23:20, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

13:01:40, 6 May 2017 Question about submission by WikiVirusC


In terms of notability, is being on reality TV over a course of 10+ years, on different shows and various networks enough to meet guidelines, assuming I can find enough reliable sources to show this? Or will this most likely still be declined even with more RS included in a future submission? Thanks WikiVirusC (talk) 13:01, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

I'm afraid that it is out of my power to say what other editors are likely to do. However, Assuming Jonna Mannion has been subject to a significant amount of media coverage, and meets WP:BLP and WP:BIO, You can safely assume that the article will be accepted. Best wishes, and Happy Editing! Eddie891 (talk) 13:08, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

Brian Lobel

Hi Eddie891. Thanks for editing the Brian Lobel page. I am naturally disappointed that it has failed on grounds of notability, given that there are several references from reputable sources, including 5 major reviews of one of his shows, and several other references in the Guardian. Given my previous experience of having a number of pages published, I can't really see why this one would fail notability. Some more detailed explanation would be appreciated. --JTdisabilityartsonline (talk) 13:47, 7 May 2017 (UTC)

In my personal opinion, i do not think that this person passes WP:CREATIVE and any other criterion that may apply. That is my opinion, and I will stick to it. If you truly believe that this person is notable, resubmit the article, and possibly it will get approved. I bear no ill will to you, and if the article is indeed published, I will be quite happy for you. Happy Editing! Eddie891 (talk) 22:04, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

00:28:44, 10 May 2017 review of submission by Martin Hash


Thank you for reviewing my first Wiki page. Since this is my first time, I am unclear on what needs to be referenced? (I have published 6 published academic articles but the citing requirements must be different.) Again, thank you for your time in this matter. Sincerely, Martin

any content likely to be challenged should be cited. Thus if you say "Cicero coined “studia humanitas” to describe a curriculum emphasizing grammar, rhetoric, history, poetry and philosophy." you should have a citation sourcing that. Any Reliable source would suffice such as this one. [1]. You should proceed to do that for the rest of the article. also see WP:EL. Happy Editing! Eddie891 (talk) 00:38, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

That really helps. I assume I could use the references from the Wiki articles I got those quotes from? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Martin Hash (talkcontribs) 01:04, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

I believe so, assuming you are not citing the Wikipedia article itself. Also be sure to cite what Renaissance Myn is with an independent source. Good Luck! Eddie891 (talk) 01:10, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

I added some dictionary references (not all yet). Could you check them out to see if they are correct, please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Martin Hash (talkcontribs) 01:59, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ Robert E. Proctor (1998). Defining the Humanities: How Rediscovering a Tradition Can Improve Our Schools : with a Curriculum for Today's Students. Indiana University Press. pp. 14–16. ISBN 0-253-21219-7.

Request on 17:28:21, 10 May 2017 for assistance on AfC submission by Gswamy01


Hi I've added references to address your comment but I am waiting for the others to add additional content to the page. Is there a better way to collaborate with multiple authors virtually for wikipedia content?

gswamy01


Gswamy01 (talk) 17:28, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

gswamy01, I am not positive as what to do, but you could attempt contacting people who's names are listed on various wikiprojects. a good place to start would be Wikipedia:WikiProject University of California, or someone affiliated with Wikipedia:WikiProject Women. Unfortunately I could not be of more help than that. Happy Editing! Eddie891 (talk) 00:56, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

Article Rejected because of the reason : "more independent sources are required"

Hi Eddie,

I would like to understand this reason so that I can fix accordingly please :) It is the third time my article is rejected, should I ask the Label to submit directly to move things quickly. This article has taken 3 months now which starts to be ridiculous... I do not want to try and wait for another month to be rejected again. It does not make sense. I would like to have a "complete feedback" in order to fix this issue, especially that it was not mentioned before :(

Thanks, Sabra — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sabrinah75 (talkcontribs) 13:24, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

In my opinion, he has not received enough coverage from independent sources (like newspapers) to merit an article.
WP:MUSIC clearly states that to be notable, a musician has to 
  1. Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent of the musician or ensemble itself.
    • This criterion includes published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, books, magazine articles, online versions of print media, and television documentaries except for the following:
      • Any reprints of press releases, other publications where the musician or ensemble talks about themselves, and all advertising that mentions the musician or ensemble, including manufacturers' advertising.
      • Works consisting merely of trivial coverage, such as articles that simply report performance dates, release information or track listings, or the publications of contact and booking details in directories.
      • Articles in a school or university newspaper (or similar), in most cases.
  2. Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart.
  3. Has had a record certified gold or higher in at least one country.
  4. Has received non-trivial coverage in independent reliable sources of an international concert tour, or a national concert tour in at least one sovereign country.
  5. Has released two or more albums on a major record label or on one of the more important indie labels (i.e., an independent label with a history of more than a few years, and with a roster of performers, many of whom are independently notable).
  6. Is an ensemble that contains two or more independently notable musicians, or is a musician who has been a reasonably prominent member of two or more independently notable ensembles. This should be adapted appropriately for musical genre; for example, having performed two lead roles at major opera houses.
  7. Has become one of the most prominent representatives of a notable style or the most prominent of the local scene of a city; note that the subject must still meet all ordinary Wikipedia standards, including verifiability.
  8. Has won or been nominated for a major music award, such as a Grammy, Juno, Mercury, Choice or Grammis award.
  9. Has won first, second or third place in a major music competition.
  10. Has performed music for a work of media that is notable, e.g., a theme for a network television show, performance in a television show or notable film, inclusion on a notable compilation album, etc. (But if this is the only claim, it is probably more appropriate to have a mention in the main article and redirect to that article. Read WP:BLP1E and WP:BIO1E for further clarifications)

substantial

  1. Has been a featured subject of a substantial broadcast segment across a national radio or TV network.

These are your sources and why they don't merit notability http://www.crane.tv/jean-phillipe-rio-py Looks OK

https://www.steinway.com/artists/jean-philippe-rio-py Clearly not independent. falls under "Any reprints of press releases, other publications where the musician or ensemble talks about themselves, and all advertising that mentions the musician or ensemble, including manufacturers' advertising."

https://www.steinway.com/news/features/despair-hope-jean-philippe appears to be similar to "endorsement deal publicity (including sell sheets, promo posters, fliers, print advertising and links to an official company website) that lists the artist as an endorser or contains an "endorsement interview" with the artist."

http://www.tatler.com/bystander/events/2012/april/jean-philippe-rio-py-at-the-box#!/7193/image/3 meh, seems to be Ok

https://www.emipm.com/en/gb/browse/labels/KPM/831 "Works consisting merely of trivial coverage, such as articles that simply report performance dates, release information or track listings, or the publications of contact and booking details in directories."

http://www.warnerchappellpm.com/en_gb/jean-philippe-rio-py-steinway-hall/ "Any reprints of press releases, other publications where the musician or ensemble talks about themselves, and all advertising that mentions the musician or ensemble, including manufacturers' advertising."

http://www.lebook.com/creative/giorgio-armani-beauty-courage-say-si-advertising-2015 clearly an ad

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4904466/ from Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites IMDb

  • As an external link: Generally yes, if the subject of the entire page is exactly the same as the subject of the IMDb page that you're linking.
  • As a reliable source: Generally no.
  • Common issues: The IMDb website generally contains more information than the Wikipedia article, including information that cannot be integrated into the Wikipedia article due to amount of detail. However, content is user-submitted and therefore not generally reliable. (This includes biographies, which cannot be directly edited.)

so you are left with two 'meh' sources. Seeing as the person has not been covered by publications that I am positive are reliable, and as those two don't really cite much of your article, I was forced to decline. I would like to leave you with some thoughts for consideration

  • Wikipedia's policy on What Wikipedia is not states that "All article topics must be verifiable with independent, third-party sources".
  • Wikipedia's policies on both Verifiability and No original research state that "If no reliable, third-party sources can be found for an article topic, Wikipedia should not have an article on it."
  • Wikipedia's policy on Verifiability states that "Articles should be based upon reliable, third-party published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy."
  • Wikipedia's guideline on Reliable sources states that "Wikipedia articles should rely primarily on reliable, third-party, published sources".
  • Wikipedia's guideline on Notability states that "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to satisfy the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article."

"Non-independent sources may not be used to establish notability."

Have a great day, and Happy Editing Eddie891 (talk) 10:48, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

Whack!
You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something silly.

For declining the AfC submission of a massive new article with a list of over a dozen sources because it was "improperly sourced". – Uanfala (talk) 14:36, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

trout Self-trout (I really deserve it)

HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THIS!!Eddie891 (talk) 00:23, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

Symsyn . (Declining submission: nn - Submission is about a topic not yet shown to meet general notability guidelines (be more specific if possible)

Was the policy under 'Common outcomes' considered in your decision? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Common_outcomes#Computing A57795779 (talk) 16:11, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) There does appear to be consensus specifically about Symsyn, see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Symsyn. – Uanfala (talk) 16:22, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
Thank you, Uanfala, I completely agree Eddie891 (talk) 00:20, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

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Hi, how many sources do I need to post an article? Or my sources are not good for this? Thanks.

LesiaP (talk) 09:25, 29 January 2018 (UTC)

LesiaP, WP:GNG states that "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list." Generally, that is three or more in-depth, independent sources. Eddie891 Talk Work 18:33, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

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Shredded beef is common in South American cuisine and in Latin American cuisine, and is served with a variety of foods.
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Speedy deletion declined: List of Best Costume Design awards

Hello Eddie891. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of List of Best Costume Design awards, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Page title is a plausible redirect, or it does not substantially duplicate the other topic. Thank you. —Kusma (t·c) 09:08, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

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Winter olympics edit was sourced

Hello, can you review this new article, please?--Joseph 07:08, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi, please can you have a look at the edits I have made to the David Williams-Ellis. I'm not quite sure how to resubmit it / check that I've made all the relevant changes. Many thanks, EmmaJayneRWEmmaJayneRW (talk) 16:57, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

EmmaJayneRW: I am no longer involved with the AfC project. Eddie891 Talk Work 19:47, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

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I think the individual is notable not for being a CEO necessarily, but for being the CEO of the first African corporation to export coffee. That is why I created the page and believe that the individual is notable. I will accept your decision to delete or not either way. Thank you.

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A SWOT analysis, with its four elements in a 2×2 matrix
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I was just about to reply when you removed it. That’s fine, just FYI in case you didn’t know: Wikipedia:WikiProject User scripts/Scripts/WikiBreak Enforcer has basically the same effect will not leave an entry in your block log. Beeblebrox (talk) 01:05, 27 February 2018 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion declined: Jessica González-Rojas

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Medieval world religions
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re:Carolyn McAskie

Hi, it would appear that Carolyn McAskie started the mission and Nureldin Satti finished it (as per [23]). I should clarify this in the article as well as United Nations Operation in Burundi. Thanks, Toreightyone (talk) 01:09, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

Thank you Toreightyone Eddie891 Talk Work 01:16, 9 March 2018 (UTC)

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The Bugle: Issue CXLIII, March 2018

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Facto Post – Issue 10 – 12 March 2018

Facto Post – Issue 10 – 12 March 2018

Milestone for mix'n'match

Around the time in February when Wikidata clicked past item Q50000000, another milestone was reached: the mix'n'match tool uploaded its 1000th dataset. Concisely defined by its author, Magnus Manske, it works "to match entries in external catalogs to Wikidata". The total number of entries is now well into eight figures, and more are constantly being added: a couple of new catalogs each day is normal.

Since the end of 2013, mix'n'match has gradually come to play a significant part in adding statements to Wikidata. Particularly in areas with the flavour of digital humanities, but datasets can of course be about practically anything. There is a catalog on skyscrapers, and two on spiders.

These days mix'n'match can be used in numerous modes, from the relaxed gamified click through a catalog looking for matches, with prompts, to the fantastically useful and often demanding search across all catalogs. I'll type that again: you can search 1000+ datasets from the simple box at the top right. The drop-down menu top left offers "creation candidates", Magnus's personal favourite. m:Mix'n'match/Manual for more.

For the Wikidatan, a key point is that these matches, however carried out, add statements to Wikidata if, and naturally only if, there is a Wikidata property associated with the catalog. For everyone, however, the hands-on experience of deciding of what is a good match is an education, in a scholarly area, biographical catalogs being particularly fraught. Underpinning recent rapid progress is an open infrastructure for scraping and uploading.

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The Grand Bazaar, held in Istanbul, is one of the oldest existing examples of a bazaar.
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Camp Ciara is a military base and home to the Irish battalion in the UN Mission in Chad and the Central African Republic, MINURCAT.
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New Page Review Newsletter No.10

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Natural sponges for sale at a market in Crete
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Facto Post – Issue 11 – 9 April 2018

Facto Post – Issue 11 – 9 April 2018

The 100 Skins of the Onion

Open Citations Month, with its eminently guessable hashtag, is upon us. We should be utterly grateful that in the past 12 months, so much data on which papers cite which other papers has been made open, and that Wikidata is playing its part in hosting it as "cites" statements. At the time of writing, there are 15.3M Wikidata items that can do that.

Pulling back to look at open access papers in the large, though, there is is less reason for celebration. Access in theory does not yet equate to practical access. A recent LSE IMPACT blogpost puts that issue down to "heterogeneity". A useful euphemism to save us from thinking that the whole concept doesn't fall into the realm of the oxymoron.

Some home truths: aggregation is not content management, if it falls short on reusability. The PDF file format is wedded to how humans read documents, not how machines ingest them. The salami-slicer is our friend in the current downloading of open access papers, but for a better metaphor, think about skinning an onion, laboriously, 100 times with diminishing returns. There are of the order of 100 major publisher sites hosting open access papers, and the predominant offer there is still a PDF.

Red onion cross section

From the discoverability angle, Wikidata's bibliographic resources combined with the SPARQL query are superior in principle, by far, to existing keyword searches run over papers. Open access content should be managed into consistent HTML, something that is currently strenuous. The good news, such as it is, would be that much of it is already in XML. The organisational problem of removing further skins from the onion, with sensible prioritisation, is certainly not insuperable. The CORE group (the bloggers in the LSE posting) has some answers, but actually not all that is needed for the text and data mining purposes they highlight. The long tail, or in other words the onion heart when it has become fiddly beyond patience to skin, does call for a pis aller. But the real knack is to do more between the XML and the heart.


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Washington

Hello, do you mind if I add this sentence to the end of the section on the Northwest Indian War? Thanks.LittleJerry (talk) 21:49, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Believing that the natives were on the verge of extinction due to uncontrolled white settlement in protected lands, Washington and Knox sought to assimilate them into American society.[1]

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  1. ^ "Native American Policy". George Washington's Mount Vernon. Retrieved February 6, 2018.

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Spanish transition to democracy – People waiting to vote in the 1977 general election in Toledo, Spain. The 1977 general election was the first free election since February 1936.
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April 2018 at Women in Red

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Signpost issue 4 – 29 March 2018

Maritime provinces in the American Revolution, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.
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I certainly appreciate all the work you do for the Signpost and don't exactly understand why the critics seem to pop-up in the the recent comments section of the op-ed piece. Imagine if some put as much time into creating content than they do critiquing the lack of it. Best Regards, Barbara   11:15, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

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The Wikipedia Fried potatoes article is presently a Disambiguation page that has been identified as qualifying for a standalone article.
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Military history/April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive/Worklists

Hi Eddie! What is going on with this edit here? It appears you deleted my worklog. --Molestash (talk) 12:00, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

Yeah, Molestash, that was an edit conflict. I then, however attempted to fix it. If I didn't, I am sorry. Eddie891 Talk Work 12:12, 8 April 2018 (UTC)