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Your GA nomination of Battle of Kowloon

The article Battle of Kowloon you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Battle of Kowloon 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 Indy beetle -- Indy beetle (talk) 17:02, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

Nicholas Tomlinson

Many thanks for tracking down the Litho of Nicholas Ralph Tomlinson, it looks great. I knew it was out there but could could not find it on Wikicommons. So some great tidying from you very much appreciated.Sakralamn (talk) 12:43, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

No worries! Spellcast (talk) 17:13, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	Great edit Spellcast Sakralamn (talk) 12:44, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Campaignbox Opium Wars

Template:Campaignbox Opium Wars has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 05:41, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

Lord Palmerston's letters

I remember your comment on the Talk:First Opium War page about Lord Palmerston's letters to the Chinese Emperor and the Elliots. Are these [[1]] [[2]] the correct ones? Also, I have broken down and purchased a physical book concerning the First Opium War, and hope that I can begin major improvements on the information flow in the article. Cheers. SamHolt6 (talk) 15:05, 13 July 2017 (UTC)

Been so busy lately, but yes those should be it. And great work with the article. It's good to see this topic get some much needed improvement. Keep it up! Spellcast (talk) 12:39, 12 October 2017 (UTC)

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United Kingdom

It's been bugging me for ages that Wikipedia implied that it was a former country! DuncanHill (talk) 13:56, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

Haha I know right! It's so easy to think that with the way the article is presented, that's why it needs to be stated directly. Spellcast (talk) 14:08, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi Spellcast

Hello Spellcast, how can one reach you? I have valuable information regarding a particular article you edit which I believe should be on wiki. Thank you Office786313 (talk) 11:50, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Simply the article's talk page or email. Spellcast (talk) 12:19, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Sorry I cannot access your Email. Can you please write it for me? Thank you. Office786313 (talk) 19:40, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

spellcast.wikigmail.com. Spellcast (talk) 21:55, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

RM close on Asgardia (nation)

I think you may have accidentally miscounted here, including me there were six editors favoring Asgardia (micronation), and only three favoring Asgardia. The subject hardly came up, but my second choice would have been Space Kingdom of Asgardia.--Pharos (talk) 23:13, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

There's clear agreement to remove (nation) as incorrect. But I didn't think it would be an issue at all (even amongst most of those six editors) to move it to "Asgardia" as there's no other article with that title, of which this is clearly the primary topic. There' only one or two other topics this may get confused with, in which case a hatnote seems more appropriate than a dab page. Do you still support a DAB page? I'll be happy to either revert myself and let the discussion run longer or put it up to move review. Spellcast (talk) 00:12, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Author & Dating Coach Alan Roger Currie

Spellcast, I read your comment suggesting that no Wiki bios should begin with phrases such as "an award-winning [insert career title here]", but before initially doing so with Alan Roger Currie's page, I researched a few pages to see if that was appropriate. A few:

• Leon Hale
• Helen Brown (author)
• Dee Henderson
• Rami M. Shapiro
• Jake Edwards (radio personality)
• Jeff Henderson (chef)

So my question becomes, if these biographical Wiki pages above begin with "an award-winning [insert career title here]", why can't Alan Roger Currie's page begin in the same manner? Thank you Chicago Smooth (talk) 04:22, 11 September 2018 (UTC)

Image should be deleted?

Hi Spellcast. I see that you deleted this image. Elsewhere there is this image that says its source is "en:Image:Day239picklebarrelc.JPG", i.e., the source is the deleted image. So should this derived image not be deleted too for the same reason? My personal issue with it as that it does not offer any useful information in terms of identifying it as being part of this or that cuisine. Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 13:18, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

@Rui Gabriel Correia: Hi, the pic is on Commons so it can't be deleted here. You can always remove or replace it with a better one if you think it's not useful. Spellcast (talk) 10:32, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Thanks, Spellcast. Regards, Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 22:17, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Resources of Richard Simkin's artwork

• Long time no see. I hadn't uploaded files on wikimedia commons for many years. Many sites was shut down and I can't find the previous resources before 2012. Did you know whre to find this image? The author is Richard Simkin[3], but it needs higher resolution.--俠刀行 (talk) 21:26, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

@俠刀行: Hello again! I can't find a bigger image. You can upload the small one if you want. If we find a bigger one later, we can always upload it over the smaller one. Spellcast (talk) 10:35, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

Okay Y. If you have an image without watermark. Feel free to upload one.--俠刀行 (talk) 17:33, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

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Gaytv is not a company name that I am aware of. I have no connection to a company named gaytv. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ccchambers (talk • contribs) 20:31, 26 January 2019 (UTC)

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Original source of the Chinese officer tears down the British flag on the arrow

• Here, the image comes from the book naming Cassell's Illustrated History of England[4], publishing in 1896. I tried to search the book to find the image. But I can't find that due to my English skill. The page description is wrote like the affair of the arrow.

Could you find a clear resolution now? We have known the illustrator, the original year may be in 1896. One step will be done. --俠刀行 (talk) 04:44, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

@俠刀行: Thanks. I can't find a link to the original book. But that's OK. The title is good enough. Spellcast (talk) 12:11, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

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Author & Professional Dating Coach Alan Roger Currie

I have a request for help from you: Can you kindly provide me with some support for the Alan Roger Currie article that I created in April 2015?? I would VERY MUCH appreciate your support and assistance. Thank you. The Discussion is HERE Chicago Smooth (talk) 16:41, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

Infinite IP blocks?

Hi. Noticed that you have some old infinite IP blocks. Do you think that they are still relevant and current?  — billinghurst sDrewth 02:01, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

@Billinghurst: Yep. I just checked and they're all still valid. All 24 blocks are still either webhosts or anonymisers. Half of them are even blocked globally. Spellcast (talk) 04:11, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Maybe I poorly worded my approach. Do we still need these blocks to be infinite blocks all these years later, rather than long-term definite blocks, especially if there are global blocks that cover the IP ranges. Thanks for the answer and thanks for looking. — billinghurst sDrewth 04:28, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

@Billinghurst: For indefinite rangeblocks of open proxies, periodically reviewing them, say, once every year or few years is just as acceptable of an approach as blocking them long-term. 5-year blocks may sound long but they're not compared to the lifespan of these webhosts. Spellcast (talk) 04:46, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

Sure sure. Just want us to ensure that it is eyes wide open stuff. Many tools have changed since the mid noughties. — billinghurst sDrewth 08:22, 11 August 2020 (UTC)

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Kyle Mcmahon

Greetings, Just getting this info regarding the subject page Kyle Mcmahon, as I was offline for a bit due to a death in the family. Am seeing I was told to contact you regarding undeleting this piece. Subject meets two notability requirements both in television and in radio / podcasts, being in most major markets for I Heart Radio and the podcast having long form interviews with guests that all meet our notability requirements. The other notability would fall under television where subject was the focus of a series of episodes with Oprah, one of which won an Emmy.

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Your work is appreciated

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