User talk:Mark.hamid/Archive 1

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A belated welcome!

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Again, welcome! Tim PF (talk) 16:20, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Scotland

I think you'll find the Q1: Is Scotland a "country"? in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at the top of the talk page.

In addition, your edit did not comply with WP:MOSLINK#General points on linking style When possible, avoid placing links next to each other so that they look like a single link. BTW, if you wish to reply, please do so here (I will see it). Tim PF (talk) 16:20, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

The first item appears to be "The Queen"... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mark.hamid (talk • contribs) 22:04, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Ok, I should have said right at the top. It's in the fourth box down, just below the Saltire, and you have to click on the "[show]" box to see the text.

BTW, could you indent your replies (using ":" — you'll need ":::" next), and sign posts on talk pages with ~~~~, please? Tim PF (talk) 23:04, 4 May 2011 (UTC)

Papal Cross

Hi mark. You are right; I assumed the article was about the Papal Cross - in Phoenix Park. Sarah777 (talk) 22:45, 19 June 2011 (UTC)

License tagging for File:Abeer Macintyre in Malawi.JPG

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Leo Cushley

I didn't remove any content in my edit. If there were an edit conflict, then you could just paste the changes from the edit conflict page back in.... -- KTC (talk) 13:28, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

July 2013

Thank you for your contributions. One of your recent contributions to Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh has been reverted or removed, because it contains speculative or unconfirmed information about a future event. Please only add material about future events if it is verifiable, based on a reference to a reliable source. Thank you. Elizium23 (talk) 13:39, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Good to see you stepping up to the mark to write the article yourself. I don't know why I bother.Mark.hamid (talk) 13:57, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

I greatly appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia. I am sure that if you didn't want your content to be updated and corrected by others, then you could publish it elsewhere, yet you chose Wikipedia and the CC-BY-SA 3.0 License. Thank you for communicating civilly and maintaining an atmosphere of collegial cooperation. Elizium23 (talk) 17:53, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

What I object to is having my context tinkered with before I even have a chance to put it up. The article is less than twelve hours old! I appreciate that it's not just you but I do think that editors could hold off a bit when content isn't massively scandalous. Please remember that many contributors write about topics they care about and don't know Wikipedia protocol back to front. Editors have a role to play but it shouldn't be putting off the people who actually write new articles. Mark.hamid (talk) 18:02, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Hi, Wikipedia works on a collaborative basis, with multiple editors from all over the world each contributing their little bits to an article, refining and improving on each other's work. No one editor own an article. Just like you, there are many other editors who care deeply about a particular topic and wants to add in their little bits. It would be unfair to other editors for one person to be able to hold off other editors from contributing while that person get exclusive rights to edit an article. In terms of possibly losing the bits your hard work, I would suggest adding it over many smaller edit instead of one big edit. This will help avoid edit conflicting with other editors and also make sure it is saved in case of say a computer crash on your end. Thanks and happy editing! -- KTC (talk) 21:03, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

That wasn't what I was suggesting. And when I attempted to edit piecemeal by adding a basic structure of subheadings you deleted half of them... Mark.hamid (talk) 21:10, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Leo Cushley

On 31 July 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leo Cushley, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that as head of the English-language section of the Vatican Secretariat of State, Leo Cushley has been responsible for accompanying the Pope during all his visits to English-speaking countries? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leo Cushley. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added 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) 16:03, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cedric Thorpe Davie concern

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December 2013

Thank you for your contributions. One of your recent contributions to Stephen Robson has been reverted or removed, because it contains speculative or unconfirmed information about a future event. Please only add material about future events if it is verifiable, based on a reference to a reliable source. Thank you. Elizium23 (talk) 17:55, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Oh great: I've been Elizium23ed... In what sense is he not "bishop designate"? As a consecrated bishop, he has a right to take possession of the see at any time hereafter. Also, rather than reverting my edit to something which is now wrong, how about actually getting your hands dirty and IMPROVING the article rather than just pontificating on other people's contributions? Mark.hamid (talk) 20:15, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Your draft article, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cedric Thorpe Davie

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. HasteurBot (talk) 03:03, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Hi Mark, just to let you know I removed the deletion tag from your article for creation submission at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cedric Thorpe Davie, there was a technical glitch with the bot that tagged it (it saw it as unsubmitted, however it had been submitted, but it wasn't showing up due to a break in the referencing, which I have since fixed.) I saw that Davie has an extensive page at the Dutch wikipedia, so it is likely that he should have a page here. The issue is the submission you provided is only referenced to the Dutch wikipedia. If you have any secondary sources that can be added to the page, I am sure it can be approved (I am willing to do it personally if you just ping me on my talk page, rather than having to wait for a review through Articles for Creation). Anyway, let me know, I am happy to help. --kelapstick^(bainuu) 10:00, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Not a technical glitch, it obeyed the rules. Hasteur (talk) 12:47, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Absolutely correct Hasteur, I am striking out that section. --kelapstick^(bainuu) 12:58, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Leo Cushley concern

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January 2014

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highlands-islands-21926987|work=BBC News|accessdate=28 March 2013|date=25 March 2013}}</ref>}. This is further supported by the fact that the castle's tower only has clocks on three of its

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Please do not attack other editors, as you did on User talk:Elizium23. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. Elizium23 (talk) 23:21, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

So rich Mark.hamid (talk) 23:24, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

If you would care to re-read and understand WP:CIVIL it would help your future here. Otherwise we can take it up with administrators. Elizium23 (talk) 23:25, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

This really isn't doing anything for Bishop O'Toole... Mark.hamid (talk) 23:29, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

See WP:BOLD, see my User Talk page which indicates I have been on Wikibreak as of today, and in the future, please stay far away from my talk page. Thanks. Elizium23 (talk) 04:24, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Needless to say if you ever give me cause to write on your talk page again, I won't be putting up with any more cosmetic edits... Have a nice break. Mark.hamid (talk) 10:59, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cedric Thorpe Davie concern

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Draft:Cedric Thorpe Davie concern

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