User talk:Cowarth

Welcome

Hello Cowarth, and welcome to Wikipedia! Here are some recommended guidelines to help you get involved. Please feel free to contact me if you need help with anything. Best of luck and happy editing!  :) Dlohcierekim 00:31, 8 August 2006 (UTC) Getting started Wikipedia Tutorial How to edit a page The five pillars of Wikipedia Manual of Style Be bold in editing How to write a great article WikiProjects Getting your info out there Cite your sources Neutral Point of View Point of View Verifiability Uploading images Image use policy Getting more Wikipedia rules Policy Library Getting help New contributors' help page Where to ask a question Help Desk Frequently Asked Questions Getting along Wikipedians Wikiquette Civility Sign your posts Conflict resolution Getting technical Pages needing attention Peer review Utilities Village pump

St. George's School, Ascot

Hi, I'm sorry, but this is a cut and paste of another websites contents> You will need to rewrite it in your own words, or ir will have to be deleted. Also, it reads like an ad rather than a NPOV article. Thanks. :) Dlohcierekim 00:36, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

copying and pasting

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It is much preferred that you rewrite information in your old words and then attribute your source for the information. Hope this helps.  :) Dlohcierekim 00:45, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Images on webpage

Thanks for your note. I am no expert, but without a disclaimer on the site freely releasing the contents and expressly stating the images are free to use, copyright is assumed to be in force. You might check with User talk:Renata3 to be more certain. She knows far more than I. Hope that helps. :) Dlohcierekim 19:23, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello, copyrights are automatic so the images are copyrighted (unless otherwise stated, but they seem not to have a page on copyrights) and cannot be used on Wikipedia. There is fair use, a very complicated concept, but I do not believe it would apply in this case. so the only way to get image for those buildings would be to go down there with your own camera :) Don't hesitate to ask any further questions! Renata 11:03, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

Talk page

Thanks for your note There should be a tab at the top of the page that says "discussion". I don't know how different users settings display. Maybe it's different on your page. My discussion page should show a tab with a "+" next to discussion to add a new note. I hope that helps, Cheers,  :) Dlohcierekim 02:11, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

First article

Hello, sorry for not getting back sooner. I was away from my computer for some time. It looks pretty good. My advice would be to not to use third level headings (like ====Young Leadership Camp====), but to use first level headings (like ==External links==). Also, add more wiki links, like to Ascot, Berkshire and similar. I would also cite my references. I think you listed them together with external links, no? I would try to avoid language that says "oh, this thing is the best thing since sliced bread!" For example, you write: "Barracudas summer camps have been providing the most popular day camps in the UK." How do I know that those camps were really the most popular? Just because you say that? Or because they thelselves claim that? But overall, it's a pretty good articel, considering it's your first. Let me know if you have questions. Renata 10:52, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Dlohcierekim's reply re St. George's School, Ascot

Thanks for your note What Renata3 said, but pretty good for a first article. It really reads nicely till "Easter Early Music." Then it gets spammy. I would remove the parts about the camps entirely, 'cause they read like ad's. I think, though, you can probably rewrite them to NPOV. I took the liberty of some minor clean up and wikification. You might want to go through and remove any descriptors like "lovely" or "best" that I missed. They just don't read like an encyclopedia. However, it is, all and all, OK except for these things that are easily fixed. Good work. Hope this helps. Happy editing.  :) Dlohcierekim 14:10, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Looking better! Cheers,  :) Dlohcierekim 16:32, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your note. Looks good. I would lose the "excellent" unless you've provided an impartial source to back it up. Cheers. :) Dlohcierekim 17:20, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Good job. You might ask other users to review and comment in a couple of days. Let the dust settle. Rest. Take another look. The ask for more comments. Cheers, :) Dlohcierekim 02:16, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

British Royalty

Cowarth, WikiProject British Royalty wants you! WikiProject British Royalty is an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to British royalty on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you should visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.

DBD 20:40, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

RFF

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner, I'm currently busy away from Wikipedia. I'll try to have another good look at St. George's School, Ascot later in the week, but from a quick glance it looks much better already. The date information is a bit dominant now (lots of sentences starting "In 1991" etc.), try rewording some of the sentences to include dthe information without stating it at the start of every sentence. Cheers, Yomangani^talk 08:58, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

St George's School

That other user was me! I think you wanted to direct your comments to User:Hildanknight, though to be honest I think he is wrong - if you had a great deal of information for each of the headings it would be worth splitting them out, but at the moment you don't - it simply isn't worth breaking the flow of the article with a heading for the sake of one or two lines. Cheers, Yomangani^talk 19:16, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:St George's School, Ascot.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:St George's School, Ascot.jpg. However, the image may soon be deleted unless we can determine the copyright holder and copyright status. The Wikimedia Foundation is very careful about the images included in Wikipedia because of copyright law (see Wikipedia's Copyright policy).

The copyright holder is usually the creator, the creator's employer, or the last person who was transferred ownership rights. Copyright information on images is signified using copyright templates. The three basic license types on Wikipedia are open content, public domain, and fair use. Find the appropriate template in Wikipedia:Image copyright tags and place it on the image page like this: {{TemplateName}}. If you have not already done so, please also include the source of the image. In many cases this will be the website where you found it.

Please specify the copyright information and source on any other images you have uploaded or will upload. Remember that images without this important information can be deleted by an administrator. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me, or ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. --Mr. Lefty _{Talk to me!} 20:08, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

If the image hasn't been released into the public domain, released under the GFDL, or it doesn't qualify as fair use, or the copyright holder hasn't released any other rights to it, I'm afraid it can't be used on Wikipedia. I regrettably don't know where you could find any free images of England, short of taking them yourself. Hope you can work something out. --Mr. Lefty _{Talk to me!} 20:22, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

School respond

Hi there how are you? I think the best thing to do is to research some more information to make the article fatter. After that, then you can play around with the article's organisation. Pardon me because of my suggestion, I should've thought the content under each subheadings too. For now, I think you can merge some of the "same" category like buildings and school life. Maybe next week, or maybe tomorrow, or tonight, when you've got enough information, split it back again. Good luck, cheers -- Imoeng 20:47, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

One more thing, you might want to see WP:FOOT for inline citations. The magic references :P Imoeng 20:48, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

BRoy Style Guide

I've just created a proposal for our Style Guide - HERE - please do discuss it on the talk page // DBD 12:55, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

BRoy titles templates poll

Hi, Cowarth! I've just started a poll about Category:British royal titles templates, and would really value your input - please do have your say! Cheers, – DBD 13:06, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

Katharine of Aragon

Hello there. Just wondering if you could give some advice on a debate on the Catherine of Aragon page regarding the spelling of her name. There is some heated discussion on the discussion page, could you drop by and add your thoughts?? CheersPaul75 01:10, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

The Wessex Children

Dear Sir, you are cordially invited to join a discussion on this matter at WikiProject British Royalty. Yours in anticipation, DBD 16:47, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

The "Prince/ss X of Wales" Issue

Just thought I'd let you know that there's a discussion about the above at the WikiProject, and I'm inviting all of the members to join in DBD 13:37, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

Time for resolution

Hiya. For several months now, the article naming for 18th Century British royals has been ever-which-where — all over the shop. In an attempt to solve this, I have prepared a page for discussion: here. Please, please, please come and discuss, even contribute to the Poll. Cheers! DBD 15:29, 24 October 2008 (UTC)