User talk:Gavin.s
Shameless Attempt at Recruiting[edit]
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P.S. Please don't move pages and then put a blank page where it was -- i.e., please write an article on Lillian Smith. BCorr|Брайен
Lillian Smith[edit]
When we have two subjects by the same name, the process is to create what is called a "disambiguation page". What this does is to create a page listing the different subjects with links to their articles. I have modified your edit so that Lillian Smith now goes to a disambiguation page, where interested researchers can choose between Lillian Smith (author) and Lillian Smith (entertainer). Thanks for an honest effort though. Denni ☯ 22:52, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
- Hi again -- I just wanted to say that you did a fabulous job on Lillian Smith (author)! It's good to have you on the team!
When an article to which other articles link is turned into a disambiguation page, it's established precedent for editors who have done that to change the links leading to the disambiguation page so that they lead to the new location of the original article. Currently, all articles containing the link What Do I Have to Do? should lead to What Do I Have to Do? (Kylie Minogue song). Thanks. Extraordinary Machine 15:50, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
- Last warning to watch your language! -- Chris 73 | Talk 19:19, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
- And do not add statements to my comments, please. -- Chris 73 | Talk 19:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
- Please read Wikipedia:Civility and Wikipedia:Etiquette, as your current behavior is not suitable for WIkipedia. And, please try to calm down. -- Chris 73 | Talk 19:46, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
- And do not add statements to my comments, please. -- Chris 73 | Talk 19:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Fair enough, you just were wrong to assume Merion Mercy Academy, founded in 1884, has no relevance. Maybe you weren't paying attention, it's forgivable. I don't like losing my work is all. Gavin.s 19:54, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
- It is possible to restore the work. An admin can get the data from deleted pages. Shall i copy it to e.g. User:Gavin.s/Work, so you can edit it in peace and copy it to the main space after you're done? Also, thanks for calming down. -- Chris 73 | Talk 19:56, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
No that's fine, I've already started to rework it. All I basically lost was the template filled out. Gavin.s 20:01, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
P.S. I have now read the Wikipedia pages you mentioned, civility and etiquette. Normally I am civil enough, the deletion was just a bit of a surprise. Gavin.s 20:07, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
- No problem. On a side note, as per Wikipedia:Schools, the school seems to be old enough to satisfy the notability criteria. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, add enough references, as you did with e.g. Lillian Smith (author) (nice article BTW). Finally, I would greatly appreciate it if you would remove the one line above on this page you added about me. Best wishes and happy editing -- Chris 73 | Talk 20:09, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Line deleted - Wikipedia:Schools? Was unaware of such a page. I'll be sure to check it out. Gavin.s 20:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
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Coco and Sumner[edit]
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- That's okay. As for the discography - sorry, not too clear on that myself. I recommend just copying the code from another entry. DS (talk) 11:37, 20 September 2014 (UTC)
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The article What Do I Have to Do? (album) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:
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