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Jellybeans

Here are some Jelly beans for you. I love jelly beans as they have sugar in them and most people love sugar. But on the other hand just receiving somthing from somone else just makes you happy and also just giving this to you makes me happy. I hope to spread the jelly beans all over Misplaced Pages, so here, you can have this lot. Please enjoy them. (I like the lime ones.)

Editors need a bit of a sugar high too.

An apple a day keeps -The Doctor- away. Or does it! 02:20, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

Barnstar Award

		The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
		For your effort in exposing the Sovereign Publications as a vanity publishers in the notability issue, I award you this Barnstar as a matter of thanks. Chris 14:30, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Chris, means a lot! Rgds, - Trident13 21:28, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

The Apprentice

Hi,

Wanted to say thanks for putting this page up. It's got loads of good info on the series. I thought you might like to know that the Village Vermin website which the characters use in the series has been created in real life on the web. It's being updated each week as the series progresses with previews and follow-ups to the story.

Cheers,

Ian May Producer Village Vermin website for the BBC (Party Animals)

The One and Only

Hi I think you created the page "The one and Only" on 27th Feb? I had in fact created a page of this film on 24th Feb....any chance you could merge the pages? We seem to have information about the film that could be used in one longer article. I welcome your views.Luckyles 07:20, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Solved - I included most of the stuff from your article which added to my article, which is in wiki format (except the quote section - lots of debate about those!), and made your page a disambiguation page. You had a number of nice pieces in your article, but have a look how the page is technically constructed - may be use its format to create others articles on other films you notice we are missing here. The only missing items from your article was the categorisation, which is very important as we are an encyclopaedia. Keep up your great work, and if you need some help - please, just ask! With Best Regards, --Trident13 22:25, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Hi - Many thanks for merging the article. I am still a bit of a novice at starting new articles, so I really appreciate the work you've done. Should I go to a link for help in wikifying an article? Anyway, many thanks for your help on this - Luckyles 11:45, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Honestly, the best way to learn is to edit! You can find lots of useful links on the first message on your talk page on wiki rules and aids. However, they only convey technical format and take you so far - creating a good article is as much doing as it is the technical standards. So I suggest, if you want to write a new article, firstly look for a good/great article on a similar subject/in the same area, and use that as a template to create your new article around. Create a stub page for your new article, and create it first there - then you can play with it as much as you want! When you are happy, then publish to the main encyclopedia. If you want to help me improve the article on actor Edward Woodward, then have an edit of the stub page in my personal stubs area. If you have any further questions, please come back to me. Best Regards, - Trident13 20:01, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Phillip Schofield

I see that you removed the link to Schofield Fans. I have readded the link however using the official domain. It used to be just a fansite however recently his agent and Phillip himself have been in contact and have now linked their official domain (phillipschofield.com) to the site, therefore I think that is enough to make it worthy of still being part of wikipedia. Phillip also participates on the site and all information on the site is checked often by his agents.

Ellen —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Webkin (talk • contribs) 23:52, 9 March 2007 (UTC).

Lambretta links

Would you please explain to me exactly why you removed my links? I spent many years as a works rider of Rafferty Newman 'wildcat Lambretta scooters' and am considered an authority on them. Just exactly why do you feel qualified to remove the links? How qualified are you on Lambrettas? I'm very annoyed at you for doing that. Unless you can contribute something better, I think you should leave well alone. If necessary I will create a dedicated 'Wildcat' page on Misplaced Pages. Regards Dave Tooley

Can I first ask, have you read the the rules at WP:CIV? If you created a registered Wiki account, and explained who you were, perhaps I could have taken your claimed credentials into account (I can't verify who you are), and asked why you added the link - which contains an amount of commercial content, and therefore would not without explanation meet the rules for inclusion unless it's value were explained. You even added the link to the Vespa article, under the pages highlighted edit notes stating that the page is carefully watched, and if an editor wants to add an external link to please explain why on the Talk Page: and you didn't. Finally, unlike myself when removing your link, you left no edit summary in your addition of the link to some six articles - which in its own looks like SPAM activity. I am happy to discuss further, but why add the link to six articles unless you wanted to publise it for commercial gain? The article on Wildcat would need to be considered on its own, but a quick singular Google check would suggest it would fail WP:notability rules for inclusion. Rgds, - Trident13 19:19, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

Wildcats

I have registered with Wiki, and have a username and password. But since when I first viewed your page it said anyone could edit or add content I didn't see the problem. You can see who I am, Dave Tooley. Just search for my name in any search engine of your choice and you will find me number one in the world. I was world famous in the early 70's as one of the most succesful riders of my era on the Works Wildcat Lambrettas. If that doesn't qualify as experienced enough to get an entry on Misplaced Pages, I don't know what is. I added the links to the very few references you have to scooters because of that very reason. YOU HAVE VERY FEW REFERENCES TO SCOOTERS. My website gets thousands of hits every day because there is so much world wide interest in it. I just thought it may be of further interest to the internet community to put a link from your site. The only possible commercial link on my site is a minor reference to Lambretta clothing. Can easily be removed if you have an issue with it. Rafferty Newman have not sold Lambrettas since 1972 (Italy stopped making them then) so there is no issue there) If you take the time to actually look through my site, http://www.davesplace.co.uk/Dave%20Tooley%27s%20Scooter%20Racing%20Links%20Page.htm you will find it holds priceless information from a lost era, and also photos from a period of racing you will find nowhere else. I hope this answers some of your questions. But to be honest, I'm not that bothered. I only thought your readers may be interested in following on from the subjects. If you don't care about your readers being further enlightened, then I will not bother again, and just carry on adding to my own site.

Regards Dave Tooley —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.27.153.18 (talk) 20:32, 10 March 2007 (UTC).

Unfortunately, again, can I ask - have you read WP:CIV? This is a co-operative site, and your attitude and tone is unnecessary - Thank You. Some thoughts....

• Articles on[REDACTED] have to meet certain criteria for inclusion. You or I may think it important, but unless the article's subject meets these criteria, then any other editor can challenge it under a defined procedure. If the challenge is successful and supported by others, then the article is removed. I did a quick search on Wildcats again, and on a Google search criteria it would fail - hence probably fail WP:notability
• A number of experts often find it hard to add to existing articles, because Misplaced Pages asks only for fact. Fact is different to expertise, in that it requires reference. That takes a bit of time to get used to, to have to prove what you write: I re wrote the Yamaha R1 article substantially into wiki format, after an expert editor had added much but substantiated little with external reference. We collaborated, he's not got a nice article which he add's to in a developed style
• External links are meant as a way of adding additional information to an article for a reader, not as a commercial or Google ranking exercise. However, as is the case for the Ducati Paso, and as explained on the talk page of the Vespa article, some editors who are (claim) to be experts have added much good information to those articles, those who are interested in that subject generally won't complain if the editor in question adds his/her commercial link. They are often enthusiasts, and have much good information on their own site. Again I reiterate I don't know who you are (ie - I can't substantiate it), but if you are who you claim you are a good edit record in an area would substantially prove your expertise here beyond reasonable doubt
• The Vespa article has suffered from much attack. The reason for this is that a group of six+ editors collaborated to create a more substantial article some 6months ago. Two of the things we created was a "Famous Vespa" and 'Vespa in Film" sections, which seem to be the longest lists of such criteria around (NB: you will note on most of the car related articles, such information has been removed - they had a group decision to exclude such information. Different choices in different areas, depending on what different groups of editors agree is appropriate - collaboration over numerous fixed rules). As a result it has added/we revert an external link addition about twice a day - write a good article, and its quite satisfying to see it continually referred to, but attack is one of the down sides

Here's a thought...... in review, the Lambretta article is pretty poor at present: not much history, poor in most other areas. I wouldn't claim expertise or basic knowledge in the area (I'm a Vespa man - plus Triumph, BSA, Norton, etc all of which I currently own examples of). Why not improve the lambretta article, add a piece on racing and hence a piece on the wildcats. I don't think many would complain about that, you could use your site (and others) as a reference point, and add it as a link. If you want some assistance I am happy to help, or go over to the Wiki motorcycle project page (you can find a link on my personal FP), and find some other editors who would love to help you revamp the Lambretta article. Best Regards, - Trident13 20:19, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

Wildcats

Ok, I'll go with that. (I've now signed on with my username, Bowumps. But it's still Dave Tooley talking) You'll have to excuse my tone in my preceding messages, but I didn't understand the concept of how Misplaced Pages is added to. I apologise unreservedly. Funny you should mention you have a Norton as well. I rode passenger at National level on a motorcycle sidecar in '76 utilising a works Norton Commando engine which previously belonged to Peter Williams (works rider) Les Rafferty my racing sponser(of Rafferty Newmans)was a friend of his. I was also a close friend of Barry Sheene from his early racing days of racing when we were both 16. I can assure you, my references are immpecable.

Check out:- http://www.fareham.org/motor/davet.shtml

I would like to add a piece on Lambretta racing to the Lambretta Wiki site, but do not know how to go about it. Could you please possibly give me some guidance? How do I submit it? Do you want it as an HTML page?

I have created an FAQ. page on my website which could easily be transponded into a factual document.

http://www.davesplace.co.uk/Wildcat_FAQ.htm

I'll be grateful for any assistance in this project.

Regards Dave Tooley —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bowumps (talk • contribs) 17:13, 12 March 2007 (UTC).

Is John Wyattville Jeffry?

Hi, do you have more information on these two? I think "John" may be a middle/second/nick name or pseudonym of Jeffry Wyattville. Please see Talk:Jeffry Wyattville and Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Architecture#Access to books (John/Jeffry/Jeffrey Wyattville/Wyatville).. -- Jeandré, 2007-03-23t08:26z