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Old Summer Palace

The Yuanmingyuan is on my watch list; and so I learned of your most recent edit. When I clicked on "(diff)," I wasn't expecting to find anything especially interesting; but I was drawn up short. Initially, I thought there must be some mistake -- but no. Your edit was precisely correct, of course.

So now I'm curious: How did you happen to notice that this article was linked to the wrong Castiglione? --Tenmei (talk) 14:37, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Giuseppe Castiglione (1829-1908)

The dates don't make sense. "He started exhibiting his paintings in Paris and Turin in 1869", but he got a medal in 1861 in Paris. Refs (as in inline citations) would be good! See WP:REFB. Tyrenius (talk) 19:25, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

It would be a good idea to complete the ref details. I've done it for the first one. Also with EL, so they're not just numbers. Tyrenius (talk) 23:47, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Page

Dear Ketty, Did you got some problem about this article? The reasons because this journalist is notable are FULLY stated into the article himself...did you read it? This journalist was one of the main in italy, he works for the most important Media in Italy /La Repubblica, Rai etc.) and not only in Italy ... Where is the problem? May I know the reasons of your "interest" about him? Thanks for your reply--Nosferamus (talk) 15:12, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

We shall see. - Kittybrewster ☎ 17:23, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Sir Matthew Brown, Bt.

Hello Kittybrewster. Is this a hoax? Regards, Tryde (talk) 15:03, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

99% of it is. - Kittybrewster ☎ 13:16, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Something else...

...you might want to nick!
The code to add is: {{User:Major_Bonkers/Wikidrama}} --Major Bonkers (talk) 16:56, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

Point

My point is that there should be consistency in the application of policy, so that it doesn't appear that favouritism based on particular political or aesthetic considerations might be an issue here. The justification of the continued allowance of inclusion of information in an article based purely upon the fact that it already exists there, even though it is blatantly in contravention of judgements being made against other equally valid sources of information seems like an injustice to me, and one that is simple to remedy. Rules should apply to everybody equally, or not at all. Best wishes. --S7740 (talk) 12:16, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Matthew Brown AfD

I'm a bit confused. Since Matthew Brown the political activist obviously exists per the sources given, is he a different person from a putative Brown Baronet? Black Kite 12:44, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

What we have to do is remove everything that is unsourced. Kittybrewster ☎ 12:48, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Now mostly done. I cannot verify his names and d.o.b. - Kittybrewster ☎ 15:37, 4 March 2008 (UTC)

Adding Vintagekits to the List of Banned Users

Hi Kittybrewster, I wanted to let you know that I have reverted your addition of Vintagekits to the List of Banned users. While you may very well be correct in your interpretation of the situation, it would be much better for all concerned if any addition of Vintagekit's name to that list is made by an impartial administrator who does not have a history of involvement, and will add the suitable diffs and other backup information to the listing. I hope you will see my point here, and appreciate that it is not intended to be a personal slight directed at you. Best, Risker (talk) 16:08, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Heather Mills

I note that you have reverted the edit I made to this article so that it once again claims that the judge described her testimony as "underhand". I will not engage in an edit war but please check the judgement. The only use of the word "underhand" relates to her attempt to get Paul to repay non-existent loans (para 143 of the judgement). He did NOT use the word in relation to her testimony - that was described as, "not just inconsistent and inaccurate but also less than candid" (para 16). By all means add something about her underhand behaviour but we should not put words into the judge's mouth —Prh47bridge (talk) 15:32, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

That is true. I will think on how to improve the wording. - Kittybrewster ☎ 18:39, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

Helen Donald-Smith

Not really my period. It seems HDS is a woman. Google has some leads. There's "The portrait of Major F W Lumsden VC, DSO of the Royal Marine Artillery is one of a pair commissioned by the Mess from H. Donald Smith in 1920. Here are two paintings, and one again. I noticed there was a sale at Sotheby's a while ago, but unfortunately before their online records begin. Grove Dictionary of Art Online has nothing.

However a search of The Times archives online 1785-1995 yields some results, e.g. "charming examples of the art of three ladies, flower-pieces by Madame Teresa Hegg de Lauderset (210) and Mrs. Duffield, and a pair of Thames landscapes by Miss H. Donald-Smith (209, 211). These last show a marked advance on any of the artist’s previous work": "The Royal Institute of Painters in Water-Colours", p.4. The Times, 14 March 1890.

I have taken some images of the text and emailed them to you. It's over 1MB in file size, by the way. Let me know if it arrives safely. I think all of that should be enough to justify an article.

Ty 21:38, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

If and when you write the article, it would be good to include an image of some of the original Times text, which, before 1923, is out of copyright (in the US). Ty 02:06, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

Ah, just noticed it's off the starting block already. It would be best to use the Times mentions as inline citations. Ty 02:10, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

FYI, DYK Template_talk:Did_you_know#Articles_created.2Fexpanded_on_March_21. Ty 21:05, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Image copyright problem with Image:Katherine Duff.jpg

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Duff

I have turned the portrait 90 degrees. However, the photo was at an angle, which distorted it. I have attempted to correct this. Does it look right? You've put two copyright templates on the image page - fair use and PD in the US. Do you have a date for the portrait? Is there any other information about it? Ty 13:57, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes - it looks very good now - it is behind glass so the flash distorted the full-on result. I know her dates but not the date of the portrait. I look at the grey hair and imagine she must have been about 50-60. I don't regard the copyrights as mutually exclusive; but I don't know much about it. - Kittybrewster ☎ 14:15, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 26 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Helen Donald-Smith, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Royalbroil 04:16, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Arbuthnot Heraldry

This might be of interest; http://www.heraldry-online.org.uk/arbuthnot/arbuthnot-arms.htm --Heraldic (talk) 09:16, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

High Sheriff of West Yorkshire

Hallo, I'm puzzled by your tagging this: (a) it's a redirect and (b) you've dated your tag as Sept 06 and (c) it's not a list, so can't be an incomplete list. What's going on? For explanation of my creating the redirect, see my comment on Choess's userpage. PamD (talk) 11:18, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Many thanks for your help with the High Shrievalties. I'm still ironing things out with the template: it appears that while the High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire has almost inevitably been Sheriff of Huntingdonshire as well, there was a period, temp. Charles I, when two separate individuals were appointed. Similar conditions apparently once prevailed with Surrey and Sussex. The sometime High Sheriff of West Sussex had a weblog. Choess (talk) 00:51, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Nicolson Baronets

I have now (somewhat belatedly) responded to your question at my talk page. I may also take the opportunity to ask what the correct territorial designation for the Blackett Baronetcy of 1673 is (according to the SCB)? Tryde (talk) 16:32, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Replied on your page and on Blackett Baronets (which seem a right mess, t.d.-wise). - Kittybrewster ☎ 17:24, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

High Sheriffs

If you look at High Sheriff of Cheshire you will see that I've found the London Gazette entries announcing the appointment of sheriffs for virtually every year back to 1840 (plus 1834). These acn be used to reference the appointments on the other counties too (except Cornwall and those in the gift of the Duchy of Lancaster). David Underdown (talk) 08:09, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Vintagekits' user page

You might want to weigh in on the ANI discussion here - Alison 08:44, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Good call. - Kittybrewster ☎ 09:42, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Bedales page

Why did you revert my edit in which I added source requests? Please do not revert the edits again. The claims have been made by students at the school since at least the 60's; They need corroboration from an outside source. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Duracell (talk • contribs) 19:30, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Barnstar

Thank you very much! Tryde (talk) 14:52, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Well deserved and long overdue. - Kittybrewster ☎ 14:55, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Well Done

...on finding VK's latest sockpuppet, one wonders how many more out there. I remember a comment being made when he was blocked that he was going to admit he was wrong and bow out with dignity. Very dignified. hahah. --Counter-revolutionary (talk) 11:27, 20 April 2008 (UTC)