User talk:SpK

Signing

Might want to sign this post in that AfD. Cheers! Tan | 39 22:11, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Honestly, I think that was the first post in all my time on Wikipedia that I haven't signed. Thanks for the notification! ~SpK 22:27, 4 November 2009 (UTC) <-- see, my signature :)

Great job, SpK!

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		You are hereby awarded this Anti-Vandalism Barnstar for your recent and consistent attempts to preserve the hard work of Wikipedians loyal to the cause of making the Internet not suck. κaτaʟavenoTC 15:38, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Katalaveno! Great to see you around again. I've given up on my own wiki/blog/forum, and gotten rid of my everything-I-could-possibly-install-on-my-vps-itis. Now I'm fully, 100% dedicated to Wikipedia (except when I'm busy at school. Then I'm only about 80% dedicated :) ). Thanks for the barnstar, and great to see you around! ~SpK 16:13, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

LOL at the "vps-itis"... Yes, I understand about being busy. Doing teaching and graduate work at the same time leaves me very little time for other things, such as Wikipedia. But, I try to keep my eye on WP as best I can... Great to see your renewed enthusiasm on WP again! The project is the better for it. κaτaʟaveno^T_C 13:20, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Nice work!

Thanks for your efforts on The Bill. We've had problems on there before and I hadn't noticed it til another editor asked e to take a look- I'd been busy on another article. Anyway, keep up the good work. HJMitchell You rang? 23:11, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

All I did was revert some content removal; no thanks necessary. But thank you anyways! ~SpK 02:29, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Well, someone's got to do it or the place would be a mess. Well, more so than it is already! HJMitchell You rang? 02:31, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Disambiguation pages

I am a new contributor to wikipedia. To start out, I have reorganized about 30 disambiguation pages, some from the cleanup list, mostly found by browsing. After a few false starts with the format (several people have come after me with "tidy a bit"), I hope my future edits will pass review. Not one comment was about the titles of the subject headings or which entry went under which heading, or the descriptions I added, so that is satisfying.

I proposed some standard subject headings in Wikipedia_talk:Disambiguation based on this survey/cleanup of disambiguation pages, but the idea got a chilly reception. Maybe I should have used the word "suggested" instead of "standard".

As far as articles go, some of the articles linked from process (disambiguation) could use some organization, coherence, combining, and splitting. I may be looking at this in the future. Obankston (talk) 00:07, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

That's great to hear, and thanks so much for making Wikipedia a better place. Great to see you're being bold, and that you're really making a difference. You have my heartfelt congratulations on your productive contributions, and if you ever need any help with anything at all, anytime, don't hesitate to drop another message on my talk page. And with the proposed suggestiong at Wikipedia talk:Disambiguation, don't be afraid to argue your suggestion and tell people why your idea's better. And hey, if you ever want to run any policy by me first, don't hesitate. Thanks again, and welcome to enWiki! Cheers, ~SpK 00:20, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

And about your proposed changes, I think (personally) that they would be a good idea. Maybe not including those headings verbatim, but maybe ordering them in that specific order based on the headings that are present on the disambig page may be a good idea. I'll bet you'll get a lot more support on that than you have right now. ~SpK 00:26, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Prince of Wales

The Prince of Wales page is factually incorrect. I will list the errors I have just attempterd to correct:

1. The first holder of the title was Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, as recognised in the Treaty of Montgomery.

2. Edwarde VII was not Prince of Wales. The title is not automatically given to the heir apparent at birth.

3. The same point applies to Charles II. He was never Prince of Wales

4. Nor was James Stuart

Further points:

The offiicially recognised holders of the title Prince of Wales begin with Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, end with Charles Windsor (the 20th Prince of Wales) and exclude the aforementioned princes mentioned in Points 2-4, as well as Owain Glyndŵr.

Sanddef (talk) 17:24, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. In future, when the factual accuracy of an article is disputed, please discuss proposed changed on the article's talk page, and make the changes once you have reached a consensus. Please also make sure you use an edit summary so reverters and other editors know what your edits are about. If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask. ~SpK 17:26, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks. However, it is clear by the very nature of the errors that reaching a consensus and representing historical fact are two entirely different things altogether. I have noticed that Wikis in other languages merely translate the English version, which means that the errors here are distributed even further. I can only suggest that the admins take up the matter. Rest assured, you will find no references that support the errors that I have pointed out. The Principality of Wales page is even worse! Sanddef (talk) 17:39, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Then please, make the edits you feel necessary, remembering to leave an edit summary with the rationale for making the changes. Again, thank you for making positive contributions to Wikipedia! ~SpK 17:42, 7 March 2010 (UTC)