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Libretto links

Many thanks for that source. I'm expanding the Poliuto article and it appears that no current recording in the French version contains an English/French libretto. This will help a lot, along with a combination of 5th form French and Google translate. All the best Viva-Verdi (talk) 21:40, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Can you help me again, please, with Café Jacques?

Hi Voceditenore, after many more edits, new inline citations (some from you), new sections, help from the Teahouse, and one or two edits from a friendly Bot, I'm submitting Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Café Jacques (band) again. Could you, please, have another look at it? I am seeking to establish notability on the basis of "two albums on a major label" and "two notable musicians in the ensemble". I am still not completely happy with the inline citations, however I'm sure it is a huge improvement compared to the last submission. Will the reviewers see evidence of notability? Do you have any suggestions re how, in general, to improve the article? Thanks again for your help in the past. Have a qreat day.CaesarsPalaceDude (talk) 09:27, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi CaesarsPalaceDude. I've moved it to article space. There's enough there to pass Criteria 5 of WP:MUSBIO supported by independent reliable sources. I'll leave more on your talk page. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 10:54, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Voceditenore, Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou! I must admit to doing one or two cartwheels around the room. Have a great day.CaesarsPalaceDude (talk) 18:12, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

Barnstar archived here

• Thank you, Liz! What a pleasant surprise! Yes, one does need nerves of steel over at the AfC Help Desk. After a while, I realized that it wasn't a case of simple misunderstanding, it was trolling, but I wasn't about to rise to the bait. Predictably, he (I'm sure it's only one person, not 2) went to ANI and wasted yet more editors' time, since they didn't know the background to the saga. There's more at the BLP Noticeboard. Click on the external link there which had been in his article as a "reference", and you'll see what I mean. On the other hand, the AfC desk can be really rewarding when you can help genuine newbies make their first article on Wikipedia, and hopefully want to stay. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 17:48, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Editing Chris Glen article

Hi Voceditenore, I have taken up the baton to beat Chris Glen into shape by copy editing from top to bottom in one (long) session. At the moment, I'm tired, and I'm not sure I have any objectivity left. Could you take a look, please, because you might feel inclined to remove one or more of those (very appropriate) tags?

Also, could you explain to me, please, how the time-context tag applies in this case, and the actions I would need to take to resolve the issues? I can't seem to get my head around it (brain must be too small), kind regards,CaesarsPalaceDude (talk) 10:22, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi CaesarsPalaceDude. You've been doing some great work there. It's much improved! A great guide for copyediting in terms of style and tone is Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch. It explains about relative time constructs, peacockery, etc.. Also the style we use in biographies is to refer to the person by their full name only in the opening sentence with subsequent mentions either a pronoun or last name only, i.e. "Glen" or "he". When you think the problems are pretty much fixed, just go ahead and remove the tags. I'm off for the next three weeks, but when I get back, I'll take a look at it. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 17:24, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Two pieces for wind quintet (Ropartz)

Could you perhaps help out with the discussion here. There's a general question involved. DGG ( talk ) 06:04, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Replied there. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 17:02, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Michael Grecco

Thank you so much for your help with the Michael Grecco article, I'm not sure I would have been able to get it accepted without you! I will continue to do my best to improve it, thanks again! RonEwer 21:49, 29 March 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ronewer (talk • contribs)

You're very welcome, Ronewer. I was happy to help and hope you'll enjoy working on Wikipedia. Best wishes, Voceditenore (talk) 16:59, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your efforts!

Barnstar archived here

Thank you, Carrite. That's very kind of you. I must confess that until I read the whole sentence, I was rather taken aback by "Your name came up on a Wikipediocracy thread...". Joking aside, people here often show their appreciation of content editors, albeit in quiet ways, but shiny things are nice too. Voceditenore (talk) 16:49, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

I saw your posts on WikiProject Medicine about the draft medical related articles at Afc and want to express my appreciation for the great work that you are doing to help new editors. Your sound advice given with a friendly attitude is a great welcome for new contributors. Sydney Poore/FloNight♥♥♥♥ 16:46, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, Sydney, that's very kind of you! AfC is a funny place. The vast majority of submissions are promotional dross, but hidden amongst them are promising new editors writing on encyclopedic topics who just need a little help. A decent experience there, finding someone who's willing to lend a hand, and seeing their article "go live" is a great way to recruit and keep new editors. It makes up for all the mind-numbingly awful stuff we have to plow through there. All the best, Voceditenore (talk) 05:33, 11 May 2014 (UTC)

Question

Greetings -- what is your opinion about this? I'm pretty sure it's who we think -- main problem is the change in geolocation, but the MO is the same. Antandrus (talk) 15:00, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi Antandrus! I'm almost positive it's the same, as per my comments here. The various (radical) changes of location, e.g. New York, Wisconsin, Australia are odd. Perhaps contact one of the checkusers at this Sockpuppet investigation to see if they have any ideas as to whether it's possible to pull off something like that? Observe the savvy demonstrated by one of his confirmed socks here. It's also possible that he lived in Wisconsin and has since moved to New York and had also been travelling in Australia. Or goes to boarding school in New York. Or shares his time between divorced parents. Who knows? But I'll eat my hat if it's not the same person. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:51, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

JSTOR Survey (and an update)

Hi! Just a quick update that while JSTOR and The Wikipedia Library discuss expanding the partnership, they've gone ahead and extended the pilot access again, until May 31st. Thanks, JSTOR!

It would be really helpful for growing the program if you would fill out this short survey about your usage and experience with JSTOR:

SURVEY

Cheers, Ocaasi via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:47, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Prakhar Bindal

You PRODded this, and it was deleted. Undeletion has been requested at WP:REFUND, so I have restored it, and now notify you in case you wish to consider AfD. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:56, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

Please, allow some time to improve the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.194.197.211 (talk) 21:54, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks the heads-up, John. It's now been over two weeks with no significant improvement since the article was restored. Consequently, I took it to AfD today (Articles for deletion/Prakhar Bindal). Best, Voceditenore (talk) 12:05, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

A spot of bother with Piped Links

Hi User:Voceditenore, I have done more edits on Chris Glen since I last talked to you, but I haven't had a chance to work on the citations, yet.

I did a pair of edits in which I created a piped link from Änglagård to a section in ProjeKcts, and then put a note !-- the article Änglagård links here -- beside the section heading in the ProjeKcts article. I did that because I read it in this quideline MOS Piped links. Woke up this morning to find that Bondegezou had reverted the edit which put the note beside the heading. I tried to persuade him to put it back, but he said "the note is not what the guidelines tell you to do".

I was hoping that you could take a quick look, please. Could you let me know, please, whether I am barking up the wrong tree, or just plain "barking"? That's all I need, unless you feel compelled to do something more.

How was your overseas tour? Kind regardsCaesarsPalaceDude (talk) 05:44, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi CaesarsPalaceDude. It wasn't a "tour" really, but a lot of fun. We were in a gloriously sunny Northern California paying homage to our newest grandchild. Anyhow, you are right about the guideline. I put it back (just below the heading rather than in it) and left a note at the editor's talk page [1]. Having said that, very few editors think to leave the hidden note when piping or even know about that guidance (including me!), so the revert was understandable. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 07:09, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi Voceditenore, it's great to know you had an outstanding visit, and a safe trip. I didn't know about that guidance either, and I stumbled onto it while I was trying to get the piped link syntax right. I gave you a call because I wasn't completely sure, and I didn't want to reverse it myself (make content not war). Thanks, yet again. Kind regardsCaesarsPalaceDude (talk) 10:51, 8 May 2014 (UTC)