Hi. I have added a map to Molesey Lock. Could you have a look at the text describing the reach. Platts Eyot seems to be dealt with out of sequence, and I wonder if it might make more sense to move it so that the islands are described in the order they occur. (Feel free to disagree!) Bob1960evens (talk) 22:28, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Like the changes made to the Thames
Keep it up! Jamsta (talk) 23:06, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Arduus, etc.
Thanks for the correction! That's better grammatically, and, now that you mention it, I seem to remember being told that too! The previous translation (Reach for the sun) bothered me as it used the wrong part of speech, and I didn't think Dragons would do that! Jpaulm (talk) 15:08, 22 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Nice pictures. I repositioned them, hope you don't mind. A lot of Surrey villages and towns need pictures, keep up the good work. SuzanneKn (talk) 18:14, 27 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Mommit, Who are you to decide what is a part of the history of Claygtae and what is not? The Claygate Tandoori is referenced in the official Claygate Book as the Dipali, and is the oldest restaurant in Claygate, if you remove the reference once more, I will make it my personal goal to make sure you cannot edit this page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.2.144.78 (talk) 10:58, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Making snide comments about an establishment that has done more for the Claygate community than some muppet of a 'cow' is just plain petty, why not do something more with your life than simply watching public web pages and warning people about 'vandalism' - FYI this is a public IP and I have not been 'warned' about anything. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.2.144.78 (talk) 10:19, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia in not a commercial directory. A neutral point of view means not giving undue preference to a vested interest. An encyclopedia has to be written in an appropriate tone.
Indulging in personal abuse, making threats, vandalising a user page and replacing an article's balanced text about all restaurants by advertising bloat for one - such behaviour does not reflect well on the restaurant in which this IP user appears to have an interest.
The contribution of all businesses in Claygate through the Chamber of Commerce is acknowledged in the article. The age of the restaurant was actually mentioned in the text ("oldest" being open to question). Naming of any restaurant or pub was avoided out of fairness to all, although this restaurant is actually visible in one of the pictures mentioned. As for "snide comments", I fear it is one of the restaurant's supporters who implies that "a bad experience at the place" accounts for these impartial efforts to improve the accuracy, tone and quality of the Claygate article. Motmit (talk) 08:25, 3 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Kingston
Hi KBT
Your constant efforts to maintain the quality of Wiki keep hitting my Watchlist, so many thanks. However I noticed you knocked out a link to the Thompson Local in Kingston. I find this an almost indispensible publication in hardcopy and was quite glad to see it is online. Perhaps there is a policy on links to local directories but is it really spam? Just a thought. Motmit (talk) 19:09, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That's a toughie ... strictly it's
WP:EL, but if you want to discuss it on the talk page and obtain a consensus for keeping it - then I'm sure you'll be protected from any 'drive-by' correctionism on my part. I know some of these things can actually be useful, but there's essentially a policy of not advertising paid for services on wiki, and this is one. I'll leave it to you - and try to restrain my propensity for hitting that rollback button ... Oh, and thank you for the cack-handed compliment - you make me sound like one of those 'bot things! Kbthompson (talk) 00:41, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply
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Sorry you thought it cack-handed - sometimes I feel like saying 'I like what you are doing'. I'm not too concerned about the link, but I did note it was from a newbie who for once didnt seem to have an agenda. DBTR. Regards Motmit (talk) 09:13, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, thank you. I didn't give the editor a warning because that was the only time they put in the EL. I just noticed they didn't have a welcome, so I've added that. Cheers. Kbthompson (talk) 10:00, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Seymour de Lotbiniere
Thanks for writing an excellent article, which I've only just spotted. When I wrote the article on Howard Marshall, I noticed that Lobby didn't have one. I would have liked to have written a piece on him myself, but none of the reference books that I had to hand contained enough information. JH (talk page) 09:50, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Was his father this guy: Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière? If so, then we can link him. It seems unlikely that there could be two people with such a name, but that article makes no reference to his ever having held a military rank nor of his having a noted son. He also seems never to have moved from Canada to England, but I suppose might still have sent his son to Eton which could have led to Lobby settling in England. JH (talk page) 11:27, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, grandfather seems more likely, but of course can't be added without evidence. I've looked up Lobby in CMJ's Ball by Ball: The Story of Cricket Broadcasting. According to that, he went to Shrewsbury rather than Eton, and then qualified as a solicitor before joinging the BBC. What was your source for his having gone to Eton? Also CMJ gives the first "e" in his surname an accent. JH (talk page) 16:26, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I've just found something in a web search that answers both questions: yes, it was Eton and yes, it was his grandafather who has a Wiki entry: [1] JH (talk page) 16:44, 2 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I would go with "Lob...., Seymour de". Incidentally, do you know whether or not the surname should have an accent? Some sources seem to spell it with and some without. JH (talk page) 10:12, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I apologize if I caused some trouble. Well, I do know this is an English Wiki and is hard to figure out. I thought SdL was born in Quebec because on the Wiki article of Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière pointed out that SdL is his son. Must be an error. I'll have to research more on Quebec's early prime ministers soon to improve their articles. Now I read that he was born in London. My assumption was then premature that he puts an accent mark on his surname. His (grand?)father's name has one on his when he adopted later in his life (it was his mother's madien name). I have to say, it was a natural impluse to put the è (accent grave) but I thought about it now...maybe it was premature. Feel free to remove the è if you must, because I also thought you couldn't make one with your keyboard. Don't hesisate to point out the spelling convention on accent marks in the Wiki. I'm having trouble finding it. Pieuvre (talk) 06:23, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I looked at his two biographies and it mentioned H-G de Lotbinière had 11 children, which 7 survived to adulthood. He had three sons mentioned, but no names. But, reading above talks, I see that H-G de L was SdL's grandfather. Honestly, it depends how he writes his name personally (with accent or not). I'll say go without according to standard's English spelling rules that generally ignores accent marks. I think that'd be a fair assumption unless proven otherwise. (talk) 06:41, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
It was a quick mistake on my part! Thank you for showing me how to properly put the accent marks (it slipped from my mind not to put those on references where they don't have any). Now I read the H-G J de L article and noticed it mentioned "grandson". I sumbled across SdL's article while reading H-G J d L, and thought "it's missing accent marks on his name", and hence I went to put them on. Forgive me! Thank you for clearing this up. I'm still rather new here (just several months of being a member), so I may make some mistakes. We're all once newbies! Cheers and have a nice day! Now Canada (at least me) must sleep now! Pieuvre (talk) 07:34, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have put the SdL's name back where it was, except I kept the father's and grandfather's alone as you considered it correct. Pieuvre (talk) 07:41, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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Unfortunately LOTR has since removed the spoof new message joke which was very funny at the time, so don't bother any more. Motmit (talk) 23:00, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That reservoir
The IPs are still sniping at the hapless Suzanne. I have removed the relevant section from user's talk page. I guess the original article ought to be flagged for deletion when things quieten down. Pterre (talk) 12:38, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]