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Hello, I'm Struway2. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Birmingham City F.C. without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; I restored the removed content. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! Struway2 (talk) 19:25, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

[1] and [2] both says the 6 players "are leaving in the summer, when their contracts run out". Nobody's contract runs out in May, they all last until 30 June, so that's when they'll actually leave the club. Joseph2302 (talk) 14:24, 28 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi why did you delete my post that he's currently a free agent? How else should I describe in the Infobox that he no longer has a club? I added that for clarity as it's not clear in his Infobox whether he plays or not at the moment. Huddsblue (talk) 00:51, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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I removed some of the more intricate details of Beeching's address because, as far as I was aware, Wikipedia didn't post full addresses. Also, I was clearing the infobox of a number of unused parameters. Samuel J Walker (talk) 15:34, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have a problem with removing unused parameters. However the place of death might be seen as relevant. An edit summary would help make your motives clear. — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 15:36, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Secondly, regarding the Adam Johnson edit. The totalcaps parameter is usually reserved for retired players. I'd added it originally but decided to remove it because Johnson isn't retired (at least by choice) and it doesn't feature on Ched Evans' page either. Samuel J Walker (talk) 15:41, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, fair enough. But please use those edit summaries! Regards — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 23:18, 4 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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3rd opinion on Gateshead

Hello Samuel J Walker, I have asked for mediation on the Gateshead article. Also here is the talk url on the Gateshead talk page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Gateshead#Gateshead_County_Borough_Citation 82.13.142.140 (talk) for your view 07:36, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think I went to the wrong place I should have gone here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Third_opinion I'll put that down to my lack of experience with the dispute resolution process. However I am always willing to compromise. How about this edit? 'Part of County Durham until 1835[1] when the town became a part of Gateshead County Borough,[1] part of Gateshead County Borough until 1974 when the town became part of Gateshead Metropolitan Borough;[1] Gateshead... and so on' I'd say that is neutral.Barkleave09 (talk) 08:53, 3 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Could you give a rationale for this edit? Thanks in advance. --John (talk) 21:06, 1 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Until 1965 Wimbledon was in Surrey and not considered part of London. Samuel J Walker (talk) 21:09, 1 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Is there a consensus that this sort of edit is a good thing? --John (talk) 23:27, 1 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if there's a consensus on anything. I think it's probably fairly minor, though some people I've come across do appreciate these types of edits. For me personally, I have an interest in the historic counties so I try and correct any errors I come across, so I think it's probably an "as and when" thing rather than a consensus. Hope that helps. Samuel J Walker (talk) 23:38, 1 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It's the sort of thing I have seen people get very upset over. It might be worth having a central discussion, or finding if one has already taken place. It shouldn't be marked as minor I think. --John (talk) 06:53, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for adding the 'hidden advice re DoD...my attempt to do the same got lost in an edit conflict I think. Please note quotes in boldname should be outside the bolding per

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I'm not that happy that you didn't reply to my last note above, but went straight to this. Can you have a think about what you are doing and get back to me please. --John (talk) 18:50, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't get back to your previous reply because I was at work. My point is highlighted here, most prominently in the "use modern names section". I point to this part of it: "Older names should be used in appropriate historical contexts when a substantial majority of reliable modern sources does the same; this includes the names of articles relating to particular historical periods". Between 1949 and 1990 there were two "Germanys", the FRG (West Germany) and GDR (East Germany), likewise with East and West Berlin. The reason I changed it was because at the time of Merkel's birth, Hamburg was in the FRG, which was West Germany. On a similar note, if you look at Vladimir Putin's page, the infobox there reads that he was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, because that is what it was at the time of his birth. Samuel J Walker (talk) 19:10, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that, it makes sense. I recommend that you link to this guideline in your edit summary, and certainly do not mark such edits as minor. I am well aware of 20th-century European history and know that the names can change over time. I am also aware that here on Wikipedia making such changes can be controversial, as it can be in real life. Such changes can generate heat out of all proportion to their real utility to the encyclopedia, so you should be prepared to discuss such changes case-by-case if asked. Guidelines are not binding in this project and it is perfectly possible that local consensus may over-ride it on occasion. So long as you bear this in mind, use informative edit summaries and keep a sense of proportion about consistency, you should be fine. Thanks again, --John (talk) 20:05, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Most of the time I do not mark edits like those as minor, this one must have slipped through the net. I am aware that making such edits can be hot topics and I usually leave edit summaries explaining my actions. What I sometimes do is leave the internal notes if there are quite a few edit wars over these issues (one such page is the Paul Hollywood page over the county of his birth), and most of the time these edits are made with minimum fuss. Thanks for the heads-up though, I'll bear it in mind. Samuel J Walker (talk) 20:12, 2 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm not at all sure I get the logic for changing the county in which Asquith died to Berkshire. He died in Sutton Courtenay, a town now in Oxfordshire. If I want to find his grave, that's the county I go to. I think it's just plain confusing to use the old county boundary. I've reverted your edit. If you want to put Berkshire back, could you discuss on the article Talkpage. Regards. KJP1 (talk) 00:30, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't agree, but by all means raise it on the Talkpage. KJP1 (talk) 12:17, 22 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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I see that you have made many edits to Chesterfield F.C.. The page seems vandalized to me, but I don't know enough about it to safely make corrections. I wonder if you could look at it?

Cheers Dan D. Ric (talk) 15:49, 4 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, when updating infobox stats you should update the |club-update= or |pcupdate= parameter for club stats, or the |nationalteam-update= or |ntupdate= parameter for international stats, by adding five tildes (~~~~~), which generates the specific time the update was made. Thanks, Mattythewhite (talk) 15:57, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please keep this in mind. Mattythewhite (talk) 14:30, 20 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bump. Mattythewhite (talk) 19:50, 13 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey, there are some Leicester youth players hidden in the template for when they get squad numbers including Josh Knight so just have a check if they are there as there may be no need to write them out fully. Jimmy Skitz's Answer Machine 16:02, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi Samuel. You made a revert here with the edit summary "Edited for consistency. Most other articles are laid out in this way." I wonder do you mean "all UK bio articles", or possibly "all UK bio articles where the individual was born in Wales", or possibly "all UK bio articles where the individual was born and died in two different countries", or possibly something else? I'd also be interested to see your supporting evidence. I tried to ask in my edit summary if there was any

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Hi, just regarding the Fawlty Towers episode, Communication Problems, which edition of the VHS do you have? Aefevans (talk) 15:28, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thanks for your reply. Interestingly, the VHS I was referring to is dated 1984 (the edition can be seen here: http://www.videocollector.co.uk/fawlty-towers---basil-the-rat/29477). Maybe it's something they rectified in that time? I'll have to dig out my copy. Aefevans (talk) 15:38, 29 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Players who are "released" merely will not have their contract renwed. They will not leave club until 30 June 2019, OK? GiantSnowman 15:10, 2 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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died on March 19, 2009. You keep changing it and are upsetting his family. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.121.231.74 (talk) 20:05, 11 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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I have blocked the editor who moved around your User page. It's not the first time they've done this with other editors' User pages. I hope everything is restored on your page. Let me know if this happens again. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:07, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize for adding already added information, but you forgot to update the date. If the date isn't updated, other editors might think the match result wasn't added. Thanks, Mwiqdoh (talk) 17:57, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Thank you for your recent edit, however please wait until the match is officially over. You missed a yellow card for Nampalys Mendy. --Skyblueshaun (talk) 15:14, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Good afternoon! I'm not for one instant objecting to your change to the info-box chez Grenfell, but I wonder why you made it? Is the "|1979|end=her death" form now disapproved of? Just looking to add to my knowledge of WP practice. Best wishes, Tim riley talk 16:35, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In June 2020, you thought fit to leave a citation request on the Pulsar Watch article, in November 2022 I added a source. Do you know how long it took me to find one, about 10 seconds!! Seriously how useless are you? 150.143.66.129 (talk) 21:51, 21 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mate, I had already added the appearances for the league cup match in the squad info section I just forgot to edit the date, just wanted to make sure that the info was right, unless there was a league game that didn't get added? Jimmy Skitz's Answer Machine 16:40, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done! Jimmy Skitz's Answer Machine 19:17, 22 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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on 23rd of January you reverted an addition of special bank holidays in the United Kingdom, with the change note that they were special holidays and not changes to existing ones.

But all other holidays listed there, were special holidays too, not changes to existing ones. After all, the category is called "Special holidays", wherefore I believe, that special holidays actually belong there. Could you please explain your revert more or add these additions back. Thank you. 2A05:FB81:114:3100:2027:7104:24FC:CC6B (talk) 20:21, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]