User talk:Edmund Patrick/Archive 6

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added to main page watch list

Is it just me but main page is being continually added to my watch list with no input from me. This occurs on iPad, smartphone and laptop. Is it a common fault? Asked this on talk page but that may not have been the best place for such a question. Edmund Patrick – confer 05:48, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

It has never happened to me. You could try asking at WP:Village pump (technical), where the gurus hang out, to see if anyone has an explanation. JohnCD (talk) 09:08, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

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Star Trek Into Darkness was partially shot in Iceland

Hi. You recently rejected a revision by Karirafn and stated that "[Star Trek Into Darkness] was not filmed in iceland". Assuming WP:GF, you could search 'star trek into darkness iceland' on Google to find (reliable) sources. The top results include several pointers that the movie may have been partially filmed in Iceland. The first result is a Google Docs document that lists a TrekMovie.com URL with more information. The third result points to the same URL for more information. The fifth link is a Female First article that quotes from an infographic created by Virgin Media: "Some shots for Into Darkness were filmed in Iceland, the first time any Star Trek film has shot outside of the United States." The article states that more facts are available on Virgin Media's website, here. We now have a reliable source - the infographic on Virgin's website - that says the movie was partially filmed in Iceland, which contradicts your statement when rejecting Karirafn revision. The exact text on the infographic is: "Some shots for Into Darkness were filmed in Iceland, the first time any Star Trek film has shot outside of the US." Your account has only recently been granted the "reviewer" userright, and reviewing is something you may need to get used to, but please remember to assume WP:GF and don't reject revisions based on erroneous assumptions. Thanks. :) By the way, Category:Films shot in Iceland has been added to the article via its latest accepted revision. I decided to (re-)add the category and some related information to the article after I had noticed your edit while looking through the revision history of the article. --82.170.113.123 (talk) 20:37, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

thanks you you are correct, when I researched web sites to confirm or not none (e.g. IMGb) did not ,as it does now, list Iceland. My experiences has been on witch trials, patron saints and witchcraft and I never assume any revisions, one cannot... Now why it was not listed to begin with is an interesting question.Edmund Patrick – confer 21:21, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
If you mean the IMDb, it lists Iceland here and Árni Björn Helgason as the unit production manager for Iceland here. Although I don't think the IMDb would be a reliable source. Anyway, it's good that you "never assume any revisions". :) Thanks for your reply. --82.170.113.123 (talk) 21:26, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
yes now it does it did not when I first researched. I agree not the most reliable source but when it comes to films one that should be looked at. Edmund Patrick – confer 21:35, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Good Articles Recruitment Centre

Hello! Now, some of you might be wondering why there is a Good article icon with a bunch of stars around (to the right). The answer? WikiProject Good articles will be launching a Recruitment Centre very soon! The centre will allow all users to be taught how to review Good article nominations by experts just like you! However, in order for the Recruitment Centre to open in the first place, we need some volunteers:
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A message will be sent out to all recruiters regarding the date when the Recruitment Centre will open when it is determined. The message will also contain some further details to clarify things that may be a bit confusing.--Dom497 (talk)

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DYK RfC

  • As a listed GA participant, you are invited to contribute to a formal Request for Comment on the question of whether Good Articles should be eligible to appear in the Did You Know? slot in future. Please see the proposal on its subpage here, or on the main DYK talk page. To add the discussion to your watchlist, click this link. Thank you in advance. Gilderien Chat|Contributions02:58, 1 August 2013 (UTC)

GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive

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In past Backlog Drives, the goal was to reduce the backlog of Good article nominations. In the upcoming drive, another goal will be added - raising as much money as we can for the Wikimedia Foundation. How will this work? Well, its pretty simple. Any user interested in donating can submit a pledge at the Backlog Drive page (linked above). The pledge should mention the amount of money the user is willing to donate per review. For example, if a user pledges 5 cents per review and 100 nominations are reviewed, the total donation amount is $5.00.

At the time this message was sent out, two users have submitted pledges for a total of 8 cents per review. All pledges, no matter how much money, are greatly appreciated. Also, in no way is this saying you must make a pledge.

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GAN December 2013 Backlog Drive

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Your request for rollback

Hi Edmund Patrick. After reviewing your request for rollback, I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

  • Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
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If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:New admin school/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 01:20, 11 December 2013 (UTC)

Edmund's death according to Abbo

Hi there, EP! Happy New Year! Here's a headache for you. On the Edmund page, in the Abbo section (which you may see I have been fiddling with) there is a nasty coffee-coloured box containing text which purports to be a translation of Abbo's account of Edmund's death. I have a copy of Abbo in the version from MS Cotton Tiberius B.ii in my hand as I write (Ed. Michael Winterbottom, Three Lives of English Saints, Toronto Mediaeval Latin Texts, Centre for Medieval Studies, Pontifical Institute 1972, pp. 65-87) and I can tell you that if that is what this purports to be a translation of, it is a poor and miserable paraphrase. Of course it may be a perfect translation of some other latin text, but it would have got a rap over the knuckles and a detention from old Mr MacMillan at Hill Place, who would have threatened to drop on one like a ton of bricks, if even a 10-year-old had offered it up as a translation of the passage I am looking at. It is very bad for the article to be featuring this as if it were bona-fide Abbo, and it does justice to no-one, unless, as I say, some more grotty original version of Abbo has been proclaimed the original. Any suggestions? Eebahgum (talk) 02:11, 19 January 2014 (UTC)

Formerly Hill Place!
Happy New Year to you, hope all is well. As you can see from my reply on article talk page please improve, there maybe some who will be upset by this move, there are a few St Edmund "protectors" but since this has become a good article it has settled down. I do not know who old Mr MacMillan at Hill Place is but my latin teacher (monk) at St John Fisher grammer school also installed the fear of any diety going into his pupils - is this a prerequisite for the teaching of Latin... Be Bold Edmund Patrick – confer 15:21, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
That was MY latin teacher (of course). Anyway the fact is the text on the article page, even as amended, bears no relation to Abbo whatever, and should not be in the article at all. All I think I can do is to post the whole of the latin passage and a word-for-word translation of my own, all in the Talk page, and let other editors draw their own conclusions. I long ago took a vow not to get involved in matters Anglo-Saxon on WP for the very good reason that there are other interests at work. So no edit wars for me!! (I hope) regards etc Eebahgum (talk) 19:56, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
alea jacta est Eebahgum (talk) 23:30, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
et ludo est or to show the difficulty that you have, should that be et ipsum est. Edmund Patrick – confer 08:03, 20 January 2014 (UTC)

March 2014 GAN Backlog Drive

It's that time again! Starting on March 1, there will be another GAN Backlog Drive! There will be several changes compared to previous drives:

  • This drive will introduce a new component to it; a point system. In a nutshell, older nominations are worth more points than newer nominations. The top 3 participants who have the points will be awarded the Golden, Silver, or Bronze Wikipedia Puzzle Piece Trophy, respectively.
  • Unlike the December 2013 Backlog Drive, earning an additional barnstar if you reached your goal has been removed.
  • The allowance to have insufficient reviews has been lowered to 2 before being disqualified.
  • An exception to the rule that all reviews must be completed before the deadline has been created.

Also, something that I thought I would share with all of you is that we raised $20.88 (USD) for the WMF in the December 2013 drive. It may not sound like a lot but considering that that was raised just because we reviewed articles, I would say that's pretty good! With that success, pledges can be made for the upcoming drive if you wish.

More info regarding the drive and full descriptions regarding the changes to this drive can be found on the the drive page. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a message on the drive talk page.

I look forward to your participation and hope that because of it, some day the backlog will be gone!

--Dom497

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