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Request for reassessment of a stub

Hello, I noticed that you seem to be interested in the biography aspect of wikipedia, which I am also interested in, and I am taking a course at Sydney University for writing wikipedia content. I look forward to you checking out my stub and looking forward to a re-assessment. My stub is Paul Colin. Thank you very much!IIVYLII (talk) 22:35, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

I corrected some minor errors in ref tag placement and reassessed the article. It still needs sources provided for much of its content. —ADavidB 12:49, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Steve Bannon edits

Hey, thanks for fixing some of my edits on Bannon's page. I didn't know about the period outside the quotes rule, and incorrectly assumed that brackets in the Shapiro quote were Wikipedia editorializing, and not the source's. Thanks for catching everything, and I will be more careful next time! RadleyMadish (talk) 01:28, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

You're welcome. Happy editing, —ADavidB 01:35, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Best Buy

Hi, sorry, I think I need a snooze! Neils51 (talk) 14:20, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. Fully understand. —ADavidB 17:57, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	I came to thank you for improving a caption I wrote but I am so impressed by all the other stuff you have done, I think you deserve this! HouseOfChange (talk) 15:24, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! —ADavidB 01:51, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

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Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania edit

Hi -- I noticed that recently you added an edit to this page with a ref sourced only to "blah." Was this a placeholder? Gnomingstuff (talk) 04:31, 5 March 2023 (UTC)

Hmm. I remember updating the representative to Fink, though don't remember placing or leaving the 'blah' citation for it. Thanks for removing it, and I'm sorry it remained there since December. —ADavidB 02:30, 6 March 2023 (UTC)

Broken anchor at Mermaid

I saw the notice about a broken anchor yesterday morning, but didn't have time to resolve it. This morning I find that it's been deleted due to being "unsourced". Now, the subject of the link was supposedly a television series, which if true means that a source should exist, whether or not it's been cited. Because this is not a controversial statement in the biography of a living person, material should generally not be deleted unless sources do not exist—not because they haven't been properly cited.

Following up on the broken link, I failed to discover any mention of mermaids at the originally-linked article about a 1998 television series, or the 2018 reboot, or the episode list of the latter (I didn't see a stand-alone list for the 1998 series). But I did find the reason why on the talk page of the 1998 series: the entire section was moved from the article to the talk page, because it concerned a planned series that was not picked up for production, and according to the sourced cited—and there clearly were several citations to presumably reliable sources—it was not "really" a spin-off.

Now, I really don't want to have to dig in to whether it was or wasn't a spin-off. That seems like a debatable thing and I've never watched either series. And I also don't know whether the production or pre-production of a pilot for a television series that wasn't picked up is notable enough to be mentioned at Mermaid. I would rather leave both of those to people more familiar with writing about pop culture or involved in developing this article, which I haven't been for several years, although I patrol it for vandalism. But there clearly are sources for a pilot being planned/made, and so IMO the claim shouldn't have been deleted as "unsourced".

I understand there may have been confusion due to there being no mention of mermaids at the target article, but then again it's unusual to move entire sections of an article to the talk page. As someone who's actively involved in the development and maintenance of Mermaid, I hope that you will be able to review the source material and determine whether an unproduced television series is worth being mentioned, which is the question I think must be answered, rather than whether the sources for that planned series were cited by the broken link. P Aculeius (talk) 13:12, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the research and information. As it was, I didn't consider it notable. I'll look into it more, and have no problem with others doing so. —ADavidB 14:11, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

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I am seeking advice

Greetings, Adavidb. I noticed that you seem to be interested in writing about musicians, I was wondering if you would have time to check my article about Canadian composer Airat Ichmouratov. I've been working on it since its inception in 2015 and would appreciate any advice on how I could enhance its quality. Currently rated as a start class, I'm eager to learn how I can elevate it to a higher level.

I welcome and appreciate any guidance... All the best. Patrick0506 (talk) 13:14, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

I found that the article easily rated as a B class, and made it so. There remains room for improvement, however. I went through the Career section and made various grammar and formatting updates. Similar changes can be made to the other sections. I also made other minor updates throughout the article. Happy editing —ADavidB 02:15, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much, your work is so professional and very inspiring, thank you! I'll keep working and learning. Patrick0506 (talk) 03:00, 8 December 2023 (UTC)

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Test —ADavidB 23:15, 18 December 2023 (UTC) —ADavidB 23:15, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

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I had AWB set to skip "only cosmetic changes". I will add "only white space" as another skip option. —ADavidB 19:56, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. I hope that works. – Jonesey95 (talk) 00:40, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

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Thank you! —ADavidB 15:13, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

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Message forwarded to DimensionalFusion, who added the most content to the draft article. —ADavidB 04:30, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

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Florida College edit

Hi Adacidb. I appreicate the lead sentence you placed in front of the quote I inserted today. I also appreciate how you placed the quote in blockquote format. Much more professional looking that what I had done. However, I disagree with moving this key quote from the Lead section to the History section. The quote is core to how Florida College operates. In addition, the quote flows much more naturately following the sentence which was already in the lead section, "The college operates independently from any church organization." How about moving your lead sentence and its adjoining blockquote back to the lead section? TT33617 (talk) 20:05, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Perhaps we can collect views on this from other editors at the article's talk page. I'll solicit discussion there. —ADavidB 04:26, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

Why do you think the Minnesota Birth Record accessed via ancestry.com is not reliable?

I noticed you reverted my added reference to the full name of the founder of Department 56. Seems ignorant to not look at the source. But perhaps you do not have way to verify sources behind paywalls?2601:40F:4082:5660:B850:2787:DC03:40C0 (talk) 13:54, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

The editors consensus for ancestry.com at WP:RSPSS gives the reasons behind my edit reversion. —ADavidB 17:53, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Duke Buchan

Hi Adavidb, I work for Duke Buchan. I see that you have contributed to the Republican National Committee article in the past, and since Duke is the National Finance Chair of the Republican National Committee, I thought you might be interested in updating his article as well. I have made some suggestions in an edit request that you can see here. Thanks for your time, Debbie for Duke Buchan (talk) 13:26, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

I added some of the suggestions to the Politics section. —ADavidB 02:12, 31 July 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much, Adavidb. I really appreciate the time and attention you gave to this article. I have additional suggestions for two other sections of the page. Would you consider implementing them as well?

In the Global finance career section:

Buchan joined hedge fund Maverick Capital in 1997, where he was in charge of the firm’s investments in banks and financial-services companies.

Thank you very much, ADavidb. Debbie for Duke Buchan (talk) 18:23, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

In the Diplomacy section:

In May 2019, Buchan was part of the first official US delegation to join the March of the Living together with another seven ambassadors.

As Ambassador to Spain, Buchan encouraged Spain to strengthen their contributions to NATO. He concentrated on investment, tax, and trade issues.

References

Thanks again for your time, Debbie for Duke Buchan (talk) 12:36, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Iʻve incorporated this information into the article. Please add the details of any future such suggestions to the articleʻs talk page rather than mine. —ADavidB 22:46, 1 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you very much, ADavidb. Debbie for Duke Buchan (talk) 18:23, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi Adavidb, I've added a few more thoughts on the Talk page and hoped you may take another look. Thanks. Debbie for Duke Buchan (talk) 14:48, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Scott Bessent

Hi AdavidB, I see that you have an interest in American politicians, and was hoping that you might take a look at some proposed updates for Scott Bessent posted here. I had initially received some feedback and have since modified the language and sources. I look forward to your thoughts. Thank you, MG for Scott Bessent (talk) 13:35, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Tom Ehlmann listing in St. Charles notables

I would urge you to consider that running an NBC owned affiliate in the 5th largest market in the country is quite notable. This makes Ehlmann one of the top television executives in the country. There are "notables" on the list who were no more than state reps in small states. One guy on the list isn't even from St. Charles but was from St. Louis and did not go to St. Charles High or Duschene but rather to St. Dominic which is not in St. Charles. Ehlmann was a star basketball player at St. Charles High School and a stand out in baseball, too, and went on to a remarkble career in major market television. Orvis2003 (talk) 14:59, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

As a more experienced editor here, I urge you to consider Wikipedia's rules and guidelines for adding to the encyclopedia. Ehlmann's ranking among television executives is not included in the source provided. That source is also considered a primary one (from his employer), and to be avoided. The source makes no mention of Ehlmann being from St. Charles or even Missouri, or having any past sports background. The other list entries have their own articles, which establishes their notability much more clearly. —ADavidB 01:41, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Many thanks. I have added a source from the Dallas Morning News that mentions Ehlmann and his position at NBC.

I have also added a source for Ehlmann growing up in St. Charles.

I have noted that several of the "notables" do not have sources for having any connection to St. Charles. Two of them do not mention St. Charles at all in the linked wiki article. Maybe these should be cleaned up? I am happy to do that. All the best, Orvis2003 (talk) 13:42, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the additional sourcing with the Ehlmann entry. You are correct that a linkage to St. Charles should be evident and verifiable for each of the listed people, if not in their article then at least with a link in the St. Charles article. That would be a great project for you or another editor to complete. —ADavidB 03:29, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Forgive me...Not to hammer this too much but one "notable" (Cody Asche) is not from St. Charles at all but from O'Fallon, which is in St. Charles County but is a different city from St. Charles. Orvis2003 (talk) 14:01, 17 October 2024 (UTC)

While Asche did grow up in O'Fallon, I found a source (https://web.archive.org/web/20140303003858/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=3662484) that verifies he was born in St. Charles. In general practice on Wikipedia, one can be said to be "from" one's birth city, instead of or in addition to where one has lived. —ADavidB 03:29, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for this. Much appreciated. There are similar problems with a number of them...ones that don't mention St. Charles at all..Matthew Pitsch, for instance, that has him born in Wyoming, raised in Arkansas..working his whole life in Arkansas...he did attend the University of Missouri at Rolla.

Anyway, I do not want to give you more work..Thanks for the good lessons.. Orvis2003 (talk) 12:26, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

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