User talk:John of Lancaster

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Oscar Wilde's Italian ancestry

Hi John of Lancaster,

I noticed you added Oscar Wilde to the category Irish people of Italian descent. I had not heard of this lineage before, can you point me towards any information on the subject? Thanks and best wishes, --Ktlynch (talk) 15:51, 2 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Boyle's national affiliation

Would it be fair to say Boyle was Irish-born? As I read it he lived there until the age of about ten. I think this changing things back and forth often ends in tears, so to speak, or the loss of a contributor who does useful work elsewhere. Bmcln1 (talk) 18:59, 7 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Boyle again

How can someone who died in 1691, 16 years before the Acts of Union 1707 which established the Kingdom of Great Britain be British? Mo ainm~Talk 21:29, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Actually made a mistake as Kingdom of Ireland didn't become "British" for 110 years after the death of Boyle when it became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801. Mo ainm~Talk 22:01, 5 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, John of Lancaster. You have new messages at Mo ainm's talk page.
Message added 10:15, 6 July 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

Talkback

Hello, John of Lancaster. You have new messages at Talk:Robert Boyle.
Message added 15:50, 6 July 2010 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

I have moved the discussion from my talk page to the article talk page it is a better venue for this to take place. Mo ainm~Talk 15:50, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Boyle

Please read WP:MOSBIO, which is quite explicit what is to be listed in the lead sentence. Yworo (talk) 16:23, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, if you think this dispute is bad, you should see the disputes on the articles of people born in Austria-Hungary (e.g. Peter Lorre) or Serbia/Croatia (e.g. Nikola Tesla). Yworo (talk) 16:51, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

No apology was necessary, but thanks anyway! Yworo (talk) 18:54, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Uh...

Yellow Submarine is listed where as a psychedelic song? If it's a reliable source, your category can stay. Radiopathy •talk• 23:45, 31 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks!

Thanks for helping to write the János Kádár, I really appreciate it! --TIAYN (talk) 11:44, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry

You're right. I apologize for the manner of my edit summary. There was no call for it. DocKino (talk) 21:21, 9 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lennon/McCartney or Lennon–McCartney

There is a discussion here where we could use your input. Thanks. CuriousEric 00:12, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

All My Loving

You may want to contribute to a discussion on this article's talk page - your views, either way, would be appreciated.--Patthedog (talk) 08:39, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Requests for comment/Uncivil

Hello John of Lancaster. On 9 February 2011 you left a message on a Talk page asking a User to behave in a more civil manner. See your diff

Unfortunately, that User has not taken adequate notice of your advice, and has continued to taunt others, including newbies, with uncivil comments. For example, see this recent diff.

In recent times there have been more messages on this User's Talk page, and a couple of approaches to Wikiquette Assistance, and finally Wikipedia:Requests for comment/DocKino. In this RfC, you are mentioned by name, and your message from 9 February 2011 is among those cited as evidence of other Users having tried unsuccessfully to influence this User's behaviour. If you agree, you are entitled to endorse the RfC as a User who has tried to solve the problem. Regards. Dolphin (t) 01:59, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

John Maxwell

Following the IPs edit summary I did some searching re the documentary. Dr. Michael Foy does state 'he was a Scot, a Scots[ch?] Presbyterian...' It seems a throw-away remark, not sure how much weight can be given to it considering the text source gives his place of birth as Liverpool. FYI, the documentary can be accessed here. The comment is towards the end, at about 9.40. What do you think? RashersTierney (talk) 21:45, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sgt. Pepper Straw Poll

There is currently a straw poll taking place here. Your input would be appreciated. ~ GabeMc ^{(talk|contribs)} 23:37, 7 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Dark Streets of London

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No references, no claim of notability, fails WP:NSONG and WP:GNG.

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ArbCom elections are now open!

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