User talk:JBellis

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Hi, I uploaded an image with the same name as (Image:Townhall.jpg) many months ago and it was the Town Hall in Antigonish Nova Scotia however it wasn't the image that is currently there. I guess the user Bigsteeve uploaded the current image and kept the same description for some reason, the description should definately be corrected. --BoyoJonesJr 19:31, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Mary MacLeod Trump

You didn't complete the AfD procedures, specifically, you didn't open the discussion page and list the reason for the AfD. IrishGuy 21:19, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mo Hayder

Hi, can you explain why you think the Mo Hayder article is a possible copyvio? I've just read over the source it supposedly violates, and can't see any real problem apart from one or two vaguely similar sentences. Barbara Osgood 14:13, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Alexander Masters

I found this link [1] indicating that he was born in New York. Amalas =^_^= 13:57, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template:World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom

As creator of this template, you may be interested in a deletion vote for a Scottish only template ([2]). I listed it for deletion since the UK one is obviously superior and much better for navigation purposes. Astrotrain 19:18, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hoy High Lighthouse

Thank you kindly for the information, I have amended my image info accordingly. Richard Harvey 19:42, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RO-RO

You're welcome! Thanks for noticing. :-) —Steve Summit (talk) 17:29, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] List of Climbers

Thankyou for the correction on Hargreaves, can we agree that 'UK' would be the best thing to use in the climbers list for her? This has the advantage of being shorter than either 'Scottish' or 'English' and covers all contingencies.

I note (I think I note) that you are changing the 'date-' format to 'born date'. I won't argue that it's incorrect, but just to let you know that when I cleaned up all of the dates a few months ago I adopted the shorthand date-dash-date (and date-dash) method in order to economise on space and to keep the 'need to read' to an absolute minimum. Lists are really meant to be scanned (to my mind) and consequently we should be able to afford to 'compress' grammar. Strictly speaking if we say 'born date' we should also say (in all of those other cases) 'born date, died date', and I just don't think there is room for that. But having said that, it's your call.. Regards 01:01, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sir John Franklin

Hullo, just wanted to ask why you thought the NOVA companion website wasn't an apt external link for Sir John Franklin. While NOVA is indeed a TV series, it's generally a well-produced and researched one; I'm a bibliophile myself but do enjoy sharing links to useful media in other forms. As for the Channel 5 show, I might agree more, that was not really a top-drawer programme.

[edit] Cyril Mango

I just remembered him as an American, but I forgot to check my references. Thanks for telling me. Valentinian (talk) / (contribs) 21:26, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Website

The website that you gave me won't load for me, so would you do it? Hello32020 11:59, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Still won't load (the website won't load) Hello32020 13:58, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
I can't get to the PDF sorry. Hello32020 14:15, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
K it works Hello32020 14:52, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Town/Villages in Scotland.

Okay I will try to fix some of them, but it is not only my article, it is not solely my responsibility. If you see something that could be updated or fixed, you may also want to update or fix it yourself. (If you have updated or fixed some of them, my apoliges.) Hello32020 19:32, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Okay I'll try to check harder next time I create location stubs. Hello32020 20:54, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re Ensay, Outer Hebrides

Hi,

I did a fair bit of work on the Ensay, Victoria article. Another user (Fir0002) added the pic of the chapel to that article. Since it was a pic of the Chapel on your island, I shifted it into a new article on the island as it wasn't really relevant to the town of Ensay in Australia. So regarding the pic and the caption, it wasn't actually mine, so I can't really help you much on further details.

However, to try to make sense of it, it says:

"Chapel on the Island of Ensay, so named because St. Columba and his followers used the Island to christen convicts from mainland Scotland early in the sixth century"

Now I took it that this was some type of prison island, and St Columba went across to it periodically to christen the convicts. Re whether such a thing existed in the sixth century, I must say I had asked myself the same question. Where it says 'so named', I took to be from the earlier information that Ensay was a Gaelic form of Jesus, and it was called this because of the christenings happening there. However, you are now saying this is incorrect and the name has a different source, which therefore puts a hole in that explanation.

I believe Fir0002 said that information/pic was in a book he has on the area in Victoria, so was sourced from there. Perhaps you could ask him.

(BTW I'm not sure I fully understand the second sentence as it currently stands (is there a missing word?), and I think the third sentence is missing a full stop).

--jjron 07:20, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

Sorry for the not writing back sooner, anyway I scanned the image from "Echoes from the Mountains" by A.M. Pearson. The full caption under the sketch reads: "The name Ensay was first given to the district by Archibald Macleod. Ensay was so named after an island of the outer Hebrides, which was owned by the Macleod family prior to them migrating to Australia. Ensay Island is Gaelic for “Jesus Island,” so named because St. Columba and his followers used it as the site to christen convicts from the mainland of Scotland early in the sixth century." if that helps at all. --Fir0002 06:03, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
A number of books show the original Norse as Engi or Engis, meaning meadow. http://www.google.co.uk/books?lr=&q=ensay+engis&btnG=Search+Books Also, http://www.majstro.com/Web/Majstro/sdict.php shows no translation for Jesus or Ewe, but it does translate meadow to innis which is not phonectically disimilar from engis. Yes, it's OR... but it may spur someone else's imagination into finding a citable connection from Old Norse Engis, through Scots Gaelic Innis to the modern Ens (+ ey = isle). 81.179.95.88 14:03, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Northern Hebrides

I considered changing the Inner Hebrides page, although it does say "The smaller islands include", as opposed to they "are". I also added a note on the Hebrides Talk page: 'Can't think of any reason not to include the Summer Isles and have done so." and another at Talk:Islands of the Clyde (in which I note I am agreeing with you!). Here I say "whilst I can't find a precise definition, the Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland describes the Inner Hebrides as lying 'east of the Minch'. " If the Summer Isles etc. are not Hebrides I am not sure why that would be the case. The surely have more of a case than St. Kilda. Given the Collins definition above, could I reverse the logic and ask if you know of a source which specifically excludes them and gives a reason? Unfortunately I don't have copy of W.H. Murray's The Hebrides which might be the definitive work. As you have no doubt guessed I am attempting to create a slightly more ordered 'category tree' for the islands, and whilst life does not have to be tidy it would be inconvenient to have several islands which were Hebride-like but did not have a recognisable collective noun. I also put the Summer Isles onto the Hebrides template, and on the above logic they at least should go into the Inner Hebrides page list of smaller islands. Regards, Ben MacDui 09:31, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Hmm. "The Encylopedia Britannica (free bit) says the Inner Hebrides are from from Skye in the north to Islay". Indeed it does. but (and I don't have a good understanding of your geographical whereabouts), if Encylopedia Britannica were to say "cricket is played from Kent in the south, to Northumbria in the north' or if the Encylopaedia Canada were to suggest that 'Canada stretches from the St. Lawrence seaway in the east to Vancouver in the west', would that mean that:
a) cricket is unknown in Cornwall or Scotland, or
b) that Newfoundland is not part of Canada, or
c) that Encylopedia Britannica is occassionally a fraction glib.?
It's an interesting problem which I will look into further asap. Ben MacDui 22:36, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
PS How did you know about JtR and Gruinard?
PPS Islands off the north coast of Sutherland might be 'Northern Isles', (although probably not) and then there are the Islands of Fleet. Good grief!
I have unearthed a copy of Encylopedia Britannica (1978). It says “Hebrides - group of islands of the west coast of Scotland extending in an arc between 55.35 and 58.30 N and 5.26 and 8.40 W.” This includes Gigha, St.Kilda and everything up to Cape Wrath – although not for some reason, North Rona. It’s not unequivocal, but as neither this nor the Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland exclude the Summer Isles etc. I rest my case. I will copy something similar on the Hebrides Talk page. Ben MacDui 19:31, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Answer

I have answered you on my talk page. you may delete this message when you get it Inge 22:49, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your changes to the Selwyn Hughes article

Thanks for your attempts to improve the Selwyn Hughes article. Unfortunately I've had to revert two of your changes:

  • you changed honorary to honourary, a word that doesn't exist (even in my native British English)
  • you changed amazon.com to amazon.co.uk - but since I did actually get the list of bestselling books from amazon.com, your change undermined the integrity of the article.

I've corrected these two. Don't worry about it - we've all made mistakes in our time :)

Cheers - Euchiasmus 20:47, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Why does this need to refer to two different Amazon sites?--JBellis 16:40, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
Sorry, I really messed this one up - your Amazon edit was right all along. I got it all wrong when I read your change, and thought I'd got the booklist from the US site. I should have read my own references section at the bottom before criticising you.
I'm embarrasssed for being so absent minded and impolite :(
I will do the necessary to the article. Sorry again. Euchiasmus 20:47, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Baile Ailein

Thanks for brining this article up. In the case of duplicate articles, you can tag the page for a speedy deletion with a note that it is a duplicate article; the admin who comes accross it will then redirect (and merge if necessary) to the other article. Its a little quicker for all that way! Robdurbar 17:18, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Island of Runde

Hi,

the island Runde is not a "spam link" . Runde is known as the southernmost birdrock of Scandinavia. I don't unterstand, why you deleted all external links to this webside. The webside is mostly written in german, but there are many pictures of birds such as puffins a.s.o to see. So this webside can also be useful for english speaking peoples.

[edit] Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Lakes/Articles/all#Scotland

I just came across your comment there and replied. -- User:Docu

[edit] Complaint

Why is this guy a moderator, he should not be, his deletions, are not good. He is taking away useful information, there is NO excuse for taking away usefuil information, there is only an excuse for taking pointless stuff. There should be somebody who gets rid of the bad quality moderators like JBELLIS. This JBellis should find something better to do with his time, than these useless edits.

[edit] WP:Scottish Island

I am dreaming up a scheme for a WikiProject to co-ordinate island editing efforts. You are welcome to visit the draft project page at User:Ben_MacDui/Sandbox2. Comments, advice and sign-ups are very welcome. Ben MacDui (Talk) 20:30, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

(Edit to add - see Ben MacDui's made comment above - it is now active)

I thought from your past edits, you might be interested in

Wikipedia:WikiProject Scottish Islands - come on over and have a look. --MacRusgail 21:36, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orford Ness

Yes, I noticed the dot supposedly showing the position of Orford Ness was out at sea. I have nudged it across. Do you think it's OK now? Skeptic2 20:39, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Shetland

Hi i, you from Shetland? If so you should definetly check out wir SHETLAND WIKIPEDIA! http://www.shetlopedia.com

We'd love to have you you join the team and begin adding there JAStewart 10:27, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Peter Grey (historian)

I hope you are planning to add some more content to the article--at least a list of his published books and book reviews of them. DGG (talk) 20:34, 4 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thulean Plateau

I have add a reference stating it existed during the Paleogene period (65.5 ± 0.3 and ended 23.03 ± 0.05 million years ago). Black Tusk 20:45, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Scarsdale Medical Diet

You moved a previously correct proper name title to an incorrect common name title. We are now going to have to put in a move request to fix this error. I'm sure it was an honest mistake, but please check on things like this before blindly moving articles to common name formats. Roguegeek (talk) 21:52, 13 November 2007 (UTC)