User talk:Tfmurphhk

[edit] Welcome

This, as I am sure you guessed, is the talk page of Tom Murphy. Feel free to write comments, thoughts, ideas, things about articles, etc, -- but please, no rude or mean messages.

Thank you!

And remember PLEASE SIGN YOUR POSTS --Tom M. 11:07, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Arbuthnot Road

Greetings! I would be most grateful if you would please expand and improve this article. - Kittybrewster 09:44, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright issue with Helena May

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[edit] Peter Hayes

• Is this a Deaths in 2007 question? i'm assuming it is and you're talking about the Aussie lawyer as opposed to the sculptor (or BRMC bloke for that matter). If this is the right Hayes, i'd say it was a definitely borderline case perhaps being nudged towards 'keep' for the moment by the fact of some of his more high-profile cases and his murder. not particularly sure either way, tho. are you just seeking opinion on it? best, tomasz. 14:39, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Hi, I'm biassed as I wrote the start of the Wiki article. Let me just say that it is huge news in Australia - one of the country's leading lawyers liaising with multiple prostitutes and overdosing on an injection given by one of them. I think it's best to leave things as they are for now. I'm sure there is more to come ... WWGB 03:00, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Marc Ramsbotham

Hi. You removed the death notice for this person, citing the reason "Vandalism, article has nothing to with Ramsbotham". Although the article was about someone else, there was a reference to the death in the first paragraph. Granted, there are better references available (and I have now supplied one) but we need to be careful before we label genuine editors as vandals. Regards, WWGB 02:58, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Stack Bundles

Tom, As I wrote in the edit summary with my edit, we have previously used the Wikipedia name for people with "two" names. See, for example, Bruce Bennett and his death notice Deaths in February 2007#24 which are not listed by his birth name Herman Brix. It is arguable whether we should use Stack Bundles' birth name, but that's an argument to be had on Stack's article page. As long as WP editors and admins allow the article to remain under his "stage name", then I believe that we should follow suit and use the same notation. I think that the Deaths notices should mirror the same Wikipedia criteria for naming, notability etc. That's why I do tend to get annoyed that there are so many Deaths notices for people who would not pass a notability test if they were written up as Wikipedia articles. I'm talking about Romanian actors, Czech writers and the like who we seem to tolerate on the Deaths pages, despite no-one in the English-speaking world ever hearing of them! WWGB 12:28, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image:Amanpour.christiane.jpg

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[edit] Closed deletion debates are closed

Hi. I reverted your !vote to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Teargas Ginn. Obviously you weren't intending any harm, but please go there are read the tags at the tags at the top and bottom of the article. That debate was closed three weeks ago. Closed deletion debates should not be added to once they are closed.--Fuhghettaboutit 12:10, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Subtle? Me?

Thanks Tom. I hope your message gets through. At least is an article is written, it may be tested against notability criteria and stay or go as decided. WWGB 12:43, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Talk page header

Tom, did you mean that the user templates were out of alignment? If that was the issue, I think that the "proud Wikipedian" template that you were using had a stray "break" command in the code, and that was causing the alignment problem. I have substitued a different "proud Wikipedian" template, and the problem seems to be resolved. Is that what you meant to happen? If I have not helped, please revert my change. I'm still very much a novice in the finer detail of Wikipedia! WWGB 13:45, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Inconsistent deletions?

One of the good things about Wiki is that you don't have to do everything yourself. I'm glad you agreed with my edits, and I will likely do more in the near future, but other edits took priority today. Feel free to contribute to what I have started. Brianga 11:46, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Venue suggestion needed for a meet-up in Yuen Long

Dear: Tfmurphhk ：

In the past meet-ups, we always had our meeting in the centre of Kowloon, either Kowloon Tong or Mong Kok. However, apart from these places, I am sure that alternative venues in other region would be suitable.

This is the time for your suggestion! According to some discussion on Chinese Wikipedia, from August of 2007, the Hong Kong Wikimedians’ meet-up would be held in all districts of Hong Kong in a circulation basis.

Here is the tentative information of the first meet-up：

Date：11, August, 2007 (Saturday)

Time：After 5:00pm

Proposed region：Yuen Long

The community would request for ideas of where we should hold the meet-up , in order to have a better decision. If you have any good ideas, don’t hesitate to give your opinions, million thanks!

Please don't hesitate to give your good suggestion to us

Regards,

Hong Kong Wikimedian

Sith lord darth vader

16:51, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 3RR

Tom, 3RR is shorthand for Wikipedia:Three-revert rule, which basically states that an editor cannot continually revert an article to their own point of view. They run the risk of suspension if they continue. Regards, WWGB 00:52, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Speedy deletion of Citizens Mobile Patrol

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the article (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Toddst1 14:23, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Macau

Hi? I would like to invite you to give me some opinions or comments and vote over the page of FAC: Macau since you are currently in the Wikiproject HK and you may have some invaluable experience that I can take them as reference. Thanks for your attention. Coloane (talk) 18:52, 10 January 2008 (UTC)

Please click on the title above, it is already linked. Thanks! Coloane (talk) 14:28, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Suharto

Hi Tom, Sorry to revert you on the Suharto name. As I understand it, many Indonesians have only one name. The term "Haji" means the person has undertaken the Hajj to Mecca, so it's not really a name. I don't know where the "Muhammad" comes from, maybe his father's name. Anyway, I think it's always safer to use the same name as the deceased's Wikipedia article. Are you still in HK? My boss was over there last week. Regards, WWGB (talk) 10:34, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] KBE

See guidelines at WP:NCNT. Titles of knighthood are not recommended in articles about non-Commonwealth citizens, for the simple reason that they do not use the titles themselves. WillOakland (talk) 18:46, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

The key word here is "recommended". My understanding is that he does in fact feel very proud to be a KBE.. and uses it. Not all the time, but when appropriate.

That's not a key word, because it doesn't appear in the guideline. It is enough for the article to mention that he received the award, as with every other American recipient. WillOakland (talk) 08:41, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

Will, As demonstrated by WP:MOS

Post-nominal letters should be included when they are issued by a country or organization the subject has been closely associated with. Honors issued by other entities may be mentioned in the article, but generally should be omitted from the lead.

Writers should remember that the meaning of the most obvious (to them) post-nominal initials will not be obvious to some readers. When post-nominal initials are used the meaning should be readily available to the reader. This is most easily done with a piped link to an article with the appropriate title thus:

Joe Bloggs, VC gives Joe Bloggs, VC

ensuring that readers who hover over the initials see the expanded abbreviation as a hint and in the status bar at the bottom of the window. Readers who click immediately on the link, missing hints will hopefully see a short article with the definition clear and near the start. Often one line article will suffice, with appropriate links to further information, thus: Jack Brabham, OBE. (see above in regards to academic titles and post-nominal initials)

This shows that they are clearly applicable in articles even whereby the person doesn't live in the commonwealthSilent52 (talk) 14:42, 10 March 2008 (UTC)