User talk:String tree
February 2023
Hello, I'm Fieryninja. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, J. M. W. Turner, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Fieryninja (talk) 07:46, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- Hi,
- That J M W Turners family had recently (a few years) moved to London before his birth is widley known in South Molton where he came from and where I live.
- Sadly the hour or more I've spent searching this morning has only produced a blog spot (https://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2017/08/old-dad-turner-and-son-in-twickenham.) which is not the kind of source I would reference.
- I wished to dispel the notion that he was a Londoner (Cockney) his father would have had a strong west Country accent.
- I remain confident in the truth of my addition but the first few pages of online results only contain the same information often word for word.
- I haven't found the vocabulary for a more successful search.
- Still finding my way,
- String tree String tree (talk) 09:36, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- Hi String Tree. Finding a reliable source is often the trickiest part but necessary so that other editors can verify the content, even if it is widely known in a particular area. WP:CITE may be useful to you. Hopefully you will find the source you are looking for. All the best. Fieryninja (talk) 11:47, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- You're quite right. Sorry to waste your time. You will apreciate it's difficult when I went to school with two of his famillies decendants.
- I will persue the matter when I get the time. String tree (talk) 16:13, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- Will you consider:
- Turner’s father, raised in nearby South Molton but long established in London, had visited Barnstaple earlier in the same year, apparently on family business.1
- https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-barnstaple-r1137142 String tree (talk) 16:49, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
- Hi String Tree. Finding a reliable source is often the trickiest part but necessary so that other editors can verify the content, even if it is widely known in a particular area. WP:CITE may be useful to you. Hopefully you will find the source you are looking for. All the best. Fieryninja (talk) 11:47, 26 February 2023 (UTC)