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Nomination for deletion of Template:Wikidata / FamilyTree

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West Suffolk District Council

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West Suffolk District is probably the most appropriate title for this per WP:UKDISTRICTS as its normal for the council to redirect to the district not the other way round. Crouch, Swale (talk) 17:09, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I see now you have created 2 articles which have roughly the same content, per Wikipedia:WikiProject UK geography/How to write about districts#Local authorities we should generally only have 1 article unless like Isles of Scilly or Plymouth the district its self is combined with another entity, are you OK with swapping West Suffolk District Council to West Suffolk District Council titles as the former has longer history and then just redirect "West Suffolk District Council" to "West Suffolk District"? Crouch, Swale (talk) 19:45, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
West Suffolk District Council Election apportionment diagram 2022
Thanks for your support. I shall be doing some more work today so that WSDC details the composition of the council as per a suitable Election apportionment diagram. I was thrown by the discovery that WSDC could not be simply moved to WSD as that already existed as a redirect page. This is in line with having a different article for Suffolk County Council and Suffolk
I got quite a bit done today.Leutha (talk) 13:26, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure we need a separate article for the district council since unlike county councils there isn't usually much to say about the council that doesn't directly apply to the district but I will request history moving since the council article since it was about the district until the split. Crouch, Swale (talk) 17:27, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. I think as the consequences of the Lyons Inquiry into Local government get operationalised through the locality budgets used in Suffolk, there will be plenty to say.Leutha (talk) 22:42, 3 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of List of former Cobbold pubs

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Whitton cum Thurlston

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Thankyou for creating this article, There is also a draft at Draft:Thurleston for Thurleston. Crouch, Swale (talk) 09:44, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Leutha (talk) 12:39, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Saidiya Hartman

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Hi there, just wanted to ask if you could perhaps clarify your changes made to Saidiya Hartman. I removed some of your content, because it was rather jumbled (see your edit here, mine here). I know this is from well over a year ago, but do you have any insights? Thank you, Jessicapierce (talk) 22:40, 22 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Renée de Montmort

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Henham

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Thankyou for completing Henham, Suffolk, an interesting one is Dallinghoo Wield (Draft:Dallinghoo Wield) which was apparently the smallest parish in England! Crouch, Swale (talk) 08:48, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Do you know if the People's Institute, Manchester still stands? The sources you provided when creating the stub seem to only be about its history, and checking the modern road on Google Maps to find the coordinates, I'm not seeing it. Lord Belbury (talk) 18:23, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

District council articles

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While as I noted there is probably little point in having West Suffolk District Council separate from West Suffolk District (per WP:UKDISTRICTS) when the district is combined with a settlement such as Harlow it probably makes sense to have a separate article for the district council namely Harlow District Council. There are 7 districts in England where the district is combined with the settlement but there is no separate article for the council namely Crawley Borough Council, Gosport Borough Council, Hastings Borough Council, City of Lincoln Council, Tamworth Borough Council, Woking Borough Council and Worcester City Council. These article would likely be useful to create unlike councils for districts that only exists as districts or where like Colchester the district is already split from the settlement. I have started a draft at Hastings Borough Council. Its possible for Worcester an article should be created on the district instead as its not all unparished. Crouch, Swale (talk) 17:09, 19 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that, @Crouch, Swale. I will read your thoughts carefully. However in the meantime it has prompted me to update the Ipswich Borough Council page, which needs a new seat plan and adjustment following the Tory whip being removed from one of their councillors.Leutha (talk) 07:13, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The councillors and seat plan should probably be added to Hastings, I didn't add some of the data because I'm not that familiar with how the elections etc work. Crouch, Swale (talk) 16:27, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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At Grade I listed buildings in Ipswich the only one without an image is 1025070. I was looking on Google Street View last night at it and wasn't sure if I was looking at the right building. Do you know if we have any images of it on Commons so that we can have a full house there. Also there are a few others at Grade I listed buildings in Suffolk like Otley Hall and Gifford's Hall with no images. Crouch, Swale (talk) 19:53, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that, @Crouch, Swale. I found photo for the building. I have been thinking about Isaac Lord and the building as to whether either is notable. Alfred Sizer, also associated with building, was a Mayor of Ipswich, but I am not sure of his notability. If the building proves notable, it maybe useful to mention Sizer and Lord in that article, without a Wikipedia page being needed. I'll see if I can upload some more pictures. I'll also see if I can find some historic images of other Grade I listed buildings in Suffolk, but that may take a while.Leutha (talk) 11:12, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Given the Ipswich one doesn't even have a name I'd be less sure but the likes of Otley Hall will likely be notable. Crouch, Swale (talk) 13:14, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I think the problem with 1025070 is more that Historic England website did not put a name to the building. However the name I would be inclined to use is the Isaac Lord Complex] which appears in a research paper they put out. This mentions the oldest timber dating back to the first half of the fifteenth century. There are also a couple of paintings here by Willaim George Merrick (1857-1935) which are in the public domain and were painted in 1924. Nice pump from 1802! Leutha (talk) 16:15, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
OK so it seems to be several buildings (as the listing suggests) I was thinking it was the house just after Briarbank if heading towards Woodbridge. Yes indeed it actually may merit an article then. Crouch, Swale (talk) 20:17, 26 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I have had a look at Otley Hall, and agree it warrants an article, but also see Giffords Hall, Stoke-by-Nayland which does have an article and images.Leutha (talk) 10:22, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Gifford's Hall in Wickhambrook, West Suffolk (1235864 at TL7708353842) not Giffords Hall in Stoke-by-Nayland, Babergh (1283138) at TM0180837432. Crouch, Swale (talk) 18:01, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, you are quite right, @Crouch, Swale. I had a chance to visit the library today and did a bit more for Otley and started the Wickhambrook Giiford's Hall.Leutha (talk) 23:15, 2 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, its a bit surprising we didn't have an article on Otley Hall. Crouch, Swale (talk) 09:10, 3 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Thankyou for the images for the Ipswich building, I have added the image to Grade I listed buildings in Ipswich. I have also started Draft:Isaacs on the Quay, since it seems like the grade I building is part of Isaacs we might as well just have 1 article for the pub its self and the surrounding buildings. Crouch, Swale (talk) 19:33, 16 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Hi Leutha, thanks for the picture. Are you a 100% sure that the Derna waterfall is related to the Derna wadi ? If so it would be interesting to provide a source. Best regards Kimdime (talk) 10:51, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, they are featured in the photo in the Washington post article I cited. I just added further clarification to the english page. Leutha (talk) 11:08, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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I am not quite sure why you came to think I was using cut and paste. The most likely explanation is that I had the editing window open, – including previous edits – when another editor moved the original page without leaving a redirect. Thus when I came to save my edit the page was opened as if anew.Leutha (talk) 11:03, 13 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for that. I've added a link to the Marquis of Bristol. Leutha (talk) 15:21, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Isaacs on the Quay is now in mainspace and I have also started Draft:Old Custom House, Ipswich. Crouch, Swale (talk) 20:23, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good work! Leutha (talk) 21:52, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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@Leutha Please see if the category exists before you make a new one. Mason (talk) 19:22, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Charnocks

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Hello! I recently create an article about Harry Charnock, the relative of Clement and James. I found a book where James is called a brother of Clement and uncle of Harry:

Russian: Из духовного завещания великобританского подданного Джеймса Чарнока, оставленного им после смерти в мае 1899 года, можно узнать, в каком родстве ему приходились другие Чарноки. Климентий, Василий, Джон и Эдуард были его родные братья, [...] его племянницей была Магия Чарнок, а племянниками Андрей, Яков и Вилли Чарноки..

In Keith Baker's Fathers of football Clement and Harry called brothers. Can you add this information to articles about Charnocks in enwiki because I'm not confident enough in writing in English? Илья Яковлев (talk) 16:44, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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St Anne's Church, Liverpool (1772-1871)

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Books & Bytes – Issue 65

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Books & Bytes – Issue 66

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Concern regarding Draft:Samuel Hartley

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Nomination of Libero International for deletion

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Books & Bytes – Issue 67

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DYK for Queen's Road, Brighton

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On 27 March 2025, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Queen's Road, Brighton, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that when the Brighton Town Commissioners wanted to build Queen's Road through a slum district, they invited all the residents to a festival and demolished their houses while they were away? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Queen's Road, Brighton. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Queen's Road, Brighton), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Hello @Leutha! Letting you know there's another Brixton meetup at Brixton Library next Monday 28th April at 6pm-8pm if you're nearby and free. We're going to look at #wmuk mini edits, music articles (and London music venues) and translating articles too - as well as anything else you might want to edit/discuss with fellow wikimedians! Colette Lambeth (talk) 09:30, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the update, unfortunately I wont be available that day.Leutha (talk) 10:11, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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In this issue we highlight two resource renewals, #EveryBookItsReader, a note about Phabricator, and, as always, a roundup of news and community items related to libraries and digital knowledge.

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Nomination of Nationalities Working Group for deletion

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Concern regarding Draft:RANION

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Wikipedia:Meetups/UK/Black Cultural Archives

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Hello! I just saw this event from years past. AMAZING!!!! I will continue the work as am currently working with the George Padmore Institute in London.

This activist archival work sadly still needs to be done desperately. I just recently contacted the British Online Archive which feautures a Black man smiling with a laptop (presumably checking out the acrhhive) and yet all references to Black British history in their stated bradning of: "Hosting over six million records covering over 500 years of history, BOA's extensive digital archive offers unique insights into global events, trends, and themes." are references to enslavement?!!!

In any case, congratulations and happy to know about your work!!!

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Books & Bytes – Issue 69

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The Wikipedia Library: Books & Bytes
Issue 69, May–June 2025

In this issue we highlight a new partnership, Citation Watchlist and, as always, a roundup of news and community items related to libraries and digital knowledge.

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