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[edit] Use of flagicons

Beg too differ re your deletions.

Flagicons are a good idea, even though this is not a sporty topic, because:

  1. Helps teach the flags, especially where flags of different countries are similar.
  2. Helps find things, flags are easier to read than words.
  3. E. Brittanica probably doesn't use flagicons.
  4. Am copying others who think it is a good idea.

Tabletop (talk) 06:25, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Replied at User talk:Tabletop#Use of flagicons --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 08:23, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Constituency names

Hi, please see this discussion. Thanks, --RFBailey (talk) 16:00, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Neston Park DYK

Just had a look at this. Good article but you need to fix the bare URLs before it can be approved. Thanks.Nrswanson (talk) 21:36, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Fixed & some MOS improvements. --Rodhullandemu 21:57, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for fixing it. For future reference, bare url's are a WP:GA criterion, not a DYK one (though I didn't add that one: I just nominated the hook). --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 11:49, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Grosmont and Hawkshead

Hi!

I see you've added Grosmont and Hawkshead societies. I have no verifiable information to counter these additions so I've not done an edit. It's just that I really don't believe they're still in existence. On checking a database of CRTG food stores, the one in Hawkshead is on a different street and managed by TCG N&NE so this could either be a different store or the current situation since a transfer of engagements, perhaps. Also, there's no store, at all, in Grosmont - was/is Grosmont a non-food society (like Langdale)?

I've seen the pages on the FSA and these make me doubt what I'm suggesting as when you look at the same register for United it's bang up-to-date. The Co-op Online website is not being updated by TCG and it can't be relied upon to be correct.

I hope you don't mind my question as I realise how it comes across as arguing against the proof you have provided!

Secondly, have you heard about Lothian, Borders & Angus' proposed transfer to TCG? If you don't beat me to it, I'll add something to those article.

Richard ( T | C ) 22:32, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

You'll probably beat me. More thoughts to come. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 06:24, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Some comments at Talk:The Co-operative Group. See also http://www2.co-operative.com:8080/Ext_1/ShHistory.ns4/$WebSharebook/HAWKSHEAD?OpenDocument and http://www2.co-operative.com:8080/Ext_1/ShHistory.ns4/$WebSharebook/GROSMONT?OpenDocument . Though the co-oponline share book search is not always as accurate or up-to-date as the FSA database, I find it to be useful clue. (No mention of mergers in the newspapers that Google indexes.) Since your CRTG database says different, perhaps a footnote in the articles to say the independence is questioned would be helpful to readers. Could you add it?

Whoever added Langdale to the list put them as "Food" (was that me - I hope not.) I was not aware they did not do food - please fix it. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 09:09, 23 August 2008 (UTC)


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[edit] Why farmers form cooperatives

Please visit my sandbox to review the section "Why farmers form cooperatives" that I have written in response to a comment on Talk:Agricultural cooperative (13 April 2008). Should we incorporate this section in Agricultural cooperatives? Your comments will be much appreciated. Many of the reasons for the creation of agricultural cooperatives are valid also for cooperatives in general, and perhaps you could suggest if and how a similar section could be incorporated in Cooperatives. --Zlerman (talk) 11:30, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Responded at User talk:Zlerman/Coops. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 10:29, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Invitation to CfD Category:Pseudoskeptic Target Discussion

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[edit] Electronic trading, Espiscolopian?

Hr, I just added a WSJ reference to Electronic trading and realized how horrible that article is (again). I gave it the old once over, but it needs at least a ten times over. Any help appreicated.

I noticed that you know something about the use of Espicopal vs, Episcopalian. You might check the usage at St. David's (Radnor) Episcopal Church. My suggested compromise of Episcolopian was for some reason not adopted (adapted?).

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I am not, and have never been, an Episcopalian myself, but I don't feel it is worth an edit war. Both words mean the same thing when captialized, but Episcopalian feels informal to me, except when used as a noun. I noticed that the introduction doesn't mention the country, so I proposed the alternative phrasing:
parish of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
I will drop a polite note to Jonclodfelter (talk · contribs), since they are inexperienced and edited in good faith
When I look at the state of finance articles, I often feel overwhelmed. I hope their parlous state didn't contribute to the credit crunch!
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[edit] Douglas DC-3

Thanks. However, the instructions for approving a nomination are:

If the article under review meets the criteria for approval:

1. Remove it from the list.
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I have removed it from Wikipedia:Release Version Nominations for you. Oakwillow (talk) 20:44, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Oops. Thanks for fixing my omission. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 05:48, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Entity

Public service company

I probably should have contacted you first, so please accept apology for revert. That wording came straight from a legal definition here in Virginia. Perhaps, it varies in other places. At a practical level, what problem do you have with it the way it was? If nedd be, I can live with your edit, although I thought it less descriptive. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vaoverland (talk • contribs) 16:20, 2 October 2008

Entity is a term of art in common law countries: it means it can be sued. In some jurisdictions, partnerships can't be sued. Is the article intended to be worldwide, or only apply to some places? --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 16:32, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Barnstar love!

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For your helpful and kind words of wisdom and guidance, I'm... er... awarding both you and that other guy who lives in Canada and drinks Alexander Keith's this nice little compass thingamabob barnstar. Isn't it just pretty? QuadrivialMind (talk) 19:26, 6 October 2008 (UTC)


I don't know where these go, but isn't it just fun to give them away? --QuadrivialMind (talk) 19:26, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

They go on talk pages! This is my second barnstar in over 8000 edits since I registered, so I am delighted. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 20:48, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Well since you've got so much experience and I've got so little, you can manage to move it yourself, I'm sure :P
By the way, second barnstar? Where is the other one? And 2 barnstars in 8k edits? That's long overdue! --QuadrivialMind (talk) 21:39, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
You put my barnstar in the right place, as I understand it! When I archive my talk page, and I feel like bragging, I might display it at Hroðulf: I put my first barnstar right at the top of that page. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 21:49, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Oh, my bad, you said talk pages, d'oh. I was quite distracted when I wrote that message, haha. It's just that I've seen a lot of people display their barnstars on their user page instead of their talk page, but I guess everybody moves them!
And by the way, I had seen your first barnstar but because of the (in my opinion) strange description, I didn't think it was given to you... Usually there's a message and the name of the person who gave it to you. But I didn't see neither --then I read your explanation and I got it :)
And I think you should totally brag, haha. Everybody loves warm and fuzzy, it's no secret that even the most discreet of the wikignomes appreciates recognition. I know I'm just starting to edit and already realise that by the time I become fairly active, I will want my user page cluttered with barnstars and userboxes :D --QuadrivialMind (talk) 22:34, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cooperative Banking

Hroðulf, it's great to see how much initiative you're taking in the field of Wiki coops these days. I'm afraid I'm totally tapped out right now; my life in microfinance, combined with insanely slow processing speeds in the developing world, is not highly conducive to Wiki editing. I'll try to keep an eye on what you do with the article and make contributions where I can, but don't count on much. Good luck with it!Brett epic (talk) 15:20, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

It is a bit more useful to help people implement microfinance, than for me to write a few words in an online encyclopedia. What is the reaction of people when they find they can actually buy tools and raw materials they have wanted for years? Hope you find a low latency connection soon. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 17:55, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Nonghyup

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[edit] Su-hyup

Thank you, Hroðulf, I am new editor and I lerarn a lot from watching your doing here. Right now I travel abroad until early next year. I try to look at this page in my B&B but it is only for MS IE 5.5 or higher! The computer this B&B is MAC and it use the Mozilla. Anyway, you might find some English here if you use MS IE: www.suhyup-bank.com . I will try to find some more English information about it. Nxo (talk) 16:17, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Also, I look briefly at Korean encyclopedia about Chukhyup. It show the Chukhyup became somehow affiliated or joined with the Nong-hyup in 2000. But I notice using the Goggle that there seem to be the website of several the independent branches of Chukhyup. Right now I got some tiredness becuase of the changing time from airtravel and so I must sleep. I will try conform the details. Nxo (talk) 16:28, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Chair

"Chairman" IS a well-established term for the office, even though somebody's dictionary doesn't mention it. Robert's uses it throughout. Since we seem to be working together on this article, I don't want to revert the edits of my partner, even when IMHO they aren't correct. Regards, Lou Sander (talk) 14:59, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Oh. Thanks. Dictionary.com cites about 10 different dictionaries, and I had never personally heard of it used for the office. I don't have Roberts :(. Please go ahead and revert me: don't worry about it. --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 15:54, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
Done. Coincidentally, I've been working on a few Scotland-rleated articles lately. I see reference to Scotland on your user page. Can you tell me more? Lou Sander (talk) 17:55, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

When I first came to Wikipedia, I did a little work on the Scots language and Ulster Scots (linguistics) articles, but made no progress. I even registered at sco.wikipedia.org, but I am not literate enough to do any useful editing there. It is hard to hear any Scots where I live now (internet radio gets me a few snippets), and I have not spoken in my clumsy attempts at the tongue for 30 years.

I also hang about at Presbyterianism and Presbyterian polity, which I hear have some connection with Scotland :) (This may explain my enthusiasm to get moderator and convener mentioned at Chair (official))

However, 2 years later, I did the lion's share on some short (English Wikipedia) articles about Scotland, that I am unjustifiably proud of:

Which articles about Scotland caught your interest?

By the way, since you have Roberts, perhaps you could expand the chair article by highlighting some of the key roles of the chair in a formal debate: I suppose things like granting the floor, calling to order, and the casting vote figure highly. You can tell my school didn't have a debating club!

--Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 20:07, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

There's no end to the stuff in RROO about what the chair does, though it doesn't refer to debates. It's a general work about "assemblies" and how they are conducted. I'd definitely be interested in expanding on those areas, but maybe it's beyond the scope of the article right now.
I got interested in Scone (bread), which led to Bannock (food), which led to Pitkeathly Wells. In the U.S., there's a lack of easily identifiable sources about Scone and Bannock. My dream is to find some sort of authoritative book about their history, etc. Like the Chair article, Scone and Bannock were pretty lame when I found them. I've improved them quite a bit, but I have my limits. Lou Sander (talk) 22:44, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

You wrote: I'd definitely be interested in expanding on those areas, but maybe it's beyond the scope of the article right now.

I think you are right that it is beyond the scope.

I am afraid I didn't realise Wikipedia has a whole series at Template:Parliamentary Procedure. Since the chair is involved in almost every piece of procedure, I wonder if a description of the role of the chair might grow to become a description of procedure in the round: I suspect that would be a thankless task of reproducing material already easily found in Wikipedia.

It would be nice to see half a dozen sentences on the highlights, though, if such highlights exist.

--Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 06:46, 25 October 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Labour party edit

Could you please not revert on the goruounds of wikipedia can't be its own source as there is no wikipedia sources and other articles have critiscisms sections so I don't see the grounds for merging into main body. I'll think you'll find it conforms with NPOV and would ask you to tell me if this not the case please so I can fix a problem if theres a problem please! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.178.44.79 (talk • contribs) 08:39, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia can't be its own source: you cited the Opposition to the Iraq War article. See the reliable sources policy.
Criticism sections are discouraged by various style guidelines in Wikipedia, and are completely unnecessary in the case of the Labour Party (UK) article. I did not delete the criticism, but merely included in the section above, about the 1997 to 2008 Labour governments. However, I would like to delete it, as it is criticism of the government not the party.
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[edit] Tag and commons

Thanks for adding the correct tag here; I'll remember that for future cases. I did have a go at uploading it to Commons, but the form there has so many extra fields that I just gave up. I wouldn't mind doing it if I knew what to enter in those fields, but the thought of the time it would take me to dig through help pages to find out what to do was just too daunting. Maybe I'll get the time to figure it out one day; then I'll go through and upload all my files. Thanks -- Mike Christie (talk) 03:32, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

For the info about Ullans. I must say that if the UFF supporters are more inclined to speaks Scots it is even more sad again because unlike any of our other neighbors of England, Scotland, Wales or Southern Ireland we seem to have plenty of claims but no real nationalism (sounds very racist doesnt it, not me anyway). The UFF are the only crowd I heard of claiming N Ireland as its own place but I know it really has its own identity so much as any of the the neighbors. It came last when integrated to England and came first when distinguished in mythology. We have it but over all the trouble nobody wants it :) everybody else wants it. Anyway I didnt get language from llans so its some more sense for me thanks. ~ R.T.G 01:07, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

You're welcome. There seem to be lots of people at Wikipedia that think Northern Ireland should be called a "constituent country". Seems pretty odd to me. One more link for you: Ulster nationalism --Hroðulf (or Hrothulf) (Talk) 15:57, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
Well, hopefully not to annoy you but if it sounds odd I will try to explain the whole thing because it is worthy of it. In my experience people of Northern Ireland don't really give Ulster much thought except as a tribal unionism concept but that is the child of an even stronger and more ancient tribal Ulster in its own right, strong as any natural cultural boundry. The term "right" or "rightful" meaning ownership or deservedness could be said to come from the Red Hand of Ulster, a part of the Ulster flag and an older than old story in which a man removed his right hand so that he could throw it on to the shore where the first man to place his hand on Ulster soil would have a claim to the province as its king. He got his right to it. I am trying to be brief I swear! I will try to describe to you some reasons that Ulster is naturally and historically its own nation already just a very tiny one and very easy for the neighbours to want to integrate it. Maybe I can't tell it so good but maybe the idea is not so odd if I try.
There are four or five parts of the island of Britain where they speak their own way, Scotland, Wales, and two parts at least of England. Even when they do not fight about it or suggest seperating, they mutually respect at least four of these as some sort of culture - North and South England, Scotland and Wales. So... on the island of Ireland there are also four or five very distinct cultural areas where they speak English nowadays but very differenty including Dublin areas, Ulster, Cork-Kerry-Limerick areas, Mid to Western areas and Mid to South Eastern areas but you can certainly divide it in at least four as distinct as Glasgow culture from London culture. These cultural type differences are pretty much the same as in the days when they all spoke different languages and were seperate countries, Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht the four provinces, England as divided north and south by the Saxons, Scotland and Wales. Although in these places they all speak more or less the same language today, cultural difference is ancient and has held firm regardless of power and fighting, language or freindliness. The invasion of Ireland and seperation has thrown the southern parts together in a strong way but as this is so, it also made a new cultural seperation with Ulster (and it has, the Ulster counties in the republic get no special treatment apparently). Your Ulster unionist and your Ulster nationalist will not sound very different and will share some Ulster heritage somewhere but they don't sound Welsh or southern Irish and have that Ulster heritage for sure whatever they think of it.
Old Irish culture is largely based on mythology and Ulster is usually described as strong and wild with giants and warriors as well as the most difficult to conquer as it is sealed of by hills and mountains guarded by a strong people and rich enough in stories of love, magic, betrayal and heroes to challenge any Grimm or Tolkien. Recent history of Northern Ireland seems not to have reflected that kind of heritage for a long long time (hence odd all round). It's a bit like someone from India telling the Dali Lama that he is maybe Chinese or Indian and he beleives it. Is he not the Dali Lama in his sacred home? Apparently he is. Saint Patrick is part of Ulster, Cuchulain, Fionn mac Cumhaill, Giants Causeway, Lough Neigh, Red Hand of Ulster, mad dogs are nothing new, etc. etc.
People of importance in Northern Ireland rarely seem to consider it so strong in its own heritage when applying for its future but it is just that, with or without Boyne battles, IRAs or Orange Orders which are fairly new. No small country could survive happy without its neighbours as friends and the smaller the sovereignty the more difficult to keep straight and narrow I reckon but with the world joining together in ways we might all be more comfortable to find our cultures acknowledged where they exist such as the recent trend in Welsh and Scottish politics. No need to fight just because you are seperate. Although people feel strong about tying Ulster to Britain it is a tie, and should be under no threat by acknowledging culture.
I would compare it to Belgium where they have all been speaking different languages for hundreds of years which is a more obvious difference to them but talk about seperating them culturally? It makes a big deal. But they don't even speak the same language? If that is what they are debate is only human and no harm in recognising each other especially when people have been fighting.
Look at Sinn Fein as regards the closeness of Irish culture North and South. Gerry Adams and Co. are seen to be the voice of a lot of people in northern Ireland but anywhere else they don't want them. Although they are tied in with some bad stuff they are also tied in with civil rights movements which had real grounds and although tied to bad stuff they may have helped some people a lot more than anyone else did. Sinn Fein got something like one seat in the last election in the south, even though we are represented in Europe by Mary Lou Macdonald of Sinn Fein and Sinn Feins normal policies were not completely off the wall and fairly in line with what people wanted. They don't go on about Northern Ireland for instance, except when it comes up. I am no political buff but I listened to the election and even if Sinn Fein werent the best they werent complete idiots and theyve been laying it down for peace and working for a real place. You may say thats because of their bad links but when the IRA were fighting for death Sinn Fein were the in thing. In fact Labour has got better seats than Sinn Fein for ever down here. Nationalism regarding the border is usually described as a sympathy. Claiming the Irish as one people in heritage or the British is true in a way but only in one way. This sounds like a lack of support from the south but to be fair they seem great friends but about as traditionally tied in as any other local parts are with Ulster. Lot of language, good freinds, relatives, different place. Same difference.
My sympathy is with Northern Ireland as itself and the fact that even when its people have seen awful sorrow over the identity, the place itself is only shown as a connection to some other places (not even to only one place). The red hand is not only an Irish symbol but it is a champion one of old confused with more recent history of battle by the same people more or less as were before. How crazy is a place that a person can give his right hand for it and be given the place in return? What local country flys a flag like that? Ulster. Who dares claim it as some place else? Where is this persons hand? Quis seperabit? Well, sovereignty is not so important as putting it back together as is the new trend but it does have that sovereignty.
Describing some of Ulsters heritage without making excuses would be a lot shorter. A place claimed yet not owned or owned yet not claimed. Hopefully I made some sense for you and not just annoying you. Ulster heritage is not so shallow as to be only supported by the battle of the Boyne and the Orange Order although they are a heritage of the place as any other but unfortunately thats the only hype it has today. The other stuff is all old stories and natural beauty but some of it must be true and it can't be all bad. All best. ~ R.T.G 10:39, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
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Hi Hroðulf Thanks heaps for the feedback rewrite Marcome page, I would not like to see Wikipedia full of spam or self referential egomaniacs. I would like to rewrite the page and try to satisfy all the criteria including the criteria you very helpfully pointed out "Conflict Interest".

My previous contributions were under the user name Nigelsa, I lost my password and my old email address was closed so following the suggestions in the help section it said it was easiest to set up a new account.

My main article previously is Humanistic Sociology

I am not in a rush to get this page up especially viewing the previous deletion, I just wanted to follow the correct procedure also if you were willing you could drop by the link to my subpage when it is finished you could let me know if you would recommend it for deletion

Once again thanks for your feedback and the helpful link you provided for constructing the page as a subpage really appreciated. Nigel447 (talk) 09:59, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

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Great save: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Building_society&diff=270527204&oldid=265805513 A complex issue distilled into a few clear words.

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It was either that or delete the section. I'm still not 100% sure about its significance compared to the rest of the article, but maybe someone else can decide to delete it - I certainly wouldn't object!
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Never mind - I didn't scroll down far enough to see that the version you created had been vandalized. Will fix asap. Sorry!--Fabrictramp | talk to me 22:00, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
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