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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by D C McJonathan (talk | contribs) at 15:51, 7 December 2005 (→Find-A-Grave links again: thanks for your effort). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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Dutch literature

I guess you added much text to the article Dutch literature. I'd like to know which are the sources for this text. Alx-pl D 19:39, 12 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I just wanted to know how much reorganization the article requires. Alx-pl D 16:28, 13 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It seems to me that the hundreds of Find-A-Grave links you are adding are basically spam. Could you tell me why you are doing this? -- Mwanner | Talk 15:19, 20 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the response. Well, I guess I can't argue with that! Sorry, I've been chasing down a lot of spam ext refs lately, so when I see a user adding the same site repeatedly, I tend to assume the worst. Cheers! -- Mwanner | Talk 20:59, 20 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Arthur Godfrey Peuchen

Thanks for the feedback - greatly appreciated! As for the source, take a look at the Encyclopedia Titanica entry on Peuchen. I've always thought the story of Lifeboat 6 was the most interesting, and I didn't realize Peuchen's part in it until I jumped into editing this entry. Once I found out, I felt I couldn't not add the story. I left out part of Peuchen's later activities as manager of a lumber company, which you may feel warrants inclusion somewhere. Ciao! ddlamb 03:01, 28 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I've reviewed the find-a-grave links you're adding and the Wikiproject you state that they are related to. I believe that the links are inappropriate and should be removed based on WP:EL, and I while I see the discussion in Wikipedia:WikiProject_Missing_encyclopedic_articles regarding the use of find-a-grave to identify missing articles, I do not see where there has been discussion or a consensus to add the links to hundreds of biographical articles. There does appear to be some support for adding links to newly created articles that owe their existence to the find-a-grave list, a usage that I would not oppose.

I would like to foster some broader discussion and direct your attention to the note to that effect I have placed at WP:AN/I and also at Wikipedia talk:Find-A-Grave famous people.

Finally, could you please state for the record whether or not you are affiliated with the findagrave.com web site in some way?

Thanks

The Uninvited Co., Inc. 16:28, 6 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

While I have commented further on the project talk page, I just want you to know personally that not everyone agrees with UninvitedCompany. For one, I believe that the link is very appropriate as an External link here for every any persons that are listed at Find A Grave. They are IMO just as useful as IMBD and contribute discussion in a similar way. I am sorry to see that you have removed this as your current project and would hope that after some consensus is gained that you will resume your effort. Doc 15:51, 7 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
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