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please drop martinwhitcombe@btinternet.com a line re King George V Jubilee match — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.201.183.255 (talk) 12:38, 8 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I now have a talk page re King George the v Jubilee match along with the press reports of this game baldymart — Preceding unsigned comment added by Baldymart (talk • contribs) 23:40, 12 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Matty.007 12:14, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm actually related to Billy Bancroft. So was it you that took me and my family off his relatives? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.121.37.110 (talk) 15:26, 15 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes that was I. I did leave a comment on why I reverted that on the article. The infoboxes on the side of an article have pretty strict rules to what goes into them, if you follow this link :Template:Infobox rugby biography, you will find that the relatives section is for 'notable' relatives. This generally means people with Wikipedia articles. In biographies you will normally see parents and siblings mentioned, but even grandparents and grandchildren are seen as unimportant unless they are notable or had a large part in a persons life, such as being raised by their grandparents. I hope this helps and if you need any pointers, please ask. Thanks

FruitMonkey (talk) 19:20, 15 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ohhh ok thank you, I didn't know sorry.

I wondered whether you could help me with Frank Boylen? According to This Reference, "F. Boylen played for England as an amateur"; however, references such as ESPNscrum show no indication of a Boylen playing rugby union for England. I initially thought he may have played for an England amateur rugby league team (not that I know of one), but according to extracts from the tour programme for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand in Tom Mather's book, 'The Best in the Northern Union', Boylen "...Played for England against France, Wales, Ireland and Scotland..." and there were no Ireland and Scotland national rugby league teams until the 1990s, and no France national rugby league team until the 1930s, so I'm assuming the tour programme must be referring to rugby union, but I can find no information about it, any ideas? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 14:14, 20 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

D'oh thanks for the insight on Frank Boylen, according to FreeBMD, it appears Frank's surname was spelled Boylan at birth, marriage, and at the birth of his children, but his death entry was spelled Boylen. While you're on-form, perhaps you could have look into Chic(k) Jenkins for me? According to the extract from the tour programme for the 1910 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand in Tom Mather's book, 'The Best in the Northern Union', Jenkins "...Made his name playing with Pontypool and can boast a record of 101 points scored in one season. County honours for Monmouthshire prior to signing for the Hull Northern Union club..." However, I can find no evidence of him on the Pontypool website, there's a John Jenkins in 1900, but he's described as a Back Row, not a Fullback/Centre. A previous reference has Chic(k) Jenkins as W. E. Jenkins, but rugbyleagueproject has him as T. E. Jenkins, also his nickname can be either 'Chic' or 'Chick', but I'm not sure to what Chic(k) means, he doesn't appear to be called Charles, but perhaps he kept chickens!!! Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 18:38, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 24 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article La Parisienne (Renoir painting), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Renoir's oil painting La Parisienne (pictured) was shown at the first Impressionist exhibition, in Paris in 1874? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/La Parisienne (Renoir painting). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 16:01, 24 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If you are still looking for information on this game I have copies from the press cuttings along with a selection card. The team photograph on Frank Whitcombe's page os of the 'Rest' team that played against Wales. Please drop me a line if this is any interest to your good self, baldymart — Preceding unsigned comment added by Baldymart (talk • contribs) 21:03, 29 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Would you like copies of the press reports from this game would you like them? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Baldymart (talk • contribs) 10:31, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

According to rugbyleagueproject.org two international rugby league matches tookplace at Welsh White City Stadium in Cardiff; Wales' 15-39 defeat to England on Wednesday 14 November 1928, and Glamorgan/Monmouthshire XIII's 9-39 defeat to Australia on Wednesday 11 December 1929. Would you know which stadium Welsh White City Stadium is? Could it be Ely Racecourse, Maindy Centre, or Ninian Park, etc? Best Regards DynamoDegsy (talk) 16:09, 5 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for improving this article, it was desperately needing it.--MacRùsgail (talk) 16:20, 12 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FruitMonkey, were you planning on expanding this article further and DYKing it, or can I have the honours? Thanks, Matty.007 17:31, 16 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hey. Are you still keen on taking the Gould article to FAC, or would you prefer to leave it as is? It's basically ready (apart from a few inline citations), so do let me know what you decide. -- Shudde ^talk 04:01, 18 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing beats experience. So if you want to get Dylan Thomas to FAC -- this will help. There are still a few statements that need an inline citation (these are listed on the talkpage), and in the meantime I'll give the article a final read through. Then I'll nominate. Sound like a plan? -- Shudde ^talk 10:23, 19 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It's up at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Arthur Gould (rugby union)/archive1 -- fingers crossed! -- Shudde ^talk 04:27, 22 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Edits look good. I reformatted the additional reference. I've also informed the editors who contributed to the peer review about the FAC, as well, I posted brief notes at WP:RU and WP:WALES about the nomination. I like that cartoon, do you think it's superior to File:Gould affair.jpg? I think two of these cartoons would be too much for the article, but we could replace the existing one if you think that's worthwhile. -- Shudde ^talk 23:26, 22 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FruitMonkey, if you're still looking for pages to create of nationals, there is still a Scot and plenty of Americans listed here. Thanks, Matty.007 13:06, 19 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 22 February 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bruce Tasker, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Bruce Tasker, who is competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics, originally competed in the 400m? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bruce Tasker. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

On 23 February 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ben Simons, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ben Simons said that competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics "means the world to me"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ben Simons. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi FruitMonkey, are you planning on DYKing Kieran Evans? Thanks, Matty.007 13:04, 23 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Replied at my talk. Thanks, Matty.007 14:16, 23 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 26 February 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Kieran Evans, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Kieran Evans won a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kieran Evans. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it may be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 02:37, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for helping create Jade Etherington, it always surprises me how many pages are needed for Olympians and Paralympians. Best, Matty.007 11:29, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on my talk. Thanks, Matty.007 11:41, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure if you're watching my page, so replied there again. Thanks, Matty.007 12:15, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

And again. Thanks, Matty.007 13:21, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Is there one of these for each athlete? Thanks, Matty.007 20:00, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Matty.007 18:03, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FruitMonkey, I just thought you would be interested to see my Teahouse question relating to it. Thanks, Matty.007 19:32, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

		The Running Man Barnstar
		I could have sworn that I had given you a barnstar, but it seems that I have yet to thank you for your sterling contributions making sports article. Best, Matty.007 19:46, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 10 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article James Whitley (alpine skier), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Whitley (alpine skier). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Allen3 ^talk 18:13, 10 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing the DYK! Best, Matty.007 19:49, 11 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 15 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mick Brennan (alpine skier), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that 2014 Winter Paralympics skier Mick Brennan was placed 10th in the Super G, but withdrew from the downhill race, calling the course "scary"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mick Brennan (alpine skier). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Thank you for the new article Victuallers (talk) 08:04, 15 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 17 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article The Mistress of the World, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mia May starred in her husband's silent film in eight episodes The Mistress of the World (pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Mistress of the World. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Graeme Bartlett (talk) 00:02, 17 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A year ago, you were the 434th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:20, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Two years ago, you were the 434rd recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:31, 24 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Three years ago, you were recipient no. 434 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:35, 24 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hey. Thanks a lot for dealing with those comments at the Arthur Gould FAC last week. Cliftonian has added some more, and I've addressed 95% of them, but there are a few there that could really use your input. The main thing is regarding "The Gould Affair". Do you know if it is referred to as "The Gould Affair" or "the Gould affair" in the sources? Other than that there a couple of minor things that I hope won't take up much of your time. Cheers. -- Shudde ^talk 10:54, 19 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hey. There are a few outstanding comments at the FAC that I think we missed. Mainly issues that require sources (hence me not being able to address them adequately). Cheers mate. -- Shudde ^talk 22:40, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely no rush at all, just wanted to make you aware of the comments. Enjoy your wine! -- Shudde ^talk 23:51, 22 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 24 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ben Sneesby, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Ben Sneesby survived childhood cancer and went on to compete at the Paralympics for Great Britain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ben Sneesby. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Thanks for this Victuallers (talk) 16:58, 24 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 27 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Paul Hansen (tenor), which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that opera singer Paul Hansen was also a copper-engraver and silent film star? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paul Hansen (tenor). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 20:17, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 28 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anna Turney, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Paralympian Anna Turney (pictured) was inspired by the 2006 Winter Paralympics, and has competed in the two since? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anna Turney. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 08:32, 28 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 31 March 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jade Etherington, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Jade Etherington (pictured) and Caroline Powell are the most successful female British Winter Paralympians of all time? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jade Etherington. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

The DYK project (nominate) 08:01, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

Congrats -- your first star. Well deserved and a great article. -- Shudde ^talk 12:04, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No no -- it was 90% there before we started thinking of the star last year. I don't think we need to do anything else. There is some processing etc that needs to be done, but there are bot problems at the moment so I'm not sure how that will go. I'll keep an eye on it however, and help with anything if need be. I have added the article at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/pending for 10 October (150th anniversary of his birth). We just have to remember to nominate the article properly when the time comes! -- Shudde ^talk 12:42, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Just a quick note to congratulate you on the promotion of Arthur Gould (rugby union) to FA status recently. If you would like to see this (or any other FA) appear as "Today's featured article" soon, please nominate it at the requests page; if you'd like to see an FA on a particular date in the next year or so, please add it to the "pending" list. In the absence of a request, the article may end up being picked at any time (although with 1,307 articles in Category:Featured articles that have not appeared on the main page at present, there's no telling how long – or short! – the wait might be).
You (and your talk-page stalkers) may also be interested to hear that there have been some changes at the TFA requests page recently. Nominators no longer need to calculate how many "points" an article has, the instructions have been simplified, and there's a new nomination system using templates based on those used for DYK suggestions. Please consider nominating another article, or commenting on an existing nomination, and leaving some feedback on your experience. If you'd got any TFA-related questions or problems, please let me know. Bencherlite^Talk 13:45, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 29 April 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that during the 20-event 2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships, 15 world records were equalled or surpassed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/2014 IPC Powerlifting World Championships. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:48, 29 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		For your work in getting Arthur Gould to Featured Article status. Hope you didn't find the experience too stressful and that you consider nominating further articles for the accolade. Congratulations! Shudde talk 10:37, 3 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

On 7 May 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marcel Hug, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Marcel Hug (pictured), "The Silver Bullet", has won the Paris, Berlin, New York and London wheelchair marathons? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marcel Hug. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. 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.

v/r - TP 22:20, 7 May 2014 (UTC) 23:48, 7 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You were just quoted on the Llwybrau Byw! Living Paths! Twitter account: "If an episode of Dr Who can get three pages of content then towns where people actually live need their say too." (Unfortunately had to edit a bit out for it to fit in a tweet.) Workshops are being arranged in many parts of Wales over the next few weeks to show people in Wales how to edit and make sure their locality and everything of interest has a presence. Would be great if you could help the project in any way you can. WP:LivingPaths -- Cymrodor (talk) 11:13, 13 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much! :) (MaxPayne888 (talk) 11:50, 30 May 2014 (UTC))[reply]

Other than the fact that the lead needs to be expanded, do you think David Bedell-Sivright would be of GA standard? -- Shudde ^talk 09:36, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

You don't need to explain why you're not editing much -- this is a hobby after all! I've been a bit bold and gone ahead and nominated it at WP:GAN, I hope you don't mind this. I'm happy that the article is broad enough to meet the criteria, and doesn't omit any aspect of his career, but if you have anything to add on his record/performances in the Home Nations Championship, that's probably the aspect of the article that could most do with an expansion. -- Shudde ^talk 01:22, 7 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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I noticed you created the article on Trinant RFC, and thought that if you know anything about the village you might be able to help contribute to my current draft at User:Lewis Hulbert/Trinant. Hardly anything exists on the Internet about Trinant, so getting this article to be anything more than a stub will probably be a struggle. --Lewis Hulbert (talk) 22:31, 3 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've expanded upon the article to the most I can and moved it to mainspace, thanks for the assistance. I'm hopefully going to add more in the future, but I think it'll be fine in mainspace at this stage. --Lewis Hulbert (talk) 23:29, 5 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi I am in the process of (trying) to collate the details of the early rugby league challenge CUPS. A major problem I have is that I no longer live in a RL area and if I go to the local bookshops or libraries and ask about rugby league, they look at me as though I am daft. I do have numerous books on the subject but these tend to be annuals and yearbooks, and special club books, and therefore are quite limited to specific years, or clubs

I note your interesting Wiki articles on the South Wales Clubs but have found that some of the information given conflicts with what I have managed to locate. In an attempt to find the correct details, I’ll give you what I have regarding 2008-09 season

The four semi-finals were between Hull and Halifax at Fartown (10-4) and Wakefield T and Wigan at Wheater’s Field, Broughton (14-2) – yet it states in the Mid-Rhondda article that Hunslet beat Mid-Rhondda in the Quarter final (which was the 3rd round) – also that this tie took place on 27th Feb 1909, which is the date on which the other first round ties took place

The other ties in the Welsh Club articles took place on 12th and 26th of December which is two months before the other first round ties took place. Have you any information which would show that some sort of preliminary rounds took place

I’ve just about run out of places to look, and hoped you may be able to throw some light on the dates and ties

Thanks in anticipation Alanfromwakefield (talk)

Thanks for your response, and yes, information for the whole of Rugby League, not just the Welsh clubs, is a bit sparse. I'm now in touch the Degsy, and hope to publish on Wiki soon Alanfromwakefield (talk) 13:40, 1 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing my mistake on Meggan Dawson-Farrell. I was so keen to update it that I accidentally used the qualification board! BethNaught (talk) 19:27, 31 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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		I know I gave you one before but I've been away for some time and when I look at my watchlist you are responsible for updating many MOST of the Paralympian articles I began. Thank you. - Basement12 (T.C) 23:44, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

• Thanks a million, this is a great spur to me in a massive summer of Paralympic sport. I really feel that I'm just airbrushing many of these articles and they are not getting the attention they deserve. But I'm sure you agree that anything's better than nothing. FruitMonkey (talk) 08:05, 6 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

They certainly do deserve more attention but any updates and DYKs that you do help draw attention and hopefully more editors to the topic. Personally I've never had much patience for doing the sort of real time (ish) updates you've been making for the IPC European swimming but it's fantastic to see someone doing it - Basement12 (T.C) 23:09, 8 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hey FruitMonkey. I've been slowly adding comments for the Dylan Thomas FAC but still have a way to go. Hope they're helpful regardless. Regarding Arthur Gould (rugby union), his 150th birthday is coming up on 10 October, but at the moment WP:TFAR is only taking requests up until 1 October. But I've prepared an appropriate blurb (at Portal:Rugby union/Selected biography/6) that fits the 1200 character max size (including spaces) in preparation. I'm going to be pretty busy the next month or so, so I'm unsure whether I'll be around to nominate it myself. Was wondering if you could try and do it? Also would be great if you could check the blurb for errors. Not sure when the nominations for October will be open. Cheers. -- Shudde ^talk 06:25, 17 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Precious again, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:45, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Would you have any information regarding Bernard Gould? I believe his birth was registered during April→June 1893 in Cardiff district, he played rugby league for Leeds, and Wakefield Trinity in the 1920s. I can't find anything about him on cardiffrfc.com, perhaps he played for another club in or around Cardiff before going north? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 17:29, 30 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed that Regional Rugby Wales - [2] - doesn't have an article yet. Interested? Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:20, 20 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hey FruitMonkey. I know you're on a wikibreak at the moment, so not at all a problem if you don't contribute. But thought you may be able to add some valuable advice on the article here – especially regarding the rugby-related stuff and the information on the Wales matches in particular. Hope you're enjoying your break, but it'd be great to see you back editing! -- Shudde ^talk 06:59, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FruitMonkey, here's a question… back in the pre-professional days of rugby union, what were the gate receipts spent on, if not to pay the players… directors pockets? Best Regards DynamoDegsy (talk) 10:29, 8 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, The so-called portrait of A. J. Cook on his wikipage is very likely not authentic (looks nothing like the middle-aged Cook seen here http://spartacus-educational.com/TUcookAJ2.jpg), and is probably just a modern photoshopped picture. I believe it should be removed and replaced with the Spartacus Edu picture which is authentic; Cook may be a minor figure in labour history but he deserves at the very least an accurate wikipage. Thanks. 132.216.232.113 (talk) 01:13, 10 February 2015 (UTC)V.[reply]

Hi Degsy, do you have a list of the articles that require a look into their rugby union past? FruitMonkey (talk) 17:37, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

It's only taken me 2-years, but I've identified 57 Welsh rugby league players who may have also played rugby union. I appreciate that you may be busy, and may not have the time to look into them :) Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 11:22, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, FM. When you get back, please check out Dafydd Lockyer which I had to update from afar with limited refs. Cheers, Bjenks (talk) 03:39, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've recently revised Paul Woods' article. His obituary in The Independant states that he coached at Margam. I can find no reference to a Margam RFC, could this actually be Tata Steel RFC? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk) 14:25, 15 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your edits on Billy Geen. The source material is particularly useful. I was wondering what your source is for the Barbarian dates: I simply left the dates that were already in the infobox when I took on the article. FunkyCanute (talk) 09:52, 6 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This has now been promoted to Good article. Thanks again for your contributions and if you fancy casting your eye over any of these, please do! FunkyCanute (talk) 15:37, 15 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey FruitMonkey. Hope you're doing well. I was wondering if you'd be willing to assist me with the referencing in Wales national rugby union team. The article is a Featured Article, but was promoted way back in 2007 (time flies!). The quality of the article has regressed over those eight years, and I've been spending a lot of time polishing it to try and make sure it doesn't lose the star -- it also hasn't been featured on the main page, so I'm hoping to have it up sometime during the upcoming World Cup. Long story short, I'm wondering if you would be able to replace any of the web-based references with print ones. I've gone through and used what books and journal articles I currently have access to (I don't have access to Fields of Praise anymore; I'm going to have to buy that book one day), but they only get me so far. So I'm wondering if you could help out, I'm mainly worried about link rot, and print sources avoid that. My main focus has been on the History and Notable players sections, the others are much less of a concern. Cheers. -- Shudde ^talk 00:17, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What I've done is just list the statements that I'd like different sources for at Talk:Wales national rugby union team#Statements that could be better sourced. Hopefully this makes your life easier. They aren't unreferenced statements or anything, but some of the sources aren't as good as I'd like (for example lists of Six Nations results etc). The only one I want checked for accuracy is also listed. If you have a copy of that source I'd appreciate you checking it's verifiability. Cheers. -- Shudde ^talk 07:11, 24 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Sir/Madam

The geology section keeps being affected by yourself over the years. You claim it is so specialized that even London does not have this specializes. Actually London and other regions do if you research the geology of them. I believe this section will be beneficial because it will help local students with their education and locals can learn ore about their area. It is not specialized there is no specific measurements, borehole records, it is just general geology which is GCSE to A-Level Geography/Geology Level which is sufficient for Wikipedia. Overall stop altering this section which will affect local students and community members who want to know more about their local area. Please note acting like this on Wikipedia only puts people off from posting valid information and research. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.100.53.83 (talk) 22:40, 28 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello FruitMonkey,

I just wanted to inform you that I have moved your article from the mainspace to the Draft namespace from David Phillips (archer) to Draft:David Phillips (archer). If you're wondering why I moved your article, please read WP:Verifiability or leave a note on my talk page, and I would be happy to address any questions, comments, or concerns you would have. Happy editing! --JustBerry (talk) 22:25, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, just to thanks for your comments on JustBerry's talk page. It means that I could say basically the same thing you said in half the time as I copied your words. I agree that JB's behaviour is very unhelpful.Leutha (talk) 23:10, 4 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Would you reckon Geoffrey Howe to be valid for the Deaths section of 2015 in Wales? Born in Port Talbot and included Aberavon in his peerage title, but not especially noted for any great political connection with Wales. Any thoughts? --Bcp67 (talk) 20:54, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I've added him. --Bcp67 (talk) 21:27, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi FruitMonkey, would you have a date and place of birth for Hockey Driscoll. Best regards DynamoDegsy (talk) 11:06, 19 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much for the article links, The National Library of Wales is a valuable resource that I was unaware of. An anonymous user claiming to be a granddaughter of Hockey Driscoll has been intermittently editing "Hockey's" article since July 2013‎, claiming that he was born in Cardiff, and is therefore is Welsh, not Irish as the Some famous Footballers of the Cardiff Rugby Club webpage would infer, e.g. In 1895 - 96, some new Irish names appeared in the Cardiff team. ‘Hockey’ Driscoll was in the three-quarter line and sometimes in the half-back division, and… In the year 1897 - 98, the only Irishman in the Cardiff team was the famous ‘Hockey’, as wing threequarter, but I guess the webpage could mean of Irish descent rather than born in Ireland. The anonymous user also claims "Hockey" was called John Henry Driscoll, which does tie-in with Hockey having J. as a fore-initial. I have tried to address the issue of verifiable birth with the anonymous user… here, the anonymous user may well be right, but without reliable references it's difficult to accept their changes to the article. Best regards DynamoDegsy (talk) 17:32, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This webpage has him as John ‘Hockey’ Driscoll. Just guessing, but I'm also wondering whether 'Hockey' could be his mother's maiden surname? Best regards DynamoDegsy (talk) 17:32, 21 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi. I am doing some work in Nations at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in terms of updating qualification efforts. This can be useful for building longer articles before the Games get underway and after they end to explain how teams got there. Also, saves some basic grunt work. Anyway, if you feel bold and want to fix up a few of them in terms of grammar, wording, etc., they may have a few easy DYKs if that system hasn't changed much in the past 20 months or so since I last substantially contributed. --LauraHale (talk) 13:53, 23 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just as a random note if you're feeling DYK interest (after please spell checking, grammar and stupid checking on my part), the following articles I think are currently I believe now eligible: Brazil at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, China at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Iran at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, United Arab Emirates at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and Vietnam at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. They should have information on at least two sports each where the country had qualified and some details. At the present, for a few of these, even the few details on them makes them better than other years for these countries in terms of having background information. --LauraHale (talk) 17:41, 24 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FruitMonkey, the saints.org.uk website has an Emlyn Hughes transferring from St. Helens to Huddersfield in 1938 and becoming a Welsh rugby league international while there. According to saints.org.uk Emlyn Hughes is the brother of Fred Hughes, and hence the uncle of Emlyn Hughes (Liverpool/England). The date of birth on saints.org.uk of 16 January 1910 is inconsistent with the body text, which states he made his début aged-22 for St Helens on 5 September 1936, dictating a circa-1914 birth. I cant find anything on the llanellirfc.co.uk website, but it would appear to be the same person, but is it Emrys Hughes, or Emlyn Hughes? Best regards DynamoDegsy (talk) 19:52, 31 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]