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Hi, given the remark on your user page, you should have a look at WP:COI, to see how to avoid any problems because of your connection to this charity. Again, welcome and, as we say here: happy editing! --Randykitty (talk) 17:06, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Randykitty, thanks for the welcome. As you've seen I've added the video in a couple of places, and proposing it in a few more places, if I think it might be contentious. My intention when adding text (which I haven't yet) will be to propose a draft first and then seek consensus. Richard Nevell (talk) 17:32, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
Sounds good! Unfortunately, the video is contentious, but not as you expected, I guess: there's a copyright problem. You uploaded it on Commons with an explanation that other people than you are the authors and then added a template releasing it under a CC license. However, if you are not the author, you cannot do that. If you hold the copyright and want to release the file under CC, you will have to send proof of that through the OTRC system on Commons. As it is, the file will probably be deleted shortly and the person doing that (a Commons sysop, also called admin) can tell you much better than I can how you should proceed to get the file in Commons. We love to have things like that (I watched it and it's quite good), but we also (have to) take copyright issues very seriously, as I am sure you will understand. I won't be watching this page, but if you need assistance, just put a note on my talkpage. If I don't know the answer, I will know people who do :-) --Randykitty (talk) 18:05, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
That would be a shame, but we should be able to straighten it out. Tracking down the paperwork might have to wait until tomorrow. Would it be possible to hold off on deletion? Richard Nevell (talk) 18:28, 12 July 2015 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Wressle Castle

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Translation into French

Regarding Wressle Castle, nice article and one that certainly deserves to be in other language Wikipedias. However, I don't feel confident enough in my abilities to do the job, much as I would like to. I know when I translate into English whether or not I have produced a finished product that uses good grammar etc; I'm not so confident the other way round! There is a procedure for requesting translations into English (see Wikipedia:Translation) and I'm sure there must be something similar in French Wikipedia. Perhaps try there. Good luck. Emeraude (talk) 08:15, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

@Emeraude: Thanks for the pointer, I'll look into it and see what turns up. Richard Nevell (talk) 10:10, 24 April 2016 (UTC)
Purely by chance, I came across an editor called LouisAlain (User talk:LouisAlain) who has some experience - over 9000 articles - of translating English to French. I left a message on his talk page. I notice, below, that you already have a contact: perhaps they could share the work if both are willing. Emeraude (talk) 15:08, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
Thanks for keeping the article in mind! I've replied on Louis' page.
Queenyzoe has translated some articles from English to Italian - I thought if I'm going for one language I might as well see how far it can go. Looking at who translated articles on castles seemed like a good route, and so far so promising. Richard Nevell (talk) 22:14, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Wressle Castle

Hi! I'm not you sure to be the right person because I'm Queenyzoe and not Ilyesp, but I'will be very glad to translate the page. --Queenyzoe (talk) 08:31, 26 April 2016 (UTC)Queenyzoe

Hi! I've just started the translation, you can see it in this page it:Castello di Wressle, and I'll finish it in the next days. I know it's silly but I'm happy that you've choosen me because I love history so much! Have a nice evening! --Queenyzoe (talk) 17:58, 27 April 2016 (UTC)Queenyzoe

Here it:Castello di Wressle there is the complete translation. Let me know, please, if I could help with other translation, I'd be pleased to do it. --Queenyzoe (talk) 16:24, 28 April 2016 (UTC)Queenyzoe

@Queenyzoe: That's fantastic! Thank you. There may be more in the future - that depends how productive I am :) Richard Nevell (talk) 22:55, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

fr:Château de Wressle

Hi,

re. your wish to have a foreign language version of your article on Wressle Castle, I have started working on it. Here is the very rough version of it in French. I'm interested with this work and will return at it tomorrow. LouisAlain (talk) 23:19, 26 April 2016 (UTC)

Brilliant. This all demonstrates the spirit of co-operation that underlines Wikipedia and it is most satisfying to see progress being made by varied international contributors. Well done everyone. Emeraude (talk) 07:23, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
Hello
Your article has now a fully translated version in French just waiting for the sysops to accept that I post again for a limited time. The request has been made Here (in French) LouisAlain (talk) 14:52, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
Thank you! Fingers crossed. Richard Nevell (talk) 23:00, 28 April 2016 (UTC)

Tibbers Castle

Hi, I would support your version of the Tibbers Castle over the current one. Your version seems to be properly sourced, where as the current one contains only one reference. Cheers.QuintusPetillius (talk) 09:54, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

Thank you! I'll wait a while to see what others say and copy it over if there's consensus. Richard Nevell (talk) 19:30, 19 September 2016 (UTC)

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Richard Siward (sheriff)

Are we sure Richard Siward (sheriff) and Richard Siward (d.1311) are different people, or do they need merging? You might have a better idea than me. --Tagishsimon (talk) 11:21, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Small world, when I started drafting the (admittedly short) article that one didn't exist. There's no point in a history merge so I'll just copy over a couple of sentence to the older article and turn the one I created into a redirect. Richard Nevell (talk) 12:14, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
Thanks. Yes. C13 Scottish noblemen like busses, all arrive at the same time ;) --Tagishsimon (talk) 14:38, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

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Your GA nomination of Gleaston Castle

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Thank you @Hchc2009: for the review, I will aim to respond to your points today or tomorrow. Richard Nevell (talk) 15:25, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Gleaston Castle

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UK hillforts...

Richard, this may be of interest to you if you haven't come across the site already. Hchc2009 (talk) 10:59, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

@Hchc2009: I'm very pleased to say that Wikimedia UK have been supporting the Atlas' link up with Wikidata; here's how that looks. Links back to the atlas will be very useful to our readers. It makes me think of the Gatehouse Gazetteer and how important it is, at least in my own research. For Wikipedia specifically, the information could transform something like list of hillforts in Wales. Martin Poulter deserves most of the credit there, though I'm happy to have played a small part in the Wikimedia side of it. We should probably prepare a blog post about it actually to let Wikimedians know about the project. Richard Nevell (talk) 14:34, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
In fact, here's a project page about the ongoing work. Richard Nevell (talk) 16:06, 8 August 2017 (UTC)
Agree, it would definitely be worth a wider blog post, possibly focusing on how the work will help editors or readers interested in hillforts (in addition to the technical Wikidata dimension to it, which already seems well covered by the project page). Hchc2009 (talk) 17:50, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

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Thanks for your expertise and edits! Really appreciated. Srsval (talk) 21:59, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
@Srsval: Thank you! Richard Nevell (talk) 15:50, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

Gevninge helmet fragment

Hi there, just wanted to thank you for your review of this nomination, which helped improve the article. You mentioned that it's interesting to see an article deal with a small find. If you're interested in seeing similar approaches to similar small finds, there are a couple more related articles: the featured article Guilden Morden boar, and the good articles Tjele helmet fragment and Horncastle helmet fragment. --Usernameunique (talk) 21:39, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

Thanks Usernameunique, I'll check those out. Do you have plans for what comes next? Richard Nevell (talk) 21:03, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
John Doubleday (restorer), which was a bit of a side project, is currently nominated. In terms of helmets, Benty Grange helmet will probably come next, and the logical ones after that—though they need some work—are Sutton Hoo helmet and Coppergate helmet. Anything you're (planning on) working on at the moment? --Usernameunique (talk) 21:23, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
No particular plans just yet, but it would be nice to get Holt Castle to at least GA. There's enough history to justify an FA eventually. Richard Nevell (talk) 20:45, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Buckton Castle scheduled for TFA =

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@Jimfbleak: That's great! Thanks for letting me know. Richard Nevell (talk) 20:27, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

Precious

"ensure a good level of detail without putting the reader off"

Thank you for quality articles about excavated remnants of early English castles, such as Wressle Castle, Tibbers Castle, Gleaston Castle and Buckton Castle, new and expanded based on knowledge and charity work, and your plans for more, - Richard, you are an awesome Wikipedian!

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Thank you Gerda! Apologies for not replying sooner, I put aside a bit of time to keep an eye on the article and see if anyone had questions but didn't have the mental capacity to do something as simple as say thank you. While I'm here, keep up the good work with the precious awards, it's lovely to get positive feedback for what we do as editors and it makes Wikipedia a kinder, better place to write. Richard Nevell (talk) 23:08, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
Thank you! Watching Hilmar Hoffmann today, DYK, the one who had "culture for all" as a motto, could be a motto for WP as well, instead of "... anybody can edit" which is just not true. The award continues a leagacy of people who can't. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 05:57, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
A year ago, you were recipient no. 1972 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:52, 12 July 2019 (UTC)
Thank you again for making Wikipedia a happier and better place! Richard Nevell (talk) 20:10, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

Orford Castle lead image

Hi,

I reverted back your change of the infobox image on Orford Castle just now. Please don't get mad - let me explain why I did it and we can discuss it first!

I felt the new image was rather similar to the one that appears last on the page just now. I also feel that it loses quite a lot of detail regarding the keep - which, ultimately, is what makes Orford really interesting in comparison to most other castles. On the whole I *think* I probably prefer the image that was there because it's a close up showing the actual building. The other image I *think* loses the castle as it is today in the surrounding mounds rather and makes it appear as a more "normal" sort of castle building because the close up is lost. I could easily be wrong about this though - I wonder what you think? Blue Square Thing (talk) 19:06, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi Blue Square Thing, no worries! In the edit summary I put it as a question because I wasn't entirely certain myself. The portrait picture makes the infobox rather long, but does really emphasise how unusual Orford is compared to other castles. My issue with the image – and it is a minor issue – is that it's very yellow which makes it look like the image is a touch old. Equally, the landscape image feels almost a bit too cold. Sadly I just don't have the photography chops to set it to right myself (this is the best I've managed so far). Richard Nevell (talk) 19:18, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
I see what you mean - the stone can be quite yellowish in this part of the world (I was at Ramsholt not so far away yesterday and the church there is pretty yellow - it's some sort of crag stone I think). so I don't know how much of it is that. It was clearly very dry in September 2009 though - you're right about the grass for example. I do have some photo editing skills so I'll take a look at that we have in the commons and see what I can sort. I visit the town fairly regularly so I can always take a shot if we can't find anything else. I will look at the colour of it properly next time I'm there though!!! Blue Square Thing (talk) 19:59, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

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Dexter and sinister

Re your comment about the use of "dexter" for the then-proposed featured article Gevninge helmet fragment, you might be interested in Talk:Gevninge helmet fragment#dexter, which shows that the archaeological literature overwhelmingly uses "right/left", not "dexter/sinister". --Macrakis (talk) 15:23, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

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