User talk:Duncnbiscuit

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Legacypac (talk) 09:12, 24 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Short descriptions

Could I ask you please to check the guidance on short descriptions, so as to be sure that you're applying them in a manner consistent with the Wikipedia community's expectations. In particular, where an article already has {{Short description|none}}, it means that another editor has deliberately decided that there is no need for a short description there. You should not overwrite this unless you're certain that the previous editor was mistaken. Thanks. XAM2175 ^(T) 02:38, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@XAM2175 noted thanks Duncnbiscuit (talk) 08:34, 23 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of tartans

Please stop deleting most of the content of this article. You've ~~done it twice already and~~ been reverted, and need to stop. — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 06:03, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@SMcCandlish no I haven't deleted article content. I would only do that to a page I am very knowledgeable about. I think I just added a short description to the Tartan article are you sure you contacted the right editor.? Duncnbiscuit (talk) 07:48, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This [1] is you nuking the entire "Scottish clan tartans" section aside from its intro. (In your defense, it was some other editor who did that the first time.) — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 07:51, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@SMcCandlish this is really unsettling to discover that I could have accidentally nuked the page, given that I was making a small edit to an article description :-(.

I will have to improve my checking at the preview stage in future. Duncnbiscuit (talk) 08:55, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is a helpful feature. :-) — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼 09:25, 9 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Beagle's commander

You need to add a cite for each officer, use the exact dates, and link to their rank. Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 00:16, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Sturmvogel 66 the source does have exact dates for some but not all the changes of Command. I missed out one of the Commanders because I can only infer from the article and the source timing that they were briefly in command for the Sierra Leone trip, but could not be certain. Also, I will add links through to their ranks. Duncnbiscuit (talk) 00:26, 11 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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List of NZ Banks

Thankyou for your feedback @Duncnbiscuit] wrt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banks_in_New_Zealand#List_of_Banksc "This list article is aimed to be simple list of banks operating in NZ. The information added about banks' rainbow tick status would find a better home on an article about Rainbow Tick certification or as a section of a none list article about banking" content now on new page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Rainbow_Tick MarkD1234 (talk) 22:03, 6 May 2024 (NZDT)

Wikidata in infoboxes

Hi, I noticed that a while ago you made edits like these ones. They make the article worse, not better, pulling in unsourced items from Wikidata which contradict the article. In general, it is best not to use Wikidata entries in Wikipedia, or else at the very least only take those that are verifiably sourced. Fram (talk) 12:13, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fram I'm from the school of Wikipedian's that are of the view that facts in Wikipedia articles should be sourced from Wikidata to allow for cross use across different articles, e.g. different language versions. Totally agree that the Wikidata properties need to be properly referenced just like anywhere else on Wikimedia. Where the faces a relatively static, such as the Peter Blake, sailor article I'm not that bothered about the Wikipedia article not being integrated properly with Wikidata but where facts are regularly updating such as school roll numbers, then Wikidata statements should definitely be used in infoboxs.

I would note that your reversal of my edit lost information about events Peter Blake participated in. Duncnbiscuit (talk) 04:02, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, an infobox is a summary, not a detailed unchronological list of everything. Editors on enwiki decide what goes in and what doesnnt, not editors on Wikidata. Fram (talk) 08:36, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fram ultimately, Wikipedians who edit Wikipedia, Wikidata, Creative Commons, and any other Wikimedia are all driving for the same goal. I use whatever medium to get the information out there. yes, Wikipedia articles should follow the Encyclopedia format, but that is supercharged by using wikidata and Commons as sources to make the articles more engaging, maintainable, and current. Duncnbiscuit (talk) 12:59, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Using Wikidata does none of these things though, and isn´t a source in any case. It is not engaging but offputting, and is lots harder to maintain and requires edutors to edit two completely different environments. Their policies are not aligned with ours, and the way you used it produces shoddy results. Fram (talk) 14:12, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Fram we'll have to draw a line under this conversation and agree to disagree. I don't regard the different wikimedia projects as an us and them scenario and used well together the different tools enhance the information available to everyone. Duncnbiscuit (talk) 14:21, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]