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[edit] Welcome!

Hello, Ereunetes! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! MBisanz talk 01:29, 12 February 2008 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: edit a page • upload and use images Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community Portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Pages needing attention • Peer review Miscellaneous User name • User pages • Talk pages Clean up: General - Spam - Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

[edit] Assessments project NL

Hi, I reassessed the articles you requested. I think your expansion of Batavian Republic is impressive. I rated it B, but that is also because high level assessments (Good Article, A and Feature Article) require a more formal procedure.

• Good Article is a rating that is awarded by the official Good Article Nomination process which goes outside the projects and rests at Wikipedia central. I think the article is close to Good Article status if some attention is paid to tighten writing style (towards a more boring/more scientific style). You will have to apply outside the project. (Featured Article (FA) status has a similar procedure, but it is recommended to go through Good Article and peer review first as FA has high standards and the reviewers have a long backlog, and are not happy with articles that could benefit from addtional comments).
• A articles are relatively rare. They are classified between GA and FA, in general these are articles that a project has adopted and internally, through a process of peer-review tries to get to FA status. A requires a fomal. Multieditor within project review.

I have good hopes this article will go far, well done. Arnoutf (talk) 20:19, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the rating and the compliment. I'll leave it to others to do any nominating :-) Anyway, I suppose some time is needed for other people to take a look at the article.--Ereunetes (talk) 21:37, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On 7 April 2008, Did you know? was updated with facts from the articles Samuel Story, and Vlieter Incident, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for your contributions. Deacon of Pndapetzim (Talk) 14:51, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Glad to be of service. I recently completed Etta Palm d'Aelders. Eight Articles of London coming up.--Ereunetes (talk) 20:32, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Etta Palm d'Aelders

Hi. I've nominated Etta Palm d'Aelders, an article you worked on, for consideration to appear on the Main Page as part of Wikipedia:Did you know. You can see the hook for the article at Template talk:Did you know#Articles created/expanded on April 4, where you can improve it if you see fit. Also, please add more inline citations to the article, if appropriate. Thanks, PFHLai (talk) 02:07, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for nominating the article. I took most of my facts from the Arboit online article. Unfortunately, that doesn't have page numbers. For that reason (and laziness) I gave a general refeence, except where appropriate (which turned out to be the final part about her run-in with the Dutch authorities at the end of her life).--Ereunetes (talk) 23:30, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

I'm still around, Ereunetes, even though I shouldn't be.... Anyway, the request for more footnotes was made for DYK purposes -- footnotes are required for the nomination. Thank you for the note about the removal of the tag. It's alright. The article is fine as is. Thanks. -- PFHLai (talk) 22:03, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK for Etta Palm d'Aelders

On 9 April 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Etta Palm d'Aelders, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bencherlite^Talk 19:15, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Saldanha Bay

Don't worry about the assessment: Once you have finished working on it, or if you would like some input into it, then drop me a line. I was clearing out the Unassessed military history articles which is why I assessed it. It looks great so far!! Regards. Woody (talk) 22:11, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On 14 April 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Theodorus Frederik van Capellen, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bookworm857158367 (talk) 04:33, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi! Will you try to get Isaac Jan Alexander Gogel tok DYK as well? Punkmorten (talk) 21:40, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Frankly, I'd rather not. I noticed that a mention on DYK attracts vandals. I am grateful to the people that reverted the vandalisms on my other DYK-references, but still ...--Ereunetes (talk) 01:27, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On 11 May 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Herring Buss, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 02:36, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Batavian Republic

Thank you for telling me that, I fixed a couple of errors. Red4tribe (talk) 22:52, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Oath of Abjuration

I'm sorry, you're mistaken: the original title of the article was "Oath of Abjuration", and it has never been at any other title. And I haven't touched the article since 2004 myself.

If you want to move the article, feel free to do so. As long as the article can be found using any of its names, I'm satisfied; the exact title of the page can be decided upon by people who know more about the subject than I do, and who care more about it. WP:RM describes how to move a page. -- Eugène van der Pijll (talk) 21:14, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

I found the referral page "Act of Abjuration", which you had put in place. Sorry about the misunderstanding and thanks for the instructions about moving the page.--Ereunetes (talk) 21:35, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Defaultsort

Hoi Ereunetes,

Thanks! I admire your work too! I know it's not easy to write an article in another language. You right about the defaultsort, it's a force of habbit because not all wikipedias have defaultsort.

Keep up the good work! With the best regards, DutchDevil (talk) 07:02, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Confusion

Do reset my edit to the article. I was trying to add an English ref to be the basis of a Did you know hook. I will take back the proposal to have this article on the main page. Victuallers (talk) 07:51, 7 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK twofer

On 17 July 2008, Did you know? was updated with facts from the articles Willem IV van den Bergh, and Elbertus Leoninus, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 12:43, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Albert Dominicus Trip van Zoudtlandt

This is a good article and it has been nominated for DYK. Best of luck. Keep up the good work. Truthanado (talk) 23:03, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Already? I just finished it. But thanks anyway.--Ereunetes (talk) 23:05, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] RE:Carel Frederik Krahmer de Bichin

I rated it "no" on the references because it relies on one source for all the citations. If you could find another one or perhaps two to source them, then it would fly through. In terms of "coverage and accuracy", it was more about the coverage, than the accuracy. I have no qualms about its accuracy. Re-reading it, if you expanded the lead a bit per WP:LEAD, then it should pass the coverage criterion. Add an infobox ({{Infobox Military Person}}) and it should pass B-Class. If you have any more questions or want a re-assessment, then leave another note on my talkpage. Regards. Woody (talk) 21:01, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Willem Jan Knoop

Hey, Welcome to wikipedia. You have done a good work in reverting the vandalism. No you are not in danger of 3RR. There is no need to be afraid of it. Trust your instinct if you are doing something wrong. Read more about 3RR. Also use the gadgets which is available at your disposal. Click on my preferences => and click on Gadgets. Has you can see there is loads of tools that can be useful not only in fighting against vandalism but also helping wikipedia. I mainly use Twinkle which is useful for fighting vandalism, Friendly if you are into welcoming people, HotCat which can simplify in adding categories and lastly RefTools which is very good when it comes to adding references. I love this tool. If you have any more question let me know. --SkyWalker (talk) 06:31, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks very much for your suggestions. I just added Twinkle to my toolbar. However, on reflection I think I can use my time better than keep patrolling against this anonymous Siborne cheering section (another one reared his ugly head tonight). I noticed that several other editors are keeping an eye on the articles in question, and I'd like to thank them for keeping up the good work.--Ereunetes (talk) 19:08, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Hi, and thanks for your message! I was certainly puzzled by the behavior of the IP on your exceptional articles - so much so I tried that personalised message in an attempt to get him to communicate with us. I think there are enough people with an eye on the pages, and with the knowledge that their prior acts were deliberate, that any further disruptions will be quickly corrected. THEN WHO WAS PHONE? (talk) 19:56, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry about the vandalism. I have the article under watchlist if it is removed i will added it back again and if it continue i can ask the admins to protect the page. Also please don't stop creating articles. Wikipedia is nothing if there are no writers. Keep up the good job. --SkyWalker (talk) 12:10, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Act of Seclusion

Thanks for your reply but I have to disagree:

• If you look closely you'll see that I did not "delete" the link to the "Perpetual Edict" but rather integrated it into the article. Good articles should have no "see also" links.
• I care neither for Dutch nor American conventions. I merely look for uniformity in the article where his first appearence is by the name of "Johan de Witt". But if I cared for these conventions, of course the Dutch one would come out last, as this encyclopedia is not written in Dutch.

Str1977 ^(talk) 23:33, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK

On 25 August 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Willem Benjamin Craan, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Gatoclass (talk) 06:35, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks! Also the people who spruced up the article. I am still learning new tricks this way:-)--Ereunetes (talk) 20:24, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] DYK!

On 27 August 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jean Victor de Constant Rebecque, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thank you for your contributions! - Mailer Diablo 11:38, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] re: spelling error in article title

Just go ahead and move the article to Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans (my contributions were too minimal o take the honour ;-). You've explained yourself more than sufficiently on the discussion page. The page history and discussion will be preserved under the new name. Afasmit (talk) 20:40, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Dutch Revolt

Hello Ereunetes, I think you did an impressive job at Eighty Years' War: the article looks comprehensive and well-sourced. But while I do have some interest in the subject, I think there has been a slight misunderstanding: you may have meant to post your message on User:Arnoutf's talk page instead of mine. He has had a lot more involvement in Dutch Revolt and he is in fact the one who offered you those suggestions. Iblardi (talk) 22:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] my error

I only intended to add the template, I must have got over enthusiastic as it was a bit short of a start Victuallers (talk) 14:18, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Check my User talk

For my reaction to your message. Your current behaviour is not exactly the one that's being needed on wikipedia, imho. Kweniston (talk) 23:58, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Apologies accepted, strange :). Thanks for the contributions. Kind regards, Kweniston (talk) 00:02, 14 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Batavian Republic GA reassessment

Please accept my apologies for any misstep I may have made in this process for your article. I will attempt to get some reviewing done today. H1nkles (talk) 15:11, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

No apologies required :-) But I think the warning-template I serendipitously discovered would come in useful for a frequent reviewer such as yourself.--Ereunetes (talk) 21:19, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

I have begun review of the article and I am putting my comments on the reassessment page. I am also doing copy editing, which is dangerous since I am not very familiar with the subject. So if my edits strip away the meaning, or are completely contrary to what is intended, please know that I'm doing it in good faith and I will trust that you will make the appropriate fixes to any "damage" I may cause. Thanks. H1nkles (talk) 20:16, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

My understanding was that you were going to review the article and I am afraid editing the article at the same time confuses the two functions. I do appreciate attempts to improve the article textually, but a number of the edits you have already made change the meaning in a subtle way that I have difficulty agreeing to. Couldn't you limit yourself to indicating the points you question so we could discuss those? I won't start changing your edits richt away, but I reserve the option to do so at a later stage, where appropriate (of course I do not quibble about minor edits that are indeed of a textual nature, but you have to know what you are doing, so it is easy to commit bloopers). Please let me know when you are finished with your current effort and I'll take a more detailed look.--Ereunetes (talk) 22:38, 21 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the exchange

		The Socratic Barnstar
		In response to your comments on the GA Review for the Batavian Republic I hereby award you this barnstar. While our views may be different, you valued my comments, provided cogent and respectful responses, which encouraged discourse and is a great example of how a collaborative effort can make a difference. H1nkles (talk) 14:56, 29 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland

Hello, I noticed that you wrote the excellent Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland, thanks for that. However, did you know there was already an article Expedition to Holland? Seems that a merger of the two would be in order. Regards, Jvhertum (talk) 20:10, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads-up. I didn't know as nobody calls it "Expedition to Holland" in the literature. I have looked at it but there is little to merge, as far as I am concerned. Just compare the two articles. I was reminded, however, to stipulate in my article that the Hereditary Prince was not a commander: the British would not allow his band of deserters to take part in the campaign :-)--Ereunetes (talk) 20:18, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps you could merge whatever there might be into your article, and then change Expedition to Holland into an automatic redirect to Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland? Jvhertum (talk) 08:40, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Btw, there is also a Template:Campaignbox Expedition to Holland that needs fixing. Jvhertum (talk) 08:43, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

I'll gladly take care of the campaignbox, but how do I merge the articles? I am not that technical. Could you please give some pointers?--Ereunetes (talk) 20:59, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

The campaignbox proved difficult also: when I attempted to edit Template:Campaignbox Expedition to Holland I got the Flanders Campaign box. Of course, I didn't trifle with that. I have therefore made a completely new campaignbox with all the relevant battles and put them on the relevant pages.--Ereunetes (talk) 00:42, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Meanwhile, I have found the relevant information on the correct procedure to merge pages and affixed the required tags to the articles for the preliminary phase. So thanks.--Ereunetes (talk) 22:34, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

Sorry I wasn't more helpful. Jvhertum (talk) 09:51, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed deletion of Charles Fielding

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Charles Fielding, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process because of the following concern:

Article doesn't state notability of subject.

All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised because, even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. I dream of horses (talk) 21:34, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

I have removed the template for reasons given on Talk:Charles Fielding. If anybody objects, I propose that we discuss it on that page.--Ereunetes (talk) 21:49, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Sorry about that. Sometimes, when I new page patrol I forget that sometimes people don't publish an article in one go after patrolling article after article about people, organizations, etc. that truly aren't notable. --I dream of horses (talk) 22:13, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

[edit] "The Free Sea" and "Mare Liberum"

By the way, it would have been better if you had asked an administrator to help you swap "The Free Sea" and "Mare Liberum" in order to preserve the page histories rather than doing a cut-and-paste: see "Help:Moving a page" for more information on this. — Cheers, JackLee ^–talk– 04:04, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Sorry about that. You do see my problem, however (using the standard procedure did not work because the title was not accepted)? My question is now: how do I ask help from an administrator the next time?--Ereunetes (talk) 22:43, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Yes, which is why you need the help of an administrator. You can leave a message at "Wikipedia:Cut and paste move repair holding pen", and an administrator should come along shortly and reverse the cut-and-paste job and restore the page histories. — Cheers, JackLee ^–talk– 04:21, 13 June 2009 (UTC)

I put in a request on the page you indicated. Thanks.--Ereunetes (talk) 00:16, 14 June 2009 (UTC)