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Splitting article section at article Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool

@Coldupnorth I have looked through the talk page of the article at Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool and have found that you have contributed to that particular article significant amount of improvements in its infancy, which is a great achievement for the page and to the history as well. I wanted ask you as a new editor about splitting one of the article’s main headings “Prime Minister” into a new article about events and policies that were happened or implemented during his tenure as prime minister. I have put out a discussion template for the article and no one seemed to have had responded or showed no interest whatsoever. I have talked about it with another editor, who said that he does not hold a position on the suggestion. So can you provide some sort of assistance or help in achieving this goal? Altonydean (talk) 17:12, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Altonydean Thanks for reaching out. I haven't worked on that article in a long term so thanks for a reminder to reread. I think your proposal has merit. My understanding is it is common for Prime Ministers to have more in-depth separate articles on their Premierships with a high-level overview of key items in their biography. His successor George Canning for example, has Canningite government, 1827–1828 indeed this seems also a convention to name the article after their government. A more recent example, David Cameron, has Premiership of David Cameron and Second Cameron ministry. So I think implementing this change would make sense. Unfortunately I am not able to help you with this but would endorse such a move if you wish to do it. Guidance is available at Wikipedia:Splitting and Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia. I'll post a message on the article talk page too. Best of luck. Coldupnorth (talk) 08:25, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. @Coldupnorth. Your help and advice are greatly welcome. To perform the split, according to Wikipedia, I would need the support of multiple editors as well, like four or three (there is no specific number given). So, I think this might take a while for lift off and until then I have to wait for an established consensus to be issued. Again thank you. Altonydean (talk) 09:49, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Adding significant content regarding the domestic and economic policies of Winston Churchill

@Coldupnorth There is a lack of information and content on the domestic and economic policy initiatives of Winston Churchill during both his first and second premierships. I know you can’t edit like you used to and I can’t edit it myself because I’m already creating a new page for Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool with some difficulty, can you add some template or request another editor to add the said content on Churchill’s page? The content on domestic and economic affairs is important in order to read about the management of the country during and after WWII reconstruction and also during his second term as prime minister. Altonydean (talk) 16:48, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ah sadly I don't have much time at the moment but that's a well monitored article. You should mention on Churchill's talk page as maybe another editor can improve the domestic and economy information on his time as PM. All the best with the Robert Jenkinson article. Coldupnorth (talk) 13:42, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Coldupnorth I understand your troubles and hope you can find the appropriate time to contribute whenever you can. Happy to say that the article about the premiership of Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool had been finished. Although not entirely, but still it is mostly done. Thank you for your support throughout this process and your assistance meant a lot to me. It gave the encouragement and motivation I needed to complete this project with such success. Thank you again and I hope we can collaborate once more. Altonydean (talk) 17:12, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you very much for the barnstar @Cielquiparle Coldupnorth (talk) 21:56, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Dudley Area railway line

Youve left a prod message when the article is a WP:AFD. It is not a prod. Leave your comment at the Afd discussion. scope_creep^Talk 16:45, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah sorry misread that, will leave at AFD. Thanks. Coldupnorth (talk) 20:38, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Wow

I just read your userpage and I'm very impressed. If you're ever looking for something to do, the article on sailor is in very rough shape. Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 04:37, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, most kind. Thank you also for bringing sailor to my attention. I will take a look at the article next month and see if I can help improve it. Coldupnorth (talk) 20:24, 30 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Fix a random page lacking sources

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The Bugle: Issue 231, July 2025

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Thanks for the pruning

Thanks for the much needed pruning at Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, necessitated largely by the swamping style of User:K1ngstowngalway1. I have a task list of articles similarly blighted but, aside from a small amount of trimming and copyediting, haven't been able to face the undertaking. Can share the list if you are interested though. Mutt Lunker (talk) 14:24, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

...ha, I see you've already clocked two of them, Arisaig and Morar. Mutt Lunker (talk) 14:44, 30 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mutt Lunker Thanks, yes, unfortunately there's quite a few articles that seem to have gotten off topic with unorthodox edits from that user. I'll try and clean up the Scottish articles as I come across them but if you want to split a list up of any specific ones together, I'd share the tasks with you. Cheers. Coldupnorth (talk) 08:31, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, you would probably find some horrors just by checking anything that shows up on their user contributions but here are a few of the Scottish related ones that I know to have been heavily and questionably edited by them: Alexander Cameron (priest), , Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair, Archibald Cameron of Lochiel, John Farquharson (Jesuit), Ailean a' Ridse MacDhòmhnaill, Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna, Eriskay, Glen Cannich, Donald Cameron of Lochiel, Iain Lom, Glasgow Gaelic, Allan MacDonald (poet).

With some of their work, the articles were so compromised that I excised vast sections of text or rolled them back to versions prior to the users intervention. That might be the best solution for some of these but I've hesitated, partly because the edits are mixed in with useful ones by other editors.

FWIW it’s transpired they’ve also been socking under various IPs (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/K1ngstowngalway1/Archive#31_July_2025). Mutt Lunker (talk) 22:28, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've done a copyedit of Eriskay. It is difficult as you say because some edits are useful and others wildly irrelevant to the article. Coldupnorth (talk) 11:15, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Completed a copyedit to Glen Cannich too. Crikey, what a load of irrelevant encyclopedic nonsense had been added there. Coldupnorth (talk) 11:24, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

So I see, good work. Much better without that flab.

I wonder about restoring brief mention of the Eriskay Love Lilt/Gràdh Geal Mo Chridhe but it was certainly misplaced in the geography section and framed typically awkwardly. That said, that I happen to be familiar with the song may have given me an inflated impression of its significance as I haven't been able to turn up much of note in sources. Its Wikipedia article could do with some scrutiny too. Mutt Lunker (talk) 20:47, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good point, I have added that back in. I managed to find a reasonable source and have added that into the article but 'traditional' is a stretch according to the source. Feel free to refine further. Thanks. Coldupnorth (talk) 08:12, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I made a start at removing the most obvious off-topic diversions from Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair but there's a considerable way to go, with almost the entire article kernels of relevance in a broth of drivel. And its evident much of this padding is repeated unnecessarily and at length over multiple, related articles. I'm not convinced Angus R. McDonald is worthy of an article of this size, if one at all. Mutt Lunker (talk) 09:19, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looking at Angus R. McDonald, I would argue that notability is quite weak. I will put a post on the article talk page. Good start to the Alasdair article. Coldupnorth (talk) 07:19, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Did a further bold copyedit and tidy up of Alasdair mac Mhaighstir Alasdair. Large sections of irrelevant text and OR. Coldupnorth (talk) 12:58, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Admirably ruthless, in a way I wish I could be. A much improved article. Can I suggest Alexander Cameron (priest) next, for similar action? Mutt Lunker (talk) 13:38, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done as best I could with Alexander Cameron (priest), probably still needs further improvement. Coldupnorth (talk) 18:48, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good stuff, it's now without the bulk of the chaff; largely polishing now. The categories section seems rather large and there are multiple "martyr" ones. Do you know if this is an official designation or are the inclusions effectively arbitrary? Mutt Lunker (talk) 19:20, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looks to me like they are arbitrary self declarations of the now banned user. Category:Scottish Catholic martyrs being one such dubious example. I nominated a few for PROD but not sure this is the right way to go about it. I am not familiar with how to delete categories, a little too wiki gnome for me although perhaps ther'es a page we could ask for help at? Coldupnorth (talk) 21:24, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Coldupnorth, please use WP:CFD for the deletion of categories, make a nomination based on policy. PRODding a category is invalid and inappropriate. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:51, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the link, sorry, just replied below. Coldupnorth (talk) 21:53, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've just removed some off-topic material from Irish Catholic Martyrs but it's apparent the article is absolutely deluged with material of little pertinence to the purported subject, much of it very POVy. You're good at swiftly excising the padding - worth a go? Almost as well stripping it back to May 21, before the inolvement of the user. Mutt Lunker (talk) 23:44, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mutt Lunker Have attempted a clean up and copy edit. There is probably off topic information and too much unrelated quotation still. A lot of it also needs citations but hopefully that's better now though more work could be done. Coldupnorth (talk) 13:33, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great job. That's the worst of the egregious bulk away now, which should make spotting any remaining chaff a lot easier. Mutt Lunker (talk) 14:37, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Fancy doing a similar job on this? I've just spent a while turd-polishing but it's huge and bloated and would benefit with the bulldozer treatment to start. Mutt Lunker (talk) 17:26, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, will do. I will take a look in the coming days. Coldupnorth (talk) 07:40, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Mutt Lunker Done the best I can to keep it to topic. Even then, more could probably come out that isn't strictly relevant to his biography. Coldupnorth (talk) 08:56, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's brilliant, thanks. Mutt Lunker (talk) 11:11, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, Coldupnorth,

Only main space articles and files can be PROD'd, not categories. I have tagged this empty category as a CSD C1 which is an appropriate avenue for deletion. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:50, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I had tagged two categories with PROD just now. I realise this may not be the appropriate avenue but struggled with finding out the best avenue for deletion. The other one was Category:Venerated Catholic military chaplains which seemed self declared by a now banned user. Coldupnorth (talk) 21:51, 24 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Supermega Barnstar Bonanza

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		Four barnstars for your hard work over four months since the June backlog drive. 150 points per month, four months in a row is a massive achievement. Thanks for adding citations to so many Unreferenced articles. Cielquiparle (talk) 14:41, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Cielquiparle Wow, thank you, that's most kind of you. I intend to continue adding more each month! Cheers. Coldupnorth (talk) 14:47, 31 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to the drive!

Welcome, welcome, welcome Coldupnorth! I'm glad that you are joining the November 2025 drive! Please, have a cup of WikiTea, and go cite some articles.

Fix a random page lacking sources

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Happy First Edit Anniversary Coldupnorth 🎉

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Stumbling Stone

Hello, I am about to write an article about Jane Haining. She is the first person in Scotland, for whom a stumbling stone was laid: [1]. Would it be possible for you to make a photo of this stone? Thank you, --Nicola (talk) 06:50, 6 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is in Stockbridge in Edinburgh. I will try and do it next weekend. Coldupnorth (talk) 19:56, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi - as I asked severals users and they answered, please get connected with User:Beveradb. Thank you in advance, --Nicola (talk) 20:06, 7 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello - a photo arrived, so everything is fine. Thank you, --Nicola (talk) 12:31, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Could you repair your deletion nom in LECOP

thanks Rolluik (talk) 10:32, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Repair it in what way? It seems to be displaying? Thanks @Rolluik Coldupnorth (talk) 11:33, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It talks about a park but the article isn't about one, so you have used the same rationale of another prod. Rolluik (talk) 12:10, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for pointing that out, how silly of me! Now changed. Coldupnorth (talk) 12:29, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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