User talk:ItsShandog

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Happy editing! fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four (talk) 17:47, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! ItsShandog (talk) 17:54, 12 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Kim Woodburn

On 22 June 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Kim Woodburn, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede 66 10:12, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Anne Burrell

On 24 June 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Anne Burrell, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede 66 21:49, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Marian Beattie update

As you may have a connection to Marian I take it you're aware of this article: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/family-vindicated-ex-police-officers-among-suspects-in-ni-teens-unsolved-murder-as-report-finds-systematic-failings-in-probe/a32764180.html (available here: https://archive.ph/9opo9) Billsmith60 (talk) 10:28, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have no personal connection to Marian, but I was familiar with her case. As someone from Northern Ireland, I was surprised to discover that no Wikipedia page existed for her, so I decided to create one. I wasn’t aware of that article, thank you for sending it to me. It’s a significant update, and hopefully the renewed attention will help bring the killer to justice soon. ItsShandog (talk) 10:47, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Pleased to help Billsmith60 (talk) 13:13, 27 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Frank Barrie

On 16 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Frank Barrie, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 16:22, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bon Secours

Hi there, ItsShandog! Thank you for recent work on Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home, it's much appreciated. I'm interested in bringing the article up to WP:Good Article status. While my initial application was swiftly rejected (justly!), I'm wondering if you'd be willing to help me work through the article with a view to re-submission? Cheers, Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 14:05, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Bastun, Thanks so much for the kind words — I really appreciate it! I’d be more than happy to help you work through the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home article with an eye toward getting it to WP:Good Article status. It’s an important and sensitive topic, and improving the quality of the coverage is well worth the effort.

Do you recall what specific areas were flagged for improvement in the initial review? I’d be more than happy to start working on them with you — just let me know where you’d like to begin! ItsShandog (talk) 15:10, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The feedback page is at Talk:Bon_Secours_Mother_and_Baby_Home/GA1. I think referencing would be the main thing - basically everything needs to be referenced, so there should be one or more references covering every two or three sentences. I think it's clear from the review, too, reading between the lines, anyway, that some of it needs to re-written form a perspective of "assume the reader has never ever heard of or read about Ireland in the 20th century, mother and baby homes, church scandals, or other things that people living on the island are intimately familiar with."

There's no rush, which is a plus! I think if we just work away on it when we can, starting at the top and working our way down, we'll get there. We can use the GA1 page to keep track of progress and tease things out, if needed. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 10:08, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Connie Francis

On 21 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Connie Francis, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede 66 19:05, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Cleo Laine

On 28 July 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Cleo Laine, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 23:55, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations on Ozzy

Congratulations on being the first to verify on July 22 the passing of Ozzy Osbourne. You helped break the news to the world. ProfessorKaiFlai (talk) 03:20, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! ItsShandog (talk) 07:22, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Stella Rimington

On 6 August 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Stella Rimington, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Schwede 66 23:43, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for James Whale (presenter)

On 10 August 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article James Whale (presenter), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 14:31, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Frank Caprio

On 21 August 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Frank Caprio, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Amakuru (talk) 09:44, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Terence Stamp

On 22 August 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Terence Stamp, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Spencer^T•C 19:45, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have sent you a note about a page you started

Hi ItsShandog. Thank you for your work on Lynn brothers. Another editor, Klbrain, has reviewed it as part of new pages patrol and left the following comment:

Thank you for creating a joint page for these 4 brothers, who still have an impact more than a century after their deaths as symbols of wartime sacrifice. Some of the sources are routine listing, but there are sufficient national reliable sources, where they are the primary topic, to establish notability.

To reply, leave a comment here and begin it with {{Re|Klbrain}}. (Message delivered via the Page Curation tool, on behalf of the reviewer.)

Klbrain (talk) 20:51, 30 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your thoughtful review and for taking the time to assess the Lynn brothers article. I appreciate your recognition of their symbolic significance and your comments on sourcing. ItsShandog (talk) 08:02, 31 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Giorgio Armani

On 5 September 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Giorgio Armani, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 00:58, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for David Warburton

On 5 September 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article David Warburton, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Curbon7 (talk) 22:46, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Katharine, Duchess of Kent

On 6 September 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Katharine, Duchess of Kent, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Curbon7 (talk) 09:48, 6 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Robert Redford

On 17 September 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Robert Redford, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. — Amakuru (talk) 15:26, 17 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

ITN recognition for Dickie Bird

On 24 September 2025, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Dickie Bird, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Black Kite (talk) 18:08, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]