June 2009 edit

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MrOllie is correct. Yours is a self-published source, a blog; not a reliable source. Your obvious conflict of interest in posting links to "Loaded Questions featuring Kelly Hewitt" is quite beyond the pale. --Orange Mike | Talk 17:25, 26 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Sharon Kay Penman edit

Hi. I see that you're editing the Sharon Kay Penman article, which is nice, since I've been trying to bring up the quality of the article. I assume you're the Kelly Hewitt who interviewed Penman for the Loaded Shelf. Unfortunately the version of your interview I was able to retrieve from the site does not include the information about Penman's middle name. Certainly it's nice to have that information in the article, but it does need to be verified with a reference. Perhaps you have another longer version of your interview that's published somewhere? If so, then add it to the ref list at the bottom of the article, or even add it here, and I'll be happy to change the citation. Thanks. Truthkeeper88 (talk) 00:47, 23 June 2009 (UTC)Reply


Hi Truthkeeper88 -- there are indeed two interviews I did with Sharon Kay Penman two years apart. The interview that contains the information about Penman dropping the name "Kay" in the UK is included in the October 2008 interview which is cited correctly in citation 5 of Penman's wiki page. Perhaps you accidentally looked at the 2006 interview? Both are cited on the page each for a different fact that I added to her page. Here is the 2008 interview that has the information about the middle name: Loaded Questions Interview with author Sharon Kay Penman - October, 2008. Thanks KellyHewitt80 (talk) 04:00, 25 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Sharon Kay Penman edit

I'm a dedicated bibliophile as well. The Sharon Kay Penman page was a sad article when I came to it. I'd love to collaborate/advise on other author pages. Will be offline for a day or so, and am helping with copyediting, but leave any questions here and I'll get back to you. Happy editing and reading! Truthkeeper88 (talk) 14:38, 26 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Signing your posts edit

Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. If you can't type the tilde character, you should click on the signature button   located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --Orange Mike | Talk 17:21, 26 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thanks Mike, will do.KellyHewitt80 (talk) 17:29, 26 June 2009 (UTC)Reply