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To any friendly talk page watchers, I have:

• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel) at FAC
• John F. Kennedy document hoax at FAC
• Ann Cook (cookery book writer) at PR

If there is anyone who fancies commenting, I would be grateful. Cheers - SchroCat ( talk)

• You'd probably find this interesting. Although it's a counterfactual, some of the authors are professional historians and make sound points despite arguing hypothetically. Unfortunately, in your case, the chapter is by one Simon Heffer, and— because Heffer—the entire piece is a hit job on Hezza. He doesn't look at 'what might have been' in, for example, Ireland or the north, a pretty glaring omission considering it's the basis of the chapter. It's a shame, but yeah, due Heffer, not an RS. Even so, it is good fun, and lots of names that are very much blasts from the past :)

Roberts, Andrew (2010-08-26). What Might Have Been?: Leading Historians on Twelve 'What Ifs' of History. Orion. ISBN  978-0-297-86448-6.

——Serial Number 54129 13:09, 21 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Cheers SN - I've read a couple of the 'what if' books, and they're always a bit of a chuckle. The biggest laugh, however, is how Heffer is described as a "Leading Historian"! - SchroCat ( talk) 13:17, 21 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Indeed I had to to rewrite my message a few times so as to avoid BLPVIO etc... ——Serial Number 54129 13:20, 21 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Some people don't make it easy to avoid BLPVIO! - SchroCat ( talk) 13:25, 21 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Congratulations, SchroCat! The article you nominated, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel), has been promoted to featured status, recognizing it as one of the best articles on Wikipedia. The nomination discussion has been archived.

This is a rare accomplishment and you should be proud. If you would like, you may nominate it to appear on the Main page as Today's featured article. Keep up the great work! Cheers, Gog the Mild ( talk) via FACBot ( talk) 00:06, 24 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Good day.

You just reverted the edit made by DiddyOwnsYa, which I think is fair enough based on its content. I just wanted to ensure that you did not consider my subsequent edit, which has been struck through with DiddyOwnsYa's, to be disruptive, as all I did was correct that user's mistakes. I consider myself to be a very careful editor, although not perfect, by any stretch of the imagination, and a strike-through edit can look as though an innocent user is at fault, especially if not explained in the edit summary.

ZeroAlpha87 ( talk) 12:47, 25 May 2024 (UTC) reply

And by 'mistakes', I mean spelling and phrasing, rather than facts. ZeroAlpha87 ( talk) 12:51, 25 May 2024 (UTC) reply

DiddyOwnsYa is a trolling vandal who stalks me from time to time using different throwaway accounts. If you look at their history you'll see all they did was revert a series of my edits. There was nothing wrong with your edit, which certainly was not disruptive at all. - SchroCat ( talk) 12:53, 25 May 2024 (UTC) reply

Thank you for confirming. I'm sorry that people like that feel the need to ruin it for decent editors.

Best wishes. ZeroAlpha87 ( talk) 12:55, 25 May 2024 (UTC) reply