User talk:TheSandDoctor/Archives/2026/May

Hi there, I've done a lot of research on the name Fiona recently and I think the Fiona page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiona) could probably use a bit of an overhaul.

Currently it leaves out some important information (William Sharp / Fiona Macleod) and includes a lot of semi-incorrect / irrelevant information like talking about Fíona an unrelated Irish name, the etymology section talks about a lot of names/words that are unrelated.

Is this something I should look at doing? Or is it a bit uncooth to do large edits to a page like that without doing more minor ones to get more experience first? --An Spideoigín (talk) 17:56, 2 May 2026 (UTC)

@An Spideoigín: Do you have reliable sources that cover this? Do you have some examples? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 17:21, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

Yeah! So here's the first paragraph currently

"Fiona is a feminine given name of Gaelic origins. It means white or fair, while the Irish name Fíona means 'of wine', being the genitive of fíon 'wine'. It was first used by the Scottish writer James Macpherson in his Ossianic poems. Initially, the name was confined to Scotland but later it gained popularity in other countries, such as Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Australia, Germany and Canada."

It brings up Fíona which is an unrelated name, gives the wrong definition of that name. (Per Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names 1981 the name is unrelated to Fiona and is a modernisation of the word fíne meaning vine, they attribute Fiona to William Sharp, but Macpherson's usage predates him).

The entry in Hanks' Dictionary of First Names also gives a pretty clear outline of the origin of the name: "Latinate derivative of the Gaelic element fionn white, fair. It was first used by James Macpherson. It was subsequently used as a pen-name by William Sharp. It has since become extremely popular in England as well as Scotland and is sometimes used as an Anglicized form of the Irish name Fíona.

"Fiona originates from the Gaelic word fionn, meaning white or fair, being a Romantic Era Latinised form; or an Anglicisation of the Irish name Fíona (Scotland Fìona) meaning 'of wine', being the genitive of fíon (Scotland fìon) 'wine', from which is also derived the terms (Irish) fíniúin, (Irish, Scottish) crann fíona (crann 'tree'), and (Scottish) craobhfhìona (craobh 'tree, bush') 'grape-vine'. An alternative suggested by Hanks (2006) is that Fíona means vine. In ninth-century Welsh and Breton language Fion (today: ffion) referred to the foxglove species and is also a female given name as in Ffion Hague."

The first sentence here first claims that it's from fionn, then claims that it's from Fíona meaning 'of wine' (unsourced), then lists some other words related to fíon, which seems unnecessary. Then gives another etymology of the name Fíona, again an unrelated name, and doesn't mention Macpherson at all.

Worth noting is that Macpherson made up many names ("One cannot mention all the numberless personal names invented deliberately by Macpherson" Ludwig Christian Stern 1898).

Maybe some of the confusion comes from the fact that Hanks states that Fiona 'is sometimes used as an Anglicised form of the Irish name Fíona', but I don't think this is really to say that Fíona is the origin of the name. Similarly, Hanks is pretty precise in saying that the name is a derivative of fionn (which means white or fair), not that "the name means white or fair".

Later on the article says "Additionally, the Ossianic poems of James Macpherson helped to familiarize the name in the English-speaking world." This kind of contradicts the initial statement that it was first used by him.

I don't want it to seem like I'm complaining, but I hope this helps get across what I mean about my issues with the article. An Spideoigín (talk) 21:59, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

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Hello,

I hope you are doing well. I wanted to respectfully ask for guidance regarding two possible Wikipedia matters related to Runway Magazine.

First, I noticed that there is a professionally published cover feature of Denise Richards published by Runway Magazine on runwaylive.com. I was wondering whether this publication could be considered an appropriate source or external reference for inclusion within her article, if it meets Wikipedia’s sourcing and relevance standards.

Second, I would also appreciate guidance regarding whether Runway Magazine may qualify for its own Wikipedia page, or whether it would be more appropriate to request review by an experienced editor or administrator instead of attempting to create the page directly myself.

Runway Magazine is an independent fashion and media publication established in 1989 with ongoing coverage across fashion, entertainment, beauty, and culture. I understand Wikipedia has strict standards regarding notability, reliable sourcing, neutrality, and conflict-of-interest editing, so I wanted to ask for advice before taking any action.

If appropriate, I would be happy to provide independent third-party sources, publication references, interviews, or media coverage that may help establish notability and compliance with Wikipedia guidelines.

Thank you very much for your time and for all the work you do maintaining Wikipedia.

Kind regards,

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@RunwayChief: My apologies for the delayed response. Can you please link me (here) the cover feature of Denise Richards that you mentioned?

Regarding your second question, that is always a tough one to figure out. Given by your username I gather you are tied to the magazine? If so, please follow the directions at Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure#How to disclose to disclose this before continuing any further. Some quick Googling shows that there is an unfortunate name match with a fictional magazine in The Devil Wears Prada 2 that causes the Google results to be muddied. Do you have any examples of other (news) publications writing about (your) Runway Magazine that you can point me to? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 17:36, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello, you can see the last 10 years of RUNWAY(R) at magcloud.com/user/runway . That will answer both your questions. Her interview can be seen on runwaytv.com, also. Thank you for your time on the matter. Vera ~2026-29866-40 (talk) 03:24, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, I forgot to include that there is a, as Disney says parasite; they use the exact RUNWAY logo from the movie and have a website that as far as I can tell, has no magazine and is trying to hijack the brand from Runway TV LLC a ABC/Disney media partner, and The Walt Disney Company. This fraud can be found at runwaymagazines, with a s , dot com. The RUNWAY, which is affiliated with Denise Richards and her Bravo show, the magazine that was in, episode, and the magazine that has done hundreds of celebrity shoots, is runwaylive dot com. Hundreds of freelance artists like myself have worked with Runway TV, over many decades. The company has prepared a wiki-like page on their site , under Wiki at the bottom of runwaylive dot com, hoping that someone would defend all the hard work so many talents have put into the was hijacked by the fake French company. They ruined Ming Lees Spring 2026 issue with SEO gaming. We are all hoping that one of the generous wiki editors would put their foot down to prevent brand hijacking and give credit to the people who actually put out print issues and do the work. Again, we all very much appreciate your attention to the matter. Thank You, Vera ~2026-29870-55 (talk) 03:40, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

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@ApolloAfricanus: Please click here: Special:MyPage/sandbox TheSandDoctor ^Talk 17:27, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

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Hello! Nice to meet you. And yes, I'm confused... One question for a start: why do I see only English articles? I prefer Dutch language (as indicated in my personal settings). --Bureaubaan (talk) 08:24, 12 May 2026 (UTC)

@Bureaubaan: That would be because you are on the English Wikipedia. Each edition of Wikipedia has its own website that is almost entirely in that given language. You are looking for the Dutch Wikipedia. If you click that blue link, it will take you directly there. If you have any questions about the English Wikipedia, please do reach out. However, given that I do not speak Dutch, I am unable to help you with anything on the Dutch Wikipedia (other than pointing you to it as I have done). TheSandDoctor ^Talk 17:26, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

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@IShowSammy: Making "a lot of edits" to your user page is not grounds for granting rollback permissions. Rollback is intended for making it easier to combat vandalism and the use case for it is actually fairly narrow. Taking a look at your edit history, you have not demonstrated much anti-vandalism work. I would recommend that you gain more experience reverting vandalism and after 30-ish days demonstrating this you apply at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions/Rollback or drop me another message on my talk page here and I will reassess. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 17:24, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Makes sense. IShowSammy (discussion | contributions) 17:37, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello SandDoctor,

Trying to avoid mistakes with parentheses, I am asking for your help. I would like to add to the entry on "Black John the Conqueror" the following:

"The root is also referred to in the song 'Black John the Conqueror' by Dr. John (Malcolm John Rebbenack, November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019) from his 1971 Album 'The Sun, Moon & Herbs'. The song's lyrics and refrain speak of a wise old man holding 'black John the Conqueror in his hands'."

Thanks for your help. In memoriam Dr. John.

Jürgen --DexterSnuffles (talk) 03:21, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

@DexterSnuffles: Where on John the Conqueror were you thinking of adding that line (what section)? Do you know of any other instances of "John the Conqueror" in popular culture? TheSandDoctor ^Talk 17:11, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply.

I think it apt to add it right after the Muddy Waters/Bo Diddley reference.

I stumbled across the entry for 'John the Conqueror' as I am a lover of Dr. John's music. I knew that he refers to a plant in his song, but wanted to know which part of the plant is used in hoodoo (I am neither a practioner, nor interested in actual hoodoo). It was merely to satisfy my curiosity in terms of the narrative of the song and the imagery Dr. John conjures up (perhaps to scratch my encyclopedic itch). When I saw that other musicians were mentioned in relation to the entry, I deemed it necessary to give Dr. John his full due.

As to any other instances of 'John the Conqueror' in popular music, I am afraid that I can be of no assistance.

Again, thanks for your reply and help. ~2026-29868-10 (talk) 18:46, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

p.s.: I have made a minor mistake in my quoting the lyrics. It should read 'a wise old man holding black John the Conqueror in his hand'. I wrote 'hands'. The plural is incorrect. I apologize for this complication. DexterSnuffles (talk) 19:12, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

@DexterSnuffles: Done, though I will look at probably splitting the musical acts referencing into a popular culture section or something. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 19:30, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

I think that your idea of adding an 'In popular culture' section is great and would be appropriate. I was surprised to see Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley mentioned in the stand first paragraph. DexterSnuffles (talk) 19:34, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

@DexterSnuffles: It was indeed a bit confusing. I've now made the change with this edit. I am just linking these for you so that you can see how the change is done "under the hood" and hopefully help you learn how to make similar changes in future should you come across cases where they're needed/you have the idea to add them. If you ever have any questions, please do feel free to reach out. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 19:37, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for this spiffy amendment! I will look closely at how you made the revision should I ever need to make an edit in the future. Best wishes,

Jürgen and Dexter (my canine companion) DexterSnuffles (talk) 03:10, 19 May 2026 (UTC)

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@Pr8ctical: My apologies for the delayed response. I am not sure why the image was removed as the editors didn't exactly explain it, which is a little strange. Regarding the image itself, did you just happen to find it on Commons or did you upload it yourself on another account? (Either is totally fine, just wanting to tailor my answer as I would have a couple other questions if you were the uploader; if you aren't the uploader though then just see below.)

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I happened to find it on commons and used it since it was under an ok license. Sorry for the late reply and thanks for answering my questions! Pr8ctical (talk) 20:25, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

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