This account was created in December 2010, initially with an interest in editing pages related to whisky – although my interests drift broadly. I am here to build an encyclopedia.

I am not especially expert on the subject of whisky, but I am interested in learning more about it, and I have had the impression that some of the Wikipedia material on this subject has contained errors and misconceptions. I have a fondness for trying to find objective truth and avoid incorrect impressions and marketing spin. I like to find and understand the actual rules that govern the making and labeling of the products (and where those rules apply and where they do not). I like to try to penetrate through the marketing messages to find the real facts, clearly identify the structure of who is the actual parent company that produces various products, and establish where and how they do it. I may not always get it right, but I'm trying.

Some particular whisky-related topics that I have taken a special interest in include:

To do list

Bourbon and other alcoholic beverages

Miscellany and historical notes 

((subst:requested move
| current1  = M1126 Infantry Carrier Vehicle
| new1      = M1126 infantry carrier vehicle
| current2  = M1127 Reconnaissance Vehicle
| new2      = M1127 reconnaissance vehicle
| current3  = M1128 Mobile Gun System
| new3      = M1128 mobile gun system
| current4  = M1129 Mortar Carrier
| new4      = M1129 mortar carrier
| current5  = M1130 Commander's Vehicle
| new5      = M1130 commander's vehicle
| current6  = M1131 Fire Support Vehicle
| new6      = M1131 fire support vehicle
| current7  = M1132 Engineer Squad Vehicle
| new7      = M1132 engineer squad vehicle
| current8  = M1133 Medical Evacuation Vehicle
| new8      = M1133 medical evacuation vehicle
| current9  = M1134 Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicle
| new9      = M1134 anti-tank guided missile vehicle
| current10 = M1135 Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, Reconnaissance Vehicle
| new10     = M1135 nuclear, biological, and chemical reconnaissance vehicle
| reason   = Per [[WP:MILMOS]] and [[WP:LOWERCASE]]. "((tq|When using numerical model designation, the word following the designation should be left uncapitalized (for example, 'M16 rifle' or 'M109 howitzer') unless it is a proper noun.))". Also for consistency. Please note the related RMs at [[Talk:T1 light lank#Requested move 19 February 2024]], [[Talk:M6 heavy tank#Requested move 21 February 2024]], [[Talk:A7 medium tank#Requested move 22 February 2024]], [[Talk:M1918 Ford 3-ton tank#Requested move 22 February 2024]], [[Talk:152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20)#Requested move 23 February 2024]], [[Talk:Medium Mark A Whippet#Requested move 24 February 2024]], and [[Talk:M1 Armored Car#Requested move 25 February 2024]]. Please note the insertion of "and" and removal of a comma in the title for the M1135. This has a significant effect on the meaning of the vehicle description. I think the current title is basically incorrect aside from the uppercasing. See [https://web.archive.org/web/20120319203706/http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2009/pdf/army/2009strykernbcrv.pdf this] and [http://www.dsca.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2013/Iraq_13-19.pdf this]. I do see [https://web.archive.org/web/20140112154352/http://www.militarytimes.com/article/20140112/NEWS04/301120008/Army-plans-radical-upgrade-Stryker-brigades one source] using the current title and [http://www.sbct.army.mil/product_nbcrv.html another one] without the "and".
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((subst:requested move
| current1 = M1 Abrams
| new1     = M1 Abrams tank
| current2 = M26 Pershing
| new2     = M26 Pershing tank
| current3 = M46 Patton
| new3     = M46 Patton tank
| current4 = M47 Patton
| new4     = M47 Patton tank
| current5 = M48 Patton
| new5     = M48 Patton tank
| reason   = Per [[WP:MILMOS]] and [[WP:LOWERCASE]]. [[WP:MILMOS#TANKS]]((snd)) "((tq|all articles documenting tanks should include "tank" as a part of its title, generally appended at the end")). [[WP:MILMOS#Capitalization]]((snd)) "((tq|When using numerical model designation, the word following the designation should be left uncapitalized (for example, 'M16 rifle' or 'M109 howitzer') unless it is a proper noun.))". Also for consistency. Please note the related RMs at [[Talk:T1 light tank#Requested move 19 February 2024]], [[Talk:M6 heavy tank#Requested move 21 February 2024]], [[Talk:A7 medium tank#Requested move 22 February 2024]], [[Talk:M1918 Ford 3-ton tank#Requested move 22 February 2024]], [[Talk:152 mm towed gun-howitzer M1955 (D-20)#Requested move 23 February 2024]], [[Talk:Medium Mark A Whippet#Requested move 24 February 2024]], and [[Talk:M1 Armored Car#Requested move 25 February 2024]].
))
For User:BarrelProof/common.js:
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or see User:Rublov/anonymize.js.
((subst:requested move
| current1 = 1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene
| new1     = 1,1′-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene
| current2 = (1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene)palladium(II) dichloride
| new2     = (1,1′-Bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene)palladium(II) dichloride
| current3 = 1,1'-Dilithioferrocene
| new3     = 1,1′-Dilithioferrocene
| current4 = 1,1'-Ferrocenediisocyanate
| new4     = 1,1′-Ferrocenediisocyanate
| current5 = 1,1'-Azobis-1,2,3-triazole
| new5     = 1,1′-Azobis-1,2,3-triazole
| current6 = 1,1'-Ferrocenedicarboxylic acid
| new6     = 1,1′-Ferrocenedicarboxylic acid
| current7 = 1,1'-Binaphthyl
| new7     = 1,1′-Binaphthyl
| current8 = 1,1'-Diaminoferrocene
| new8     = 1,1′-Diaminoferrocene
| current9 = Pyrimidine-deoxynucleoside 1'-dioxygenase
| new9     = Pyrimidine-deoxynucleoside 1′-dioxygenase
| current10 = 1,1'-Ferrocenetrisulfide
| new10     = 1,1′-Ferrocenetrisulfide
| current11 = 1,1'-Dihydroxydicyclohexyl peroxide
| new11     = 1,1′-Dihydroxydicyclohexyl peroxide
| current12 = Arachidonyl-2'-chloroethylamide
| new12     = Arachidonyl-2′-chloroethylamide
| current13 = Isoflavone 2'-hydroxylase
| new13     = Isoflavone 2′-hydroxylase
| current14 = 4'-methoxyisoflavone 2'-hydroxylase
| new14     = 4′-methoxyisoflavone 2′-hydroxylase
| current15 = 8-Oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine
| new15     = 8-Oxo-2′-deoxyguanosine
| current16 = Transition metal complexes of 2,2'-bipyridine
| new16     = Transition metal complexes of 2,2′-bipyridine
| current17 = 2'-O-methylation
| new17     = 2′-O-methylation
| current18 = 2,2'-Dipyridyldisulfide
| new18     = 2,2′-Dipyridyldisulfide
| current19 = 5-Ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine
| new19     = 5-Ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine
| current20 = TRNA (cytidine34-2'-O)-methyltransferase
| new20     = TRNA (cytidine34-2′-O)-methyltransferase
| current21 = Disodium 4,4'-dinitrostilbene-2,2'-disulfonate
| new21     = Disodium 4,4′-dinitrostilbene-2,2′-disulfonate
| current22 = 2'-5'-oligoadenylate synthase
| new22     = 2′-5′-oligoadenylate synthase
| current23 = 23S rRNA (uridine2552-2'-O)-methyltransferase
| new23     = 23S rRNA (uridine2552-2′-O)-methyltransferase
| current24 = TRNA (cytidine56-2'-O)-methyltransferase
| new24     = TRNA (cytidine56-2′-O)-methyltransferase
| current25 = 2,2'-Bis(2-indenyl) biphenyl
| new25     = 2,2′-Bis(2-indenyl) biphenyl
| current26 = 23S rRNA (guanosine2251-2'-O)-methyltransferase
| new26     = 23S rRNA (guanosine2251-2′-O)-methyltransferase
| current27 = 21S rRNA (uridine2791-2'-O)-methyltransferase
| new27     = 21S rRNA (uridine2791-2′-O)-methyltransferase
| current28 = TRNA (cytidine32/uridine32-2'-O)-methyltransferase
| new28     = TRNA (cytidine32/uridine32-2′-O)-methyltransferase
| current29 = 27S pre-rRNA (guanosine2922-2'-O)-methyltransferase
| new29     = 27S pre-rRNA (guanosine2922-2′-O)-methyltransferase
| current30 = 2,2'-Azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride
| new30     = 2,2′-Azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride
| current31 = 2'-N-acetylparomamine deacetylase
| new31     = 2′-N-acetylparomamine deacetylase
| current32 = 23S rRNA (cytidine2498-2'-O)-methyltransferase
| new32     = 23S rRNA (cytidine2498-2′-O)-methyltransferase
| current33 = Isoliquiritigenin 2'-O-methyltransferase
| new33     = Isoliquiritigenin 2′-O-methyltransferase
| current34 = MRNA (nucleoside-2'-O-)-methyltransferase
| new34     = MRNA (nucleoside-2′-O-)-methyltransferase
| current35 = 2,2'-Biquinoline
| new35     = 2,2′-Biquinoline
| current36 = 2'-hydroxybiphenyl-2-sulfinate desulfinase
| new36     = 2′-hydroxybiphenyl-2-sulfinate desulfinase
| current37 = TRNA guanosine-2'-O-methyltransferase
| new37     = TRNA guanosine-2′-O-methyltransferase
| current38 = 2,2'-Biphenol
| new38     = 2,2′-Biphenol
| current39 = 2,2'-Dipyridylamine
| new39     = 2,2′-Dipyridylamine
| current40 = 5-(3,4-diacetoxybut-1-ynyl)-2,2'-bithiophene deacetylase
| new40     = 5-(3,4-diacetoxybut-1-ynyl)-2,2′-bithiophene deacetylase
| current41 = 2',3'-cyclic-nucleotide 2'-phosphodiesterase
| new41     = 2′,3′-cyclic-nucleotide 2′-phosphodiesterase
| current42 = 2'-Deamino-2'-hydroxyneamine transaminase
| new42     = 2′-Deamino-2′-hydroxyneamine transaminase
| current43 = 23S rRNA (uridine2479-2'-O)-methyltransferase
| new43     = 23S rRNA (uridine2479-2′-O)-methyltransferase
| current44 = 2'-Fucosyllactose
| new44     = 2′-Fucosyllactose
| current45 = 2,2'-Bithiophene
| new45     = 2,2′-Bithiophene
| current46 = 2'-Hydroxyisoflavone reductase
| new46     = 2′-Hydroxyisoflavone reductase
| current47 = 2,2'-Bipyrimidine
| new47     = 2,2′-Bipyrimidine
| current48 = 2'-phosphotransferase
| new48     = 2′-phosphotransferase
| current49 = Macrolide 2'-kinase
| new49     = Macrolide 2′-kinase
| reason   = Proper formatting using prime symbols rather than apostrophes per discussion at [[Talk:3"-deamino-3"-oxonicotianamine reductase]].
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((subst:requested move
| current1 = Certified Accounting Technician
| new1     = 
| current2 = Certified California Municipal Treasurer
| new2     = 
| current3 = Certified Commercial Investment Member
| new3     = 
| current4 = Certified Credit Professional
| new4     = 
| current5 = Certified Financial Manager
| new5     = 
| current6 = Certified Financial Planner
| new6     = 
| current7 = Certified Fraud Examiner
| new7     = 
| current8 = Certified General Accountant
| new8     = 
| current9 = Certified Government Financial Manager
| new9     = 
| current10 = Certified in Financial Forensics
| new10     = 
| current11 = Certified Insurance Counselor
| new11     = 
| current12 = Certified International Investment Analyst
| new12     = 
| current13 = Certified Management Accountant
| new13     = 
| current14 = Certified National Accountant
| new14     = 
| current15 = Certified Public Accountant
| new15     = 
| current16 = Certified Public Manager
| new16     = 
| current17 = Certified Securities Investment Advisor
| new17     = 
| current18 = Certified Treasury Professional
| new18     = 
| reason   = [[WP:SENTENCECASE]] for these financial occupation–related certifications per [[MOS:JOBTITLES]], [[MOS:CAPS]] (which includes [[MOS:FIELD]] and [[MOS:SIGCAPS]]), [[WP:NCCAPS]], and RMs at [[Talk:Certified Arborist]] (ongoing), [[Talk:Certified AM Directional Specialist]], [[Talk:Certified anesthesia technician]], [[Talk:Applied science technology and engineering technology in Canada]], [[Talk:Registered cardiovascular invasive specialist]], [[Talk:Registered nurse certified in neonatal intensive care]], [[Talk:Registered dental nurse]], [[Talk:Aircraft maintenance engineer]], and [[Talk:Aircraft maintenance technician]]. These are not [[proper name]]s or the formal titles of globally unique entities (like [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]).
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Miscellany and historical notes – arbitrary break

Miscellany and historical notes – governor sorting

Customizations

Useful links for Wikipedia editing

Some useful pointers for Wikipedia editing (collected here partly to remind myself where to find them):

Unusual article name styling

(Unusual capitalizations for composition titles are listed separately below.) A sampling of unusual article names (relative to MOS:TM and WP:AT (incl. WP:TITLETM) for cases seemingly not covered by WP:DIACRITICS) – see also WP:STAGENAME – also note that MOS:TM doesn't exactly say that it applies to the titles of works, but it includes several such items as examples (skate., Se7en, and Alien3):

Potential summarization:

Note:

Footnote: WP:TITLEFORMAT (within WP:AT) has this: An exception is made when the quotation marks are part of a name or title (as in the movie "Crocodile" Dundee or the album "Heroes"). Quotes:

Footnote: WP:OFFICIALNAMES is an essay, not a policy or guideline.

Footnote: See MOS:LIGATURE for ligature usages, such as Synæsthesia (Canadian band).

WP:UCN (in WP:AT):

Wikipedia does not necessarily use the subject's "official" name as an article title; it prefers to use the name that is most frequently used to refer to the subject in English-language reliable sources. This includes usage in the sources used as references for the article. If the name of a person, group, object, or other article topic changes, then more weight should be given to the name used in reliable sources published after the name change than in those before the change. For cases where usage differs among English-speaking countries, see also National varieties of English below.

WP:TITLETM (also in WP:AT):

Article titles follow standard English text formatting in the case of trademarks, unless the trademarked spelling is demonstrably the most common usage in sources independent of the owner of the trademark. Items in full or partial uppercase (such as Invader ZIM) should have standard capitalization (Invader Zim); however, if the name is ambiguous, and one meaning is usually capitalized, this is one possible method of disambiguation.


Exceptions include article titles with the first letter lowercase and the second letter uppercase, such as iPod and eBay. For these, see the technical restrictions guideline.

MOS:TM:

See also User:Fuhghettaboutit/Wikipedia:Title stylization

Unusual article capitalizations for titles of creative works

See also (and follow up on) MOS:CT, WP:NCCAPS, WP:Naming conventions (music)#Capitalization

For some discussion outcomes that support MOS:CT, see Talk:Do It like a Dude, Talk:Moves like Jagger, Talk:Someone like Me, Talk:Someone like You (Adele song), Talk:Love You like a Love Song, Talk:Bridge over Troubled Water, Talk:A Boy Was Born, Talk:Nuttin' but Love (2nd RM outcome), Talk:Nothing but the Truth (1941 film), Talk:Everything Starts with an 'E', Talk:A Winter amid the Ice, Talk:See, amid the Winter's Snow, Talk:Four past Midnight, Talk:Nothing But the Truth.

Nicknames in quotes

WP:NICKNAME advises to "avoid ... adding a nickname ... in quotes between first and last name. For example: Bill Clinton, not William "Bill" Clinton." This guidance doesn't seem very strongly agreed for cases where the name with the quotes is commonly used in sources – especially when used by performers as a stage name. However, the use of the name with quotes seems avoided for disreputable characters, except for Talk:Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow, and Talk:Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. (WP:TITLEFORMAT says "Crocodile" Dundee and "Heroes" are O.K.)

See also MOS:NICKNAME, which is not the same as WP:NICKNAME. Also, there is WP:NICKUSE, which is an old essay said to be superseded by MOS:NICKNAME.

Discussion in 2015: Wikipedia talk:Article titles/Archive 54#Nickname in quotation marks in title

On article titles for songs and albums

Per WP:NCM / WP:SONGDAB, I generally believe that the names of artists should be included in the titles of articles about their songs and albums. That makes the titles more clear and recognizable, and avoids future maintenance headaches over whether to consider some particular song or album as primary. Including the name of the artist is helpful to readers, the popularity of music is volatile, and new releases often appear with the same names (or strings of lyrics that might be mistaken for a name). IMHO, there is basically negative value in making song and album articles more ambiguous by removing the names of the artists from their titles. In many cases, we can easily discover that there are already several other songs with the same name that are covered on Wikipedia.

Other considerations include the depth of coverage and indications of exceptional noteworthiness.

Here is a good way to search for album names.

Generally, I think that if a typical English-speaking person sees an article title and thinks, based on the title, that they know what the article should be about, that is what it should be about.

Regarding WP:SMALLDETAILS, see discussion at Talk:Want You Back (Haim song).

Allmusic reliability and its use to establish notability

Wikiproject Albums

Notability of music

(8 is the lowest number completed in exhaustive checking)

Reliable sources noticeboard

(78 is the lowest number completed in exhaustive checking)

Interesting relations to WP:PRIMARYTOPIC

Memorable episodes, biases, and content disputes

Irish Whiskey

In the Talk section of the article on Irish Whiskey, you say: "I am a bit confused by this concept of a number of times that a whiskey is distilled. I can understand how you could count the number of times that a product has been processed by a pot still, but most of the spirits in most whiskey are from a continuous still. A continuous still, manufactured specifically to do so, can presumably produce approximately any desired level of alcoholic purity. The concept of a number of distillations seems rather strange in that context. Does it make sense? —BarrelProof (talk) 17:22, 24 March 2011 (UTC)" I see that you are almost totally into things American. There is a huge world outside once you leave American shores. Very few of the 82 Nation/Nation States that distil, blend or manufacture whisky use column stills. All malt whiskies come off pot stills. A quick look at https://noelonwhisky.blogspot.com/2020/04/that-peg-of-scotch.html will enhance your wide knowledge. And https://noelonwhisky.blogspot.com/2020/02/whisky-goes-global.html will show you how North Korea, handles its 40/42% ABV whiskies in 620 ml bottles, apart from a few other unlikely nations. Moitraanak (talk) 16:33, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

National Distillers

There's no article about National Distillers!

Bourbon reference resources

Bourbon licensed during Prohibition

Not only Prohibition, but also the two world wars involved restraints on the trade.

References

  1. ^ a b https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/416 this

Grammar

A grammar quiz[dead link] that I thought was worth the effort.

which & thatThis user knows how to use which and that correctly.
if & whetherThis user knows how to use "if" and "whether" correctly.
less & fewerThis user understands the difference between less & fewer.
itsThis user understands the difference between its (of it) and it's (it is or it has).
you oneThis user knows that one should not use "you" in encyclopedia articles or other formal works.

On apostrophes in U.S. place names, see my comments at Talk:Penn's Creek massacre.

In popular culture

Something is wrong with this article

xkcdThis user cannot go to bed when someone is wrong on the Internet.

Circuit diagram, Self-description, I'll bet on six

So you've made a mistake and it's public...

Barnstars and accolades

Happy 2nd Anniversary
As a token of my appreciation for your delectable efforts, please enjoy with my compliments. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:05, 11 December 2012 (UTC)


The Original Barnstar
Amazing work! WellsWiggins (talk) 19:47, 25 July 2014 (UTC)


The Barnstar of Diligence
...to thank you for unscrambling and tidying up the complex history of move requests at Talk:Hillary Rodham Clinton. MelanieN (talk) 17:06, 28 April 2014 (UTC)


The Civility Barnstar
You deserve some Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve, as you exemplified patience and civility in the face of provocation, while tweaking the subject and the references. Well done! Of course, the aforesaid (at least in its 23 year iteration) is currently out of stock in most bars and liquor stores, so you will have to settle for something else. You can't always get what you want. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 01:50, 30 July 2014 (UTC)


The Bluegrass Barnstar
For your excellent work in adding clarifying material to List of cities in Kentucky, you are very much deserving of this award. Cheers! Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 13:28, 7 August 2014 (UTC)


The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Happy birthday! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:02, 4 December 2014 (UTC)


The Copyeditor's Barnstar
For expanding the Cassius Clay album In ictu oculi (talk) 14:43, 11 December 2014 (UTC)


The Barnstar of Diligence
Thank you very much for your help! Breckham101 (talk) 17:46, 31 January 2015 (UTC)


The Special Barnstar
You have always been a great person towards me, and I feel like I have never fully expressed my gratitude towards you for being a friend and mentor to me, and for all the positive contributions that you provide to this project. This barnstar is for your kindness, honesty, and work. Thank you!-- MarshalN20 Talk 06:01, 17 July 2015 (UTC)


The Half Barnstar
Thanks for helping another editor at DYK (re Afghan alcohol) Victuallers (talk) 09:53, 26 November 2015 (UTC)


The Western Governors University Barnstar
For good and thorough work pertaining to articles about the Western Governors University.

Thanks for helping to support the WGU Article. Paul Smith111977 (talk) 14:19, 27 April 2018 (UTC)


The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
For your tireless contributionS....popcorn sutton!!.......BarrelProof is a Master Editor

and is entitled to display this Platinum Editor Star...and can use thank you..and in the wikipedia community it is a rare thing ...like Popcorn...Rip....

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.69.59.4 (talk) 02:20, 9 July 2018‎ (UTC)

Thanks! —BarrelProof (talk) 02:35, 9 July 2018 (UTC)

you are welcome... POPCORN would lke the code..!!

File:Pot Still Diagram.jpg
just one more...A barnstar for you ....popcorn sutton...AMAZING JOB
The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
A well-deserved barnstar for all your hard work here. POPCORN would lke the code.. This user is one of the 2000 most active English Wikipedians of all time.

POPCORN would lke the code..and you said thanks...so double down....

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.69.59.4 (talk) 10:13, 9 July 2018‎ (UTC)


The Good Heart Barnstar The Good Heart Barnstar
For your thoughtfulness and concern in assisting User:Poise1978 when they appeared to need someone to just make sure they were in a happy place. Lemon martini (talk) 14:10, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
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