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• Elinor Fettiplace at FAC
• Brighton bomb at PR
• Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh at PR (with Tim riley)

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

Reading James Pope-Hennessy's, blessedly brief, biography of Lord Crewe, I find this reference to his father's library; "Not unnaturally, [Crewe] omits to mention the large and famous collection of pornographic and sadic literature which old Lord Houghton had lovingly assembled. This portion of the library Lord Houghton's heir made haste to sell". Our article on Monckton Milnes says he bequeathed his porn to the BM, but he obviously held back a bit! Might be worth a mention? All the best. KJP1 (talk) 17:42, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for this, KJP: I'll have a dig around and see what there is that we can add. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 19:46, 4 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi KJP1, I’ve done some digging on this, and I can’t find any reference to him giving any part of his library to the British Museum. The information isn’t supported by the citation in the article either, unfortunately. He did hold an extensive collection of erotic works, there’s ample proof of that, but it doesn’t look like the BM was the recipient of any of it. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 04:15, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations, SchroCat! The article you nominated, Ann Cook (cookery book writer), 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 The nomination discussion has been archived.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) 00:05, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure this edit is necessary -- Playboy regularly featured non-nude celebrities. But I'm not strongly against it. What do you think? -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:22, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It’s possibly worth leaving it there. There will be a fairly large number of people who have never read Playboy and don’t know that it also featured non-nudes. - SchroCat (talk) 19:51, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks. -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:14, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is to let you know that the above article has been scheduled as today's featured article for 23 August 2024. Please check that the article needs no amendments. Feel free to amend the draft blurb, which can be found at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/August 2024, or to make comments on other matters concerning the scheduling of this article at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/August 2024. Please keep an eye on that page, as comments regarding the draft blurb may be left there by user:dying, who assists the coordinators by making suggestions on the blurbs, or by others. I also suggest that you watchlist Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors from two days before it appears on the Main Page. Thanks, and congratulations on your work! Gog the Mild (talk) 14:34, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Gog. - SchroCat (talk) 20:42, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]