Talk:McLaughlin Motor Car Company

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John Gibson, Robert McLaughlin, brother McLaughlin[edit]

@MichaelWellman: Thank you very much for your contribution of the image. I've some questions:

Are you telling Wikimedia Commons that you were there in 1885 and took the photo?
Who was John Gibson?
Robert McLaughlin, brother McLaughlin - who is this and is Robert the father of Colonel Sam or someone else with that same name?

It is too easy to provide a photo without proper i.d. In the meantime I have removed it from the article. Eddaido (talk) 09:16, 21 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox, deletions misunderstandings etc[edit]

@Fma12: I see that you are adding infoboxes to articles. In this article you have also made some deletions and made the odd mistake. Could you please talk through your reasons for the changes you have made including the appropriateness of adding your box. I do know how very busy you are and how widely your interests extend. Thanks, Eddaido (talk) 13:04, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Eddaido: First of all, please, tell me what "odd mistake" you are talking about, so your statement is not clear; I guess you're talking about an specific edit on McLaughling Co. article, but which?; 2) The reasons for the changes made were given on the edit summary, but I don't know what means "adding your box" ("MY" box? what are you referring to? please be more specific)... 3) Yes, my interests have extended to many topics during my long time here. I'll be awaiting for your replay, thanks. Fma12 (talk) 13:10, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

BTW: The only "deletions" made were some images of McLaughlin-Buick models that were moved to General Motors Canada so those models were built from 1918 onwards, when the company had already became GM Can. Not in fact arbitrary or disruptive deletions at all, please take a look at that article. Fma12 (talk) 13:12, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

OK then I can revert the infobox and its mistakes. Who is/was Travis Hester? Eddaido (talk) 13:40, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Eddaido: Travis Hester is the current GM Canada president, I added it by mistake. The infobox should be kept so there are no further mistakes on it, of course you're welcome to fix wrong data, but not to delete the entire box. Fma12 (talk) 13:50, 26 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Why not delete the entire box, it creates confusion which you seem to have succumbed to yourself. Eddaido (talk) 01:18, 27 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting the infobox would be capricious, so infoboxes are useful for giving quick information about the subject and summarize the article. And don't misunderstand me, I didn't sucumbed at all. It is you who seems to have a problem with the edits I made. Fma12 (talk) 15:38, 28 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]