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<small>A record of your Day will always be kept ].</small>

If you have any problems, concerns, or just want to comment on my actions and behavior in general, ], or if you would like to discuss things, my talk page and email is available for use. A ] has been created that will list areas that I might have problems with and may need help with. - Ottava Rima

==My RfA==
Attention anyone to posting on this page - my RFA is real and its not a joke. If you are coming here to ask, please be sure to keep that in mind. ] (]) 03:41, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

:Well, it's not going great, but it's going better than I would have expected. About 50/50 so far. Just a reminder not to take what the opposers say too seriously. I'm always amused when I see opposes based on "our best article writers shouldn't become administrators because it takes them away doing what they do best". Taken to its logical conclusion that would mean that the pool of admin candidates ought to be restricted to our ''worst'' article writers ... come to think of it ... :lol: --] ] 13:44, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
::I don't care either way. I can count at least 35 people that haven't even bothered to look into the page that I think would support me. It will be interesting. : D ] (]) 15:14, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
::So, Aitias ensured that he will go through ArbCom by opposing me. Great stuff. ] (]) 15:20, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Re . I'd want admins that would take charge of de-admining others for bad edits like . I hope my oppose vote don't get you down - I think your position is reasonable, we just disagree. -- ], 2009-04-01]21:41z
:Admins can't desysop. :| <font face="Trebuchet MS"><b>&mdash;&nbsp;]</b><sup><i>]]</i></sup></font> 21:45, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

:Bizarre. --] ] 23:49, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

== Edit counter ==

Ottava,

I know that different counters apparently count different ways to get different numbers, but according to you have nearly a thousand edits to go before you hit 10,000. Perhaps you are also including edits from other Wikis.

Cheers. --] <sup>]</sup> 22:19, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
:The joke was that I shouldn't pass 9,000. :) I did it yesterday. ] (]) 03:10, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

== Equation for happiness :) ==
] <big><big><big>+</big></big></big> ] <big><big><big>=</big></big></big> ]

Happy April Fools Day <nowiki>:)</nowiki> <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">] : ] </span></small> 03:24, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

(And Good luck for your RFA :) <small><span style="border:1px solid #0000ff;padding:1px;">] : ] </span></small> 10:27, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

== Talkback ==

{{talkback|Dank55|Populist?}}
- Dan ] (]) 17:50, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

== You do know why your RfA is failing right? ==

It is because ] is one of our core policies ;-) ---''']''' '']'' 17:55, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
:ROFLMAO!!! I negate one of our core policies by merely existing! Oh noes! ] (]) 17:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

::Hi Ottava, I am sure that your skin is thick enough to take all this. All I can offer is empathy; but it can't be a good feeling nonetheless. Best wishes, Graham. ] ] 21:25, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
::Take RfA with a grain of salt (or a glass of wine). I suspect you aren't surprised with some of the comments (although there are some editors I'd like to shake because their tone is really inappropriate). I have a great deal of respect for your mainspace work, as do many others posting, and I hope that message doesn't get lost in the RfA nonsense. I also really appreciate that you chose today to post the nomination - that was quite funny :) ] (]) 21:32, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
:::If you want funny, you should see ] for the parody version. I thought that the best joke was making people think that I would make a joke nom and then actually make a real nom. People were completely surprised. : D But yes, in regards to inappropriate opposes, I have to say that there is one from that was totally inappropriate. :P!!!! ] (]) 00:31, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
::::Surely by now you've figured out that I'm not always appropriate? I even wear white shoes after Labor Day, and my handbag almost never matches my shoes. ] (]) 19:03, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::OMG! I now have to oppose your FACs because an individual who wears white shoes after Labor Day probably has a poor sense of judgment and obviously can't handle references properly. :P ] (]) 19:10, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

== Answer ==


'' mean that everything that is wrong is that admins refuse to discuss blocks with non-admin? Because we all know that it is true and how most admin operate. ] (]) 03:51, 2 April 2009 (UTC)''<small><sub>Here's to the GFDL ;)</sub></small>
:I am going to do my best to give this as much of a thought out reply as possible, so it might be lengthy. It might not. We'll see where my mind goes.
:I don't edit much these days. Work takes up most of my mental stress and I just read for the most part these days. I still read practically everything, and I'm familiar with your vocalness of what would have to be described as the minority side. Not wrong or against consensus, but you are generally disagreed with on most issues.
:I am all for that. I enjoy reading your thoughts, though they generally disagree with mine, because I would much rather hear from people that disagree with me than agree. That encourages thinking and that's a hobby of mine.
:I would have supported your request for adminship. I nominated ] ] for the bit, and I disgree with him on every single issue we have discussed.
:So what it comes down to is what I perceive to be a snarky reply to that question. You have been pushed around by users before when in discussion because they said in other terms that "I'm an admin and you are not. So you are wrong." That is not appropriate, and sometimes those users were admonished for acting that way. It is unbecoming conduct. So to say what you did, that you would use it as leverage, is wrong and you know it. Administrating is just doing the job as laid out, not a caste. Again, you know this.
:I had hope for your RfA when I saw it in the contents. I was disappointed by how you chose to present yourself. For the time you've spent reading RfA, you ''had'' to know how that would go and how your answers would be received. Seriousness and practicality is what I look for in a candidate, and you did not expose it with this application.
:Long story short: you didn't have to say you'd be a dick back to the people who have for so long been dicks to you. ]<sup><small>]</small></sup> 04:12, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
::P.S. I disagree with your premise that that is how most admins operate. Of the 600~800 active admins, only about 30 act that way. And they disgrace us all with their drama. Most admin action goes about quietly in the dark without issue, as it should. Perhaps you should shy away from typecasting and realize that some people caste their type. ]<sup><small>]</small></sup> 04:17, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
:::Well, I have been in many discussions with admin stating that I'm not an admin so they could ignore me on the issue, so I speak from experience. :) Normally, the admin who re willing to listen to someone like me don't get into the situations in which someone like me has to be vocal. By the way, my answers were serious, so if you felt that they weren't, then so be it. The only times that I mentioned "leverage" is for unblocking discussions, advocating during ban discussions, and ArbCom enforcement. None of those situations can really be said to put me into the position of using the admin ops to threaten anyone. Quite the contrary, they would be using it to justify that I should be listened to as a fellow admin with the ability to unblock if necessary. Where have I stated anything about being a dick to anyone? ] (]) 04:26, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
::::Using status as an admin in any discussion is being a dick, in my opinion. I wouldn't do so. I will explain actions I have taken as carring out an administrative task, but not to use it as leverage. As you agree with me that admins have used the hat to ignore you before and that this is wrong, I cannot imagine that you would think that being an admin would or should give your argument in a discussion more weight. It never should for any user, and it is tragic that people both behave and read the context in such regard. That you are willing to think as such is just as tragic. My opinion, you asked for it, and frankly I don't care to continue discussing this. ]<sup><small>]</small></sup> 05:01, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::I'm referring to admin only situations. Blocking and unblocking is done in the realm of adminship. Status there plays a part. ArbCom enforcement particularly relies on admin. Its hard to review a block if you aren't an admin, no? ] (]) 05:08, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
::::::I'm well skilled in rhetoric and debate, and dammit you keep bating me. Your reply questions keep moving the chains and we are no where near the line of scrimmage. I have replied to you conserning my opposition. This obstinance in arguing is what gets you into trouble in the first place. You will not change my mind, you will not prove fault on my rationale. This is the crucial ability in long-term viability on Misplaced Pages: I am walking away from this, my opposition stands. ]<sup><small>]</small></sup> 05:16, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::::I don't mind if you oppose. I just had a question. :) ] (]) 05:25, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

:::::I'm pretty clear on recently, and it isn't Ottava. --] ] 20:11, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
::::::I respectfully disagree with your premise about me acting as a dick. I never said that Ottava was, either. I said that when admins throw their weight around because a few buttons is dickish. My request to you (Malleus) was that you please have some perspective. Ottava, it was nice discussing this with you. ]<sup><small>]</small></sup> 20:34, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

== Good luck! ==

It was my pleasure to be able to support your RFA, since your suggestion that I be banned (for what reason I was never sure) was roundly ignored. Have a wonderful day, and best of luck with your RFA. ] (]) 23:00, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
:I waited until today so that I could be sure it wasn't just an April Fool's prank, but I wanted to jump in sooner. ] (]) 23:02, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
::Link? I haven't a clue as to your name. Did you go by another? ] (]) 05:01, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
:::No, just the one. ] (]) 03:17, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
::::Nevermind, I saw that you put j.delanoy up at ANI. I know who you are now. I responded to your response for the question. ] (]) 03:30, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

== Hi ==

Hi, it looks like you could use some extra votes on your request for adminship. If you support mine, I will support yours. ] (]) 02:32, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
:This sounds legit to me. Maybe you should do it. <font face="Trebuchet MS"><b>—&nbsp;]</b><sup><i>]]</i></sup></font> 03:00, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
::LOL What? Gesh, just because I chose April 1st doesn't mean that I expected all of this. ;/ ] (]) 04:59, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

== Has it reached the tipping point yet? ==

At 47 supports and 83 opposes do you think there's anything to be gained by keeping your RfA open? My last one I withdrew at 46/40, largely because the grinding criticism was starting to wear me down, even though I'd had no great hopes of success in the first place.

I can be about as hard-nosed a bastard as they come when necessary, but the daily grind of being told what a shit you are can begin to tell, even if you don't immediately recognise it. Do yourself a favour, pull the plug. --] ] 23:43, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
:Sorry, but I'm not going to. I want everyone to see how this will play out, the level and types of opposes, the types of people that I deal with, the ill will, and the rest. People like EVula only prove that they have no legitimate concern and made it clear with the rationale that they have. This undermines then in the future if they ever try to get rid of me or the rest. So, even if I don't become an admin everyone knows exactly the type of personality of those who start things with me. ] (]) 23:47, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

::Well, I agree with what I think is your suggestion that RfA is as good a way as any to find out who your enemies are, even when their poison is flavoured with honey. But if you're still relaxed about how it's playing out then so am I. --] ] 23:59, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

== Re: diffs ==

I didn't mean to say diffs from IRC. I meant that you seem like a cool guy, especially on IRC, but some of your opposes don't seem too good and too ]tic. Getting diffs now. ] (]) 23:53, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
:Your opposes at RfAs, I meant. Most of them just seemed so banal and ]y. Still going through diffs. ] (]) 00:05, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
::So maybe you've noticed how many of your opposes are attacked as pointless, not really mattering, and not ]? Well here are some: , , , and . And was unnecessary also. These are only from the past two months. And do I need to point to the incidents in your block log? Sorry :( ] (]) 00:13, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
:::If you want to talk about my block log, all you have to know is that two of them were a blatant CoI, one of them was by an admin who said some really nasty things and crossed the line in such a way that would have been desysopped if I was around longer (they lost favor in the community) and another with an RfC that only proves that they were a very bad admin. The others were equally problematic besides Nandesuka, and that block was very different than the others. I stand by 100% my oppose statement to Admiral Norton - their desire for tools didn't match up with what tools provide. Thus, I can't judge their justification for tools, which makes it impossible to trust them with the tools. 2. Mfield is exactly the same. If people wont answer why they need it then there is no real way to trust them with it. 3. Somno showed very little interest in the process. Giving him the tools would only show that he would avoid the process as a whole. Abusive admin tend to do this. Thus, the safest bet is not to allow people to start off like that. We work off consensus, not one man armies. 4. RegentParks suggested that he wanted to work an area that already had plenty of skilled admin. I think this is obvious. 5. That last diff, Bettia, was a support. Excessively long nominations are problematic as a whole and most people at RfA know it. ] (]) 00:26, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
::::Without going into the merits of your oppose arguments above (though, I do feel that you didn't read my statement carefully enough!), I think that the general issue with your opposes (at least in the examples above) is that one gets the impression that you're looking for reasons to oppose an RfA rather than looking for reasons to support. Not that there's anything wrong with that but it might explain why your RfA !votes are a general cause for concern. --] <small>(])</small> 02:07, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::Or, if people would provide enough of a reason that they need the tools I would change my mind. I have before, you know. :P I have had hour long discussions with those running for RfA which have given me reason to actually believe that they can be trusted and have a need. It doesn't take much for me to feel in such a way. ] (]) 03:05, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::Exactly. This is what I meant when I said you didn't AGF very well. ] (]) 04:07, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
::::::AGF does not mean "trust everyone". You can assume good faith and see that they haven't put forth a strong enough rationale for the tools. AGF means to believe that they aren't here to disrupt. Sure, they can be applying for adminship because -they- think that is for the best and I believe that they think that it is for the best. I disagree and I will oppose until I am convinced. ] (]) 04:11, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

== Hi ==

Hi - I've been largely absent from WP lately, for a number of reasons. I was let go from my job of several years; I've been trying to sell my house; I've been packing up the house preparatory to moving to another country, and I've been looking for another job in the new country, not to mention taking my share of the childcare. (Daughter aged almost 2, hellaciously active and likes having books read to her.) In my last job, I had a lot of time to work on wiki stuff but I just don't have that amount of free time any more. So that's why there's been little input from me for the last 6 months. But I'm glad to see that the Johnson-related stuff has remained pretty stable. And I'm glad that I got to read ''Irene'' and become one of the world's few authorities on it, in however such a limited way.

I'm going to start studying for a degree later this year; the job-hunting process has brought home to me how most of the jobs that I am actually qualified to do, I am technically unqualified to do, because I don't have a degree in anything. How are you? ] (]) 01:10, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

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== Re:a joke ==

Thanks for your explanation. I wasn't suggesting you oppose people because they have a sense of humor. I'm saying that it concerns me that someone who takes RFA very seriously when it comes to opposing people, even to the point of assuming bad faith (just my honest opinion), would be so lackadaisical about their own run at the mop. All that said, I personally think that if you put your block log behind you and focused on the kind of awesome mainspace work you've done before, instead of getting in to heated discussion, you'd be a great RFA candidate. There's always a second chance (take a look at my RFAs). <font style="font-family: Lucida Grande">] ]</font> 20:25, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
:I hear you, but it's not about you needing the tools. It's about the project needing you. <font style="font-family: Lucida Grande">] ]</font> 20:46, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
::The project doesn't need any one of us. Not you, not me, not Ottave. What is does need though is a good kick up the arse, which Ottava would be well qualified to deliver. --] ] 22:26, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
:::LOL, I don't know if I can do that. It would require a very big boot. :D ] (]) 22:37, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

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:Thanks from me to and thanks for trying to save the Han / Roman article as your last action. If you decide to return I look forward to seeing more of your gorgeous content for me to review over at Good Articles. Merry Christmas! ] (]) 13:51, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
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== Merry Christmas, Ottava Rima! ==
;<big>Content Leaders</big>
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**{{flagicon|Cambodia}} ] has had '''2''' successful "Did you know?" nominations.
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Peace be with you, brother.
* For Round 1 stats, see ].
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;<big>Biggest Jumps</big>
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Serious. Peace. Let these things go and be filled with joy. Christ was not gifted to humanity for you to be unhappy.
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Someday at Christmas man will not fail
Take hope because your love will prevail
Someday a new world that we can start
With hope in every heart
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:And to you to, Moni. But don't worry, I could never be unhappy in regards to Christ. :) I'm sure most people have read excerpts of my column to know that so far. ;/ Have a good New Year, too. ] (]) 15:48, 24 December 2009 (UTC)


The start of Round 2 has been in some respects an explosive one, with one user in particular almost in the triple figures after just a week. There are obviously contestants with no points or very few, but as it is so early in the round this can probably be excused. Keep it up everyone!


Note that due to unforeseen circumstances, Mitchazenia has been eliminated from the contest. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.


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#{{flagicon|Japan}} Wrestlinglover (36)

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#{{flagicon|Colombia}} ThinkBlue (8)

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#{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Ceranthor (80)

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#{{flagicon|Denmark}} Candlewicke (28)

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#{{flagicon|Maryland}} Ottava Rima (30)

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#{{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 (36)

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#{{flagicon|Vanuatu}} Matthewedwards (22)
#{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} J Milburn (16)
#{{flagicon|Thailand}} Rlevse (15)
#{{flagicon|Cambodia}} Paxse (14)
#{{flagicon|United States}} Useight (12)
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Theleftorium (10)

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==Main page==
== Yay, you've done it! ==
Congratulations, dude. ] (]) 18:29, 15 April 2010 (UTC)


== Two things ==
]. Respect. :-) --] ] 22:24, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
:Number 100 shouldn't surprise anyone, except those wondering why he is still allowed to muck about, let alone write something incredibly ironic. ] (]) 22:42, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
::There is, as I feel you might agree, a deeply rooted dishonesty in the way that[REDACTED] is run. To be opposed by so many lacking the clarity of vision to recognise that is nothing to be ashamed of, or to apologise for. --] ] 23:11, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
:May I join the conversation, please? I just wanted to praise Ottava for showing maturity and dignity in the face of many unpleasant comments and unfair characterizations. I was pleased to support your RfA and I am appreciative of your contributions to Misplaced Pages. Thank you, Ottava. ] (]) 22:26, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
Kinda reminds me of my favorite lines from ''Death to Smoochy'':
:"How does it feel to be the most hated man in America?"
:"In a country full of neanderthals, I wear it as a &$##ing badge of honor."
Seriously though, if edits, effort, and ability were being judged, there would be no discussion. It seems there is a large group of admins and editors who don't want someone dissenting all the time simply because he is right. :) ] (]) 15:47, 7 April 2009 (UTC)


,
Well, the inevitable result is now in. I remember all too well how it feels to have an RfA fail, so chin up, chest out, and fuck 'em I say. --] ] 04:53, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
:Most people will be like Scarlett O'Hara and whine and cry and believe that there is nothing left. I shall be like Rhett Butler, and frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. :) ] (]) 05:12, 8 April 2009 (UTC)


== WR ==


and .
Well, if Misplaced Pages Review disdains you, you must have something going for you that I've strongly overlooked (outside of your writing articles well). It seems unlikely you'll get adminship, but should you, tone it down dealing with others and leave the cheap shots to the little kids. --] (]) 21:16, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
:I try to make sure that my shots are worth over 100 dollars. :) ] (]) 21:21, 7 April 2009 (UTC)


== Your RFA and my gaming the system ==


Commence half-frowny-face reaction. That is all. --] (]) 15:51, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
As I hadn't expected a full-fledged conversation to develop on your RFA page, I figure I'll bring it here. Go ahead and question every single one of my GA's and FA's, because I have never gamed the system. And while I'm at it, go ahead and RFC me, and try and impose a topic ban. Like it or not, I'm not leaving. FWIW, if the result of the discussion on the three GA's was a resounding keep, then I would have known how to proceed with the topic, hence why it is minor. Instead, now I know that I can expect resistance from you no matter what I do. I guess a topic ban would be easier, as maybe then you'd give me a fucking break. --♬♩ ] (<small>]</small>) 01:51, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
:You can't say you never gamed the system because there is clear proof that you did. The fact that you even would put up those articles for anything is a ] violation. You are not welcome on my talk page until you understand that this is a community that is based on an encyclopedia and not about earning yourself a little star. ] (]) 03:21, 8 April 2009 (UTC)


== DYK for Kubla Khan ==
==RfA==
Hello.. I sincerly hope you decide to run again; perhaps at the end of the year?--]] 17:22, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
:As you can see, there are people that kept grudges for over a year, so another year wont change a thing. The massive amounts of canvassing and having their friends come out only shows the problems with these individuals. ] (]) 19:09, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
::But I think it should become a regular event anyhow, like Charles Manson's parole hearings:) ] (]) 12:21, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
:::Ouch! But I laughed. :) ] (]) 14:34, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
::::I think you'd very likely make a very good admin as well. But we both know that there are parties who will oppose anyone who gets involved in any controversy. And, maybe, horrible as it sounds, we might need one lamb to sacrifice so that the others can get through to adminship without having the dogs attack them. In any event, thank you for the attempt, and I hope you continue to do the good work here you've already been doing for some time to come. ] (]) 15:19, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::I will only if you promise to stick around and do plenty more quality and importance reviews for articles. :) ] (]) 15:23, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
::::::I'll try. You noticed that, huh? I didn't know we ''had'' that many stubs out there. Yeesh. ] (]) 15:32, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Well, we first met when you were going through the various religious articles to give them ratings. I was disappointed when you were taken away from wiki for a while because few people were as dedicated to this ignored but important process besides you. ] (]) 15:46, 10 April 2009 (UTC)


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:Hi. Can I draw your attention to ] from arbitrator Carcharoth. He asks that you either resubmit the evidence you presented in commenting on the case or at least link to those comments (they can be found at ] if that is your preferred option). Many thanks, ]</nowiki>]] <sup>]</sup> 20:47, 10 April 2009 (UTC)


==Banglapedia copyright problems==
== Johnson TS edit ==
Hi, Ottava. I just wanted to thank you for having this brought to my attention. You might be interested in what we're doing with your tip; we've launched a ] (special, since this isn't a contributor) and are planning to appeal to the relevant WikiProject for assistance. It's going to be a lot of work cleaning it all up, but certainly it is much needed, and the longer problems like this go unaddressed, the more tangled clean-up becomes. --] <sup>]</sup> 17:23, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
OR, would you be able to check this? I believe it came from one of your articles/sources: I can't tell if it's vandalism or legit. ] (]) 00:00, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
:It is a famous passage from Boswell and was used by the one author. Most of the versions should be the same, so . The reversion appears to be correct. I'm not sure what happened. It could have been change in the original and managed to slip into the others via copy and paste. I am correcting now. ] (]) 00:08, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
:: Thanks ! ] (]) 00:14, 10 April 2009 (UTC)


== ] for ] ==
== RFAR/Ryulong ==


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was completely unintentional and I have no real knowledge or recollection of how it happened. I am guessing that since you talkpage is on my watchlist (since I left a ) I must have inadvertently pressed rollback while moving my mouse. Sorry for the bewilderment the inexplicable edit must have caused. ] (]) 23:40, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
:I would have also accepted that you thought I was trolling my talk page and that the edit was inappropriate. :) ] (]) 05:29, 11 April 2009 (UTC)

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== Cookie ==
Hopefully in a few months, I'll have passed the point where you would've voted support. If you've any suggestions on how I can improve myself as an editor, I'd be happy to hear them. Have a nice day. Have a nice day. :-) ] (]) 21:45, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
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Aparrantly no one comments on your talk page, so I thought I'd give you a cookie ... except I cba to find the cookie template, so I'll give you an IOU for a cookie :) --<span class="sigInvitatious"><span id="Imagine Wizard" class="plainlinks" >]&nbsp;(] <small>•</small> ] <small>•</small> </span>) <small>]</small></span> 01:48, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
== Barnstar ==


== ] for ] ==
Hey Ottava Rima,

I would like to award you this barnstar for your efforts to bring Misplaced Pages forward, you deserve it. Take care, ]&nbsp;\&nbsp;<sup>]</sup> 05:38, 12 April 2009 (UTC)


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On behalf of ], I just wanted to wish my fellow Wikipedians a Happy Easter! Sincerely, --]<sup>'']''</sup> 16:10, 12 April 2009 (UTC)


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...for the links on my FAC. I'll get right on adding those when the holiday is over. Cheers! –''']'''&nbsp;&#124;&nbsp;] 18:06, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

== ] ==

I've commented there. Please respond there at your leisure. —— ''']]</font><sup><small>]</small></sup>''' 03:24, 13 April 2009 (UTC)


I updated . I forgot to put E in there also. It is a clear SPA, and was created immediate after the previous SPA was deleted. The ban evasion would possibly be impossible to hunt down, but it is likely "he who shall not be named but will move your page to something nasty regardless if you actually mention it or not" if you get my drift. ] (]) 03:33, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
:Bah don't talk in riddles, I'm assuming you mean grawp, if not please say who you think it is. Don't take ] to the extent that its impossible to collaborate. In the future please create cases using the '''master''' account as the casename. Please note who the master is on the case page. —— ''']]</font><sup><small>]</small></sup>''' 03:37, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
::The master wont be Largedog180, that is rather obvious. There wont be any hard proof that it would be someone like grawp, as that would be impossible (especially the staleness and his rate of transferring to different networks). J.delanoy blocked it as an obvious sock puppet. A second sock puppet appeared. The range needs to be blocked to prevent account creation unless they are using multiple ranges. ] (]) 04:02, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

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;<big>Content Leaders</big>
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**{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} ], {{flagicon|Maryland}} ], and {{flagicon|Switzerland}} ] have all had '''1''' successful featured article nomination.
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I just stumbled across your story while looking up other things.
* For Round 1 stats, see ].
Suffice to say, it's a whale of a tale. Being rather brutally honest, you were kind of like me back in 2007;
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Good intentions, but poor execution.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to insult you or be mean or cowardly. Seriously, you made some INCREDIBLE edits (a quick once-over of your edit history will back me up here), but looking over your block log tells me that you were always rather confromational (a Wikiversity fracas with the equally-legendary Abd springs to mind), and as such, you were always "riding the ragged edge of disaster", to quote Jim Davis. And you got tangled up with the ArbCom...there's a pit that's hard to get out of. Banned, even stripped of the ability to edit your own talkpage and reply to me. That's a rather stiff punishment, no? You must have really screwed up somewhere (I'm not going to dwell on that). Still, in my eyes, you deserve a...what is it now, twentieth chance? (just kidding). But there are a bunch of people who are behind you all the way. I'm not one of them....I know bog all about you, really. Have a listen to Queen's ''Hang On In There'' and mull it over; try to see how it relates to your experiences.
;<big>From the Judges</big>
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== Main page appearance: The Covent-Garden Journal ==
Mitchazenia has requested and been granted his spot back in the Cup. So welcome back, and get to work Mitch! :)


This is a note to let the main editors of ] know that the article will be appearing as ] on January 6, 2013. You can view the TFA blurb at ]. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director {{user|Raul654}} or his delegates {{user|Dabomb87}}, {{user|Gimmetoo}}, and {{user|Bencherlite}}, or start a discussion at ]. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you can change it—following the instructions at ]. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. The blurb as it stands now is below:
<small><span style="border:1px solid #999933;padding:1px;">]</span></small>, <font face="cursive">'''] // ]'''</font>, and ]]] </span></font>


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;<big>WikiCup At a Glance</big>
''''']''''' was an English literary ] published twice a week for most of 1752. It was edited and almost entirely financed by novelist, playwright, and essayist ] ''(pictured)'', under a pseudonym. The ''Journal'' incited the ], a conflict between a number of contemporary literary critics and writers, which began after Fielding declared war on the "armies of ]" in the first issue. His proclamation attracted multiple aggressors and instigated a long-lasting debate argued in the pages of their respective publications. Initially waged for the sake of increasing sales, the Paper War ultimately became much larger than Fielding had expected. Further controversy erupted in June, when Fielding expressed support for a letter decrying the Government's 1752 Disorderly House Act in the ''Journal''. His remarks were viewed by the public as an endorsement of the legality of ]. The final issue of the ''Journal'' was released on 25 November 1752. In its last months, poor sales had resulted in a transition from biweekly to weekly release. Ill-health and a disinclination to continue led Fielding to end its run after the 72nd&nbsp;number. {{TFAFULL|The Covent-Garden Journal}}
As of this newsletter, the WikiCup participants have collected a Round 2 total of:
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* 0 ] ]
* 8 ] ]
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* 21 ] ] items
* 1 ] ] items
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== Precious ==
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* 34 ] ]
* 2 ] ]
* 143 ] ]
* 24 ] ]
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In this round of the WikiCup, the top contestant from each pool, along with six wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
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;Pool A
'''story, poem and play'''<br />
#{{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday (156)
Thank you for the broad coverage of English language literature in quality articles, showing in '']'' and '']'', and for ] on conflict, consensus ... respect ..., - repeating: you are an ] (20 December 2009)!


--] (]) 12:55, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
;Pool B
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#{{flagicon|Colombia}} ThinkBlue (79)


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;Pool C
:: Today, I like your TFA, "... a lot of examination and discussion over just about every line over months and months. I will welcome -all- concerns and comments, and I will thoroughly discuss matters with ] in order to ensure that changes would not disrupt the balance. I would also prefer to keep the balance over anything else. However, I do feel that the page is extremely thorough and well put together, as it represents just about -everything- on Giraud. So, I now present to you our dear ], the boy/young man who almost absolutely nothing is really known, for your consideration." --] (]) 11:48, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
#{{flagicon|Sweden}} Theleftorium (88)
:: ]. --] (]) 08:10, 10 January 2020 (UTC)


== A beer for you! ==
;Pool D
#{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} J Milburn (46)


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#{{flagicon|Mexico}} Durova (136)
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;Pool F
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sasata (131)

;<big>Current Wildcards</big>
#{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Ceranthor (82)
#{{flagicon|Maryland}} Ottava Rima (82)
#{{flagicon|Japan}} Wrestlinglover (77)
#{{flagicon|Thailand}} Rlevse (63)
#{{flagicon|Michigan}} the_ed17 (49)
#{{flagicon|New South Wales}} 97198 (43)
#{{flagicon|United States}} Useight (41)
#{{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 (41)
#{{flagicon|Denmark}} Candlewicke (38)
#{{flagicon|Vanuatu}} Matthewedwards (33)

*All scores are accurate as of 15:31, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

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* me too. — <small><span class="nowrap" style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:1px;"><b>]</b> : ]</span></small> 18:20, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
== Just 16 more... ==


Welcome back, and I look forward to helping you come back into the community. ] (]) 18:21, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
Just 16 more edits to my RfA and you will have made as many edits there as you made to your own RfA:


Welcome back. I'll be really happy to see you contributing as prolifically as you did in the past. If there's anything I can do to make that easier for you, please say so here. I'll keep your talk page on my watchlist. All the best --] (]) 23:06, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
<pre>Username: Ottava Rima
*All the Best Ottava!...] (]) 23:08, 19 April 2016 (UTC)
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*A belated welcome back Ottava. --]<sup>(]) </sup> 21:58, 20 April 2016 (UTC)
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== Happy ==
--] (]) 19:51, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
:I didn't edit my own RfA that much, so the numbers are not surprising. ] (]) 19:53, 13 April 2009 (UTC)


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(found by ], where ice-breaking is also mentioned) --] (]) 18:20, 19 April 2016 (UTC)


:Maybe kitty kitty here got into the beer Drmies left above? Good to see you back, OR. ] (]) 16:08, 21 April 2016 (UTC)
You keep saying that each storm is notable because of its possible connection with global warning. That isn't why they are notable. Just one storm does not make that much of a difference. When talking of overall trends of tropical cyclone activity, almost invariably it discusses the changes from seasonal totals of tropical storms and hurricanes. NOAA, NHC, Colorado State, they mostly care about the totals in the entire season, which is obviously why Erick is in the season article. More significantly, global warming research deals with how much stronger hurricanes have become, something which Erick doesn't fit into. From what I've seen, not to much emphasis is put on the weakest of the storms, since in years past, something so weak and short-lived wouldn't have been classified. I read that one researcher thought six of the storms in the ] should not have been classified, which brings me back to the point I like to make: naming tropical storms is a human activity. Some storms are missed, and some cyclones (either storms or depressions) could have gotten their intensity wrong, thanks to their intensity being guessed by satellite imagery. However, counting the number of hurricanes and intense hurricanes is certainly something that could not be messed up easily; if there's an eyewall, it's easy to know it's a hurricane. Again, I'll say ]. I cannot believe you think that "every peer in England is notable even without anything extra based on their status". Every person is unique, yes, but how is every person notable? Back to the storms, well, what else do I have to say - you and I just disagree. You think I'm pushing my POV, but I'm just voicing my opinion that a storm that lasted 30 hours, and never affected land, is not notable.
:No, I said their notability is connected to Global Warming - many people are watching named storms because they either prove or disprove global warming. This means that even storms that don't kill people are still scientifically important. NASA is caring about these storms also. University Hawaii is caring about them also. Other organizations are caring about these storms. Even FEMA issues statements about how to deal with each of these storms and their impact. The amount of news from even a one day storm is enormous. ] (]) 18:39, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
::Let me ask you this - what about tropical depressions? They have just as much information, are just as meticulously watched by the news, and are still tropical cyclones that are just 5 mph weaker than Erick. The only difference is that they do not appear in the best track, and as such they aren't usually included in seasonal statistics, meaning the Global Warming research groups don't care about them as much. My question is, should a random lump of clouds, that some bureaucrats think had winds surpassing the magical 40 mph level, be considered any more important than another lump of clouds that may have had the same intensity, but the same group of bureaucrats didn't think it reached the magic 40 mph level? ♬♩ ] (<small>]</small>) 18:49, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
:::As I stated, named storms only are taken into consideration when discussing global warming. Al Gore doesn't give tours about depressions, but if he can put a name on it, he will present about it. The media follows in suit. ] (]) 02:33, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
::::But what are your thoughts on tropical depressions? Are you saying they are not notable? The media pays attention to them as well, but they're not included in stats. Should a 35 mph tropical cyclone be considered any that much less notable than a 40 mph tropical cyclone? ♬♩ ] (<small>]</small>) 02:53, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::I have only ever talked about named storms. Therefore, your question has no merit to any of this discussion. ] (]) 03:06, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
::::::Then consider it for a different discussion, as I might proposing a few depression articles that didn't affect land for merger. Should a 35 mph tropical cyclone be considered as notable or not than a 40 mph tropical cyclone? ♬♩ ] (<small>]</small>) 03:15, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::::I'm not a member of the Hurricane project nor care. I only care about pages rated GA or FA. ] (]) 03:43, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
::::::::] is a GA, which I plan to propose for a merger. Does the fact that it wasn't named matter too much? It had similar coverage. ♬♩ ] (<small>]</small>) 03:58, 16 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::My statement before was that all named storms after 1998 were definitely important. It does not mean that unnamed storms are not important. Looking at the page, it has a lot of content there. I am a deletionist by nature, but I would not touch a page with that much content that comes from a reputable source. However, if someone like DGG, who is very anti-deletion in principle thinks that the page doesn't belong, then I would accept his view. ] (]) 04:03, 16 April 2009 (UTC)


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Are you able to undertake any improvement to ] soon? Not quite my field, but it is one of the weakest articles on a major poet that I have seen. --] (]) 18:52, 17 April 2009 (UTC)
:I currently lent out my collection of Keats biographies to a student. I should be receiving them back next week. I should be able to go through them in a week or so and fix the page. ] (]) 19:07, 17 April 2009 (UTC)


== RE: Ahahaha! Mwah ha ha! Ha! Hehe! Hoohoo! Ha ha! ==


Ryan Wilson (1982-) is an academic, editor, literary critic, and poet from Baltimore, Maryland. He is the office manager of the ], editor of ''Literary Matters'', and an award winning poet and essayist. His first collection of poetry, ''The Stranger World'', will be published in June, 2017.
I just don't like the fact being revealed on Misplaced Pages, so shuuush :) <small><span style="border:1px solid #000066;padding:1px;">]</span></small> 20:58, 17 April 2009 (UTC)


==Four Quartets== ===Personal life===
In 1982, Wilson was born in Griffin, Georgia.<ref name="Awards"/> He grew up in Macon, Georgia and graduated from Tattnall Square Academy in 2000.<ref name="Literacy Matters"/>
Regarding your comment:
:Perhaps I spoke too soon - shows that you acted improperly. If you noticed, the lines are cited. Adding such templates to cited paragraphs is inappropriate use of templates and is considered vandalism. ] (]) 02:27, 18 April 2009 (UTC)


He has a B.A. (English) from the University of Georgia, an M.F.A. (Poetry) from The Johns Hopkins University, and an M. F. A. (Poetry) <ref name="Catholic"/> from Boston University in 2008.<ref name="Awards"/> Currently he is a doctoral candidate at The Catholic University of America, and he serves as the Office Manager of the ] and editor of ''Literary Matters'', the association's digital literary journal.<ref name="Literacy Matters"/> He lives in Baltimore with his wife.<ref name="Awards"/>
The paragraph is not cited; two sentences within it are. Then there are two very broad statements in the paragraph that a future[REDACTED] reader should be very sceptical of since the reader would have no idea of the expertise of the person who inserted them. These are: "Eliot believed ..." (how do we know what he believed about this?) and "When Eliot wrote about personal topics, he tended to use Dante as a reference point." Whoever wrote this last sentence (you?) must have intended it to be cited along with the following sentence but that isn't clear. I have the refernced book and I will fix up the second citation to be clearer but, in my opinion, the "fact" template should have been fixed by the original writer. Would you please do something similar to make it obvious that a number of statements dealing with Yeats are covered by the same citation (if that is the case, I don't have that book).


===Publications===
By the way, from my website:
His works have been published in ''32 Poems'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''Able Muse'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''The Classical Outlook'',<ref name="Pushcart"/> ''Dappled Things'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''First Things'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''Light'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''The Hopkins Review'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''Iron Horse Literary Review'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''Measure'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''Raintown Review'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''River Styx'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''The Sewanee Review'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''The Sewanee Theological Review'',<ref name="Awards"/> ''Unsplendid'',<ref name="Awards"/> among others.
:The poems that comprise T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets ("Burnt Norton," "East Coker," "Dry Salvages," and "Little Gidding") have much in common. One way of reading them is to compare the corresponding parts of each. To do so the old fashioned way required flipping a number of pages or spreading copies of the poems across a table top. The new method involves placing each of the poems in their own seperate frame of a web brower and allowing the reader to scroll through them as needed. The link below is such a framed presentation.
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I frame copyrighted material so the link is not appropriate for Misplaced Pages.
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:Citations carry on between sentences. That is according to the MoS. There is no legitimate excuse for you to act in such a manner. ] (]) 14:16, 19 April 2009 (UTC)


His first collection of poetry, ''The Stranger World'' was published by Measure Press in June 2017.<ref name="Awards"/> ] said, "The Stranger World includes heartbreaking lyrics, haunting narratives, inspired translations, and finely honed satires... written with the authority of mastery."<ref name="Literacy Matters"/> ] wrote, "Ryan Wilson’s mastery of traditional forms serves a fresh, distinctive poetry of candor and meditation: soulful rather than brittle, more observant than performative. The idiomatic, American blank verse of Wilson’s 'Authority' and 'L’Estraneo' is as fluent as that of Robert Frost, but with an oblique tenderness that reminds me of Frost’s friend Edward Thomas."<ref name="Literacy Matters"/>
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===Awards===
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* Morton Marr Prize (''The Southwest Review''), finalist, 2009.<ref name="Catholic"/>
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* International Poetry Contest (''River Styx''), honorable mention, 2012.<ref name="Catholic"/>
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* Frost Farm Poetry Prize, honorable mention, 2015.<ref name="Farm"/>
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* Vassar Miller Book Prize, finalist, 2016.<ref name="Pushcart"/>
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* Walter Sullivan Prize for Promise in Criticism (''The Sewanne Review''), winner, 2016.<ref name="Sewanee"/>
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<ref name="Awards">"Ryan Wilson’s recent publications and awards." Boston University Creative Writing. June 15, 2015 </ref>
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<ref name="Literacy Matters">"Ryan Wilson, Our Editor" ''Literary Matters'', The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers. </ref>
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* Beltway Poetry ''Quarterly''. http://www.beltwaypoetry.com/poetry/poets/names/wilson-ryan/
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==Update==
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I updated the article proposed above for anyone to use it. As a disclosure, I know the gentleman (he is a bit of a big to do in the literary circles). I also have a lot of notes for Lamia and am looking for someone who would be interested in working with me. Drop me a note. ] (]) 23:55, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
: <s>Hello. Just to let you know that you can move the above content to ] or ] if you wish. BTW, I'd love to help out, but I have other priorities. Sorry.</s> Well, best of luck. --] (]) 02:34, 20 July 2017 (UTC); oh well, 03:08, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
: Hmm... I can just reformat your references <s>and/or move the content to either page for you</s>, but that's it. Thanks. --] (]) 02:36, 20 July 2017 (UTC); okey dokey, 03:05, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
::I -can't- move the page or use it due to various restrictions. All I can do is offer it to other people. But thanks anyway. :) ] (]) 02:39, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
*Hey Ottava--the praise cited in note 2, are those blurbs from the book? They all sound good, but I typically don't regard those very highly. Thanks, ] (]) 12:03, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
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::: {{ec}} I've created the article at ] and made a couple of snapshots at archive.org to replace the Google caches. I hope it meets with your approval. Hopefully others will expand it. It should be ready for mainspace anyway as I believe it passes ] and ] part 4(c). Cheers --] (]) 12:09, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
::::Thanks. ] (]) 13:17, 20 July 2017 (UTC)


:::Drmies, I would normally agree but for the status of those two: Pinsky was the US Poet Laureate, which is a pretty big deal. ] (]) 13:17, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
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::::Oh I know--I'm a big fan. I have his ''Sounds of Poetry'' laying around somewhere. But the sourcing here is tricky. Where did Pinsky say this? His publications are sourced to the BU website, and these blurbs are sourced to the journal that he himself edits. So what's left, I suppose, is the awards--one of which may be notable, but even that one, the Donald Justice prize, hasn't received much coverage (I mean both your subject winning it and the award itself). In fact, I don't see a single real secondary publication in here, so I won't be the one moving it to main space. If {{U|RexxS}} wishes to do so, that's his prerogative of course. ] (]) 13:34, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
::::::Awards are secondary to the author but primary to themselves. The problem with modern poets in general is that they tend to have very few news articles so award pages tend to be all we have left. Also has some background on the publication and Donald Justice Poetry Prize - "The award includes publication of his manuscript, The Stranger World". This suggested to me that the Pinksy quotes were connected to this. I'm still looking for some more sources. ] (]) 13:47, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
:::::::Awards themselves need secondary sourcing to prove they're notable awards. That Justice award is hard to gauge; it's not a big national one, of course. So it helps, sure, but whether that alone is enough is a matter of judgment. I am well aware of the problems with poetic sourcing (you know I've worked on a few articles pertaining to modern poetry...) and it's something that I'm working on; what we really need is a set of guidelines (we need to get away from "poet X published in these journals" and then list them all) and a list of notable publications and awards. Most of all, we need a list of publications and zines whose reviews are reliable and important. I know someone who writes on LitHub, and the moment he started doing that his career started happening--so clearly that's an important place in the world of poetry. Just like poetry.com, haha. If only poetry generated the kind of airtime that's dedicated to monster trucks, K-pop, rassling, and all that. ] (]) 13:55, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
::::::::Indeed! ] (]) 13:57, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
::::::::By the way, the Frost Farm Poetry Prize should probably have its own page, seeing as how it is from the Robert Frost foundation. is interesting, though. Poor Robert Frost and his legacy. ] (]) 14:01, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
::::::::: My hesitation in putting the article in mainspace to begin with, is that I'm no expert on the ''significance'' of the awards. If this were some here-today-and-gone-tomorrow pop star, they'd have hundreds of mentions in the popular press for every two-bit award they received. Sadly, no such channels exist for promulgating the news of more traditional artists' awards. However, my take is that the sections devoted to Wilson in particular by John Hopkins Press, and by Boston University amount to "''significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject''" – the touchstone of our notability criteria. I would also argue that "''The person's work ... has won significant critical attention''" which is ]. No doubt others may disagree, so I'll leave the final decision to publish the article in mainspace to someone else for now. Cheers --] (]) 16:23, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
:::::::::::I'll keep an eye out for more sources and links. ] (]) 16:33, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
:::::::::::By the way, I had a typo - it is ''Literary Matters'' and not ''Literary Manners''. ] (]) 16:38, 20 July 2017 (UTC)


Just a note: ] page has the Aiken Taylor award but not the breakdown of the other five titles: . These should probably be listed in the same section (or change the section name to "Prizes"). ] (]) 14:10, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
A great turnaround from last week with one group even in a tie for first place and the automatic promotion slot. Good luck to all involved there!
:Similarly, ] could mention along with their others . ] (]) 14:14, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
:And another: Vassar Miller could be noted at the ] (a sadly under-served page). ] (]) 14:17, 20 July 2017 (UTC)


It's interesting that ] has just made its way into mainspace. You were right, {{u|Drmies}}: predictably, the quotes have attracted disagreement about their sourcing, and it would perhaps be best to reduce them to a summary as a compromise. We'll see how that pans out. --] (]) 17:18, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
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*Hmm a good occasion to do some updating: the LitHub person mentioned above is getting two books out with ]. Anyway, Rexx, what I mentioned above, those are also the standards I try to live by--I don't write in awards unless I can verify them, even if I know them to be true. And my standards--obviously notable ones (even if "obviously notable" to the experts only) can do with some kind of primary sourcing, from the organization, less obviously notable ones require secondary sourcing of the not-just-local-news kind. ] (]) 17:34, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
*Ah, yes, the Pinsky quote...can't find anything for that. I assume it's a note of sorts pertaining to an award, or possibly a blurb for a book. I don't like it, sorry. ] (]) 17:37, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
::The Pinsky quote can be found on the bio page at the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writer's journal Literary Matters: . The same quote is also at Verse Daily and poems.com . Also, CUA has a faculty page that is available . Dappled Things has an interview . Also, Archive.Org has a file on him as part of their "Apostrophe Cast" program . And here is a review . And in searching, I found him at Yale Review to add to the others . ] (]) 20:25, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
::: Thank you, Ottava. I've transcribed them onto ] and asked if others would like to use them to expand the article (hint {{u|Drmies}}). Otherwise I'll try to find time to incorporate them myself to the best of my limited ability. --] (]) 21:50, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
::::Ottava, that they're repeated on various websites doesn't tell me anything about when the man said that and to whom and in what context... ] (]) 21:57, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
::::: My spidey-sense is telling me that the quotes smack of something you would read on the dust-cover of a book like ''The Stranger World''. Unfortunately, the nearest library copy to me appears to be in San Angelo, TX (7800 km away).
::::: Update: My spidey-sense didn't let me down. Have a look at https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-World-Ryan-Wilson/dp/193957420X – there's a link on the left under the front cover image, . Clicking that allows you to see the back cover. Lo and behold! There are the quotes from Pinsky, Yezzi, Warren and Jarman. So the answers to {{u|Drmies|the good Doctor's}} questions are: the quotes were said to the publisher's gopher who was canvassing for text for the back cover prior to the book's publication. Does that help? --] (]) 23:15, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
::::::The publisher is the group that awarded the Donald Justice Prize (Measure Press), and publication of the book is part of the prize. As for the Pinsky quote, he is a former laureate and has a relationship with Measure Press, often reviewing works. He also has a relationship with Ryan as per the interview ("Anyway, a few dozen drafts, a lot of help from Robert Pinsky, and a year later, “The City Under Vesuvius” came out in heroic couplets") and taught in the Boston University program where Ryan graduated. It would be a notable quote simply because he is a very notable individual. Bias doesn't really affect quotations, especially when most quotations are formed by bias. Would it settle any concerns if it was from Robert Pinsky's website? ] (]) 23:29, 17 May 2018 (UTC)


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::That's interesting, I didn't have a student's motivation for reading the article in mind, only my own reaction to the novel when I first read it: "words and things grow together in the mind, grow like a skin over the tender images of things until words and things cannot be separated" made a very powerful impression on me, and I'd like to think potentially on others who may be persuaded to read the book by a well written aticle, students or not. --] ] 16:30, 20 April 2009 (UTC)


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I recently came across a page that seems a bit problematic, but I thought I would have you take a look at it and see if you agree with my opinion before I proceed with any action. The article title is the key issue to me: given the very basic principles of science, I can't see how there can ever be a single opinion on any given subject. If the article were titled "Scientific Consensus on Climate Change", there would be no issue. However, two problems come up here; if the article title were changed, then all of the text would have to be changed to reflect the fact that there is more than one opinion, it would basically be the article on "Climate Change", and any deletion discussion would surely incur the wrath of WP:Wikiproject Environment, and there is absolutely no way it would pass. Before I do anything, however, I was wondering if you can let me know if there are any flaws in my logic. But since there are no articles beginning with "Scientific Opinion on" that don't deal with global warming or climate change, I am pretty confident that there really is an issue here. ] (]) 16:55, 22 April 2009 (UTC)


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:::Ottava, he emailed me. It seemed easier at that point to continue the discussion by email, and I noted such in the block log. If you believe I would unblock a user who I felt would continue edit warring, you are sorely mistaken. I am keeping an eye on his contributions. Contrary to your apparent belief, I am not being irresponsible here. Now if you do not mind, I have better things to do than be subject to baseless accusations of abuse. Good day. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 23:11, 24 April 2009 (UTC)


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::::Ottava, this happens ''all the time''. You can see a comment from Jayron on the talk page now telling him to make another account, ''not'' to file a rename request. I don't see why you're making such an issue out of this, because it really isn't one. ] <sup>(]/]/])</sup> 23:32, 24 April 2009 (UTC)


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== Re Round ==
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:I once compared workshops to rings... not of boxing but for ] (MMA). But yes, I agree... so, let's change it! What do you suggest?
:P.S. I suggest 'phase'. What do you think? -- ] - <small><sup>]</sup></small> 01:48, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
::Well, "phase" makes me think of some kind of sci-fi show. I don't know why. :) "Section" wouldn't have the right "progression" feel. "Part" may have the "incomplete" feel to it and suggest a progression. There are other words - session, stage, etc. We could just keep the term "round" and include a fight to the death at the end. That may liven things up around here. :)] (]) 01:59, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
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== Precious anniversary ==
;<big>Content Leaders</big>
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**{{flagicon|Thailand}} ] and {{flagicon|Japan}} ] have both had '''3''' successful featured list nominations.
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**{{flagicon|Wales}} ] has had '''2''' successful featured sound nominations.
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**No contestant has yet had a successful featured portal nomination.
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**No contestant has yet had a successful good topic nomination.
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**] ] and {{flagicon|Sweden}} ] have both had '''6''' successful good article nominations.
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== A barnstar for you! ==
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;<big>Biggest Jumps</big>
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;<big>From the Judges</big>

Another big week sees new leaders in many of the pools. Many of the wildcards are in triple figures so others might want to pick up the pace to make it through!

<small><span style="border:1px solid #999933;padding:1px;">]</span></small>, <font face="cursive">'''] // ]'''</font>, and ]]] </span></font>

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;<big>WikiCup At a Glance</big>
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* 1 ] ]
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* 64 ] ] items
* 11 ] ] items
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* 41 ] ]
* 3 ] ]
* 152 ] ]
* 24 ] ]
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* 2 ] ]
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* 368 ] ] items
* 60 ] ] items
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;<big>Pool leaders</big>
In this round of the WikiCup, the top contestant from each pool, along with six wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
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#{{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday (346)

;Pool B
#] Mitchazenia (202)

;Pool C
#{{flagicon|Sweden}} Theleftorium (232)

;Pool D
#{{flagicon|Cambodia}} Paxse (174)

;Pool E
#{{flagicon|Mexico}} Durova (234)

;Pool F
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sasata (464)

;<big>Current Wildcards</big>
#{{flagicon|Thailand}} Rlevse (227)
#{{flagicon|Japan}} Wrestlinglover (186)
#{{flagicon|United States}} Useight (178)
#{{flagicon|Michigan}} the_ed17 (154)
#{{flagicon|Denmark}} Candlewicke (142)
#{{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 (130)
#{{flagicon|Maryland}} Ottava Rima (123)
#{{flagicon|Colombia}} ThinkBlue (104)
#{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Ceranthor (92)
#{{flagicon|Toronto}} Gary King and {{flagicon|Ireland}} Juliancolton (71)

*All scores are accurate as of 12:33, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

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== RE: your comment at the Graeme Bartlett RfA ==

Apologies if this isn't the appropriate venue, but I didn't want to disrupt the RfA with my response. I didn't think it was worth opposing since in a situation as the question described there would most likely be other involved admins that would be willing to pull the trigger if a block was the sensible move. Not every admin should be compelled to make blocks, there's always others to do the dirty work. In my view its better to have a single admin who doesn't go far enough with these than an admin who hands out blocks like ice cream cones at the seashore. ''']]]''' 05:25, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
:If you have knowledge of a major misdoing, your first step should not be the warn the person and let them know that someone is onto their scheme. The first thing you do is you collect evidence and go to the proper authorities. I don't care if he blocks or not. You never go to the person who is destroying Misplaced Pages about things, because they obviously can't be trusted if they are doing it in the first place. The sheer amount of support there only verifies -why- Misplaced Pages is having problems with these sock masters. Newyorkbrad, for example, knows that the user MyWikiBiz over at WikipediaReview admitted to running a sock, and yet he wasn't phased at all by the answer to question 4. He knows directly that people are doing this, and yet doesn't see it as a priority. One of our Arbitrators! We really have only ourselves to blame for this sockmasters, because we are too weak to bother doing the right thing. ] (]) 13:29, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

== ] ==

Hey Ottava,<br>
Was wanting to know what the situation was with this one. You mentioned having sources that would allow for a more extended discussion of literature style/impact &ndash; are those online anywhere or are they in a physical collection? Just wanted to see where things were at; I think the article has potential and your thoughts here are appreciated. Best, &mdash;<strong>]</strong>] 12:02, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
:I have many books on Fielding, some dealing with his theories of novels. I also have some notes for a few other pages that dealt with the journal. After next week, I will have a chance to start devoting full fledge to Misplaced Pages. I've been busy with real life stuff at the moment. ] (]) 13:24, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
::All in your own time. :-) &mdash;<strong>]</strong>] 13:45, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

==RfA !votes==

Hey there. I know you and I are like oil and water, but we just !voted similarly on two RfAs. And even agreed on some of the reasons for the votes. Looking for flying swine momentarily. ] &#124; ] 15:46, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
:Lets just hope that they don't have the flu. ] (]) 17:01, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

== Response from WT:RFA ==

"Burden of evidence is on the opposer? That is an utterly ridiculous statement that makes me have 100% -no- confidence in your ability to judge RFAs at all. The burden of evidence needs to be on the supporter, as this is a position of power and responsibility, and admin must be shown to be trusted. Anything else is a disgrace. Your comment is shameful in every respect and I hope you strike it immediately. If not, it will be used in any future closing of RfAs performed by you in order to see if you are really cut out to be a Crat."

I'm honestly surprised by how venomous your response is. I've made a comment at ] that may shed some light on my attitude (in conjunction with ]). However, I'm totally confused by the "it will be used in any future closing of RfAs performed by you" bit. Of interest to you may be ] if you truly have a lack of faith in me as a bureaucrat, but this is the first I've heard that my attitude may not be "right"; too many editors I respect ''do'' have confidence in me as a bureaucrat for me to start second-guessing myself almost a year after becoming a bureaucrat. ] <span style="color: #999;">// ] // ] //</span> 10:17, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
:Anyone, anyone, who treats RfA as a vote does not belong at RfA. A bureaucrat that counts supports without rationals, or those whose rationals are "no big deal", "why not", or other frivolities, are treating it like a vote. Misplaced Pages is based on consensus, which requires discussion. That is our fundamental belief structure here. Your comments were 100% inappropriate and go against the basic structure of this place. ] (]) 17:41, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
::This is yet another example of where you and I simply '''don't''' see eye to eye. I consider the idea of not discounting no-rationale !votes as being akin to treating the entire process as a straight vote a laugh. I fail to see how my comments were "inappropriate," though; I think we're using different definitions of the word. ] <span style="color: #999;">// ] // ] //</span> 03:40, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

== ] Newsletter XV ==

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**{{flagicon|Wales}} ] has had '''2''' successful featured sound nominations.
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**{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} ] has had '''1''' successful featured portal nomination.
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**{{flagicon|Sweden}} ] has had '''7''' successful good article nominations.
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**{{flagicon|Switzerland}} ] has had '''24''' successful "Did you know?" nominations.
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**{{flagicon|Denmark}} ] has had '''14''' successful "In the news" nominations.

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;<big>Biggest Jumps</big>
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| 2 || {{flagicon|Denmark}} Candlewicke || 144 || 236 || 92
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| 3 || {{flagicon|Cambodia}} Paxse || 175 || 259 || 84
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| 4 || {{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday || 381 || 455 || 74
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| 5 || {{flagicon|Maryland}} Ottava Rima || 123 || 184 || 61
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;<big>From the Judges</big>

A great week for Sasata with the biggest jump in score for a long while - 336 - so well done! It's nearing the end of this round, remember, which will end on May 29. It would it your best interest to nominate GANs now to avoid missing out.

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;<big>WikiCup At a Glance</big>
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* 43 ] ]
* 3 ] ]
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* 391 ] ] items
* 66 ] ] items
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;<big>Pool leaders</big>
In this round of the WikiCup, the top contestant from each pool, along with ten wildcards, will advance to the next round. As of this newsletter, the current pool leaders are:
;Pool A
#{{flagicon|Wales}} Shoemaker's Holiday (455)

;Pool B
#] Mitchazenia (208)

;Pool C
#{{flagicon|Sweden}} Theleftorium (279)

;Pool D
#{{flagicon|Cambodia}} Paxse (259)

;Pool E
#{{flagicon|Mexico}} Durova (291)

;Pool F
#{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Sasata (800)

;<big>Current Wildcards</big>
#{{flagicon|Thailand}} Rlevse (244)
#{{flagicon|Denmark}} Candlewicke (236)
#{{flagicon|Japan}} Wrestlinglover (226)
#{{flagicon|United States}} Useight (224)
#{{flagicon|Maryland}} Ottava Rima (184)
#{{flagicon|Michigan}} the_ed17 (161)
#{{flagicon|Iceland}} Scorpion0422 (143)
#{{flagicon|Colombia}} ThinkBlue (134)
#{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Ceranthor (104)
#{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} J Milburn and {{flagicon|Ireland}} Juliancolton (99)

*All scores are accurate as of 08:15, 4 May 2009 (UTC)

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== Your comments in response to new york brad on RFA talk page ==

"Someone who is unwilling to stand up to what they believe in didn't actually believe in it to begin with. I have no respect for individuals without convictions." You see, the problem with DougsTech isn't his opinions, nobody has suggested his opinions are disruptive, but his ''behaviour'', as in, how he expresses his opinions. If he start a discussion on an appropriate forum maybe he'd find people who agree with him, and nobody would have any problem with him at all. But what's he's doing now is disruptive.--22:04, 4 May 2009 (UTC) <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) </span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:My comment wasn't about Doug. It was about people in general. If NYbrad would cower before angry masses then he would be showing weakness that can't really be respected. ] (]) 22:57, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
::Ottava, are you suggesting that if I make a particular edit or series of edits, and a vast majority of other editors (including yourself perhaps) tell me to stop, that I should keep on doing it to avoid "showing weakness"? You have never hesitated in speaking out against those you believe have done the wrong thing, but now you seem to be saying that people should never change their minds or back down in the face of opposition. I may be misinterpreting you, but I am having difficulty in reconciling this opinion with your previous actions. ] (]) 00:04, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
:::If you believe in what you say, then you wouldn't change your mind. If you change your mind, then you didn't believe in what you say. I have respect for the loyal opposition, but none for the cowardly ally. This is not about actions, but about beliefs. One should always pursue what they think is right, moral, and just. If not, then they shouldn't be doing anything at all. ] (]) 01:21, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
::::Is it not possible though to believe something to be right based on the evidence available to you, but then encounter new evidence that forces you to re-evaluate your beliefs? For example, based on your edits here I believe you to be a principled person who stands up for what you feel is right, and I respect you for that. If evidence was to come to light that you have infact murdered five people, I would obviously need to rethink my beliefs. An extreme example I know, but changing my mind in this case would not be a sign of "cowardice" nor would it diminish the strength of my previously held beliefs.
::::Anyway, I think the point of Brad's comment was not about changing your beliefs or ceasing to act on them, but more about the manner in which you act. Certainly you should persue what you believe to be right, but there are ways to do this and ways not to do this. If you were to ask me to cease posting on your talk page, continuing to post because "I know I'm right" would neither win your respect nor convince you to consider my views. ] (]) 10:09, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::The point of Brad's comment is that he has no opinion except for what the mob says. As such, his views cannot be respected, as there are none. Belief is higher than the mob, and if we followed the mob, then we would have nothing worth while. Your whole statement about murder has nothing to do with belief, and it shows that you don't understand the definition. Please, look up what "belief" is in the dictionary. ] (]) 14:33, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

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== Nicolò Giraud ==

That's what I get for having five different tabs open, all Misplaced Pages. :| ] (]) 02:42, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
: I followed a link from the talk page ], and then thought I went to another tab. Clearly I didn't. I'm not sure what happened, I was trying to revert somewhere else, I don't actually remember where because, well, I had five tabs open :\ I have now cut it down to two to prevent this from happening again. ] (]) 02:48, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

== GA/FA ==

I agree, and I will definitely enjoy working on them as a early summer project. I will send you an instant message soon and we can discuss a tentative time table. ] (])
:Just to let you know, I will probably not be on much this weekend due to Mother's Day, but i will be back in action on Monday, and will probably IM you at that time to talk. I am pretty sure my library will be open throughout May, so I will probably ask for a list of your sources so I don't duplicate. If you have any in mind that you might not have yourself, feel free to make a request for anything you can find here . ] (]) 12:59, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

== Thanks for the assist ==

Thanks for re-adding the comments to Everyking's RfA after that strange edit. Happy editing, '''] (])''' 02:56, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
:Sure thing. You happened to revert it while I was staring at disbelief trying to understand it. I was able to parse everything afterward, so it was a team effort. :) ] (]) 03:00, 9 May 2009 (UTC)

==Complaint on the Linguistics Problem==
Hi, I've registered a complaint against the specific admins on the community page to 1. Jimmy Wales, 2. the Help Desk, 3. the Arbitration Committee. Do participate in this if you feel there's anything you wish to contribute to resolve this issue. Thanks, Supriya. ] (]) 16:21, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
:Um, what? ] (]) 16:33, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
::I saw that you were engaged in the debate on the talkpage some days ago, so I thought I'd ask you if you wish to participate further? ] (]) 16:43, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
:::It wasn't really a debate, and most agreed to allow in a small mention in the Semantics area. I didn't have anything specific in mind, I just wanted to make sure that people were willing to allow for some expansion. What you did was the inappropriate way of handling the situation. If you want them to adopt something onto the page, post a section saying what lines you want, where you want it, and how far you are willing to compromise on the language. ] (]) 17:04, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
==we hear==
I think you have made your point ]. Maybe be best just to let it run its course now? ] ] 19:30, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
:, and that was before all the stuff on the talk page. ] ] 21:31, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::Hipocrite has been an onwiki friend of Everyking and someone constantly attacking me for a long time. His oppose was never real. It was just a show. ] (]) 21:36, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::I have not followed your edits at all, so I can't comment on your relationship with hipocrite but there comes a time when too many contributions to an RfA tips the balance. I'd say you are close to it, if not past it. So far you have documented your concerns more than enough, as far as i can tell. Do you have anything fresh to contribute? If not, anything extra just becomes counter-productive. ] ] 21:47, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::::The only real recent involvement I had on that page was based on Everyking's claims that defending the Catholic Church was hate speech in his answer to number 15. ] (]) 21:58, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

==Lucy==
Im thinking this should be remominated at FAC; it has vastly improved with Awadewit's and others input. Are you ok with this, and are you ok with being listed as co-nom. ] (]) 13:57, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
:Fowler, Mattisse, and Bishonen had concerns. I am sure that Fowlers may have been met, but I would recommend asking Mattisse and Bishonen if they still had outstanding concerns. If you want to list me, that is fine. ] (]) 14:02, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
::Will do. Thank you. ] (]) 16:30, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

== Clinton ==

Would you care to comment on the record at ]. It seems to be a contested delisting. Other opinions are welcome.--] <small>(]/]/]/]/]) </small> 21:22, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
:Sorry, but no. Last time I tried to get people to try and cut the Clinton page back to MoS appropriate size, they tried to ban me from Misplaced Pages. It is part of the greater political minefields of those who want to cram in every last detail to glorify their deity. ] (]) 21:31, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

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:They tend to have that effect, but which FAR? I couldn't find any that I posted in that were still open. ] (]) 02:01, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

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== FYI ==

I really wish you had left your own actions there buried, but you opened the door back to them to oppose EK. <font color="0D670D" face="Georgia, Helvetica">]</font> (<font color="#156917">]</font>)(<font color="#156917">]</font>) 13:33, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:Saying that defending a matter of faith when it comes to gay marriage in a manner that does nothing to classify homosexuality in any matter is not hate speech. The fact that Everyking would claim it is only verifies that he is incapable of being an admin. Analyze my actions there and people will see how horrible WR is. ] (]) 14:19, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::Well, we can debate that side of it here before it derails the RFA inappropriately. I'm a firm believer that even if someone thinks gays/blacks/whatever is the best/worst thing ever should have no standing here on adminship if they don't post to advocate a strong POV on-wiki. You can go and found "catholicshateyousinceyouarent.com" for all I care, if it never touches your editing.
::But all that aside, using the "no kids in marriage" thing is the silliest excuse our church has ''ever'' come up with to oppose. Did you see the pending NY law and the Connecticut laws? My legal people back home in CT nailed a home run and a half--the state grants same-sex marriage, but the church legally doesn't have to honor it. The perfect execution of separation of Church and State. Bob & John or Karen & Sharon can marry--and legally, no different than Bob & Karen. But--the church doesn't even have to acknowledge it; they're mutually exclusive if a particular church decides on it, and the church has legal immunity against suits involving that. What are your thoughts on Connecticut handling of it? I thought it was particularly genius myself. Everyone gets what they truly want--the government doesn't tell the Church what to do, and the Church, who has zero authority over those not of their flock (and even then, it's still subject to the flock itself) can't tell non-believers squat. <font color="0D670D" face="Georgia, Helvetica">]</font> (<font color="#156917">]</font>)(<font color="#156917">]</font>) 15:58, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Marriage and sex being based for children only is one of the oldest standards of the Catholic Church and was rooted in reconciling Paul's comments about sex and marriage. The Church does not say homosexuality is evil, or having feelings is bad. What it says is that sex is -only- for procreation and marriage is only for procreation. To claim that this is gay bashing is ridiculous, and to claim that it is hate speech is ridiculous. Many Protestants say that homosexuals shouldn't marry because homosexuality is evil according to the Old Testament. That is quite different than the Church's stance. It is quite different from Phelps's stance. To classify defense of the Church's belief that marriage is about children as hate speech is utter ignorance.
:::Now, the "separation of Church and State" does not exist. What exists is the 1st amendment line put in to support the Carrollton family (Catholics) and their right to be Catholics and have government positions. The rule was to allow people of all Christian sects and all religions to hold government positions without worrying about losing their rights to vote or speak as they did in Britain. This means only that the State cannot pass laws affecting religions, but the religious can put forth their views on morality.
:::My feelings on Connecticut? To be honest, they are redefining a thousands of years old term in order to make a few people feel validated. To give a title that deals with the traditional family makeup in such a manner is linguistically demeaning. ''1984'' was all about people rewriting definitions to promote a view. It is only of the oldest political ways of deception. ] (]) 16:05, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::::The major problem with all of this is that it presumes that Catholocism (or even Christianity) is the dominant religion of our times, or that religious morality can take the place of given legal rights. In our nation, affirmed again and again and again and again since throughout the 20th century and again now in the 21st, is that ''all'' citizens are entitled to the exact same rights and treatment by the government. Every single time when it ultimately comes push to shove, that anyone's rights in any way are minimized by the state relative to what everyone else has, the law is adjusted to equalize the situation. Short of us becoming a theocratic government--which would be 100% impossible under our Constitution--can you see any other way that this all ends under our laws beside all men and women having exactly identical rights? <font color="0D670D" face="Georgia, Helvetica">]</font> (<font color="#156917">]</font>)(<font color="#156917">]</font>) 17:15, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::Catholicism was the minority religion back when the 1st amendment was adopted. It was adopted to ensure that Catholics had a right to be involved in politics. Thus, I think your statement is backwards. ] (]) 17:18, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::::::Sure, we were the minority in ''this'' country then. But you didn't answer my question. Under the laws and traditions and historical direction of this nation from the 20th century onwards--hell, even back to the abolition of slavery--can you see any other way that this all ends under our laws beside all men and women having exactly identical rights? <font color="0D670D" face="Georgia, Helvetica">]</font> (<font color="#156917">]</font>)(<font color="#156917">]</font>) 17:20, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Our rights are defined in the Bill of Rights. Marriage is not a right. Marriage is a traditional agreement based upon consanguinity that was created in order to separate bastardization/illegitimacy from rightful legitimacy. It was created to protect the rights of the child and the mother from infidelities of the father. Those under 18 cannot marry without parental consent, first cousins or closer cannot marry, and people cannot marry non-humans. We also restrict voting which is a right given in the amendments to the Constitution, so your argument falls flat. ] (]) 17:24, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::::::::Well, it was legally my right to own slaves once, so your entire argument on diverting the discussion into marriage not being a right falls flat right there. Blacks couldn't marry whites once, either. Did you know I also could have been heretical if I ate shellfish once, as well? Based on my faith, I predict in 2012 a black man will marry a white man deep in the heart of Texas, and as the shrimp cocktail is served at the reception, the polar gravitational tilt will occur, followed by Four Horseman riding out on Harley Davidson (since American bikes are better) motorcycles. ;)
::::::::The times, they are a' changing. <font color="0D670D" face="Georgia, Helvetica">]</font> (<font color="#156917">]</font>)(<font color="#156917">]</font>) 17:31, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::::And homosexuals can marry those of the opposite sex, so their right to marry is not removed. ] (]) 17:25, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::::::::Uh... the church, if they had their way, would ''stop'' gays from marrying. My whole point is--and always has been--is that religious law and belief has zero place as state law in any form in our nation, and state law has no business telling religion what to do with their private business. <font color="0D670D" face="Georgia, Helvetica">]</font> (<font color="#156917">]</font>)(<font color="#156917">]</font>) 17:31, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::No. The Catechism and Papal bulls on the matter are quite clear: if anyone wants to marry someone of the opposite sex and have sexual intercourse for children, then that is acceptable. If people want to have sexual intercourse for anything but reproduction, that is not acceptable. It has nothing to do with being "gay" or not, as everyone is under the same restriction. ] (]) 17:38, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::This still all presumes that the Vatican has preemptive authority over anything but the citizens of the Vatican State, and actual clergy.... <font color="0D670D" face="Georgia, Helvetica">]</font> (<font color="#156917">]</font>)(<font color="#156917">]</font>) 17:42, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::The Vatican has authority over all Catholics and can deny communion to those who knowingly break the catechism. ] (]) 17:59, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::::Claimed authority; the Catholic church has many factions, sects, and groups. We Catholics are also not the singular Christian nor religious authority on this planet. <font color="0D670D" face="Georgia, Helvetica">]</font> (<font color="#156917">]</font>)(<font color="#156917">]</font>) 18:05, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::::You can claim yourself as Catholic all you want, but you are heretical if you do not acknowledge the leadership of the Pope and fail to follow the Catechism. ] (]) 18:07, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

As a side note, I'm going to make a prediction. As each state in turn adopts same-sex civil marriage as legal--NH already did but it isn't live yet; NY I think will pass--even many Republicans are now publically on their fence, since their constituents want it; and Rhode Island is so liberal I'm surprised they haven't done it yet--the whole of the Northeast beside New Jersey will be legalized. NJ is pretty lefty, as well, so they will be next. PA after. The question will be, afterwards, is what happens when other states start to adopt it--or the exact opposite. When a state next tries a legislative or executive approach to ban it, mark my words: it will be heading for the Supreme Court at last. <font color="0D670D" face="Georgia, Helvetica">]</font> (<font color="#156917">]</font>)(<font color="#156917">]</font>) 17:31, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:I think you are forgetting that many states voted a ban into their constitution. The Supreme Court will just remove the ruling from lower courts as marriage is not a Constitution specified right. ] (]) 17:36, 11 May 2009 (UTC)


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==Milton== == Miss ya ==


I have been through ] once more. There are still a few rough patches, I suppose, but I think the overall impression is good. ] (]) 09:53, 12 May 2009 (UTC) Hope you are well and things are going OK. ] (]) 21:37, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

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Thanks again for all the high quality contributions

User:Ottava Rima has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Ottava Rima's day!
You have made remarkable contributions to the project,
and the editors and readers of those pages are and always will be grateful to you for them.
We all look forward to seeing you return and continue in such development.
Thank you again for your outstanding efforts at article development.

Peace,
John Carter (talk) 20:39, 19 December 2009 (UTC)

A record of your Day will always be kept here.

Thanks from me to and thanks for trying to save the Han / Roman article as your last action. If you decide to return I look forward to seeing more of your gorgeous content for me to review over at Good Articles. Merry Christmas! FeydHuxtable (talk) 13:51, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

Merry Christmas, Ottava Rima!

Peace be with you, brother.

Serious. Peace. Let these things go and be filled with joy. Christ was not gifted to humanity for you to be unhappy.

Someday at Christmas man will not fail
Take hope because your love will prevail
Someday a new world that we can start
With hope in every heart

--Moni3 (talk) 15:44, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

And to you to, Moni. But don't worry, I could never be unhappy in regards to Christ. :) I'm sure most people have read excerpts of my column to know that so far. ;/ Have a good New Year, too. Ottava Rima (talk) 15:48, 24 December 2009 (UTC)


DYK for Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

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Main page

Congratulations, dude. Ceoil (talk) 18:29, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Two things

This,


and this.


Commence half-frowny-face reaction. That is all. --Moni3 (talk) 15:51, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

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Actually...

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Banglapedia copyright problems

Hi, Ottava. I just wanted to thank you for having this brought to my attention. You might be interested in what we're doing with your tip; we've launched a special "CCI" (special, since this isn't a contributor) and are planning to appeal to the relevant WikiProject for assistance. It's going to be a lot of work cleaning it all up, but certainly it is much needed, and the longer problems like this go unaddressed, the more tangled clean-up becomes. --Moonriddengirl 17:23, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

WP:FOUR for Christopher Smart's asylum confinement

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Cookie

Aparrantly no one comments on your talk page, so I thought I'd give you a cookie ... except I cba to find the cookie template, so I'll give you an IOU for a cookie :) --Imagine Wizard (talk contribs count) Iway amway Imagineway Izardway. 01:48, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

WP:FOUR for The Author's Farce

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Barnstar

The Writer's Barnstar
I just wanted to let you know that your monumental literary contributions are still very much appreciated. INeverCry 19:40, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Whoa...

I just stumbled across your story while looking up other things. Suffice to say, it's a whale of a tale. Being rather brutally honest, you were kind of like me back in 2007;

Good intentions, but poor execution.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to insult you or be mean or cowardly. Seriously, you made some INCREDIBLE edits (a quick once-over of your edit history will back me up here), but looking over your block log tells me that you were always rather confromational (a Wikiversity fracas with the equally-legendary Abd springs to mind), and as such, you were always "riding the ragged edge of disaster", to quote Jim Davis. And you got tangled up with the ArbCom...there's a pit that's hard to get out of. Banned, even stripped of the ability to edit your own talkpage and reply to me. That's a rather stiff punishment, no? You must have really screwed up somewhere (I'm not going to dwell on that). Still, in my eyes, you deserve a...what is it now, twentieth chance? (just kidding). But there are a bunch of people who are behind you all the way. I'm not one of them....I know bog all about you, really. Have a listen to Queen's Hang On In There and mull it over; try to see how it relates to your experiences. Xterra1 20:02, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

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Henry Fielding

The Covent-Garden Journal was an English literary periodical published twice a week for most of 1752. It was edited and almost entirely financed by novelist, playwright, and essayist Henry Fielding (pictured), under a pseudonym. The Journal incited the "Paper War" of 1752–1753, a conflict between a number of contemporary literary critics and writers, which began after Fielding declared war on the "armies of Grub Street" in the first issue. His proclamation attracted multiple aggressors and instigated a long-lasting debate argued in the pages of their respective publications. Initially waged for the sake of increasing sales, the Paper War ultimately became much larger than Fielding had expected. Further controversy erupted in June, when Fielding expressed support for a letter decrying the Government's 1752 Disorderly House Act in the Journal. His remarks were viewed by the public as an endorsement of the legality of prostitution. The final issue of the Journal was released on 25 November 1752. In its last months, poor sales had resulted in a transition from biweekly to weekly release. Ill-health and a disinclination to continue led Fielding to end its run after the 72nd number. (Full article...)

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Precious

story, poem and play
Thank you for the broad coverage of English language literature in quality articles, showing in The Covent-Garden Journal and The Awful German Language, and for your philosophy on conflict, consensus ... respect ..., - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (20 December 2009)!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:55, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Precious and missed

Today, I like your TFA, "... a lot of examination and discussion over just about every line over months and months. I will welcome -all- concerns and comments, and I will thoroughly discuss matters with Haiduc in order to ensure that changes would not disrupt the balance. I would also prefer to keep the balance over anything else. However, I do feel that the page is extremely thorough and well put together, as it represents just about -everything- on Giraud. So, I now present to you our dear Nicolo Giraud, the boy/young man who almost absolutely nothing is really known, for your consideration." --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:48, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
Seven years ago. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:10, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Cheers. Drmies (talk) 17:25, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Welcome back, and I look forward to helping you come back into the community. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 18:21, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Welcome back. I'll be really happy to see you contributing as prolifically as you did in the past. If there's anything I can do to make that easier for you, please say so here. I'll keep your talk page on my watchlist. All the best --RexxS (talk) 23:06, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Happy

Happy cat dance

(found by Opabinia regalis, where ice-breaking is also mentioned) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:20, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Maybe kitty kitty here got into the beer Drmies left above? Good to see you back, OR. John Carter (talk) 16:08, 21 April 2016 (UTC)


New Article

As I finish drafting material related to Lamia, I have some material for an article on an award winning poet for someone else to use to create a page.


Ryan Wilson (1982-) is an academic, editor, literary critic, and poet from Baltimore, Maryland. He is the office manager of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers, editor of Literary Matters, and an award winning poet and essayist. His first collection of poetry, The Stranger World, will be published in June, 2017.Photo, released CC-BY-SA 4.0 according to ref 7

Personal life

In 1982, Wilson was born in Griffin, Georgia. He grew up in Macon, Georgia and graduated from Tattnall Square Academy in 2000.

He has a B.A. (English) from the University of Georgia, an M.F.A. (Poetry) from The Johns Hopkins University, and an M. F. A. (Poetry) from Boston University in 2008. Currently he is a doctoral candidate at The Catholic University of America, and he serves as the Office Manager of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers and editor of Literary Matters, the association's digital literary journal. He lives in Baltimore with his wife.

Publications

His works have been published in 32 Poems, Able Muse, The Classical Outlook, Dappled Things, First Things, Light, The Hopkins Review, Iron Horse Literary Review, Measure, Raintown Review, River Styx, The Sewanee Review, The Sewanee Theological Review, Unsplendid, among others.

His first collection of poetry, The Stranger World was published by Measure Press in June 2017. Mark Jarman said, "The Stranger World includes heartbreaking lyrics, haunting narratives, inspired translations, and finely honed satires... written with the authority of mastery." Robert Pinsky wrote, "Ryan Wilson’s mastery of traditional forms serves a fresh, distinctive poetry of candor and meditation: soulful rather than brittle, more observant than performative. The idiomatic, American blank verse of Wilson’s 'Authority' and 'L’Estraneo' is as fluent as that of Robert Frost, but with an oblique tenderness that reminds me of Frost’s friend Edward Thomas."

Awards

  • Sankey Prize for Excellence in Poetry (JHU).
  • Schmuel Traum Prize (BU).
  • Eleanor Clark Award (Robert Penn Warren Circle), winner.
  • Morton Marr Prize (The Southwest Review), finalist, 2009.
  • International Poetry Contest (River Styx), honorable mention, 2012.
  • Vassar Miller Book Prize, finalist, 2015.
  • Frost Farm Poetry Prize, honorable mention, 2015.
  • Jacques Maritain Prize (Dappled Things), winner, 2015.
  • Vassar Miller Book Prize, finalist, 2016.
  • Walter Sullivan Prize for Promise in Criticism (The Sewanne Review), winner, 2016.
  • Donald Justice Poetry Prize, winner, 2017.

Works cited

  1. ^ "Ryan Wilson’s recent publications and awards." Boston University Creative Writing. June 15, 2015
  2. ^ "Ryan Wilson, Our Editor" Literary Matters, The Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers.
  3. ^ Catholic University of America
  4. ^ "Ryan Wilson’s Pushcart nomination and publications." Boston University Creative Writing. July 15, 2016.
  5. The Robert Frost Farm
  6. "Winners of the 2015 Jacques Maritain Prize for Nonfiction." Dappled Things
  7. Johns Hopkins University Press
  8. "Poetry News." Westchester University Poetry Center

External links

Update

I updated the article proposed above for anyone to use it. As a disclosure, I know the gentleman (he is a bit of a big to do in the literary circles). I also have a lot of notes for Lamia and am looking for someone who would be interested in working with me. Drop me a note. Ottava Rima (talk) 23:55, 19 June 2017 (UTC)

Hello. Just to let you know that you can move the above content to Draft:Ryan Wilson or User:Ottava Rima/Ryan Wilson if you wish. BTW, I'd love to help out, but I have other priorities. Sorry. Well, best of luck. --George Ho (talk) 02:34, 20 July 2017 (UTC); oh well, 03:08, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
Hmm... I can just reformat your references and/or move the content to either page for you, but that's it. Thanks. --George Ho (talk) 02:36, 20 July 2017 (UTC); okey dokey, 03:05, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
I -can't- move the page or use it due to various restrictions. All I can do is offer it to other people. But thanks anyway. :) Ottava Rima (talk) 02:39, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
  • Hey Ottava--the praise cited in note 2, are those blurbs from the book? They all sound good, but I typically don't regard those very highly. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 12:03, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
(edit conflict) I've created the article at Draft:Ryan Wilson (poet) and made a couple of snapshots at archive.org to replace the Google caches. I hope it meets with your approval. Hopefully others will expand it. It should be ready for mainspace anyway as I believe it passes WP:GNG and WP:CREATIVE part 4(c). Cheers --RexxS (talk) 12:09, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
Thanks. Ottava Rima (talk) 13:17, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
Drmies, I would normally agree but for the status of those two: Pinsky was the US Poet Laureate, which is a pretty big deal. Ottava Rima (talk) 13:17, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
Oh I know--I'm a big fan. I have his Sounds of Poetry laying around somewhere. But the sourcing here is tricky. Where did Pinsky say this? His publications are sourced to the BU website, and these blurbs are sourced to the journal that he himself edits. So what's left, I suppose, is the awards--one of which may be notable, but even that one, the Donald Justice prize, hasn't received much coverage (I mean both your subject winning it and the award itself). In fact, I don't see a single real secondary publication in here, so I won't be the one moving it to main space. If RexxS wishes to do so, that's his prerogative of course. Drmies (talk) 13:34, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
Awards are secondary to the author but primary to themselves. The problem with modern poets in general is that they tend to have very few news articles so award pages tend to be all we have left. Also has some background on the publication and Donald Justice Poetry Prize - "The award includes publication of his manuscript, The Stranger World". This suggested to me that the Pinksy quotes were connected to this. I'm still looking for some more sources. Ottava Rima (talk) 13:47, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
Awards themselves need secondary sourcing to prove they're notable awards. That Justice award is hard to gauge; it's not a big national one, of course. So it helps, sure, but whether that alone is enough is a matter of judgment. I am well aware of the problems with poetic sourcing (you know I've worked on a few articles pertaining to modern poetry...) and it's something that I'm working on; what we really need is a set of guidelines (we need to get away from "poet X published in these journals" and then list them all) and a list of notable publications and awards. Most of all, we need a list of publications and zines whose reviews are reliable and important. I know someone who writes on LitHub, and the moment he started doing that his career started happening--so clearly that's an important place in the world of poetry. Just like poetry.com, haha. If only poetry generated the kind of airtime that's dedicated to monster trucks, K-pop, rassling, and all that. Drmies (talk) 13:55, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
Indeed! Ottava Rima (talk) 13:57, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
By the way, the Frost Farm Poetry Prize should probably have its own page, seeing as how it is from the Robert Frost foundation. This is interesting, though. Poor Robert Frost and his legacy. Ottava Rima (talk) 14:01, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
My hesitation in putting the article in mainspace to begin with, is that I'm no expert on the significance of the awards. If this were some here-today-and-gone-tomorrow pop star, they'd have hundreds of mentions in the popular press for every two-bit award they received. Sadly, no such channels exist for promulgating the news of more traditional artists' awards. However, my take is that the sections devoted to Wilson in particular by John Hopkins Press, and by Boston University amount to "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" – the touchstone of our notability criteria. I would also argue that "The person's work ... has won significant critical attention" which is the notability guideline for creative writers. No doubt others may disagree, so I'll leave the final decision to publish the article in mainspace to someone else for now. Cheers --RexxS (talk) 16:23, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
I'll keep an eye out for more sources and links. Ottava Rima (talk) 16:33, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
By the way, I had a typo - it is Literary Matters and not Literary Manners. Ottava Rima (talk) 16:38, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Just a note: The Sewanee Review page has the Aiken Taylor award but not the breakdown of the other five titles: . These should probably be listed in the same section (or change the section name to "Prizes"). Ottava Rima (talk) 14:10, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

Similarly, Southwest Review could mention The Morton Marr Poetry Prize along with their others . Ottava Rima (talk) 14:14, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
And another: Vassar Miller could be noted at the University of North Texas Press (a sadly under-served page). Ottava Rima (talk) 14:17, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

It's interesting that Ryan Wilson (poet) has just made its way into mainspace. You were right, Drmies: predictably, the quotes have attracted disagreement about their sourcing, and it would perhaps be best to reduce them to a summary as a compromise. We'll see how that pans out. --RexxS (talk) 17:18, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

  • Hmm a good occasion to do some updating: the LitHub person mentioned above is getting two books out with Riverhead Books. Anyway, Rexx, what I mentioned above, those are also the standards I try to live by--I don't write in awards unless I can verify them, even if I know them to be true. And my standards--obviously notable ones (even if "obviously notable" to the experts only) can do with some kind of primary sourcing, from the organization, less obviously notable ones require secondary sourcing of the not-just-local-news kind. Drmies (talk) 17:34, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
  • Ah, yes, the Pinsky quote...can't find anything for that. I assume it's a note of sorts pertaining to an award, or possibly a blurb for a book. I don't like it, sorry. Drmies (talk) 17:37, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
The Pinsky quote can be found on the bio page at the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writer's journal Literary Matters: . The same quote is also at Verse Daily and poems.com . Also, CUA has a faculty page that is available . Dappled Things has an interview . Also, Archive.Org has a file on him as part of their "Apostrophe Cast" program . And here is a review . And in searching, I found him at Yale Review to add to the others . Ottava Rima (talk) 20:25, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
Thank you, Ottava. I've transcribed them onto Talk:Ryan Wilson (poet) and asked if others would like to use them to expand the article (hint Drmies). Otherwise I'll try to find time to incorporate them myself to the best of my limited ability. --RexxS (talk) 21:50, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
Ottava, that they're repeated on various websites doesn't tell me anything about when the man said that and to whom and in what context... Drmies (talk) 21:57, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
My spidey-sense is telling me that the quotes smack of something you would read on the dust-cover of a book like The Stranger World. Unfortunately, the nearest library copy to me appears to be in San Angelo, TX (7800 km away).
Update: My spidey-sense didn't let me down. Have a look at https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-World-Ryan-Wilson/dp/193957420X – there's a link on the left under the front cover image, . Clicking that allows you to see the back cover. Lo and behold! There are the quotes from Pinsky, Yezzi, Warren and Jarman. So the answers to the good Doctor's questions are: the quotes were said to the publisher's gopher who was canvassing for text for the back cover prior to the book's publication. Does that help? --RexxS (talk) 23:15, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
The publisher is the group that awarded the Donald Justice Prize (Measure Press), and publication of the book is part of the prize. As for the Pinsky quote, he is a former laureate and has a relationship with Measure Press, often reviewing works. He also has a relationship with Ryan as per the interview ("Anyway, a few dozen drafts, a lot of help from Robert Pinsky, and a year later, “The City Under Vesuvius” came out in heroic couplets") and taught in the Boston University program where Ryan graduated. It would be a notable quote simply because he is a very notable individual. Bias doesn't really affect quotations, especially when most quotations are formed by bias. Would it settle any concerns if it was from Robert Pinsky's website? Ottava Rima (talk) 23:29, 17 May 2018 (UTC)

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