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Deletion of article on Ashley Miller

You deleted this article on 10th October on the grounds that Ashley Miller is no a renowned photographer. I don't recall putting this in the article. I certainly agree with you that she is not a renowned photographer. However as a renowned artist, the page i wrote should not have been deleted. Please restore and I shall ammend the entry. From user Nickamery

And just saying hi to Hiding

Who, in his guise as mild-mannered reporter Steve Block, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the Misplaced Pages way! --Tenebrae (talk) 06:02, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I'll have you know that I am now sorely tempted to write an "article" on the character : p - jc37 09:55, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

This looks kind of like how Daredevil technically has a secret identity these days even though everyone knows he's Matt Murdock. Doczilla (talk) 11:25, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

It's enough to fool search engines, and in time, it'll fool people. I hope the joke dies down soon enough and people start accepting my request for anonymity. Hiding T 11:34, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

The otaku, they care. :-)

He he -- re the continuing argument on what Misplaced Pages's priorities should be and are --
- Time for someone to address a problem with Rio Rita/Femforce mentioned on Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Comics: 25 minutes.
- Time for someone to address other problems in subjects of literature, history, and science that I've previously posted: Days, weeks, or (most often) never.
-- Have a good one! -- 201.37.229.117 (talk) 11:29, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you

Very kind. I don't think we've met before? Durova 14:52, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Apropos of nothing

Hey, I was looking at policy pages, essays and the like while constructing an argument and happened across a message of yours that I think you'll find bitterly humorous:

Yeah, I guess we could. So keep speedy deletion and have VfD as a place to debate articles thought to be original research, since unverifiable is now covered at speedy under An article about a real person that does not assert that person's importance or significance. Everything else goes to cleanup. Otherwise we end up arguing over what constitutes notability. Steve block talk 19:11, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

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P :( --Kizor (talk) 01:47, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Comics

Thanks for pointing me to the manual of style, I hadn't read it before. Sorry for my changes to the Comics article I did without first reading it. RedZionX (talk) 02:15, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi. I like what you did with the article, but I just wanted to let you know that 3 of teh external links do not resolve properly, and one of these, to tcj.com, appears three times in the article. If you want any more information, just let me know. Danny (talk) 12:09, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Also look at this and this . Danny (talk) 12:46, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Loveless

The name change caught me off guard. While I've enjoyed working with you and respect your opinion highly, you seem a bit aggressive on the Loveless talk page, in particular your reply to my statement about Shields denying the cost. I don't take it personally myself, but others might, so just try to keep a cool head. WesleyDodds (talk) 12:49, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

The thing is we really don't need any sources about the album itself; what Ceoil and I have access to is pretty comprehensive about the recording, and Brandt Luke Zorn and I have scoured the Internet a bit. The plan is to have the article reach FA status by the end of the year and I'd say we're about 80% done. What I'd say the article needs is more of is contemporary reviews; some of them are just impossible to get copies of now (for example, Spin would most definitely have had a review, but unlike say Time or Rolling Stone they don't have an article archive on their site). Copyedits would also be helpful. I'm bad at reviewing my own prose for grammatical errors, plus it needs to be in British English per the style guidelines. If you find further critical remarks or anything you think might be useful, just post it to my talk page, or e-mail it to me if you need to. Thanks. WesleyDodds (talk) 13:00, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and we'd really appreciate help on the lead section. For some reason that's been tricky for us to sort out properly. Feel free to take a crack at it. WesleyDodds (talk) 13:03, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

I don't think we need a RFC. I'm reasonably certain we can work out at solution at the Alt-Rock WikiProject page. If we can't, then we go for RFC. WesleyDodds (talk) 11:12, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

My taking it to the project talk was simply based on the fact that the Irish/British thing hasn't just been a problem on the album page, and that there's a few MBV fans in the project who could centralize discussion there. We're quite involved with the project, and I sometimes wish the Comics project would work as well as this WikiProject, which instead seems to get stuck dealing with the minute details a little too often in detriment to the goal of creating a large, increasing number of high-quality articles, dedicated as everyone there is. WesleyDodds (talk) 11:36, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

By the way, if you ever get back to that rewrite of the band page, contact me or this guy. We can help gud. WesleyDodds (talk) 11:44, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

It's more that it's a broader topic than just one article under the scope of the project, and I trust the input of the editors in the project greatly. We generally operate this way, and it generally works great. WesleyDodds (talk) 11:46, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

I don't mean to have you wrack your head too much on this subject. Quite the contrary; I'm basically saying "Be cool like Fonzie", 'cause really, we can work it out. Sit back, relax, and wait for polite discussion from others besides myself. WesleyDodds (talk) 12:58, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

A comment by Bilinda about Googe's lack of work on the album is already present and sourced. The basslines bit would be worthwhile if you can source it and find a tidy place for it in the "Recording" section. I forgot about the tinnitus; worth mentioning if it can be directly tied to the album. WesleyDodds (talk) 10:57, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Fittingly, I myself missed that the tinnitus is already mentioned in the recording section. Must be one of those nights. I was wondering where that Eno quote originally came from. Remove the press release ref and replace it with the Melody Maker piece. WesleyDodds (talk) 11:54, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Arm-twisting

I'm looking for a bit of help "arm-twisting" someone. (though with a smile : )

See this - jc37 03:34, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

Letter column

That's red? Wow. I'm pretty sure a colleague of mine has a chapter on the history of comic book letter columns in a book he was writing. It's been a while since I proofread that for him, so my recollection may have magnified how much information he had on them. I'll check, though. Doczilla (talk) 10:10, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

I've started the skimpiest excuse of an outline at User:Doczilla/Sandbox/Comic_book_letter_column. As other thoughts cross my mind or I find good sources and facts, I'll add them to the page until we at least have enough of a stub to put it out there. Feel free to do anything you please to the Sandbox draft. Doczilla 07:34, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Your bit

Despite my personal dislike of userboxes, election banners, and other such decoration, I am flattered. :) Phil Sandifer 14:12, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

I suppose that's what happens when you create a template around here, it gets used by everyone for their own purposes (Though User:Hiding wasn't the first to copy it : ) - jc37 15:15, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, fair cop. I see you have your votes sown up though. Hiding T 15:17, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Well, I have to admit that I think those three are the most likely to make it (and as far as I can tell, the least controversial). Two bureaucrats, and two people with "hands on" experience with ArbCom. (And yet it's only 3 people, sounds like an old math game : ) - jc37 15:21, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

To be honest though, even before thinking that through, after the fun conversation on NYB's talk page (someone else actually came up with the "look", I just turned it into a userbox), Deskana was my first choice, as soon as I saw they were running. I didn't notice that Raul was running until I was helping edit the template. - jc37 15:25, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

On arb elections. Yeah, you could be right. However Phil is someone who, although I disagree with as often as not, I respect him immensely and he bleeds Misplaced Pages. I think he has the same vision of Misplaced Pages in his heart as I have, it's just we wear different strength glasses. Hiding T 15:25, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

I actually had to do a double take when noting him. My recollections about him were good (though vague). I seem to recall seeing his name everywhere especially in the places I used to "travel" on Misplaced Pages. His main issue for me is one that several of the cantidates have: GoodBye. I'm not saying it's a "bad thing", it's just something that gives me pause (as does the typical drama that surrounds such.) If this was a year and a half ago, I'd have voted for cool cat in a heartbeat, but lately it's like he's another person. (Same with Splash, someone else I remember respecting intensely, and not so long ago, I remember reading some discussions and wondering who's impersonating Splash...) So, I dunno, maybe it's not unlike the situation of A bowler hat... - jc37 15:35, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Hmm, I still think Splash is Splash. I've got a lot of time for Splash. We went at it hammer and tong over WP:NCCAT. Hiding T

"A lot of time" ? - jc37 15:47, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Do you not know the expression a lot of time? . Hiding T 15:50, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Yes, but taking that with the very next sentence had me confused : ) - jc37 15:52, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps I am misreading it. The best page we seem to have is Hammer & Tongs (see the bottom). But in hindsight I think it can be read as adversarially, or as co-conspiratorially... - jc37 15:56, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Oh no, we went at it hammer and tong, which is where he got my respect and why I have a lot of time for him. We reached an agreement. People I don't have time for are people who waste your time, just argue for the sake of it. Hiding T 16:03, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

I know the feeling, there are at least two I can think of that fall under that heading. Not interested in being part of the solution, but willing to complain about the work so far. If someone creates examples, lists references, of even just provides a well-thought-out opinion, I'm appreciative at the very least : ) - (IDONTWANTIT or IWANTIT = ugh!) - jc37 16:07, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Well, I had better get going. (Though I may want to continue this discussion later after I've finished reading all the info on the cantidates. You and I don't always agree, but in my not so humble opinion, when it comes to expressing what you think, you're sincere, and usually, there's thought behind it : ) - jc37 16:15, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind words, and feel free to think it over, but be minded you know your own mind and heart. I don't always let my head rule my heart, or my heart rule my head. I like Phil. But I understand a lot of the criticism. It all stems from the same underlying thing. What you see is what you get. Take it easy. Hiding T 16:19, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

You too : ) - jc37 16:21, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Note

I just noticed your "vote". You may want to revert yourself. it doesn't start until the 3rd.) - jc37 15:40, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Ooops. What's that voting link for at the top of the watchlist? Oh, stewards on some other project. Sheesh, it's complicated. I saw the voting link, but was going through my watchlist. Ho hum. Thanks. Secret already thinks I'm mad. Hiding T 15:45, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

WP:RTV

I think you're looking for a different shortcut here. Forgive me if I'm wrong, and forgive me for intruding either way. Dekimasuよ! 14:47, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

I wonder if it's even useful to disappear in such a high-visibility manner. *shrug*--Father Goose 20:21, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Plot

Considering some discussions we had recently, I think you may find the recent changes to WP:PLOT interesting : ) - jc37 15:16, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

I had half an eye on it, but I thought, let's just detatch from it and see where it goes. It's more or less what I meant, and at least it is someone else's words.:) Hiding T 15:23, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

That's pretty much where I was with it as well. But still watching : ) - jc37 15:44, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

RE: irc cloaks (Jdforrester's talk page)

Hey. You need to file a new request at the request page you mentioned and this will override your old cloak. I don't take into account existing cloaks when processing requests. Thanks. —Sean Whitton / 09:02, 2 December 2007 (UTC)