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User:Writ Keeper/Cathreim Thoirdhealbhaigh

Writ Keeper, a separate section for your next masterpiece. I merged the two authors: odd, someone placed a merge tag on them in December 2012 but didn't start a merge discussion. I suppose they could have just grabbed the bull by the horns... Anyway, I ran into something fun: in a 1919 article from JEGP, "In the Cathreim Thoirdhealbhaigh, Triumphs of Torlough, written about 1350 by Seean MacCraith, hereditary historion of the O'Briens..." So you need to figure out, O'Brien or Mac Craith. Or both? I moved him to John Macrory Magrath, BTW, since that's the name with more hits in Google Books. If you or anyone disagrees we can have a proper merge discussion. Toodles, Drmies (talk) 22:29, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

I don't disagree, as I believe the one is just the Anglicized version of the other ("MAGRATH, JOHN MACRORY, in Irish Eoghan MacRuadhri MacCraith,..."; I don't know how Sean enters into it, but maybe Sean became John just through a phonetic false friend); I felt that the other name sounded more "authentic" (whatever that's worth), but you're right in that we should generally go by what the sources report, and that's probably as good a measure as any. The clan name is a more interesting question; I've already seen "Dal Cais" in addition to "MacCraith", so who can tell. Another issue is that one source I'm using (the one that discusses the mention of banshees in most depth) says that it was written around 1350, when most other sources seem to be citing closer to 1450, though I'm willing to chalk that up to a simple typographical error (or maybe the whole "14th century is 1300s" thing) and just go with 1450 anyway, since it seems to be more attested. As I say, there's a long way to go on this yet. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 23:14, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Wait a second, I think you're right; I think I misread the sources. I think "O'Brien" is the Anglicized version of "Uí Bhriain", which makes a lot of sense; I think the Mac Craiths were a separate family that was allied (or something) with the O'Briens, and it was for the O'Briens that SeanJohn (no, not seanjohn, the first one) was an official historian. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 23:22, 9 May 2013 (UTC)

Okay, Doc, I'm feeling better about this and am thinking about moving it to mainspace, once I resolve the reference issue that Bish raised on the talk page. Can you take another look, particularly at the reference scheme? I'm using two different works by the same author (one for the historical aspects, and one for the mythological aspects), and I'm not sure how this referencing scheme is supposed to handle that. (Also, Uncle's input would be most welcome, too, if he's still around; it was his idea, after all.) Also, if you have any more synonyms for "depicted/described/covered" or an alternative sentence structure that would obviate the need for them, your help would be very welcome in the "Historical material" subsection. I pretty much ran out. Thanks! Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 15:18, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Did you know...

... that Cathreim Thoirdhealbhaigh, noted for its historical accuracy, is also known for its vivid description of banshees?

Looks like I decided to go for a DYK after all. Now for the quid pro quo... Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 20:06, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Feed the kitty

Warrington has given you a kitten/abandoned kitty! Kittens promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Your lion must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever!

• Odd to find a starving kitty in Limburg, which I always thought of as a land of plenty. Drmies (talk) 13:59, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Isn't it? Imaginary place of extreme luxury should provide comforts and pleasures for everyone. Hard fate...

Have you ever heard the Carmina Burana (Orff),

story of the land of Cockaigne. In CB 222 the abbas Cucaniensis, or Abbot of Cockaigne, is said to have presided over a group of dice players *

• Holy moly Warrington, that's music with big balls. Drmies (talk) 18:24, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
• Yessssssss! ...Carmina Burana (Orff) is it. You should try to find the whole thing somewhere, Carmina Burana is een niet-middeleeuwse compositie in geheel eigen stijl.Orff selecteerde in 1935 een aantal liederen uit de middeleeuwse Carmina Burana en schreef er zijn eigen muziek bij. Naast de muziek schreef hij ook een lichtprogramma. De ondertitel was dan ook: Profane liederen gezongen door solisten en koor, begeleid door instrumenten en magische beelden.

Orff schreef het stuk origineel voor solisten, koor, twee vleugels en slagwerk. Later herschreef hij de instrumentatie van Carmina Burana naar één voor een geheel symfonieorkest. Op 8 juni 1937 was de wereldpremière in de opera van Frankfurt. Warrington10 May 2013

Kennedy Family Vandalism

Dude lololol you just undid my fix to it, read what I put on the talk page, and check the difference between your version and my undo. He keeps replacing the one family member that has 3 references showing her name as "Colton" and replacing it with 1 that states her name as both "Colton" and "Coliton" and adding the Coliton version with only one reference. The person either doesn't understand or is purposelly vandalising the article, but I can't tell. I am sorry I added the protection template, that was for me to try to get them to stop while my request for page protection was in process on the requests for article protection page. I didn't know what else to do. Please thoroughly read the Kennedy family talk page and view the difference I mentioned and check the difference in my undo of your undoing of me fixing it. Thank you. 71.114.165.160 (talk) 14:44, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Son of a gun, my request for page protection was added before I could undo your removing of the fix, please go review it and fix it with the properly cited content, thank you. 71.114.165.160 (talk) 14:46, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

• Sorry, but I'm an administrator and I know nothing about content. I do know WP:VANDAL, and I have seen no evidence that what you were reverting was vandalism. You started a thread on the talk page; great. You may file an edit request there, after some input from other editors maybe. Drmies (talk) 15:24, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Ok thanks for your input, and thanks for informing me of Misplaced Pages's user structure, I was under the impression regarding administrators. Also to mention I did not realize that book stated wikipedia, but even if you check this talk page up above she was in the original list when the article was created as well, and all other references of her point to "Claire Colton" and that tells me "Claire Coliton" is a typo. As you can see on google Claire Coliton and Burke/Kennedy do not yield google results where as Claire Colton and Burke/Kennedy in fact yield many. Thanks for your input. 71.114.165.160 (talk) 15:53, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
    • I'm kidding: I know a bit about content, but not regarding this article. Good luck with it; I've just left one more note on the article talk page. Drmies (talk) 16:56, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Why did you remove a protection tag?

I've requested a protection and the page clearly needs it --Loginnigol (talk) 14:48, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

• I hate to say it but DUH, it wasn't protected yet when you placed the template on it. That's not your call to make, to pre-emptively tag a page. It is protected now and I blocked the two most recent trolls. Drmies (talk) 14:58, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Right, but you added the protected icon when the article was not actually protected yet. Cart-before-horse kinda thing (✉→BWilkins←✎) 14:58, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

By the way, Loginnigol, more comments like this could lead to a block for WP:NPA (✉→BWilkins←✎) 15:00, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Who is Lamedes Domugnez Lolno? Hafspajen (talk) 15:06, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Well, I'd hate to sink into NPA territory myself, but Loginnigol has a point: look at this thread; you'll find the haha funny name used all over that forum. Drmies (talk) 15:10, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Hafspajen :):)(talk) 15:57, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

6 months? Isn't one or two month protection sufficient (at first at least)? Or is 6m some sort of standard minimum? --Loginnigol (talk) 15:37, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

No, there is no minimum. That thread on that website went back a couple of years. If it's too long, you can ask for unprotection at the same place where you asked for protection. Drmies (talk) 16:55, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Oh OK I get it. Thanks for the heads up. Forgot about Unprotection. I guess the timeframe is just indication of when the whole thing expires automatically or whatever other way --Loginnigol (talk) 17:30, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Motto of the Day

Good to remember... Now this thing will change every day, I suppose. Warrington (talk) 18:15, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

• Yes it did. I liked yesterday's better. If you're in a hole, stop digging--that's valid advice for a lot of people I run into. Natti natti Warrington! Drmies (talk) 02:50, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Of course, most people forget the second part of that aphorism: once you've stopped digging, remember that you're still in a hole. MastCell  05:16, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
    • True dat, MastCell. Today's quote must have landed on the wrong page; surely this C and C+ stuff is for Writ Keeper. I only do A. Drmies (talk) 14:47, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Racism! Is 'nigger' really acceptable language on Misplaced Pages please?!

I don't like how you closed that discussion once I presented a blatantly racist material the editor had engaged in, using the terms 'nigger' and 'kike' because someone edited homosexual into a 'gay' article referring to same sex people. Looks like you saw that it was blatantly racist and decided to end the discussion. May I ask why you chose to close the discussion after I presented his grossly racist comment?! It was an abuse of power! First of all, the user was completely and totally disrespectful to begin with and not only that when I found evidence of blatant racism, you took it upon yourself to immediately close the discussion. And in doing so you added these little snippy comments, on top of seeing examples of racist remarks. AmericanDad86 (talk) 02:43, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

It's not racisim, I was making a point. You clearly have issues with crying to admins everytime you don't get your way. Get a grip on reality. Note to Drmies, this is the only post I will make here. CTF83! 02:48, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

• That's a pretty nice personal attack you're making: you're saying I closed a discussion because you brought a charge of racism--so I must be a racist? I explained why I closed the discussion, and that's all there is to it. To spell it out more plainly: I closed the discussion because you have a tendency to open your mouth way too much and let stuff come out that gets you blocked, that's why. Your opponent isn't the most polite of editors, but you are likely to keep digging and accusing until you get blocked. Look up WP:BOOMERANG. That's why I closed it, and you're welcome. CTF--good, and thanks, cause I don't want to be the ER where the bar fight continues. Drmies (talk) 02:49, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Oh, and for the record, I was editing from my phone, so cut me some slack. I can't help it Misplaced Pages doesn't make mobile editing easier....ok, that was the last one, as you pointed out how the user is also. CTF83! 02:51, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

OK, that's it: I'm blocking you for breaking a promise even if by mobile. Mobile editing is a bitch, and I hope I didn't offend anyone by saying that. Drmies (talk) 02:52, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

It was a good close. LadyofShalott 03:01, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

I really need to "get out" more. I miss all the other drama while I'm busy blocking (illegitimate) socks and reverting personal attacks at ANI. Did you know that "Kike" is a Spanish nickname for Enrique? Of course, it should probably have an accent, but I think "diacritical" is more offensive on Misplaced Pages than "nigger".--Bbb23 (talk) 01:04, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

In all the excitement, I kind of forgot the obvious: no. Usually not. And I didn't like CTF's "example" of rhetoric very much. Drmies (talk) 02:09, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

If you're referring to him equating "homosexual" to "kike" and "nigger", that's crap, it's not even close to being equivalent.--Bbb23 (talk) 03:38, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

To American Dad: If you realized that this administrator was a racist or an Islamophobe because of his affinity for Geert Wilders, what would you do about it? It is wikipedia, deal with it. (Freemarket110 (talk) 00:47, 13 May 2013 (UTC))

• Sounds like Freemarket is saying I'm a racist or Islamophobe because I have an affinity for Geert Wilders. If there were a scale for stupidity, this remark would register "ultimate". Freemarket, you must be one of the trolls that occasionally sail in from that other experiment, the Dutch wiki. Drmies (talk) 02:09, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
  • I was wondering who's playing in his sock drawer. (Hey, I just realized I'm in your edit notice.) LadyofShalott 02:20, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
    • Yeah, I got demoted and you got my old seat. Got caught sleeping on the job one too many times. Dennis Brown - 2¢ - © - @ - Join WER 02:23, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
      • Naps are good, Dennis. Seriously, Geert Wilders. Good thing there's a BLP or I'd never shut up. Still, that he has to live under constant protection is completely wrong also, of course. If Freemarket could get his head out of his ass he could ask me who the first politician was I fell in love with, and I'd say Andrée van Es. Since then, I've swung left big time. Drmies (talk) 02:33, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
        • You're farther left than the Pacifist Socialist Party and GreenLeft? What are you, communist? Ed  03:51, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
          • There's not a lot of left left in GreenLeft, Ed. Drmies (talk) 04:17, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
            • Damn hippies... Dennis Brown - 2¢ - © - @ - Join WER 01:37, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Leaving a comment on a Talk page, nearly a year after an event

I'm not sure how your comment of possible blocking due to edits, nearly a year later, has any merit. Sure, you penned a lot of the article on Keeley Electronics, but you really don't have a clue about the inner workings of that company. How that article doesn't violate the COI is beyond me. Aren't all Misplaced Pages articles allowed to expose fault? Especially when it is properly cited. It's ok to remove the negative? Again, I thought Misplaced Pages was democratic. Guess not. — Preceding unsigned comment added by VoltairesInkwell (talk • contribs) 04:10, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

• Democracy has nothing to do with this, "bro". I don't know why you thought that Misplaced Pages was a democracy, but it's not. If you think the article violates the COI, you're welcome to post a note at WP:COIN. I don't have a COI, since I can't afford their effects and I am not, nor have I ever been, nor do I intend to ever be, on their payroll. You, that's a different story: you seem to have inside personal information, and you used it to try and tarnish someone's reputation. I personally don't give a flying fuck for Robert Keeley's married life or supposed recreational activities, and it has no place in the article. The inner workings of the company are utterly irrelevant. What is relevant, however, is that you violated WP:BLP in a major way and you'll be blocked if you do that again. Your quick response indicates that you have an interest of some kind in this, so I'm sure my warning won't fall on deaf ears. Drmies (talk) 04:39, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Literature question

Here. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:55, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

Why ?

Damn. Am I really such a bad editor like this guy thinks? Was working on it 10 May 2013‎ 16:01,to about 10 May 2013‎ 20:56,and next day, 11 May 2013‎, all gone. Warrington (talk) 17:23, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

• I don't think Johnbod thinks you're a bad editor. I've worked with him, in fact I've met him in the flesh (he has about as much flesh as I do), and found him to be a good editor to work with and learn from. He knows his art, Warrington. Work with him, if you can, and you'll learn a thing or two. Drmies (talk) 21:13, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
• Well, this time he should be the one learning from me, unfortunately, I know my art to, since I have a degree in Art History and Michelangelos privat life in the article is just missleading. He thinks that I have poor English, and that is possible, and have no idea what I am talking about, which is not true. At least what he said on the talk page. But I do know about Michelangelo, believe me. Even if my English is crap. Warrington (talk) 21:46, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Nice chicken. Drmies (talk) 17:08, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Well, the thing is to find a medium, some ground for agreement. If you know this stuff, and can cite it, then your opponent can't fault you on the basis of content, and then the rest is editing. I don't know if I'm of much use as a go-between, but I'll drop him a line if you like. Also, basset hounds are highly overrated, and they smell bad. Drmies (talk) 18:47, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Well, I agree, basset hounds are highly overrated, and they smell bad too. Yes please, do that, thanks. Warrington (talk) 17:23, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
  • No, it didn't help much. We cannot communicate, he reverted a lot of stuff that usually is not reverted by others and then he goes on editing. He thinks my English is poor, my references not good enough, and he doesn’t seems to want to discuss things either. But he is not the only one who wnows about Art History or Renaissance. Maybe I shall start taking the next four years off wikipedia. Warrington (talk) 21:46, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
    • No, don't do that. Drmies (talk) 04:12, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
    • O, well I was ... it was a bit close yesterday. This was not only about references, but about a lot of Michelangelo’s works, I collected them everywhere all over the Misplaced Pages and commons to cover up the ones not shown here in the article, the ones you have here above. Also reverted. Since last night I was spending my time adding this collection of his works in every language on Misplaced Pages, and not one got rid of it, only the English article. Not even you...:)Warrington (talk) 17:23, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

• Bacchus, Michelangelo
• 1534, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence
• Angel by Michelangelo
• Madonna Belgium
• Leda
• Pietà Rondanini, 1564, Milano
• 
• Louvre
• Rebellious Slave
• Michelangelo Pieta
• Ganymede, copy of original 1532, Windsor Castle
• Madonna

Jesus Seminar

Thanks for explaining your thinking on the Jesus Seminar Talk Page. I get your point on the material, but I'm not sure deleting all of it is the best solution. If you get a chance, take a look at my suggestion on the talk page. With a little work, we should be able to gradually prune it down to a place where it makes sense. EastTN (talk) 19:16, 11 May 2013 (UTC)

FYI - I've taken another shot at reworking the article. EastTN (talk) 21:02, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

The Biggest Loser vandalism

Hello sir. I have patrolled some articles related to The Biggest Loser, and some are again being vandalized by some IPs (again from Israel) from the past week:

• The Biggest Loser Asia
• The Biggest Winner
• The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition

Can we do something about this? Like blocking those IPs, but allowing registered users from those IPs to edit? Or Indefinitely, protect them?--AR E N Z O Y 1 6A•t a l k• 10:35, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

• Si se puede, but the difficulty is of course that we have hundreds of these articles. (That we have them in the first place is in my opinion boloney, but OK.) One thing we can do is range blocks, but I don't do those. Maybe a friendly talk page stalker can take care of this (weren't you keeping a record somewhere of IPs?) or you could post at note at WP:ANI. That IP is blocked already, I see; I'll go and semi-protect the articles they messed with. Thanks for the message, Drmies (talk) 14:38, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
• Biggest loser indeed. Drmies (talk) 14:45, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Sunbeam Tiger

Silly goose, that article is a ruse, the real article you should be editing is at User:Dennis Brown/Articles/Sunbeam Tiger. Malleus is writing it, then I'm going to tie up everyone while he copy/pastes it over the decoy article currently in main space. All your article are belong to us. Dennis Brown - 2¢ - © - @ - Join WER 17:35, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

• Well, fuck you very much! I was wondering about the lousy referencing and terrible writing already. In fact, I was surprised not to find a bunch of flag icons in the infobox. :) Oh, don't copy/paste, ugly duckling: merge. DYK that decoy has a Dutch etymology? Drmies (talk) 17:38, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
  • I fixed your infobox on Series I, also USD $3499 is rather redundant (US Dollars 3499 dollars), also should there be a comma in the 3499? --kelapstick 17:42, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
    • I hope that USD wasn't wikilinked. Hey K, how you doing? DYK that yesterday Rosie was reading a book to Liam? (She can't read yet, which is a good thing, since the book she picked was Go the Fuck to Sleep.) Drmies (talk) 17:47, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
      • No, USD wasn't Wikilinked. Good on Rosie for taking up the reading, I like her taste in books. Ian has taken to sending me iMessages, in particular Z is for Moose or (one of his favourite books) or D is for moose (you get the idea). I just started Windfall tax (Mongolia) today, that could have a big sexy hook with ...that at 68%, Mongolia's windfall tax was the highest in the world? Article just needs some expansion. --kelapstick 17:52, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
        • Kelapstick, I'm mainly doing the research portion and Malleus is focusing on the prose, so of course it should have more commas. Maybe one between every word, you know, to Americanise it. Dennis Brown - 2¢ - © - @ - Join WER 18:02, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

          And I'm doing my best to keep 'em out. I accept that I may have to bend a little on your Tri-Five article, but one has to draw the line somewhere. The modern trend is not to use commas to delineate any amount less than 10,000, so 3499 was quite deliberate. I imagine that in the run up to New Years Eve 9999 there will be lots of media speculation about whether the new year should be called 10000 or 10,000. Or maybe we'll be using star dates by then. Malleus Fatuorum 20:53, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

          Really? Where is this modern trend? Even assuming you're right (probably a safe assumption, but I still want a source), I hate modern trends. I'm still unhappy with the pronunciation change to the word "harass".--Bbb23 (talk) 01:22, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

• That you believe we won't have destroyed ourselves within the next 8,000 8000 years just shows how truly optimistic you are. Dennis Brown - 2¢ - © - @ - Join WER 22:46, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

• YOU MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT UP! OH, DAMN YOU! GODDAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!  davidiad { t } 23:26, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

• I wonder how many youngsters have no idea how funny that is. Dennis Brown - 2¢ - © - @ - Join WER 01:35, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

• Nothing pertaining to Charlton Heston is funny, Dennis. Malleus, I'll ping you on that New Years Eve to tell you how it goes. In the meantime, cheers. And I accept your comma rule for numbers, no questions asked. Drmies (talk) 03:54, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

  Even our MoS agrees with me for once: "In general, use a comma to delimit numbers with five or more digits to the left of the decimal point.". So there doubters. Malleus Fatuorum 12:44, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

• I don't know: I always found it amusing that he went shirtless on screen so often during the seventies. Not an impressive physique. Do your students' parents know that you've come to take their guns? The campus here was shutdown all weekend so that the dean and her cronies could conduct their annual squirrel hunt. It sounded like someone was making popcorn all Saturday morning.  davidiad { t } 12:38, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
  • Off topic but my sandwich toaster is a smashing success. This thing has changed my life. Having more sloppy joes in it tonight. Almost makes the Gobi bearable. Also I have been playing around with the panoramic function of the iPhone, doesn't take great pictures but good in a pinch (see above). Had some nice ones of the intracoastal waterway from my Florida trip. --kelapstick 12:45, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
    • That's lovely landscaping, K. Davidiad, this is the kind of idiocy we're up against, section "Subversive college professors":

      For those of you continuing on to college, remember that you will meet many great professors. Yet there are others, too many, who see their mission as separating you from your beliefs and values. They will work to make you mirror-images of themselves. Keep in mind that most of these people have actually accomplished little in their lives, and they live in a world devoid of reality.

      Suck on that, you liberal college-educated motherfucker. You know how you recognize military people of some rank in my town? They retire at forty-five, drive BMWs on the tax payer's dime, and their wives never had to work. Drmies (talk) 14:09, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

It had to happen

I finally found an article on a somewhat real topic structured completely like a reality TV show article: Petraeus scandal. The only things missing are a pyramid and a color-coded scheme with a timeline of which key player did what when. Drmies (talk) 19:23, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Panem_et_circenses and Kayfabe. Sometimes you have to pretend the show is reality, and sometimes reality is the show. Gaijin42 (talk) 19:27, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

Gulden Draak.. Plagiarism??

Hi Drmies. Just because the text is the same does not mean that WE copied from THEM! I don't know where you are getting your information from, but I translated that section of text directly from the Dutch Misplaced Pages page in early 2008. I remember it distinctly. You can check the version history of the article as well. I don't know how long thebeersession.com has been around, but there is nothing in the Wayback Machine from before 2010. I appreciate your effort and strongly worded warning but in this case it does not apply. However, the text isn't encyclopedic or sourced, so perhaps it shouldn't stay anyway. Please check twice before making accusations of plagiarism. This is very serious. --Daveblack (talk) 22:22, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

• Well, the template on the talk page is a generic one; the wording isn't mine though I don't disagree with it. It is hard to figure out, sometimes, which came first, and you left one edit summary saying something came from the Dutch wiki, but you didn't do that for the chunk of text that you added and that I removed. As the Dutch say, ik kan niet ruiken dat dat ook van de Nederlandse wiki kwam. So my apologies if you feel offended, but it seemed like a copy and paste job. Drmies (talk) 02:51, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
• By the way, it is an amazing beer, truly amazing. I can't find all the taste notes you did, but boy is it good. Even thinking about it makes me thirsty, and all I have here is Duvel and Delirium Tremens. I'll have one of the latter to celebrate this glorious day. Drmies (talk) 03:36, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

A note from 99, far away

Hi Dr, it's 99 away from home--had an Allagash ale tonight, which pretty much gives up my whereabouts. I've been backing and forthing with Carwiles2, an account who has a bit of a history for promotional edits, and some sourcing and copyright problems for good measure. They're experienced enough to know better, and I've been abrupt with them--to my eye this is nearly a professional press release scribe. I'm requesting oversight from you and your page stalkers as to whether I'm being unreasonable, or reading this correctly. Thanks and very best, 71.241.206.249 (talk) 00:39, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

• Hmm, interesting. Are the icebergs still in the harbor up there? Sounds lovely. I'm having a DT; see section above. Drmies (talk) 03:40, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

• No bergs, but cool at night. Lobster rolls today, and a visit to a museum to view a painting I'll be writing about. Otherwise quiet, walking the dogs and watching Ms. 99 heal from surgery. Very best, 71.241.206.249 (talk) 00:16, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

• I almost forgot: all went well? I meant to ask you earlier; my apologies. Berg. Berg. (That's a joke of sorts, and a rather raunchy one, but only for those who've read Cosmos, which is one of the great masterpieces of the 20th century that no one ever reads.) You do like your lobster rolls, don't you. I'm toasting you with a Duvel: cheers. Drmies (talk) 05:31, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

Rude comment by another user

Hi, Drmies. I want to draw Your attention to this.
This comment by that user sounds rude a little. The edit (the revert) of that user was not constructive. I wrote proper (territorial) description, while that user has removed that. A simple comparison with the map in the article proves that he was wrong. Kubura (talk) 02:34, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

• Sorry, but I don't see how that map proves your point. Since there are no boundaries clearly indicating Serbia, Croatia, etc (the lines indicated occupied territory, from what I can tell), and since there is no "Smyrna" mentioned in it, for instance, it doesn't help your argument. But even if it did, I have to agree that your specification does not make it much more clear. Besides, what does "Serbia (Eastern Smyrna)" mean? That portion of Serbia also called Eastern Smyrna? Because Eastern Smyrna is in parentheses, it's parenthetic, that is, not essential--so in essence you're saying that Serbia was part of the Croatian puppet state. Alf was direct, but not unnecessarily rude, in my opinion. Your version of right after I protected was certainly grammatically challenged, and Peacemaker's improvement a real improvement. Now, if your and Peacemaker's edits together made for a more correct lead, then our goal is achieved. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 03:15, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

The return of TheREALCableGuy

Just reopened the user's sockpuppet case, as Macbookpro1990 (talk · contribs) seems to have a few hallmarks that match up perfectly to TRCG's editing MO, if you would like to comment. Thank you. Nate • (chatter) 03:10, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Help Request

Hey Drmies, hope all is well with you. I have been working on the WKEY (AM)‎ article and took it to GAN. User:Go Phightins!‎ did the initial review, but there were things to be fixed. I fixed them, but in the meantime, Go Phightins!‎'s allergies started acting up something fierce. Can't blame him, mine are too. Anywho, he said that he wouldn't mind one of this "stalkers" taking a look. So, would you mind taking a look at the page? This would allow him to recover from the allergies, without rushing back to work on a review, plus I could stop bugging him. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 04:48, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

• I'll be glad to, Homer, but not tonight. Yes, all is well here--as well as can be for a working stiff, haha. Hope you're better off than me, Drmies (talk) 04:52, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
  • All is good here. It's damned cold here, going to be near 32 tonight with frost. Hope my apple tree makes it. Good thing about the cold is it might kill off some of the cicadas that are coming out of their 17 year slumber, so that's good. :) Going to be 80 by Friday. I don't think the weather knows what season it wants to be here. :) Anywho, feel free to work on that later on today. I will be up until about 9a, so I will see if you make edits on the GAN page or the actual article. Take Care...Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:31, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
    • Hey Drmies, don't worry about it. I'll get it tomorrow. I am finally starting to feel better. Neutralhomer, sorry for the delay, but I will take a look tomorrow. Go Phightins! 02:20, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
      • Yeah, I was going to say that this really isn't something I can jump in to. The article certainly looks a lot cleaner, and I saw that not all questions had been addressed. But I think it's well on its way. Drmies (talk) 05:11, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

University of Mumbai

Respected Sir/Madam,

This is to inform you that on 2011 the University of Mumbai has been given the highest "A" rating by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). On the other hand within India it is recognized as a Five Star University and a Centre with Potential for Excellence by the University Grants Commission and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council.The University of Mumbai (known earlier as University of Bombay) is one of the oldest and premier Universities in India. It was established in 1857 consequent upon "Wood's Education Dispatch".

Thank You. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.248.8.114 (talk) 05:44, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

• Thank you, that is great news. Please add it only to the article if properly verified, and written neutrally. Drmies (talk) 13:50, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Arjun Sarja (and?)

Hi Drmies, as you rightly noted, my edit summary was not complete. I had in mind the message - "rm promotional edits. possible socking and impersonation". JK (talk) 16:57, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

• Haha, what an amazing coincidence. Look at what I removed: my "and?" was in response to that, as a variation on "so what?" Thanks for your note, though--and I'm glad your impersonator was found out and blocked. Drmies (talk) 17:06, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

Closing a RFC/U

Since you are an uninvolved (and likely uninterested) admin, perhaps you can answer this question about WP:Requests for comment/Arzel. the OP, User:Caspring has withdrawn his complaint. Here he supports my view to close the RFC and on the talk page he explains he is calling for closure here . So how does one actually close it? Even if there is a non-admin closure available, I'm involved. Niteshift36 (talk) 18:51, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

• Done--though just as I closed the screen where I archived it I noticed that my link looked different from the ones below. It's too late for me to worry about it right now. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 05:22, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

Talkback

.-gadfium 23:27, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

• Thanks gadfium--that was exciting. Drmies (talk) 05:28, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

More silly stuff on Cleveland Kidnapping page

Here you go. The inappropriate post is this one . To some extent it's being addressed at Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Legacypac, but I'm not sure that's going anywhere. HiLo48 (talk) 05:55, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

In fact it's given Legacypac a platform to again try to blame me for all his troubles, with the latter part of this post. Do I have to continue to be the brunt of his attacks simply for saying (correctly) he was wrong about WP:BLP. He keeps accusing me of harassment for that. Right now I'm avoiding responding. Surely his crap has to be stopped. HiLo48 (talk) 08:32, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Out of the Grey (The Dream Syndicate album)

On 15 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Out of the Grey (The Dream Syndicate album), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Los Angeles band The Dream Syndicate retired in 1984, released Out of the Grey in 1986, retired again, then released Ghost Stories in 1988, then retired again until 2012? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Out of the Grey (The Dream Syndicate album). You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:24, 15 May 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Ghost Stories (Dream Syndicate album)

On 15 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ghost Stories (Dream Syndicate album), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Los Angeles band The Dream Syndicate retired in 1984, released Out of the Grey in 1986, retired again, then released Ghost Stories in 1988, then retired again until 2012? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:24, 15 May 2013 (UTC)