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He knows everything about nothing and not too much about that
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then you must know Henry's cat
Excerpt from Henry's Cat theme.
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It has come to the attention of a number of important Administrators that you have been using inappropriate edit summaries which contain humour and levity, giving the very inappropriate impression that editing Misplaced Pages may be enjoyable. You are sternly reminded that WIKIPEDIA-IS-NOT-THERAPY. A small cabal of incredibly senior "Arbocrats" are even now devising a special list of "less interesting articles" on which you will be required to work (on a probationary basis) for 24 months, nine days and five hours, and which will, hopefully, be a suitable remedy for your obvious mental imbalance. Kind regards, Attilla-the-Pun (talk) 10:10, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
- You mean, let me understand this 'cause, ya know maybe it's me, I'm a little fucked up maybe, but I'm funny how?, I mean funny like I'm a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I'm here to fuckin' amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny..? — Fishy Joe
- Just leave your Tickling Stick out of this, if you don't mind, sir. We have suspicions that you might be, well, how can we put this.... um, .. an American. -- Yours, waiting for a bit of "Tyntesfield", Ann Summers.
- Good Lord! Called an American twice in twenty four hours! Can't a chap stay up all night any more? Just a minute ago, I posted a response to this accusation at Lady Catherine's page here!! Hillbillyholiday 20:29, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
- Right! That's it!! You had you chance.... We're calling in The Goons. Let's see if they can sort this mess out with the help of good old Aunty Beeb at Bush House. -- yours, exec. prod. The Truman Show.
- Ha ha! My friends at "the Circus" are gonna love that one.. — "K"
- Not so fast, Mr Anthony "Blunt-Instrument"! We've got a nice little 5-year stretch for you, doing TV DIY on our new summer blockbuster Smillie's People!! -- third cubicle along, in outer space
- Ahh, one has been rumbled. It clearly was not so smart to add a small nod to myself so early in my "wiki-career", and that Brian Sewell reference was something of a giveaway in retrospect. Damn and blast, I thought that at least here my identity would be quite safe. Luckily 'er Maj has given me 'a pass' as they say. Quite a canny old bird indeed. Very, very astute.. — Anthony "2-tone" Blunt
- Just trying to spur me on over there? "My kingdom for a slice of rhubarb tart".
- "Gaoler, take him to thy custody.." The Comedy of Errors --Shakespeare's Sister
- Essential link, me-thinks: (they do t-shirts, too.. )
- Ha ha!!
- MACBETH: Although it does look at first glance that the king has been brutally murdered, I have inspected the situation, and it looks very much to me as if the rats got him.
- Sounds like an average day at RfA. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:10, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
- Ha! Just cast my first RfA vote a few minutes ago.. I thought I'd go for a non-contentious character, seeing as it's my first. Hillbillyholiday 16:24, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
- haha, yes, and a very funny DKY, thanks for the "heads-up" (as they call it in the "deep southern states"). Yours a great hook, I thought. And Pandoras's Box most informative. Not sure about Die Walküre, though, maybe this little Grieg number from Hall of the Mountain Jim more appropriate? yours, Mr WuckFit.
- This was absolutely hilarious. Jason A. Jensen of USA (talk) 02:50, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- haha, yes, and a very funny DKY, thanks for the "heads-up" (as they call it in the "deep southern states"). Yours a great hook, I thought. And Pandoras's Box most informative. Not sure about Die Walküre, though, maybe this little Grieg number from Hall of the Mountain Jim more appropriate? yours, Mr WuckFit.
- Ha! Just cast my first RfA vote a few minutes ago.. I thought I'd go for a non-contentious character, seeing as it's my first. Hillbillyholiday 16:24, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
- Sounds like an average day at RfA. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:10, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
- Essential link, me-thinks: (they do t-shirts, too.. )
- "Gaoler, take him to thy custody.." The Comedy of Errors --Shakespeare's Sister
- Just trying to spur me on over there? "My kingdom for a slice of rhubarb tart".
- Ahh, one has been rumbled. It clearly was not so smart to add a small nod to myself so early in my "wiki-career", and that Brian Sewell reference was something of a giveaway in retrospect. Damn and blast, I thought that at least here my identity would be quite safe. Luckily 'er Maj has given me 'a pass' as they say. Quite a canny old bird indeed. Very, very astute.. — Anthony "2-tone" Blunt
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Three hares
You like four dimensions, as do I. Please take a look and see if we've missed anything. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:31, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi 7&6=thirteen, not being much of a mathematician (yet!), i can't offer anything on the that side of things. However, I don't see much (if any) reference to the impact that trying to think four-dimensionally has had on culture, yet the article on 5 dimensions does have such refs.
Going from Michu Kaku's Hyperspace book, it appears to have had a quite profound effect from the early 20th C. Artists like Marcel Duchamp (esp. Nude descending a staircase) and Picasso were strongly influenced, and I guess you could say Escher was too. Lenin seems to have stuck his oar in too, apparently the Otzovist faction within the early Bolshevik party, sought to use the mysteries of the fourth dimension to replace God in the new State. I'll post some more stuff in a sec, i need a brew!
Hillbillyholiday 21:37, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
- I hope it is a luscious microbrew. I have Dragonmead in my neighborhood, and used to be a regular at the late Michigan Brewing Company. So if you are in the area, let me know and we can share one. Excellent thoughts, BTW. You are arriving at the Misplaced Pages concept of Connections. Which was one of my favorite television programs of all time. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:49, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
- Ha ha, no it's not a microbrew, it's a (now massively overstewed) cuppa, a 'brew' is the UK (typically working-class) word for it. To paraphrase Cypress Hill.. "making my mind slow, that's why I don't with the big four-oh ".
- Ha ha, no it's not a microbrew, it's a (now massively overstewed) cuppa, a 'brew' is the UK (typically working-class) word for it. To paraphrase Cypress Hill.. "making my mind slow, that's why I don't with the big four-oh ".
So is there an article or category that covers 4D in culture that I'm missing? There's quite a lot of stuff out there, mainly to do with hypercubes. For instance in literature you have links to Robert Heinlein's short story "—And He Built a Crooked House—", and possibly the Tesseract (novel) by Garland. I'm sure there be more.
There's also a link to Charles Howard Hinton (the mathematician who coined the word tesseract, and who once said, "Christ was the savior of men, but I am the saviour of women, and I don't envy him one bit!" a quote not in the atricle on him btw).
I forgot to mention Re artists, there's lots of 4d-ness in Salvador Dali's work, e.g. Corpus Hypercubus. The authority on the subject, artwise at least, seems to be Linda Dalrymple Henderson who wrote The Fourth Dimension and Non-Euclidean Geometry in Modern Art, which focuses on the Cubists I believe.
Oh, and I suppose you already know the quote from Back to the Future III..
Doc: You're just not thinking fourth dimensionally!
Marty McFly: Right, right. I have a real problem with that.
Hillbillyholiday 22:18, 15 March 2013 (UTC)
- See Ouroboros.
- Thank you for introducing me to Charles Howard Hinton. Dying at 54 was enough to ruin his day and push him into a new dimension. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 02:00, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
- See Ouroboros.
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Tito Dutta (contact) 04:55, 17 March 2013 (UTC)Re:Hengles
Oh no, sorry to hear about the burglary! As for the article, it's looking much improved, but sadly it's not ready for FAC (as Squeamish Ossifrage has pointed out). Much better would be to continue to improve it, and see how it compares to the Misplaced Pages:Good article criteria; once it fulfills these, then submit it to Good article nominations and see how it fares. That's a much better process for the moment, FAC demands exceedingly high standards, and as I see you're a fairly new user, wouldn't be the best for now (even I don't take anything to there). Cheers. MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 13:04, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
- And if you have any questions or want any further help with any Dorset-related articles, just let me know via my talk page! MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 11:16, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Hengistbury Head
I just wanted to come by with some information to assist you in fleshing out that Hengistbury Head article, along with anything else you work on in future. There are a couple ways to format references. Actually, there are a lot of ways to format references. You don't have to use citation templates if you don't want to; you could instead pick a standard reference style, like APA or MLA and run with it. But citation templates make things a lot easier, especially if your eye is on FAC. You may want to peek at how various articles that already have the bronze star have formatted their references (or my current project, Calostoma cinnabarinum, which is still at FAC, but has referencing done in a way that I think is easier than a lot of the other options).
As for finding the references themselves, one thing that makes FAC tricky is that articles there are expected to represent a comprehensive review of sources -- even sources that are in print (rather than online) or behind paywalls. In the case of Hengistbury Head, there's actually quite a few scholarly journal articles about the area, and a pretty good number of books on the topic. There's a Wikiproject that can sometimes help find resources, but ultimately, topics like this (well, most of them, really) may mandate a trip to your local library to track down those elusive references.
Let me know if you've got any questions, or if I can help with anything. Best of luck in your continued article writing! Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 14:09, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Warren Hill, Dorset
Hello! Your submission of Warren Hill, Dorset at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Just a few phrases that need some jigging, please. A really good item for your first DYK! SagaciousPhil - Chat 14:16, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
Re:Ferney Park DYK
I've responded to your concerns on the Ferney Park DYK review. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 15:58, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
- Could you give it another check over and a green tick if it fulfills it? The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:12, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
need a favor
Hi :) i don't know where should i ask the favor. Can you please check my new article Chen Fu Zhen Ren? That's my new article in English (my mother language is Indonesian), i believe that i've made so many grammatical errors. And i also want to add the article into WikiProject Mythology, but i don't know how. actually, i'm not very active at en.wikipedia, i usually work at id.wikipedia. Can i get the favor please? thank u :) Okkisafire (talk) 02:26, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
- thank you very much :) that's very helpful Okkisafire (talk) 04:11, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
- Gosh, i've made so many mistake then. Sorry for bothering you, but thank you soooo much. I've been busy for the las 3 days, couldn't check the article. but, once again, i'm very grateful for all of your efforts. :) :) :) Okkisafire (talk) 01:35, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
- the tigers consider them to be their grandchildren from Life as a human section? Well, i just copied it from , mentioned above the sub-chapter's title. They got that explanation from their research. Do it need the page where they stated it? If that so, I'm gonna search it at home later. Okkisafire (talk) 09:53, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
I found it. Salmon and Sidharta noted it at page 38; the note number 2 to explain the previous sentence about Sa Kongco: Oleh karena itu, semua harimau tidak memakan orang China Hokkien yang mana mereka anggap sebagai cucu mereka (catatan penulis). Translation: "That's why, all of the tigers won't eat Fujian Chinese whom are considered as their grandchildren (writers' citation)." Template:Claudine Salmon and Myra Sidharta Thank you :) Okkisafire (talk) 00:44, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
- It should be "who are considered" not "whom" in my opinion. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 01:21, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
Thank you!
If you would like some more stories, there's a whole article!! :D Proudbolsahye (talk) 21:56, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Fourth dimension in art
On 30 March 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fourth dimension in art, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that exploration of the fourth dimension in art led to "an explosive, nuclear and hypercubic" crucifixion? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fourth dimension in art. 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. |
Panyd 16:02, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Warren Hill, Dorset
On 6 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Warren Hill, Dorset, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Warren Hill, Dorset. 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. |
Allen3 08:51, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
Tick, tick
Hi, thanks for your review at Template:Did you know nominations/Max Weber (artist), and for your additions to the article. I did just want to point out that you accidentally used the regular tick rather than the AGF tick. Certainly not a big deal, but it would be better to have the correct one. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 20:57, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
- Ah, I was cautious of using the green tick in my early reviews, because I didn't know the difference between them. To be honest I still don't. Please could you explain? Hillbillyholiday 21:03, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for switching it. They both mean that everything's fine with the nomination; the only difference is in how you were able to verify the hook fact. The "" is for when you have access to the source and can directly verify that the source backs up what the hook and the article claim. The "" is for when you can't directly verify the source for the hook fact; for example if it's an offline source or an online one which requires payment for access or one that's in a language which you don't understand. In such cases, you can only verify that the fact is in the article, and have to AGF that the author has accurately reflected the source in the article. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:51, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
- Nice one for letting me know so swiftly Mandarax, it looks like I might have to go back through my previous nominations (and I crazily did four!). Hillbillyholiday 21:58, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for switching it. They both mean that everything's fine with the nomination; the only difference is in how you were able to verify the hook fact. The "" is for when you have access to the source and can directly verify that the source backs up what the hook and the article claim. The "" is for when you can't directly verify the source for the hook fact; for example if it's an offline source or an online one which requires payment for access or one that's in a language which you don't understand. In such cases, you can only verify that the fact is in the article, and have to AGF that the author has accurately reflected the source in the article. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 21:51, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Re Fifehead Wood at DYK
I've reviewed your article and there are some relatively minor problems; please see Template:Did you know nominations/Fifehead Wood. Espresso Addict (talk) 01:52, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
- What you can do with the references where you cite several pages of one document is to use the format "Bloggs, pp. 21–23" or "Alberts & Bloggs, p. 15" in the references list, then put the full details for Bloggs and Alberts & Bloggs in a subsection named Bibliography or Sources or similar. If more than one work you want to do this to is by the same author, differentiate by date, eg "Bloggs, 2012, pp. 21–23" and "Bloggs, 1999, p. 131". However, it's hard to see exactly how to apply it in the case of Fifehead Wood, as several of the references are by the Woodland Trust with no obvious date attached. Perhaps something like "Woodland Trust (Management Plan), p. 10" would work in this instance? Cheers, Espresso Addict (talk) 00:36, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Picasso's poetry
On 12 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Picasso's poetry, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Picasso's poetry has lines like "my grandmother's big balls are shining midst the thistles" and that one of his works depicts Franco as a jackbooted phallus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Picasso's poetry. 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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
DYK for In Secret Tibet
On 13 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article In Secret Tibet, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in his book In Secret Tibet, author Theodore Illion relates how he twice saw what he called "flying lamas" who could supposedly sit on an ear of barley without bending its stalk? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/In Secret Tibet. 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. |
Panyd 16:02, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
Thatcher Footie Stuff
Hi Hillbillyholiday81,
I think you're making a mistake in thinking it's a statement about football, when actually it is a political statement about class. Division along class lines is an integral part of Thatcher's legacy and the FA's decision is indicative of this legacy. Football in the UK is traditionally the sport of the working classes; not to hold a 1 minute's silence across national football games is a huge political statement and encyclopedic content worthy of entry at this location.
If you need further evidence that this is a noteworthy political reaction please let me know and I will source it for you, but the code below should stay, because it is factually correct, informative and relevant. Please will you reconsider and replace the original edit?
The Football Premiere League and Football League rejected suggestions to hold a minute's silence around the country's football grounds, amid fears that any attempt to impose it would backfire. Their decision backed by the Football Supporters' Federation and the Hillsborough Familiy Support Group.
Obsteve (talk) 18:20, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
I'm not going to be adding anything to the Thatcher article for a bit. So far I've only kept a partial eye-out for Legacy related stuff. Your bit is notable IMO and touches upon the political (like most of the reactions) but it is not part of her lasting legacy, it is a one-off reaction. You should try adding it at the appropriate section here. Don't get into an edit-war, try bringing it up on the talkpage first. Hillbillyholiday 18:33, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
I have added it as suggested and, in retrospect, I agree with your decision. I am not an editing warrior!
Many thanks for the pointers. Steve
Obsteve (talk) 20:12, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Nay probs man, happy editing! Hillbillyholiday 20:14, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Template:Did you know nominations/2013 Canadian federal budget
Hillbillyholiday81, there were specific issues regarding "tone" that were the entire reason this nomination was up for re-review, yet your review did not address them. Can you please specify whether the article does so? Thanks. I've put the approval on hold for the moment. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:48, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Fifehead Wood
On 20 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Fifehead Wood, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Fifehead Wood you might just catch a White Admiral with a captivating Purple Hairstreak cruising between a host of Five-faced Bishops? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fifehead Wood. 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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 00:05, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Sophie Matisse DYK
Hiya Hillbilly, thanks for your input with my DYK nom. May I put in a plea for you to help me wrap things up there? The way I see it, I think if you could simply choose/confirm which one of my "daring/ironic/strange-idea" options best interprets the original source material I've provided there, then just give one a Green Light and the nom oughta be ready to roll along to the next Queue, and one step closer to its eight-hours in the spotlight! If someone deems your confirmation ineligible the worst they can do is just say so, but I have a feeling eye-in-the-sky-Bluemoonset is on our side there and in a position to vouch for us! Anythng i can help you with? Thanks in advance. Penwatchdog (talk) 05:12, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
- Sure thing, I'll get back there and have a look over it again. I kinda reviewed too many recently and have been a bit busy elsewhere on wiki and in IRL - Cheers for the offer, I do have a nomination needing a review Template:Did_you_know_nominations/Lord_Flea (It's of a criminally neglected musical hero of mine) - Hillbillyholiday 05:19, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks!
Mail call.. Scartol • Tok 22:29, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Lord Flea
On 24 April 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lord Flea, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that mento artist Lord Flea helped start the calypso craze, was covered by Harry Belafonte, and wrote a song about a monkey who followed him around? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lord Flea. 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. |
—♦♦ AMBER 00:03, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
Hengistbury Head at GAN
Hi. Thought I would let you know that I am thinking of nominating the article for Good article status. It's in a pretty good condition at the moment, and with not a lot of work can probably reach it. Wanted to let you know in case you had any objections, or wanted to nominate it yourself? Let me know what you think. Cheers, MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 12:28, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
- Hey MOHOD, yeah I reckons you should nominate it — funny I was considering it myself on Friday — which is why I've recetly been helping on a GA review. I'm going to take my camera down sometime next week to get some more images. In the summer, I may well be working at the new Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre (thanks to the wikipedia article - but also unpaid!) so I should have access to more information and some of the archaeological finds - though I already feel like I must have read everything there is about the Head. Hillbillyholiday 18:50, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
- Oh that's great, hope you get it. Perhaps enough material for an eventual FA? Who knows. Okay I'll go ahead and nominate it. Will keep you updated about the progress. MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 22:15, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Ken Khouri
Hello! Your submission of Ken Khouri at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! —♦♦ AMBER 19:08, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
- Please recheck.—♦♦ AMBER 07:50, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
- Think it's ok now. Hillbillyholiday 08:40, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Ken Khouri
On 7 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ken Khouri, which you created or substantially expanded. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ken Khouri. 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. |
Allen3 00:31, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Count Lasher
Hello! Your submission of Count Lasher at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! —♦♦ AMBER 14:54, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
- I have rereviewed it.—♦♦ AMBER 14:50, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
Inner idiot
Hehe, talkpage stalker. Seen The Idiots and loved it. Lars von Trier is a genius. Well, maybe not with his press conference diplomacy at Cannes... Lugnuts 12:57, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
- Some of us can't help ourselves. Check out this character what I'm putting the finishing touches to. (He self-deleted his bio a while back, and may well have posted this incredible request for an unblock. A childhood idol of mine no less.. tut tut.. Hillbillyholiday 13:10, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
Aiding vandalism
Just noticed Rangers page changed once again. The user is using outdated sources that contradict not only official sources but third party aswell. I have tried to explain to the editor that consensus was achieved on Rangers FC talk page and was ignored and he went on and reverted again. Quite puzzled why you would aid the editor in his changes when he has just been warmed against making them. BadSynergy (talk) 10:55, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- Aiding vandalism? Piss right off. All I've done is wikilink and format sources. And leave a message on User:John's page asking him to look into the matter. The sources seemed okay to me, and consensus doesn't seem clear, nor likely to be reached given the subject. Hillbillyholiday 12:30, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- You saw his talk page as I and other editors were telling Captain that consensus WAS reached on this issue and he blatantly ignored everyone and just kept edit warring so maybe in future don't pick and choose what to read. BadSynergy (talk) 12:38, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- I don't see consensus there. I suppose you think you could fill a room with Celtic and Ranger' supporters and expect consensus? Good luck. Newish User:VanguardScot's big union jack on his talk page suggests a possible lack of neutrality on the matter. Again, I neither added nor removed stuff, just formatted what was there. The accusation of vandalism is unjust and untrue. I've never even been in an edit-war. I will not try to reinstate any of Captain Correcto's contributions, I thought they seemed okay after reading the sources. I tried to mediate and stop what might have been a good new editor getting blocked (futilely as it turns out), and fwiw, I have no opinion on Scottish footie whatsoever. Hillbillyholiday 12:46, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- Fair enough I suppose outside editors won't have been aware of the months of debating that went on over the summer regarding the status of the club. I apologize for my remarks. BadSynergy (talk) 12:54, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the apology, no hard feelings. Clearly an iffy one. I'll stay out of it now. I was particularly interested in this matter for a reason, if you look at Correcto's history you may be abled to make a wild guess as to who he might be.. I'll say no more! All the best. Hillbillyholiday 12:58, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- I take exception to accusations of bias. Also it is a Scottish Union Flag, not a Union Flag. Even so I don't see where one could form accusations of bias from that being included on my talk page. And no I am not a Rangers FC supporter, not that it matters what football team I support, I have only acted on the consensus that has been gained on the Rangers FC talk page, as BadSynergy has done. And no, I was not involved in that consensus debate either. VanguardScot 13:05, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry, Vanguard. (Looks like this is turning into 'apology corner' here..) I merely suggested a lack of neutrality. However, I take it back, I thought the edit-warring was a clear pro/anti Ranger's situation and made an assumption on your reasons, based mainly on your userpage, which was clearly out of order in retrospect. Hillbillyholiday 13:10, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for that. I'm also sorry that I took the tone I did, I was rather annoyed. VanguardScot 13:17, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry, Vanguard. (Looks like this is turning into 'apology corner' here..) I merely suggested a lack of neutrality. However, I take it back, I thought the edit-warring was a clear pro/anti Ranger's situation and made an assumption on your reasons, based mainly on your userpage, which was clearly out of order in retrospect. Hillbillyholiday 13:10, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- I take exception to accusations of bias. Also it is a Scottish Union Flag, not a Union Flag. Even so I don't see where one could form accusations of bias from that being included on my talk page. And no I am not a Rangers FC supporter, not that it matters what football team I support, I have only acted on the consensus that has been gained on the Rangers FC talk page, as BadSynergy has done. And no, I was not involved in that consensus debate either. VanguardScot 13:05, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the apology, no hard feelings. Clearly an iffy one. I'll stay out of it now. I was particularly interested in this matter for a reason, if you look at Correcto's history you may be abled to make a wild guess as to who he might be.. I'll say no more! All the best. Hillbillyholiday 12:58, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- Fair enough I suppose outside editors won't have been aware of the months of debating that went on over the summer regarding the status of the club. I apologize for my remarks. BadSynergy (talk) 12:54, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- I don't see consensus there. I suppose you think you could fill a room with Celtic and Ranger' supporters and expect consensus? Good luck. Newish User:VanguardScot's big union jack on his talk page suggests a possible lack of neutrality on the matter. Again, I neither added nor removed stuff, just formatted what was there. The accusation of vandalism is unjust and untrue. I've never even been in an edit-war. I will not try to reinstate any of Captain Correcto's contributions, I thought they seemed okay after reading the sources. I tried to mediate and stop what might have been a good new editor getting blocked (futilely as it turns out), and fwiw, I have no opinion on Scottish footie whatsoever. Hillbillyholiday 12:46, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
- You saw his talk page as I and other editors were telling Captain that consensus WAS reached on this issue and he blatantly ignored everyone and just kept edit warring so maybe in future don't pick and choose what to read. BadSynergy (talk) 12:38, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Tony's Cronies DYK
I've responded to your concerns on the Tony's Cronies DYK nom. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 07:25, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
Thanks!
Hi Hillbillyholiday81, thanks for the reversion on the Studland article. I have absolutely no idea how it happened. My edit was literally supposed to add one photo and it seems that bits of the article randomly disappeared. I'm totally confused... some sort of software glitch maybe?.. I just don't know.
I just spotted it and was about to self-revert, but noticed you had already done so. :-)
So thanks for that, and please understand that the result of the edit I made was completely unintentional.
Best Regards -- Marek.69 13:36, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
- Hi Marek, no problem, I did guess it was a mistake. Do you live nearby then? I'm only about an hours' jog away from there, might pop down and take some photos myself soon, it's quite beautiful no? Hillbillyholiday 13:44, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
- ...only an hours' jog phew! :-)
- It's at least a hour's drive for me, and that's on a good day. I live in the Southampton area, but have visited and holidayed in the area many times. The area around Swanage is a very beautiful and particularly picturesque part of Britain. You're very lucky to live around there. :-)
- I'm sure a few more photos of the area would not go amiss...
- Kind Regard -- Marek.69 13:58, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
- Well, I could do it in an hour before I got addicted to Misplaced Pages, I don't think I'd reach the end of my road at the moment..! Hillbillyholiday 14:08, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
John Peel: a true genius
Hi, Hillbillyholiday81. But he plays mandolin in a song with The Faces. He appears in a video but I never know if it was true or fake? I discover Peel late, but he was a great man, indeed. A true genius. He modelled the XX century music from his home. Regards,--190.45.86.154 (talk) 00:33, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- Hey! I like the heading there: "A true genius.." I discovered him late too, about fifteen years ago.. Like a lot of people, I made lots of tapes from his radio show, lost in the mists of time sadly. Everything from gabber to Dock Boggs!! I know the clip you mean, but he isn't really playing the mandolin there, only pretending. It was my dream to get a song of mine played on his show, for me that would have been better than a number one. -- Hillbillyholiday 00:42, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- Su Inglés es muy bueno .. mucho mejor que mi Español. ¿O usted está utilizando el traductor de google como yo? -- Hillbillyholiday 00:54, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- Hillbillyholiday81, No, I'm writing directly. Thanks for doing the effort of talking with me in spanish. I'm grateful. Do you know John Osborn and a show called "John Peel's Shed". It's about some records that John Peel gave him (as a gift in a radio show?). It's excellent music. Things like "Screaming Lord Sutch" and other really strange things. But good music. Always good. The best ear in the world. As you say, why can't he play music? Regards, --190.45.86.154 (talk) 01:05, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- I hadn't heard of that, muchas gracias por el info. I am watching a clip now — me gusto!! Hope you are well Voodoo Chile -- Hillbillyholiday 01:15, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- I write from Chile because I work and live here, but I am uruguaian. The best for you too --190.45.86.154 (talk) 01:21, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
Heavy Petting Zoo
Hi. Just letting you know as RSN often unfortunately takes forever I left a request for comment at Misplaced Pages talk:WikiProject Germany, asking for someone to join in the conversation for wether or not your DYK hook source is reliable, though unfortunately nobody has commented yet. You could try doing the same at other projects that may be interested in the article, such as Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Punk music. Other than that I'm afraid I'm out of ideas for how to figure out if the source is reliable . Freikorp (talk) 02:40, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- Hey Freikorp, thanks for getting back to me. I just went and looked at the site again (which is what I should have done in the first place I guess). The webmaster is Dr. Roland Seim, author of two papers in English about the subject. This one in particular is relevant: Between Freedom of the Media and Intrusions of Censorship in German Popular Culture
- I think that shows the website is reliable enough, and there is that secondary source to back it up. Hillbillyholiday 02:48, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah i'm convinced, I've marked the article as good to go :). Freikorp (talk) 04:08, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
- Nice one! <grins mischievously>
- - seems to fit. But a surprising omission? Martinevans123 (talk) 20:33, 26 May 2013 (UTC) ... or heavy moose petting maybe?
- Nice one! <grins mischievously>
- Yeah i'm convinced, I've marked the article as good to go :). Freikorp (talk) 04:08, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Count Lasher
On 21 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Count Lasher, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that mento artist Count Lasher was covered by Bob Marley and once recorded a song about an old lady offering strains of cannabis with names like "Deadman Get-up" and "Granny Crack Cracks"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Count Lasher. 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. |
The DYK project (nominate) 09:58, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
A bowl of fresh strawberries for you !
... for helping out a newbie like me:-) Ralfan (talk) 13:53, 21 May 2013 (UTC) |
Why thank you. Mmm strawberries, delicious -- Hillbillyholiday 14:10, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Heavy Petting Zoo
On 22 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Heavy Petting Zoo, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the controversial album art on NOFX's album Heavy Petting Zoo features a man and sheep sixty-nining, which led to the LP version being confiscated in Germany? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Heavy Petting Zoo. 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) 09:11, 22 May 2013 (UTC)
Time out
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis aaannd relax..Problems playing this file? See media help.
Dunes
"...and "fixed dunes" capable of supporting bracken and saplings (and lots of naughty goings-on)....." PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 12:29, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
- Indeed, I have often traipsed the fixed dunes at Studland, innocently searching for a solitary yet panicky old deer, and have frequently stumbled upon a quiveringWhite Admiral cruising the wild flowers. -- Hillbillyholiday 12:34, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
- Ah! those old Dorset haunts, eh... One can even chance upon the odd rustic French busker, strumming quietly away. How quaint. Hanny Jolliday
- No doubt the Admiral was "innocently" enjoying a good Dorset "lunchbox" of knobs and blue veins....PaleCloudyMilk
- Ah! those old Dorset haunts, eh... One can even chance upon the odd rustic French busker, strumming quietly away. How quaint. Hanny Jolliday
Heavy lifting
Thanks for populating and formatting references into templates. I just wanted to inform you that this edit, you replaced a field with its alias (see Template:Cite_news/doc#Periodical). That means '|work=
' and '|newspaper=
' both perform the same function, and the change from one to the other has no effect. I do, however, note that you toggled the contents into the correct italicisation. Thanks again for all your hard work, regards, -- Ohc ¿que pasa? 06:22, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
- Hi OHC. Another sleepless night!! You're doing some great work on the article. Thanks for the heads up re work/newspaper, I couldn't see the difference it was making. About your username, is there a story behind that? I'm a fan of old long ears myself. -- Hillbillyholiday 06:32, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
- The reason you didn't see any differences is that there are none. Also, '
|work=
' and '|newspaper=
' fields do not need the usual formatting double pairs of single quotes to make them into italics. The fields automatically italicise, and the act of putting those quote marks in, like you did with this edit, toggles them to straight text. Per WP:ITALIC, journals and periodicals are capitalised. Not so the BBC. As to the handle, it's meant to convey 'Chineseness' but without being unduly irreverent. Also, my wife is a direct descendant. Regards, -- Ohc ¿que pasa? 07:09, 27 May 2013 (UTC) - And BTW, have you checked out WP:REFLINKS? I use it to populate citations from bare urls (but doesn't work if citation templates already there). Then I run my own scripts to clean up the output. -- Ohc ¿que pasa? 07:12, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
- I'll check that out, it must come in handy, it's such a chore doing references.. A direct descendent? Wow, that's a long way back indeed. Less a family tree, more a family forest. Incredible! All the best, Hillbillyholiday 07:15, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
- I like to try taking the 'dog' out of the 'dog work' as much as possible. ;-) -- Ohc ¿que pasa? 07:27, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
- The reason you didn't see any differences is that there are none. Also, '
DYK for Stuart Campbell (games journalist)
On 28 May 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Stuart Campbell (games journalist), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that freshly minted "cybernat" Stuart Campbell is a well-known figure in the Scottish Independence debate and has been described as "videogames journalism's answer to Al Qaeda"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Stuart Campbell (games journalist). 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. |
— Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:05, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
My work
Thanks for your kind words about my work. However, with regards to "wild accusations", what you may not be aware of is that your friends on Wikipediocracy have been making wild accusations about my work in multiple topic areas for a long time. If you don't want me to criticise them (or Wikipediocracy), you might want to suggest to them that they lay off me in future. Prioryman (talk) 09:42, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Original Barnstar | |
For writing Stuart Campbell (games journalist) :). Ironholds (talk) 15:49, 1 June 2013 (UTC) |
Good gosh, my first barnstar!! Thank you very much, Ironholds. I took a wee bit of flak from some of the Wikipediocracy crew for that article. I even got accused of actually being Stuart Campbell himself!! — Hillbillyholiday 15:54, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
- In my experience, Wikipediocracy users usually fit the descriptor Campbell gave of our community :). Your content is much appreciated, and I hope you continue contributing it! Ironholds (talk) 15:55, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
- Ha ha!! WO don't seem to approve of BLPs as a rule, but at least the subject of this one positively revels in stuff like being compared to Al-Qaeda — I got that fact from his own CV. And don't worry, I got a few more articles in me yet. Thanks again for your kind words and the bauble — I shall print it out, and show it off down the Job Centre.. :) -- Hillbillyholiday 16:03, 1 June 2013 (UTC)
Edward Snowden
Hi. Removing the YouTube link as a source is not good (at least in my book), unless and until a new source citing the same is alraedy available. Videos can also be referred to, with the cite video tag. -Mardus (talk) 19:06, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
- Hey Mardus. Thanks for the tip. I didn't know we could link to YouTube. I didn't remove the text because it seems that the information is true, its just that the clip in this case is likely a copyvio. -- Hillbillyholiday 19:11, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
- The clip may as well be a copyvio, but as long as it's the only source, then it's okay to link to it with its proper tag and relevant accompanying information. Including a text-based reference is still useful, because YouTube may eventually take the clip down. -Mardus (talk) 19:27, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
Langone quote
Hi! I noticed this edit. Actually it is relevant; while the video title mentions Obamacare, Langone talks about many things. In the video he compares the revealing of Prism to the Pentagon Papers and then has a positive attitude towards Snowden for leaking the programs. Also I don't understand how the source can be rubbish. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:58, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
- Hey, Whisper! In reply to the first question, I don't see how the views of an unconnected businessman (however successful) have any real relevance to the subject of the article. I think the entry is already a tad overblown in terms of reactions. We had a similar problem when Margaret Thatcher died recently, there were floods of comments in the days after, and it was (quite rightly) decided to keep the quotes to a minimum in her profile, and move the extra stuff to a separate page.
- As for Fox News, I don't think a tabloid newspaper source is acceptable in a BLP in most cases, and I see Fox as the TV equivalent. Positive or negative in character, I prefer to avoid using quotes from somewhat biased sources! -- Hillbillyholiday 21:11, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
- There have been many discussions about Fox News on WP:RSN. Misplaced Pages can and does, use biased sources; it just has to represent the content without bias. From my understanding it can be considered a "reliable source" just like another publication can be. As for the Home Depot CEO, he also seems to be politically active (so it's not like the appeared out of the blue, and he was being hosted for a discussion about politics). It is a good thing, though, if when the dust clears, Wikipedians can discuss which reactions are the most important and which are the least. WhisperToMe (talk) 21:17, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
According to this article Langone has been an Obama critic expressing his anti-Obama views on news stations
- Kroll, Andy. "The Home Depot Man Who Wants to Demolish Obama." Mother Jones. March/April 2012.
WhisperToMe (talk) 21:20, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
- I guess a case could be made either way on both questions. Personally, I'm a bit cautious when it comes to BLPs, but in this case, it's hardly a major issue, and as you say, it'll be worth waiting until the dust settles. I've lost count of the edit-conflicts I've been in already, including posting this response! -- Hillbillyholiday 21:28, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
- It's fine to be cautious with BLPs :) - I considered the source, and it's clearly Langone giving his opinion on the issue, so I think it can work. There may be other "private" critics of these programs who are known for being involved in politics but aren't elected officials or are not employees of news agencies. WhisperToMe (talk) 21:36, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
- Keep up the good work Whisper, I'm abandoning that article for the time being. I need to work in a more relaxing environment. All the best! -- Hillbillyholiday 21:43, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
- It's fine to be cautious with BLPs :) - I considered the source, and it's clearly Langone giving his opinion on the issue, so I think it can work. There may be other "private" critics of these programs who are known for being involved in politics but aren't elected officials or are not employees of news agencies. WhisperToMe (talk) 21:36, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
- I guess a case could be made either way on both questions. Personally, I'm a bit cautious when it comes to BLPs, but in this case, it's hardly a major issue, and as you say, it'll be worth waiting until the dust settles. I've lost count of the edit-conflicts I've been in already, including posting this response! -- Hillbillyholiday 21:28, 12 June 2013 (UTC)
Response
Sorry but response of where I am from doesn't seem to belong on Talk:Edward Snowden. So.. I was born in Omaha, ne but now live near st. louis, mo. Sorry but I anonymised it a bit. The area is kinda accurate but I live in a small town. Jason A. Jensen of USA (talk) 02:44, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- lol, seems one of us has fallen down the "sarchasm"... Anyway, fwiw, I live here, and I was educated here -- Hillbillyholiday 02:54, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- hard to take your answer seriously.. Jason A. Jensen of USA (talk) 03:16, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- heh, please forgive the above attempts at humour, it's half-four in the morning where I am and it's been a long day! -- Hillbillyholiday 03:35, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- No I got it. Really, I'm not sensitive - at all. The pic was great. Jason A. Jensen of USA (talk) 03:38, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- Well if you're not sensitive, you should check out the "making-of" video for that painting. Incredibly, it's held on WP, >> http://en.wikipedia.org/File:Jimmy_Wales_by_Pricasso_%28the_making_of%29.ogv << ..Enjoy! -- Hillbillyholiday 03:57, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- LOL should be on Jimmy Wales... Jason A. Jensen of USA (talk) 12:49, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- It's on his private YT channel. Allegedly. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:55, 13 June 2013 (UTC) (and he wasn't really educated at that school - he was expelled... )
- LOL should be on Jimmy Wales... Jason A. Jensen of USA (talk) 12:49, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- Well if you're not sensitive, you should check out the "making-of" video for that painting. Incredibly, it's held on WP, >> http://en.wikipedia.org/File:Jimmy_Wales_by_Pricasso_%28the_making_of%29.ogv << ..Enjoy! -- Hillbillyholiday 03:57, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- No I got it. Really, I'm not sensitive - at all. The pic was great. Jason A. Jensen of USA (talk) 03:38, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- heh, please forgive the above attempts at humour, it's half-four in the morning where I am and it's been a long day! -- Hillbillyholiday 03:35, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- hard to take your answer seriously.. Jason A. Jensen of USA (talk) 03:16, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
Just trying out a new look
-- hillbillyholiday 05:21, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
-- Hillbillyholiday 05:22, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
-- Hillbilly 05:23, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
Nah. -- Hillbillyholiday 05:24, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
- Ma ol' agricultural pardner PCW thought ya might like this lil 'ol Emmerdale tribute: . Martinevans123 (talk) 11:19, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
- You utter bastards. I believe it was Stephen Fry-up who stated that "One should try everything at least once.. ..except incest and line-dancing." -- Hillbillyholiday
- Fnaar, fnaar. He'll probably turn up before long, protesting his innocence... and dressed in ribbons, bells and assorted staves.
- Some Morris dancers are pretty cool..
- Yes, very natty. A bit like your new Eric-the-half-a-b**-tribute signature??
- Indeed, most of their songs were written by The-Artist-Formerly-Known-As-The-Artist-Formerly-Known-As Prince, which is probably why the majority of them are virtually impossible to find online.
- Not the prince-formally-known-as-artist, then.
- A little something I prepared earlier..
- That's the worst bit of PaintShopPro I've seen in ages. But still just as amusing. Remember... don't get bludgeoned!
- 'ere, mate, I 'ad that Gus Curmudgeon of Doom in my cab earlier on. I right funny one 'e was, an' all. Felt like givin' 'im a right good rocket! yours, wiv da cosh, Wilf Kray
- By the way... have you seen the latest on ANI and the Talk Page of a certain “High Profile Admin”? And I didn’t even know he worked for the NSA. I imagine that Mr Snowden is very grateful to be getting an outing of any kind. I hear Aeroflot package deals to Cuba can be very pleasant at this time of the year, unless one is a permanent guest of the leading tour operator, of course. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:14, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- Ha ha! Yes, I saw it.. And Denzil's polite response ("If you weren't "Jimbo" and were instead a <5k editor" lol) This is the most blatant "attempted outing" I've seen since this
- Poor "Top-Gun" Tom, eh? We all know scientologists aren't even allowed candy. And we'll have no mention of Twitter here either, my dear fellow - we all know it's just a "hive of knuckle-dragging sleb malice". Martinevans123 (talk) 11:38, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- Ha ha! Yes, I saw it.. And Denzil's polite response ("If you weren't "Jimbo" and were instead a <5k editor" lol) This is the most blatant "attempted outing" I've seen since this
- By the way... have you seen the latest on ANI and the Talk Page of a certain “High Profile Admin”? And I didn’t even know he worked for the NSA. I imagine that Mr Snowden is very grateful to be getting an outing of any kind. I hear Aeroflot package deals to Cuba can be very pleasant at this time of the year, unless one is a permanent guest of the leading tour operator, of course. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:14, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- A little something I prepared earlier..
- Not the prince-formally-known-as-artist, then.
- Indeed, most of their songs were written by The-Artist-Formerly-Known-As-The-Artist-Formerly-Known-As Prince, which is probably why the majority of them are virtually impossible to find online.
- Yes, very natty. A bit like your new Eric-the-half-a-b**-tribute signature??
- Some Morris dancers are pretty cool..
- Fnaar, fnaar. He'll probably turn up before long, protesting his innocence... and dressed in ribbons, bells and assorted staves.
- You utter bastards. I believe it was Stephen Fry-up who stated that "One should try everything at least once.. ..except incest and line-dancing." -- Hillbillyholiday
- "Hi, I'm the founder of Misplaced Pages.."
- "Nice to meet you, it's a great site.. I use pick-up lines from there!"
- Great to see "French" and "Русский" popping up under Jimbo's commentary about "the language of the developing world". But that guy with the neat chat-up lines seems happy enough. Don't think you'll get me hooked, Mr "International" Wales, with all your steely-eyed stare and your secretive hand rubbing!! Oh darn it, am fully hooked already, sob. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:39, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
June 2013
Hello, I'm Purplebackpack89. I noticed that you made a comment on the page Misplaced Pages:Articles for deletion/List of unusual deaths (6th nomination) that didn't seem very civil, so it has been removed. Misplaced Pages needs people like you and me to collaborate, so it's one of our core principles to interact with one another in a polite and respectful manner. If you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. It's not right to accuse another of being on crack. You also should not have changed the title of the deletion discussion, nor should you have removed the bot-generated previous discussions box. All in all, terrible form by you pbp 01:28, 25 June 2013 (UTC) pbp 01:28, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
Some questions
Why did you list the article as the third nomination when it was the sixth, the very same mistake as Horologium made? Why is wrong to change the mistake to reflect the actual state of affairs?
The box was all out of whack and didn't convey any real info, so I relisted chronologically with results for ease of reference, an obvious improvement in my eyes. Why do you think that was wrong? More to the point, why, in the name of all that is holy, did you reopen the AfD within days of it closing? Didn't you read the lengthy discussion? Didn't you read Warden's post?
- Our deletion policy explicitly says "It can be disruptive to repeatedly nominate a page in the hopes of getting a different outcome." It suggests that blocking is an appropriate punishment for such disruption.
As for my question: "Are you on crack?" It was neither an accusation, nor an insinuation, it was a question. Didn't you notice the question mark? I'm guessing you don't smoke crack, have you thought about starting?
Civility doesn't just include pointy or snarky remarks. The last deletion discussion, the new one, and me responding to your post here, are all disruptive in that they waste people's time which could be spent far more productively.
-- Hillbillyholiday 01:56, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- For the zillionth time, I didn't create the box. The box is created automatically. As for your allegation that renomination is disruptive, recall that something closed as no consensus can be immediately renominated. An "outcome" is keep, delete, merge or redirect, none of which this article was closed as (and it shoulda been closed as delete, because half of the keep votes had no policy basis). I participated in the previous discussion. I see no point in reading Warden's comments there because they aren't often based in policy; he is known to be a kneejerk keepist and the links he provided neither are actually are in the article nor would validite LISTN if added. I cannot fathom why you consider it appropriate to accuse another editor of being on crack, and if you consider any of the deletion discusssions to be disruptive, you should take them to ANI pbp 02:03, 25 June 2013 I think thercord is 8(UTC)
- Is that a UK zillion or a US zillion? Martinevans123 (talk) 07:43, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- I think that's the US zillion, and there's nowt wrong with a nice little relaxing smoke of crack once in a while.
- I also think some people here needs to be swiftly subjected to The Sacred Infliction of "The Curse of Wej-ee" -- Hillbillyholiday
- One would have hoped that people who are really eager to accuse other editors of being 'uncivil' might not themselves indulge in dismissing another editor's entire modus operandi within eight words ("he is known to be a kneejerk keepist"), but then hopes are so often dashed, I find... PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 08:40, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- I, for one, can vouch for the non-spasm-proneness of Colonel Warden's knees. I just wish he wouldn't wear those khaki Boy Scout shorts all the time. (His woggle is a bit dubious, too). Martinevans123 (talk) 08:47, 25 June 2013 (UTC) ... but I think he may be on crack - if you listen carefully there's a an awful incessant moaning sound all the way through the run-out groove...
- One would have hoped that people who are really eager to accuse other editors of being 'uncivil' might not themselves indulge in dismissing another editor's entire modus operandi within eight words ("he is known to be a kneejerk keepist"), but then hopes are so often dashed, I find... PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 08:40, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- Is that a UK zillion or a US zillion? Martinevans123 (talk) 07:43, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- For the zillionth time, I didn't create the box. The box is created automatically. As for your allegation that renomination is disruptive, recall that something closed as no consensus can be immediately renominated. An "outcome" is keep, delete, merge or redirect, none of which this article was closed as (and it shoulda been closed as delete, because half of the keep votes had no policy basis). I participated in the previous discussion. I see no point in reading Warden's comments there because they aren't often based in policy; he is known to be a kneejerk keepist and the links he provided neither are actually are in the article nor would validite LISTN if added. I cannot fathom why you consider it appropriate to accuse another editor of being on crack, and if you consider any of the deletion discusssions to be disruptive, you should take them to ANI pbp 02:03, 25 June 2013 I think thercord is 8(UTC)
- Just for the record, I reckon it was actually the ninth nomination. Warden (talk) 09:24, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
- "just for the record"! lmwo (laughing my woggle off).. Please don't haul me off to ANI for not practicing my knots. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:30, 25 June 2013 (UTC) "This Admim, he cum up ta me, 'e did..."
DYK nomination of Lord Pretender
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- Done! -- Hillbillyholiday 17:57, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
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A barnstar for you!
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For your work in removing poor sources and dubious information from articles on living people. John (talk) 10:49, 4 July 2013 (UTC) |
- "Minute's Silence for Margaret". The Independent.
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