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Arbitration case

An arbitration case has been submitted to review the actions surround the recent Giano case on AN. I've listed you as an involved party, and you may wish to view the case here. --InkSplotch 18:04, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

You wouldn't believe me, Giano, but I expected repraisals from minute to minute all day long. I may imagine their panic after you returned to normal editing today. Now there's gonna be a huge bazaar... --Ghirla 19:05, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

I honestly don't know how you mean this statement. I'm not trying to launch or extend attacks on anyone, but many have wanted ArbCom to speak on their own behalf throughout this and I felt it was time. Giano, your statement on the arbitration page is rather cryptic, and I was hoping to encourage you to express fully what you feel right now. I don't think anything is a foregone conclusion at this point (i.e., this isn't a kangaroo court), and the only way we'll be able to sort this all out is to express our views fully, in a neutral forum. --InkSplotch 23:50, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Inksplotch, If you wish to discuss the Carnildo|Kelly Martin debacle, I would imagine this is the correct forum here, failing that your own talk page, or the IRC channel where I believe Misplaced Pages matters are now openly aired. Please do not involve me, or my talk page. Ghirlandajo - I love that image on Egyptian Revival architecture, it's almost has an art-deco feel combined with the Egyptian, perhaps that sort of concrete 1930's style of the Egyptian needs to be more brought out do you think, especially if you could find some more examples - we could expand n that theme - what d'you think? Giano

The Queensway Tunnel isn't a bad example by Herbert James Rowse who seemed did quite a bit of egyptian art deco I believe. --Mcginnly | Natter 08:55, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

They are very good, I had never really admired that sort of Egyptian?1930s?Cinema architecture, but it really is a style of it's own if you think about it, more than just a sub of Art deco - it would make a very good page, easy to get fotos of too - electric light bulb growing out of my head! Giano 09:00, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm on dial-up just now, so I can't investigate the building in detail. It is cetrainly not typical for Soviet architecture. The architect might have seen the Egyptian Gate by Adam Menelaws; they are mentioned in Pushkin (town) and in this album. --Ghirla 19:59, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Giano

Hello,

An Arbitration case involving you has been opened: Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Giano. Please add any evidence you may wish the arbitrators to consider to the evidence sub-page, Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Giano/Evidence. You may also contribute to the case on the workshop sub-page, Misplaced Pages:Requests for arbitration/Giano/Workshop.

On behalf of the Arbitration Committee, MacGyverMagic - Mgm| 22:16, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

But

I still don't know what "behind the skips" means. —Bunchofgrapes (talk) 02:34, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Skip (container) it is where they hide the things they want to sell rather than throw away. I love our local tip, I do most of my Christmas shopping there! Giano 06:12, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

It is the top link on skip! -- ALoan (Talk) 09:32, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

Rotundity

Giano, why the uncertainty within what is now Italy between rotonda and rotunda? (See e.g. the first para of Villa Capra.) I'd guess that they reflect different versions of Italian and that Florentine and (earlier) Venetian Italian show a difference, but guesses aren't sufficient. The words are weighing on my mind after my recent return from Estonia, where little rotonde or rotunde seem popular (notably that just up the hill from the old building of the University of Tartu) and are delightfully labeled rotund, giving them a particularly self-satisfied air. -- Hoary 04:32, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Why not add a few words here where all will be made crystal clear, I now have a mental block over which to use when speaking any language. Incidentally why has University of Tartu got that horrible box thing, giving among other things it's telephone number, are we now a "telephone directory"? and even a hedgehog may have gathered it is in Tartu, it's hardly likely to be in Paris, Texas is it? That same illiterate hedgehog may have also gathered that "Universitas Tartuensis" is Latin rather than Estonian or whatever it is the natives speak in those parts. I think when I have finished the small local difficulties I am having elsewhere, I shall divert my full attention to info-boxes. Nice to here from you Hoary. Giano 17:47, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

And always a delight to have a word from you, Sir. (The little local difficulties really are too silly; I thought I might make a stern comment, but each time when I tried to read what was necessary in order to do so, I nodded off. So I contented myself with a single riposte to another comment. Sorry about my laziness here.) Yes, we certainly see eye to eye over infoboxes. My most coherent attack on the silly things is here; it was inspired by a rating of Pierre Rossier, not my work but instead that of Pinkville; as he puts it: I can't think how an infobox actually helps anyone at all. But if Time magazine is one's academic ideal, then I suppose that would alter the judgement. -- Hoary 14:13, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Nothing good

Greetings. Earlier, I said "Nothing good will come out of pressing the issue." It appears I may have been wrong. On the down side, this RfAr threatens to take up a good deal of your time, leaving little for you to write the wonderful articles you are famous for. I hope I'm wrong about that as well. All the best, – Quadell 20:58, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

Thus far Mr. Giano seems to have done a reasonable job of continuing to focus this week on the important things in life, i.e. the articlespace, as compared with some of the rest of us. Newyorkbrad 21:01, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

• I am still writing, but held up waiting for the arrival of a new book from Amazon whch will complete my latest page, but without it I have come to a grinding halt - so am so to speak left kicking my wiki-heels. The RfAr has taken up litle of my time in fact I have hardly been following it, and now it is almost impossible to follow, I tune in from time to time, see a comment that takes my interest and add a comment, but for the most part I don't really know many of the people commenting there and don't have a clue what they are talking about - I'm sure someone will tell me when it is all over. Thanks for looking in though - I appreciate it! Giano

Clerk

Hi. I saw your most recent comment on the arbitration and on FloNight's page. FYI, I believe that User:MacGyverMagic rather than FloNight is clerking "your" case. But I was quite astonished by what I had read so thank you for confirming that someone other than me was discomfited by the remark in question. Newyorkbrad 09:28, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Well my views on how "in touch" some people are are well known. However I think that little gem, is one that does want quietly and quickly sweeping under the carpet. Giano 09:36, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Agreed, although MGM may respond that only Fred Bauder should delete his own comment (cf. the response to my proposal for deleting erroneous block information including quotations from 1984). Newyorkbrad 09:41, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

• I might consider removing it at some point, but I'd prefer it if you asked Fred to so himself first. Just point him here and let him know Newyorkbrad thinks the same. - Mgm| 11:19, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

Beep?

Hello, dear Giano II, may I call you II? Are you by any chance still online? Bishonen | talk 22:00, 1 October 2006 (UTC).

Certainly not, I went to bed ages ago, I need my seven hours or peaceful and restful repose! No you can't call me II! I wish I had chosen something more imaginative for my re-incarnation - Valentino rather appeals. Giano

Hebrew epigraph

Dear Giano - could you please translate the Hebrew epigraph quoted at the top of your page? The little Hebrew I have doesn't quite run to that. You may if you wish reply to my talk page.

Hope you have had a spiffing Autumn equinox - or should I say Yom Kippur?

Cheers. -- FClef (talk) 00:13, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

"If the flames seize upon the cedars, what will the hyssops on the wall do?

If the leviathan is brought up with a hook, what will the small fish do?

If drout hits the dashing torrent, what will the waters of the purling brook do?"

And no you should not say Yom Kippur, I am of the faith that celebrates Michaelmass), but I'm quite happy to celbrate Yom Kippur with friends if they ask me - in fact I'll go anywhere for a free drink!, and my many Jewish friends do seem to like a good party Giano 08:24, 2 October 2006 (UTC)