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editExcellent start! I'll look into it probably tomorrow. I'm trying to get Paris into shape for the GA but it's difficult to find the energy!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:32, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
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How is a physics instrument to measure vibrations classified as Medicine project? From what I could see only one reference mentions such use, but it's primarily a tool to research polymers. Gryllida 02:09, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
Surnames
editCould I request that you do not add disambiguation tags to the talk pages of surname list articles, since they aren't disambiguation pages. It's not a problem in itself but a bot will eventually come along and create misleading redirects because of it. —Xezbeth (talk) 05:51, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
- Also, adding disambiguation tags to redirects is a bad idea. —Xezbeth (talk) 05:53, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
- I've replied on my talk page. Regards. —Xezbeth (talk) 12:31, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
hi - having trouble navigating
editThanks for the welcome. I am having trouble finding my way around. I am a biologist and would prefer to edit bio articles. I went to preferences but it didn't give me an option to choose what kind of articles I edit and I get random ones when I get into editing. Also I am having trouble finding my way back to editing... from here if I click on edit, it just wants me to edit this page. I know how to edit so I don't need the sandbox but I could use a roadmap :) Thanks for any hints or directions regards, Reefswaggie (talk) 11:49, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the help! a couple more questions
editThanks for your prompt and friendly response to my questions. I am now working my way through the tutorial. I'm particularly interested in links and references right now... It's not intuitively obvious to me yet how to construct them but I will reread it all in a minute and have a go in the sandbox. My question now is: I have written pages on a lot of organisms for helium.com - may I reference my own writing on a subject?
I am not a specialist, although my field is roughly evolutionary ecology - how species have evolved together in particular ecosystems. I have worked as a marine biologist (mudworms in oysters) but have also attempted a PhD in Avian Ecology and spent time studying soil insects on the tundra, seals and penguins on remote islands and the flora and fauna of my own property in northern New South Wales, although I am currently living near Cairns. I have also been a wildlife rescuer and carer for many years and specialize in raptor rehabilitation. To earn a crust, I have been a science and marine studies teacher for the past twenty years but am reinventing myself these days for a company that requires articles about herpes simplex... my boss said to get on wiki and become an editor first to establish my credibility before turning my hand to writing articles for him.
Ok off to the tutorial and following links to biology pages :). Where do you live? What's your background? Was Ser Amantio di Nicolao a historical figure? - great name! Regards from far north Queensland, Reefswaggie (talk) 23:51, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
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Talk pages
editHi. Why are you creating talk pages for redirects? These are really not needed. Apteva (talk) 02:51, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
- Per this discussion earlier today. Just helping out. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 02:53, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
- Answered there. Apteva (talk) 16:15, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
meanings of nicknames
editI came to Australia in 1975 - born in Oregon, high school in California, Universities in Canada, NZ, Alaska and then a job in Aus. I love Aussie slang... during the depression, the itinerant unemployed 'blokes' who wandered around looking for work carried their belongings wrapped up in their bed rolls and these were called their swags... when they went 'walkabout' they were said to be 'humping their swags' (no sexual allusion there in those days) and they were called swaggies. I have been wandering around most of my life and now I like to wander around the Great Barrier reef whenever possible - hence the nick Reefswaggie. What I like about it is that I have never come across it anywhere else - like yours, I am sure, its unique so I don't have to be reefswaggie12 or something :)... oh have you heard the aussie song Waltzing Matilda? the first line is Once a Jolly Swagman camped beside a billabong, under the shade of a Coolabah tree... cheers from down undah, 58.165.109.175 (talk) 06:23, 6 July 2013 (UTC)
my first serious edit
editHi again,
I chose a random article on Grise Fiord to edit. Transportation had one sentence and living conditions had none. So I read up on the place to add to what I already know about the high arctic and wrote a few sentences... I managed to put in my first reference but I didn't put any pretty blue links to other wiki sites because I'm not quite sure how to do it yet... maybe I am getting ahead of myself but I find doing it works better for me than trying to read the manual first :) Would you mind reading my effort and letting me know if its ok and how I can make it better? Thank you! (I went to Teahouse but was too embarrassed to ask my oh so basic questions - you are currently my only wiki-friend so I decided to bother you instead) regards, Reefswaggie (talk) 10:33, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
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can I add new headings?
editHi
I am back after a few days of 'real' work (i.e. for money :). I am random editing for experience and am on the Camaiore page. I corrected some sentences but then thought it would be good to add a climate section, but I couldn't see how to do that. cheers from down under, Reefswaggie (talk) 08:25, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
Baird's Trogon edit
editHi again,
I have been away for a few days with other work and now I am trying to edit an article. I have worked my way through the editing tutorial in the sandbox but the reference I tried to add did not come up as a footnote and it didn't come up as a link either. I have looked at the tutorial and back at my effort and I cannot see what I have done wrong. Can you help me please?
a few minutes later: When i went back to the page and clicked on references edit, somehow i managed to change it to a footnote but instead of showing the whole reference, it is just showing a number 1 in the references though it shows it as a [2] in the actual text... but at least the link does work when I click on it! I must admit that I am finding the tutorial a bit hard to understand.
Ok, when I went back again, now the reference is showing correctly below the reference line, so maybe I am just not giving it enough time? I have now added a link to a flickr photo and so far it is not showing correctly so i guess i will go back and see if it has changed since i last looked. NO, I think what happened is that you went and made the change by adding <nowiki> before and after the text and the link. I will try that with the flickr ref now too.
nope now its saying i cannot edit it except in source mode... confusing :(
Reefswaggie (talk) 05:16, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
Do I just continue here to continue this conversation or do I start a new line? Whatever - I am here now :) I went to the VE page and found out how to get out of VE when I do things. I also found that uploading flickr photos is not as straightforward as I thought, so I will get more experience first. What I did finally 'grok' this morning was the ease of adding internal links using double brackets... I thought at first I had to somehow provide the actual link so that's a relief that if the page exists in wiki, it can find it without me giving directions. The other important thing that I learned was that it will tell me in red if the page doesn't exist yet. I experimented with internal links in an article about a French commune. I am trying to stick to science related subjects as I troll through random articles because that is where my expertise lies (I skip articles on sport and media personalities!). What I also want to do is become a writer for wikipedia. I have some experience with internet writing, mainly at helium.com where I have written over 200 articles, mostly biological. (I consider myself to be the 'worm queen' because I have written articles on every type of worm most ppl can think of and a few that almost nobody has ever heard of... :)
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Nacktfussball
editHow the heck is Nacktfussball part of WikiProject Medicine? In my opinion it has to do with the following: Berlin, nudity, sexuality, sport. Exactly which of these has anything to do with medicine? JIP | Talk 17:52, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
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Hi SAdN, I've reverted your edits here because the DNB template is useful (I think). It displays a reference to the Dictionary of National Biography. See Template:DNB. Cheers. --Bermicourt (talk) 21:24, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
- Oooppppsss!!! We need to check this out. I'm quite busy over the next week, so it'll have to wait. How's your German? ! --Bermicourt (talk) 21:30, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
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- I've reverted my edit, so at least it's not pointing at a spurious link. Sorry for being too hasty in reverting your correct deletions! --Bermicourt (talk) 06:59, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
- It's called de:Vorlage:DNB and clearly has a similar function but links a databank at the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek or German National Library. It's intended for books that are pre-ISBN. I can fix this quite easily in due course. Give me a couple of weeks when I'm back on Wikipedia. --Bermicourt (talk) 21:43, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
thanks
editO dio, che vergognia! thanks for correcting my Luisa Miller! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nicoderno1 (talk • contribs) 05:25, 6 August 2013 (UTC)
Prabhoo
editActually Prabhoo is a former Shiv Sena politician[1]. Should we have this category? Yogesh Khandke (talk) 07:15, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
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Would you consider reverting yourself? I don't know what he did for a living. Serving one term in a 19th-century state legislature which met for less than a month and a half does not seem to me to make him a "politician". --Orange Mike | Talk 18:33, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
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Grey Daze
editWhy is the page Grey Daze redirected? Is it not enough for this website? Skylar3214 11:31, 10 August 2013
Whitey Chandler
editIs it me or if you gave Whitey Bulger a shave and a blonde wig he'd look like Chelsea Handler? Same mean and spiteful expression and eyes! I can't believe she's only 8 years older than myself, I thought she was nearing 50!! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:22, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
I see Handler produced Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings. Out of curiosity, why is she absolutely filthy? What is it though with these reality stars, they always look ten years older than they really are!! Half of the cast of TOWIE who are supposedly 21-23 look in their early to mid 30s. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:36, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
I can't believe Whitey Cummings is my age! That hideous plastic face, she looks nearer 40 to me.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:43, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
[2] Defintely has had a nose job and by looking at her face I'd say an eye lift, lips plumped and botox, I wouldn't be surprised if those were cheekbone implants too. OK, she's generally doesn't look like some of the hideous Californian plastic blondes, but she's already started to look like Cher if you know what I mean.. Her whole face from eye down to jaw looks plastic to me, much more so than Heidi Montag.
Weird website. Yes I have Honiara at GAN now.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:11, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
Remember starting Tutuala?♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:09, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
Well, it was almost 3 years ago..♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:23, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
Noticed most entries in Category:Malaysian television dramas are not tagged. Can you tag for Malaysian and TV? Might be others in the other Malaysian television series categories.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:35, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
Some areas on here really are completely off "western" editorial radar. Ampang Medikal has not been significantly edited since its creation 5 years ago and the version when I read it said "scheduled for airing on August 21 2008. Embarrassing isn't it, but I suppose it hardly gets a lot of traffic.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:47, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
When's Minnie Driver going to admit she had a love child with Will Ferrell? [3]. If he ever had a son, that's exactly what he'd look like!! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:02, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
Hello. I saw you added Category:Political parties established in 2013 to the article. Do you have a source for that? I didn't put a foundation date in the article as I couldn't find one. Cheers, Number 57 10:09, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
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Thank you for your diligence in adding categories to this article. I went to do so and saw you had beaten me to it. --John (talk) 20:39, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
- Always happy to be of help. Nice article; keep up the good work, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:47, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
- I had a quick look at your contributions and they are impressive. Do you accept Barnstars? In any case let me know if you ever need any help. --John (talk) 20:49, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
- Will do, thanks - please let me know the same. Always happy to be of help.
- I had a quick look at your contributions and they are impressive. Do you accept Barnstars? In any case let me know if you ever need any help. --John (talk) 20:49, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
- (I do accept barnstars, yes - along with any monetary contributions, post-Impressionist masterworks, Rolls-Royces, or any other such things you may wish to send my way. :-) )--Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:53, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
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- Thanks very much - it's greatly appreciated. I'll polish it up and put it in the china cabinet. :-) --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 20:57, 20 August 2013 (UTC)
Thanks
editHello! Thank you so much for reviewing my article! --Clelia albano (talk) 10:54, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
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Tillie Wakes Up and so do I
editSer Amantio di Nicolao, I've been appreciating your kind input when I post new films and I accidentally posted a film that you'd already done, Tillie Wakes Up, not realizing that you'd already done a page on that film under Tillie Wakes Up. Meanwhile, others had added an infobox to my new version and so forth. When I discovered your page a little while ago (I think you created it but I'm not 100% sure now that I think of it, I don't know if I scrolled down far enough to check), I took the liberty of purloining the Synopsis and adding that to my mirror page then it occurred to me to post everything on your original page so that you can take mine down or whatever you'd like to do, revert it to your original one, delete the second one, or keep whatever you want and delete whatever you'd like however you like. The main thing is that I want you to know that the last thing I'd ever want to do is intrude on your work, it was a stupid accident on my part that I somehow made, and I apologize. I always look forward to your having checked my work over and, again, I really appreciate it. Cinerama Comment (talk) 04:51, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
More Tillie
editI think we'd be better served with Tillie Wakes Up as the simpler version of the title, without the year being built in, simply because it's such a strange title that I can't imagine another version of it being made, although of course W.C. Fields did re-use the title of the great classic Tillie's Punctured Romance so maybe it's not impossible. On the other hand, I'm eager to defer to whomever created the first version and, out of deference toward the first writer, I'm fine with using the first version of the title. I'll happily leave it up to you, either way seems perfectly fine. Thanks for the superb compliment, by the way, I really appreciate that! Wikipedia is a thankless endeavor most of the time, at least for me, and thanks again. Cinerama Comment (talk) 05:18, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
Tillie Redux
editYes, I think this film is so obscure that no one's really going to pay much attention to it and it's better to blank the first one, I guess, than have two gradually converging versions up. Cinerama Comment (talk) 05:35, 28 August 2013 (UTC)
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Horse racing stubs
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WP:Japan and WP:Anime and Manga
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Ben Hur
editStrange but I've just finished watching Ben Hur and I see you edit it the moment I finished watching it!!. Haven't seen it in years but I think it's probably the greatest film I've ever seen. Lord of the Rings trilogy is the only other film I can think of which I rate so highly.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:15, 6 September 2013 (UTC)
Spartacus, West Side Story, Lawrence of Arabia and Tom Jones coming next... I've seen them all but a long time ago. I have L of Arabia on DVD but it's such a long film I rarely watch it. I've been watching every Academy Award winner since 1927.♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:30, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
What was it you said about whats her name being pure filth, Tila Tequila looks pretty close to such a description...♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:07, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
I've reached Tom Jones now, about to watch now.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:03, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
I'll watch it tomorrow. The Kid (1921 film) is one of my favourites too as is City Lights which I currently have at GAN. Both are brilliantly written and moving.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:05, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
Great film. very enjoyable! Finney looks so much like Ewan Mcgregor, I had to double take at times. Now I know where Mike Myers got the "Moley, moley, moley" thing and the chess piece foreplay from!♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:29, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
Do you not know what I mean when he says "Molly Molly Molly to her by the tree? You did mean the 1963 film right?♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:10, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
Diane Cilento was wonderfully slutty in the film too. I don't normally find her that attractive either but you can't blame young Tom for his shenanigans!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:14, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
Yep, love Audrey Hepburn!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:41, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
Yes I know, but Hepburn's one of my favourite actresses and I've enjoyed most of her films. I'm watching Patton at the moment, what do you think of it? It's the sort of film that probably a lot of US senators and official cite as their favorite.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:30, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
He's extremely believable as a US general. He has that John McCain sort of military arrogance about him.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
Great film. I wouldn't say it is quite "one of the very best of all time" but it's not far off off that league. The war scenes in particular I found most convincing, frightening the sound of the planes and bombing. I know some people and critics consider it as the greatest film.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:42, 19 September 2013 (UTC)
Don't know if you've seen A Man For All Seasons and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? but it seems crazy to me that A Man For all Seasons beat it to the Academy Award in '66. Woolf was superbly acted, a Man for all Seasons was rather bland.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:13, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
I liked Orson Welles in A Man For All Seasons, but something about Robert Shaw in that garb and John Hurt with the funny eyes and obvious George Harrison haircut and tash of 1966 really unsettled me. I don't like Shaw either, nasty piece of work, didn't like him in the Sting either.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:14, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Any other films which are your favourites?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:31, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
More an opera/theatre guy I see. Well, I also generally found the Roger Moore films more enjoyable to watch, so did my father, but as Bond, of course, Connery is my favourite. Dr. No, Goldfinger and OHMSS rank among my favourites though, and I really disliked Moonraker! There aren't many films I can really say "that was a brilliant film". I'd say roughly 30% of films I watch I'd even consider wanting to get it on DVD but I'm happy to have seen most of the films I've watched, there's a lot of films though that you really wouldn't want to see many times. Even Roger Ebert only saw most films once or twice every 20 or 30 years bbut then again he had an extreme amount of films to watch. He must have seen every film!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:27, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Have you seen Chariots of Fire? That's next on my list, I've reached 1981 with the Academy Award winners now, having seen most of the 70s ones already.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:39, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Yes, as Lobo was saying, the Academy almost always go for straightforward, simple, uncontroversial dramas. Oliver! for instance is an enjoyable film and good, but to think that it is a better picture than something like Rosemary's Baby or Once Upon a Time in the West of the same year is just silly. And no way was the French Connection better than A Clockwork Orange! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:28, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
I used to hate OHMSS because of Lazenby, but everytime I watch it it grows on me. Lazenby aside I think it was one of the better Bond films. Die Another Day is probably the second worst after View To a Kill IMO. Moonraker, the first part with Drax's chateau and the Venini glass, yeah that was good, but the second half was one of Bond's worst moments..♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:10, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
I didn't say either Die Another Day nor View to a Kill were bad films. Every Bond film has been good IMO. Just I would consider them two of the weaker Bond entries, Quantum of Solace too. Man with the Golden Gun is one of my favourites but it's usually one of the worst on people's lists. I just thought Bond in space was ridiculous and was inspired by nothing but the obsession with space following the success of Star Wars. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:28, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Agreed completely, Goodnight was one of the worst Bond girls. The film itself wasn't a strong one technically, but Knick Knack and Scaramanga and the exotic Thai location made it thoroughly enjoyable I think and Goodnight and Maud Adams in skimpy bikinis of course didn't harm!. Hehe I still remember starting Richard Loo on here!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:12, 23 September 2013 (UTC)
Yeah, that was the strength of Octopussy, the Monsoon Palace and such, even though the circus thing and Karl Marx Stadt wasn't that great. I suppose the use of Tikal in Moonraker and the cable cars in Brazil was also very good. It was a good film but I think the Bond in space thing as I say really didn't appeal to me.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:17, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Jane Seymour's aged very well...♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:50, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Good grief that's 8 other wikis now. Polish wiki from what I recall was one of the scariest wikipedias to category browse though in terms of bulk missing and quality.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:13, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
An example Category:Polish film actors, compare to this... Alarming isn't it!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:34, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
xxx is a Polish actor. (Poland-actor-stub) sounds good! Just started Amir Chakhmaq Complex anyway, what a spectacular looking building, especially at night!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:01, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Nicki Minaj looks even cheaper than Tila I think!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:55, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
You've not missed anything by not watching Chariots of Fire. Worst Academy Award winner I've seen to date. Nothing but a bunch of Hooray Henrys. The only good thing about it was its music and the famous theme now played at the Olympics and other events. The actors in the film were extremely unbelievable as athletes let along Olympic athletes and I found that I really didn't care if they won or lost. Even the 1924 Olympics looked like it had been shot on the track in somebody's backyard. My feeling is that the soundtrack tricked the Academy to thinking it was a great film, when it really wasn't. Reds (film) is far far superior and should have won in 1981. It inspired me to write the Hooray article today!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:39, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
On Golden Pond, Raiders of the Last Ark, even For Your Eyes only, were more appropriate!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:52, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
Yeah they're too commercial for the Oscar. Too much action not enough drama. BTW what are your top 5 favourite operas?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:53, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
How many operas would you say you've seen?♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:17, 25 September 2013 (UTC)
And what is your most common venue to see them? Just started Lågskär, check out google maps and how many Aland islands are missing!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:47, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
Have you see Amadeus (film)?♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:35, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
Emailed.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:06, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
Use of Category:American novelists
editI noticed you have added the category American novelists to two articles lately; here on 6 Setember 2013 and here on 5 Setember 2013. Per current consensus this category is a container only category and should not directly include any American novelists. You may see a concise explanation at the top of the Category:American novelists article. I have already replaced the category American novelists with the correct by-century categories for Steven Levenkron and Randy G. Pierce. Neonorange (talk) 05:31, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
- Good to know, thanks. I can never keep up with these things. :-) --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:33, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply. This must be the fastest response I've ever gotten in Wikipedia (not even time enough to discover if I still remembered any Latin... Neonorange (talk) 05:41, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
- Well, they don't call me "fastest gun in the east" for nothing. Actually, they don't call me "fastest gun in the East" at all. Just the voices in my head, when they're talking to me. --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:43, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply. This must be the fastest response I've ever gotten in Wikipedia (not even time enough to discover if I still remembered any Latin... Neonorange (talk) 05:41, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Guggenheim Fellows
editHello. You seem to have added Category:Guggenheim Fellows to the article Jim Olney, a footballer (soccer player) who died in 1944, because someone called James Olney received the Fellowship in 1980. I do hope you haven't been going round doing this for many people who just happen to share a name, but not necessarily a lifespan, with one of the Fellows... cheers, Struway2 (talk) 08:05, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
Categorization
editI was looking at your contribution list and find we are doing very similar work...only you are categorizing actresses while I'm categorizing male actors. If you are responsible, I am truly impressed...it doesn't matter how small the country is or what century, each one has at least one actress category (and often multiple ones)! It makes my job categorizing male actors so much simpler. I still check each article (because some women have ambiguous names) because there is often no indication what medium the actor works in. It's still many thousands of articles to go through. But I just wanted to know how much I appreciate the work that has been done! Liz Read! Talk! 21:54, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
Are you free next Thursday? Join us at the Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!
editWikimedia DC invites you to join us for our next WikiSalon, which will be held from 7 to 9 PM on Thursday, September 26 at our K Street office.
The WikiSalon is an informal gathering of Wikimedia enthusiasts, who come together to discuss the Wikimedia projects and collaboratively edit. There's no set agenda, and guests are welcome to recommend articles for the group to edit or edit on their own. Light refreshments will be provided.
We look forward to seeing you there! Kirill [talk] 06:28, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
editThe Minor barnstar | |
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Beethoven's liver
editThanks for adding the cats and stubs for me on Beethoven's liver. It's not that I'm lazy but I didn't know how to cat it (there is not a category for Offal of the 18th century for example). Si Trew (talk) 15:58, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
Cliff Theater
editYour promptly spotting my upload of the Cliff Theater photos was impressive-- but it was a little disconcerting to find out that you'd already illustrated the NRHP list article. It's selfish of me, I know, but I'd really rather have put in the illustration myself; the diff would've been my reward for the half-tank of gas I burned detouring to Wray to get the photo. You've left me with a rather coitus-interruptus sensation... Ammodramus (talk) 21:10, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
- I admit that the article calls for a world of expanding-- it's one of those that Doncram created as a two-sentence stub, in the belief that it'd attract scores of edits and additions and cruise to GA status in no time flat. However, somebody else is going to have to do the expanding-- I've got enough work to do in Cornhuskerstan. Ammodramus (talk) 21:27, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
Locust Grove, King and Queen County, Virginia
editPlease see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Locust Grove, King and Queen County, Virginia. You created this article based on the GNIS, and I've become convinced that GNIS made an error here. Nyttend (talk) 05:01, 27 September 2013 (UTC)
Veronica
editSir
I made a minor editing on Saint Veronica. Neither the Acta Sanctorum nor the Petites Bollandistes mentioned she was known as Santa Berenice. Please do not change again this statement, unless you have evidences to support your claims. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maynilad (talk • contribs) 14:15, 29 September 2013 (UTC)
October 2013
editHello, I'm Miszatomic. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to 2011–12 Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey season because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, you can use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. miszatomic 15:14, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
For Commons
editI am requesting a rename on Commons. My current Commons name is AlbertHerring. Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 18:37, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
How about Albert de Nicalao?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:50, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
I was kidding actually. But I think your user name change will still mean you will have to sign out and sign in again even on the same name. Mine broke, forgot my password on my Dr. Blofeld account in the commons so use Blofeld Dr. now.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:23, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
Happy holidays! If you visit Ajaccio let me know!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:32, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
Thought you might, The article needs a lot of work and work on its landmarks, photos always welcome of course! BTW see the poster for Mughal-e-Azam, looks uncannily like a certain Miss Kardashian and Mr Dissick doens't it! Can't escape them! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:10, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
See the Lascaris Battery?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:02, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire faculty category
editHiDo you have time to do a category about the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire faculty? Many thanks-RFD (talk) 12:58, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
Are you free on Sunday? Join us for a special Wikimedia DC WikiSalon!
editWikimedia DC invites you to join us for a special WikiSalon at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library's Digital Commons Center. We will gather at 3 PM on Sunday, October 13, 2013 to discuss an important topic: what can Wikipedia and the DC area do to help each other? We hope to hear your thoughts and suggestions; if you have an idea you would like to pursue, please let us know and we will help!
Following the WikiSalon, we will be having dinner at a nearby restaurant, Ella's Wood Fired Pizza.
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Dependent territory
editHi
Your AWB script keeps adding odd, insect related categories to Dependent territory. Begoon talk 01:47, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
Neutral notice
editThis is a neutral notice that an RfC has been opened at an article which you have edited within the past year. It is at Talk:Clint Eastwood#8 children by 6 women. --Tenebrae (talk) 14:15, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
Welcome, and thank you for contributing the page Tuntum to Wikipedia. While you have added the page to the English version of Wikipedia, the article is not in English. We invite you to translate it into English. It currently has been listed at Pages Needing Translation, but if it is not translated within two weeks, the article will be listed for deletion. Thank you. TiMike (talk) 15:54, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) @TiMike: Uhm, perhaps clicking on the article history before templating users which have nothing to do with the current state of an article is something you may want to consider adding to your patrolling practice. You would then also have seen that there's a clean version you could have reverted to... MLauba (Talk) 16:17, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
- Duly noted. I dont usually patrol. I happened to be on that article because it was a dead end, and I was linking. I will keep this in mind if I tag in the future.
Hi there mate, just to quickly check with you, are you sure about this? [4] As far as I know, he had an ongoing kidney condition, but he didn't die from that, he died from a lung infection. Cheers, Azylber (talk) 22:59, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
I saw you added this - which I should have done. You put it under Category:Sultans of Oman, which is incorrect. I am not sure how to arrange the related categories. At the time of the Yaruba dynasty Oman was technically a theocracy, with an elected Imam who was both spiritual and temporal leader. In practice, the title of Imam had become inherited. The members of the dynasty were not Sultans - they did not hold that title. They were rulers of the country. Confusingly, several of them had names that included the word "Sultan", but it was a name, not a title, like B.B. King. Later there were rulers who took the title "Sultan of Muscat and Oman" or "Sultan of Oman", but were not Imams. Ghalib Bin Ali was Imam of Oman but not Sultan. Confused? I am. Aymatth2 (talk) 17:29, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
- It looks like I started the confusion, putting the dynasty under Sultans when I started it, then not fixing that mistake later. It looks right now. I have no idea how you add categories so fast. Thanks, Aymatth2 (talk) 17:52, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Finally Gabon at least has info and poulation data for the communes here! Remember that Gabon was the one country I always wanted to do the Communes and cantons of Gabon for?♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:38, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Might be worth looking into, but the departments need adding the communes to and expansion first IMO before starting them. No idea on Guyana, I know there is a list of third-level divisions of Mozambique called Postos which I still need to create sometime User:Dr. Blofeld/Postos Mozambique..♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:43, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Strange coincidence! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:47, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
I meant the Estonian music. Check out Table of administrative divisions by country!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:55, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Looking about it's not too bad the coverage, but it's the quality of the articles we have which are mostly untouched in years which concerns me. The time needed to expand all of those Brazilian municipalities for instance.. Just came across Areza which you started a while back.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:08, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Well, that rules out most of Africa! I've always asserted that the towns and villages we once started were more notable than people think. Just expanded Areza with what I could find. It's finding the people who care enough about small towns in places like Eritrea who are able to research them is the problem!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:33, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Especially for smaller localities I think, but gradually I think scholars are conducting more research into obscure parts of the world and learning about ethnic groups and localities and practices form the people themselves. The HIstorical Dictionary of Ethiopia + Eritrea 1994 edition for instance has been researched by an Eritrean scholar. All it needs is some of the them to be educated and to do the research and put it in books. Check out this I found earlier [5]. If we could access that sort of thing for every world tribe or locality!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:53, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks. I learned a lot too. To me random articles like these are a form of verbal jigsaw puzzle. I start from total ignorance and try to fit together what the sources say into some sort of coherent write-up. Just a hobby. Harmless, I hope. Thanks again. Aymatth2 (talk) 23:22, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
Normansfield Theatre
edithi there, thank you for helping out with the categories of Normansfield Theatre, I just could not figure out which ones to use and was going to do it later. Do you think you can help with this one as well Normansfield Hospital and Sennowe Hall? Gryffindor (talk) 20:52, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
- Fantastic, thank you very much. Gryffindor (talk) 21:21, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
- Now I know whom to turn to when I need category help :-) Cheers, you too. Gryffindor (talk) 21:30, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
- HotCat it's called? Interesting. I'll try to keep that in mind next time. Gryffindor (talk) 21:38, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
- Now I know whom to turn to when I need category help :-) Cheers, you too. Gryffindor (talk) 21:30, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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"would conifer notability" . LOL, that's bad!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:10, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
A quotation
editGreetings, my friend. I undid this edit to Kickapoo Joy Juice, since the redundant words are part of quotation. I suspect you innocently overlooked this. Have an excellent day, Arbitrarily0 (talk) 18:05, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
November 2013
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Spruce Budworm
editHi, I see that you have added a category to Spruce Budworm suggesting that this bug is to be found in Gambia. The references currently provided by the article do not suggest that this is the case. In the interests of promoting good editing, may I ask where this information comes from? Happy editing. Gaius Cornelius (talk) 14:10, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
- According to this page: more specifically it's Choristoneura occidentalis, which is a redirect to that page. Which do you think is more worthwhile - removing the category from the page, or adding a reference to the specific species link showing where it lives? --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:49, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
- I don't know anything about insects in general and even less about this one in particular. I am not sure what to suggest; of course adding a reference would be appropriate provided the information is accurate and my trouble is that something about this does not seem right at all. The article really needs an expert hand. 09:28, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
- I know at least as much about insects as you do...maybe even less. Perhaps I'll go ahead and add the reference short-term, and see what comes of it. And you're right - there's something a little odd about it, but it seems sourced, so I'll let it stand for the nonce. I wonder if it has to do with the fact that it's the only "fauna by" category on that page? --Ser Amantio di NicolaoChe dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 14:50, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
- I don't know anything about insects in general and even less about this one in particular. I am not sure what to suggest; of course adding a reference would be appropriate provided the information is accurate and my trouble is that something about this does not seem right at all. The article really needs an expert hand. 09:28, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Films
editHola, can you add Template:Films directed by William Beaudine to the bottom of the film articles in this using AWB. I've done 1920s.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:24, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Thanks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:53, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
If you have time can you also tag the ones in the template with [6]?♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:33, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Have you seen The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film)? Sure you'd enjoy it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:52, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
A great film. So much fun!! Richard Burton is a blast in it as a lovable rogue and Elizabeth Taylor virtually at her best in terms of looks.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:10, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
I agree with her, I mean compare his filmography to somebody like Charlton Heston or Gregory Peck. I find most of his films enjoyable but as enjoyable as The Taming of the Shrew is I think yeah Virginia Wolff is the only one you could really put in the top class of films among the best of all time.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:27, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Clift? A bit wet. I enjoy most of his films like From here to Eternity, A Place in the Sun. Suddenly Last Summer etc but John Wayne is a good judge of character and I think he was right about Clift not being an impressive man. Actually looking through Charlton Heston's filmography he didn't appear in too many truly great films either. Obviously ones like Ben Hur and The Big Country stand out though.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:39, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Yeah I think he was a bit of a wet blanket compared to some of the alpha male actors of his era but I still think he was a very good actor and enjoy his films.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:42, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
I've done a basic overview of films I've watched and I'd say that Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, Tom Hanks, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Ingrid Bergman are among those actors who I enjoy virtually every film they're in, especially Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn who I think are my favourite actor/actress. Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart for me stand out as having the most films which were good. I mean can you recall a film with either of them in which wasn't good? They made what were sometimes technically average films good by their charisma and presence. Gary Cooper on the other hand admittedly I find a lot of his films boring.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:52, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Yeah Powell was one of the reasons why I'm so fond of The Great Ziegfeld which I got up to GA. I like his wit and sarcastic sense of humor. Have you seen Life with Father? Just great. Henry Fonda's performances in films like Young Mr. Lincoln, The Grapes of Wrath, 12 Angry Men, Once Upon a Time in the West, On Golden Pond I thought were brilliant, especially 12 Angry Men.♦ Dr. Blofeld 23:03, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
It's his voice and demeanour which appeals to me I think. Jimmy Stewart and Gregory Peck also.♦ Dr. Blofeld 23:09, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Ivanhoe (1952 film) is probably the worst Liz Taylor film I've seen.♦ Dr. Blofeld 23:14, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Yeah it was really not good, rather a cheap historical production if you ask me. The Robe on the other hand with Burton is one of the best historical epics I've seen aside from a few character flaws.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:10, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Yeah that's the one. I enjoyed it although not as good as Ben Hur obviously! I thought it was much better than Spartacus and Julius Caesar anyway. Kirk Douglas was way too rough and brash to play a convincing Roman!♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:45, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Really rather scary isn't it what one can compile on things like 133rd Street (Manhattan) and the potential red links!! Nearly every article I start turns up a ton of red links!! In turn it makes me think of missing potential articles like Prohibition in New York City, History of jazz in Harlem etc...♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:26, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
I can't believe that even articles like Harlem are in such a haphazard state. ou think how many book sources exist on it and what does it have? Half of the notable NYC streets are redirects. It's beginning to give me a headache how much work is needed to improve existing articles and what is missing...♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:35, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Who'd have thought that a small town in Djibout like Yoboki you'd have that many sources!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:03, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
It was definitely a falling rain type of place back in about 2008.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:10, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Another of yours has been expanded, Loyada..♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:28, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Can you use AWB to remove the see also sections of Kenya for the counties like this. There's a nav template at the bottom of all so it's redundant.♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:13, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
Can you use AWB to add Template:Copenhagen to the bottom of articles in it? I've expanded Msambweni and nommed for GA! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:35, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
Excellent, thanks. Did you say you've seen How to Steal a Million? Been a while since I saw it. Great film isn't it.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:57, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
I'm going through Audrey's filmography at the moment. Not a film of hers I dislike. I adore her so much!! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:00, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
Yeah I think The Nun's Story was her best performance, I agree with Loeba on that one. Not my favourite role of hers though, I rather liked her roles in Roman Holiday, Sabrina and even My Fair Lady more. Roman Holiday is in my top 10 of all time.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:21, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
That was odd O'Toole died yesterday as we were discussing him! What did you think of War and Peace (1956 film)? I don't think Fonda was right for the role, he didn't look right on screen in it. I can think of more suited actresses than Audrey to the role too however sweet she was in it. The film overall though was OK.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:07, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
Yes it's difficult not to like Audrey in anything. Fonda definitely wasn't right for the role though and I'm quite a fan of him as an actor.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:20, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
Have you seen this advert? I love it, CGI or not.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:43, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
Happy Christmas BTW!! Have you seen The Red Shoes? Watching it now!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:20, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
Yes, I can't say I thought much of it. I was expecting something a bit more gripping.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:19, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
Sorry!
editSorry about reverting your edit there - was a mis-click pure and simple. Pseudomonas(talk) 19:51, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
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DYK for Nowell Parr
editOn 26 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Nowell Parr, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Nowell Parr was responsible for an Old Packhorse and Three Horseshoes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nowell Parr. 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) 12:03, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
Categorisation of insects by country
editI've started a discussion of this topic at WikiProject Insects as we could end up with very many categories per article which may not be helpful. Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:33, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
Article tagging
editPlease do not continue to tag redirects for U.S. Roads. This is adding to our unassessed backlog, as well as resulting in filling Category:U.S._road_transport_articles_without_a_state_parameter. --Rschen7754 05:41, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
MOTD's Barnstar 2013
editThe MOTD Barnstar | ||
We at Motto of the Day (MOTD) would like to thank you for your participation and contributions to MOTD during 2013. We hope to see you around at MOTD next year. Happy 2014!!! –pjoef (talk • contribs) 15:39, 31 December 2013 (UTC) |