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December 4

Cats

My cat doesn't like people, it just comes in, eats, then goes back out. What can I do? 49.227.249.71 (talk) 00:26, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Your cat is people, not "it". What sort of things keep you from eating and running? Engaging conversation? Games? A good rub? The sense that your host also likes you? You can't just get a cat and expect she owes you friendship, by default. Way less demanding than a human relationship, but still a give and take sort of thing.

Here's a a WebMD article you might want. InedibleHulk (talk) 00:56, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Your cat may just be a dick.[1][2] Hack (talk) 01:53, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Dick, Hack, or Pussy?

Stop opening the door and leaving your windows open. μηδείς (talk) 02:41, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Cats have to be socialized with humans as young kittens, otherwise they remain standoffish. Your cat is acting perfectly natural. Ironically, it's the socialization of cats that makes them human-friendly that is unnatural. Viriditas (talk) 05:42, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

Your cat obviously realizes that in keeping with it's divine status social interaction with slaves is unnecessary and beneath it's dignity. As long as the slaves perform their duties as they were trained there is no need to interact with them. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 09:21, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

Even socialization with humans as young kittens doesn't prevent standoffishness in all cats. My wife and I own are owned by four cats; our 16 year-old basic American shorthair tabby was standoffish toward me until a few years ago, and now is so social she demands that her cat food be warmed in the microwave before she eats it; our much younger Norwegian Forest Cat is very gregarious to "members of the family" to the point of vocalizing and tapping our knees to get us to watch him eat his kibbled cat food, our Persian/Siamese/anyone's guess that I adopted as a very tiny kitten and who slept in my bed for the first three months of his life became very standoffish toward me until his buddy the Forest Cat taught him the "come watch me eat" scam. And our Ragdoll will accept any and all attention gratefully and with purrs loud enough to be heard across the room. loupgarous (talk) 16:31, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

How do they get photorealistic paint jobs on vans?

Or other types of autos for that matter? Are they covering the side of the van with a thin film that has the image and then covering it with some kind of clear equivalent of powder paint job that gets baked to form a protective coat over the film image? Peter Michner (talk) 14:37, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Wrap advertising is the Wikipedia page on the subject, although it has "multiple issues". This YouTube video shows the process of transferring the film with the image on it to the vehicle. Alansplodge (talk) 16:07, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Contribution

I will be happy to MAIL a check to fundraiser, if you will supply me an address — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.243.7.6 (talk) 14:55, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

There's a "Donate to Wikipedia" link near the top of the sidebar of every page: this will tell you all the ways you can donate. --ColinFine (talk) 17:46, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

donations

I have several times recently been asked to donate to Wikipedia. I have done this in the past but am now so suspicious I need to make sure how to donate safely. 217.44.45.246 (talk) 15:50, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Please see the answer immediately above. --ColinFine (talk) 17:46, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Before you donate even one red cent to Wikipedia, you should read what Wikipediocracy has to say about how the WMF spends its money. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 18:14, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

Link: http://wikipediocracy.com/ μηδείς (talk) 17:55, 7 December 2014 (UTC)