User:Dr. Blofeld/April 2013

Re: Battery stubs

Thanks for creating these and letting me know! I'll go through them as soon as I can :) --Gibmetal 77^{talk 2 me} 23:37, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi Doc, just seen you've started Fortifications of Gibraltar. I had started a draft quite some time ago. The plan was to have it as a list with a summary of the fortifications. Shall we build on that? --Gibmetal 77^{talk 2 me} 09:45, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the extra additions. I spent the afternoon doing some research on the batteries and as it turns out there are a lot more than I initially thought! --Gibmetal 77^{talk 2 me} 23:33, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

BBC History of the guitar

I learned a lot about the Hawaiian guitar's extraordinary influence on the development of electric guitars in this documentary. Kiefer.Wolfowitz 23:56, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Looks interesting, will have to watch that tomorrow or Monday.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:58, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Slovenly partisanship

Has anybody developed typologies a classification of open tunings? Kiefer.Wolfowitz 11:15, 3 April 2013 (UTC)11:32, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Open tunings

	Major triad	Repetitive	Overtones	Other (often most popular)
Open A	(A,C♯,E)	A-C♯-E-A-C♯-E	A-A-E-A-C♯-E	E-A-C♯-E-A-E
Open B	(B,D♯,F♯)	B-D♯-F♯-B-D♯-F♯	B-B-F♯-B-D♯-F♯	B-F♯-B-F♯-B-D♯
Open C	(C,E,G)	C-E-G-C-E-G	C-C-G-C-E-G	C-G-C-G-C-E
Open D	(D,F♯,A)	D-F♯-A-D-F♯-A	D-D-A-D-F♯-A	D-A-D-F♯-A-D
Open E	(E,G♯,B)	E-G♯-B-E-G♯-B	E-E-B-E-G♯-B	E-B-E-G♯-B-E
Open F	(F,A,C)	F-A-C-F-A-C	F-F-C-F-A-C	C-F-C-F-A-F
Open G	(G,B,D)	G-B-D-G-B-D	G-G-D-G-B-D	D-G-D-G-B-D

Crikey, just tried the Open B tuning!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:28, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

{{Open tunings}}

Kiefer.Wolfowitz 11:57, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

Template:Did you know nominations/Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram - Please take a look at the reviewer's comment. How can we clarify that the articles were in Sandbox starting 1/1/13? --Rosiestep (talk) 01:11, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I think I have clarified it.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 01:20, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

@Gilderien - Thanks for that. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:40, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I have corrected the spelling to Hoppegarten. Can you locate an img for this racing? There is an old img of Burma but I am not sure if the elephants are in racing competition or not.--Nvvchar. 08:52, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

This Nettleton Mill is also done. I could not find more to add. I will start on Bangui.--Nvvchar. 14:11, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I'll get to Bangui maybe tomorrow; just not feeling it today. --Rosiestep (talk) 19:12, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

I suppose I have completed my efforts on Bangui article. But the Cuisine section needs a reference to the resturanats part. I could not locate it. Do you two Indians were killed in some confused firing at Bangui. The cement factory built by India at Bangui with 100 Indians working in it, is getting protection from 30 odd French soldiers. --Nvvchar. 10:51, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

I have added whatever I could find to this Tegar. Lot of text has been deleted from Bangui. I don't think it can now make 5x. I have added everything I could find. --Nvvchar. 17:08, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Report to his Evilness

Sir, all red links have been eliminated. I repeat, all red links have been eliminated. Roger? ☯ Bonkers The Clown \(^_^)/ Nonsensical Babble ☯ 09:41, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Easter Sunday brunch

	Alaskan unagi
	Sending over an Alaskan eel... let me know how that unagi turns out! I bet it's tasty with colored Easter eggs! Rosiestep (talk) 19:52, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Map master: Can you get this Seward Peninsula map or something like it into Commons as I'm working on the landforms itemized on it? --~~

Not PD. --Rosiestep (talk) 18:32, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, forgot to sign this as "Clueless About All Things Related To Uploads For Commons"; we all avoid some things, and for me, the list includes uploading to Commons and changing the oil of my car. No worries about dealing with this... just wanted to make sure you had something to do should you get bored with whatever you're working on. LOL --Rosiestep (talk) 18:42, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Un-mechanical, that's all. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:53, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Ok ok. Am actually looking for landmarks in Bangui but not much out there on them; back to it later as busy in RL. P.S. my seesaw is working just fine... the Easter Bunny gave it a tune-up just hours ago. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:10, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Not sure how many more. I think there are jillions of rivers, lakes and creeks in Alaska. If they have coords and content, we should account for them. I'm working them one by one but not going to be fanatic about it and don't want to mass-stub. --Rosiestep (talk) 00:29, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Saxon Tithe Barn is also done. You may be able to find an img add it to the infobox. You may like to nominate this and also this Nettleton Mill. Bangui is still short by 3500 ch. --Nvvchar. 07:04, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Bangui is now definitely more than 5x now from the date you started editing on 30th. I have added the img of the boat and two more. You may like to nominate it now. --Nvvchar. 09:39, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

I have added some text to this Groenendael Priory. May like to add to Wildlife of Vietnam.--Nvvchar. 09:05, 4 April 2013 (UTC)It is done now--Nvvchar. 09:05, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Category:Slovenian partisans

Category:Slovenian partisans, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Peacemaker67 (send... over) 11:16, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

DYK for St. Peter und Paul, Weimar

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 16:02, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Madoc

Thanks! As you can see I am having a little trouble with these references. I guess I am going through a learning curve. I'll keep working on it...--Doug Coldwell (talk) 16:57, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

When you get time, could you look over the article and give me some suggestions for improvements. Maybe you could do a little copyediting. Thanks!--Doug Coldwell (talk) 16:55, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Free?

File:Leon Livinhac.jpg may be non-free even if shot before 1923. Nice beard, though. Aymatth2 (talk) 23:49, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

We can use pictures if they are public domain in the U.S., but that depends on whether, when and where they were first published. The simple rules are:

• Never published (unlikely to apply with an image found on an official website, or scanned from a book, magazine etc.):
  • Author and date of death known: 70 years after death of author
  • Otherwise 120 years from creation
• First published anywhere before 1923: public domain in the U.S. (there are some exceptions for written work, but not for pictures)

Then there is a complicated set of rules for work published after 1923 inside or outside the U.S. depending on when and whether it had a copyright notice, e.g.

• First published in the U.S. 1923-1977 without copyright notice: public domain in the U.S.
• First published abroad 1923-1977 with copyright notice: 95 years after publication unless public domain in source country (some exceptions apply)

In this case the picture was clearly taken before 1923, and the White Fathers have now published it on their website, but we do not know where or when it was first published. If, for example, it was first published in France in 1925 with a copyright notice, it would be protected until 2020. Aymatth2 (talk) 13:26, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

• Wikipedia is like the owner of a public notice board. Wikipedia has to warn against copyright violations, make reasonable efforts to spot them, remove them when informed etc., but it is the editor that violates copyright that gets sued. Unlikely, I agree. But post it to Commons and it is likely to get yanked off with rude remarks about the person that posted it. I have a thin skin. Easier just to post to Wikipedia as fair use. Aymatth2 (talk) 13:50, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

April 2013

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oh noooooo!!!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:28, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Anyone would think it was April 1st!? There is no place for perverse Gibraltar or sheep-related humour at Wikipedia. AS YOU WELL KNOW!! Martinevans123 (talk) 11:37, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

April Fool's?? Really? Holy Clockwork!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:51, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Goodness me. What a gem. And I thought this august april and scholarly site was NO PLACE FOR MINDLESS TRIVA!!! Martinevans123 (talk) 11:59, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

It is encyclopedic!!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:03, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

I am indeed very surprised to see you endorsing the lingua franca of such a dynamic crime-fighting duo, even if dressed as bats. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:09, 1 April 2013 (UTC) does Jimbo even have a PA??

Click on any of the sayings they all have audio clips here.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld

Now that's what I call encyclopedic. Hours of non-wiki fun beckons. Who needs context. Alfred Pennyworth (talk) 13:16, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Jimbo once told Robin he thought he could make it as US President. Robin said this. Actually there might be enough sources covering his sayings to make the article legitimate.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 13:21, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Getouttahere! That Philly Democrat Primary's a cinch! Martinevans123 (talk) 13:33, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Citation Barnstar
	I am catching on how to do the citations. Thanks for all the help on this! Doug Coldwell (talk) 14:13, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Clive Mantle

The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Batteries

Couldnt resist Dr B. I have joined it with your evil plan Victuallers (talk) 17:54, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Stubbing

So I see - glad to see it. Let me know if you need any talkpages batch-created. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 20:57, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

Chopra FAC

Hey. . I have nominated Chopra article. Please, comment as soon as you could. Try to comment as soon as possible. I would be grateful. comment herePrashant talk 04:29, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Jörg Faerber

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 08:02, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

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Hello Good Doctor!

I see that you've cast the eye of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. on my little neck of the woods. I absolutely love seeing your work on wine related articles, but I do have to admit that I'm curious about all the Silver Oak Cellars and Twomey Cellars related articles that you've recently created. The wineries are undoubtedly notable and the articles are tremendously done but they (along with some of the related biography articles) do stray a little towards the promotional WP:WINEGUIDE side of things. I don't know what kind of contact that you've had with the wineries but I hope that you won't take offense if myself or some of the other WP:WINE folks do a little editing to tone down some of the flowery praise, etc. Again, I greatly appreciate all the effort you put in creating missing articles and turning important red links blue.
I also wanted to ask you about your rational in moving the racking article over to Soutirage. I have to say as a winemaker myself that the term racking is overwhelmingly, the primary term used. While there are many French loanwords used in winemaking (pigeage, batonage, saignee, etc) that have become the WP:COMMONNAME for those process, soutirage lags far, far behind racking when it comes to common use in English. I was wondering if you would consider moving the page back? Agne^Cheese/^Wine 20:46, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Hyderabad, India

Can you please have a look at the article and see if the concerns raised by you in the last fac (that the article lacks substantial information on the city's landmarks) are addressed now? Regards.--Dwaipayan (talk) 12:12, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

The article is also posted in GoCE currently. Hope someone will pick it up within some weeks.--Dwaipayan (talk) 12:56, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi, and Thanks for your prompt response. I had removed the chirian palace from the list of 19th century palaces, hope its okay.

The purpose to mention;

"The south-central location and the incorporation of Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited (IDPL) in 1961, followed with many national and global companies, expanded the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry",

is that, the foundation of IDPL, in Hyderabad had played a basic role in the growth of pharma industry, as many basic goods suppliers settled here to supply there goods to IDPL, which simultaneousness attracted other pharma companies to settle in the city, and because of city's south-central location it was as advantage for the company's to transport goods within India in average time.

We shall appreciate if you could summarize it to clear the confusion for the readers. Regards :)--Omer123hussain (talk) 21:55, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

• Regarding the south-central location sentence, I feel it is not needed at all. It seems to be too much detail to me.--Dwaipayan (talk) 22:02, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

• I have merged two sentences there.--Dwaipayan (talk) 22:13, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Chopra

I did not have much choice; this editor is very eager. No one was giving much input during or after the first FAC anyway. We had it copy edited by the GOCE (for the second time). It was peer reviewed a couple months ago. What more can be done? Yes, it would be good if someone of your caliber looked at it, but when? Is there a benefit to withdrawing the nomination now? BollyJeff | talk 12:39, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

If we withdraw the nomination, will it still be FAC2 the next time, or skip to 3 anyway? BollyJeff | talk 18:22, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I just answered the continued conversation on bollyjeff page. If you guys thinks that it is best to withdraw then, withdraw but it should be FAC2 after next nomination. This nom. Should be deleted. I'm ok with it.Prashant talk 18:52, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

I added {db-author} but the page has not been deleted. What to do?Prashant talk 19:23, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Okay....well Have you seen the new lead in my sandbox? Well Dwai and Jeff don't want to mention WYR? in the lead. What you think.Prashant talk 19:37, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

What's Your Raashee?; a film widely noted for Chopra's performance. They want to remove this from the lead. I have removed it from the lead and as per Dwai's thoughts, moved awards below. How it is?Prashant talk 19:47, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

He means here: User:Pks1142/sandbox2 BollyJeff | talk 19:52, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi Doc

Hi Dr. Blofeld, beyond that initial list of Greek museums that you had speedied, there are some more of these problematic museum articles that I had left in the hope of some proof they exist (or at least above a most minimum notability level). Now ‎Bleaney is doing a thorough check and adds all he finds in the list of Greek museums, so I am following slowly with a new wave of checks and maybe deletions, that I doubt can be done the speedy way, so I may be posting some ugly templates for a while. In any case, this one has been defunct for quite a while, possibly even before you started the article. Hoverfish Talk 13:34, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

The last thing I would wish would be to humiliate you, so I am withdrawing it all and will do as you suggest. Hoverfish Talk 13:42, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

So Cartoon Museum is one and I will soon bring up some more. Thanks. Hoverfish Talk 13:49, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

‎

.. 1950s stubs for Pickling?

May be of any interest to you, with your devious and nefarious ways... [1], [2], [3]? Martinevans123 (talk) 20:28, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Not really, no!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:49, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Right, then. I'll pack those away in the games closet for another 59 years..!! Martinevans123 (talk) 20:59, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Ask Pickles, notice the paedo reference hehe!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 21:55, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Gobsmacked. That games closet was getting very stuffycrowded. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:58, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Tower Press.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 22:31, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Stunned. Superb work, 'Blowers. Glad Inspector Brown finally got a look in. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:43, 3 April 2013 (UTC)

Seoul Design Museum

Hello Dr. Blofeld,

I have a question about the Seoul Design Museum article you created. I've been trying to expand upon some of the Korean museum articles but this particular one is confusing me. I can't find any information about a museum called the "Seoul Design Museum". The website provided in the article links to an art education academy and it's definitely not a museum. How did you originally find out about this museum? I'm just wondering if it should be deleted or if I'm missing something. I've started a discussion on the article's talk page and would appreciate your input.

Thank you for your time, and for all of your edits!

Rystheguy (talk) 05:12, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Excuse me, sir.

Hello. You made document Hamhŭng University of Education in 2009. But I nowhere to can't found information of this University located in Hamhung-si(함흥) at Internet. Where did you obtain information about Hamhung Univ. of Education? Maybe, isn't it tentatively named "Pukchong teachers University"(북청사범대학, 北靑師範大學) located in Pukchong-kun, or "Kim Hyong-gon teachers University"(김형권사범대학, 金亨權師範大學) located in Sinpo-si, as far as I know, there are both from the same descent. And "Teachers University"(or University of Education) has two different meanings(교원대학, 敎員大學 / 사범대학, 師範大學) at North Korea.), also both "함흥사범대학" and "함흥교원대학" located in Hamhung, in the past. Thank you. --Idh0854 (talk) 11:06, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Rarely

I'm watching the AfD for FH Manor and haven't gotten around to commenting. Figured I'd get to it over the weekend. --Rosiestep (talk) 13:53, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

I was glad to find so many refs for the priory. It's a nice little article. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:06, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

Priory is nomed. I've got fam stuff this weekend, so I'll be online on and off. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:57, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Missing articles

Given the recent comparative inactivity of the old Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikipedians for encyclopedic merit, I have moved the rather ugly mess of pages of "encyclopedic articles" I have so far created into a category related to that project, Category:WikiProject lists of encyclopedic articles. Still have quite a few to go, including the New Hampshire and Connecticut ones I mentioned earlier, but it is at least a start. Granted, at this point, they are almost all religion related, but as time goes on that will change. Anyway, if you ever are at a loss for ideas for what to create your next DYK on, those pages might be useful.

P.S. What would you think of maybe using the above named, inactive, project, as a general gathering point for efforts to indicate what highly regarded sources are out there? I think, by its name, it is probably a better place than WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles, because a lot of the articles listed aren't missing. Also, I made a comment on Jimbo's talk page about maybe trying to see if the Foundation could organize some sort of citywide effort to develop its local content somewhere, maybe using the new concise wikipedia, if it gets created. If you had anything to say there, it would probably be welcome. John Carter (talk) 22:28, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

FWIW, I don't disagree that a lot is missing. I am myself surprised by a lot of the redlinks I find in the lists I have so far created. I am, admittedly very slowly, trying to get together others, but there are so many Thomson-Gale reference sources out there, and so many are multi-volume, that it is going to take some time. I'm I think getting close to getting through with some of the basic religion lists, and when I finish them, maybe in the next month or two, then I intend to address the national and subnational projects. It would have been nice if someone had already thought to do this sort of thing, beyond simply using Britannica and the Catholic Encyclopedia, but, maybe in a year or so?, we might get closer to being able to present really "encyclopedic" coverage. John Carter (talk) 18:33, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Libya

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Tubutulik River

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:03, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Bikenibeu

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

I thought I slipped myself off the credits for this one. Never mind... Derick Ashe is Who's Who notable, and technically notable in a Wikipedia sense, so there is nothing wrong with him having an article. Perhaps he was a notable negotiator with or , one or both. Diplomacy is a skill I do not have, but respect. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:40, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

• I put it back. I suppose I did a lot of the expansion. There is nothing wrong with it, just a bit mundane. Nothing wrong with mundane articles either, particularly with people, plants and places. Most articles should be just routine, flat statements of the facts about the subject. +1 for the DYK score. :~) Aymatth2 (talk) 12:48, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Talkback

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Chopra rewriting

I don't know why we (me and bollyjeff) didn't ask you, your version is really encyclopedic and looking good. I know it's the rough sketch, but still looking far far better than the previous writing. Keep the rewriting, will talk later (don't want to disturb you). :)Prashant talk 15:20, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Blofeld, is there anything that can be done about this person, seriously? We cannot loose good editors because they are abused by bad<unfriendly> ones. Sorry that I have been absent for much of today's nonsense, but I have a real life to attend to also. BollyJeff | talk 15:38, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

We can't afford to lose anybody, no. But please try to refrain from making it a war, and try to consider all interest in it a positive one. Calling any editor "bad" is probably not a good thing unless their edits are utterly shocking.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:06, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

The edits are not shocking, but the talk page comments and edit summaries are. BollyJeff | talk 16:25, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

As far as I can see both Smaro and Prashant both mean well. Please try to patch up your differences. Hopefully you'll see things in a better light once I've finished editing the Chopra article; it may take up to a week so bare with me.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:29, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

No, Bolyjeff don't strike the word. I have seen what you all are saying about me. Yes I'm bad, I tried to be friendly with everyone. Yes, I'm bad, I added notable sources to the article. Yes, I'm bad, I tried to improve the article. Yes, I'm bad I thought At least Bollyjeff was my friend. Yes, I'm bad as I thought we could work it to FA. Yes I'm bad, very bad. Thanks for breaking my confidence and faith in you Bollyjeff. Prashant talk 16:52, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

As Dr. Evil would say, "Silence!", "Zip it!"♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:57, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

No worry Dr., I have moved on. I don't have anything against anyone in my heart and my mind. I just deleted it from my memory and went back to the day where you told us to take a look. I'm happy and hope the same for others.Prashant talk 17:06, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Wow, you are like a wizard, moving stuff around, and finding new sources even now! Also, I find it interesting how you are adding info and quotes, where others have said there was already too much. You are adding back things that were removed long ago. Just two questions: Why do you find the quote about Leh important enough to indent, and aren't pictures supposed to face inwards, rather than outwards from the text? BollyJeff | talk 19:09, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Patience! The key to writing great articles is the broadest possible research first and then if too long can be condensed at a later date. I thought the quote a lovely insight into her childhood, it can be cut if needs be of course later. As I said, a lot of work really needs doing before this is ready. The trick is to add more information but at the end of everything make it seem like less. Too many quotes can be rewritten into prose to give the same overview without seeming excessive, but let's try to make it as comprehensive as possible first!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 19:14, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Jeez! That is a marathon!! LoL. I have not read it now, and will not until Dr is finished. This is like augmentation surgery, later liposuction will follow! --Dwaipayan (talk) 22:17, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

45 new sources yeah, probably another 20 odd to come once I've done 20o5-present but we don't of course want it to get too long, but also improve the quality.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 09:28, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes, we don't want it too long. But, I guess after polishing whole article, it would become small.Prashant talk 11:21, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

I'll never be small, it needs to be really long to be fully comprehensive. But it might be trimmed down a little.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:22, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes, that's what I meant. Little small. Happy rewriting.Prashant talk 14:44, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

re: Roger Ebert

Hi! Long time no speak - hope you're well. Yes, sad news indeed. Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 17:41, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Joyson

Hello there, master stroker of cats, I just thought I'd drop a line to say that I have tried once more to get in touch with Joyson and have had no success. It is not good because he usually was pretty prompt at replying to emails etc even when he more or less dropped out of Wikipedia. I hope that he is ok but am not terribly hopeful, if you understand what I mean. I guess that all we can do is trust that the silence is due to a change of email address or a general unwillingness to continue involvement rather than something related to the health issues of which we are both aware. I might try snail-mail to car dealerships in the area. - Sitush (talk) 00:52, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

I gave up trying to contact him, disappointing isn't it. I believe he did snip in Christmas time on here so he is still alive! I remember he did say something about enrolling at a university in Bangalore or something, he might of course have gone back to uni but I find it very strange that he wouldn't have access to email and when he popped up a few months back he could have easily just said to us that he is fine.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 09:31, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Protected areas of Vietnam

Thanks. I was in the process of adding, correcting and editing text in the main article. There was en edit clash. I had kept a copy of all the changes made. I have now incorporated them in both articles. I have to add two more parks under the park article, which I will do in the evening. Wildlife of Vietnam article is now complete, except that I may add some imgs. I am not covering the reserves as it will be too much work and the article will become very very large.--Nvvchar. 10:23, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Josephine Tychson is an interesting bio. I'll be back later today. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:56, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

This Protected areas of Vietnam is now complete. You may please nominate. I will do two more only, for the time being, on Wildlife of Nepal and Wildlife of Rwanda, the latter out of interest created by reading today's news paper from an interview given by the President of Rwanda to Times of India. --Nvvchar. 08:35, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Nome'd Protected areas of Vietnam. I have completed Bangui Magnetic Anomaly. I have also requested Materialscientist to look in to it.--Nvvchar. 09:08, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

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woman winemakers of, Germany

Hi Dr. Blofeld, how about Agnes Hasselbach, Lotte Pfeffer-Müller, Annegret Reh-Gartner or Carolin Spanier-Gillot, Anna-Barbara Acham, Bettina Bürklin-von Guradze, Caroline Diel, Désirée Eser, Karin Fischer etc. ergo bibamus--Symposiarch (talk) 16:58, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes I'm sure there's lots missing I might tackle a couple sometime!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:50, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Good idea1 Would you also find a few more refs for Eisenberg? Time to nom, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:09, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you, nominated. - Wolfgang Meuslin? not even in German, another hymn writer, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:42, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Radford House (and the earliest hall-marked English silver?)

Spurred on, like a certain family of antiques lovers, watching tonight's Fiona Bruce Show, I thought you may be interested in: this snippet, which refers to this treasure. It was apparently buried during the English Civil War and was only discovered by farm labourers, over 250 years later, in 1827, in a cave. Yours, Arthur Negus (talk) 20:31, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Will look tomorrow.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:50, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

Good stuff. There are only 28 known pieces of the estimated 30+ originally in The Armada Service (earliest piece dated 1581), owned by Sir Christopher Harris. The spice dish, which featured on tonight's AR, was valued at £100,000. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:18, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

.. another tempting "tit-bit" for you here: [4] Martinevans123 (talk) 20:22, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

... ouch!! antique sliver plate and hot water don't mix! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:41, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

... thanks again. You always seem to be taking the flak... as you are the one with "head above parapet". Subsequent article history usually proves the "Moaning Minnies" quite wrong, of course. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:15, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for the barnstar. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 21:29, 7 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Bangui

Materialscientist (talk) 06:25, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Nettleton Mill

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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kan Pesum Vaarthaigal

Fine with me, it was obviously going nowhere but I didn't think it was appropriate to close myself Jimfbleak - talk to me? 09:14, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Hotels in Ibiza

Template:Hotels in Ibiza has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 17:17, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

Invitation to WikiProject Breakfast

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DYK for Elephant racing

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Archived suggestion

I just noticed User:Dr._Blofeld/March_2013#Borodin_Trio is archived, without any action taken - still under consideration, or too hard to find any relevant info? Just curious. Milkunderwood (talk) 00:41, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Vallée de Mai

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• I used to do a lot of business travel and stayed in far more hotels than I can remember. Some of them may have been notable. Fortunately most were not. Bland and predictable are good qualities in a hotel when you just want to get some sleep. I am glad this batch is in good hands. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:13, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you

• Hello Dr Blofeld
  

Thank you your recent message of kind words you left on my talk page. I have come to realize that recently there is elements of editors on the wikipedia project who spend there time not actually contributing positively to this encyclopedia but patrol looking for confrontation. I have many contacts such as yourself, on the project who make and create positive contributions and criticize and advise from positive editors such as yourself are always welcomed. Just lately I seem to have become the target from the negative editors, who, when you look at there history spend all there time patrolling negatively armed with deletion tags, and in the case of one editor who through his attempt at cyber-bulling has been blocked for a week!. I will miss making the contributions I have made here, but do not wish to be drawn into constant battles and editing wars with these negative people. That is not why I have made contributions and this is the reason I am sorry to be leaving the project.  stavros1  ♣  17:14, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank You. Will takes some time to think about your obsevations.  stavros1  ♣  21:09, 9 April 2013 (UTC)

• Hello Dr Blofeld.
  

Your work to save these hotels is very impressive and much appreciated. Thank you for all the time and patients that you have put in. I think you have shown this editor how he should operate, and learn to have good faith in other peoples work.  stavros1  ♣  06:26, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, mr. Stavros, my trust in cyberbullies and spammers in extremely low. The Banner talk 13:19, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello

Hello Blofeld, how are you doing? Tolly4bolly 08:24, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello Tollybolly, spiffing my son.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 08:26, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

It's great to see that you're back again (with your hard work), missed you when you're away some months back. Btw, what do you think about my new username? Tolly4bolly 08:29, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Name says it all really! Funny but I was only thinking earlier that I'll create some 40s and 50s stubs today.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 08:34, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Well, since I am mostly in Indian (cinema) articles, I changed my older username to username that represents my work here. Anyway, I will try to expand the articles when I have time. Tolly4bolly 08:43, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

GA

OMG! I wake up to an amazing news. Thank you.....thank you....thank you for acknowledging my work and passing Huma Qureshi to GA status. I promise I'll work hard and take as many article as possible to GA and FA status. But, I couldn't have done without your review. SPrashant talk 14:38, 10 April 2013 (UTC)o, thank you so much.

As her career to date is very short it's less work needed to reach GA. But be careful to not overdo the quotes, as the coverage of films progress I'd like to see more prose about the films and production rather than just the "film was a flop, her portrayal was critically acclaimed" sort of thing.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 14:50, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

This was because, to date she acted in films which were critically acclaimed and she got positive acclaim (as she has done theatre). But, I only got one negative review of her which I added. In future, if she would get negative reviews, then I'll add for sure. Well, her next film is releasing next week. Let's see what happens. Thank You.Prashant talk 16:54, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of The Armada Service

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LOL, I created a tiny stub early today so I couldn't possibly be accountable for a copyright it was a url with something like silver set. I had to shut my PC down earlier when moving something and I had the original source on another tab in my browser ready for starting so I stubbed it quickly. I got side tracked and forgot about it but earlier I did check in and noticed somebody had expanded it, that was why it was a vio. When I created it as a tiny stub I actually didn't expect it to last ten minutes and I told myself that I bet that by the time I turn the computer on again and log in that sad Ibiza hotel troll will be lurking about to grab it and speedy tag it and lo and behold you did only later on with somebody else's copyright. What a stalking loser you are. I've restored it The Armada Service. I tagged it to save you the trouble. If you think I'm the sort of guy you can stalk and bully with tags I will make things exceptionally difficult for you on here to the point you'll wish our paths never crossed. Tag another of my articles again and I'll continue to create articles which will drive you out of your mind. Shall I stub all of the Ibiza hotels in the template you also kindly put up for deletion? I'm giving you the choice now to just back away and stop thinking me expanding a few Ibiza hotels is anything personal. Harrold Hall can be expanded too, I think you know this. Back off. Seriously. ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:45, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

A copyright violation is never acceptable, and must be tagged and fixed. It is against the law. I do not understand why you are attempting to make this a personal vendetta and bully me. I am simply trying to keep Wikipedia quality at an acceptable level and avoid things like copyright violations and articles about non-notable topics. I would strongly encourage you to avoid your hostile attitude as it is counter-productive to the goal of creating a high quality encyclopedia. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 22:18, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

I did not produce the copyright, ask the admin who deleted it, another editor added text to what was a virtually empty article. I would not say anything but for the fact I count at least 6 articles of mine I've edited in the last two days with tags slopped over them by you and excessive badgering over sources being used. Given that I've never sene you edit one of my articles in 7 years of experience here, do you honestly expect me to assume good faith in you who has clearly been targeting my work since I proved you wrong at the Ibiza hotel AFDs and other people have agreed with me? Look, I'm generally a very reasonable editor, ask anybody, but when you systematically target my articles with unnecessary tags as if that is going to improve the quality of them, I can be particularly nasty. And I could quite easily produce masses of stubs (which will be within guidelines) on Ibiza hotels and even Vancouver hotels, which I'm sure you don't really want. Yes, I've formed a strong impression of you as a pompous, petty editor who doesn't know when to admit he might have got one or two articles wrong in terms of reliable coverage, but you could quite easily change my mind and show you are a decent meaningful and constructive editor who is happy to work with me to produce higher quality articles. Either you up your game and start working with me or clear off. ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 22:24, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Congrats. An article with more templates and tags than actual content. I'm very sorry Dr Blofeld for tricking you (so easily) into this "Ibiza hotel glittering honey-trap". I will try and help out, if I can, on this artifactual treasure of national historical importance (the dishes, that is, not the article, you antique fool!) Martinevans123 (talk) 22:30, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

.. or let's put it another way.... "you can't have-your-cake-and-eat-it unless you expand your meat and two veg!", um, or maybe, "unless you clear al those toys away off the nursery floor, at once, Master Blowers, they're all all going back in the closet for good!!", etc., etc., so there. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:55, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Somebody could begin expanding it. I'd even accept ConcernedVancouverite to expand it if he adds content and sources without slopping tags on it, that is, if he is as constructive an editor who wants a higher quality as he claims. Saludos y Buenos Noches!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 23:02, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Yellow Valentino dress of Cate Blanchett for deletion

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Nomination of Silver Giorgio Armani dress of Cate Blanchett for deletion

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Oh no, dress deletions. I'm devastated!!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:56, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Press shots of noted dresses

I'm a little concerned about the use of non-free images in these dress articles; not necessarily because I believe them to be replaceable shots (I accept, in many cases, they aren't going to be) but because they are potentially press shots, and a kind of press shot with a lot of monetary value. As such, I'm concerned that they fail NFCC#2. CSD#F7 actually specifies that "Non-free images or media from a commercial source (e.g., Associated Press, Getty), where the file itself is not the subject of sourced commentary, are considered an invalid claim of fair use and fail the strict requirements of WP:NFCC; and may be deleted immediately." At least some of these photos may meet that criteria- they're made even more problematic if the precise copyright holder is not identified. I wonder whether bloggers are going to have images that they've taken of these dresses? I think trying to secure freely released images would be time well spent, and would mean avoiding messy arguments about the NFCC. (As an aside, I'm with you and Jimbo that articles about noted dresses certainly belong on Wikipedia, but are not well treated by our demographic. I've no opinion on the particular articles nominated for deletion, as I have not looked closely at them.) J Milburn (talk) 21:36, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi. Yes, I think it might be possible to request some free images although getting them to agree to CC might be extremely difficult. Can you at least hold off for now while the AFDs are going on?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 21:39, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

I'm not going to nominate anything for deletion right now, but I am significantly worried about the use of the images. If they fail the NFCC, they fail the NFCC- there can't be any kind of "we'll keep them until we get a free one". J Milburn (talk) 08:48, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

The Armada Service

Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to The Armada Service. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. Based upon your edit here: [5] ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 22:31, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Would you like me to continue, or can you finally agree to back off?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 22:32, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Dr. Blofeld: Your hostile tone of threatening to continue to deface Wikipedia is counter-productive. I can say with the utmost certainty that as I see inappropriate content being added to Wikipedia I will continue to address the defacing of the encyclopedia. Stopping the introduction of inappropriate content and defacing the encyclopedia will stop the removal of such content. You are clearly turning this into something personal and attempting to be WP:POINTY - which is truly counter-productive. Standard quality control practices suggest that when an editor spots a potential issue with the edits of an editor that they should check their other edits. I have done so, and turned up the issues I have raised. While the sourcing you turned up for some was of questionable notability, for others you have addressed some of them appropriately by finding proper sourcing - thank you. I hope that you continue those positive aspects of your editing to help improve the encyclopedia. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 22:44, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

As I did say on your talk page (which you immediately removed) "I think this badgering and silliness has gone on enough. I have no further intentions to edit the Ibiza hotels, and I've actually voted delete on one of them and the Beaufort should probably be deleted too. I was going to make a point of not confronting you over this but as you persisted on tagging articles I've been editing and templating me excessively I made a point of informing you that I don't accept that kind of treatment here. The offer is there for you to stop and start working with me and communicating mutually with some respect. If I log in tomorrow and find you've slopped tags or sent further templates on my talk page or on any of my articles, trust me, just back off and let it float away."

If other editors see completely inappropriate content from me I'm sure they can make a point of it. Seriously, let it rest, keep away from the excessive hounding and I promise I'll do the same. It's just not worth this heat is it? ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 22:53, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Niger

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 23:47, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Haul ass to London!

The Legend is in town! Lugnuts ^{Dick Laurent is dead} 07:07, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Red carpet fashion

Oh yes please to a hand with creating the additional articles. I did get 2000, 2001 and 2002 done, and as you saw, 2007 is nearly start-class. Would really appreciate it. Mabalu (talk) 09:15, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

I agree completely with your comments and the subject is so undeniably notable in fashion it cannot be dismissed. We don't have any coverage since 2010 either. But merging most of them I think would be the best thing with some paragraphs about the more notable ones. If we feel then that they deserve independent coverage they can be split into a full article. I think we should start with 2007 then.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 09:22, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Sounds great. Will look at it later today. Feel free to edit my workspace article if you see anything that needs adding/merging. Mabalu (talk) 09:27, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Do you have Highbeam Research access?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 09:32, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

I'm afraid not. Mabalu (talk) 09:51, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Just remembered this: User:Mabalu/Red carpet fashion in the 2000s - might be useful as a starting point. When I realised just how insanely long the article was going to become, I started splitting it up into individual year articles. Mabalu (talk) 10:02, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, me again. Can I just ask your opinion on Gold satin Christian Dior dress of Kate Moss - I think its controversies are already adequately covered (unlike Ms. Moss in it) in the 2007 work-in-progress and the actual article itself is kind of misleading in several fundamental respects - not least because the dress was neither 2007 nor Dior. It is one of the pages I think should be deleted once RCF in 2007 goes live...

Probably a redirect, but I haven't looked into it yet.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 10:31, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

What about White Mr Fish dress of Mick Jagger? Ericoides (talk) 16:26, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Hehe. Had enough of hotels and dresses at the moment, some more traditional topics beckon!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:41, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Bangui Magnetic Anomaly

Unclear why the nominator nomed it so quickly; I haven't worked with him before. Yes there's still time to give it attention and just add your name. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:34, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Fluticasone and Loratadine do it for me. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:40, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes yes, it's the same. If I take it daily during the allergy season it keeps me from getting a sinus infection. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:51, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map may interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 14:49, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Clint Eastwood

Well good for you for founding it, does that translate in terms for you to revert any edit you don't agree with? 1. why would you need to have something in his awards section if they are not 1 but 2 totally separate article pages dedicated solely to his awards? I don't find that necessary at all when any user or reader can simply click the link of the "main article" and find all of it right there. 2. the other edits you reverted were simple things that some didn't even affect the page or how it looked, like his name had too many apostrophes when it's not needed and I removed it, also, not all of his children's names are notable and don't need to be in the infobox, also, because most of kids last names are the same as his, it's not necessary to put it. so tell me again how i'm on the "wrong end of the MOS stick" Lady Lotus (talk) 18:04, 11 April 2013 (UTC)

José Luís Mena Barreto

Thank you very much for the kind words and support! I really appreciate them. I took the liberty of improving the article and changing its title to avoid confusion with his father and namesake, if you don't mind. Regards, --Lecen (talk) 00:00, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Underclass

I'm not easily offended, but you came close here Doctor. I am one of this so called 'under class' - and fucking proud of it. Not that I in anyway a) celebrated Thatcher's death except with a brief a smile, followed by a groan as it dawned on me all the crap we would have to hear about it.. and b) have ever been out looting, although i used to be a squatter - and even maggie didn't ban that. I'm sure you are a nice guy and everything but maybe you should keep your sweeping generalizations to the pub. Hillbillyholiday ^talk 06:48, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

An underclass in good old Blighty? How on earth did that happen. Maggie couldn't even play the loot. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:37, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

I'm not sure I get what you mean there Martin! Thanks for pointing out 'untermensch' though, I've occasionally come across the word in books, but never bothered to look up what it meant. It's a new-ish socio-economic label in the still-class-obsessed UK, that kinda covers the unemployed and very poor or uneducated. To make a sweeping generalization of my own, the consensus amongst my 'underclass' mates is "shut up already", i know a fair few hardcore ex-'hunt-sabs', some very nice anarchists, hippies, junkies, squatters, and whatnot, and even someone who had his home and possessions destroyed and his new-born baby showered with broken glass by the Thatcher's troops in the Battle of the Beanfield, and guess what? they couldn't give a shit! However, one or two middle-class lefty-ish media types I know, have been spouting off about all sorts of nonsense recently and as they are true Thatcher's babies, they don't see the hypocrisy of their views. Hillbillyholiday ^talk 07:51, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

ah yes, the famous hunt SAHBs, one of my favourite 70s bands. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:57, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

For the fourth time now(!) I don't quite 'get' your references, but yet again enjoyed the link you provided. Never checked him out, which is a bit remiss of me as playing blues on a beat-up one-string guitar is something of a wee party-trick of mine, not that i'm putting myself in Harvey's bracket (just checked him out on youtube) - my stuff is way grungier Hillbillyholiday ^talk 08:09, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Sadly, they’re usually lost on me, after a few minutes. Too much Wikipedia has re-mapped my cerebral cortex with a variable array of unwanted hyperlinks. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:55, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Ah, I knew somebody would be offended. Hillbilly I doubt you qualify, you have access to the internet and wikipedia. The sort of people I'm talking about would never access wikipedia much less read an editor's talk page and would only use the Internet on a nicked mobile phone to con people and send them fake bank account "problems" etc. I know that a lot of very poor people can't help it and find it difficult to get jobs and such, but I'm not afraid to state that there is a class of the lowest order in the UK which scrounge off the state and have loads of kids for better housing and benefits, who happily loot stores like in the Tottenham riots, who rejoice at the death of somebody, who have a disgusting attitude to life and wealthier people and dress like they're a NYC gangster. There is an underclass in the UK, and it doesn't refer to everybody who is extremely poor/marginalized in society. Not everybody who is extremely poor would act like the hooligans did over Tottenham and thatcher's death. There are people who represent the scum of society who come out at such times, I don't think anybody could seriously dispute that these people exist, and no, being labelled "scum" depends on a wide range of factors and I most certainly would never call somebody who was very poor and struggling who was genuinely a decent person an "underclass". The people I'm talking about have a revolting, angry attitude to everything and abuse the very people they think are making them hard done by. Maybe I don't understand what it's like to be so underprivileged and struggling, but you can be very poor and suffering without drinking a gazillion bottles, smoking spliffs and throwing parties over the death of somebody.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 10:44, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

You are totally right, Doctor, i only disagree about me being "underclass" - I used to be in an out of employment, more in than out, but haven't worked in five years (numerous, numerous reasons!) and have a criminal record that while not major or recent, would probably prohibit me from some jobs, (if i were to mention at interview 'say' fighting a policeman it might not go down great, my fault tho!), i have never had more than a few hundred quid at anyone time in the last twenty plus years, and haven't been on holiday in that time either (if you don't count a few outdoor-raves or sneaking in to music festies a while back). Oh, and i got my first p.c. within the last year and struggle to pay the charges on the bill for the net - (gotta upgrade!) - Please, don't get me wrong, i'm not too offended really, like i said, a lot of what you say is true, but be careful with labeling people scum and that, i know there's a problem (when hasn't there been?) but it's hardly helpful, and somewhat subjective, i mean i don't know you personally, but how would have you looked to Pol Pot's merry gang? .. as i say to friends (to their indifference): "Did you know Yuri Gagarin grew up in a mud-hut?" - do you see where I'm coming from? Hillbillyholiday ^talk 10:57, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

You're a good guy, I wouldn't consider you "under class". Generally I don't label people things like "scum", but I can't help what I think when I see images of humans acting in a way I find utterly repulsive. Even Johnny Rotten thought it was disgraceful what they did.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:01, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

I happen to think John Lydon is quite an intelligent chap, very much belying his background as "Johnny Rotten" which only the press and the tabloids keep alive, and well worth listening to his opinions, even if you don't agree with all of them. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 11:31, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Hmmm..... Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:11, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Yeah I mean most people assume Alice Cooper is a bat eating angel of hell when in reality he is a devout Christian!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:43, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

I would strongly recommend to anyone interested in John Lydon and that scene, checking out England's Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock by Jon Savage. An absolutely stunning book on the subject, possibly the only one you need read. The thing that really shocked Lydon's bandmates was when he used to watch foreign t.v. while abroad because he found it interesting. His own biog. Rotten – No Irish, No Blacks, No Dogs. is good n'all. Hillbillyholiday ^talk 14:15, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

p.s. i'm providing you a somewhat limited glimpse of my 'unusual' style here, mercifully it is quite a short clip! And the playing is poor I know, but it was a first-take.. Peace! Hillbillyholiday ^talk 16:05, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Wonderful stuff. Sure gives the I Threes a run for their money. Yours, Madonna kebab (talk) 13:20, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

LOL it that you?? You sound like Michael Angelo Batio! (Voice I mean). His guitar sounds like this.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:09, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Yarp. Not my usual technique, i mainly beatbox and sing at the same time as playing the geetar (which cost like a tenner), sometimes using a loop-pedal. Though i have a few 'comedy' numbers, i only ever do them once in public and that's it. I did a shockingly offensive one based on a Doug Stanhope skit at a very 'liberal' open-mic poetry thing in Brighton. Surprisingly, my vox are similar to Jacko's when doing my best stuff, to me it's clear that's how he composed his tunes - bboxing. And yr link was pretty cool, I can thrash with the best of them, but i'm not much of a 'widdler' Hillbillyholiday ^talk 16:22, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Nah this is cooler ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:29, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Oh indeeed, Doctor! The guy who taught me the guitar was mainly into AC/DC, Leadbelly and SRV. We only had a few jams and then he moved off to live somewhere on "Route 66 maaan.." Of the three though, it's Leadbelly I still truly love. And fwiw, I recently unearthed two gems of a kind i hadn't come across before.. Mento and early-Appalachian banjer country blues. I recommend Lord Flea ([6]) (the guy who Belafonte ripped off) for the former, and Dock Boggs ([7]) for the banjer stuff. Hillbillyholiday ^talk 01:44, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

TFA

AAYYAAAAAAAAAAAEH!
Who's Next, Side 2, Track 4, 7:44

Hey, just noticed John Le Mesurier, which I noticed you had a hand getting through FAC, is on the front page today. Thanks again for your help in getting Keith Moon to GA, and if you want another article to look at, Stones in the Park is sitting at GAN right now, with a vague plan between Ericoides and myself of making it TFA on 6th July, when the Stones play a return gig there. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 10:50, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Yep, it's great!! Maybe Moon will be TFA for 7 September? Wow File:Epiphone Casino SB.jpg I like it. I've been playing guitar 22 years now, but I'm about to buy a new guitar. Unfortunately can't afford a Benedetto, but I'm thinking of getting this. ♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 10:54, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

I'd like to have Adrian Belew's signature model of the Parker Fly guitar---which is a declassified version of the sonic screwdriver. Kiefer.Wolfowitz 12:39, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

7th September 2013 will be exactly 35 years since his death, so a TFA would be appropriate. I don't play guitar much myself (I mainly a keyboards and bass man, having one of these and one of these), but I'd quite like a Squier tele just for doing blues jams. On the subject of guitar articles, I rescued Staccato (music company) from death by CSD the other day, which could be another one to rescue - it's currently looking in a very sorry state, even though it's notable enough in my view. Technology's come a long way since the 60s - if you listen back to the '69 Hyde Park footage, Keef's guitar sounds hideously out of tune, particularly on what I think's the B string - really noticeable when he takes a solo on Sympathy for the Devil. Yikes! Still, they've invented digital tuners since then. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 11:16, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Keith Richards often plays a 5-string guitar with an Open-G overtones tuning---no B-string!

Hyde Park introduced King Crimson, who opened with this little ditty: "One of the enduring memories of the day is not of the Stones, but its near-ambushing by an unknown quantity called King Crimson, whose performances of the appositely entitled 21st Century Schizoid Man and Court of the Crimson King so enthralled and stunned the crowd it threatened to blow the Stones offstage. I was not alone in taking some time to remember why we'd all come.". Kiefer.Wolfowitz 16:23, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

I used to have tele but sold it as I just couldn't get the typical tele sound out of it not sure what was wrong with it! I've got a Japanese Squire suburst strat and I've got to say that the Japanese one has better quality pickups than the real one I have in sky blue. My first electric was a cheap black squire which was a piece of crap, but the sunburst one I have from Japan for playing jazz fusion/blues stuff sounds as good as any. I used to play mostly rock and blues but as I've got better I've ventured in jazz and flamenco. Jazz is incredibly demanding and I want that big fat ass sound of an archetop which obviously you can't get with a solid body guitar.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:22, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

As a rock and guitarist fan I've listened to hundreds of bands over the years and you know what I think the single most rock n roll moment in music history is? Daltrey's blood curdling scream in Won't Get Fooled Again. Turn this up full volume on the speaker. If they made a Back to the Future 4, to get Marty back into the future, forget Libyan plutonium and trains, all they'd need is to play that at full blast into the flux capacitor and Bob's Your Uncle.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:50, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

• So you could say that Marty... just needed to pluck the right strings. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Yes, it's a very rock moment — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:46, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

LOL!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 13:52, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Great TFA today! Great collaboration (hope the others are looking who have one more often), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:24, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Gerda!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:35, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

adding to my list Thomas Gabriel (composer) ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:23, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your comments and support for Satyajit Ray filmography. It has been promoted to FL. - Vivvt (Talk) 14:01, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks much for the barnstar, doctor! - Vivvt (Talk) 14:07, 12 April 2013 (UTC)

Nomination of Kai Normann Andersen for deletion

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DYK for Municipal Museum of Algeciras

Shubinator (talk) 19:07, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Category:Beninese cheeses

Category:Beninese cheeses, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 21:14, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

World Gazeteer.com

I think you may be onto something. Maybe WikiStatistics, for things like population data from all over the world. It would be useful for when sources move, or die. Propose it and I'll be happy to second. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 23:42, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

• Notability depends only on whether a number of reliable independent sources have commented on the subject. "Von Stroheim felt that the consciousness of their royal underwear would show up in the elegance of the actors' bearing." The page needs launching. I would be glad to contribute to the AfD discussion. Aymatth2 (talk) 00:16, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Lulua Mosque

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DYK for Derick Ashe

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Wikipedia:Unified login

Did you ever know or think about transferring to SUL it seems like all accounts with this name belong to you and then you could also sign your posts on wikidata.--Saehrimnir (talk) 16:23, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

I haven't no. Because I changed account name a few times I can't stay logged in on the other wiki sites. Not sure how to do it.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:45, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

According to this if the accounts on commons and on wikisource are yours you just have to go to Special:MergeAccount and enter your passwords.--Saehrimnir (talk) 17:03, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

I forget my password for my Dr. Blofeld account in the commons, that's why I created Blofeld,Dr.. I couldn't complete the unification.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 18:54, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Salah el-Moncef bin Khalifa

An IP (90.59.92.95) who is supposedly Salah el-Moncef bin Khalifa notified me on my talk page that apparently there is incorrect information in the article. He has asked me to notify you (the creator of the article) to replace the article with the following text, which he believes is more correct:

Salah el-Moncef bin Khalifa is a Kuwaiti poet and writer who teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of Nantes, France. He is executive editor at Angelaki and directs the Contemporary French Thinkers series in the Oxford-based journal. He is a recipient of the Tunisian Presidential Award for Excellence in the Humanities. From 1988 to 1993 he was a Fulbright fellow at Indiana University, Bloomington. Salah el-Moncef bin Khalifa has edited several collections of essays and has written many essays on film and on Modernist and postmodern culture. He is the author of Atopian Limits. His fiction revolves around the diaspora experience and features short stories published in various British and American magazines and anthologies, including the Anthology of New Arab American Writing, in which a critic described his contribution as a “postmodern cum magical realist adventure [that] reads like Kafka by way of Baudrillard.” Salah el-Moncef bin Khalifa has recently finished a novel and published a highly anticipated novelette, “Sleepwalking,” excerpts from which were presented to great praise during an invited public reading in Boston at Berklee College of Music.

I have explained to him what I believe are relevant Wikipedia policies concerning the matter, however he has requested that I "inform the editor who is in charge of the page so that the page is removed". 069952497a^{Comments and complaints}_{Stuff I've done} 17:22, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

What exactly is incorrect? Is he aware of WP:NPOV?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 18:52, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

The points he makes are as quoted below:

    1. It contains several erroneous facts about my peson that need to be removed and replaced by the accurate data that I included in the text that I tried (and failed) to insert into the article and that I am enclosing in this message. The erroneous facts are the following:
         - My name: It is supposed to appear as Salah el-Moncef bin Khalifa (my first name is "Salah").
         - The nature of my publications: The article states that I am a "self-published" writer. I am not with the very recent exception of a novelette that I put on Amazon Kindle subsequent to its print publication in a a highly renowned print journal.
         - My university position and my function: I am an Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing, not an adjunct, as is mentioned in the text.

    2. The text makes mention of my birthdate. I do not wish my birthdate to appear in the article.

    3. The text is not exhaustive enough and omits many very important elements of my work and experience.

I have responded to each on my talk page, and I have mentioned NPOV and conflict of interest guidelines to him; however, I do not know if he has taken the time to look at them. 069952497a^{Comments and complaints}_{Stuff I've done} 00:35, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

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Help

Can you change this article's name: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Deus ? His real name is Leonardo de Deus, because "de Deus" is a compound name in Portuguese language, means "from God, connected to god, god's property" or something like that. It's impossible to separate, it's like "van Helsing". Dariusvista (talk) 22:55, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Fir Hill Manor

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• Fir Hill Manor; I've commented on the dyk nom page and the article's talkpage. I've completed my edits to Yoram Tsafrir. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:59, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Will do. Hope you enjoy your time off. --Rosiestep (talk) 00:25, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Cockroach racing

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:04, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Thomas Gabriel (composer)

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DYK for Baroli Temples

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:02, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Salah el-Moncef

Hi Dr. B. Just a note to let you know that I declined your CSD request on this article - there have been several significant contributions from other editors, so G7 isn't applicable. I'd tend to agree with the "not-notable" assertion, but the route to deletion for this page is really PROD (or possibly AFD). All the best, Yunshui 雲‍水 09:15, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Holzhausenschlösschen

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:02, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

the home of illustrious editors ;) - Gabriel improving. What do think of categories for alumni and staff of the Folkwang? no idea though how to name them, the school had so many names in history, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:06, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Oswald, one of the faster noms, is in prep already, with several red links, including Vetter, mentioned in the hook, and pictured ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:59, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

ps: Folkwang alumni? - that part was stable --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:01, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

Excellent!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:03, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Wildlife of Vietnam

Casliber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Groenendael Priory

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 08:03, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Saxon Tithe Barn

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 08:04, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Big bad Brad

Just FYI, another bloody poinless redirect! - SchroCat (talk) 09:51, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

Eeks, took so long for us to notice too. Thanks, it's on my watchlist.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:40, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Akokan (album)

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DYK for Lichtental Church

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Nomination for deletion of Template:The Leading Hotels of the World

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linking

WP:OVERLINK says "A term should be linked, generally, at most once in an article's lead, perhaps once again in the main article body, and perhaps once at first occurrence in each infobox, table, caption, and footnote." See that footnotes are included there. BollyJeff | talk 18:33, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

My point is that the policy specifically says to NOT be consistent here (first occurrence only even on footnotes). I just want it to be clear how it should be done. If I do the work on Chopra to make it how you say, I am gonna be really upset when someone else comes along during the next review and says that it's against policy, please put it back the way it was. BollyJeff | talk 20:20, 17 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Bangui Magnetic Anomaly

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Proposed deletion of Seoul Design Museum‎

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DYK for Karlheinz Oswald

The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Finally I got the hook changed. Did you know that the model for his sculpture Christus in the Mainz Cathedral is a ballet dancer with African roots? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:41, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Would you find more sources for Matthias Eisenberg? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:36, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

I have added two references to the Fatimid architecture article and also replied on the GA talk page. I hope they are fine. I do not understand the comment on page numbers. I have completed this Wildlife of Mali today. You may like to add. The Alaska articles seem to be in some kind of confusion. Will you please look into the review comment and reply. Also see the review comments below Aldabara. Both Rosie and I have tried to comply to the review comments but it is still pending. Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram is going fine with ten articles cleared. --Nvvchar. 14:52, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

A very big thanks!

Thank you very, very much for passing the GA review of Barfi!.----Plea$ant 1623 ✉ 11:34, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Not only me, Pks1142, Arjann and Zeeyanwiki also helped. As far of the Reception section, Pks1142 said that he will work on the Reception section.----Plea$ant 1623 ✉ 14:00, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

GAN - Fatimid architecture

Done, and passed safely. If you or your co-author feel like offering a reciprocal going-over I have the BBC Symphony Orchestra up for GA. Tim riley (talk) 17:10, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Be as picky as you can, please! 'Tis the only way to get our articles as good as we can get 'em. Tim riley (talk) 18:38, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Congratulations! The article looks great. I just checked the talk page, and realized you may have been wondering why I did not fix any of the problems. The reason was that somehow it was no longer on my watchlist, so I had no idea all the work was being done. Sorry about that. Aymatth2 (talk) 19:35, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Norton Bay may interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 03:21, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Hello

Hello, can help me to translate this page correctly: Tríptico de Nava y Grimón, Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Santa Cruz de Tenerife.--81.37.85.3 (talk) 09:52, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Reference names

Hello Dr. Blofeld. I have recently looked at two articles that you created, and saw that you put "<ref name=[something]>" in them, even though most of those named references were not used later in those articles. Is there a reason for that? I have always thought that the "name" parameter is used only for repeated references, which is also what WP:REFNAME indicates. Best, Toccata quarta (talk) 10:09, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I use this which does it automatically.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:30, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the link! Toccata quarta (talk) 11:40, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Guitar reminder

Can't find your post so here.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:23, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

A wonderful documentary. Kiefer.Wolfowitz 12:40, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

Love the comment at 15 minutes about "rock guitar in 12 hours, classical player must devote 12 solid years of study".♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 13:04, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

I watched it all now. Part 2 was the best, it covered 50s guitar well but it kind of got bad after 1970. Part 3 was rubbish. I mean coverage of the Smiths and Sex Pistols but no Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, Chet Atkins I thought was astounding. Eddie Van Halen had way more impact on guitar than any of those bands covered in it. Chet Atkins is one of the most influential guitarists of all time and to not mention him and cover Johnny Marr I could not believe.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 18:50, 19 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Atiq Mosque (Awjila)

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Candle Creek

The DYK project (nominate) 00:04, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi there. I'll see what Ipigott might add to the church articles in the next few days and if he wants to tackle the category by municipality issue, expecting that he'd have a clearer understanding about that. --Rosiestep (talk) 04:47, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Râpa Roșie (now don't start rapping on my talkpage, bro) may interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:14, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Amazingly awesome looking place, Cala en Bosch. I'll look at all those translations later today... now off to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. Btw, I asked Nvv to nom what's ready so just add your name to it if it's something you work on tomorrow. --Rosiestep (talk) 21:23, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Rugezi Marsh and Buberuka Highlands may interest you. --Rosiestep (talk) 17:46, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Berthold Possemeyer

 — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:02, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of St. Severin, Keitum

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Nyírbogát

It seems like one of the pages you created has a duplicate.

This is yours http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ny%C3%ADrbog%C3%A1t

This is the duplicate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokod,_Hungary

Bloger (talk) 05:06, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

FAC

Could you take a look at the FAC of Ra.One? Your input would be much appreciated. ~*~AnkitBhatt~*~ 10:13, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Lebanese football

Abbas Shit is non-notable and has been PRODded; I have cleaned up the Shabab Al-Sahel article and tagged for improvement. Yes I'm only 24, what made you think I was in my 60s?! GiantSnowman 15:18, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

It depends - are you talking about notability for football clubs, players, or leagues? GiantSnowman 16:12, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Top level clubs are generally considered notable, as are the leagues themselves. Player notability is more complex. GiantSnowman 11:42, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Well he fails WP:NFOOTBALL for a start-off, and it is extremely hard to show he meets WP:GNG given the lack of sources / language differences. GiantSnowman 12:26, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Not listed here. Oh, and re:your very first comment about redirecting - it's generally discouraged as players tend to play for a number of clubs. GiantSnowman 12:32, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

It depends on a number of factors - funding, TV money, wages etc. GiantSnowman 12:39, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Tripura fac

I hope this wont be considered as canvassing. Since you have participated earlier in Indian geographical entity-related facs, I thought to request you to have a look at the fac. Looks like the fac might die out soon due to lack of reviewers. --Dwaipayan (talk) 16:04, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Canvassing? Not at all, I'm quite capable of deciding whether I think it's FA worthy or not, I'll look tomorrow. But we seem to have a lot of Indian FA candidates. My feeling is that we should create some kind of pre FA board at the India project where editors must state their candidates prior to nom and a lot of us can have a chance to edit it and agree that they're ready. What do you think?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:24, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Wow! That's an unique wikiproject. Yes, I will update that wikiproject page as needed :)--Dwaipayan (talk) 16:52, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Ping !--Dwaipayan (talk) 18:00, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Ibiza

I'll try to get around to it today sometime. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 16:25, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

I can't find much of anything about Patrick Hunout. President and the Founder of The International Scope Review, published by the The Social Capital Foundation, which is the only source for the French Wikipedia. He says the elite promotes immigration and a global market economy so the middle class is divided and insecure and the elite stays in power. It is a conspiracy. No BLP stuff like when or where he was born, went to school etc. Maybe a pseudonym? Aymatth2 (talk) 17:24, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

There has to be some sourcing. The Émile Durkheim mention could be self-added. I take the simple view that if there is enough content from independent sources to make at least a basic article, the subject is notable, whatever it is. But if there is not enough, the subject is not notable. Aymatth2 (talk) 17:56, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

IP vandals at User:Pks1142

Yeah, I was getting there. The one IP was easy, 4 edits in quick succession. Each of the other two had made only the one edit. But both clearly here for no good, so I gave them the same 48 hours. We'll see what happens after that. Thanks, UltraExactZZ ^Said ~ Did 16:22, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel

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A tag has been placed on Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown Hotel requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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As I said originally, you are most welcome to work with me at expanding and improving the stubs into decent articles. Generally I am almost always right about notability and you'll find that 99.9% of my articles are kept at AFD. Large hotels, especially skyscrapers and historic hotels typically tend to meet guidelines and can be expanded. Its the crummy motels and 1 star hotels which generally don't. Most of the stubs I started I think easily pass GNG. But you placing articles up for AFD and then launching multiple speedy deletions at me isn't going to help anybody.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:36, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

I never launched a speedy "at you." Wikipedia is about content. When I see articles that do not have credible notability claims and I am unable to find reliable source coverage when doing my due diligence to establish notability, I follow the wikipedia norms of putting them up for deletion. An article such as the one I recently nominated as presented here [8] where the only cited description was, "The hotel has 434 rooms and has decor which has been described as "remarkably bland"" had no notability claim, unless having remarkably bland rooms is truly a distinctive and notable factor. I do hope you can find substantial reliable source coverage for the numerous articles you create, and am happy to see you having such an interest in Vancouver. You should visit one day, and book a room at one of our wonderful local hotels (even one of the non-notable ones) and we can grab a beer to discuss Wikipedia in a more friendly tone. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 20:43, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

That's better, thankyou. I've been to Vancouver twice and love the city. I think I stayed in the Sheraton once and another time in some wooden lodge type hotel on the outskirts. I love Canada in general. You were right I think about the plaza, I db-authored it. Hotel Georgia (Vancouver) is on the register of historic places, does Canada have a category like the US? LOL @ File:Balmoral Hotel Vancouver.JPG, now that's the crummy sort of hotel which doesn't belong on a hotel travel site let alone wikipedia!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 20:47, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

I'm not aware of a historic places category for Canada. Not my area of editing interest. I'm glad you have recognized that articles like the Carmana Plaza one are truly not on a notable topic, with your edit here [9]. Describing the hotel with the one notability claim of, "Described as a "nondescript building"" seemed a bit absurd, no? In any case, glad you have enjoyed your visits - you should visit more often. I won't know the wooden lodge you are referring to. Was it very large? Or a small one that was more of a B&B? You may be getting a bit confused about hotels in Vancouver as we have many properties called "hotel" that are not actually hotels in the common sense you generally are looking at - they are long term housing targeted to low income individuals. You likely could craft an entire article about those, including the Balmoral as many of them do have reliable source coverage as they are the source of public debate frequently. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 20:53, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

Mmm I think I'm confusing it with a hotel on a lake I stayed at about 20 or 30 miles to the northeast of Vancouver, but I'm pretty sure I stayed at the Sheraton once. I love walking through that big park, can't remember the name but it's a Mecca for fitness freaks! I'll try to flesh out these articles over the next week anyway. Honestly I'm not in the "every hotel is notable" mindset at all, most hotels aren't notable. I honestly think though that every city has a handful of hotels which are either architecturally of note and are prominent like your skycraper hotels, or are historic hotels with significance. I think it is possible to cover those in an encyclopedic way. The problem for places like North Korea is that accessing sources in English is a problem, I have no doubt there are sources in Korean in newspapers in Korea, so for some places merging into a List of hotels in Pyongyang or something which summarises the most notable ones might be a better format, but there's a fine line between something encyclopedic and NOT TRAVEL. The hotel you nominated was part of a major development in the city in the Sosan neighborhood which including the Seosan Football Stadium. In my city, Cardiff, such a redevelopment complex would easily be notable, in fact we have tens of articles on smaller venues and centres too.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 21:02, 22 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Aldabra

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Help at Bhubaneswar

Hello! I know you are a real busy person, but if you find time I would request you to have a look at Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, India, which I am trying to develop into a GA. The article needs serious copyediting and may be correction for other MOS issues. Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 04:25, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Talkpages

Are done. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:15, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Any time. I'll be at rehearsal tonight, but let me know if you need more done. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 13:42, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rosblofnari

I really do not understand what is the issue now. I thought our talk pages were mutually inclusive and we could work on any of the articles jointly whether they are posted on your page or Rosiesteps' page or my page. As regards Ipigotts observations on the Danish articles, I only added the info boxes. If they are inappropriate they can surely be deleted. I have no issues. Your creation of this Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Rosblofnari is really innovative and would be followed. In fact I worked on the Danish artciles as I saw them on this new page. Let me assure you Dr.B, I have not ignored you in any of the DYKs which I have posted recently or even earlier. Even two days back I requested you to intervene in the review observations on our DYK.--Nvvchar. 10:23, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

I have reached a stage where I have nothing to aspire for. I spend all my wake up time on Wikipedia. I attribute this to your's and Rosie's constant goading and support to me to write on various subjects. It has helped me in many ways. At my age I have no axe to grind or be a cause of hurt to any one.--Nvvchar. 10:50, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Ibiza Gran Hotel

Hi Dr Blofeld

I was adding an image to the article on the Ibiza Gran Hotel and I notice that you added the text During the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and until the end of World War II in 1945, it was used by the army. along with a reference. I think this may be a mistake. The hotel I think this is a reference to is the Hotel Montesol in Ibiza town. I hope this helps. Cheeseladder (talk) 15:45, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Nice one and well spotted! For some reason I get those hotels mixed up. When I think of Ibiza Gran Hotel I picture than yellow and white hotel!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 16:14, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

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• I don't think Pyongyang is even in Africa - could be wrong. There may something here, but I can't read it. Another option would be to track down someone who speaks Volapük and get them to write an article in vo.wp. Then you could cite that. Aymatth2 (talk) 16:51, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Josephine Tychson

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DYK for Fir Hill Manor

The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

I will be away for a day. Some of the articles need to be nominated today. I will add more text to Buberuka Highlands tomarrow after my retrun from my home town. I have replied to your mail.--Nvvchar. 08:34, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for The Armada Service

The DYK project (nominate) 16:03, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

... suitable service for a small, well-deserved snack, perhaps? a local delicacy, anyone? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:34, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

Main Page appearance: Mother India

This is a note to let the main editors of Mother India know that the article will be appearing as today's featured article on May 3, 2013. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. If you prefer that the article appear as TFA on a different date, or not at all, please ask featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or one of his delegates (Dabomb87 (talk · contribs), Gimmetoo (talk · contribs), and Bencherlite (talk · contribs)), or start a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 3, 2013. If it needs tweaking, or if it needs rewording to match improvements to the article between now and its main page appearance, please edit it, following the instructions at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/instructions. The blurb as it stands now is below:

Mother India is a 1957 Hindi epic melodrama film, directed by Mehboob Khan and starring Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar, and Raaj Kumar. A remake of Khan's 1940 film Aurat, it is the story of a poverty-stricken village woman named Radha (Nargis) who struggles to raise her sons amidst many troubles. Despite her hardship, she sets a goddess-like moral example of an ideal Hindu Indian woman. In the end, she kills her criminal son for the greater good. Mother India metaphorically represents India as a nation in the aftermath of independence, and alludes to a strong sense of nationalism and nation-building. While some authors treat Radha as the symbol of women empowerment, others see her cast in female stereotypes. The film was the most expensive Hindi cinema production and earned the highest revenue for any Hindi film at that time. Mother India became a definitive cultural classic and is regarded one of the best Indian films. It was India's first submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1958, where it made the shortlist. The film won the Filmfare Best Film Award for 1957, and Nargis and Khan won the Best Actress and Best Director awards respectively. (Full article...)

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DYK for Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

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DYK for Pancha Rathas

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DYK for Dharmaraja Ratha

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DYK for Arjuna Ratha

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DYK for Bhima Ratha

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DYK for Draupadi Ratha

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DYK for Nakula Sahadeva Ratha

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DYK for Ganesha Ratha

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DYK for Cave Temples of Mahabalipuram

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DYK for Varaha Cave Temple

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DYK for Krishna Cave Temple

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DYK for Mahishasuramardini mandapa

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DYK for Panchapandava Cave Temple

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DYK for Shore Temple

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DYK for Olakkannesvara Temple

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DYK for Descent of the Ganges (Mahabalipuram)

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Duplicate for village

Hi good Doctor, you improved extensivley the stub for the commune of Kim Liên (at Kim Lien) where Ho Chi Minh was born and Kim Liên Museum is, seems like someone else later/in parallel created a duplicate Kim Liên (commune). Do we need to do a formal history merge or just redirect? In ictu oculi (talk) 02:07, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Page title should be Kim Liên, it should cover both town and commune in one. Thanks!♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 09:27, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you

For doing the GA review of Stańczyk (painting). It is quite helpful to know that my work is appreciated; as I was just reminded by several other editors that it is not always the case. :> Cheers, --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 03:54, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map

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A barnstar for you!

	The Teamwork Barnstar
	To the Rosblofnari, for creating the Mahabalipuram DYK series. All great works. Redtigerxyz Talk 18:31, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Wildlife of Chechnya

Hello! Your submission of Wildlife of Chechnya 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! Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 20:56, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Will you please see the review below Template:Did you know nominations/Protected areas of Vietnam. I do not understand the comments. Can you address it please?--Nvvchar. 09:29, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. --Nvvchar. 16:26, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for St. Ulrich, Vienna

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DYK for Lake Débo

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DYK for St. Severin, Keitum

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DYK for Kakum National Park

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DYK for Fish River (Alaska)

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DYK for Vester Egede Church

Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:04, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Faxe Church

The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Country Challenge

Hi, do you mind if I borrow the format of your country challenge for my own? --Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 10:41, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Sure, what do you want to do a UK county challenge?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 10:48, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Actually, that's a very good idea, I hadn't thought of that. I was thinking a country challenge, but an historic county challenge for the UK seems much more achievable.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 10:59, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome to involve WP:RBN.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 11:01, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Ok thank you very much, I shall add a note on the talk page.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 11:17, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Catholic Secular Forum

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Neanderthals of Gibraltar review

Thanks for your review of Template:Did you know nominations/Neanderthals of Gibraltar, could you possibly add some words about COI/promotional aspects as required by the instructions? Prioryman (talk) 13:46, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

There you go howz that?♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 13:49, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

LOL! That should put the cat among the pigeons. ;-) Prioryman (talk) 21:46, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Told you so! [10] Prioryman (talk) 04:48, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Fremont Hotel, Los Angeles

When I saw that the addresses weren't the same, Fremont Hotel = 401 S Olive St vs. Omni = 251 S Olive St, I knew they were 1.5 blocks apart, which is why I checked google earth, which confirmed it. 401 is in the 400 block, between 5th and 4th streets. What's actually at the 401 spot today is a parking lot for a building which faces Grand... so today, there's no building with the address of 401. When you continue north and cross 4th, there's a large complex, the California Plaza, which is two blocks wide (between 4th and 2nd... 3rd doesn't go through); everything here is numbered in the 300s and 200s. The Omni is just north of where 3rd St would be if it did go through; and it is south of 2nd, which is why it's numbered 251. Does this make sense? --15:27, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Cool tool. Fixed. --Rosiestep (talk) 16:11, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Thomas Gabriel (composer)

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DYK for Norton Bay

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DYK for Protected areas of Vietnam

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WikiProject Christianity Newsletter (May 2013)

Hi, I thought I would drop you a note to say that I mentioned in this month's issue of Ichthus. If you wish to receive the full content in future, please drop me a note on my talk page.--Gilderien Chat|List of good deeds 18:02, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Follow up

This is regarding the FAC of Ra.One; you had said you would take a thorough look into it? ~*~AnkitBhatt~*~ 06:34, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Haslev Church

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RfA support

I was going to say this there, but it might have disrupted the more serious discussion of your support. In my young day (which admittedly was a very long time ago) boy scouts wouldn't have been seen dead collecting brownie points -- at least, not in the sense you probably meant Rgds, --Stfg (talk) 12:59, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Exactly. There's just something very wrong about editors as experienced as Piotrus haivng to undergo that sort of questioning and grilling and expected to "kiss babies" in their replies just to be awarded some extra tools. It's a totally unhealthy process which does little but amplify long forgotten grudges and events.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 13:59, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

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Matejko's paintings

Now we have four of them as GA's: Stańczyk (painting), Battle of Grunwald (painting), Prussian Homage (painting) and Constitution of May 3, 1791 (painting). Do you think either of the remaining two we have entries for, Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God and Zawieszenie dzwonu Zygmunta (probably needs a move...) are good for a GA nom? Hmmm, perhaps it's time I fill in another red link from Jan_Matejko#List_of_works. Would you have a preference? :) --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 13:54, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

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DYK for Wildlife of Chechnya

Casliber (talk · contribs) 16:03, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Braaby Church

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Holy Holly, Batman

I linked to your excellent list of Robin's ejaculations towards The Caped Crusader at a new RfA.

C.f., the Jewish Elvis's nod to The Boy Wonder. Kiefer.Wolfowitz 21:33, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

What a shame. Doesn't that Jack Robin know any nice Jewish girls? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:40, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

LOL.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:21, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

A new wrinkle

In certain parts of Iran, Farsi Persian is not the predominant language. Gilaki, Mazandarani, Kurdish, and Azerbaijani are all the major languages in one or more provinces. So the question is: should the article titles be in their normal Romanized Persian; e.g., Seyyedlar or should those in Gilan (where Gilaki is the language of the masses, but not official) be Sayyadlar - a verb distinction that in English (with a Latin alphabet) can overlook "to-may-to" and "to-mah-to" are both "tomato". There are also varying other differences such as "q" vs. "gh" as the normal Romanization of "ﻕ". When it comes to Kurdish and Azerbaijani - the differences are more marked and even the same place has two different names: "Dehnow" and "Tazeh Kand" and "Təzəkənd" - all meaning "new village" (Persian and Turkish and Azerbaijani). Thoughts? I have thus far not done much in these provinces, awaiting developments, but someone is starting Gilan Province (see Category:Populated places in Astara County) and we have now reached the Rubicon. Carlossuarez46 (talk) 06:33, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

• Unfortunately, for most places in Iran there is no official Romanization of the official name: Carlossuarez46 (talk) 23:36, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Lee Tai-Young

The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Legal Action

Wikipedia has a policy. WP:NLT and I agree with it completely. However, they do add the following:

If you must take legal action, we cannot prevent you from doing so. However, it is required that you do not edit Wikipedia until the legal matter has been resolved to ensure that all legal processes happen via proper legal channels. You should instead contact the person or people involved directly, by email or through any other contact methods the user provides.

That makes a lot of sense. So, please provide me with some contact so that I can contact you directly in order to iron this out. For me, you can contact me at john@johnclarkprose.com. I'll be glad to hear from you, SchroCat. Also Cassianto, MisterShiney, Dr. Blowfeld, Bencherlite and Delicious carbunkle. The rules sensibly provide for that course, so I know you will be happy to abide by it, and I will be happy to hear from one and all of you. JohnClarknew (talk) 23:38, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Ignore this. JohnClarknew has been indefinitely blocked for making legal threats. And for getting your name wrong. Bencherlite^Talk 09:40, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

That's poor advice Bencherlite. Wikipedia:Don't overlook legal threats, he clearly feels aggrieved. I've offered my services through OTRS, it's unlikely to be finished. Worm^TT(talk) 09:44, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

JohnClarknew wants our contact details so he can use them for litigation purposes, it seems. WTT, are you seriously suggesting that we comply with his request? Bencherlite^Talk 11:31, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Just to clarify, no, I'm not making any suggestions of the sort. I'm just explaining that you shouldn't just ignore him because he mentions legal threats. I've reached out to him for now and hopefully we can work out something where everyone is happy and we don't end up in a big mess. Worm^TT(talk) 12:24, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Hasn't this old man got anything better to do? I still have no idea what he is going on about but I do know he is causing a lot of trouble and wasting the precious time of Schrod and Cass. I'm not going to be roped into his games... This editor and his IP address should be permanently blocked from here.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:13, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

At least it's my time now, not nearly as precious :) I'm not keen on permanent blocking, especially of someone who has an article on the encyclopedia. Worm^TT(talk) 12:24, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

So he says he is John Clark (actor). It's not a case of ignoring him, it's a case of understanding what on earth he is going on about. He's nit picking.♦ Dr. ☠ Blofeld 12:27, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

I ran into him on his own bio some time ago; a very rude chap, bent on self-promotion and, from his site, very free with the litigation at every turn. I'd suggest he is simply not a good fit for Wikipedia, in any way, especially for the latter reason. WormTT: I'd recommend leaving well alone. --Errant ^(chat!) 22:28, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Award

Thanks, my friend. I have completed all the articles in the list. Only three remain to be nominated. You know, my daughter-in-law is impressed with the way you have been giving me awards.--Nvvchar. 13:30, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Thanks from me, too. Really appreciate it. I think we've been really productive as a trio recently! --Rosiestep (talk) 14:44, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

For sure. Seems like there are more to choose from and you can see deadlines. We should have done this sooner! --Rosiestep (talk) 19:45, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for Matthias Eisenberg

The DYK project (nominate) 16:02, 30 April 2013 (UTC)