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A beer for you!

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Gotta start that vacation right....unless you are driving (then save this for later). :) Happy 4th!...Neutralhomer • Talk • 19:57, 4 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much

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Hi there. I'm clearly too stupid for the "thank" feature. When I tried to thank you for this, I accidentally thanked User:Thumperward for something completely different instead, and I do mean completely. Never mind… it was good luck, really, because I don't really want to thank you for that edit in a way other people can't see, on the contrary I want to praise you to the skies right here. Thank you very much right here for this edit. Bishonen | talk 20:26, 4 July 2013 (UTC).[reply]

What's going on???

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I am out of the loop. Why have you and BW both requested de-sysopping? LadyofShalott 15:53, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Oh heck! I didn't even get time to try and talk you out of it. Are you sure that's what you wanted to do? Of course we now have the entire anti-admin brigade jumping up and down in the schoolyard chanting "Two down and only 662 active admins to go! Hey, hey, rock the boat! Rock the boat! Yo, ho ho!" If I see you in Hong Kong I will invite you to dinner - and scold you badly. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 16:23, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
PS: No mastodons there, though. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 16:27, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, fuck. Wikipedia has now lost two admins who don't follow the conventional "admin crowd", as it were. Not good. Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 16:31, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • Damn. I don't see any good out of any of this. LadyofShalott 16:33, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • I, and I think most editors, are not anti-admin, but rather anti admin abuse and the communitie's complete unwillingness/ineffectiveness to do anything about it. And a gutless arbcom does not help. As is, it takes countless victims and arduous years of RFCs/AC/etc to get something done about just one bad admin. Drmies and Boing are fine admins and yes, seeing their frustration get to this level is very sad.PumpkinSky talk 17:30, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oh bloody Hell. I was chasing down a mess concerning German silent films and then walking the dogs. You're supposed to be on vacation and as an admin, I do not pull my weight. You have done, and more. Please have a lovely vacation and when you come back - reconsider. Yngvadottir (talk) 17:51, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • A break from the non-stop stupidity will do wonders for your karma, Drmies. The real world is filled with far fewer power hungry jerks, and a lot more sunshine and kids and alcohol. Enjoy the break. --Floquenbeam (talk) 20:39, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Word.  davidiad { t } 21:15, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Add me to the list of people who were surprised and sad to see this whole mess unfold. The project will really miss having you around as an administrator. Enjoy your break, and I do hope you come back. – GorillaWarfare (talk) 15:41, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I, too, hope that you will reconsider. Take some time off, and then please return to the project in whatever capacity you see fit. You will be missed by many people. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 16:20, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Add me to the list of those depressed by the news. I've been inactive in Wikipeda for a couple weeks, and just now catching up. Hope some time off will let you reconsider.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 21:50, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Duuuhhhh... duhhh... duuuuhhhh... what? Jeez. Best of luck, hope you'll reconsider at some point. I never actually interacted with you as an admin, now that I think about it, but you're a damn cool head and a good guy. Take it easy without the mop for a while (can one use a broom on WP? Dustcloth?) and maybe take it up again later. Cheers, Ignatzmice•talk 22:16, 13 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sock troll

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The last edits I reverted on your page was from a sock, but anyways enjoy your break and wish you all the best for the future. Prabash.Akmeemana 18:19, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks--but sock, yes, troll no. It's an old friend and I'm surprised that I still warrant his attention. I appreciate it, but I'm re-inserting his message. Drmies (talk) 21:35, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Whoa sorry Drmies, I didn't know it was Badmachine! well... apologies to Badmachine aswellPrabash.Akmeemana 23:15, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No worries PBASH: plenty of people here would applaud your rollback, but I make an exception for him. Thanks again. Drmies (talk) 23:26, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

you're too good for this place anyway

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Hi again Drmies. While it's unfortunate that you have dropped your sysop privs, i understand why. Abusive sysops like ironholds have taken over, and they will do as they please, under threat of being "thwapped". Wikipedia has just lost one of "the good ones" when you resigned, and while i'm sorry to see you go, i reckon you're better off without wikipedia. Let ironholds and his tag team have the place. He and his clique seem to have an iron hold on the place anyway. Take care. /)(\ Sockmachine (talk) 18:08, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

PS: sorry this isn't better phrased. Presbyopia and tiny screens don't mix well. Take it easy, and if you're inclined to email me, use iLvadeL@diLdomaiL.com. :) Sockmachine (talk) 18:12, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • I appreciate the note, Bad Sock. I don't endorse your condemnation of one specific sysop, but I do believe we got some work to do on our culture, and at the moment I am incapable of doing that. I may not ever be able to do anything, really--Allzumenschliches. And I've not dropped Wikipedia (completely)--I just don't want to be one of them anymore, for now. Besides, socking is fun also. :) Hey, take care of yourself. It's always nice to hear from you, and I hope/trust you're being good to yourself and your neighbor. Say hi to Alison if you run into her. Drmies (talk) 21:35, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
you're right that it isn't only oliver. As it said on the now deleted user talk:sockmachine, it is also the other members of the irc crew and the associated suckups and sycophants that scratch each others asses and vote for each others rfa's. This isn't likely to change anytime soon, but if you're inclined to see some of their (now better behaved) antics, check out wikipedialogs.com. See you around, even if it's in the teeny type of a smartphone. ;) 174.141.213.26 (talk) 23:04, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ha, now I know that I was right to stay out of such chatty places. They tend to bring out the worst in people. I remember the good old days of the Napster chat rooms, and I'm glad those days are over for me. Later, Drmies (talk) 18:41, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

99, wishing you the best

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Whatever you choose to do you have my support. Cheers, 76.248.151.159 (talk) 20:23, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks, and thanks to everyone else as well. Y'all are a nice bunch of people to work with. I'm not abandoning this account though I'm taking it easy, and right now I don't want to feel like a big shot. Sorry if I can't be of the usual help administratively; at some point I'll be a somewhat regular editor again and then I'll be glad to do what I can. Hope Mrs. 99 is doing well, by the way. Drmies (talk) 21:38, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Ms. 99 is doing much better; thank you for asking. Very warm in New England now, so I find myself doing the backstroke through a tub of Leinenkugel. I hope everyone is well at Chez Drmies. You've been a great presence here, and will continue to be so wherever you opt to contribute. Always feel free to drop a line off-Wiki. 76.248.151.159 (talk) 22:26, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hulk sad

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Hulk sorry for Hulk fun, and Hulk wants Hammer Man to come back. Kiefer.Wolfowitz 20:32, 5 July 2013 (UTC) After reading a book on Russian guitar poetry which ignores the guitar, Kiefer also wonders whether learning the lute is required of literature doctoral-students who want to go Medieval on your ass, despite the example of Major Major Major Major. 20:37, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Kiefer, Kelapstick is not like me and the other power slaves. He's here to help and to write, or to write and to help. You should (yes, I'm using "should") rethink your vote and at the very least give him the benefit of the doubt, a necessary adjunct of AGF. That too many of us forget about writing content when we get the tool is sad, and that many of us got the tool without having written shit and/or having good sense is even sadder. But you can't hold that against my pal K-stick, who is the nicest guy in the world. If anyone (besides the Lady) were ever NOT likely to become an administrative non-writing jerk, it's K-stick. Drmies (talk) 22:50, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    "The clemency requested by Judge Drmies, who has taken The Long Walk, is hereby granted." Kiefer.Wolfowitz 07:23, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much for "He's here to help and to write...". Respectfully, Tiyang (talk) 08:21, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

IJS

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don't loose my email buddy. — Ched :  ?  22:11, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Selfish request

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I'd encourage any active user to take breaks, Professor, but I would request that you consider returning as an admin at some point. The work you performed cannot be made up by those of us who are left. See ya 'round Tiderolls 23:11, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Too bad

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A beer on me!
I've been too busy at Commons and elsewhere lately, and that's why I totally missed the recent insanity over here. I'm sad to see you leave the admin team, but then I'm glad to know that you don't completely abandon this place. So I hope to see you on the editing side some day sooner or later. In the meantime, you should perhaps just sit back and have a cold one. Proost! De728631 (talk) 23:30, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for everything

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No caption required.

Hey Doc, I see you have resigned your admin status. Just wanted to thank you for all the editing and adminning you have done around here. You are by far one of the hardest working Wikipedians (both editor and admin) around, and a credit to the project. I don't know what you plans are for this place in the future, I am sure you are still forming them yourself. I suggest clearing your watchlist, taking the summer off, and returning in September. Time away will make you feel like a new woman, and a clean watchilst is good for the soul.[citation needed] Since you will have so much free time with the summer off, you and the family can meet us on our early August camping tour of the Bay of Fundy and Prince Edward Island. I hear the bay is spectacular at low tide, and you can't beat the potatoes. Keep in touch, you know how to get a hold of me. Be sure you can find me a spot in Missouri where I can park my trailer for next year. We'll have a fire-cooked Bacon Explosion with our Mitch Morgans.--kelapstick(bainuu) 23:30, 5 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • You can always ask Dennis. Wait, he's on non-active status also. Thanks though. Crisco, I'm thinking about forwarding you something that's making me want to retire this account completely. I read elsewhere that I'm a pissy queen--well, there's more editors than just that one who think that. K-stick, you're a fine editor and a fine human being, and you'll be a great admin. Drmies (talk) 20:58, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ack!

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Well, you've just gone and increased the percentage of bad admins.

I try not to follow the political goings-on around here very much (otherwise I'd probably end up with one of those "Retired" templates on my page), but it looks like this was all precipitated by exactly the same issue which I'd asked your professional opinion about recently. Someone had gotten upset because I removed what I felt was an extraneous "the"; you agreed with me, and, apparently, so does Eric.

You've gotta do what you've gotta do, but I'm sure you know that you've got a plethora of supporters who would anxiously like to see you back as an admin. In any case, thanks for all of the superb work you've done in that capacity. And, for now, welcome back to the world of the unwashed masses. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:50, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm really sorry to hear about your decision, really. Beyond My Ken (talk) 07:31, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Support all of it (and some of further up, only I can't offer a picnic on a beach), thanks for phrasing it, Mandarax, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:33, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I am around, reading more than anything else, and especially the noticeboards. I'm wondering how Kudpung's admin board proposal is faring. Drmies (talk) 13:40, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Did you read about the kafkaesque doodle? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:53, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes I did, Gerda, quite an amazing feat. I'm surprised the afterglow didn't burn you up: it's something to be proud of. (Also, I'm teaching Metamorphoses this week. If I had read Kafka at 15 my life might have gone differently.) 68.117.251.28 (talk) 22:50, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

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Hello, Drmies. You have new messages at OrangesRyellow's talk page.
Message added 06:57, 7 July 2013 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.[reply]

OrangesRyellow (talk) 06:57, 7 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Question

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Where do I go to report spammers?

PRDR123 (talk · contribs)

Looks to be an obvious role account and name violation spamming links to their website on a couple articles I watch over the last few minutes. CorporateM (Talk) 01:15, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I've blocked this one indefinitely. Next time please report such incidents at WP:AIV. Cheers, De728631 (talk) 12:33, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Some stroopwafels for you!

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Have some sugar. I'll fry up some bacon later.  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 09:13, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

France

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Isenheim altarpiece in Colmar - First view
Second view, this was really great.

Hi, I have been in Geneve, in Strassbourg, Colmar and I have been in Samoens. I did have creme de marrons. What is wrong with sauerkraut? French people in Colmar eat that in the restaurants. If you say Choucroute garnie, they will give it to you. Not poisonous. During the American Civil War, the physician John Jay Terrell (1829–1922) was able to successfully reduce the death rate among prisoners of war from disease; he attributed this to the practice of feeding his patients raw sauerkraut. Samoens is around Val d'isere. Warrington (talk) 14:02, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Warrington! You are living it up! I can't say I like sauerkraut ("zuurkool"), but I respect people who do. Tell me about this travel. Are you hitchhiking? on some kind of Eurorail pass? Just you, or friends, family? Who feeds the dog back in Lomma? Are you still there? How is your French? Did you enjoy the creme de marrons? Have you tried every single eau de vie on offer in each locality? Aren't the Alps beautiful? Drmies (talk) 14:29, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I kind of moved to Lund nowadays. The idea was to trawel with friends a bit so that everyone can drive a little, and nobody gets tired. We hired a house in Samoens, and than moved arround, by fot or driving small trips, just for a day. I thought my French was ... OK, but the French did not think that. Still I did got what they were saying, pretty well. The problems started when I tried to talk to them. Funny, but when you do not talk a language for a while, it is not easy to find the right words. You just say arrr, ughh... eeee, bon jour. I did enjoy the creme de marrons, as a matter of fact we had one allmost every day... and the mountains were simply lowely. There were waterwells ewerywhere, and springs and it was drinkwater, meaning you could drink it all over the place. I am back now. No, not much eau de vie , mostly vine if we had anything. I am not much of a drinker ... Just for the fun of tasting the French vines. And we were driving a lot, too. Warrington (talk) 14:02, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The mysteries of the universe

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What is it? Where did it come from? Who created it? Ponder questions older than time at this forsaken corner of the net.

Thanks for the lick, btw. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:46, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Congrats!

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Congrats on the FA! I just got back from camping and saw it - thanks for making it into such a great article! Wadewitz (talk) 18:29, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

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...for following up here [1]. Often I'll notice and cut some of the crap, and lack the will to commit to a full evisceration. As for the 'gravedancing' business, I wouldn't bother responding. I'm amused whenever anyone purports to tell the hard truth. It appears that I'm now receiving 76 designations. Pity, I'd so enjoyed being a 99. Well, life is a fluid thing. Cheers, 76.248.144.216 (talk) 19:26, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

God dammit, Drmies

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Just what do you think you're doing?

You know we need your services as an administrator. :-P

Just kidding, it's your choice — although, don't make the mistake of thinking that your work isn't appreciated. Kurtis (talk) 11:57, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sigh...I don't understand what's happening. Is this it? Is there a Galt's Gulch that all of the competent allies are running to, while us Dagny Taggarts are hanging around trying to prop the place up on bubblegum and baling wire? Or is this just regular, gradual turn over being given a more interest narrative? Qwyrxian (talk) 12:48, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Indeed, I hope this Judge Narragansett moment doesn't last forever... Zad68 12:55, 9 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I just found out about this, and I want to come here and wish you the very best. Really! Whatever else, I hope to see you back around. --Tryptofish (talk) 17:08, 10 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Formality

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Arbcom filing notification

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You are involved in a recently filed request for arbitration. Please review the request at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests#Offsite comments and personal attacks and, if you wish to do so, enter your statement and any other material you wish to submit to the Arbitration Committee. Additionally, the following resources may be of use—

You are added because some arbs wish the case to discuss issues beyond the "Come on, baby, light my fire" incident.

Kiefer.Wolfowitz 17:31, 10 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • who wants to know my opinion?
  • and on what? I think irc is bullshit and coteries are unbecoming.
  • irc isn't bullshit. bs is bullshit. irc is indefinite revisionist cruft. and coteries are very becoming when worn in a cote by the right sheep. ewe should know that.

Template:Did you know nominations/Gorges de Daluis

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This is just a reminder that a QPQ review is still needed. SL93 (talk) 12:14, 12 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Superscript twos

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Just noticed this like five seconds ago. I know you're on vacation, but as a language/literature teacher you may find this interesting. A numeral 2 (either superscript like here, or in regular script like one of the quotes at Lie Kim Hok) stands for reduplication, a very common morphological feature of Indonesian. The first, "memper-main2kan" (as in the source) would be read mempermain-mainkan (to play with, over and over), with the lack of the space showing that a suffix is still attached. The second has a space after it because "ter-tunggu2" (tertunggu-tunggu, awaited a long time) does not have a suffix. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:44, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Since Drmies is currently elbow deep in his secret sex tourism jaunt, I butt in. That boggles my mind somehow: does formal writing admit this shorthand? Also, seeing that article for the first time, the semantics of Indonesian reduplication looks much more interesting than the ancient Greek system.  davidiad { t } 14:34, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • Not anymore (confined to text messages now, mostly), but in the 50s and 60s it seems to have been readily acceptable (A. Teeuw had already done his doctorate when he published Pokok dan Tokoh, and Nio Joe Lan was teaching history at a university when he published his book on Chinese Malay literature). Apparently, although I don't have an old grammar book to verify this, the old reduplication abbreviations were fairly standardised and took numerous forms... now, in my experience, you're most likely to find the twos after simple root word reduplication, rather than forms like memper-main2kan or whatnot. Reduplication serves numerous functions in Indonesian (11 if I remember correctly... I translated a book on Indonesian morphology a couple years ago, and I can consult it when I get back)... the most common is for plurals (anak-anak, or children; kucing-kucing, or cats). You can also express "imitation of", "to each other", "altogether", etc. depending on the reduplication and affix combo... "pukul-memukul" (root "pukul", or "hit", reduplicated with the me(N)- affix on the second "pukul" = "to hit each other") — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:57, 14 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • Ha, thanks for clarifying. Sorry, I had no idea, but in hindsight it makes sense. What is "kakak laki-laki" again? David, I think you got me all wrong, but you're not the first and you won't be the last. Possibly the most exciting thing this vacation (besides seeing a glorious waterfall today--Whitewater Falls (North Carolina), which today had water over the full breadth of the fall, after the 18 1/2 inches of rain of the last two weeks--amazing) was that the dog chased a skunk and got sprayed. You won't believe the stench: she'll be in the shed until at least after her second peroxide treatment. Drmies (talk) 02:04, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
        • "Elder brother". Peroxide? What happened to tomato juice? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:51, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
          • After your first post yesterday, Crisco, I read a bit more about Indonesian: I've been looking for a non-Indo-European language to study next, and this looks rewarding. Sounds like good clean fun, Drmies—I'd kill to be out of this penal colony and in the Northeast for just a few days. But, hold on? So more than once someone has noted your absence an said, "Good ol' Drmies: must be on a sex trip."?  davidiad { t } 11:39, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
            • It's a fun language, though it certainly feels like too many syllables when you start learning it (did for me, at least). Drmies and a sex trip? Well, we all know where Amsterdam is. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:47, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
              • I wish, Crisco. I miss it dearly. I'm sure it doesn't miss me. Also, apparently tomato juice does nothing (but stain everything else). [My aunt brought some words and phrases back from one of her many vacations in Indonesia. "Kakak laki-laki" is funny because it sounds a lot like "kakkerlak"--"cockroach".] Drmies (talk) 18:07, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
                • Ah, no wonder you asked about it. Something else interesting, a Dutch tourist I met said that some Indonesian terms are very much like outdated Dutch. The term for a muffler, for instance, is knalpot... I think he said in the Netherlands a different word is used now. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 04:58, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hissy fit

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Note to self and to you: Wikipedia_talk:Administrators#Resigning_adminship_in_anger. Those who know me or who've asked me know that my giving up the tool does not match the description given. Thanks, Bbb23, for the pointer. Drmies (talk) 02:24, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bill Seward

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Hey Drmies -- I was reviewing articles at AfC and came across this submission for Bill Seward [2]. You closed a deletion discussion in January of this year for the article, the result was delete. I can't tell if the article has been improved since that discussion and thought you'd want to take a look. From a quick Google search, I would say that this individual is meets WP:BIO. If you're busy or just don't care, I'll likely review it myself. QuantifiedElf (talk) 20:47, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Town Range

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Hi Drmies - could you possibly have another look at Town Range? It's been greatly expanded since you nominated it at AfD and I think, if you agree that it meets notability requirements now, it might save people's time if you reconsidered your nomination in the light of these changes. Prioryman (talk) 22:36, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Prioryman, I'll be happy to. You know I got some issues with the Gibraltar coverage, perhaps, but I wish to be fair about it. I am inclined to nominate all of those streets--only the friendship I have for Dr. Blofeld prevents me from doing so (I noticed that he created just about all of them). I just added a review to one of the Finlayson articles, and that guy's clearly notable--but the others need to go, in my opinion. Note this edit, for instance: that someone has to make an edit like that is a crying shame, especially for an article that went through DYK and has, presumably, been seen by, you know, an editor like you.

    I could go on, but I won't right now, and it's dinner time. I'll get back to that AfD, Prioryman; thank you for your note. Drmies (talk) 00:05, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    • Thanks for taking such a level-headed approach; it's a refreshing change from the way some others have approached things. I quite agree about the Amazon links being inappropriate. I've seen the article before but I had no idea that someone had added those links. Prioryman (talk) 05:49, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I have misjudged you yesterday. I had not noticed that the article had only been expanded to the state it was when I joined the discussion and it came after a long day of not only Gibraltar related content sillyness accross the pedia, the frustration of which you got the brunt of. Your further comments and actions show that your nomination was in good faith. Agathoclea (talk) 06:40, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thank you Agathoclea. I assure you there was no pointy intent. I hope the discussion above and the note on Blofeld's talk page show you that as well. My apologies if I came back a bit stronger than I should have; in the last few weeks my good faith has been questioned a few times and I suppose I'm a bit sensitive. Again, thank you for your note. Drmies (talk) 14:23, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Name change article-move

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Hi Drmies. YouSendIt recently changed their name to Hightail. I've requested an article-move, but an editor noted that it may require an administrator (see here) since someone has already created a redirect from the Hightail page. He also noted building consensus? I would think someone could just be bold, but I dunno. Do you think I could ask you to take a look? CorporateM (Talk) 23:01, 16 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Crisco! I know Hightail wanted "(formerly YouSendIt)" and the thought of there being naming policies didn't even cross my mind. So it's a good thing I used Request Edit in order to leave the decision up to disinterested editors. BTW, it always make me uncomfortable if editors require my support in a PR role in order to establish "consensus," but that's my fault for chirping in ;-)
Drmies, I didn't know you were de-admined, but Crisco's advice sounds good. I've been enjoying slowly working on History of public relations, where few other editors are involved. My PR work here is extremely slow, tedious, stressful, confrontational, etc. etc., so I enjoy just being bold in an area where I essentially get to call all the shots, since there are no other editors in site. The body of source material available is so vast though, I've started getting burnt out. CorporateM (Talk) 14:28, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hah! That's exactly how I feel about working in Indonesia-related areas (burning-out particularly on the really wide ones). It's a great thrill to not have to edit war, almost ever. The only time I have to revert vandals, or even interact with other editors on an article, is basically only for the tween faves like Cherrybelle and Coboy Junior (they both get a lot of hate, especially Cherrybelle. Drmies, your Korean fans are rabid). — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:33, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Carter (real estate)

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Hi Drmies,

Why did you remove the photos from Carter (real estate)? I have provided all the necessary items for the photos to be there. Please put them back. Thank you. Sduncan87 (talk) 18:01, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I cleaned up the promotionalism. If you agree, we can take down the advert tag. I've also posted some templates on duncan's Talk page and the article talk page about how to participate properly in a PR position. CorporateM (Talk) 18:17, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

So can I replace the photos or will they be remove again? Please let me know. Thanks! Sduncan87 (talk) 17:46, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sorry, Sduncan, but I don't see any encyclopedic value in photographs of the lobby of a building (it's not an architectural treasure) or the leadership. Illustrations in Wikipedia articles are used to explain things that aren't easily explained in words, and that just doesn't apply here. If anything, it makes the article look like a company brochure. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 17:49, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Facepalm

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Literally smacked my self in the face on your behalf. It hasn't always been like this has it? Maybe my version of the Wikipast is just rose colored. Noformation Talk 21:37, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, um... wow. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 22:07, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I think the whole thing's horribly unfair. How come the Lady gets to be 25 twice, anyway? And if she gets any chocolate out of this, I think she should share.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:18, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Facepalm Facepalm is about right, although I think we could use somethin' somewha' stronger...chocolate I could provide, btw (Brussels!)...and to the op: no, it wasn't always like this....I remember times when you could just edit away...and became admin without drama. Sigh. Lectonar (talk) 22:26, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
eah, even Mrs. Drmies had a good laugh. You know what's funny, it seems to be that the charge is about body image. So we can talk about the mind, but not about the body--whereas more people here seem to suffer from mental than from physical problems. Moreover, it's the Internet: we don't have bodies.

What do we know? Killer Chihuahua was sick. Sitush was in hospital. Bibb has been putting on weight. My back went out this morning and I'm Rush Limbaughing it today. That's all. Talking about a supposed insult to the body, to women, to new editors, is a ruse. 68.117.251.28 (talk) 22:45, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • I agree with Fluffernutter on this one. The sexism comes in because you are appearing to belittle women who do not "graciously accept compliments" about their bodies, and to insinuate that LadyofShalott is an administratrice extraordinaire at least in part because of this gracious acceptance. It implies that any female administrator who does not appreciate commentary about their physical appearance (something that should have absolutely no relationship to Wikipedia) is somehow less extraordinary. And perhaps just as importantly, nobody can really conceive of you posting something about a male administrator's birthday, age or his preferred gifts on the Administrator's Noticeboard. Even at the best of times, it's a rather bizarre post. Risker (talk) 22:54, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • thanks for the attention, Risker--I'm flattered. I'd love to comment at length on your confirming the body fetishism you suggest you're combating, but I'm cooking dinner right now. The kids are hungry and this screen is too small. 68.117.251.28 (talk)<
    • Hmmm, I really do not know, but it could be that women actually to not feel belittled if they get compliments, especially from people they know...and I am quite sure the intent isn't to belittle her in any way, either. You can see sexism everywhere if you make an effort....I admit I found the posting rather charming...and yes, that's chauvinism for you. I will go and pay my wife a compliment now. Lectonar (talk) 23:00, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If he'd posted that on her user talk, and she didn't mind, it wouldn't be anywhere near the issue; it would be an interpersonal discussion between two individuals who know each other. Putting that on the administrator noticeboard is a different matter. Nowhere in my post did I say Drmies was belittling LadyofShalott. He's belittling all of the women administrators who don't appreciate such comments. Risker (talk) 23:04, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, you are right and I am wrong. The dear Dr. may comment on this, if he likes. Thanks for sharing opinions. Lectonar (talk) 23:08, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • What about when Giano pays himself compliments on his extraordinary physique and golden tan? Or when Bishzilla praises her own sexiness? She is kind of denigrating the other bishes in doing so. By which I mean that I don't really think we bring our bodies with us on the internet. Any compliments to them, as any chocolate offered to them, are by definition jokes. [Steals some of the chocolate.] Bishonen | talk 23:19, 17 July 2013 (UTC).[reply]
    • That piece of chocolate was mine. And note that Drmies once referred to me as my wife's "sexy husband" at DYK. I felt belittled. My wife's article got to be on the main page, and I was just her sex object. It took me months to recover. (P.S.: Said wife is sending you best wishes, Drmies. Wikipedia has always had a bit of a problem understanding humour and gallantry.) Andreas JN466 00:31, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I try to be an equal-opportunity offender, Jayen. How is the lovely Draco? Still causing trouble? (Speaking of main page--do I smell a Crisco on today's main page?) Risker, I can't follow your logic. I didn't "pick" LadyofShalott because she's a woman, but because it's her birthday and she's an admin. I'm also friends (on Facebook) with Ched and with Kelapstick, and neither of them happen to have a birthday today, as far as I know.

    Now, as far as that precious AN board is concerned, it's boring, it doesn't show much evidence of hard work (note the long list of RfCs), and apparently folks are free to completely belittle others as long as they refrain from using the word "asshole" (but "Fanboy" used to talk to an admin is apparently perfectly fine, or perhaps I missed someone admonishing someone for that astounding insult). Hey, at least I didn't threaten to set some other editor on fire and burn him alive. If I were a new editor and I saw the flood of self-righteous commentary in that thread, I'd be wondering if this is where I wanted to hang out. Now, you're not asking, but I'll tell you anyway: what I wanted was to give a shout-out to a hardworking administrator who doesn't make many waves, doesn't attract a lot of attention, doesn't seek to apply civility blocks on people, and is one of the most helpful people ever. It's the loudmouths on AN and ANI who attract all the attention, and I'm probably one of them, and some of them are real big fat jerks (I'm probably one of them). The Lady is a wonderful human being, and if anyone thinks that she got called out for her womanhood they're only confirming their own stereotypes, transferred or not. Drmies (talk) 01:07, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Correct Drmies, I do not have a birthday today. My nephew does, and he just turned 0. I can't think of a better person for him to share a birthday with. --kelapstick(bainuu) 01:16, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have no doubt that LadyofShalott is a wonderful human being and a fine administrator. Neither has anything to do with the beauty of her body. However, now that you've started, I think it is time for you to resume the work of the Birthday wikiproject (or whatever that was called back in the day) by consistently and pithily wishing all and sundry a happy birthday. Adding a "happy birthday" section onto the admin noticeboards would be an improvement generally speaking, and I can only wish that you'd had the presence of mind to call it an incident to justify adding the birthday section onto that page. Well, the community is nothing if not flexible; I'm sure everyone can adapt. Risker (talk) 01:23, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Call me unenlightened if you want, but considering the very healthy (and sometimes quite adorkable) relationship between Drmies and LoS (who somehow hasn't commented here yet), I find myself quite agreeing with PSky. Drmies, I'd have found a better crowd though. ANI can turn anything back on its poster... did you see the one where an editor brought up someone for serial copyvios, only to have another editor essentially say those weren't (legally) considered copyvios, and the whole problem went unsolved? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:40, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Mark, I think Ironholds is American. Drmies is pseudo American (your stroopwafels belie you, Drmies), and LOS is American. So both sides of the spectrum. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:40, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Don't piss Ironholds off; he might block me again, without warning. Crisco, I saw that: good luck with it, admin. Also, the Lady is busy with personal affairs, and if you have a thought to spare for her, that would be appreciated. Drmies (talk) 01:08, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • If this is part of an ongoing culture of fun and jokes between Drmies, LoS and their friends, it's all good fun. If it's not, then it;'s some creepy weird stalker thing... But given it's Drmies, I suspect the former.  :-) But yeah, to post at dramafest central? Facepalm Facepalm Montanabw(talk) 01:11, 18 July 2013 (UTC) (aka major American feminist- for those who didn't already know this)[reply]
  • No disrespect to anyone here, especially those of you I recognize, all of whom I respect, but I'm sick of the compulsion around here to discuss everything that happens here. The past two weeks have been such nonsense. A holiday dinner of Wikipedians would be an abattoir  davidiad { t } 01:20, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • This year has been a lot of nonsense... I think the only food consumed at a Wikipedia holiday "dinner" is whatever mashed potatoes hit one gobsmack in the nose and slide into our open mouths while we scream "This. Is. Wiki!" — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:28, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Drmies. Since posting my earlier comment I've had several people tell me that you just have a weird sense of humor and are not in the habit of making women feel objectified on Wikipedia. Perhaps I was too quick to judge. Although it may have been an over-reaction to stir up all this drama over a single joke, I hope that you can understand why it would be questioned. Unfortunately, internet culture outside of Wikipedia is pervaded with casual sexism and it is not uncommon for some of that culture to seep into Wikipedia, often in the form of jokes and banter.[3] While humor is a vital part of the social lubrication of our project, we also have a serious gender gap problem, and making sure that women feel welcome and respected is an important goal for many of us. At the same time, it is important that we all assume good faith and remain forgiving of each other, since, despite our differences, we are all ultimately working towards a common objective – the improvement of Wikipedia. I apologize for contributing to the drama and hope that you'll forgive my misjudgment. Kaldari (talk) 05:17, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Kaldari, thank you for the note: it is appreciated. I'd deny, of course, that I have a weird sense of humor, and what I note is that the minor shit storm resulted, in my opinion, from undue weight given to the body at the expense of the mind (I reference my own remark). This is not to say that I won't be more careful in my phrasing, but at the same time it seems to me that sometimes editors may see what they want to see. I firmly believe that we need to increase the number of female editors. I also believe that if you see the kinds of things I have done as an admin (the kinds of remark I consider blockable, or revdeletable), and if you see the article contributions I've made, you'll see that I try to put my money where my mouth is. At any rate, thank you for your comment. Drmies (talk) 05:27, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

My belated response: Regular readers of this page know that Drmies and I are indeed friends. I took his post for what I think it was - sincere good wishes for my birthday mixed with a bit of humor. That does not offend me, and I appreciate good wishes wherever I can get them. I guess for those who do not know the two of us well, perhaps the humor is less obvious. I don't know, and I really don't want to re-open the shitstorm. Kelapstick, congratulations on the new nephew! He has all my wishes for a long, happy life. As for why this post is so belated: I had an exhausting week or so with family matters, including speaking in my aunt's funeral on my birthday. WP had to have a break for a little while. LadyofShalott 00:17, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

TFA

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When an article's been up for 13 hours and this is the only edit it receives, is that good or bad? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:19, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • That is an interesting conundrum! Yes and no, haha. Hey, I went to bed last night not remembering if I had congratulated you on this front-page billing. If I haven't, my apologies. I was also wondering if Chinezenmoord wasn't the biggest thrill ever in your career as an editor. Hey, are you considering at all coming back to this side of the globe for your Ph.D.? Davidiad could give you some advice on where not to go... Oh, one more thing, if you ever start making babies, make a note of the conceptual event, if you know what I'm saying. Wives/mothers seem to remember those kinds of things, and they'll be impressed if you do too. Drmies (talk) 13:26, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • US/Canada would be okay, though the programs are not as numerous. Chinezenmoord was a thrill, particularly as I found out that people were actually discussing it in forums because of the TFA, but to be honest ? was my biggest thrill. I still laugh every time I see a giant question mark. That and the 200k hits. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:35, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I don't remember complaining about those hallowed halls to you, Drmies. Did I vent at some point? It was what it was, and at least I got to see how the other half lives (and try to teach their thin-blooded offspring). Luckily enough for Crisco, there's only the usual East Asian graduate programs.  davidiad { t } 04:26, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hehe, no, I was rather pointing at your present digs, in a part of the country where day-old roadkill is the freshest meat you can get. How does the other half live? Drmies (talk) 04:28, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Would you believe they live well? They do. The skin on those people! But, honestly, the kids were some of the most hardworking undergrads I've seen, and they did sop up some of my excess brilliance, like good upper crusts. There's still a chance we'll be out of here this year: it's the season of desperate visiting appointments after the lucky one's have moved on to better digs. But I could stomach another year in the Natural State very easily; the lady is of a different mind.  davidiad { t } 04:59, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes I would, and I would also believe they're hardworking etc. Class advantage is a great educational benefit: it's a luxury to be able to work hard. One of my students this summer keeps dozing off--well, he's taking two classes (over two hours each period), he has a job, and he's got two kids and a recently deceased ex-wife. Growing up in a culture of learning (or even pretend-learning, like what our politicians and civic leaders display so well) is of enormous benefit once a kid gets to a magnet school or to college. The poor schmucks at my school, they have to work for every little thing they get. BTW, is your institution hiring? I'd like to work somewhere where I won't go bankrupt if one of my summer classes doesn't make. Your lady needs to go into politics; that's where the real money is at. Well, maybe not in your state--can't you go one south? Drmies (talk) 13:57, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • This thread's long over, but I'm also long off Wiki, so I post. Drmies, where I am obviously wont't save you: I've taken freelance graphic and web design jobs just to make ends meet, and I'm a classicist, so you know there's even less money than you have since when our department still exists, we're bullet proof. Crisco 1492 should go where the stipend's highest, the library's the best, and he has no opinion about the professors. If you have any opinion of the professors in your prospective graduate program, good or bad, you have a bit too much thinking to do. You know how you work, what you're capable of doing and what you need to do it: they're just window dressing; gravy's delicious, but dry rub's good, too. Find the least intrusive situation, get the fellowship and kick some pale academic ass. (My first two big boy articles came out this morning, Crisco; I congratulate you on yours: email me the link to your article and I'll show you mine.)  davidiad { t } 05:47, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I just started thinking about Indonesian with your post a few threads up! Drop me the text if you have it anyway, I like a challenge ... and congrats again! The first article is an eternal mitzvah.  davidiad { t } 05:57, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Drmies, you asked how it feels, the hits for Kafka. Made me smile twice, once about my innocent mistake, second about the preceding plea to return to my former self and write content ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:42, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • It was. I have a language difficulty with people who think infoboxes are no content. What can I tell them? How can I reach them? They speak Chinese to me, how can I tell them that they can't reach me? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:58, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
ps: Of course Kafka has an infobox. The million readers in July didn't complain. Why not Wagner? (The infobox was "banned" even from the talk page.) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:02, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, that's a hornet's nest I'm not about to stick my delicate nose into. I personally don't think infoboxes are "content", really; they contain information otherwise contained in the content. I'm not opposed to them, and I'm probably more for them than against them. Drmies (talk) 15:31, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
(Gerda is a nice lady and writes nice content, and I am starting to think WMF wants us all to keep squabbling among ourselves so they can continue to foist bad software on us and generally undermine the project, but an infobox purporting to summarize the Meister would be a deadly insult.) Yngvadottir (talk) 12:35, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
(watching) Almost at the same time I added "Recent evidence vs. myth". The word myth is used only once: for the (obviously not so rare) impression that the infobox can/should summarize "the article". No. Only key facts of the article. For the Meister, simply the facts of his birth and death (+ pic and signature) would do, as there is a detailed navbox available, {{Richard Wagner}}. Feedback on my thoughts is very welcome, I am new to this, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:09, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Just my uninformed opinion: I am not opposed to brief infoboxes with some basic facts. For royalty and such, I suppose that's a slightly different case, since the titles they or their ancestors stole may well be important enough to warrant a box. Drmies (talk) 14:57, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If an infobox is no content, a lead is no content, both summarize, just for different types of recipients. - Look for "25 acts" on my talk for background, appears more than once ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 15:55, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bramshill House

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Hold on, please - I'm going to save the expanded version I had ready, and then go back and incorporate changes from your version. Yngvadottir (talk) 19:30, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Ha! I didn't see you where working on it and added a short paragraph to the architecture when I saw that you added to that already. Those two sections need to be combined as well. I also noticed you're using a different citation format--I don't wish to dictate any, so do as you like. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 19:42, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    This was one of the former Dr. Blofeld's requests; I picked up on his use of citation templates, but I don't believe accessdates are appropriate for printed books even if one does peer at them online '-) I have now shuffled the two versions together; I'd referenced one of the 2 things you had marked as needing a citation, and the newspaper ref. for the ghost story (used on German Wikipedia) gives a different theory of who the White Lady might be, so I'm going to go back in and add that now. Then I will go to bed, so I'll leave filling out both the architecture and the police uses to you and anyone else who wishes to have at it. Yngvadottir (talk) 19:51, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • The accessdates are filled out automatically; I don't care for them. Didn't know Blofeld was involved, BTW. Also, that Anne Cope would be the ghost is not verified by anything reliable (as I think I indicated in a summary), so "reportedly" or something like that is an appropriate modifier. Drmies (talk) 19:58, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Aaaaaah that explains it, it's a quirk of that widget you both use. I type everything in, with liberal use of OCLC. He's become a Tibetan abbot. Anyway, I apologize for all the toing and froing - the devs kept locking the database on me. I see a couple of my edits went through regardless, but hopefully everything is now there because I really must get to bed and because the last thing I want to do is remove your work. Yngvadottir (talk) 20:38, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I don't suppose one of you can do me a favour - could you have a look at The National Archives website and see if there's a file about Bramshill House, or the Police College there, dated around 1953ish, and let me know the file number? Since this was a government purchased property, the civil service will have done a ton of paperwork for it and it should hopefully be all filed away at TNA. If we're lucky, they will have written a full assessment of the property which would be a wonderful source to use. I've got to rush out in a mo, and I'm working all weekend, but if I ever get a free day I will pop up to Kew and take a look. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 16:11, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Starting to perk up, excellent work all to date. I'd prefer to use sfn for book sources, although my recent suggestion for this for art in medieval Scotland was not liked one bit. I think I might be able to blag around 10 images tomorrow to upload, although only one is a close architectural piece. If somebody could get hold of this though... Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 22:25, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Bravo Tibetan Prayer. As I just said on the bulletin board, that is excellent work--clearly you know how to format articles on this topic. I suppose I would have come around to combining grounds and hunting, but it would have taken me time to realize what's what in an English country manor. And that lead is FA material already. Drmies (talk) 23:31, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • The quotations in the lead need to be cited, and I am doubtful that the road directions belong in the lead. But I may be wrong. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 03:14, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Come on Cullen, we do things differently east of the Mississip. No citations in the lead, man! And what are you doing tonight? I just got done painting the kitchen. It's a kind of gray, or maybe grey. I do as I'm told, more or less. Sie hat recht und ich habe meine Ruhe! Drmies (talk) 05:05, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I hate to say it, pal, but your argument about the lead would have far more impact and persuasive power if there weren't already three citations in the lead. You see, I am a self-employed construction worker, not a college professor, so I get to be pedantic only on Wikipedia, while you have the classroom as well. I have worked really hard the past few days, and will deposit some nice money in the bank tomorrow morning. My wife worked with me today, and then roasted this giant chicken for dinner, which I sliced and served like a turkey. So now I'm sitting around editing Wikipedia on my Droid RAZR while Mrs. Cullen knits beside me. We both just finished a shot of bourbon. Guy Fieri is on Food TV, neither KW nor Ironholds have committed actual violence, and I use "gray" and "grey" interchangeably. In other words, life is sweet. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:21, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, I got nothing more to say then, I suppose, except for Cheers! And I'll see about those other citations. Please give my regards to Mrs. Cullen; I'm about to go up and see if Mrs. Drmies took the effort to put on jammies after tonight's painting extravaganza. Drmies (talk) 05:31, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

For your sake, I hope not. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:46, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be inclined to remove the road directions and simply state that it is "between the villages of xx". Take it easy Cullen, the article nor lead is "finished" yet... Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 06:54, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, this is just ridiculous. What are you, a paid professional? Holy moly! :) Drmies (talk) 15:50, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Staggering what we've achieved in 2 days! Emailed. Tibetan Prayer ᧾ 16:56, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the note, and I agree. Drmies (talk) 18:17, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for taking a look in the TNA archives - I'll have a scout around next time I'm in the area. The file on the compulsory purchase order might be a red herring, but tithe maps, which is what series IR29 is, are usually very large scale plans, generally 25 inch/mile, and describe the surrounding land in just about as much detail as you can get. Any 19th century tithe map will be out of copyright, and can be photographed on premises and uploaded here, so our article could be illustrated with a contemporary plan view of the premises from that time.
Regarding the original research bit, my opinion is that TNA as a source is okay because the only requirement for viewing the material is that you're over 18 and have to sit a short Q&A for ten minutes to make sure you're not going to do something silly like spill biscuit crumbs over a 16th century document. Other than that, they'll let in anyone, which I believe qualifies it as "made available to the public in some form" as set out in WP:V.
The article now looks great, especially compared to what was there on Friday lunchtime, well done everybody. I think sending it to GA is a little premature, as there are still notable problems in the lead. For instance, the opening paragraph mentions the B3349 road, implying an important relevance to Bramshill House, but nowhere else is this mentioned in the article body. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:18, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, just a quick note to the talk page stalkers about {{sfn}} for sources - there's more than one way to do stuff, and for GA all that's required is you pick one system and stick with it - I believe you can (at least theoretically) pass GA with free text within <ref> tags as long as all the references do it. I personally prefer to use sfn if citing multiple pages from a book, because otherwise you either have one reference for each page, which is cumbersome, or you can use {{rp}} to specify a portion of the reference, which some people like, but I personally think looks horrible for the end reader. The fact that sfn looks like a "serious" referencing system for "serious" editors (I mean, you can use Harvard Referencing, and anything with "Harvard" in the name is of course, deadly serious) is kind of missing the point, and just because I, Tibetan Prayer, Eric, Blofeld and a cast of others like 'em, doesn't mean you should accept our opinions as gospel. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:52, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

AFC Debate

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Can I get you to at least read the VPP WP:VPP, I am just not getting enough of attention. I honestly feel AFC is indeed dangerous the way it is setup and needs to be changed. I'll skip to chase and present the basis: If you use AFC it locks you into a review process and never informs users about creating through the search box. My article was rejected by someone who was later banned for socking. The point and concern is that a single group should not be deciding what goes on wiki as the potential for abuse and biased is obvious, and they do not inform users of their rights (i.e. how to opt out) etc. You can have a full read on this if you have time. Thanks. Tyros1972 Talk 11:15, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • That's a long discussion with plenty of participation, some of which leaning your way, the rest not so much. I don't see what my involvement would do to help. I agree with some of the commentary there (by Ritchie333, I believe), that your judgment is a bit clouded by a bit experience which led to excessive rhetoric. Maybe there are valid problems, maybe so. But if that discussion goes nowhere, it would be best to outline some specific proposals on one of the AfC talk pages. I also think that this is a bit overblown. One can always, for instance, resubmit--I saw it happen only days ago, when an article was rejected half a dozen times, the AfC entry deleted, and then the whole thing resubmitted and promptly accepted by a slightly incompetent reviewer. I think the system is more likely to err on the inclusionist side, but that's just my opinion. Sorry, I don't think I can do much for you here. Take it to the talk page, I'd say. Drmies (talk) 15:39, 20 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hornets' nests

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Well, if you want hornets' nests, try convincing someone who insists that an open marriage and adultery are the same thing that the two are actually exclusive. Or, if you want real encyclopedic work, perhaps you can yell at me for screwing up a perfectly good article here. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:38, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Drmies, I do know the difference between who and that. I was just changing the letter which to the letter that (not viewer). I also wanted to be minimalist in my changes. I wrote in my edit summary that the last sentence was awkward. I wanted to do something along the lines of what you did but was too cowardly. In any event, I'm sure your rephrasing is better mine would have been, so it's a good thing my lousy edit inspired you. As for English teachers across the land, that's a pretty broad statement. I've met a few who wouldn't know a syntactically correct sentence if it bit them in the butt.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:59, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • As it happens, my dear Bbb, it's a rule I don't agree with--that is, I don't agree that it's a grammatical rule. Also, you should never be afraid to take an ax(e) to Crisco's prose. Or a kris. Drmies (talk) 18:09, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • The things you learn on this talk page (kris). As usual, I'm lost: which rule/non-rule?--Bbb23 (talk) 18:29, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
        • Ask Malleus; I'm sleepy. It's something about restrictive use or words to that effect. One of those eighteenth-century rules you won't find validated in Shakespeare. Actually, Crisco should know it too since he better not make that "mistake" in his thesis. Oh I'm so gonna have a nap if Liam stays asleep. Drmies (talk) 18:33, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • And, naturally, after I posted this on Facebook a bunch of school children began debating whether "Allah" is an exclusively Islamic word (and thus this play's title a very disrespectful one) or not. I've already had my say, about the context of Chinese Malay literature and their use of "Allah" to mean any god in a monotheistic system, similar to how "Tuhan" is used now. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:35, 21 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • Ah, the open marriage debate was not here. Your "this" has a pretty unclear antecedent, though. "Allah"--doesn't that just mean "God"? Your Chinese Malay note is interesting: I saw you did some work on, what, vernacular Malay? It's like every person in the world should have a mandatory lesson in De Saussure. Drmies (talk) 00:50, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • That's the literal meaning, but in the sociolect here it has essentially become purely a Muslim term (particularly when read with an /o/ instead of /a/). Considering most of the Wikimedia Indonesia group members are around high school age, don't think they've gotten any Saussure. That signifiers do directly not point to referents (I'm assuming that's your point), but rather to an abstract concept often misconstrued (though never truly the same) as as the referents themselves is likewise beyond their grasp just now. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 11:03, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
        • That, and the arbitrariness of the connection. Drmies (talk) 14:58, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
          • Right, right, another key point (and one I should have remembered, given how much Riffaterre stresses it in his book I'm translating). Sorry Shakespeare, but a rose by any other name is still a bloody rose . — Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:04, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
            • In the language of Malta, the name "Allah" (or maybe it's just spelled "Alla") is used in Roman Catholic worship. --Orlady (talk) 15:33, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
              • It's used in some liturgy here too, but I think that's a vestige of the translations they are using (in my experience "Allah = Catholic God" is not common in conversations or other situations now, though 19th century missionaries would likely have used a term well-known to the majority-Muslim population). Even then, Allah in liturgy here has a pronunciation difference (noted above). The dictionary I have still lists "Allah" as "God in Arabic", essentially, though it's telling that the next two entries are "Allah Almakbud" and "Allahu Akbar" - both of which I've never heard a non-Muslim say. Other words built on the root Allah, such as "Insha'Allah", here are generally understood to be exclusively Muslim. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:03, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Rotaract Club of University of Moratuwa username violation

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Hi. you commented at WP:Articles for deletion/Rotaract Club of University of Moratuwa that there was a username violation in the article's history. I saw only a possible promotional name. Is there something that qualifies for WP:Revision deletion? Note that there are possible problems with hiding a username. Flatscan (talk) 04:52, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Incomplete DYK nomination

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Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Bramshill House at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; see step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 16:11, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Chest

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Don't think it's possible to lock oneself in a Jacobean chest from the inside; if she could lift the lid to get in she can lift it to get out; I'd need a big chest to fit a woman in a wedding dress; fox-hunting household with a pack of dogs with a good sense of smell; chest not watertight; Jacobean households not noted for being overstuffed with furniture so not many places to search; the flies attracted by cadaverine etc. etc. Maybe the Italian version is correct- the Sopraninos stuff one of their victims into a chest and export it to the uncivilised Brits- "Che non noteranno la puzza"- fifty years later one of the Bramshill staff opens it and finds Genevre Orsini. I've just got a book on Glyn Colledge.Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 08:23, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Damn right! "In 1976, a security officer on night patrol encountered a ghost, believed to be Ronald, the son of the Bramshill’s last private owner Lord Brocket. Ronald had died in tragic circumstances 30 years back. At the time he was sighted the young man’s ghost was in tennis gear and carrying a racket." according to the Indian Sunday Tribune quoting from a "ghost file" kept by the College Secretariat. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 14:52, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The Indian Sunday Tribune is onto a good thing. It was supposedly a spring lock, unopenable from the inside. But we will Never Know. Yngvadottir (talk) 16:19, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Cleveland Biolabs Publications deletion

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Drmies, I just wanted to know ask I cannot post publications on the Cleveland Biolabs page, as they are just for reference and information, not promotional. And I think it was also you who deleted the management team description, may I indicate their names at least? I saw other pharma pages and I couldn't identify why Cleveland Biolabs pages is different. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by YYY73High (talk • contribs) 22:39, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Well, you seemed to have added just about every name of the management division, and you added links to their own web pages to it: that's never OK. As for these publications, their point is not clear. If they substantiate basic facts about the company's products, that's one thing--but that's best done in an article on that product. They certainly don't verify statements about the company's history, and that's one of the problems. As it was, it seemed like little more than a list of company-sponsored publications. Thanks for your note, Drmies (talk) 22:49, 22 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for a quick reply. So if I indicate Company founders with their small biographies without links to the site, it should be OK? And as for publications, all of them have links to the medical articles on the company drugs, invented by Company employees, and as there are too many drugs, it seems to be hard to make page for every drug so I put all the publications in the Company page just for reference. I didn't make this page look promotional or advertising on purpose, it's just I don't have experience in posting in Wiki and after I saw other similar pages, I didn't see much difference with my page. So I would appreciate your advice on how I can add the publications, management team and infobox with the logo so that it complies with WIki requirements. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by YYY73High (talk • contribs) 15:10, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • I don't really think that's the way to go either. Wikipedia articles should present information that's relevant to the reader, and such little bios, or even names, are probably not relevant to anyone but the company. Unless, of course, such people have received coverage in secondary sources. I think maybe you should drop a line to CorporateM, who knows how to do these things better than me. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 17:02, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The management team and their bios are better left on the company's leadership page of their website, however the CEO should be under the Key People parameter of the infobox. The exception being if independent, credible sources discuss the executive's role in shaping the company in significant detail. For example, on the Playtex article[4] a single executive sold and restructured the company over and over within a short time frame, and used his own investment companies to do it. I named an entire section after him. In an area where I have a COI, some recent coverage for YouSendIt talked about how the company has grown under the new CEO's leadership and his role in the rebrand and corporate direction (this might get a brief mention eventually). However, in almost all cases, COI editors tend to want to use the article to promote their execs and we don't like that.
While there is no consensus on lists, I use the rule of thumb of 10. If there are less than 10 products, divisions, publications, etc. we can list them. Longer lists should be linked to under External links so they are made available to readers for reference, but not overwhelm the article.
It's not really clear from this discussion whether you are affiliated with the company, but if you are, I suggest reading some guidance here. I do a lot of work as a Wikipedia consultant, so I'm quite familiar with the pressure from execs who want to be featured in the article. In most cases, there is very little alignment between that desire and Wikipedia's needs. CorporateM (Talk) 17:19, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your quick and useful response, CorporateM. Your check is in the mail. Drmies (talk) 17:21, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Also, we do not allow external links in the body of the article. The current Products section is vulnerable to a massive deletion/cut, because most of it is unsourced. While it doesn't technically violate the 10-item-list rule, because each item is a paragraph, rather than a list-item, it violates it substantially. What Wikipedia wants is a summary of "what the company does" rather than a list of the products it sells. For example, in the current article, I don't see a sentence saying "the company develops compounds." Instead it serves as a product directory, which is not what Wikipedia wants. CorporateM (Talk) 17:27, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
chuckles. I'll be looking out for that check Drmies. I charge $1,000 an hour, mostly to big-corporate types with unlimited multi-million dollar budgets. (what people seem to think around here). If you want me to spend one-hundred hours on this issue, that's ok, because I'm "on-the-clock" and have unlimited time and resources at my disposal. Every word I speak is part of a complex conspiracy to twist the facts and obtain a favorable outcome for clients.
Ok, well, I'm not as funny as some editors around here, but I have sarcasm down.  :-D
BTW, I seem to remember somewhere that you are also in Raleigh? We use to have Raleigh meetups but haven't had one in a while. What do you think about getting one started? CorporateM (Talk) 17:43, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Not Raleigh, though I've been through that airport. I'm in the Cradle of the Confederacy--yes, that's what we call it, to attract tourists. Your rate sounds appealing to me--that is, I'd like to have that job, please. Wait, I have a doctorate, so I could only charge a quarter of your rate... Thanks again for your help and YYY etc., this is sound advice which will help improve the article, even if it doesn't seem that way to the PR person. Drmies (talk) 17:51, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I took it on as a challenge and it now has quite a few refs, is clearer about what they do, the 2 main people and foundation date and place are in the infobox, and the drug descriptions have at least been proofread. I have been nice and left out the main topic of the recent news reports, but before y'all get any ideas, I have a risible science education; I have been trying to get Nuffield science curriculum written but could not do it in a NPOV fashion. Yngvadottir (talk) 18:03, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You know what, I think you can. And I can look over your shoulder if you like, and get you blocked quickly if you go over that delicate line. Drmies (talk) 05:18, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This week's articles for improvement - 22 July 2013 to 28 July 2013

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This week's article for improvement is
Wikipedia:Articles for improvement/2024/47/1
Please be bold and help improve it!

posted by Northamerica1000(talk) 11:17, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please feel free to join the project! Also, I've added an opt-in section for those interested in receiving TAFI notifications on the project's main page, located here. Those that don't opt-in won't receive this message again. Also, a revised notification template has been created, located at Template:TAFI weekly selections notice. Northamerica1000(talk) 05:30, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hoping you're still online

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Hi Drmies. An editor has copy/pasted copyrighted material into the article on Publishers Clearing House. I cannot remove it on account of my COI, because it is a controversial area and the right thing to do may be to re-write it rather than remove it. I'm referring to the content below, which looks like a copy/paste from here. Was wondering if you were still on if you could take a quick look. CorporateM (Talk) 21:49, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

In the 1980s and 90s there were many people who believed that their odds of winning would be better if they got a subscription or two. This was especially common among the elderly, some of whom spent thousands of dollars—often buying multiple subscriptions to the same magazine—in an effort to get on some under-the-table VIP list of finalists. This “buy to win” theory was reinforced in 1992, when thousands of discarded sweepstakes entries from contestants that did not buy magazine subscriptions were found in the trash by city employees.

I've removed the offending content—please feel free to rewrite what I've taken out, if you feel it's warranted. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 21:51, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. The thing is, we could add a few words to make it more clear why it's significant that the discarded sweepstakes entries were from people who did not buy products. Or we could add it with a bit more emphasis on the incident giving weight to the belief that they were taking advantage of the elderly, but if we did that, we should also include PCH's POV that the discarded entries also included order forms, so obviously they wouldn't toss that out on purpose. Or we could expand on it in the Gov. Regulation section.
But I don't want to do any of that. I don't feel it's appropriate for me to be extensively involved in areas that require nuance judgement and I don't have the resources either - I want to edit other articles as well. I just want a "good" article (maybe even just "decent"). It's frustrating that the edits are not improving, despite myself and others having spent huge swaths of time discussing the rules. Despite there being an extensive history of original research problems, leading to a block once upon a time, there doesn't seem to be any realization that original research has ever been a problem.
I'm not sure what the long-term solution is, but after spending five pages of discussion, including a lot of accusations about my motives, which ultimately led to an article not that different than my original draft, I feel exhausted. Though I wanted to slap Random when he accused Bilbo of having an agenda, I find it increasingly hard to AGF, when edits are made that are so extremely misleading as that latest edit, in an attempt to make the company look worse. I think I'm just gonna take a break from this one for a little while and come back fresh. CorporateM (Talk) 22:47, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The same copyrighted material was just re-inserted... CorporateM (Talk) 23:19, 23 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Aww yes. I hope that storm doesn't head my way. In any case, I've marked the offending material with a copyright flag. CorporateM (Talk) 01:39, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Power's back. I looked at the article a half an hour ago and you all seemed to have it under control... Drmies (talk) 01:56, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The copyrighted material was still there, but I tagged it and another editor took care of it.

FLCL

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Some time ago the episode list of FLCL was merged to the article on FLCL. You closed the discussion, I was wondering if we could revisit this matter. In expanding the article, I simply do not know why we need to include a section on "plot" and the "list" which is already very detailed for this article. While WP:ANIME's active users seem to go against policy and greater consensus and institute questionable standards, the "list of X episodes" is rather standard for the wikiproject format. A poor reason to unmerge, but by the time production and other information is added I feel that the page would essentially be broken. Your thoughts on this? ChrisGualtieri (talk) 04:33, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • I don't know, Chris. If I did a decent job at all of closing that discussion, those opinions can be gleaned from the discussion. I don't really have much of an opinion, except that I think that manga/anime/etc is a tiny bit overcovered in Wikipedia. Drmies (talk) 04:42, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • To be fair, "over covered" is a bit subjective considering the fact that the Wikiproject itself has major issues with albums and creating a list of episodes for every anime, but doesn't go into proper detail with a lot of works. Some issues with the project do exist, of which I am trying to reform, progress is super slow. So, what do you suggest for dealing with the episode lists in the main article? Remove the plot, or shorten the list, collapse the list? I'm working on the missing development aspect right now. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 05:04, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Chris, I have no advice to offer here. That whole anime thing, I wish that...well. Considering that those things are 23 minutes short, the summaries are a bit on the long side. Collapsing stuff is fancy (meaning I can't do it) but probably helpful. Drmies (talk) 22:36, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just feel like sharing

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Woo-hoo!
Feel like I have to share with someone. I just got my first article published in a journal! Woot!

("Nationalism in Armijn Pane's Kami, Perempuan: A Postcolonial Study").  — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:55, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations Crisco! I'll celebrate with another Johhny Walker (red, because I'm cheep like that). Doc, I just posted a pic to commons of an intersection in UB. Check it out (I can't be bothered to find the path on my phone). How would you like to be the guy standing in the middle of that intersection. They used to do that up to a year ago. Congrats again Crisco. --kelapstick(on the run) 10:16, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • You're not high enough on the ladder yet, K-stick. You though adminship was something? It's not. They're right--it's not a big deal, though not in the way they meant that. Maybe you should block someone for saying "asshole", that will get you noticed. Asshole! Hey, so you're on your way home? London is an intermediate stop? Drmies (talk) 22:45, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • If you two are in different circles, ... I must be in a square. BTW, Drmies, civility warning template, dabbadabbadabba da, block if you don't stop, yipi kay yay — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:00, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Asshole. Hey, you inspired me: I finished up a review today and sent it out. You might consider signing up to do CHOICE reviews--you have skills that few other people have. You can do as many as you like (I'm on two per year), and what you get is new academic publications (hardback) that you can keep. The reviews are max. 190 words. I just reviewed this one. That's a nice set of lines you can add to your resume--provided, of course, they ship to your part of the world. (But lots of publishers send out PDFs--I have an advance copy of this as a PDF, and K-stick knows all about how publishers send PDFs around.) Now go the fuck to sleep! Drmies (talk) 23:19, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • It's morning here, asshat. . Thanks for the heads up... I'll look into it (though I'm worried a lowly master's student wouldn't get much of a chance) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:10, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Good morning precious. Look into it, and if it appeals to you (there's a website, and a section for reviewers) I can email my editor and ask her. What's on the menu for today? A couple of FAs, a DYK or two? Drmies (talk) 01:12, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Teaching, actually. Speaking of FAs and would be FAs, a look at Amir Hamzah would be nice. I'm still tracking down a couple sources (there's one [a doctoral dissertation published as a book] which goes into detail about Sufism in Amir's works, another in English which looks at general Islamic themes, and I want one more biography) but it could use another person's eyes. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:38, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

←Just getting up (5:30 here) and waiting for a proper English breakfast to be served. I love how close I am to the airport, you can nearly touch the planes as they fly by. Reminds me of when I used to live near YYZ. In other news, Mrs. Kelapstick wants to take a trip to the UK. I'm going to try to convince her we should go during wikimania next year. I will be passing through on my way to work just as it starts. Little schedule adjusting on my part and it will be all good. --kelapstick(on the run) 04:35, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And yes, London is an intermediate stop. As is Istanbul and Bishkek. I am going west rather than east these days. My last leg is direct from here to Halifax. Skipping Beijing and Toronto is a wonderful thing. --kelapstick(on the run) 04:39, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Answer to Gellerup edit (07.24.2013)

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RhinoMind, I have done some editing on Gellerup, and the article is far from done. Problems were, as I noted in my edit summaries, to be found in tone (unencyclopedic), language (not correct English), and references (unreliable sources). Taken as a whole, the article devoted way too much attention to relatively small details and did so often in non-neutral language. Drmies (talk) 02:30, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Answer

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Drmies. I am close to reporting your editing as vandalism.

I could have ignored you and/or reported you. You have already destroyed quite a bit of my work and contribution and now I am wasting my precious time, trying to explain why I find your actions aggressive and destructive. This is an investment for me, because I hope I can make myself clear on this, so you will start contributing and helping, rather than eliminate and destroy in the future. For me and every other Wiki-contributor.

Here is my elaborate response to your so-called "editings":

Yes, the article is "far from done". If you - like me - would like to see more useful information on the page, you might as well start contributing instead of erasing. It's that easy.

"the tone" is uncyclopedic

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Well you are not required to have a librarians education on encyclopediac tone, to make helpful contributions at wikipedia. Everyone knows that and from what little you have written in the article, I can tell that you know it just as well. Some of the information you have replaced, had much more depth and were closer to reality, than what you have put in. Your replacements have made the article less informative and clouds important (mostly historical facts) about the subject at hand. If you were the helpful contributing kind, you could at least have made your replacements equally informative, as the original text. If you are displeased with something, change that for the better and do not erase it or replace it with something that is obviously bad. This should be common knowledge.

language (not correct English)

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Now if you have discovered incorrect English, then your task at hand is very straight forward: correct it. It should be very easy. What you have done is to erase entire sections. Thats just wrong.

One more word on incorrect English: In articles from non-English cultures, where translations from other languages is required and not many sources in English exists, there will often be cases of incorrect English (The article on 'Gellerup' is in this category). To erase and disqualify any text on the basis of using incorrect English, is in these cases very extreme and a quite destructive act in many ways. Think about this and dont do it again.

references (unreliable sources)

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You have some point here, and that is why I will not promptly report you as a vandal. That being said, your editing unfortunately shows me, that you dont know what you are talking about here.

First of all you have erased almost all external links, which is obviously not references.

Secondly you have erased more than 30 references and your selection shows me clearly, that you haven't to bothered to read them and hence evaluate their worth. Your actions are just destructive and on the edge of vandalism. Not helpful at all.

Thirdly I can see that you doesn't care much about references anyway. Several of the references clearly needs a syntax editing to present themselves correctly. You could have done that. Several of the references are duplicates and it calls for an obvious pruning. You could have done that.

Fourth. Some of the text might have needed better references, but that does not mean that erasing the text is of any help. As a first step you could have inserted "citation needed" signs. Or even better: you could have looked for and researched adequate references yourself! There was nothing in the text, that had any economical or promotional value for anyone, so to judge it as untrue or misleading and erasing it because of a (minor) lack of proper references, is just an aggressive act on the edge of censorship or unjust grading. Not helpful at all.

The reason why some of the text (not much) called for better references is obviously that - as you recognize yourself - the article is unfinished. If you cared to click and read the history section of the article in the top right corner, you could have seen that I added a rich text on top of a rather poor text no more than 4-5 days ago! So to judge and erase with the eagerness you have demonstrated, cannot be interpreted as anything else than aggressive. How can it be helpful to anyone?

small details

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It is not for you to judge, what is a small detail or not. Much of what you have erased was maybe a 'small detail' to you (and therefore ok to erase?), but it was not a small detail to me and it have not been to the many people writing the references I have cited. Even if you can find other people agreeing with you, the text was presented in a way, so it was very easy to skip sections that the reader found uninteresting. And if you dont think so, again: You could have done some work on the text. In this case to present the text in a better way, instead of erasing it.

non-neutral language

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About non-neutral language. No I dont agree with you. Ok maybe in a few places I could be persuaded, but in no way "often". Almost every word I wrote, could be traced to the references I cited or Wikipedia articles about adjoining subjects. I put quite a bit of effort in it actually, so it was all on very solid ground. And in the very few cases, where you could argue for non-neutral language use, you could just have replaced the words (or erased them). Its very simple and straightforward, but instead you erased entire sections of the text!

About judging whether a word is neutral or not: It can in fact be difficult to judge on that and if you are careless and too quick, you might in fact judge very wrong. Let me give an example from the text you erased. Take the word 'scenic' (like in "a scenic view"). This word has a positive and some would say promotional value at first sight. And yes that is often how it is used in everyday conversations. But if you stop and care to think about it for a minute, the word also has a descriptive meaning to it, making it a necessity for describing a landscape, as in my case. So how will you know if it is used in a promotional or a descriptive, informative way? Well from the context obviously. Again your actions shows, that you haven't cared to read or think before you erased.

Conclusion

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Now that was a lot of text! But I did it for a reason. If you have forgot, scroll back up and read my introduction. I hope you have learned something?— Preceding unsigned comment added by RhinoMind (talk • contribs)

(talk page stalker) Rhinomind, that was entertaining. I could recommend a bunch of Wikipedia policies for you to review, but I think you'll be better off looking at this Wikipedia article instead: Teaching grandmother to suck eggs. Even though Drmies is one of the top editors at WP, I though I'd take a look at the edits anyway. But if you can't see why the stuff Drmies removed in, for example, this edit was an egregious violation of WP:V, WP:NPOV, and WP:OR, I recommend you ask for some editing advice for yourself first before you start dishing it out to others. Qwyrxian (talk) 12:18, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I note that the range of social activities listed doesn't include "making bacon". Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 02:48, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That'd be Danish bacon anyway, which I think of as an illegitimate contender. Drmies (talk) 02:49, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

New article, need help

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Hi Drmies and associated TPSers, I looked for a relevant WikiProject, but there aren't many active ones, so I'm here. I just created Beat Assailant as a rough translation from the French Wikipedia, but I don't know anything about music articles. Is anyone here willing to lend a quick hand to get it categorized and formatted? Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:29, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We did it!

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I think we can now claim victory over those fools at Britanica. Behold! — Crisco 1492 (talk) 10:23, 25 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Gorges de Daluis

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Orlady (talk) 05:49, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

???

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"Drmies thanked you for your edit on User talk:Drmies. Facepalm: My belated response" I've not seen this function before. How did you make it send that notification to me? LadyofShalott 16:45, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please pardon the TPS reply. When you view a diff now, one of the choices it gives you for the current version is "thank." It's right next to "undo." Intothatdarkness 16:49, 26 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Mail

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Hello, Drmies. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

Qwyrxian (talk) 04:48, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Psychology templates

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Hi, since you've been involved in past discussion on this topic, you may be interested in Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Psychology#Review_of_navigational_templates. Cheers, MartinPoulter (talk) 16:31, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion of nobility

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There is a discussion of the matter that you reverted recently, any input/help to resolve this situation would be welcome. Msbmt (talk) 17:39, 27 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Child Photo Advisory

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Your recent upload of File:Human girl reading harry potter.jpg is noted. Whilst Wikipedia accepts a vast range of media, you are urged to consider if you really do want this image to be present on a public site, where it could be used for many purposes over which you, the subjects of the photo, their parents or guardians may have little control.

It is also strongly suggested that your confirm your relationship with the photo subjects, parents or guardians in an appropriate manner with a suitable administrator. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 00:11, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks, papa. Perhaps Kelapstick or LadyofShalott, if you deem them suitable of course, can confirm that my relationship with the child in question is appropriate. Sfan, I've dealt with you before and I appreciate your concern with the subject matter in general, but I think you're going a bit overboard here. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 00:20, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
WP:DNTTR ? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 00:23, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Strike thru - User responded Sfan00 IMG (talk) 00:24, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You can template me any time, I don't really care--that's not the matter that concerns me here. Drmies (talk) 01:03, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Having visited with them in their home, I can affirm that Drmies is a parent of the photographed child. LadyofShalott 01:52, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
And said child did real well at the city-wide swim meet this morning. So did Rosie, while Liam and I did some male bonding at home. They miss you, Lady--wait, Liam doesn't even know you! (And I'm watching Sharknado--dumbest thing ever. Oh, no: Super Shark is on now, and it has a bulletproof supersized shark that can walk on land.) Drmies (talk) 03:02, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Sometimes you see "dumbest thing ever" and think it's hyperbole. Well, I saw a very short clip of Sharknado, and, based on that minute or two, I can definitively affirm that this is literally the dumbest thing ever. It looks like the most ridiculous parody of disaster movies ever created, made even more ridiculous by many orders of magnitude by the fact that it apparently was not intended as a parody. Why this appeared on the SyFy channel rather than Comedy Central escapes me. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 04:09, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, literally. It's worse than Super Shark. Even the bikini contest couldn't make up for it. Oh! Wait! The bikini contest winners get their photo shoot on the beach! Hot! Drmies (talk) 04:12, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oh no! The photographer left the radio on! Run, girls! Drmies (talk) 04:14, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I love those campy movies...although I didn't see Sharknado. I have a friend who works for the company that made it and has a close up as he runs across the screen as an extra.--Amadscientist (talk) 04:37, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Cool! Well, finish watching Super Shark and write up the plot summary. I can't stomach any more of it. :) Drmies (talk) 04:42, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, at the conclusion there is a radio-controlled tank that can walk, a ghetto blaster, and some C4. It's all too tiresome. I can't believe you took out the tramp stamp; it was clearly important or it wouldn't have been in there. Yes, the shark sends out plasmodic signals, according to Dr. Carmichael (and she's a doctor, you're not)). Your other tag--well, the whole bikini contest and the lifeguard stuff is a bunch of crap; the only connection to the main plot is that the contest winner gets eaten. But its significance to the audience lies of course in the gratuitous display of women in bathing suits. Drmies (talk) 05:27, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I am so glad we don't get satellite anymore. MythBusters was fun, and the wife loved CSI, but if she got hooked on Syfy I'd probably have to drop out from university for the loss of IQ. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:30, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Actually, child advisory or no, this probably violates all those fun non-free use rules, since the cover of the book is fully included. So that will be the next templated notice. Lovely freckles and beautiful eyes, though. Risker (talk) 05:01, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • Well, you do the honors. Drmies (talk) 05:04, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • Seriously? If anything it was advertising for the book, not taking anything away from the publisher/author/illustrator. I really think that some of our rules about fair use are ridiculous - case in point. LadyofShalott 19:41, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • Sorry I am late, but I see it is all taken care of in one manner or another. Doc, you could always put a blank cover on the book and restage the photo, then you could call the book whatever you wanted, and we wouldn't have been able to prove you wrong. Or better yet, get that child a Kindle. I have read more since getting my kindle than I did in the previous three years. Been catching up on old Ian Fleming novels, just finished Goldfinger, and am reading them in order. As if I didn't have reason enough to wish to not be at work, apparently they loosened some screws on the roofs on some of the accommodations blocks to fix a leak, and they blew off. Hopefully they get it sorted by the time I am back. Heading to PEI on Friday, the offer to join still stands. You could easily make it up here by then. --kelapstick(bainuu) 10:26, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bramshill House

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Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 07:17, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Labeling "Terrorism" is not "personal opinion"

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Identifying Mohammed Deif as a terrorist does not constitute personal opinion. Deif has admitted and is lauded by Hamas for being the bombmaker behind devices used, with his knowledge and direction, to blow apart civilians - specifically civilians - going about their daily life. According to Wikipedia's page on "Terrorism", Deif fits the classic and most widely accepted definition. If labelling him as a "terrorist" constitutes personal opinion, then the same can be said about labelling him "Palestinian" which many in the West Bank don't consider him (as he is a member of Fatah's archrival Hamas). Additionally, there are many that argue since he wasn't born in Palestine, which existed before Israel's formation in 1948, he can't be called Palestinian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ValuableAppendage (talk • contribs) 22:18, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • That's just hot air. First of all, Wikipedia is not a source for Wikipedia. Second, yes, labeling someone a terrorist is a matter of perspective; if you don't understand that then you probably shouldn't be editing those articles. FYI, "their" side is not the only party in the world blowing up civilians. And please sign your name on talk page messages. Drmies (talk) 22:23, 28 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Someone we call a terrorist may be called a liberator in their home country. I would suggest saying specifically who called them a terrorist like "XYZ said 'this and that' about them," then balancing that with other perspectives "supporters say 'this other thing'" CorporateM (Talk) 18:51, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yep. Or just stick with "militant"! CorporateM, when I was young the Palestinian cause had not yet discovered PR; they've come a long way since then, thanks in large part, no doubt, to Hanan Ashrawi. Drmies (talk) 18:59, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Joya Ahsan

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Hey Drmies, if you remember we had talked about some content issues regarding this article and about an user continuously removing the contents. He has emerged again and started to remove the contents leaving the same old edit summaries. I had also left some notes in the article talk page earlier but he didn't repliy there. Can you please take a look? --Zayeem (talk) 07:06, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • I remember, though somewhat vaguely, haha. Well, I certainly don't agree with their latest blanking. You're referring to Ricose, though SlawTony is in on the action as well. Since there is no talk page communication I don't see why we can't simply revert again, and if this continues, leave edit-warring warnings. There's something else: this edit is one in a long series of what appears to be hounding (the dog in my edit notice would not approve), and as such might well require administrator attention. Let's see if they pick up that old habit. I had a look at that old ANI report again (Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/IncidentArchive798#User:Ricose, if anyone is interested), and slowly but surely this seems to be headed towards a pattern of disruption. Again, that's based on my evaluation of the edit to the Joya article, which I think is invalid. Perhaps an admin can look over our shoulders and see what might be done. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 16:28, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • BTW, the matter of her first name needs to be addressed. Drmies (talk) 16:31, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kidd Kraddick

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Actually, it was your editing which dismembered citations (see the references section of this previous version). Quis separabit? 20:05, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't rely on bots as they are not perfect nor do they catch everything. Quis separabit? 20:06, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Whatever. You need to address the issue of encyclopedic content; at the very least you should have the decency to not blanket-revert. That's elementary. Drmies (talk) 20:05, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I don't believe I did blanket revert given that I compared the diff versions before editing. As explained, I restored the text related to the 501c charity as I pointed out in my edit summary; the net result is this, which doesn't seem to me as drastic as you seem to think. Yours, Quis separabit? 21:01, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This set of diffs says otherwise: blanket revert. Restoration of redundant image, removal of "recent death" template, reinsertion of unverified BLP trivia, reinsertion of that charity information which is wholly unsourced and unconnected to the rest of the article... From someone with as many edits as you I would have expected better. I'm going back to the article, since I do not find your arguments on the narrow point of the charity convincing, nor have you addressed my counterpoints. Drmies (talk) 22:53, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Again, this shows what I reinserted, although I may have overlooked the recent death template, apologies for that. I am not going to argue about this matter anymore as it is not really worth it. You apparently consider a 501c3 charity to be unimportant; I disagree in this case. I don't know what "counterpoints" you are referring to exactly but I am not going to edit war over this. There are too many fish in this sea. Quis separabit? 23:14, 29 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/WBSC (AM)‎

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User:SudoGhost is edit-warring on the above linked AfD after the nomination has been withdrawn. The user doesn't seem to understand the rules, including WP:NMEDIA and the rules for withdrawing a nomination. Since there is edit-warring going on, could you take a look, please? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:35, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Excessive edit- warring going on. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:37, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I fully understand that non-admin closes should not be made by editors that participated in the discussion, and that the withdrawn nomination does not qualify as a speedy keep. You are more than welcome to try to discuss the material on its merits, but inappropriately speedy-keeping the discussion yourself is far from appropriate. - SudoGhost 02:39, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
...and edit-warring is? I think not. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:41, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You made a bad close completely inconsistent with how such closes are done, reverting that is hardly inappropriate especially given that your your conflict of interest in doing so and the fact that your edit shuts down the discussion. Edit warring on an article allows someone to discuss on the talk page. Edit warring to shut down a discussion you disagree with without any basis for doing so is quite different. - SudoGhost 02:43, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I think you need to go back and read the rules of edit-warring. Edit-warring isn't allowed, period. Especially when you are trying to make a WP:POINT, like you are. Especially when your point has been proven wrong (ie: WP:NMEDIA and established and accepted consensus). Edit-warring against all that isn't allowed and will get you blocked. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:59, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Had the debate been closed after the nomination was withdrawn and before a valid delete vote was added, that would have been fine. However, the debate was still open and SudoGhost made a deletion comment. It needs to stay open. (FWIW, I won't even close an AfD I started, and for which there have been no other delete votes, and for which I withdraw my nomination. It really is better to let someone uninvolved in the debate close it.) LadyofShalott 03:04, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Vaild or not, Sudo's !vote is incorrect. He states that "The article does not meet a single notability guideline, and that other related articles are "generally notable" isn't a reason to keep this one as notability is not inherent..." when in fact the article and all radio station and TV station articles have been given inherent notability via established strong consensus through many different discussions and WP:NMEDIA. So, regardless if the !vote is valid, it's incorrect and was rightly ignored in the non-admin close. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 03:08, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Correct or incorrect is for a disinterested closer to decide, not someone else who participated in the debate. You don't get to force a close just because someone is (in your opinion) wrong. Make your case that SG is incorrect in the AfD discussion where it counts. Here it does nothing except bloat Drmies's page. LadyofShalott 03:14, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Also, the aricle creator closed it? Are you kidding me? There is nothing remotely appropriate in that. LadyofShalott 03:21, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, User:RadioFan was the original closer, I just reverted the revert as edit-warring (which I believe it is). You do have an extremely good point about the creator of the article not closing an AfD of the article. That I do agree with. I was unaware that RadioFan was the creator of the article. It doesn't surprise me though. Between Mlaffs, Dravecky, RadioFan and myself (along with a couple others) we have created and updated most of the radio station articles. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 03:25, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

That gives you quite a conflict of interest regarding speedy keeping such articles, given that you all share that subject of interest and collaborate quite extensively in the area. I'm certainly not accusing you (or RadioFan) of maliciously closing the discussion, only that it's not the sort of thing that should be done. - SudoGhost 03:35, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
dont remember creating this article. Looks like I did. Had I remembered that, I wouldn't have closed the AFD, you are correct that was inappropriate. I attempted a non-admin closure because the nomination was withdrawn which normally ends these things. As fervent as the one delete !vote is here, I'm assuming that editor will immediately submit another AFD so it will be best to let this one run its course. I would like to say that I thought it classy of the original nominator to withdraw and thank the editors who shared their experience on how these normally work out.--RadioFan (talk) 03:56, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's a lot of people who were looking at Spiffy's dog while I was reading an article about translating Beowulf in Czech. Sorry, Homer, but the Lady is correct. Just let it ride: if the argument is good, it will be closed properly when the time comes. SudoGhost, thank you for stopping by. RadioFan, there's only one radio station worth listening to and that's the BBC World Service. Which other radio station reports the cricket scores right after John Peel played Cypress Hill? Drmies (talk) 03:59, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Fair enough. BBC World Service is lovely and all but I haven't the attention span for cricket. Cheers--RadioFan (talk) 04:01, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Didn't know cricket was a Dutch thing. Or is it just a Dutchmen-in-the-US thing (hmmm... that makes no sense)? I like the crickets I hear chirping outside. LadyofShalott 04:09, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, it's not, though I think the Dutch got one notable cricket win in the history of the world. As a sport, it's almost as stupid as rassling, though don't tell SpacemanSpiff and Dennis Brown. But really, you should find a way to listen to a cricket score. It's like a foreign language, and after midnight over an old tube radio set it's a great soporific. Those crickets, Lady, they're cicadas, or maybe palmetto bugs, if you're unlucky. Drmies (talk) 04:13, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
For what it's worth I'm also very sorry for (presumably) blowing up your phone with "You have a new talkpage message on Wikipedia" emails (assuming you're phone is set up to do that). It gets annoying when it constantly happens and I didn't even think about that until a moment ago. - SudoGhost 04:19, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Never heard or seen a cricket match before, but I have heard the BBC World Service...well, until WAMU dropped it and WMRA moved it to it's sister station. I'm a rocker at heart though, so the dial rarely drops below 92. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:06, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, all and sundry, for reminding me why I don't do non-admin AfD closures. I would rather listen to a cricket game on the radio, which I've also never done. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:42, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Drmies, I assume you are familiar with the Dutch TV show Jiskefet, who explained what cricket looks like to Americans: [5] Dennis Brown | 2¢ | WER 08:04, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Dennis, I am honored that you'd refer to Jiskefet on my talk page. My wife actually saw an episode a few years ago--the one where Sinterklaas gets a BJ from someone who's been naughty. My mom and I were laughing our butts off, and my wife was--I don't know what the right word is, shocked, disgusted, puzzled. Drmies (talk) 13:58, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Bagpiping. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 15:05, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Family Guy explains Cricket. The character explaining Cricket, is actually an uncredited Hugh Laurie. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:54, 31 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The 5 Browns

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I did some triage on this article, but the "Critical reception" section still needs a lot of work. Could you take a look? And the SPA editor who has inserted all the garbage is worthy of some kind of warning or note to from someone who is more active than I. Thanks! Bongomatic 04:34, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

People seem to like Sicilians better than Georgians

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As you said, it also has problems. Wikipedia suffers, as so often from "Consensus is cozy and we need have no regard to the laws of, say, libel" though. Copyright is a similar issue. Fiddle Faddle 20:47, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Poste restante

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Thank you for making that more clear. Such sweeping changes without clear explanations are often mistaken for vandalism. Philafrenzy (talk) 23:15, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sure thing, but I left basically the same reason in my first edit summary. Anyway, thanks for your note. Poste restante--a remnant of an earlier time. Like the telegram. Drmies (talk) 23:18, 30 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Notability is not temporary I seem to recall. Now Doc please help out on the above request. I can't be pulled back in. Bongomatic 06:47, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) I still send mail to my Uncle in Athens, Greece Poste Restante. Gaijin42 (talk) 21:10, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Is that so? That's fantastic... Can I send you a postcard to send on to him? Drmies (talk) 23:43, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Uh. Sure I guess :) Do you have some sort of international mail fetish? Gaijin42 (talk) 03:28, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ha, I'm not the one poste restante in Athens. You know what it is, Gaijin, that's the old world. When you had to lick stamps and write on really thin paper and put "airmail" stickers on your blue envelopes, or it would take five weeks. Also, BTW, when you could send a book or other package via a cheap (and slow) rate--just ask Crisco 1492 how irritating it is that we lost that option. If I send even the tiniest package to the motherland, postage starts at like $25. Tell your uncle I said hi. Drmies (talk) 01:13, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:Notability (organizations and companies)

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If I did that wrong please feel free to revert me, but I don't think discussing it at the WikiProject as oppose to the relevant guideline page is better. Because of how WP:CONLIMITED is worded, I don't think it would be better for the WikiProject to decide if WP:ORGSIG applied to their articles, as such a discussion wouldn't amount to much per that policy. I do think that it needs to be in one location but considering that it's specifically concerning the wording of that guideline, I would rather it be on that guideline's talk page since it seems more appropriate. - SudoGhost 20:57, 1 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm not Wikipediaing in the least right now, but noticed tonight that Les Lauriers sont coupés is a red link. Perhaps someone from among the host lit folx round these parts might want to write this one up. Hope everybody's doing well.  davidiad { t } 01:36, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Yeah, I looked at it yesterday--I don't know why you dropped this for me, though. I handle women writers, usually. But I'll be glad to have a longer look at it; I'm taking it easy today. Bleh, I still have exams to grade... Drmies (talk) 18:10, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, you're stub is up, and it's most certainly notable and very important. I've not done much, but the two references offer a wealth of information. Now get back to Wikipediaing, will you? I can't do it all by myself, you kneuw. Drmies (talk) 19:00, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

They didn't really say that, did they? Yes, yes they did.

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WP:The Wikipedia Adventure hopes that it may help with "recruiting non-technical editors (especially women and other underrepresented demographics)". LadyofShalott 02:08, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Who knew that we were "demographics"? I've always considered myself a person... --Orlady (talk) 02:45, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Wow. "Interesting" is a word one could use. And I see this often, at least its suggestion, that there aren't enough women on Wikipedia because it's so difficult to edit (the page says "Learning to edit Wikipedia is hard, frustrating, confusing, and overwhelming"--really?). Girls, y'all just not smart enough. Anyway, there's an MfD now, which makes for exciting reading. Drmies (talk) 03:18, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
If I recall correctly, one of the main WMF people was trying to justify Visual Editor by saying "them thar wimmen-folk ain't gots enough smarts to edit this here 'cyclopedia likes we men-folk." Those might not be the exact words, but that's the gist of it. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 04:07, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I saw it there too. Feels GREAT to be so fucking superior, just by virtue of a misplaced gene. BTW, I'm watching some real manhood: Willie Keith is so obviously hiding a hard-on under the table that only stupid shit comes out of his mouth--"I'd love to introduce you to my mother, darling, but I only have 48 hours!" Drmies (talk) 04:10, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ew, he called his mother "sweetheart". All aboard the SS Oedipus! Drmies (talk) 04:12, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I onder how much of this attitude is floating out there in more hidden ways. LadyofShalott 20:59, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I got bored with it, halfway through the second mission. Speaking of old-time sexism, I'm watching Key Largo, a movie made when men were men and women looked impeccable. Drmies (talk) 03:30, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Phew, at least that had a happy ending. Orlady, what can I say. If Oak Ridge explodes we're all statistics. Drmies (talk) 03:45, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I can't answer you there, Drmies. I couldn't sustain enough interest to make it all the way through the first mission. But Key Largo is a great flick -- from back in the day when Hollywood knew how to appeal to men and women at the same time. --Orlady (talk) 04:36, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I wish I could stay up long enough for the second flick of the night, The Caine Mutiny. Drmies (talk) 04:42, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That's a navy movie. You better stay up for it. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 04:58, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I was an early reader, and The Caine Mutiny was the first adult novel I read, while in the first grade. I remember adults marveling as I spent hours with Wouk. As for the film, if you combine Humphrey Bogart, strawberries, a handful of ball bearings and a warship at sea, how can you possibly go wrong? Cullen328 Let's discuss it 05:10, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, little Liam has an ear infection, so I caught some more of the action, but I turned it off after Keefer's testimony: I wanted to pull him from the screen and bitch-slap him. I fell asleep thinking of various scenarios to right these wrongs. BTW, they should have realized that frozen strawberries can't be measured the same way as sand--a scoop of sand is more level than a scoop of strawberries. Besides, four servings?? Pervert! Drmies (talk) 14:06, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Damn. Those women scientists and so forth need to get back in the kitchen. SL93 (talk) 17:17, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

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Hi! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
-- 19:54, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
Mission 1 Mission 2 Mission 3 Mission 4 Mission 5 Mission 6 Mission 7
Say Hello to the World An Invitation to Earth Small Changes, Big Impact The Neutral Point of View The Veil of Verifiability The Civility Code Looking Good Together
  • I'm going to the Trekker's Lounge. Especially for Dutch people that's really funny, since "trekken" is a word with a very particular meaning in the sought-for demographic. Drmies (talk) 03:31, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Eagle Peak (Wyoming)

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Drmies, Gilderien has worked on the issues you raised with this nomination; in particular, new sources have been added, and the additional text puts this above a 5× expansion. Can you please take another look to see whether it is closer to approval now? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 05:28, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ANI notification

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Hi, Drmies. Hijiri88 here. Long time no see! I'm editing under a proxy username in order to keep JoshuSasori off my back for at least the next few days. Anyway, just thought I should mention that I brought your name up in my ANI posting. Cheers! Coldman the Barbarian (talk) 12:00, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ol' Sparky

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They were a Godsend when I at high school / through University! Thanks for the birthday wishes, but even more important this weekend is Yorkshire Day and the football starts again! GiantSnowman 14:56, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Dude, you can't own up to that, not on this talk page! Log out and read the Aeneid, now, before "the" football starts. You lot up there, it's lovely countryside, but y'all cain't talk English worth a shit(e). [Also, enjoy!] Drmies (talk) 15:49, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Hey Drmies, are official Facebook and Twitter accounts no longer allowed? Just curious. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 21:58, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Unrelated question, do you think the radio logo on this page (which is the former logo for WBSC (AM)), would be allowed with the singers and what-not on it? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 22:01, 2 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates/The Coral Island/archive1

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Some runaway ladies who escape from the Ladies' Market. The sun is low in the sky and balloons can be seen flying into the distance. The ladies are on board. Warrington (talk) 14:02, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Any idea why this was deleted? Eric Corbett 01:56, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK?

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Did you know ...
... that you're known for your popular culture DYKs? MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 09:37, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • You won't get a lot of hits with that hook, Mandarax. Interesting. Actually, what I find interesting is the blurring of the boundaries of what "popular culture" is. The article is a bit, well, difficult to read, but isn't sports popular culture? And a lot of the Gibraltar DYKs partook of PC as well--sure, there's plenty of history, but not exclusively. Or, a lot of "history" is popular culture, or we wouldn't have the History Channel which doesn't do history). Drmies (talk) 18:35, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You've got mail

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Hello, Drmies. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

Also, I think TParis' talk page is semi-protected. Could you by any chance tell him that he's got mail as well? I don't really want to post it under an older account under the circumstances.

Coldman the Barbarian (talk) 11:43, 3 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Child's info?

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Thought I'd point out this page: User:ILuvPikachu123/sandbox and see if anyone wanted to do anything about it. Doesn't seem to violate WP:CHILD or WP:CHILDPROTECT (just an immature kid, see contribs), but I wanted to show it to more experienced editors. Ignatzmice•talk 01:01, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Spy operations

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Hello, Drmies. A matter I'd like to bring up, if I may. User:Serviciile secrete rusești. This means, in Romanian, "the Russian secret services". Now, I rather doubt this is the actual FSB, but still, I don't know if this is a username we'd want. Also, I'm slightly sceptical of this article he's put out, List of corruption scandals in Romania. Some of these are genuine scandals (Năstase, Babiuc/Becali, Remeș), at least in terms of the media coverage generated and the position of the people involved, if not necessarily the magnitude of their misdeeds. But others are basically nonentities and in no way can be said to have caused "scandal". We do have a Category:Romanian politicians convicted of crimes, which should cover the topic well enough. The list does have maintenance issues (who defines "scandal"?) and possible BLP implications (needlessly highlighting convictions or even allegations against relatively obscure figures). Anyway, this might be an AfD candidate. - Biruitorul Talk 04:21, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hi Biruitorul. I posted a note on WP:UAA; let's see what happens. Perhaps Crisco 1492 will take some action; he's got some making-up to do. For that list, there's a few things you can do. One is to send it to AfD. Another is to post a note on WP:BLPN. A third option, and I kind of like this one, is to purge that list of all the content you find to be overblown or in violation of our BLP, and then what you'll have left is perhaps even useful. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 13:20, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Map?

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You have new message/s Hello. You have a new message at Gareth Griffith-Jones's talk page. – The Welsh Buzzard – 14:16, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Special Barnstar
Thanks a lot!!!!! The disruption was really annoying, I just hope they will stop it here. Zayeem (talk) 18:12, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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My Fair Lady

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Just a few more hours.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:06, 4 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Corrupting your children at such a tender age. When I lived in Atlanta, one of my southern co-workers, who loved to taunt me, told me how he'd gotten his 2-year-old a gun for Christmas. Sausage with bacon for flavoring? Isn't that like making cotton candy and dipping it in sugar?--Bbb23 (talk) 00:03, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oeroeg

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I've added another bit about themes from Nieuwenhuys, though I don't have much on Dutch literature in my library. That being said, do you know of any translations? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:56, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • While I'm at it, I can't find any independent sources for the Bintangs, which is just ridiculous because I know they were getting coverage (they got mentions in Billboard, at the very least, but nothing I can cite) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:30, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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The Admin's Barnstar
Good call; we need you back. Go Phightins! 18:03, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Not yet, Go Phigntins, but thanks nonetheless. 18:23, 5 August 2013 (UTC)
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Mandarax kowtowing to the newly reinstated overlord
Not that you asked, but I happen to think the admin corps needs you back. LadyofShalott 23:11, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Only so he can be fired, along with the rest of us.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:14, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Lady, and Bbb, a hug from the other side of the continental divide. I won't lie, a big part of the thrill is gone. I have always acted, in my possibly well-known foolish way, in the best interest of the project and the many editors who contribute positively, and while I think that adminship IS kind of a big deal and as such admins deserve a bit of respect (if only because they made it through RfA, which in many cases means having put in your years as an editor), there are some who seem to think of the tool as a replacement you-know-what. I got slammed by a few people for my phrasing in your birthday greeting, but we have higher-ranking folks than me spouting language in IRC that I don't even use when drunk. I saw admins call me names that went far beyond any asshole uttering "asshole", and valued content contributors abuse my name and my job in profanity-laced emails (being in a drunken stupor is not an excuse). I see admins who are way too fond of the mass rollback tool and have the freedom to use it, since admins shouldn't be questioned--and I've seen editors who don't give a flying fuck about anything and forget that we're not in school anymore. Worst of all are the wikilawyers, the procedure-driven fucks who will use any word anyone has ever said and think that our policies and guidelines were written to fuck other people over with. And those are typically people who don't write shit. They're not, of course; they're there to help us get along.

One thing, and then my old person's rant is over: when I ran for admin I dreaded the question "what about IAR", since I had no idea what I would say, having never invoked it or really seen it used. Now I know. Pardon my profanities; it is with something of a heavy heart that I put my shining badge back on, knowing full well that it is not, despite my jeremiad, a cross to bear--even calling it a self-inflicted wound is too much, given that this is just a website, and that there are millions of people doing much more important things. Ah, cocktail time, then dinner time. Cheers y'all. Drmies (talk) 23:33, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for retaking the bit, Drmies. It is unfortunate that abuse and general unpleasantness occurs. I'm particularly sorry that you took a hit in wishing me a happy birthday (esp. on what you knew was not the happiest of days for me at all). You do good work though as both editor and administrator, and WP is the better for having you in those positions. LadyofShalott 23:50, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
LOL Mandarax! LadyofShalott 00:10, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Like the Lady, I am one of your biggest fans - all my lame humor aside. No matter what you do, even when I disagree with it, which is rare, will convince me that you are not an asset to the project, both as an editor as an admin. The Wikipedia world may not be "right", but it's righter with you having the bit.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:12, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Glad to see you getting back to work doc. Passing RFA and the whole "being an admin" has opened up a whole new world of Wikipedia for me, and thanks to you and the lady (again) for the nomination. I had to create this account when i realized how easy it would be to accidentally block someone or delete a page from a mobile device. There are areas of Wikipedia that I am seeing that before I had little notion of their existence. On a side note the camping is great as were the lobster and mussels yesterday. The PEI beer is fantastic, especially the blueberry one I picked up yesterday. You really must make it up this way some time, beautiful country, and a lovely boat ride. I think we will do the Cape Breton highlands when I come back in September. I will let you know how the "nuts about bacon" ice cream sundae turns out. --kelapstick(on the run) 00:26, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
We went to PEI and Cape Breton several years ago, and it still ranks as one of my favorite trips. We stayed at this really weird rustic place on Cape Breton (I don't think it exists anymore) that had these cooks who put some of the best New York chefs to shame. God, we ate well. And although the cabin was rudimentary, the setting and the view was glorious.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:45, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A fish-throwing template for you

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Flatpack self-assembly fish-drying rack £375, all major credit cards accepted
Flatpack self-assembly fish-drying rack £375, all major credit cards accepted
 Krunch! Wham! Biff! Urkkk!

You're way beyond getting whacked with a wet trout. Darwinbish has thrown an entire rack of dried stockfish at you from a safe distance, because of your revolting personal habits and bad smell.[6] Better take this seriously. She wants you to know she'll throw her brother at you next time.

... and who said RfA was getting a bit "samey"? Martinevans123 (talk) 20:46, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A beer for you!

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Thank you for taking back your admin-bits. We may have disagreed from time to time, but you are a model for what a admin should be. Hasteur (talk) 23:21, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Hasteur, I'm touched: thank you very much. Did we disagree? It was my youth and inexperience, I'm sure. I've learned a lot in the last six months or so. I appreciate the beer as well. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 23:35, 5 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Now, you realize you will have to undergo the admin initiation rituals again. Clear some time this weekend and don't make any plans that involve sitting down for any length of time. Beeblebrox (talk) 04:00, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I just realized that I'd seen your name a couple of times on the noticeboards, and I came here to ask if you had started thinking about re-upping, only to find that you had already done so! Well done, welcome back. Beyond My Ken (talk) 04:43, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks BMK. Note that I haven't done anything with that little tool yet, which is kind of nice. Drmies (talk) 20:34, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notifications

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I guess they are good for something after all. I've been catching copyright violators who are Google translating Indonesian articles without attribution every time they link to an article I created. BTW, thanks for filling out Bintangs even more. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 01:26, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • I just thanked Malleus Eric for an edit; I kind of like that option, esp. since it points to the precise diff. Pinging is helpful too. I still don't like not going to the diff on one's own talk page immediately. But VE...during my break I did a lot of mobile and IP editing, and VE is a bitch. On my iPhone I don't even know where the stupid preferences are, or whether as an IP I have preferences to begin with. One gets stuck, it's slow, scrolling is impossible, it's unclear what buttons to push to get out of the thing, I didn't always see "Edit source", etc--all kinds of unimaginable. Terrible. Drmies (talk) 01:33, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I wouldn't go to complain. I'd go to hang out with you and eat things that might not be dead yet. And to kick an editor or two in the pants, at night, outside the hotel, around the corner. And to finally get a date with Moonriddengirl. Drmies (talk) 01:42, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I met her last year at Wikimania here in DC. She's really cool. Not sure she's a star trek fan though DR. ;-) Kumioko (talk) 02:48, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
<blush> (TNG!) But, yeah, it's a good thing I wasn't on the list. There's no way I would have been able to make it, and I would have felt horribly guilty for causing all that trouble. :P --Moonriddengirl (talk) 15:37, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I have no idea what any of you are talking about. MRG, I think I saw a picture of you somewhere (on your WMF user page perhaps, where such shameless advertising is encouraged, it seems), and I think we are of a match, beauty-wise. How did we both get so lucky? I'm reminded of an old Prince video, for some Batman song, where some model wore a shirt that said "All this and brains too". I propose we advertise our beautiful project by you and me flaunting our looks and our skills at the next Wikimedia, all expenses paid of course (and we'll get separate hotel suites--not rooms, suites, even if just to keep up appearances). In other news, your little boy will turn 1 (one) in eleven days. Plenty of time to FEDEX him a tapir or some other cool gift. Drmies (talk) 16:11, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Also, I can't wait for all of them to go back to school again. Summer vacations in the US are stupidly long; it's not good for the kids and it's not good for their parents. Drmies (talk) 17:41, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Lions! Elephants! Tapirs! Seals! Bureaucrats! Giraffes! Jhimmies!

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Hey Doc,

It's the Wiki way!

I hope this finds your sweet sexist sexy self covered in scrumptious layers of your favorite vacon, ready to be feasted on by your wifey. Way more appealing than Whoopasspedia, right? Far be it from me to lure you out of your den of debauchery, but when you have a mo', could you please take a look at this DYK nomination? It's a sweet article with a nice hook. The creator seems new to the place and (gasp!) made a few newbie mistakes. Now the DYKs are throwing the book at them. Seems a shame. DYK sure was more of a fun place when you were running things. ;)


Love to you and yours,

DracoE 12:24, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • You're too nice, Draco. Do you save any of your love for your sexy companion, or do I get all of it? Interesting: now I know what Tumblr is--a collection of images? Anyway, there's little debauchery here these days, due in no small part to what we shall euphemestically refer to as a minor surgical procedure in a crucial spot. Poor Liam will be the last of my brood. I had a quick look and I'll have a longer hook, but I want you to know that I never ran anything in my life, not even once around the block, and I think I've made an IAR appeal before, fruitlessly. But I'll ask the folks who are really in charge. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 14:53, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Two things: I was not completely truthful, on second though; I did one chair a committee at work, so I guess that's a kind of having run something. The other, with the help and goodwill of a couple of editors the article has been promoted. All's well that ends well, I say. Toodles! Drmies (talk) 17:52, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • Thank you so much Doc. You're a class act. Here's wishing you a speedy recovery. I see young Liam still has his own article. And you're trying to tell me you're not running this place just a tiny bit? The sexy husband is sending you his best wishes. He tells me that while he may feel over-objectified, he does not consider himself under-loved. :) DracoE 14:59, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Template:Did you know nominations/Transportation of animals

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Hi. Thanks for the message. When I looked at the page history I saw 3 IP contributors, so I wasn't sure. And I didn't know who Xaradnam was being referred as (now I know! silly me), I've added him to the credits. I hope it's a happy ending (seems like a lot of drama happening even on DYK these days). Alex ShihTalk 17:54, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • Mandarax likes to do things backwards, the poor soul. Sorry, that wasn't entirely clear, maybe. Ha, yes, drama everywhere. We should start tweeting about it to increase drama's footprint. Thanks again for your help, Alex! And nice meeting you: I don't think we've been in business together before. Drmies (talk) 17:56, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah! It is nice meeting you indeed. I'm glad to be acquainted with one of the popular guys editors. Alex ShihTalk 19:42, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
This article title keeps making me imagine that it's about penal transportation of animals, which, it probably does feel like to some of the subject animals. LadyofShalott 19:49, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Well, the first thing that I thought when I saw that word was the transportation of you-know-what in little cooled packages. Alex, I don't know what you heard but I'm not all I'm cracked up to be. The Lady here is more popular than me, and for all the right reasons. And have you met Mandarax? He's made a million edits, and has never said a bad thing about anyone. BTW, "tapir"--that word is wonderful in any language. And all day I've been thinking about animals in the mail; in fact, I linked the article on my Facebook page. Drmies (talk) 20:32, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Sdu

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A tag has been placed on Sdu 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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  • (edit conflict) Who created it is immaterial really, "official publisher of Dutch governmental publications" was clearly a "credible claim of significance or importance" and so it wasn't A7 eligible. Also per Wikipedia:Delete#Speedy deletion you should not normally re-add a speedy tag removed by someone other than the page creator - speedys are meant to be uncontroversial and the fact that someone disagrees means it nearly definitely isn't uncontroversial. I saw this on my watchlist but twice got beaten to removing the tag. Dpmuk (talk) 21:34, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • And I'm not trying to chastise but rather make you aware of our deletion policy that says you shouldn't normally re-add speedy tags. Although I disagreed witht he original tagging I would not have commented had you not re-added it after someone else had removed it. Dpmuk (talk) 21:36, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • GSK, I'm nothing special (my children already find me boring). The more important point to take away from this is that one needs to think and maybe Google a bit (and obviously check the history) before clicking on the appropriate CSD category; and yes, no re-adding the tag! GSK, I can take care of myself, and as you can see others do as well (thanks); new editors who don't know their way around are typically not so lucky, and getting hit with one of those tags is like getting kicked in the balls/ovaries (I'm speaking metaphorically, just to be clear). Judge content and new articles on their merits, and err on the side of caution. I'll give you one example and then we can all let this pass: look at the history of Unthanksgiving Day. Drmies (talk) 21:37, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

August 2013

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What is your ethnicity?Don't change my edit, this article (Barlas) is about Mongols.I'm Mongol, Lysozym is not Mongol.This is my edit: "Descendants of them living in Mongolia" (source:mongol book).Do you think that it is unbelievable thing?Users have right to write about their country. Ancientsteppe (talk) 04:33, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Copyedit

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Drmies, can you please do some copyedits here? BlueMoonset has expressed some concerns in its DYK nomination page, I tried to fix those but I guess a copyedit is needed by an experienced editor. Thanks.--Zayeem (talk) 11:30, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

 Working Ignatzmice•talk 11:44, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks Ignatz.--Zayeem (talk) 11:52, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done—I did the lead and the first section, but I just discovered there are a few hours of work available, so off I go. I'll get to the last section tonight, if no-one else has by then. (Of course, if someone has quibbles with what I've done already, they can fix them as well.) Ignatzmice•talk 12:41, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, take your time.--Zayeem (talk) 13:22, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I'll be glad to, but it'll be a little while before I get to it. I'm baby-sitting for a while this morning. Drmies (talk) 14:09, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
That's an interesting little article. I'm beginning to learn a lot about Bangladesh. Can we get an article on Dutch watermanagement in the country? Drmies (talk) 14:12, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I had read some artcles reporting that the Dutch government is aiding some projects of flood control in the coastal regions of Bangladesh using the Dutch technics, need to gather the sources. I'll work on it. Thanks for your copy edits and good luck with your babysitting.--Zayeem (talk) 14:47, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Do you remember when your parents took the training wheels off your bicycle? Riding a bike without training wheels is hard work--for the parent holding the child. Drmies (talk) 15:29, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Is it baby-sitting when it's your own kid(s)? LadyofShalott 15:42, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Of course it is. Remember, I'm not the mother, and it's a mother's biological destiny to have babies and take care of them. So I should be paid for my labor, really. Drmies (talk) 16:59, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Somehow, I suspect Mrs. Drmies is going to make you pay for that comment. LadyofShalott 17:16, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Drmies, ol' friend, it's been nice knowing ya. :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 17:27, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Meh (!), I'm the woman in the house. I did the dishes and the laundry this morning and prepared dinner for tonight. What more is there? The only thing I don't get is a spa treatment, and my nails could use some work. Drmies (talk) 18:24, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Ah my riding was assisted by my uncle while my dad was sitting in fornt of the TV and enjoying a cricket match. Knowing the experience of Drmies, I just hope I have the same fate as my dad had in this case. :P --Zayeem (talk) 18:33, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What on earth...is this stuff, Gentileschi, Judith beheading Holofernes???

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Eh? A self-portrait? And where are the cute birds now? Try some elephants instead...Warrington (talk) 19:51, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • I'm letting bygones be bygones. Allegories also serve a didactic and therapeutic purpose. What's tough is I got all three kids for the next two days, haha. Hej, I think of you in France with some envy. I'm glad you got to go and do some exciting stuff. Drmies (talk) 14:36, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The good and the bad

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Remember Soham321 at the Modi article? Well, I'm in all sorts of trouble with them. Mostly of the CIR variety, the latest example is this. OTOH, I've also just had this and it takes priority ;) So, it'll be a nice end to a crappy, frustrating day. Glad to see you are getting back into the groove. - Sitush (talk) 21:13, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

  • It's going to take some digging to get that out of the content dispute variety. How's that ANI thread going? Congrats on the other thing, Sitush--really, that must be nice. (Well, I just changed a poopy cotton diaper and rinsed the old one out--that's not nice.) Drmies (talk) 22:16, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • Wow! I'm very impressed that you're using those rather than the disposables! Thanks for helping to save the planet. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 22:54, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
      • (edit conflict) The ANI report was closed as out of process, as tends to be the result when people haul me to that place. The rest of it will sort itself out in due course and I will be astonished if it does not do so in a manner closer to my vision than theirs. As for the dubious joys of real-life crap, I am pleased to see that you are of the re-usable persuasion. The BBC were circumspect in their recent news story about a "fatberg" (!?) I have had the dubious delight of slushing through the innards of some > man-high sewers and the fabric accumulations are not predominantly of the wet-wipe variety but rather infant- and female-related.

        Enjoyed my beer, btw, and had a chat with a guy who was visiting from Cornwall. For the avoidance of doubt, I think it far more common for Mancunians to visit that place than t'other way round. Apparently he pays £4.10 for a pint of beer back home and so was enjoying immensely the Joseph Holt stuff at £2.23! - Sitush (talk) 23:07, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A Barnstar For You!!

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The Animal Transportation Barnstar
Thank you for all your work ensuring that Transportation of animals became so greatly lauded in the hearts and minds of all Wikipedians. Let us open the box of seals and let them roam freely across the South Downs. Seal Boxer (talk) 13:33, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Some refs

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1*Could You provide some refs on this Walpurgis Night #The Netherlands ? Warrington (talk) 16:20, 8 August 2013 (UTC) 2* Now I am not all that a real tea expert but I have a feeling that this American woman does not have all her concepts clear about Brittish tea (meal) heated disscussion page. Any admins, British page stalkers? Warrington (talk) 16:20, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

LOve you - Drmies. Warrington (talk) 16:20, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • I wish. We have an Indian restaurant in town, but it's buffet-style and I tend to overeat horribly, since it's all delicious. Not good for a diabetic! Drmies (talk) 21:04, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • Sorry to hear that. Paleolithic diet with lots of meat and vegetables that, that is the solution. I know people who got much-much better on that. Swedish invention, Dr Staffan Lindeberg is really making good results with this. Feeds his patients on that and they get well. Here in Lund. Really good results. Dad was a physician, and he allways said that it is of great importance for the body how you eat. Warrington (talk) 16:20, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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Give them to eat, so you will be safe yourself, an not eaten by the wolf, by the Saturn wolves. Warrington (talk) 17:20, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Happy Anniversary

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To you and the Mrs.--Mark Just ask! WER TEA DR/N 21:54, 8 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Oeroeg

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Alex ShihTalk 03:02, 9 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Need some help regarding this chum

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Drmies, friends, distinguished guests, stalkers, and enablers: I need assistance in convincing our dearest friend, Crisco 1492, to drink a legitimate amount of alcohol in the presence of many Wikimedians at Shek O beach tomorrow. It's the Wikimania tradition, after all. Who's up for some peer pressure? ;-) Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 15:12, 10 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You sure you don't mean beer pressure?--Bbb23 (talk) 18:30, 10 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

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May want to note the history of Baskin-Robbins... known crosswiki vandal (Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Mason Decker). Already locked. --Rschen7754 05:23, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Les Lauriers sont coupés

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Alex ShihTalk 13:49, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

42.113.236.0 = Hanoi Vandal

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Regarding you reverts of 42.113.236.0 (talk · contribs). You have run across the Hanoi Vandal, a troublesome joker who has been at this game for many years. Myself and another editor have monitoring his activities for some time now. Thanks for the reverts. Any other help with this clown would be appreciated. --RacerX11 Talk to meStalk me 14:33, 11 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi from 99

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Thanks for helping out with this [7]. I see you've returned to the admin seat. As for me, I've fallen off the wagon and resumed editing as a registered, if only for the moment. Very best, 76.248.144.216 (talk) 02:55, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Template:FripSide

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How to deal with Template:FripSide? I have TfD'ed but the author has now blanked the page (and removed the TfD-template) The Banner talk 14:24, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WP:CSD#G7. I'll let you do the tagging, if you think it's appropriate. Ignatzmice•talk 14:46, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Done as advised. What about Chen Hanwei? This is a virtual unsourced BLP, with an IP removing maintenance templates and adding an excessive amount of links to disambiguation pages. The Banner talk 14:51, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
See your talk page and the article history. If that persists (the copyvio), ask for semi-protection; it's an IP-hopping fan. Drmies (talk) 15:29, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Other eyes

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Drmies and stalkers, please look at Twin Lakes Library System and tell me if I'm crazy. I think TLLS has been tyring to use WP as their website, but it's time for someone else to look at the page and its history, please. LadyofShalott 18:00, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Roy Feinson

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Thanks for your edits/observations on Roy Feinson and pointing out links to his personal site and potential self-serving entries. These have been removed. As an author, his bibliography has been reinstated, along with two other notable and sourced items. I trust you will agree with these. If not, please reference Wiki's rules on this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vuilgat (talk • contribs) 20:52, 12 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bintangs

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Alex ShihTalk 01:03, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, nostalgia. They were world famous (at least in my eyes) in my home-town when I was just a kid. The Banner talk 01:13, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Roy Feinson

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I get that links to Amazon would be spam. But surely an author's bibliography is notable and relevant (without the links). Not sure though. Will try again... hopefully this time within the guidelines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vuilgat (talk • contribs) 02:08, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Vuilgat, I wouldn't. There's conflict of interest and promotional intent written all over this. If you'd like to see changes made to this or associated articles, I'd strongly suggest asking for assistance from editors who are objective and are not connected to the subject. As for bibliography, a listing of books is not relevant unless the individual publications are clearly noteworthy. 76.248.144.216 (talk) 02:15, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • OK, I'm glad we agree on that. Here's the thing: as far as I am concerned, bibliographies are worthwhile if the individual titles are worth mentioning. That is, just because a possibly notable person wrote a book doesn't mean it ought to be listed. But anytime such an entry has something to verify its relevance (typically, a review) it can very properly be listed. Now, other editors have different opinions, but my method pretty much guarantees that a writer's article can't legitimately be filled with a thousand books that may or may not be published by a decent publishing company, etc. (76, I'm glad we agree also.) Drmies (talk) 02:22, 13 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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