User talk:MarnetteD/archive39

Well I never ...

Fancy meeting you at Nina Lisandrello's. Such a nice girl! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 21:01, 27 July 2015 (UTC)‎‎

Very true. May she have a long and enjoyable career. MarnetteD|Talk 21:08, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

FYI

I wanted to let you know I borrowed your "Ignore All Rules" banner for my talk page. Better stay away from me, though, I appear to be toxic at the moment. Best, BMK (talk) 00:48, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

As I borrowed it from someone else many years ago BMK. I'm sorry for the troubles. This encyclopedia and its articles are better for you presence. Hang in there. MarnetteD|Talk 01:12, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

This too shall pass. BMK (talk) 01:16, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Thunder

No it's doesn't have to be on WP:RS because of Wikipedia:Common_knowledge, quoting: "Universally-accepted everyday orders that are taught in early elementary school ("A comes before B in the English Alphabet" or "January comes before February in the Gregorian calendar")"

Well, you seem to be colluding with User:Gareth Griffith-Jones or at least being trigger happy instead of taking it up on the talk page, so I'm having a hard time seeing any AGF here. For new users this is certainly not a warm welcome :(. In any case, I will find citations and re-post, but I am like "WTF" for having to do that, in this country you learn the rule by the time you're 8 unless you've only grown up in a city, "from the lightning count seconds until you hear the blast, for each 3, it's 1 km away", which is btw a simpler and more precise rule than the one quoted on the article in miles, which I'll now remove pending a source. Thanks for being a dick. Oh, wait. Sorry. 2.108.217.113 (talk) 21:56, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Actually it does need a source as it is not "Common Knowledge." Per WP:BURDEN it is up to you to supply a ref which should be easy. MarnetteD|Talk 21:59, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Which I have now done. 2.108.217.113 (talk) 22:02, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Many thanks for doing that. Adding the source improves the article. MarnetteD|Talk 22:03, 28 July 2015 (UTC)

Expiration time

I see that you've been adding expiration times to protection templates like this one. Just curious what error is that causing, and where this is being tracked? If it's a problem, looks like Twinkle might need to be tweaked for when it is used to slap these on pages. Thanks.—Bagumba (talk) 09:12, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) @Bagumba: There is a category called Category:Wikipedia pages with incorrect protection templates which lists pages where the protection icon template is either inapplicable (because the page isn't protected) or where the |expiry= parameter shows a moment in the past. Sometimes the protection on a page expires, and it is soon re-protected, but the protecting admin doesn't update the |expiry= parameter to suit - this category aids tracking down those cases. If there is an expiry date without a time, the protection icon template assumes that the prot expires on the stroke of midnight; this is rarely the case. For the example that you gave, the page went into Category:Wikipedia pages with incorrect protection templates 18 hours and 52 minutes before it should have done - MarnetteD's edit got it out of the category again. It will re-enter the cat at 18:52 (UTC) today, but this time because the prot had genuinely expired. --Redrose64 (talk) 10:13, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarifying that it is only a problem when 00:00 of that day rolls around. Anybody know if the Twinkle bug has been reported?—Bagumba (talk) 16:20, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello Bagumba Thanks for your question and I am glad that it came while I was asleep because that let Redrose64 give you a much more thorough explanation then I would have. As to your followup I don't know if it is a bug or just something that wasn't taken into consideration when setting up twinkle to deal with these. Redrose64 do you know why Shock Wave (video game) is showing up on the list since this edit protected it until January of next year? MarnetteD|Talk 18:03, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

A WP:NULLEDIT fixed it. What most likely happened is that the {{pp-dispute}} template was added so quickly after the prot was set that some of the tables hadn't had a chance to catch up, so it thought that the page was still unprotected. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:36, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

As ever thanks for taking the time to explain things. It is always appreciated. MarnetteD|Talk 18:39, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

@MarnetteD: Feature request or bug, whatever :-) Took me a while earlier today to figure out where to report a problem on Commons, so I won't venture to see where to make the Twinkle request. I'll leave it you, who has a more vested interest, if you feel like anything needs to be improved. Thanks for cleaning things up around here.—Bagumba (talk) 05:02, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the update and for your efforts Bagumba. I wouldn't know where to go either but, as I mentioned to NeilN, adding it to Twinkle might be helpful to all of you who protect the articles. OTOH my adding the times helps with my incurable case of editcountitis and I am always happy to help where I can. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 05:06, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

WT:TW#Bugs and feature requests says to go to GitHub, and provides links for that. --Redrose64 (talk) 08:20, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

I'll defer to MarnetteD (and their edit counts).—Bagumba (talk) 17:57, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Fantasia 2000

Hey MarnetteD, keep up your good edits. Do you have an idea on what the production and distribution companies to use for the opening line to Fantasia 2000 and its infobox? Produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, but the infobox includes WD Pictures as well? Wasn't it just the former? As for release, I think Walt Disney Pictures is correct as Buena Vista handled the international releases, though I could be wrong on that. Your thoughts? Thanks LowSelfEstidle (talk) 16:16, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello LowSelfEstidle. In answer to the first part of your question, from what I can find, WDP is the parent company of WDFA and, while WDFA was directly responsible the production of the film WDP was overseeing their work so I don't think it is a problem having both of them in the infobox. To the second part BV Pictures is the distributor for Disney films in the US and BV International handles the distribution rights for the rest of the world - with a few exceptions. So I think that the infobox is okay the way it is. I haven't watched the film in a year or so but I think that the opening and/or closing credits back this up. OTOH if you find info at a WP:RS that is different from this you could post it on the talk page for the article and, based on any responses you get, make changes. I would like to say a big thanks to you for all the work you do on so many WikiP articles. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 17:49, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Interesting, I see your point; appreciate the explanation. Yes I have access to the DVD which I am sifting through and will make changes accordingly. Cheers for the nice comment as well. Coming from you, it's one to take highly! I'm not the best, but just aim to improve articles a little better. 'Till next time LowSelfEstidle (talk) 18:48, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

Despicable me

Hello ! I hope you're joking. I'm making CONSTRUCTIVE edits on this page. But another user is deleting them. There are false information on the page and I am trying to correct it. Your job is rather telling me how to do. Not preventing me writing right and accurate information on Wikipedia. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Herve.toullec (talk • contribs) 22:09, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

No I am not. You are not making constructive edits since the changes you are making are unsourced - and remember per WP:RS/IMDB that website cannot be used. The info is correct as is and you - no matter whether you are creating more than one editor name to try and enter it or not - should not be altering it without providing a reliable source. MarnetteD|Talk 23:07, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

The Little Prince

Hi Marnette! So I saw this edit with the pointed summary, "There is no Canadian money in this film. It is 100% French, as the producers say it in many articles. Do you to read them ?". A few weeks ago, an IP who was assumed to be a sock of somebody made these edits which suggest the film could be a French-Italian co-production as supported by this reference. Thoughts? Cyphoidbomb (talk) 22:40, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Cyphoidbomb. It looks like there are a couple editors (or one editor creating multiple accounts) who are on a WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS editing pattern regarding the involvement of French companies in a few films - see the post just above this one as it is part of what I am talking about. See this as well. With the language problems I don't know if they would understand WP:MOSFILM and the documentation for the infobox film template even if they were directed to it. You might check with Electricburst1996 who made this edit and Carniolus who has been dealing with these edits for any background knowledge and insight that they might have. As to your specific question Variety is usually a reliable source. The only question I would have is that the French-Italian thing is only mentioned in parenthetical at the beginning of the production section and nowhere else in the article. So it could be a misprint or misunderstanding. Now that is just a guess and wouldn't necessarily merit removal but I would be happier if a second source could be found. I seem to be rambling here (as well as dealing with some stuff in RL) so if my post is not answering your questions you could also ask at the film-project for more input. Congrats again on becoming an admin and cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 23:31, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Good points all. I'll check with EB. One concern I had was that we were blanket reverting per WP:REVERTBAN, which I've done numerous times. I was concerned that maybe if there was a legitimate point to be made by the sock operator, perhaps after they stopped disrupting, their argument might be worth considering. So, I'll keep looking into it. Thanks for the congrats, and more importantly, thanks for your support and for keeping the bulk of my work foremost in your mind, instead of the trivialities that some detractors were focused on. I hope you will help to keep me an honest admin. Respectfully, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 01:44, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

I think that Herve and Leo are the likely socks Cyphoidbomb but the IP may be separate. Though I could be wrong of course. As to your request I will help whenever possible :-) MarnetteD|Talk 01:52, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello Marnette and Cyphoidbomb, I don't understand why you think I have bad intentions. LeoBZH is not me, he's my brother. We work in cinemas and are very familiar with the film industry. We noticed that a lot a French productions or co-productions are described on Wikipedia by pure ignorance and wrong sources as American productions (often when they are shot with English-speaking actors). We're trying to correct those mistakes. I now have a doubt for Despicable me and The Lorax and I'm looking for sources. But we have to find good sources (I think I will join the producers directly if it is necessary). Because a lot of media writing in English do mistakes about the nationality of a film ! As far as The little Prince (that you mention here) is concerned, I can assure you it is 100% French. You could read the interview of the producers but I don't know if you understand French. The problems I had with indicating sources at the beginning was due to my lack of experience on editing Wikipedia, sorry. Herve. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Herve.toullec (talk • contribs) 22:12, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Protection templates

I'm wondering if Twinkle should add the expiry time to templates to save you from making edits like this. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 00:02, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi NeilN. I don't know if you saw it but in the thread above Expiration time Redrose64 explains what is going on. Adding it to Twinkle might be helpful to all of you who protect the articles. OTOH my adding the times helps with my incurable case of editcountitis and isn't a burden :-) Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 00:52, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Glorious

Thanks. "The avalanche was down, the hillside swept bare behind it; the last echoes died on the white slopes; the new mount glittered and lay still in the silent valley." Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited. Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 14:48, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Many many thanks for this quote Joshua Jonathan. I know it (and the rest of the book) so well. My memory just traveled back to where I was living the first time I read the book and even further back to 1980 and my hitchhiking trip through the UK. Heading south from Durham an Aussie picked my up and took me on his visit to Castle Howard before dropping me off in York. Gosh, I will be happily nostalgic for the rest of the day. Thanks again and have a nice weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 15:54, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

I got the quote from a friend, almost 25 years ago. It just popped-up, and it fits so nice. It feels like a precious gift over a long span of time; and it makes me feel that some things just have to be the way they are. All the best to you, Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 17:07, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I just read the book last year (after adoring the miniseries for many years). It truly is one of the, and perhaps the, most beautiful books I've ever read. (By the way, the American version is different -- it's his original version; the version available in the UK is his revised version where he cut down on some of the florid or excess prose.) Softlavender (talk) 11:44, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Stupefied

M, and any (talk page watcher)s/followers, what do you make of this? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 10:31, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

M: Just ignore Gareth. He's posted this question 89 different places and is well on the way to becoming a diva of Wagnerian proportions himself. Don't feed the Welsh. ... Softlavender (talk) 11:37, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Ha,ha! Soft Lavender (aka One Click Archiver) is on top form this morning/early afternoon. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 11:41, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

The one-click thing is addicting. There's something so ... satisfying ... about it, even when it would be quicker to cut and paste in bulk. LOL. I guess because it gives one the chance to review or reminisce about each thing before you click. Softlavender (talk) 12:08, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Maybe it is a hit thing! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 12:15, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

and it does wonders to your edit-countitis, I should imagine. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 12:19, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Unlike some people in this general vicinity who shall go nameless , I do not suffer from edit-countitis. I have never made any automated or semi-automated edits or edited in bulk or in unknown territories to build up my count. All my edits are "legit". I'm actually alarmed at the ever-increasing number of editors I see these days whose nearly entire catalog of edits is nothing but semi-automated stuff they could have done in their sleep (by the way I am exempting a few folks like Ser Amantio di Nicolao who actually do good gnomish work that way -- plus I have to say nice things about him because he just got made admin). Softlavender (talk) 12:31, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

So much going on while I'm asleep. Typical. Like you S I have don't have any automated edits - unless rolling back vandalism counts as that. Ah well I hope that everyone gets to enjoy the rest of their weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 14:32, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Neither do I. Enjoy yours too! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 14:37, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

FF2, Part whatever

A new apparent sock, User:72.28.30.48, has been blocked for making FF2-ian edits. Ironically, the Christopher Awdry death date stuff was in fact wrong. Unlike them, tho, I found a reliable source to support that. With all the editing she and her socks and her sock friends did, it's no surprise that article became such a dog's breakfast. I did try to give advice on User talk:72.28.30.48. Which they deleted with the typical FF2-style denial. Can't say I didn't try. At least we won't have to worry about that particular IP for a few days. :) --‖ Ebyabe ^talk - Repel All Boarders ‖ 14:47, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the update Ebyabe and for your work in fixing the article. IMO this FF2 obsession with messing up WikiP articles is straying into WP:NOTTHERAPY territory. I do have to mention that some of this persons typos like "Stop laying about me" do crack me up. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 14:58, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Straying? I have a saying (which I only use with friends :) ) when people say something is driving them crazy. "Can't drive to a destination you're already at." What that has to do with FF2 I have no idea. ;) Who has returned, btw, under this identity. I'm taking advantage by removing unsourced stuff that's been in those articles a while. So not only aren't they getting their unsourced stuff to stay, other things are being removed as well. I guess they didn't realize how helpful they're being. Oh, and they've been added for sockpuppet investigation. Tra la la.  :) --‖ Ebyabe ^talk - Inspector General ‖ 22:10, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Great stuff Ebyabe. I spent the afternoon with friends so I appreciate all your work in dealing with this latest appearance of the never retiring problem. MarnetteD|Talk 22:31, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Well, I have no life. :) Plus it's very stormy/rainy this weekend, so good time to stay inside. Cheers! ;) --‖ Ebyabe ^talk - Opposites Attract ‖ 22:34, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Hi . Thanks for mentioning this new version at the SPI. I was almost going to file a new report but between the clerks intransigence and the fact that I have a new been trying, for over two hours to get to my new DVD of Marketa Lazarová. By the way did you notice that Markus first post to the SPI said that he was Jason. That may explain all the comebacks. I just noticed that CG6 has been blocked temporarily (after reporting us to AIV heehee) so we need to be on the lookout for the next one. MarnetteD|Talk 02:25, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Days of Our Lives cast members

Would you mind explaining why the date was changed on this page so that it ended up only being protected for a couple days rather than the full month we were told it would be? Thank you in advance.Cebr1979 (talk) 05:01, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Hello Cebr1979. The date and time was changed by Ymblanter here so you will have to ask them. I was simply updating the protection note based on that change and it should be noted that the change to August 29 is a full month. Sorry that I do not have more info for you. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 05:09, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

I know but, in that same diff you linked to, you can see that you then changed the start date to August 29th so that it now isn't protected until then (and, even then, only for the one day).Cebr1979 (talk) 05:25, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Unless I'm reading something wrong (which is entirely possible) but, since that change was made, a bot has unprotected the page.Cebr1979 (talk) 05:28, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for fixing that! Cheers!Cebr1979 (talk) 05:37, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing out my booboo edit Cebr1979 and I have been typing replies while you have been posting so some of these are a bit late. As you saw I fixed the one thing that you were worried about. Please rest assured though that my error did not change the protection. Once an admin has protected the page an error like the one I made cannot change that. The protection has been and will remain until the 29th. My apologies for any worry that this caused. MarnetteD|Talk 05:41, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

As to your other question the bot removed the "pending changes" page protection which is a different thing from the general page protection Cebr1979. One way that you can tell that it is still protected is the pink boxes above the editing field that can be seen here. This Wikipedia:Pending changes#Frequently asked questions might answer some questions about PC and you can request that it be restored at WP:RFPP - I think to be fair I have not dealt with a request for PC before. MarnetteD|Talk 05:41, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I see that now. Even with all the fixes, the bot has already returned yet again. *sigh* Thanks for your help anyhow!Cebr1979 (talk) 05:53, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

@Cebr1979: If you are unsure of the protection status now or in the past, it can be useful to check the protection log for the page. This may be found by going to the page history, and clicking the View logs for this page link at the top. Here, we see that edit semi-protection ("edit=autoconfirmed") was imposed at 19:54, 29 July 2015 and will expire at 19:54, 29 August 2015; whilst the pending changes protection which was imposed at 19:57, 1 May 2015 had expired at 19:57, 1 August 2015.

It is not possible to set a protection to start in the future: protection starts the moment that the admin clicks the Confirm button.

The presence or absence of templates like {{pp}} and {{pp-pc1}}, or the values of their parameters, has no bearing on the actual protection applied to a page. These templates have two purposes: to display an appropriate icon or message, and to put the page in suitable categories like Category:Wikipedia pages semi-protected due to dispute. Bots like Cyberbot II (talk · contribs) are usually pretty hot when it comes to adding a missing {{pp-pc1}} template, or removing one that is no longer applicable (including one added in error). --Redrose64 (talk) 16:32, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Moffat

And so it begins. Shoulda gotten my bet down. --Drmargi (talk) 18:50, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Yep. A couple more posts like that (sheesh it is very old news by now) and we will need to ask for protection again. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 18:55, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

RfPP is backlogged, so I've already requested the semi be restored. That should cut it off quickly, once an admin can be bothered to get to it (or SPI, which is appallingly backlogged.) --Drmargi (talk) 18:55, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Several highly-active admins have departed in recent months, in some cases it was because they were tired of being unjustifiably slagged off. If you follow WP:VPT, as I do, you may have noticed the loss of respectable people like Gadget850 (talk · contribs) and Plastikspork (talk · contribs) whose tolerance had apparently reached the limit. --Redrose64 (talk) 19:54, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

I'm sorry if that's the case; we lose the good ones too often. But, really, when RfPP, SPI and other pages that keep basic order around her are as backed up as they are right now (SPI's is approaching a month), you can surely see where my frustration comes from, especially when there are droves of admins with plenty of time to hang out on the drama boards and defend the Cult of Corbett. In recent days, I've left messages about problem users for two admins, neither of whom could be bothered to respond, much less do anything. None of it does the administrative corps any credit. Happily, MelanieN dropped by RfPP, and Moffat is protected again. --Drmargi (talk) 00:19, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

Cecil (lion)

Hello Marnette D,

There have been two instances of vandalism since the semi-protection expired. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 23:32, 2 August 2015 (UTC)

Hello Cullen. Sadly, that doesn't surprise since it is still a big news story. It looks like the person doing the most recent vandalism has been blocked. Should new editors ur IPs show up you could go directly to the admin that applied the most recent protection. The plus to that is that the admin will be somewhat familiar with the situation. The downside is that they might be offwiki and there is no way to know how long before they return. The other thing to do is file a request for new protection at WP:RFPP. It could be acted on right away or a few hours may pass before someone gets to it. Don't panic if it takes a little time. You or other editors will get the article back to a version that meets WikiP's policies and guidelines. Cheers and enjoy the week ahead. MarnetteD|Talk 00:13, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
	You literally saw something and said something, and even hunted down experts outside of your domain Thank you. —Bagumba (talk) 04:24, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

Thank you very much Bagumba. It is a situation like this when I am even more glad than usual that so many Wikiprojects exist. This barnstar is much appreciated. Cheers and have a nice week. MarnetteD|Talk 04:50, 3 August 2015 (UTC)

sandbox

intent is to use sandbox as experimental "testing ground" before applying my revisions to the article proper. less clutter in the main article's history page this way. i have to edit in piecemeal fashion due to nature of my internet connection. Esnertofidel (talk) 17:48, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

I am well aware of that but you should not be placing "page protections templates" on items in your sandbox. Only admins can protect pages and you have to make a request at WP:RFPP to get your sandbox protected. MarnetteD|Talk 18:45, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

unintentional. copy & pasted directly from the main article to the sand box. wasn't aware of the template's presence. Esnertofidel (talk) 23:46, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

I guessed that might be the case Esnertofidel. No worries though everything got taken care of. Now you know to look for them in your future editing. Cheers and enjoy the rest of your week. MarnetteD|Talk 01:11, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

First World Cup warm-up "friendly"

Hi M!
I am guessing that you will not be able to watch James Hook this Saturday. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 15:38, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

I checked the TV schedule and you are correct G. It is not airing on US TV. Exciting news for James H though. I'll wish the team well and we are now down to just a few weeks to the tourney! Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 16:36, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Latest! [1][2] — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 12:19, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Just checking...

...that you saw this. BMK (talk) 23:14, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks BMK. I had seen it but then went off-WikiP and hadn't looked at any edits. This one being from the UK, while the editing is problematic, might not be related to the other sock masters. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 23:37, 6 August 2015 (UTC)

Is there something in the water?

I've come to the conclusion that a fair number of the inmates have utterly lost their minds in recent days. The squabbling and edit warring over minutia is beyond understanding. --Drmargi (talk) 02:11, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Is it the heat of the summer? It is plenty weird though. MarnetteD|Talk 02:51, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

Maybe, or maybe they've been hitting the kickpoo joy juice a little hard. The testosterone is rising and the common sense has been checked at the door. I see you had a special friend drop in yesterday. --Drmargi (talk) 03:30, 7 August 2015 (UTC)

It's like that every day on here haha!

Marnette have you seen Zabriskie Point or Performance from 1970? Both strange films but both make very interesting cinema, Zabriskie especially. Big crush on Daria Halprin too haha.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:51, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

I've seen both Dr. Blofeld though not since last century - one of the benefits of being old is getting to use that phrase :-) As I remember them they might have as much to say about the era of filmmaking that they come from as they do about there storylines. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 18:35, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

I've not seen Zabriskie Point, but I have seen Performance, twice. It occasionally comes up on channels like Film4. --Redrose64 (talk) 19:40, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

I see the gorgeous Daria Halprin was married to Dennis Hopper in the 70s. There's no way a guy like Hopper could have pulled a girl like that if he wasn't a famous movie star! Interesting story behind Mark Frechette. A bank robbery to fund a film? Not sure I believe that one.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:27, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

She's rather lovely too from The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, a great looking period film.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:08, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Of interest to you

[3] - BMK (talk) 17:40, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Read the whole thread, it's quite interesting. BMK (talk) 18:16, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

[4]? BMK (talk) 17:50, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the links BMK. I watched things unfold yesterday and was amazed (read shake my head and shrug my shoulders) at what was occurring. I was glad that you chimed in (and I am so glad that you did!!) but by that point I had gone to re-watch the first seven episodes of True Detective in preparation for tonight's finale. Oh and I threw in a few episodes of Life on Mars (UK TV series) for good measure. I completely agree with this post and woe to us if they are allowed to return. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 19:08, 9 August 2015 (UTC)