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Green children of Woolpit

Thanks for your help with this. It's an article I've wanted to see rounded out for some time now, but haven't quite had the energy to do by myself. Malleus Fatuorum 03:50, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

• You're more than welcome, Malleus; it's my pleasure. It's interesting stuff--much more so than those dull unverified BLPs of business tycoons and soccer players. Also, I'm teaching Sir Gawain this week, and the John Clark article I just added a few notes from has interesting things to say about that. And may I add, you've done a lot for a lot of other editors here, including me. I'm working on those Harvard citations; I've never used them before. I think I could grow to like it. I will keep you posted. In the meantime, let me know if you are interested in PDFs or copies of the articles I'm using (I don't know if you have such electronic access as I have); I'll be glad to send you the material, for your own files. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 03:56, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
  • I have access to nothing basically, I survive on scraps and the kindness of others. My forte is moving commas around. Which I do rather well I might add. :-) Malleus Fatuorum 04:03, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Interesting stuff! Maybe I will have to read The Green Child. I'll have to see if it's in the library system. LadyofShalott 04:18, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

• I just got my copy via ALLIES. On The Green Child is a link to the online text. Drmies (talk) 04:19, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

I'll resort to that only if I have to - I like to hold a real, physical book in my hands. Drmies, isn't it time to do a talkpage archive, or maybe set up one of those nifty bots? LadyofShalott 04:25, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Aww, you too? OK... Drmies (talk) 04:26, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Ah, that's better! :) Anyway... speaking of "reading" things online, I looked through a digitized version of the Voynich Manuscript. That's a crazy thing. I really would love to hold a facsimile version of that to look. I've started reading The Friar and the Cipher: Roger Bacon and the Unsolved Mystery of the Most Unusual Manuscript in the World. LadyofShalott 04:38, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Woah! Very off-topic, but I've picked something up in this thread. Do you have access to JSTOR? I'm after a copy of an article & my nephew can't get to it because his "institutional access" blocks the relevant download (probably because he is studying chemistry rather than history or economics). - Sitush (talk) 05:09, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

<--Sorry, I don't do science. I am against it, as a matter of fact. Go ask Ucucha or Materialscientist, or any of those nerds. Seriously, what do you need? Drmies (talk) 05:13, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

I don't either ... and now that he is messing about with radioactive potions I don't do shaking his hand either. This is the article - I've got an immediate interest in it re: my work on W & J Galloway & Sons but it looks like there may be other bits in there that may come in handy in my bid to document all the defunct engineering concerns of Manchester before I die. - Sitush (talk) 05:18, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Send me an email and I'll return it pronto. Drmies (talk) 05:27, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Done - Sitush (talk)

Done too. And may I congratulate you on having a mission in life. It wouldn't be mine! Drmies (talk) 05:36, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Sonja Barend

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 11:04, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wim Hora Adema

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 11:04, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK Jim Denomie

Hi thanks for your thoughts about about my Jim Denomie DYK nomination. I have updated another ALT hook, feel free to take a look. I just need a green check to make it through :) If not, I understand. Thanks again! Missvain (talk) 14:48, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Kaya (Canadian singer)

Thank you for helping and moving Kaya (Official Biography) to Kaya(Canadian singer) ... Could you mind to stop the deletion log and remove the tag on Kaya (Canadian singer) please? Because i think all it is correcte now isn't it? I wrote it with him, i actually work with him... Thank you so much for your work, i am grateful for your help and your patience... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaya UCM (talk • contribs) 17:21, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

• Sorry, but I can't do that. For starters, the most meaningful edits have been the cutting of content. What Sitush and I have cut and sometimes rephrased needs to be done for the entire article: the article reads like a resume, it's certainly not neutral and that's a requirement (see Wikipedia:Neutral point of view). Moreover, the article doesn't have a single reliable source; all it has is a URL for his website and a URL for some organization he was active in. A biography of a living person (see WP:BLP) needs to verify its facts using references to reliable sources ({{WP:RS]]), and that's just not the case. That there are no reliable sources means that the BLP PROD (deletion for a biography of a living person) template still applies. Look at a relatively random BLP on a music artist--Professor Griff for instance--or look at an excellent example--such as Celine Dion--and you'll note that facts are verified by reference to sources. This latter point will have to be addressed: reliable sources have to be added to the article, preferably with footnotes indicating which specific facts are verified, in order for the deletion template to be removed. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 18:31, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Lorene Cary

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:03, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Re: Mikey

Yes, it sure would be. Thanks for reverting the vandal's edits to my talk page. --T H F S W (T · C · E) 20:09, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

• Glad to be of service. Drmies (talk) 20:39, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

UEL

Hi, I've had to go back to the University of East London article today and do another load of edits because the original editor came back in and regenerated copyvios and all sorts of stuff. A new editor has now arrived on the scene and appears to be more "with it" but has introduced something for which I can find no evidence in the citation. My suspicion is that it is synthesis/original research but I've already reverted a couple of times and so don't want to push things myself.

If you have the time (and/or inclination!) do you mind checking whether I am going insane here or not? The relevant bit is currently cite 27 at University_of_East_London#Academic_reputation_and_rankings. My issue is that I can see nothing in the cited source that refers to "modern universities" (a vague term, imo, anyway). Thanks, - Sitush (talk) 20:21, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

I see that you have entered the fray. I'm stopoing now. I've have deliberately taken each edit in small steps, with sometimes verbose edit summaries, because I'd like to provide an audit trail that a newbie might be able to follow. Given recent events on the article, I'm not convinced that the strategy has worked. In any event, I'll let you make your own judgement. Appreciate your review of it. - Sitush (talk) 01:18, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I don't know what more to say here. Two pairs of eyes are better than one, that's for sure. I do think (I said this before) that you chose the proper path and no one can fault you for that. Sometimes these things linger on for a long time as well, and it's good to have a history which clearly points that out. Don't give up; good efforts don't go to waste. Drmies (talk) 01:34, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. I actually meant stopping for now - bedtime etc. I'm really unhappy about what I think is original research but have run out of reverts etc so will have to wait. There is a lot of COI in this article but I suppose that is common to most university items. If WP had been around when I was a Cambridge then doubtless I would have been equally protective etc. And so to bed ... - Sitush (talk) 01:42, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Fancy refs

They are not actually mine :) I am happy enough with this. But I will see what I can do. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 20:24, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Re: Adoptee

Thank you for your kind words, and especially for notifying me while I was away from my computer. I had a feeling he wasn't going to last, but it was worth a try. Worm^TT 21:39, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

• And for that you are to be applauded. I couldn't have done it. Thanks Worm, Drmies (talk) 01:34, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Just read through his last hour on Wikipedia. Not impressed, sorry you had to deal with that! I know there wasn't anything I could have done, but I'm sorry I wasn't there to help. Also, hope you don't mind me copying your kind words across to my talk page, remind myself it is worth it! Worm^TT 09:04, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Well, it wasn't just me. Many others were hitting rollback as well--it just happened to have happened during a bit of a lull at AIV. In the meantime, I was perusing their edits, wondering what they were doing and why, and I don't have an answer for it. Now, let's write some articles! Drmies (talk) 15:02, 9 March 2011 (UTC)

Bacon!

File:Giant rubber duck 1.jpg

I found this and couldn't help myself

Wow, check out this which includes:

1. Bacon baby formula
2. Bacon cupcakes
3. Bacon mints
4. Bacon soda
5. Bacon soap
6. Gummy bacon

I don't want to spoil the rest for you...Lots of the usual suspects too.--kelapstick^(bainuu) 00:57, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

• K, there are some scary things in there. I've ordered most of em. Drmies (talk) 05:11, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Lydia Cecilia Hill

A quick note: punctuation and spacing in the references is not always perfect. Note 13 doesn't have closing period. Note 14 probably needs a period and a space after the date 1830. Note 18 doesn't have a closing period. Ditto note 34, note 47, note 48, note 54. Note 50, unclear whether the words in italics are the title; webpage does not list that as title. Sorry, gotta run. I'll be glad to help out, but the kids are getting out of the bath tub now. Drmies (talk) 01:07, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Done. Thanks for you kind help. And I agree about the comma in the intro. --Storye book (talk) 12:26, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!

Hello Drmies! Thank you for reverting the vandalism on my userpage. You know you're doing something right when they do that! BurtAlert (talk) 05:06, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

• Haha, did you get that quote from my user page? Keep it up, and you can put up one of those cool userboxes, "This page has been vandalized x times." Take it easy, Drmies (talk) 05:10, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Nah, I didn't. Is it in the dead link under somewhat random remarks? BurtAlert (talk) 05:17, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

{{User:Vishwin60/Userbox/vandalized|63}} Drmies (talk) 05:19, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Durrr there it is. BurtAlert (talk) 05:27, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

Hey, it is gone--maybe I cleaned up. Anyway, the userbox is kind of a trophy. My favorite is the blocking template, courtesy of User:Bongomatic, on whose userpage you can also see the greatest speedy deletion template ever. Drmies (talk) 05:30, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

That is amazing! I'd love to see the look on some kid's face when he sees that on his Wikipedia article about whatever that he thought was hilarious. That template would really come in handy. BurtAlert (talk) 05:41, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Belinda Meuldijk

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 09:13, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Wim Meuldijk

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 09:13, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Pipo en de p-p-Parelridder

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 09:13, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

New anti-"Roman" IP vandal

I've added User:71.0.209.112 to your list. Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:00, 12 March 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks for keeping me posted, BMK. You know, you always hope that at some point it ends. Happy spring break! (if that's what you're doing--I'm looking at the Gulf Coast right now) Drmies (talk) 13:23, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

Korczak in Krupski Oleg (Request for renaming user)

Please, rename my account "User:Korczak" in "User:Krupski Oleg" in en.wikipedia respectively my IP. The reason - for a global account, I did not get access in pl.wikipedia.org, why there has been "User:Korczak". I am therefore obliged to address separately (in each section) to local bureaucrats, to save my data. Regards Krupski Oleg (talk) 07:23, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

• I'm sorry, I don't have those kinds of powers. Please see Wikipedia:Changing username. Good luck! Drmies (talk) 12:42, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

for your support. BTW it was quite a long while before I realised you weren't an admin...... Peridon (talk) 10:06, 15 March 2011 (UTC)

Ray Pawson

Hi! It seems you recently created an unreferenced biography of a living person: Ray Pawson. The community has decided that all new biographies of living persons must contain a reliable source that supports at least one statement made about the person in the article as per our verifiability policy. Please add references as soon as possible. Thanks! --LaraBot (talk) 00:10, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

• Yes, I remember that community. Guilty as charged. Drmies (talk) 22:07, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Der Doktor

Thanks, well us doctors have to stick together. I edit wikipedia somewhat as a dual personality. Last week I was creating tons of stubs in the frame of mind that wikipedia dramatically needs to expand coverage of third world countries and that a short stub is at least a stub in the right direction. This week, the last few days I'm viewing it from the complete opposite and ploughing through Pakistani and Indian towns and just making drastic cleanup which is urgently needed. When I'm in the stub creating mind I sort of block out the horrendous work that actually needs doing on existing articles and see the project as a developing one. When I'm not I view it from a reader's perspective and how the average fluent english speaker would regard our articles on places iin countries like Indian and Pakistan and how it would influence their view on wikipedia...

• I appreciate the shout-out and the global angle, Herr Doktor. Good luck. Drmies (talk) 22:16, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Sometimes the sub stubbing invites people to expand the articles, in Lithuania's case nobody is around who speaks Lithuanian to translate them, so it is probably best if they didn't exist at all. That's the idea of the sub stubs is that other people actually build them who are interested in art and speak lithuanian. They are purely the product of a development point of view in the long term and who much more benefit it would be for wikipedia to have articles on such topics. A lot of the time it doesn't work so the stubs are rendered useless and if not researched even remotedly will contain duds.. Unfortunely people see my user name creating short stubs and it tarnishes my name for the good wrk I actually do cleaning up and writing articles properly... ♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:18, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Re: Block

Re your message: Yeah, probably some 4chan thing. It pops up from time to time with video games. I just blocked the whole lot of them. No warning. No notice. It is out of policy/normal practice, but I've done it before and seen other admins do the same thing with 4chan attacks. Warning them is worthless since they know exactly what they are doing. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 01:52, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks for your note, and I appreciate the actions you've taken. Drmies (talk) 01:53, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

And it spreads to other related articles like Grand Theft Auto: Mission packs. Typical 4chan thing. It's probably happening right now to some other video game related article; I just haven't found it yet. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 02:02, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

If it is 4chan, you will, I reckon. I actually haven't seen their stuff in a while. Thanks again for keeping the house clean. Drmies (talk) 02:05, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

kant on anarchy

and what does mr doctor mean is wrong? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.117.207.51 (talk) 02:56, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

• See my edit summary. Drmies (Mrs.) (talk) 02:58, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

ah ok. sry im a noob. and sorry for my evil attitude, mr pro :) could u explain to me plx how to make those line breaks??? thx! (the contnet is ok?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.117.207.51 (talk) 03:02, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

found it! have a gn8!

• Well, it would have to start with a careful proofreading. Then, I note, there are four lines, but only the first, "A Law And Freedom without Violence", is listed as having something to do with anarchy. Most importantly, though, as an encyclopedia Wikipedia works best with having secondary sources. You could start with having a look at this; a summary of the argument presented there would be welcome. But a note on Kant's attitude toward anarchy is probably best placed in History of anarchism#Early modern era. Good luck, and let me know if I can help. Drmies (talk) 03:09, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Siege of Leningrad

Dear wiki user,

Why did you remove the list of Famous people who survived the Siege of Leningrad?

You wrote that the "list is probably acceptable" - so keep it for the sake of making wiki better!

Other corrections to the article are sourced and well known to scholars. However, some agenda driven users are exploiting the "consensus rule" to degrade Wikipedia. Sadly, educated people are too busy to waste their time, while the uneducated do destroy efforts to bring knowledge to others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.34.80.73 (talk • contribs)

• Why didn't you insert that list without the other information which you know is controversial and not agree upon by consensus? This talk of education and all, that's neither here nor there. We are expected to play by the rules here: this and this are simply not reliable, secondary sources. Drmies (talk) 13:03, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Eleanor Duckett

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 08:04, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks (Gogo Dodo's note)

Thanks for the revert. Lots of sockpuppets around today. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 04:42, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

• Sure thing. Maybe you need a vacation--let Nawlin Wiki clean up the mess for a week. I saw that name when the account was started and meant to follow it, but didn't see it again until its last edit. Those cool spellings usually give vandals away. Drmies (talk) 04:43, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Vacation? Maybe. Sleep would be nice. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 04:47, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the barnstar! It is an honor to receive one from you. It has certainly been an interesting couple of days. Perhaps it is the lunar effect with the supermoon? -- Gogo Dodo (talk)

• You're more than welcome, Gogo. I've seen you do good things for years now. Hey, guess what I got in the mail today (used from Amazon): this. Ha, I thought of you when I got it, but only briefly, cause then I did what you maybe should have done: I took a nap. Take it easy, Gogo! Drmies (talk) 03:26, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

I attended Acme Looniversity, much better than any other school around. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 03:39, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

• Hey, maybe we should work on a list or a category for dodo-related books. I just saw this, and this, and this... We both could use a nice, new FL star! Drmies (talk) 03:30, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

I'd help with that. =) -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 03:39, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Daisy Polk

The article Daisy Polk has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

No evidence of notability: only claim to fame seems to be that she married a French nobleman, himself not notable enough for a WP article. One NYT society article does not imply encyclopedic notability.

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. PamD (talk) 20:36, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

OK,I see it's now two NYT articles, but she doesn't seem to be significant in any way except for being an American married to a French nobleman, which doesn't seem appropriate as a claim to notability. PamD (talk) 20:40, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

• Actually, it's three, and there's a lot more, for instance here. Also, the French nobleman was an army general, plenty notable. I'm taking the liberty of removing the PROD template. If lack of reliable sources is a serious issue, there's always this category to look at: [[Category:Fictional characters]]. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 20:47, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
• If General Petain had been at my wedding, I'd probably be notable too. Drmies (talk) 20:58, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
• Being the wife of a nobleman or an army general is not a claim to notability. But the Legion d'honneur is, so she's OK. PamD (talk) 23:50, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
  • Having ten printed sources helps too. The requirements in WP:GNG are easily met. Looking through Google News and Books would have confirmed that very quickly. Drmies (talk) 23:55, 20 March 2011 (UTC)

Crescent Tours article

TheArticleEditor : ok, but please remove the article objectively. I find some of your comments unfair. If you have any concerns about any specific phrases/sentences, please, let me know and I will correct them. I am trying to follow the style of other existing articles, for example there is an article for company called Balkan Holidays. I should remind that Crescent Tours is a pioneering company in the new tourism sector called Halal Holidays, and thus defeintely carries general knowledge importance and thus needs to be included in Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheArticleEditor (talk • contribs) 01:57, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

• And I invite all watchers to have a look at the history to see if I was unfair. If an article doesn't mention the company, it seems to me that it's fair to say that the article doesn't mention the company. Drmies (talk) 01:59, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
• it does not mentioned the company but it mentions the concept. Thus it can be in External links section if not References. Instead of saying things like "let's delete this article" it would have been useful if you help me to correct the article. This is my first article on Wikipedia, so constructive and specific help would have been useful rather than suggesting an article for a removal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheArticleEditor (talk • contribs) 02:10, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
  • Editor, I'm sorry, but I didn't suggest anything. And external links that don't mention the subject have no place in that article--"mentioning the concept" is a different matter. But you are better advised to take this up on the AfD (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Crescent Tours) than here. If you have any references that do discuss the subject, add them and mention it at the AfD discussion: you might change people's minds. Drmies (talk) 02:20, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

Nomination of Moto Roma for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Moto Roma is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Moto Roma until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on good quality evidence, and our policies and guidelines.

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JSTOR

HI, could you do me another JSTOR favour please? I'm drifting now between Mancunian industrial history and a 62 round prize fight - weird where WP takes us sometimes! - Sitush (talk) 06:01, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

• Sure thing--just email me. Drmies (talk) 14:09, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Billie Thomas

Hi. This IP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/8.26.98.123

keeps restoring the section about Carter. Any suggestions? Thanks! Spicemix (talk) 13:54, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

• It's been removed again, for all the right reasons. Not much we can do besides keeping an eye on it. Thanks for letting me know. Drmies (talk) 14:14, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Moto Roma

[1]  Chzz  ►  15:13, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Question

Hi, thanks for your AN/i report about Jane his wife. The article Nicole Kidman needs some more cleanup if you have the time to help me out with it. I'd appreciate the help. Thanks in advance, and if you are busy I'll get to it as soon as I can. Thanks again, --CrohnieGal^Talk 11:55, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

• I smelled correctly: sock of User talk:DeadSend4. Did you see those edit summaries? Insulting, stupid, childish...imagine being that person's parents, and being forced to love them. Anyway, I enjoy it when editors like that are found out and get blocked, though this probably isn't the last of it. Drmies (talk) 15:56, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

62 rounds

Isaac Perrins - and I don't even like boxing! Got your email, thanks very much. - Sitush (talk) 13:05, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

• Good luck--those are, ahem, some fascinating topics you're working on! Drmies (talk) 17:52, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
  • Well, I think Eng. Lit. is pretty well covered ... <g> - Sitush (talk) 17:59, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

File:Godwin man in the moone.jpg

I'm certain that any book published in 1657 is no longer in copyright anywhere, so you can use {{PD-old}} rather than a fair-use claim. Regards, Bencherlite^Talk 08:41, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

• I'm certain as well--but I'm also completely incapable, apparently, of navigating Commons...I tried yesterday, but couldn't do it. Your help is appreciated, and the same applies to File:Godwin man in the moone first edition.jpg. Thanks for your help and your note! Drmies (talk) 14:22, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

naam...

Pas maar op, Blofeld mag dan evil zijn, maar met de Zoeperkoe valt ook niet te spotten... Maar ik had al zo'n idee dat ik niet de enige Nederlander hier was toen ik een DYK over Pipo en de Parelridder voorbij zag komen. Er is ook veel te weinig aandacht voor degelijk Neerlands cultuurgoed op de Engelse WP ;) --Zoeperkoe (talk) 13:55, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

• Oh, nou zie ik het--superkoe! in steenkolenengels! Very nice. I'm glad someone noticed Pipo. Blofeld has done lots of good things for lots of cultures, including ours; did you ever see De mésaventure van een Fransch heertje zonder pantalon aan het strand te Zandvoort? And I need to bring Claw Boys Claw up to Good Article status... Drmies (talk) 14:21, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Nonsense warning.

Hi Drmies. Yeah I know that warning I posted there was a bunch of baloney but I thought maybe, just maybe, it might scare the piss out of the little vandalizing jerk if they thought someone was able to track them down and nail them. It was worth a shot anyway lol. I personally wish an Admin would permanently block that IP, but it probably won't happen. Have a great Wiki kinda day! Sector001 (talk) 18:04, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

• Well, if you had given them a level-3 warning, I could easily have given them a final warning, and they'd be blocked next time. Drmies (talk) 18:08, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Coolness! Good to know. I'll do that next time. Sorry I screwed it up. Sector001 (talk) 18:12, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

No worries. It's difficult sometimes to keep a cool head when the work we do is all too easily butchered by school kids. But you're not alone, see? Thanks, Drmies (talk) 18:14, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

Hello

Hi Drmies, tanks. My name is Alfonso. I´m live in Villahermosa, Tabasco. I'm don't speak english very well. I have written 50 articles in spanish Wikipedia. I hope you can help with grammar and writing of the article of Pozol. I put the references of what I wrote in article. Tanks Alfonsobouchot (talk) 23:40, 30 March 2011 (UTC)

• Alfonso, welcome aboard. I will do what I can. First off, though, let me point you to WP:RS: some of the sources in the article in its current state do not meet those requirements, and since this is an encyclopedia it has to start from there. See what you can dig up using Google Books, for instance, and let's get to work. Drmies (talk) 00:13, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for the help. Btw are you an admin? I was just looking up what I should do to report that ip. I did not quite find the right page I think.... - Yangula (talk) 02:13, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

• You're welcome. No, I'm just a peon who cleans up every now and then. If the IP makes more of those edits (they've received a final warning), you can report them at Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. If you have WP:Twinkle, all you have to do is a few clicks. But I've left them a message on their talk page; let's hope they read it. Take it easy, and remember: "Never listen to a bouzouki player / If you won't fall in love". (I am not responsible for the broken English in that sentence.) Drmies (talk) 02:16, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
  • Twinkle looks great thanks! I didnt realiz e there even is a gadget section! (well I do not recognize the line you (?) have translated, no one listens to me anyway, no matter if they fall in love or not.:):) Yangula (talk) 02:28, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
    • Oh, it's some awful pop song from a Dutch girl group from the 80s or so. I've always wondered what they were singing, and I just looked up the lyrics and got confirmed what I should have known all along: ungrammatical nonsense. The IP has been quiet. Let's hope that it stays that way, or that they start communicating and contributing positively. Later, Drmies (talk) 02:30, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Ronn Torossian

May I ask that you review the earlier version: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ronn_Torossian&oldid=421022872 This user is not a politican nor should political professional work on Israel be any more relevant than his work for mcdonalds or coca cola. Why not list how many cokes coca cola sells ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Greenbay1313 (talk • contribs)

• I'm not sure I understand the question. What I do know is that I like this version better. The short answer is, if someone is notable and does something that the newspapers find notable enough to report on, that chances are it's notable information for us. I also saw your note on the BLP noticeboard; I do not know what you are trying to accomplish either with your edits to the article or with the somewhat vague claims about another editor. As far as I'm concerned, any further discussion should take place somewhere else. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 18:30, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
• I also saw your trivial complaint at ANI--you probably should stop forum shopping, since that's really frowned upon. Drmies (talk) 18:35, 31 March 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

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Hans Stadlmair

Just to let you know - you probably don't look again at the nomination: WERGO changed to "20th anniversary". But I actually prefer the new hook, thank you, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:46, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

• Yes I saw--thanks! You think maybe they were reading your comments on the DYK page? ;) Drmies (talk) 15:25, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

No, I sent them a message. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:09, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Lufthansa

Sorry, airline current fleet lists are not my sphere of interest, so I can't tell whether the edit was good or not (default is AGF it was good unless proved otherwise). Mjroots (talk) 18:01, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

April fools to you too!

Hey I am reporting you to the authorities!

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3rr nb

Hi, as it doesn't seem clear the user in the setion above has reported you at the 3RRNB here. Regards. Off2riorob (talk) 20:30, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

• Ha, thanks Rob. No, that was not clear to me at all. I don't think that our BLP policy is a joking matter, and I appreciate the heads-up. Drmies (talk) 01:06, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Sir Degrevant

The DYK project (nominate) 08:02, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Bacon WikiCup 2011 Award

		Bacon WikiCup 2011 - Participant Medal
		Due to your work in expanding bacon-related content during the Bacon WikiCup 2011, you have been awarded the Bacon WikiCup 2011 Particpant Medal. You received a final score of 39, earning yourself fifth place. Congratulations, and thank you for your great work! ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 09:03, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

• Thanks Hamster! Drmies (talk) 12:05, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

DYK: Peter Orno

Hi! I replied to your comments at the DYK page, noting improvements to the article. Thanks!  Kiefer.Wolfowitz  (Discussion) 19:50, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Chillicothe, Missouri vandalism

Hi Drmies....well our "problem child" is at it again. The unregistered IP launched a massive vandalism campaign today on the Chillicothe, Missouri Wiki. I've repaired all/most of the damage I think. Last week you said something about you could give them a final warning or an outright block. Could you please do so or direct me on who to contact to arrange it? Much thanks! Sector001 (talk) 17:46, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

• Well, I can't block anyone, but I did place a final warning on their page. Actually, User:Leszek Jańczuk could have given them a final warning, in which case you could have referred them to the proper authorities, at WP:AIV. Have a look at that page anyway to see how it works, and next time feel free to warn them yourself--you can do that, it takes no special authorization. See the long list at Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace, and be careful to not "overwarn"--in our case, it's clearly vandalism, but do see WP:VANDALISM. If you have WP:TWINKLE installed (and there are other options), you can do those warnings and AIV reports automatically. Thanks, and keep the faith, Drmies (talk) 17:52, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

cal music theater

Sorry, i thought i was putting it back in. Mr shish kebob (talk) 03:58, 6 April 2011 (UTC)