User talk:Fat&Happy

OK. A talk page...Fat&Happy (talk) 16:20, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Islamic terrorism vandalism

cunt — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slr722x (talk • contribs) 11:31, 26 May 2012‎ (UTC) @ User:Fat&Happy

Please stop making changes to Islamic view of Joseph - In Islam, photos are not prohibited of Prophets; therefore you have no right to keep editing my changes; they are personal feelings they're Islamic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slr722x (talk • contribs) 11:34, 26 May 2012‎ (UTC)

archiving ?

Hi F&H,long time no see. I've been away from the p. for 2 weeks. Came back for a visit and realized that much of the Talk p. should be archived. Much of it is too old with no comments for several years and others are too "bulky," as "archive help" calls it. i'm trying to archive stuff and I simply cannot figure out the instructions. Can you provide me with a simpler, clearer explanation? hope you're well, arriva derci,--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 20:10, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Hey man, I promise I'll never bother you again. Honestly. I know you've helped me with this procedure before but now I'm lost. Last request. If I don't hear from you, thanks for everything. Been fun. Hope all goes merrily with you. Hope all goes merrily with you,--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 22:10, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello my friend, I'm sorry you've been feeling pissy and lethargic recently. Yes, I deal with this all the time so I completely ustand. What a treat to get something frm you on my talk p.!!! Thanks for the bot job. Interesting that no one seems to write anything on the talk p. Moreover, noone has made significant edits to the G page except Wikiwatcher a few months ago. I corrected his mistakes and he seemed satisfied. I'd love to see some additions to deepen the page--without diminishing it--but nothing yet. I take this to mean that the p. is in pretty good shape. I keep making tiny prose tweaks and adjusting words and sentences for accuracy. I even corrected a citation I made. Eventually, I'll say goodbye but still attached and small, but significant adjustments continue to pop into my head. Thanks so much for your message. I remain fascinated by all the articles you work on which seem to cover such a rich variety of totally unrelated subjects.

When your energy's back and mood improved, and only then, I'd love to ustand how to archive myself. The last and only archive was dated 2009 and so a lot of the stuff needs to disappear. Just bullet instructions on my talk page. Went to Italy for 10 days. Everyone who can afford it (I barely can) needs to go there once every few years to be rejuvenated. Warmly,--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 22:38, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Something seems to be wrong with the auto-archive instructions I added. And I can't remember who I've seen that looks to be expert on that subject to ask to look at it. Hopefully I can remember or figure it out somr time soon... Fat&Happy (talk) 21:20, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Good timing; see this thread: User talk:Wwoods#Need a little assistance, please. Fat&Happy (talk) 23:57, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Cool. Away now but will check it out soon and keep you posted. Thnx so much for the link.--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 03:35, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello friend, I see that the bot (whatever the hell that is) archived all the old stuff. Very good. Thank you! As for the 2012, I understand the protocol now--wait at least 2-3 years unless thread really really long in which case one year. Got it. Won't worry about it till next spring. But there are 3 or 4 subjects that just go on and on. I can't imagine anyone bothering to read them--especially since I pretty much resolved them with my arguments against redundancy, inadequate sources, and inaccurate information. Not trying to pat my head but just a fact. I'd love it if someone came along and added to and enriched the page. But my stuff is pretty solid and don't want to see it messed up--like above. So I'll stay in touch. Amazing that except for afformationed edits, the page has held steady for almost a year. What do you think of the GG web site below her opening pic and basic info? I think it should go. Site is illegitimate for encyc entry and says virtually nothing of interest. Who knows who wrote it? Certainly not a scholar. Greetings,--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 23:54, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

No actually I set it up to do a 90-day lookback, so if a thread has not had any additional posts in the last 90 days, it will be archived automatically. The long ones you mention should go around the middle of July unless someone revives them before then. But it will leave three threads, so the latest short ones may survive for a while.

Unfortunately, the web site seems to be the "official" site of her heirs or something, so removing it could meet with legitimate resistance. Other than that, I don't see it adding a lot and their choice of pictures to display sucks bigtime, but it's fairly harmless. Fat&Happy (talk) 00:52, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for edification on archiving. Policy is rational, always a good thing in life!

Actually, no policy and questionable rationality involved. I just picked 90 days as an arbitrary number that would clear out superfluous garbage without completely emptying the page when it's less active. 60 would have probably done just as well. Fat&Happy (talk) 20:03, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Very interesting about "official" web site. Useless but harmless as you say. The official web site should be "Garbo Forever" which covers all possible information about every possible aspect and detail of her life. Dispassionate and, according to my research, very reliable but not a legit WP source. Take care,--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 16:49, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

I almost said exactly the same thing in my post above (absent, of course, "according to my research, very reliable", since you know I don't have the background to make such a statement). But then I forgot by the time I finished typing the rest of the paragraph. :) At least it's included in the external links section. Fat&Happy (talk) 20:03, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Great minds think alike... I always forget things in the space of 2-5 minutes ;---) New G bio written by a guy who writes really trashy bios about stars. Even the publisher's description contains a false assertion. Utterly illegit. So I'll keep my eye on the the p. to see if anyone adds junk from it. Some trivia to waste yours and my time and procrastinate: Apparently the quote "We've got to stop meeting this way" derives from one of G's silents (1929); also I heard that "put that in your pipe and smoke it" derives from G's first talky, 1930. Ahhh the joys of the insignificant.--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 21:07, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Did somebody say "waste time"?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzgMHP4cu8o

http://www.quora.com/Phrase-Origins/What-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-Put-that-in-your-pipe-and-smoke-it

Fat&Happy (talk) 01:51, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Fun! wasting time,--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 21:47, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi F&H, check out all the changes Suncreaator made to the reference section. All in error! Do you think he or she just didn't check? Or just wacko. Wrote him/her and asked if s/he planned to keep working or should we undo. pretty weird. Thoughts or explanation of problems user tried to fix? Have a grand 4th and don't forget to salute the flag.

Well, they've gone and fixed the problem with a zillion changes that I don't ustand. I will say that all the ref sequences he says he changed related to previous editors' work. I wish I could follow it but it's above my WP intelligence level. See ya,--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 00:54, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

So glad SunCreator has moved all that superfluous ref content to the talk p. I now think s/he is making a really valuable contribution, even though I don't ustand most of it.--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 18:07, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

I was unhappy with the "original" edit someone else made, squishing the refs into an unintelligible mass, but I didn't have time to fix it properly if I had reverted when I first saw it. By the time I remembered to check again, several other changes had been made, and they all took on a "too long; didn't read" character. I still haven't reviewed in detail, but SunCreator's changes seem to be a big improvement. I think there's a tag that can be put on a talk page section to prevent that section from being automatically archived; maybe the saved refs should have that done for a few months? Fat&Happy (talk) 18:41, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Well, you guys are amazing (i know I'm stereotyping by assuming he's a guy but let's face it--the vast majority of technical and computer wizards are guys). For instance, I'm a gal and ustand about 1/10th of what you're both talking about. I've been trying to follow some of the crazy tech stuff you've done for a year and remain mystified. But I'm really glad you think he's improving the p. a lot. Salute the flag my dear as our "great" nation falls apart.--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 23:25, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Oh yeah btw. I thought you set up the talk p. to archive after 90 days. But all that that endless conversation I had with Wiki somebody is still there and it's been way over 90 days.--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 23:29, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

It's done a section/thread at a time by age of the section, not by each individual message. As I recall, a couple of sections were active until around April 10–15, so they should be moved in the next week or so. Fat&Happy (talk) 01:03, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I think the article's excellent and the refs and cits have all been updated and cleaned up. No one's made any significant change for many months which suggests to me that it's solid. Do you think it might qualify to be a featured article? What's involved in submitting it? What exactly happens when an article is featured? Is it worth the trouble?--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 21:21, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm not really much help on this. I pay about as much attention to Featured Article and Good Article nominations as I do to the article ratings.

If you look at the top of the article's talk page, you'll see that someone nominated it for FA status back in '06, and there's a link to the comments made when it failed at that time.

--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 22:34, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

You could also take a look at WP:Featured articles and WP:Good articles for some background on what the designation entails. Personally, I think I'd try for the lesser "Good Article" designation first, then use that experience to try for the next level. Fat&Happy (talk) 00:40, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Well, it doesn't sound like it's worth the time if people like you don't bother with them. But I'll check out the information bye and bye. Thanks, though--Classicfilmbuff (talk) 22:34, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Not necessarily. A lot of editors here place value in the ratings and the article status. I guess you could say it's sort of the WP equivalent of an academic having their paper selected for a prestigious journal. As I recall, Lobo[some number], who helped out on Garbo quite a bit while being involved in her own projects, has proposed several articles for GA/FA status.

I thought about you when I ran across this edit an another talk page earlier today. Even if you're completely uninterested in the subject, it's a pretty short article and you might gain some insight by looking at it and then following the Feature Article Review through to see how the system works from beginning to end. Fat&Happy (talk) 23:13, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Why are you posting lies on Wikipedia?

You lie that Sheriff Arpaio has not sent investigators to Hawaii. Or you are uninformed. Just Google "Sheriff Arpaio investigators Hawaii" and you will see plenty of articles. Please undo your lie and put the truthful version back on. http://www.nowpublic.com/world/sheriff-arpaio-s-detectives-concentrate-investigation-hawaii

Dangerfield citation in BUS

Why was the Dangerfield sourced material removed? Are you familiar with the topic? 36hourblock (talk) 20:14, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

I have no idea what you're talking about. Fat&Happy (talk) 20:36, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

I had no idea what I was talking about; my mistake. 36hourblock (talk) 20:51, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Sometimes I rely a bit too much on hovering images formatted by Popups. I later re-checked the full diffs to be absolutely sure I hadn't accidentally deleted actual content and decided you may have been temporarily misled by the way they show a couple of deletions of extraneous line breaks. No problem. Fat&Happy (talk) 21:21, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for June 28

Hi. When you recently edited Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Eastern Standard Time (check to confirm | fix with Dab solver). Such links are almost always unintended, since a disambiguation page is merely a list of "Did you mean..." article titles. Read the FAQ • Join us at the DPL WikiProject.

It's OK to remove this message. Also, to stop receiving these messages, follow these opt-out instructions. Thanks, DPL bot (talk) 14:00, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Presidency of Barack Obama

This [1]
My fault for not paying attention to the date. Doh... you're right of course. TMCk (talk) 00:42, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

I was wondering. I won't guarantee this is the first, but I can't recall (m)any edits of yours that I've disagreed with.

I, OTOH, read my watchlist from bottom to top and didn't notice until later that the subject had been taken to talk. It looks like the feeling is to keep, but I could be persuaded that "undue" applies if it goes the other way. (Just not "crystal" ). Fat&Happy (talk) 00:58, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Neither can I remember any occasion where I disagreed with an edit of yours. I usually don't check on edits with your name attached, contrary to the editing of some other fellows ;)
Didn't check the talkpage and am busy with other things but maybe I take a peek at some point. Either way, I don't have strong feelings about the edit in question w/o reading further input on this. And yes, "undue" would be the only thing that might apply and I was, as I said, far off with my crystal ball. Cheers, TMCk (talk) 03:05, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

help with the politics entry

I'm trying to add some lines and suggestions to the wiki page about politics. As near as I can figure, you have tossed out my entries because they were presented as facts. I'm not sure why that's a problem.

Why are you moderator of this entry? Is there another moderator I can appeal to? maybe I don't understand how wiki works. But, the info I submitted is relevant and even 100X more coherent than the incomprehensible drivel that was there before, which offered nothing to the discussion about politics and property at all. I think some pot smoking history drop out was trying to tackle the issue before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.249.193.73 (talk) 06:20, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Vesper=Massacre

If you took the time to read Asiatic Vespers you would stumble over the word "massacre". That the title is vesper instead is not the point. see also here German.Knowitall (talk) 13:10, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

If you took the time to read the title of the article, you would stumble upon the fact that it is "List of events named massacres". It is not "List of events to which somebody, somewhere once referred as being a massacre".

If you took the time to read the edit note near the top of the article, you would have stumbled upon a paragraph on the inclusion criteria that begins:

Inclusion in this list is based solely on evidence in multiple reliable sources that a name including the word "massacre" is one of the accepted names for that event. A reliable source that merely describes the event as being a massacre does not qualify the event for inclusion in this list. The word Massacre must appear in the source as part of a name for the event.

If you took the time to look at the article talk page, you would have stumbled upon a heavily highlighted permanent section titled "Criteria for including events in this list", which pretty much reiterates the contents of the edit note. Fat&Happy (talk) 02:00, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Marco Rubio media appearances

Why are you deleting sections of the Marco Rubio article leaving no summary and not commenting in the relevant section on the talk page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by TeeTylerToe (talk • contribs) 21:04, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Cher

I don't understand why you kept erasing the same words while claiming it was minor or not even giving a reason. To me, it smells like vandalism, but I don't know how all the rules work so I'll let others berate you. 24.45.42.125 (talk) 06:19, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

I can recommend a pretty good otorhinolaryngologist to help with that condition. Fat&Happy (talk) 07:06, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

It turns out that your mistake wasn't erasing the reference, it was refusing to explain why. Reasons matter but your insults are pointless. 24.45.42.125 (talk) 14:40, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

OIC edit war

You seem to be edit warring to keep the well-cited criticism out of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organisation_of_Islamic_Cooperation. If I understand correctly, I could report you right now for WP:3RR and have you blocked. Is this what you want or are you going to put the criticism back yourself? 24.45.42.125 (talk) 00:31, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

reference opinion?

• Barrick, Audrey (June 14, 2012), Devout Mormon Declares: I'm Not a Christian, Christian Post

from Mormonism and Christianity, regarding inclusion of Mormonism and/or Latter Day Saint movement in Christianity and environmentalism article without clarification.

99.109.124.95 (talk) 01:01, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Good Article Reassessment

Dear F & H -

You've been editing some of my recent posts, and thank you. Can you review some of the articles I've rewritten and see if they are suitable for Good Article Reassessment? Thanx. Dallas tariff, Era of Good Feelings and Bank War. 67.59.92.60 (talk) 20:02, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Second Bank of the United States

On July 5, 2012, you revised the block quote in this article and integrated it into the text. You also seemed to have introduced two citations from Schlesinger and Wilentz. The only sources I offered in the original were from Varon and Dangerfield.

Did you source these and add them? If not, where did they come from? Did the Schlesinger and Wilentz cits get moved from another portion of the my text? Please check. 67.59.92.60 (talk) 19:11, 11 July 2012 (UTC)