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Sad News

Hi D. Just was this sad news [1] about Bob Hoskins. Doubly so since part of my recent email was about him. Hope you are well. MarnetteD | Talk 15:55, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

I'm heartbroken! He's always been a favorite, and long overdue for a knighthood. Sorry for not checking e-mail; it's been a mad couple days. --Drmargi (talk) 17:21, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

No problem at all on email checking. It'll be there when you have the time. I've been reminiscing about some of my fave performances. His Iago opposite Anthony Hopkin's Othello is a treat and the TV version of Pennies from Heaven is an all timer. One early series that is available on DVD is Thick as Thieves. It was made back in 74. It also stars John Thaw. As Britcom's go it is probably middle of the pack but the chance to see both men so young and Thaw in particular playing against type might make it worth your while if Netflix or a company like that has it. For a few years I had a correspondence with User:John Thaxter a theatre critic living outside London. Sadly he passed away last January. He shared many wonderful stories about performances that he had seen and here is one about Hoskins for your enjoyment

Helen Mirren and Hoskins were performing in The Duchess of Malfi (here is a pic [2]). One of the young actors playing one of the children killed in the last act did not break character and remained prone on the stage after the plays end so, while the audience was clapping, Hoskins came over, picked him up and said "take a bow me son we get to go home now"

Best wishes MarnetteD | Talk 17:50, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

He is so fabulous, with so many wonderful performances. A friend and I play "who's being knighted" every time the honours list announcements come close, and he's been top of my list for years. It's past time. --Drmargi (talk) 12:46, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

List of Hart of Dixie episodes

How is it that these people read the notes and then blatantly ignore them? At least it's not as bad as NCIS: Los Angeles (season 4). I've had to add copious notes there[3][4] and then even had to restore the little amount that was actually cited because somebody didn't read the ref. --01:32, 9 August 2012 (UTC)

Because they think it's a fan site. That last edit summary said it all -- the fans read Wikipedia for information on the show. You and I both know those titles are very likely coming from SpoilerTV.com or its ilk. Let the fans go read all about it there. BTW, do you follow the CSI shows? We've got an issue with episodes with cliffhangers being labeled as Part 1 and Part 2 (with no source to support it). I've reverted that over and over and over again. --Drmargi (talk) 12:44, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Longmire

"Odd formatting"? It's full and proper wiki formatting. Line feeds in the cite are fine. Red-links are perfectly fine if there is a reasonable expectation that an article can be created for the subject in the future.

Change unclear? I stated "series misnamed" in my comments - try reading those and try respecting them. I also provided a cite - try providing a cite that names the series "Longmire" - may be hard to find. The TV program lists it as "Walt Longmire mysteries". I own the books they are named "Walt Longmire mysteries".

DO NOT undo "good faith edits" - this completely unacceptable.

--Hutcher (talk) 18:36, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Nonsense. My prerogative as an editor is to undo any edit I feel is inappropriate, and I stand by my decision. A source is fine when it's used correctly. In your edit, the word mysteries is inside quotes, but uncapitalized. In American English, text in title case (in quotes) is fully capitalized other than a handful of small words. In this case, the use of mystery describes the novels rather than being part of the title, as does your source, and thereby belongs outside quotes. I did retain his first name, which is used in your source as well as by Amazon.com. Individual books are labeled (not subtitled) "A Walt Longmire Mystery", but I see no use of "Walt Longmire Mysteries" or "The Walt Longmire Mysteries" in any source cited in the article or Amazon.com. --Drmargi (talk) 20:28, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

Hi again

I saw your post on Redrose's page and I just wanted to say that I don't think you made a mistep. Based on a couple earlier events and discussions my impression is that R just wanted to ignore this/these editor(s). Pretty much of a do not feed the troll attitude for which R is to be admired. I don't want to speak for Redrose ot to clutter up their page with my guesses since they may be wide of the mark. The legal threat was definitely ANI worthy and, since the article in question was also protected, may have brought relief from this situation for several days. I can hear so many different characters (especially from EastEnders) saying "pull the other one; it has bells on it." I suspect you new I would be smiling when I read it. Oy I still haven't hit the pillows. I am gonna pay for this later today. Cheers. MarnetteD | Talk 08:38, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks again guys. I've just finished reading the various posts on ANI and at least five user talk pages (I may have missed some!) and there's only one small thing - I don't see the IP as "defending my ownership" at all, but posting sarcastic comments about my attitude: the IP believes that I violate WP:OWN and thinks that by taking my name in vain, it somehow gives credence to their edits. My attitude, for the record, is that all future release dates should be reliably and appropriately sourced ("appropriately" because I've sometimes seen a Region 4 release date being sourced to an Amazon page for the corresponding Region 1 DVD). Anyway, I'm not here to rant at you. --Redrose64 (talk) 14:29, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

That's good to know, both of you and thanks for the reassurance. Talk pages are like e-mail and text messages; no pragmatic clues to help us interpret events! I was SO annoyed at the insults to MarnetteD, I might have gone off, say, 1/4 cocked, and was worried I'd caused more trouble than I'd solved. Redrose, I see what you mean about the sarcasm. That was my first impression reading just the edit summaries, but we do get adolescent true believers here in abundance, and Doctor Who seemed fertile ground for one. Coupled with the petulant nature of the posts on MD's talk page and mine, I took him seriously rather than seeing him as sarcastic in the end, for good or for ill. At least we've got the main IP out of business for a week, and the others slowed down until the semi expires. And then we'll see. --Drmargi (talk) 06:51, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Hotel Hell

I've just requested page protection, so it's probably better to hold off doing any more reverts until that is done (if it's done). In the meantime, I have a 3RR report to compile. (*sigh*) --AussieLegend (talk) 17:26, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

I was fixin' to do one of those myself, but I'll let you. Meanwhile, I started the needed discussion so that's covered. --Drmargi (talk) 17:29, 16 August 2012 (UTC)

Your claim of a personal attack?

You described the comment I made to AussieLegend as a "personal attack". My comment was, "You spent a lot of time putting that 3RR report together. How'd that work out for you? Perhaps you should focus on improving the article instead." Which of the personal attack criteria do you believe apply to my comment? Falsely accusing someone of making a personal attack can get you blocked. --76.189.121.5 (talk) 02:29, 17 August 2012 (UTC)