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I am recommending we resolve our current edit dispute this way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution
[[User:Borntodeal|Borntodeal]] ([[User talk:Borntodeal|talk]]) 02:41, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

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I am recommending we resolve our current edit dispute this way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution Borntodeal (talk) 02:41, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sandbox

I am using this space to create my sandbox. MarnetteD | Talk 20:57, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reminders

Did you realise

That both Mario Payne and Copperman were the same editor, both socks of David Beals? Payne was reverting Copperman, but that's not unusual, and Copperman's posts, particularly on talk page, should have been reverted. Article pages are different, although anyone reinstating a sock edit is then responsible for that edit. Dougweller (talk) 11:35, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for filling me in Dougweller. I did not know about the connection at the time. The info well help when I bump into them in the future. MarnetteD|Talk 16:34, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In the Loop

Hello ever-helpful Wikipedian! I thought you may be interested to know that I've blocked this IP. It's dynamic, of course, but I've unconventionally blocked the person behind the IP so that they can be quickly blocked for block evasion/continued disruptive editing when they pop up again. Pinging Betty Logan as I believe they've been involved with this user's shenanigans as well. Have a delightful weekend, --Jezebel's Ponyobons mots 20:26, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the update and for your efforts Ponyo. For several months they were only hitting film and TV articles with Spartacus being the one that was almost always on their rounds. Unfortunately, the latest IP 81.155.98.249 (talk · contribs) moved on to historical articles. I'll keep an eye out for future editing by this person. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend as well!! MarnetteD|Talk 20:35, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User:24.186.96.236

Regarding your AIV report about 24.186.96.236 (talk · contribs): I could not easily determine if some of their edit s were worth retaining. Could you therefore review and rollback the ones that were clearly disruptive? Abecedare (talk) 19:30, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message Abecedare. Now that I have had a chance to review more of their edits I see what you are talking about. I will continue to go through them as I get the time. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 19:34, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

David Copperfield

Hi MarnetteD -

Sorry for marking my edit as 'minor'; I meant to click 'watch' and hit the wrong button. About the gross edit, is there a problem if I cut it down and reinsert it? I opine that the original plot missed out some key details, as well as being terse enough to be slightly misleading; especially in the second last paragraph of the summary. Thanks, De la Marck (talk) 22:40, 26 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your message De la Marck. The problem with expanding the plot is that if what is important to each reader is included the section can wind up as long, or longer, than the original book. Also, what is important to you may not be what is important to another person who has read the book. Now, I am not saying that the plot shouldn't be edited at all but WP:PLOT is the guideline to follow when working on those sections. An old adage that is a good rule of thumb (an adage within an adage there) to use is "Less is More" - in other words take what you think is important and then pare it down and then pare it down again. One idea is to tinker with it in your sandbox until you get it to a spot that you are happy with it and then add it to the article but that is just a suggetion. Cheers and happy editing. MarnetteD|Talk 22:51, 26 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

The Original Barnstar
Thanks for reverting the article on Rey Mysterio Jr. It was the right thing to do. ThatKongregateGuy (talk) 17:09, 30 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you for quickly restoring the comment of Kudpung at ANI. My removal was an accidental rollback. EricEnfermero (Talk) 11:40, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome EricEnfermero. I guessed that might be the case. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 11:52, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Northern Ireland IP's

Hello MarnetteD, Many thanks for adding the link to my message to Ponyo. I must confess to being so cross that this strange "editor" had again re-surfaced, that I completely forgot to add the link. I am concerned with this "editor"'s attitude, but cannot see how they can stopped without blocking a host of IP's. Regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 21:17, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome David J Johnson and it looks like I was posting a message on your talk page at the same time you were writing this :-) Thanks again for all that you are doing in this situation as well as your other work here at WikiP. MarnetteD|Talk 21:22, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
They tired again today with the same edits. Ponyo has blocked the latest IP. Thanks for all your help. Best, David, David J Johnson (talk) 16:32, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Peace offering

Greetings, and a peace offering... Hope you are well.

CorinneSD (talk) 21:45, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so very much for the beautiful orchids CorinneSD they are much appreciated. They are my favorite colors!! I hope that you are well too. I also hope that you have a delightful week ahead on WikiP and, more so, off. MarnetteD|Talk 22:18, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wayne Allwine

Listen MarnetteD, I know that you already told me never to reply to your talk page ever again. But the reason why I'm replying is because I made the Allwine article a lot better now, and I made it look like just like the way you want it too bee. So, as of all that it goes now, I actually get what you mean now. I just couldn't understand of all this confusion I've been having with this for a month, and I'm also sorry if I got all aggravated with it, and I also apologize for calling you "crazy" too, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean too say that to you. I really hope you appreciate it the way it looks now, I did my best to make the way you wanted it to be. FrozenFan2 (talk) 23:40, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Also, this is my last message on your page, because you already told me never to reply to your talk page again. And I'll do what you say, I won't reply too your talk page again. FrozenFan2 (talk) 23:42, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the apology F. I am glad that you are starting to understand how things work here at WikiP. MarnetteD|Talk 02:38, 2 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reconnecting

Hi MarnetteD! Hope you are well. I have been off Wikipedia a lot lately, but thought of you today and wondered what you were up to. I see you still keep an eye on the George Harrison article.

I was also wondering if you wanted to review any of the articles I have made available to be reviewed for GA. It would be good to work with you again. If you are interested, go to Wikipedia:Good article nominations and search for my username. I have two left still needing to be reviewed by a good reviewer (I wrote both of them from scratch). If you are not interested, that's okay too, I'm just throwing it out there. Cheers. Prhartcom (talk) 17:18, 4 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your note Prhartcom. It is great to hear from you and I hope you are well also! Life off-wiki is a bit of a mess but I will be happy to take a look if I get the time. Best regards to ya!! MarnetteD|Talk 17:42, 4 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Amelia Bence

Please feel free to change whatever. It needs a good proofing. Took me 2 days to translate the whole thing and find sourcing for what I couldn't access from the Spanish site. I am blinded by it all. I sort of left the plays in " " rather than italics thinking that I might go back and put them in a list. But was just so glad to get the last part of the translation done, after 2 days that I left it. My brain and my fingers needed a rest. SusunW (talk) 01:00, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for you message SusunW. First off I now realize I spelled your username incorrectly in my edit summary - my apologies. I took a very brief skim through things before heading off to my Sunday evening viewing. There are four different programs that I am hooked on at the moment. I noticed more plays but didn't have time to alter them all. I'll try to get back to the article when I have a chance but the early part of this week in RL is going to be a pain. Once again congrats on all your work and I hope that you enjoy the rest you so richly deserve. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 04:23, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

DR correction

Thanks for fixing those annoying "hanging references". I've been on the page the last few days in a DR with another editor who thinks there is a dispute, even though consensus was reached and compromises offered. Those references hanging at the bottom were a pain in the ass. Onel5969 (talk) 00:36, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You are welcome Onel5969. I think it is almost a year now that we have had to add that template to keep refs with the section of a talk page where they are used. So many editors add a ref to their comments and then never pay attention to the fact that they keep moving to the bottom of the page. Mind you there is no reason for them to know about the situation - changes keep happening to the way things work and us editors in the trenches are rarely informed about them :-) Now the whole thing is avoidable if people just use single brackets but I am not complaining. As a wikignome adding the template is right up my alley. Cheers to ya and have a delightful weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 01:40, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

RfC: Religion in infoboxes of nations

There is an RfC that you may be interested in at Template talk:Infobox country#RfC: Religion in infoboxes of nations. Please join us and help us to determine consensus on this issue. --Guy Macon (talk) 13:40, 17 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Still can't view edit count and article history

Am I the only one facing this problem? Yesterday night everything was alright and I thought it's okay. Today right from the morning it's not working again.

Can you view these links?

https://tools.wmflabs.org/xtools/pages/index.php?user=CosmicEmperor&lang=en&wiki=wikipedia&namespace=0&redirects=noredirects

https://tools.wmflabs.org/xtools-ec/?user=CosmicEmperor&project=en.wikipedia.org --Cosmic  Emperor  13:54, 20 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I just checked and you are correct CosmicEmperor. Neither of them finished loading. I know it is frustrating but these things happen - hopefully they will be restored soon. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! MarnetteD|Talk 13:59, 20 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
(talk page stalker) @CosmicEmperor: This is a common question at WP:VPT and indeed there are threads like Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#xTools not working, Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Edit Count etc. --Redrose64 (talk) 14:32, 20 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) Hi Cosmic Emperor! Edit Count is operatring now. Cheers to you and M! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 20:50, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the update G. Hopefully it'll keep working for awhile. Cheers to ya. MarnetteD|Talk 21:12, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Some uses of Kids and contractions are Okay.

Keep it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.36.73 (talk) 17:19, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A) The term refers to a young goat as much as it does to humans B) This is an encyclopedia not a grade school essay and C) The fact that more than one editor has reverted should tell you something. Try reading WP:CONSENSUS MarnetteD|Talk 17:58, 21 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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