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Bambi

Please reply at my talk page. Sorry for being harsh with your original hook. It is just my whole DYK experience and intuition shouts loud that we'd get bashed for sure if we put it up. Materialscientist (talk) 22:33, 6 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

When we have something like "term associated with killing of cute animals" next to "gay slang term", there will always be someone who will shout somewhere at DYK talk or at main page errors "you paint gays like cute animals" or otherwise, "you paint gays like killers" or etc. Then others will join and say "Although it is Ok with me, I see this is somewhat too careless, we should replace this hook" - that's my experience. Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 00:31, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I love spicy hooks and in the past was inventing them when reviewing (little time for that now), but. It is very different when I was chatting at T:TDYK and when I put this up on the main page with my hands, i.e. I am extra careful about BLPs and human relations. As to kudos, they should go to Ucucha for he is that "tough reviewer" who really spends time on checking the facts and going into every sentence. Materialscientist (talk) 00:39, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bambi effect

Updated DYK query On December 7, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bambi effect, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 00:02, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Gorgas-Manly Historic District

The additions are awesome. I think I had come across some info about the Federal compensation, but somehow it didn't make it to the article. I started down this road after doing some reading about the Old Capitol in Tuscaloosa, so I created the article for William Nichols (architect). It lead me to create the articles for the Gorgas-Manly Historic District, President's Mansion (University of Alabama) and University of Alabama Quad. I also did a complete rewrite of what is now the Old University of Alabama Observatory, which had the old observatory and the modern one jumbled up together as though they were the same building. I hadn't realized that so little of UA's history had been covered here. Thanks for the improvements. Please add anything to the others that you feel is missing or incorrect. If you don't mind taking a look at them. :) Altairisfartalk 03:49, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • No, that's way too much credit. You wrote a great article. (Though I have to say I'm a bit tickled that Bambi effect, which is right below your article in the Did You Know box, is pulling in more viewers, haha!) I'm going to have a look at the observatory as well--I think I saw the Haley-Bopp comet through that telescope. Later, and thanks again for improving our Alabama coverage. Drmies (talk) 04:25, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Bruce's Beach

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Materialscientist (talk) 06:07, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cornelius Carter

Thanks for helping me out, I am definitely a newbie...I actually got CC's bio from him, which he had provided to the University. Thanks for organizing the info! I was going to add his picture but don't know exactly where to add it on the page. Thanks again! Richledson (talk) 06:30, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sure, I'm glad you wrote him up. But do keep in mind, "Content that violates any copyrights will be deleted"--it says it right here under my "edit" screen. If you have a photograph, and it's free use, upload it to Commons--but make sure the copyright issue is cleared. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 06:34, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vatican conspiracies

Wasn't there a debate about whether this was well sourced [1]? I thought it was determined that the evidence was insufficient, but I'm not an expert on Focault's Pendulum. ChildofMidnight (talk) 06:15, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lowyat.net

Just so you're aware, I declined the speedy deletion of Lowyat.net. The original AfD was sparsely attended and occurred over a year ago. I think it would benefit from the full debate running. Mackensen (talk) 12:09, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Naomi Clark

I appreciate you keeping an eye on things and reverting the recent vandalism. Thanks. -- James26 (talk) 15:01, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Los Limones

Can you stub this thing? I translated it, and I don't have the heart to chop down my effort! cheers. -SpacemanSpiff 23:45, 8 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mind if I ask you how you arrived at "orally transmitted" from "solo se encuentra escrito en las historias transmitidas"? I acknowledge that that was one of the sentences I couldn't make head nor tail of, leading me not to take on the task after I spent a couple of paragraphs attempting it. I decided I was having trouble differentiating between my shortcomings in Spanish and genuine problems with the original text. —Largo Plazo (talk) 00:34, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I didn't--I came there via Spaceman's intermediate translation. Look at the history to see what he had; when I reworded it it seemed to make sense. BTW, I don't speak Spanish, and if "escrito" means "written down" then I'm in trouble. Still, "transmitidas" suggests, plus some culture, suggests that I'm not too far beside the mark. Blissful ignorance! Drmies (talk) 00:53, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • (ec)Quite honestly, I was avoiding the translation as I hoped that someone with better Spanish skills could do it. However, given that no one took it up, I thought I'd do it and get it out of the log. As for this particular phrase, it literally goes as "text found in stories transmitted from generation to generation" and I figured I'd exercise editorial choice and select a word. TBQH, I've never come across it used in such a context. Feel free to correct it, if you think it's wrong. cheers. -SpacemanSpiff 00:59, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Well, given that we don't know the original contributor and their linguistic skills, I think, in the absence of better evidence, that we might as well go with what would make sense (usually defined as whatever I say, haha)--until we get to AfD, of course. Drmies (talk) 01:03, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

RfA thankspam

A piano keyboard encompassing 1 octave Hello, Drmies! This is just a note thanking you for participating in my recent Request for Adminship, which passed with a total of 93 support !votes, 1 oppose and 3 editors remaining neutral. While frankly overwhelmed by the level of support, I humbly thank the community for the trust it has placed in me, and vow to use the tools judiciously and without malice.
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Son of Scarface

I am the author of Son of Scarface, please go to the history and see that I made it and fixed it up many times because people said he wasn't notable many times. I am the author and the one who is requesting removal. So it's not the right tag to use? What tag do I use then?

Thank you for your help, I am always still learning as I go.

Drewhamilton (talk) 03:46, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hey Drew, thank you for your message. You are right about having written the article; my apologies--I didn't go back more than two pages of fifty edits in the history, and you are clearly there on the third page. However, the creation and your edits date to April and May of 2008, and db-author template refers explicitly to "The author of the only substantial content" requesting deletion--and you are not the author of the only substantial content anymore, given the number of edits in between. I think the idea is that you cannot undo (delete) the work of other editors, and since this is a book there is no speedy category available. Does that help? If you want the article gone you could propose regular deletion, via WP:AFD, but I don't think that will be a successful venture given the number of reviews. Good luck, Drmies (talk) 04:19, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the help. Still the work is mostly mine, I would just edit it when it got tagged which is mostly what other editors did to it. The content is still 95% written by me. Funnily, I now agree with the arguments that he is not notable. Most of his references are from his website & the book is self-published but made to look like it's not. I'd like to tag again with db-author. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drewhamilton (talk • contribs) 04:26, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sorry, but no. The work is not mostly by you, and you can not apply that template. Look in the history, and you'll find this edit--significant work, done by someone else, whose efforts you would negate. So I have to remove that template again; the Wikipedia rules (WP:GFDL)) will not allow deletion of the article in this way. Drmies (talk) 05:03, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm butting in here to back up Drmies. Once other editors started editing the article, db-author ceased to be an option for deletion. Given the amount of content of that article, the only chance you have of getting it deleted now is AfD, and there's no guarantee there. LadyofShalott 06:01, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

hallo from Uwe Kils

can you please vote again on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Uwe_Kils_(3rd_nomination). Best wishes Uwe Kils 10:50, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In response to your AFD comment, no, most certainly not! :) No worries, Cirt (talk) 18:57, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Son of Scarface

I'm sorry I do not remember the details of editing that page but I remember feeling sorry for the guy because of comments...I believe someone in the editing history was calling him a douchebag... In any case, I am hurt/confused by comment on my talk page, I didn't read it too carefully regarding the mistakes I made -cited something incorrectly or from wrong source I believe- because my eyes couldn't get over the "not going to mention what this suggests" -paraphrased. Please do mention what it suggests. Saying you would not even mention what it suggests is worse than just telling me what it suggests. What does it suggest? You think I work for him? I've made mistakes -there is another comment on my talk page about another mistake and it was placed there just a few days ago I believe- but I've been contributing for a long time -all sorts of articles, vandal cleanup, minor edits, list additions- so I hope Chris Knight Capone has a lot of money because he owes me overtime. StewartNetAddict (talk) 18:03, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Responded on your talk page. CKC (and I have no intention of calling him anything!) owes a lot of people a lot of money by now, and if he thinks he'll get his own article, he's got another thing coming. Drmies (talk) 18:12, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Weird, I think we both posted at exactly the same time --it said "Edit Conflict"-- and the text I left you disappeared so now I'm re-entering it. I went back and looked at your comment and searched to see if I could find how it was that I had included erroneous information and I found it. It's on Chris Knight Capone's website for the book. http://www.sonofscarface.com/inside.swf
The very first blurb under "Blurbs/Book Reviews" --I can't give you direct link because the site is in flash but "Blurbs/Book Reviews" is the 2nd item down on the left under "About son of scarface." It reads:

“Son of Scarface is a fascinating story of soul searching, skeletons and epiphanies. Next time he wants to dig around looking for treasure, Geraldo Rivera should start here.” –Lesley Abravanel, Miami Herald

I'm sorry, I suppose I was looking for reference/sources and didn't consider the possibility that someone would put a fake quote on their website promoting their book. StewartNetAddict (talk) 18:28, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • On my laptop, I have some sort of application that allows me to retrieve text from forms--after I installed it I never needed it anymore. Anyway, I'm not surprised that a publisher would try to gently bend the truth a little bit; this is just really deceitful, and I think either Wikipedia:WikiProject Books or WP:N has a note on the use of publisher's information: basically, it's a no-no, and the stuff you find on the book jacket should never be cited. I found some mention of the book (it's added to the article) but for these purposes I use Google News exclusively. I'm sorry if Capone's publisher damaged your faith in humanity... Take care, Drmies (talk) 18:32, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

LOL! Faith in humanity still intact but I'm a bit concerned about my naivete. You're right though, they're not even skewing the truth they are stabbing it to death.StewartNetAddict (talk) 18:47, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Bacon Edits

Yes, those pages were good enough. It doesn't always have to be about the meat. As long as it mentions the magic word "bacon" in some context, it is fine.--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 20:47, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

By the way, if you want to start Danish bacon, I have a picture ready for use on CoM's talk page.--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 21:33, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Sky--I'm on it. Drmies (talk) 21:53, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
And kudos for the quick and billiant upgrades of Zeeuws spek. I think I'd rather try cooking the scallop than Calf's Liver with Bacon...Geoff Who, me? 21:42, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, you're welcome. Thanks for getting it started! Drmies (talk) 21:53, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It gave me the chance to get my first edit on the Dutch WP by linking its article to the en one. LadyofShalott 21:56, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for doing that! And did you note the glaring lack of references in the Dutch article? Drmies (talk) 22:02, 9 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yep, it needs some work... LadyofShalott 07:03, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Your Comments

It is a biased and unverified source. Take a look: http://www.antic.org/Weblog/2006/03/david-binder-93-pulitzer-should-be.html

I will list it as a self-published (blog) source, which it is. (WP:SELFPUBLISH) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Boybillyboy (talk • contribs) 05:19, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just because a book is published doesn't make it a credible and mainstream source: "Questionable sources are those with a poor reputation for checking the facts, or with no editorial oversight. Such sources include websites and publications expressing views that are widely acknowledged as extremist, or promotional in nature, or which rely heavily on rumors and personal opinions. Questionable sources should only be used as sources of material on themselves, especially in articles about themselves. (See below.) Questionable sources are generally unsuitable as a basis for citing contentious claims about third parties."

This citation was the only one listed under references. Don't throw threats around. Not trying to vandalize. Just trying to eliminate phony citation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Boybillyboy (talk • contribs) 06:00, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I'm not threatening anyone--I am just saying that you should stop. You've reverted four times within 24 hours, so you have already violated 3RR (see the warning on your talk page). Whatever beef you have with that book, you should address it in a different way--by either proving it to be an unreliable source, or by dealing with it rhetorically (as I am doing in a roundabout way with an edit to the article I just made). Drmies (talk) 06:06, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting User_talk:Kartano#Suck_my_dick

Interesting post you made on that user's talk page O.o I wasn't sure what to think when I saw someone post "Suck my dick" on his user talk page. =D Anyway, happy editing! Netalarmtalk 05:35, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks, hehe. It was too good to let go--I've never said that to anyone, though I have walked around in Poland with a sign on my back saying "Suck My Kiss." But this was better. Drmies (talk) 05:37, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hello, Drmies. You have new messages at Kartano's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Got a bit nervous for a moment

[2]  :) –Juliancolton | Talk 05:36, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A request for help

Hi, We are in need of help from more experienced copy editors for improving Anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu. The article content has been developed by me and CarTick and we believe it has the potential to go to FAR. It has been peer reviewed and one of the reviewers suggested we look for good copy editors to improve the language. SpacemanSpiff recommended that we ask for your help. Can you take a look?--Sodabottle (talk) 17:18, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Doc for the help with the lead. I have taken your advice and cut down the lead about 20 percent. I don't know how long an ideal lead should be for an article of this size and scope(first time editing such an article). Should it be down sized further?. also i have followed your lead and the decapitalized the terms Anti-, Pro-, Government and Official for whole article (except for proper nouns)--Sodabottle (talk) 05:05, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hey Soda, have a look at Wikipedia:Lead section. Useful stuff. I'll look closer at other sections in the next few days. Yes, those capitals need work, though I think there was one thing, Official Language Act or something like that, that requires caps. Oh, check your piped links: in your last revision (for "official language"), there's a redundant space, and I noticed a lot of those. Later, Drmies (talk) 05:09, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Glad to see you living up to your honorary Tamil status, doc. -SpacemanSpiff 05:51, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Hehe thanks. But I haven't given up on rock and roll: see Diddley Daddy. Drmies (talk) 06:02, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Talking of music, heard Steve Kimock? I'd like to expand Eudemonic beyond just the CD cover, but can't seem to find much in terms of sourcing. -SpacemanSpiff 06:07, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Don't know him, sorry. Is he of my caste/clan? I won't be doing any seeking tonight for you--it's bedtime. Later Spiff, and thanks for dropping by! Drmies (talk) 06:12, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Eh? If you mean the white-American caste, sure! He's pretty good, I was first exposed to the sounds of the lap steel guitar by him. Good bit of Jerry Garcia's influence. -SpacemanSpiff 15:54, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

<--I mean, is it OK for me as an honorary Tamil to get involved with white dudes such as him...You have to realize, Spiff, that this role is entirely new to me. Drmies (talk) 15:55, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Heh. Dunno if this is up your alley, but Cole's Law is one of my favorite compositions. And then, there's Stella Blue on lap steel. I have so many versions of both. -SpacemanSpiff 16:05, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Let's talk after the Bacon Challenge is over.--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 17:53, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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James Peck

Thanks. Peck wouldn't have cared either way, and probably would have got a kick out of it. Do you do much movement editing? I've suggested about a month ago forming a Project group for CRM editors. But that means more work, so ignore this if you wish, and if you do, (already lol), happy Solstice and Festivus to you and yours! Randy Kryn (talk) 18:38, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I think I love James Peck. What a hardass. These guys and gals were tough as nails, and I will gladly admit that I wrote the article on him out of sheer admiration. More work sucks, but work with a purpose I don't mind. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 18:45, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you for your helpful edits to {{Bacon}}, and of course thanks very much for the unexpected barnstar. Cheers, Cirt (talk) 19:59, 11 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re:Clocking overtime

I'm only 14 hrs/day on WP, but that time is getting packed with AIV and I have less and less time to think and write. At some point I should stop doping AIV entirely. Anyway, please keep in mind that I can slip at high speed operation and tap me if you notice that. Materialscientist (talk) 00:40, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Whoa. I guess you don't have kids! I have a half an hour in between cleaning the kitchen and doing the dishes and the next one needing a bath. It's nice to be able to sit for a little bit, listening to Wonderpets in the background. Anyway, don't you have science papers to (co)write? (I just put a few WP articles on my annual report, haha.)

    Oh, I had one more question: maybe, before Ucucha gets to be admin, you can block him, just once, for twenty minutes, for all these ridiculous articles on rodents, some of whom we don't actually know if they existed or not? Just for the hell of it? It's Friday night--live a little! Drmies (talk) 00:51, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

14 hrs/day is my absolute maximum - off course, if I had kids I won't be here that long, but I live life too (daily cooking, washing, sport, etc ;-). Ucucha ... rodents .. You better block user:Dr. Blofeld (or user:J.delanoy) with their 280k+ contributions for that .. I tried to convince him to switch from Buddhist writing, and now even helping at times :-) I never know what people want to know, and DYK page view stats keep surprising me. BTW, rodents are the workhorse of all medicine - most tests are done on rats. Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 02:09, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Dr. Blofeld is simply a mad scientist. I've worked with him--but for every DYK I produce out of his stubs, he makes another million stubs. Sport! I remember that from way back when. I'm in that stage of my life where I think the dishwasher is the single most important invention ever made. As for rodents: lab rats, squirrels, and maybe chinchillas (really, those are a kind of dog, I believe)--how many more rodents do we need? Seriously! But go ahead and block Blofeld, it'll be fun. I am guessing that so far you have an unblemished record, but how much fun is that? Take care, Drmies (talk) 02:17, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
No, I make my mistake every single day, in public, and laugh at them :-) I don't believe in impeccable people, but I believe any problem can be fixed. Hm ... dishwasher .. I only used those when we had to wash for 600 people/day :-) I have a feeling that I stopped my writing, only to help others to write for me :-) Materialscientist (talk) 02:29, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
After patrolling AIV for some time I never take it personal - THEY vandalize anything. Honestly, I don't have any emotions anymore when someone hits my userpage or Matt Damon or whatever. In fact, many are poor souls, who have no-one around and are glad to talk the blocking admin. Materialscientist (talk) 05:59, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

<--Wow, that's really sad, if you get to the point where even vandalism on Matt Damon doesn't get to you. I mean, my userpage, the frontpage, Claw Boys Claw--sure, but Matt? No way. My love for him cannot even get jaded. Hey, it's been fun! Keep on fighting the good fight, Drmies (talk) 06:03, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dedicated free-speech space

I see you posting a lot about "hardasses" and Matt Damon. So now I'm wondering if your fascination with Ann Coulter, Sarah Palin, Laura Ingraham and S. E. Cupp was for real? You and Charlie Christ are very mysterious. Anyway, good to see a lot of work being done on bacon articles. It's about time that subject got brought up to speed. Also, I'm watching the Army-Navy game to see what the triple option is all about and whether Ricky Dobbs can set the single season rushing TDs for a QB record. Cheerios. ChildofMidnight (talk) 20:03, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Did any of these two beat Notre Dame? Cause if not, there's nothing to watch, obviously. Laura Ingraham...I see her picture here on TV ads; apparently some radio station lets her vent her sad, right-wing, anti-gay frustrations. In the ad she looks kind of hot--is she? As for "hardass," I imagine you are slowly preparing for an apology for that one edit to James Peck, where you made him a race-flopper. As for Matt D., I believe you know he is my dedicated man-candy. Drmies (talk) 20:37, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
As you know Doc, I am wholly color blind when it comes to race and am only able to assess people based on their actions.
Of course my extraordinary impartiality, devotion to fairness, and commitment to a radically neutral point of view can cause tension with Southern Democrats whose views are extremely partisan. There's not much to be said for maintaining segregated institutionalism and tokenism while fighting institutional reform and competition at every step. And I don't see any advantage in advocating the replacement of one good ole' boy system with another set of parochial favoritism for those with political connections. I'm a believer in equal opportunity, the free exchange of ideas, and fair competition to sort out the most sucessful and pragmatic approaches to achieving the best outcomes for all concerned. It's raining here. Dobbs is one yard away... I wonder if some pro team will take him as part of a Wildcat offense? ChildofMidnight (talk) 22:30, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Dobbs is in. He now stands alone with 24 rushing touchdowns, the most of any Division I QB. Kudos to him and the wonderful and creative individuals who have spread the word about his accomplishments. ChildofMidnight (talk) 22:32, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mark Ingram, Jr.

Is the man! Roll Tide Tiderolls 02:01, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

He had solid performances against Chattanooga, North Texas, and Florida International. No question about it. And those teams have some powerhouse defenses.
But seriously, don't you think it's just a little bit strange that the sophomore winning the Heisman isn't even the best player on your team, let alone in the league? One solid season on a great team with one of the top two defenses in the nation? Sixteen rushes for 30 yards against Auburn (he had to be pulled for the other runninback who did just fine)? You needed a blocked kick against SC Tennessee since you couldn't score touchdowns? You didn't start rolling until McElroy got his passing game together. And your whole team played well against Florida. Every running back, your passing attack and your defense all dominated. All your runngbacks were having success.
Meanwhile McCoy pulled out victories, often coming from behind, with a weak offensive line. Again and again even against the third place Heisman finisher he got the job done. But it will all be sorted out in a few weeks. I will say that Bama has an advantage with Saban, but McCoy will just have to step up like Vince Young and demonstrate once and for all why jokers like Joe Buck aren't fit to make selections. But it was a close race and Suh and McCoy are both top notch. Cheers. :)
Is Ingram's dad in trouble again? I didn't see him at the award presentation and nobody wanted to mention it. So I guess it's a sympathy vote with a lot of voters having connections with Dad who played pro for the G-men? Anyway, we'll see you in Pasadena. Don't stay up late like last time when you got rolled by Utah, okay? ChildofMidnight (talk) 03:34, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Whoa, "seriously"? What's next, Alabama's favorable rankings and its favorable treatment in the liberal, mainstream media are the result of the socialistic agenda of our fifth-column administration? I didn't see Colt McCoy's father either. What up? Drmies (talk) 03:40, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well I didn't watch the whole show, just the end where they gave out the award itself, so maybe they addressed it, but certainly it was reasonable to wonder where his dad the former NFL star was. I see now (after a google search) that he's in the slammer [3], [4], [5]. That's tough. And maybe it's good that the award show didn't focus on that issue much since it might take away or detract from the son's achievments.
I definitely think Ingram Jr. benefitted in the voting from who his dad is and the whole story, that's the way it goes, it's political. And a lot of those sports muckety mucks don't like Texas. But that's cool. Good luck to Ingram. He seems like a nice kid.
It's obviously an absurd argument to make that he's the best college football player in the nation. I watched Alabama play and you guys won with your defense. Ingram was shut down in key games, and while he had a great season, so did the rest of his teammates.
But don't worry. We'll see you in Pasadena. You can take me out for some Pho while you're in town. Just don't let UT's defense and Colt McCoy's passing attack get you down. There's nothing wrong with finishing second Doc. There can only be one champion. ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:00, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sixteen rushes for 30 yards against Auburn. So if he's the Heisman trophy winner then Auburn has the best defense in the history of College Football? ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:08, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Doc there was clearly a second left. But I'm sure you can explain the fishing trips and the textbooks... ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:18, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Three interceptions! Drmies (talk) 05:19, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Doc, McCoy was facing a very tough defense and didn't have the benefit of taking a break the previous week on the bench while rushing 16 times for only 30 yards. In fact he was busy passing for 4 touchdowns and rushing for a fifth (with 165 or so rushing yards wasn't it?). But he still had enough left to drive down the field for a win against an outstanding Nebraska defense led by a legitimate Heisman candidate. And when you compare McCoy's career to Ingram's well, there's really not much comparison is there. But Ingram can join Matt Leinart, Chris Weinke, and other good, but not great players who won the popularity contest because they were on good teams and had the right connections and media hype, even though there were much better players with far more impressive accomplishments. Don't let it bother you that Toby Gerhart has a dozen more touchdowns than Ingram had and that Lewis had more rushing yards and more rushing touchdowns. It's okay. If it makes you feel good as a sort of consolation prize for the second best team in the nation, then that's good enough for me. ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:55, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Are you sure you'd even rank Alabama as second-best in the nation? :) Drmies (talk) 05:59, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Well, the Horned Frogs of TCU and the Bearcats of Cincinnati are pretty solid. Not to mention Boise State and Kellen Moore (a legitimate Heisman contender). Good point. ChildofMidnight (talk) 06:00, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Flags

Thanks for the information on the flags. It wont happen again. --Triesault (talk) 04:30, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question about the Black Hair Page

Hi. I saw that you previously contributed to one of my watched pages. Do you know what's going on with the gallery on the Black Hair page? There was an image of a Punjabi woman (forgot who added it) that's disappeared. Some of the information is left, but the photo itself is gone.--CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 05:45, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. Wait, what did I do? LOL I thought I put brackets around Black Hair? I'm lost. Are you talking about your talk page or the article? I didn't make a recent edit on that page. You'll have to forgive me, I'm still new to Wikipedia, and though I'm good with the Internet and computer, coding is still new to me. Also, quick question: Is it better to use a semicolon to post a response to you or not? Your input is appreciated.--CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 06:00, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
A colon means an indent; an asterisk means a bullet (click on "edit" to see the code 'behind' the page--you'll see two colons in front of this paragraph). You did put brackets around "Black Hair" and it led to Human hair color. Go to Black Hair (which is what you typed above), which now takes you to Black hair (correctly) and look right below the title; it says "Redirected from Black Hair." Click on that link (in small print), then click on "View history," and you'll see I changed it. OK, now click on WP:RS, and then on WP:FA, and turn Black hair into a featured article! Happy editing, Drmies (talk) 06:09, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

[6], [7], the double down [8] and a little dessert from your communist friends at NPR [9]. ChildofMidnight (talk) 17:26, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Hehe--if only you know how much shit my wife gave me for downloading that bacon app! It's completely ridiculous, and a total waste of $0.99, but I'm glad I did. Ha, looking at four delicious strips of bacon on your iPod, it is certainly a hungerizer. Thanks! Drmies (talk) 04:01, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I cannot believe you paid even $0.99 for that (I'm considering doing exactly that!). Bongomatic 04:34, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Do! It's a total waste, and it'll make a you a. a good member of the bacon cabal and b. a patriot. Drmies (talk) 04:40, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's not as impressive on my Tracphone. I was more taken with the "Double Down" and the "Bloody Bacon & Cheese" (although the name is a bit stark).. Different strokes for different folks I guess. Theleftorium's bacon and apple article is an intersting one too. ChildofMidnight (talk) 23:51, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
There's a bacon app? WTF? Why didn't I hear about this? How is it doc? Worth the money? I am thinking of making chocolate covered bacon for a Superbowl party.--kelapstick (talk) 23:53, 15 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

<--K, two things: the Colts better be in it, and I still don't know how to properly melt chocolate to where it's liquid enough to coat the bacon nicely. That's how dumb I am--I keep having to dilute it some with cream. *Sigh* Drmies (talk) 05:56, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

We used Baker's chocolate earlier when we made chocolate covered pretzels. We actually did caramel and chocolate combined. Hmmmm now I am thinking....anyway it worked well, just microwave the chocolate and dip in the pretzel (or bacon). That is what I am going to try. Oh and I got iBacon. Pretty awesome, in a cheesey sort of way. --kelapstick (talk) 06:38, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yo ho ho

File:Father Winter Solstice.jpg

ϢereSpielChequers is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Xmas, Eid, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hannukah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

Spread the holiday cheer by adding {{subst:User:WereSpielChequers/Dec09}} to your friends' talk pages.

PS thanks for assigning me the idea point ϢereSpielChequers 20:13, 13 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thankyou

I appreciate your help Drmies, I think the way you've edited the page as well as others is fabulous. Please excuse my ignorance for not using the sandbox, I thought I was getting it right! Obviously I'm not! Please feel free to edit, tidy or clean any more up.. If the subject editors don't feel is notable then I can't do anything more about it. Just so you know where I'm coming from.. I've seen a lot of other actor stubs similar (where I did my research) with a lot more information going on that have no sources even at all and they have no notability warning?? so I thought I might have been ok to remove it, obviously not. I'm sorry. I give up! Thanks for your help. barrywonder ---- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Barrywonder (talk • contribs) 05:55, 14 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Alert.

Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout/2nd--Sky Attacker the legend reborn... 01:53, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Claus & Kaan

FYI. Also, I'd appreciate you working up some DYKs for Frederick Heath and John McAslan. Feel free to expand as needed. ChildofMidnight (talk) 02:57, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Did you add something worthwhile? I hadn't noticed... ;) ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:19, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are any of these [10] worth bringing onboard the International Language Wikipedia? ChildofMidnight (talk) 07:41, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I can't find an article for this [11]. Unless "museum" is a euphemism for brothel, it seems worth noting somewhere. ChildofMidnight (talk) 08:43, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Great Wikipedia Dramaout

Like this one.

Hi! As you have expressed an interest in the initial The Great Wikipedia Dramaout, you're being notified because we are currently planning another one in January! We hope to have an even greater level of participation this time around, and we need your help. If you're still interested please sign up now at Wikipedia:The Great Wikipedia Dramaout/2nd. Thanks, and Happy Holidays! JCbot (talk) 04:29, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Sorry, I have to forgo this time. I intend to be a regular a** during the Dramaout and produce nothing worthwhile. Did you invite User:ChildofMidnight? See if you can get him to stay away from ANI for a week! Thanks for asking, Drmies (talk) 04:54, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • You having a conversation with a bot? -SpacemanSpiff 05:39, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      • Is it really a bot? Are you really a spaceman? Why do I have to read student essays in which works of fiction are used to prove things about the real world, like one shouldn't mess with God's power because Dr. Faustus says so? Why? Drmies (talk) 05:55, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
        • The English teacher had a similar dilemma while on a visiting professorship at UT Austin. I just found out that he donated his manuscripts and papers to UT. BTW, why is it that I don't get these drama invites? Take a look at my talk page, and you'll find it to be a hotbed of POV drama, including a call for my noble intervention. -SpacemanSpiff 06:01, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
          • UT Austin...interesting...I read they had some interesting controversies there in the late eighties, early nineties. More importantly, SRV used to sleep on pool tables in bars in Austin! Oh, I watched those Steve Kimock videos. Nice--but a bit too mellow for my taste, I'm sorry to say. I'm aold and listen to old music, such as this. Eh, "noble intervention"? Is this some caste issue? Drmies (talk) 06:06, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
            • Why did he do that? Pool tables are very uncomfortable. As for my noble intervention, it's this puppetmaster, who wants to make Purandara Dasa the founder of a music genre that existed for a millenia before his birth, because he's been called "Father of Carnatic Music", and wants to change the history of that genre completely. Now he comes by and makes edits with the edit summary "not by Naadapriya". Range blocks don't work because he knows how to work the internets and IP hop. And there's of course another chap who came by to question my motivations because I didn't accept his caste website as a reliable source. I wish I never started working on this mess! cheers. -SpacemanSpiff 06:41, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

<--Ha, I was in the process of reverting them on Kamboja when my wife needed the computer--I come back and they're blocked already. :( (BTW: what a terrible person! can I say that?) Drmies (talk) 04:08, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Simply charming. LadyofShalott 04:57, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
My apologies, dear Lady. I have refactored myself. Drmies (talk) 05:09, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This chap is pretty well known around here, he once performed 92 reverts on one page in less than five hours, I think that's a record. I feel honored to actually be given his attention. I would've blocked him myself, but I reverted him before and since then he keeps using my user name everywhere, so why give the impression of a conflict induced block. You should engage with him sometime, he's part of the Kamboja Fancruft Coverage Committee, so not very difficult to spot. cheers. -SpacemanSpiff 05:47, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, that was impressive! Imagine what he could do with his penis if he wasn't sitting behind a keyboard all the time... Drmies (talk) 05:49, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ha, I liked his parting shot: "And, I'll see how long these ignorant, prejudiced-minded idiots can continue to block me from editing articles on Wikipedia?????" He's talking about you, man! Come on, do something! Drmies (talk) 05:52, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You misunderstand me, Drmies, I was referring to the behavior exhibited in the linked edit summaries. LadyofShalott 17:53, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry, Lady. Still, I shouldn't have used a bad word. Drmies (talk) 17:57, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Doc, your pedagogical acumen is required at my talk page. Naadapriya appears to have taken your post literally and is now asking for some surgical precision. Could you handle a new student with a vocabulary that would put Ms Roy to shame? -SpacemanSpiff 18:55, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your revert on article Brazil

Hello, my friend. About your revert on the article Brazil were you said that "rather vague, adds little or nothing to the article) and text--the best literature in the world? as proven by a blog? no.", I agree 100%. I would also like to add that the editor who wrote that committed a mistake: he translated "novela" (soap opera) as "novel". Not only that, but after reading the text that it's in Portuguese the opinion that Brazil has the greatest soap operas in the world came from a Brazilian director... of soap operas! --Lecen (talk) 23:33, 16 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Haha, thanks. My Portuguese sucks, but a blog is a blog is a blog, and from the title already it was clear that this wasn't an NPOV source. Thanks for keeping an eye out as well! And...Posso comer vidro, não me faz mal !Drmies (talk) 02:55, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

...

You might find this amusing [12]. If not, too bad. ChildofMidnight (talk) 00:56, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad it amused you. I just came back in a panic to remove it. I didn't want to offend anyone or be too negative. I just thought you'd find it funny, but the holidays can be a rough time so it's probably best to stick with good clean fun. One of my many liberal non-believing friends sent it to me. Anyway, I'm glad you got a kick out of it. I'm still okay with replacing it with some sort of jingling bell or candle type entity.
Be good man. Sorry if I've ever given you too much of a hard time. I know it's already hard enough for you knowing that Texas is going to make minced meat out of your B-squad. I hope you and yours are all healthy and happy keeping warm by one of your many fireplaces. Take care and have a wonderfuland happy holiday season, a fantastic winter, and a terrific start to 2010. It's going to be a joyous year of celebration for all of us. ChildofMidnight (talk) 04:45, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Grandmothers?

What do you mean by grandmothers? On second thought, perhaps I don't want to know... -WarthogDemon 05:45, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

...a word in your shell-like...

Comments such as this are unproductive. I have blocked the account indefinitely and replaced their talkpage content with a block template. Best thing now is to ignore them. LessHeard vanU (talk) 21:06, 17 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It seemed courteous enough to me, but you can't please everyone. The tea drinking, on the other hand, is serious cause for concern. Where I come from telling someone to have a cup of tea would be considered rude. But offering to buy someone a cup of coffee is okay. ChildofMidnight (talk) 01:31, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
You are from somewhere? Ha, I'm watching Iron Chef--Bacon Battle! Drmies (talk) 02:45, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Damn, Bobby Flay cooked a chunk of bacon, for 45 minutes, in duck fat and served it with jalapeno sauce...man I want to be on that panel. Drmies (talk) 02:51, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Er, doc, it has been suggested to me by a very productive editor, that your disruptive behavior warrants a block. -SpacemanSpiff 02:53, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

<--Actually, that fella has been pretty productive the last few days. Did he get topic blocked from so many talk pages that he's getting to write content again? And when I voted for you (since it's all decided by the cabal anyway), didn't I put down a block of CoM as a prerequisite? Drmies (talk) 02:56, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

For some reason, I took up vandal fighting a couple of days back and haven't gone back to my content bits. I'm going to give myself a topic ban (as a regular participant on RfAs, you should know the difference between a ban and a block! It appears to be a prerequisite to participation these days) on CSDs and vandal fighting from tomorrow, as that'll allow me to become as productive as that particular editor. I'll perhaps get to Eudemonic tomorrow. -SpacemanSpiff 03:03, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Wait--I should have said "topic banned", right? But I don't participate regularly--I just vote for administrators that I think are extremely goodlooking! ;) Oh, let me beat that question to it: We don't do cooldown blocks. Sheesh! Can I be admin now? Drmies (talk) 03:08, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I could definitely use some help in getting NOT Naadapriya and Satbir Singh off my back. Just don't ask CoM to nominate you, as I'm sure you don't want to lose your editing privileges. Given that you know the cardinal rule about cool down blocks, I'm sure you'll be considered a very suitable candidate. You should also state in your nomination acceptance that you intend to give CoM rollback rights. -SpacemanSpiff 05:45, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What's going on at Bacon Academy [13]? Can sanitation be used as a ummm like it's being used in this sentence "consequently led to the sanitation of the entire building." Infinitive geratund? It was NOT an outbreak of trichinosis, as far as I can tell. ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:55, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

News

I just ate a choco-vanilla and a fraises et crème (strawberries and cream in case you've become a true American) chupa chups. Your joke about cooldown blocks was funny. I wonder how long we'll have to wait for another laugh from you? ChildofMidnight (talk) 05:37, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your attention

Hello Drmies. Thanks for your attention on the topic related to Carnatic Music, the English name of Karnataka Music. I agree with you that I might not have presented the matter as clearly as it should be. I was making an observation based is RS that was already made by many users in the past. The issue is more than ‘father’ vs ‘founder’. It is about preventing an effort to rewrite the history by misusing wikipedia. I will do more research into what has expired in wikipedia and provide details. Though I have not done detailed editing such as Naadapriya (who has been banned as a result framed-ban by the group which is changing the history), Sarvagna etc., I have followed the articles for years. PN. I tried to open an account but it was immediacy labeled as sock puppet and shutdown. I may try again.75.62.177.138 (talk) 06:45, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Also sprach Zeeuws spek

Doc, how does one pronounce "Zeeuws spek?" D'you suppose you could add the IPA pronounciation guide for Zeeuws spek to the article? Geoff Who, me? 17:09, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • Good question. I did it; I hope I did it correctly. In my dialect (not Zeeuws at all!) the primary stress would be on the second syllable--I think. I've never eaten or ordered the stuff! Also, the pronunciation and translation in the same parentheses, separated by a semicolon, I am not so sure about that, but having two parenthetic remarks would be even more awkward. Feel free to tweak! Drmies (talk) 19:13, 18 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Andrew Phillips (musician)

Hi! I nominated this article for A7 since the musician's only claim to notability is being a member of a notable band. (WP:BAND and WP:INHERIT) --SquidSK (1MC•log) 07:54, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Another article

I came across David Miller (Football Player) who apparently played for Alabama, thought you might be interested. -SpacemanSpiff 07:59, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Diddley Daddy

Updated DYK query On December 19, 2009, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Diddley Daddy, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits your article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Materialscientist (talk) 11:42, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Chocolate covered bacon

Just made some using Baker`s Chocolate, looks good, has crushed cashews on it. Waiting for it to cool.--kelapstick (talk) 19:17, 19 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nuke it for two minutes ans stir it. It was dunkable, and I filled in the gaps with a spoon. I hope to get some pictures up soon.kelapstick (talk) 03:20, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Good man. I ate lamb chops--my wife hates lamb, but she's out of town. Woohoo! How's everything? Is your boy ready for the Alabama game? Drmies (talk) 03:36, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Nice, I like to cook as much as Mrs Kelapstick doesn't like when I am on my own. Nevada is playing in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas eve, he spends a lot of time there so he is pumped for that. kelapstick (talk) 04:18, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I used Baker's Chocolate (brand), melting instructions are on the box. kelapstick (talk) 04:22, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protection

Hey Drmies, I have semi-protected your userpage for a month because of the vandalism. If for any reason you would rather have no protection on the page, let me know, and I'll remove it. LadyofShalott 02:28, 21 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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