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"Tangled"/"Rapunzel" Title talk

I found the info on the Magic Forum pages at photosmagiques.com, and several countries (Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium) will use "Rapunzel" instead of "Tangled" as the film title. I'll post a reference later as Opera does not allow such. NoseNuggets (talk) 1:35 PM US EDT July 14 2010

RfC

I have added a Outside view by Tenmei at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Teeninvestor. I would very much appreciate your impression, especially

(a) if you can suggest a way to improve the clarity of the writing and/or

(b) if you construe any part of the diff as insufficiently moderate and forward-looking.

As you will guess, I invested quite a bit of time in drafting this; and I want to encourage you to contact me by e-mail with any constructive comments and criticism. --Tenmei (talk) 19:32, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Disney Edits

In the case of the Mulan edit, I was only stating what Zhou explicitly said himself. His wife begged him to "go after her," which he could have done by borrowing a neighbor's horse or something. His wife said "she could be killed!" Emphasis on the word "could." Zhou replied by saying "If I reveal her, she will be."

So, that is not speculation; Zhou explicitly stated it himself.Wikieditor1988 (talk) 18:53, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Just checked my DVD copy ... there is no emphasis on "could" in Fa Li's statement. That said, I'd be willing to let the statement in if it sticks purely to Fa Zhou's own words, since it establishes the risk that Mulan is taking in assuming her father's place. As to the second edit in the plot, how do we determine that she "cheated" to complete the task of retrieving the arrow? For all we do know, that was the intent of the task, to elicit original thinking. The only rule set out in the task was to retrieve the arrow with the brass weights on their wrists, which Mulan did without any trickery or deception (which "cheating" implies). Frankly, I'm looking at the entire plot now since it's close to 1000 words, and I don't like the "buddy" usage in there, personally. I'd welcome any suggestions or ideas that get the plot down to about 400-700 words, per WP:FILMS. --McDoobAU93 (talk) 21:56, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thousand Trails

The editor tagged the article Thousand Trails with "advert," but I would ask the editor to take a second look at the article and its sources. I was the originator of the article and made every effort to make it objective. It appears that a previous article on the topic was removed for blatant advertising, but I had no connection to that article or knowledge of its contents. Jessdave (talk) 22:25, 1 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Space Hawk

On 11 August, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Space Hawk, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the 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.

— Rlevse • Talk • 12:03, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RfC Teeninvestor

Please notice what I have posted here. ~~I wondered about inviting Teeninvestor to comment; but I was uncertain about how best to go about it. Roger Davies suggested here that one of my mentors might be willing to notify him.~~

~~This may not be necessary nor appreciated. If it appears to be timely and reasonable, would you post a note on Teeninvestor's talk page?~~ --Tenmei 03:59, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Nihonjoe notified Teeninvestor here. --Tenmei (talk) 15:55, 18 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Watchlist

Please take note of Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Korea#Requested move discussion at Talk:Eulsa Treaty and watchlist Talk:Eulsa Treaty#Requested Move, especially in the context established here.

I endorse Nihonjoe's summary of the substance of my scrupulously mild comments.

I am especially eager for your close scrutiny of any further comments about the role of mentors, if it develops an issue. --Tenmei (talk) 16:05, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Walt Disney Motion Pictures

Oh, sorry about that. I didn't actually write the information on Miramax (or read it all the way through, for that matter) though I re-added it when I noticed that someone else had deleted it. I was under the impression that it was being deleted due to Disney's sale of Miramax, and I never would have put it back had I known it didn't feature a neutral POV. Again, I appologise. 98.118.124.145 (talk) 21:14, 16 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Adopt-a-user reminder

Hello, I have completed a general cleanup of the adopter information page for the adopt-a-user project, located here. During my cleanup, I have removed several inactive and retired users. In order to provide interested adoptees with an easy location to find adopters, it is essential that the page be up-to-date with the latest information possible. Thus:

If you are no longer interested in being an adopter, please remove yourself from the list.
If you are still interested, please check the list to see if any information needs to be updated or added - especially your availability. Thank you.

You are receiving this message because you are listed as an adopter here.

Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of Netalarm (talk) at 03:42, 23 September 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Another question

Thanks for all the help.... however I have one question. What should I place under Replaceability? Thanks! Bellagio2 (talk) 04:33, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry... nevermind. Just realized it was filled out. Thanks again! Have a good weekend and i owe you one!!! Bellagio2 (talk) 04:34, 25 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Angry Birds

Hi! I was wondering if you happened to recall if you used a specific source for the "Gameplay" section explanation at Angry Birds? It's been mentioned here, where they implied that it sounds like an official description, however I've been unable to find anything on the web. (Meaning: I suspect that article is in error, and should be chastised). Any input would be appreciated :) -- Quiddity (talk) 17:24, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There was no source ... I had played the game and simply wrote out how to play using the format recommended by WikiProject Video Games. The article you linked to is a hoot and half, thinking it came from Rovio. Look back in the review history and you can see where I added that phrase. :) --McDoob AU 93 01:39, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thought so. I did indeed look around quite hard this morning! I was mining the wayback machine, and restricting google-searches to only earlier than June 23 (when you added it here), and everything! Hence my suspicion that the article-author was in error, and very probably owes you an apology! Would you like to write her a polite little note, or shall I? :) -- Quiddity (talk) 01:48, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I was half-tempted to, and still am, but at the same time the article belongs to the community, not me. That said, I'd love to be in a position to say, "yeah, I wrote that ... thanks." :) --McDoob AU 93 02:01, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would, if I were in this position. Between then and now, those sentences have barely changed. -- Quiddity (talk) 04:13, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hm, well, I came here to point out the contribution. If not sourced, it's the reporters' problem. Good job on making it into the Times, I saw it on the plane today. Keegan (talk) 07:53, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! You made it into print! Way to go! --PMDrive1061 (talk) 14:57, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For those interested, I did send a message through the NYT's webmail system, so we'll see what happens. --McDoob AU 93 15:09, 4 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

An update from adopt a user

Hi there McDoobAU93! You may be wondering, what have I done to sound the alarm this time? Nothing. I'm messaging you in regards to the adopt-a-user program, which currently has a backlog of users wishing to be adopted. This doesn't make much sense, as we have a considerable list of users offer adoption, so there shouldn't be any backlog. I've begun to eliminate this backlog myself through a matching program, but I need your help to make it work. Of course, adoptees and adopters don't have to go through there, but I believe it helps eliminate the backlog because someone is actively matching pairs.

On the list of adopters, I have modified the middle column to say "Interests." It's easier working with other users that have similar interests, so if it's not too much to ask, could you add your interests in the middle column? For example, if I was interested in hurricanes, computers, business, and ... reptiles? I would place those in the middle column. Counter-vandalism and the like can also be included (maintenance should be used as the general term). The more interests, the better, since adoptees can learn more about you and choose the one they feel most comfortable working with. The information about when you're most active and other stuff can go into the "Notes" section to the right.

Finally, I've gone around and asked adoptees (and will in the future) to fill in a short survey so adopters can take the initiative and contact users they feel comfortable working with. We all know that most adoptees just place the adopt me template on their user page and leave it - so it's up to us to approach them and offer adoption. So, please take a look at the survey, adopt those that fit your interests, and maybe watchlist it so you can see the interests of adoptees and adopt one that fits your interests in the future.

Once again, thank you for participating in the adopt-a-user program! If you wish to respond to this post, please message me on my talk page.

Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of Netalarm (talk) at 05:20, 11 October 2010 (UTC).[reply]

Bolt (2008 Film)

Sorry! My mistake. I was checking pending changes, and read through the change made to the article, which pointed out that the character's name in the cast list was Penny, but left the other name throughout the article multiple times. I haven't seen the film, but since there was only one change, it looked like vandalism, and I reverted. I should have double checked. -- WORM MЯOW 07:47, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kinect

i am concered the you deleted very useful info that i placed on this feed. i added that there is not only voice gestuers and motion controll on the kinect but also a 3d full body scan you noob. noob noob noob noob noob noob nooby.