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I have added the court case re Linda Lukens but no episodes have I seen her credited ie: On TV, on DVD, on youtube. Am I missing it. Also I do not know who has wriiten about Tessie Santiago only doing close ups but De Longis did train her for two months and said on his website she was very good and that she was nearly injured fighting Raul in Honor thy Father when the director let it get out of hand. The bullwhip was used by The Queen in The Serpent, Takes a Thief The Uncle, The Return, The Hanged ManREVUpminster (talk) 17:34, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

  • I am still not happy about her being credited on the episodes as I can't find one. Good work with all the court info detail as it took me months before I found something I could cite. I think Xena is a bit of a red herring because if you look at Jay Firestone output he always had a strong female from La Femme Nikita, Highlander The Raven, Adventure Inc, Relic Hunter, Andromeda, Mutant X REVUpminster (talk) 21:53, 29 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Reply: It does not matter if you are happy or not. She is a part of the hirtory of the series and to leave her out of an encyclopedic work would be irresponsible to future readers. That is called pretending the ugly matter never happened, which it did.

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Thanks for adding sources to the article. I know I tagged it for speedy deletion and then proposed deletion, but I'm not a mindreader. Anyway, the sourcing of the article is obviously the better outcome, so thanks and keep up the good work. A Stop at Willoughby (talk) 15:52, 1 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Response: Agreed! Taram (talk) 00:41, 7 December 2009 (UTC)TaramTaram (talk) 00:41, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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ESkog, Thank you. I have a question as follows: Where do I insert the notation "di-replaceable fair use disputed?" Should that be placed above the admin warning or somewhere in the license? Also, I will call tomorrow to see if we can use the photo on WIkipedia. If they say yes at the office, what do I write on the page and where should that new notation be onthe page? Thank you! Taram (talk) 04:38, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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ESKog, The copyright owner has given me clear and free permission to have the photo placed at Wikipedia; however, since Qworty got the article removed, there is no real reason for Wikipedia to have it any more. Who disputed the the copyright? That is easily taken care of with a negative. More information is given at the photos talk page, File:Andrew Helm, 2003.jpg Taram (talk) 05:17, 3 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for the barnstar.

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Thank you for your information Donner60. I will be careful to not jump the gu on reporting this user's disruptive editing. Thank you again! Taram (talk) 05:56, 4 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks, got it fixed. Taram (talk) 06:21, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Taram. Actually, I have no idea why there is this difference, but I noticed it and I would be glad if someone could explain to me the reason. Happy editing. --Mauro Lanari (talk) 01:13, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mauro Lanari, Thank you! This is a very interesting subject (for me at least). I have been in contact with the gentleman who writes the page at http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bcongar.html. He thinks it might be an error that has spread across many Internet pages. He said that he would be correcting that tomorrow. Elizabth T. Groppe is credited with much of the Encyclopedia Britannica article you mentioned, so I will contact her tomorrow and see what she thinks about the spelling. I wanted to mention that I found Congar's obituary in the New York Times, printed two days after he died. It is at http://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/24/obituaries/yves-congar-french-cardinal-dead-91-vigorous-ecumenist-promoter-laity.html In the 10th paragraph, Congar is referred to as "Yves Marie-Joseph Congar." My feeling is that the article was printed so close to the time of his death as well as pretty close to his time of appointment as a cardinal, that that is the more accurate spelling of his name. Currently, I am reviewing "Yves Congar: Theologian of the Church" a historical monograph edited by Gabriel Flynn to see if his middle name is used anywhere in the text. I can see how using a hyphen between first and middle name may seem confusing since his fellow Dominican, Marie-Dominique Chenu, used Marie-Dominique as his complete first name. So, since it is meant to be one name, Marie-Dominique is rightly hyphenated. I will keep you informed as I learn anything more about punctuation of Congar's first and middle names. Taram (talk) 03:55, 8 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hi again, Mauro Lanari! I did some more research about how Congar's name was printed in original English edition texts. I found that in English, when one puts a hyphen between nouns (including proper nouns), that is called a compound noun (or many nouns to create one word). Congar and those who spoke about him when he was alive would use just the name "Yves" as if it is a noun that stands by itself. I also looked at a first English edition of one of his books. There, his name is given as "Yves M.J. Congar." They didn't even use the hyphen between the two middle names (at least in the acronym form). I did find a reprint of an article which he wrote and in that his name is listed as "Yves M.-J. Congar." In that article, there is a hyphen between the two middle names to create a compound proper noun. I have not been able to find any original works in which there is a hyphen between his first (Yves) and middle names (Marie-Joseph). Again, I think that is because it would have made all three names into one name as in Marie-Dominique Chenu's name, especially when one looks at the idea of a compound noun. Would you feel more comfortable in removing the hyphen between Yves Congar's first and second name at his page with this new information? Thank you for your help and kindness in this matter. I am always so terrified that somebody is going to reply in utter anger, hurtfulness, and disgust about me personally. (That run with Qworty was not comfortable.) I will also post this at your talk page in case you would like to reply there. Thank you, again! Taram (talk) 07:44, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Here it is, Taram. Have a nice day. --Mauro Lanari (talk) 07:37, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Mauro Lanari! You are very kind .Taram (talk) 07:45, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Re: Congar. You could edit the article citing both categories of sources and explaining the reasons for your choice. Pro/for your choise: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7] (they have corrected), [8], ecc. Against: [9], [10], [11], [12], ecc. --Mauro Lanari (talk) 08:50, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Mauro Lanari! BTW, thank you especially for the link at http://catholicbooksreview.org/2010/congar.htm; I can certainly use that for my thesis. Taram (talk) 09:26, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]
I have to thank you also for http://prophetesetmystiques.blogspot.it/p/t.html. I have often wondered how Congar got through what he did without some aspect of mysticism. Very interesting!! Taram (talk) 17:04, 18 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]


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Read through the list and I believe you must mean File:Steve Hodges.jpg (delete | talk | history | logs). Please feel free to delete it from Wikipedia as I cannot figure out how to do that. Thank you!Taram (talk)

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Or where do I look up how to do that? Thank you! Taram (talk) 17:54, 10 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Magdalen ≠ Mother-and-Baby

Thanks for adding the Magdalen Asylum entry here: Wikipedia:WikiProject_Catholicism#Controversial_articles_about_the_Catholic_Church. Just a quick clarification - these places were not Mother-and-Baby Homes, which are the subject of a different Catholic Church abuse controversy in Ireland. As I'm not a project member, I didn't want to make that edit myself. Tnx fr yr help on all this stuff! jxm (talk) 14:39, 12 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, jxm! What do you think a better sentence might be in order to describe the institutions in that case? I freely admit that I am far more knowledgeable about the theological ends of things than what the different groups were. Based on my understanding from an Irish American newspaper, there were 2 or 3 different groups that the Magdalene asylum page either directly talks about or alludes to. Please clarify where I am wrong...I understand that first there were the Magdalene asylums to teach a trade to "fallen women," then the laundries developed almost like workhouses for those who could not care for themselves, and then when the Irish free state developed, the Mother-Baby homes were created in conjunction with a few female religious congregations and that was the subject of the "Philomena" incident, book, and film (with Dame Judy Dench). I do not know if I have that straight or not. I would like to make sure that sentence at WikiProject Catholicism is correct, so if could write a phrase that you think might be more accurate, I could put it there to replace the one there now. Thank you again jxm!Taram (talk) 23:24, 12 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
In that sentence, I think I would just replace Mother-and-Baby with 'residential institution'. Y're right, there's no shortage of confusing crud and allusions in the MA page. Regarding the actual distinction, the 20 or so Irish residential-care female asylums morphed into quasi-businesses that received much of their support through laundry contracts with state organizations and private companies. On the other hand, a M&B home was essentially a rather shameful maternity clinic and orphanage, as is depicted in Philomena. I think that some of these institutions had actually evolved from Famine-era workhouses, whereas others simply occupied premises that had previously been workhouses, as in Tuam. In WP, we haven't got a good handle on a general treatment of these homes yet; unfortunately, much of the new material has taken the form of sensationalist blogging about the latest scandal. Cheers! jxm (talk) 23:37, 12 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you jxm (talk)! Your explanation, here, of what everything means is succinct, very interesting, and much easier to read/understand than the actual MA page (at least as it is right now). I appreciate your explanation of everything. The things that happened at the MB homes were beyond sad and truly awful for many. As you do, I look forward to the time when "sensationalist blogging about the latest scandal" (that is a great phrse, btw) no longer muddies how the page flows and explains the situation(s). I replaced the MB phrase with the one you recommended at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Catholicism#Controversial_articles_about_the_Catholic_Church. I think it reads well, but please let me know if there is anything else I should change there. Thank you, again! Taram (talk) 05:23, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi jxm (talk): Thank you for working on the split and getting the rating section clarified. I noticed that our friend has noted what WikiProjects have an interest ion the new Magdalen Laundries page. I wonder if s/he will also rate it him or herself. SHould be interesting.Thank you again!! Taram (talk) 16:20, 24 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Great work! W. Stanley Proctor. DYK, and Wikipedia are better for your effort. 7&6=thirteen () 10:41, 13 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you 7&6=thirteen ()!! This may be my first barnstar. Doing the yeoman's work on the article for W. Stanley Proctor was really quite fun. Thank you again!! Taram (talk) 17:19, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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La Laguna Cathedral

Hello, I see that you belong to WikiProject Catholicism, I speak Spanish and very little English, have expanded the article La Laguna Cathedral, can correct errors ?. Thank You.--83.52.84.86 (talk) 15:07, 20 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]