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Regarding this conversation: Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2018 June_20#Improving one's palate for subtle flavor differences — I ordered a 2-3 week supply of the product you suggested (Huel, unflavored), conferred with my doctor (who said "well, it won't kill you and may well have a positive outcome, so go ahead"), and today I started on my Huel regimen. My family is supportive. It remains to be seen if I have the discipline to pull it off. The taste is tolerable, reminding me of soggy Cheerios cereal.
I'm hungry again, so I guess it's time for another "meal". I'll let you know in a couple of weeks how it worked out. ~ Anachronist ( talk) 22:40, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
Paywall: The Business of Scholarship
License: CC BY 4.0
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 16:39, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I am Mel Blanc's daughter-in-law, married to his son Noel. On the Mel Blanc Wikipedia page I added a sentence describing the creation of Mel's production company, Blanc Communications Corporation, in 1962. I provided proper Citations showing the company and its founding (California Secretary of State Office), plus the official website for Blanc Communications Corporation.
Within 15 minutes, a (perhaps well-intentioned) Wikipedia editor/demigod DELETED the sentenced I added. Thinking it was a mistake, I re-added the cited sentence -- only to find it removed again AND a notification regarding "Edit War". This is immensely confusing, as I am not only a family member of Mel Blanc, but also an executive of Blanc Communications Corporation.
I cannot find a way to contact the user "Binksternet" who removed my edits, so I hope that you can help me resolve this ridiculous situation!
Best regards, Katherine Blanc (Username: wordsandpictures)
wordsandpicture Wordsandpictures ( talk) 23:41, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
Dear Guy Macon, I want to thank you for taking me under your wing, with regard to the deletion of a phrase that I added to the page "Mel Blanc". I'm a complete neophyte to Wikipedia, and I am sure that the editor who deleted it was concerned that my added sentence may have had commercial or conflict-of-interest intent, and exercised due caution (understandably). But I assure all of you that this was never my intent.
Perhaps I simply used incorrect Citations -- I mistakenly assumed that I need to provide validation that Mel's company, Blanc Communications Corporation, is still actually in business. Viewed under that lens, my citations would appear to be promotional instead of informational. I apologize for this, and wish I could share my apology with editor Binkersnet too!
Thankfully there are outside Web references to Mel Blanc's company Blanc Communications Corporation that are NOT under our control. Is there any way for you to evaluate the following and see if they represent unbiased references? Here are a few: https://www.discogs.com/label/930149-Blanc-Communications-Corporation, https://www.encyclopedia.com/media/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/blanc-mel-1908-1989, https://archive.org/stream/ThatsNotAllFolksByMelBlancAndPhilipBasheStarbrite/Thats_Not_All_Folks_by_Mel_Blanc_and_Philip_Bashe_%28Starbrite%29_djvu.txt
I hope these are sufficient replacement citations for the previous ones I ignorantly placed after my edit to the Mel Blanc page. Please let me know.
Kindest Regards, wordsandpictures Wordsandpictures ( talk) 01:31, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello Guy Macon; I'm here. :) Most importantly, I hope that your family member is doing well!
As I just posted on Talk:Mel Blanc, during the Mel Blanc Associates/Blanc Communications years, Mel and his son Noel produced over 5000 public service announcements and commercials featuring major stars like Kirk Douglas, Lucille Ball, Vincent Price, Phyllis Diller, Liberace, the rock band The Who, and of course Mel himself. It is for the above reasons that I wanted to include Blanc Communications as a vital — and colorful — part of Mel Blanc's career.
Editor Binksternet also replied to me, recommending that I tell of my recent folly on Talk:Mel Blanc and see whether editors would be amenable to suggesting changes (namely cited references). Binkersnet felt that these two new, unbiased links I shared could be adequate: https://www.encyclopedia.com/media/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/blanc-mel-1908-1989, https://archive.org/stream/ThatsNotAllFolksByMelBlancAndPhilipBasheStarbrite/Thats_Not_All_Folks_by_Mel_Blanc_and_Philip_Bashe_%28Starbrite%29_djvu.txt
Please let me know of any other tasks I should perform in order to "plead my case" so to speak. And yes, I'm happy to validate my identity as Katherine Blanc at any time if needed.
Thank you, wordsandpictures Wordsandpictures ( talk) 19:34, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello Guy Macon,
I'm just following up to see if you needed additional information from me, as you prepare a fresh edit to include the Mel Blanc Associates/Blanc Communications Corp. era of Mel Blanc's career on the Mel Blanc Wikepedia page.
Please let me know.
Best, wordsandpictures Wordsandpictures ( talk) 00:28, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
WP:YWAB -- Guy Macon ( talk) 02:33, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
Defeating cameras in Chinese hotel rooms sounds like the kind of skill that people all over the world are likely to need at home soon, so might as well bite... Wnt ( talk) 22:24, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
Even though he's pretty clueless about how to be a good editor, I think you're being unnecessarily harsh, essentially cutting off any possibility of moving him toward being a better contributor. He knows stuff and means well, so it's a loss if we can't convert him to being productive here. Dicklyon ( talk) 06:15, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
I just found out about this site:
https://degooglisons-internet.org/en/
Looks promising, doesn't it? -- Guy Macon ( talk) 22:49, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
You did not get a response to this question. Do you have any other ideas? I'm wondering if WP:VPT would be the place to ask.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 20:53, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
hello, Guy Macon. I am curious regarding something unimportant -- NOT a crucial issue such as the Diameter of a Sewer cover. And it's not an official Wikipedia matter, so forgive me for approaching you through this channel.
You and I are both familiar with the MC14500 one-bit processor. And on the Internet I have a certain obscure notoriety for inventing and building a related device, a one-bit processor but one which conspicuously *lacks* an MC14500. It's even possible you've heard of it: http://laughtonelectronics.com/Arcana/One-bit%20computer/One-bit%20computer.html
Sometimes I do web searches to discover places where my web site, laughtonelectronics.com, has been mentioned, and the results can be interesting, or even weird. One result I've seen repeatedly (from google, for instance) is a link to the WP page on the MC14500 which you helped to write. To be clear, when I google laughtonelectronics.com, one of the results is a link to the WP page on the 4500.
I'm curious to know why. I'm unable to find the string laughtonelectronics.com in the WP article or in the edit and talk pages. It ... just ... isn't ... there! Maybe the link results from some eerie clairvoyance on google's part.
I thought maybe you would know the explanation. If so, will you please very kindly share it with me? Thanks!
Best regards, Jeff 199.48.64.83 ( talk) 20:18, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
I was just dropping by to thank you for your reinforcement of a recent warning I left to a user on their talk page. However, I was instead quite stricken by #Yes. We are biased.
Did you just casually type that up? Is that actually original thought? Or did you copy it from somewhere else? If it's the former, brilliant. Just brilliant. Either way, I would very much like to copy it to my talk page with attribution to whoever wrote it.
Best,
~Swarm~ {talk} 08:37, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
I have taken the liberty of immortalizing your wonderful poem as a Wikipedia essay. Nowak Kowalski ( talk) 18:10, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
Are you seriously dismissing their work as biased? I read your comments on their talk page and I can come to no other conclusion. You're making this your last stand, taking on a historic civil rights organization? 2601:1C0:6D00:845:40AD:D720:F067:F1E7 ( talk) 21:39, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
| Hello, Guy Macon. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for 2019 redefinition of SI base units at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Cheers, Baffle☿gab 00:16, 18 May 2019 (UTC) |
On 03 February 2006, it was reported to the WMF that our CAPTCHA system discriminates against blind people. See phabricator T6845. This appears to be a direct violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and leaves Wikipedia open to the possibility of a discrimination lawsuit.
In particular, National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corp. was a case where a major retailer, Target Corp., was sued because their web designers failed to design its website to enable persons with low or no vision to use it.
So why, after 13 years of inaction, do we not have a set of software requirements (including a testable definition of "done") and a schedule for solving this?
And no, I will not accept any proposed "solution" that lacks the name of an WMF employee who has been given the assignment of fixing this, a budget that says how much the WMF expects to spend on solving this, a deadline that say how long the WMF expects it to take to solve this, and a way for an independent third party to look at the results and verify whether the requirements were met.
Regarding hiring someone else to fix this, I would very much like the idea to be given careful consideration rather than being dismissed out of hand. The WMF is great at running an encyclopedia. Nobody else, anywhere on earth, even comes close. However, running an encyclopedia does not magically confer the ability to create high-quality software, and the WMF has a pretty dismal track record in this area (Examples: Visual Editor, Flow, 13 years of failing to making this obvious but boring improvement to accommodate blind people.) I realize that this will anger some people, but why should it? Olympic-level athletes don't get angry when you tell them that their athletic ability does not magically confer the ability to repair automobiles or do astronomy.
Comments from the phabricator page:
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 21:51, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
Fun fact: The modern Wikipedia hosts 11–12 times as many pages as it did in 2005, but the WMF is spending 33 times as much on hosting, has about 300 times as many employees, and is spending 1,250 times as much overall. I just updated WP:CANCER with WMF financials from 2017-2018. Enjoy! -- Guy Macon ( talk) 02:39, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
Supercentenarians and the oldest-old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans -- Guy Macon ( talk) 10:35, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
Guy, go for it. Seriously you would make for an excellent admin. RickinBaltimore ( talk) 16:30, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
@ RickinBaltimore, Puddleglum2.0, Creffett, Barkeep49, Nosebagbear, and Girth Summit:
OK, I have thought about it and have decided to run if somebody is willing to nominate me. If anyone decides to do so, please wait until after 6AM in Los Angeles (2PM UTC) so I can be fresh for answering the initial flurry of questions. If someone beats you, feel free to co-nominate. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 01:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
In case you're interested: I've been trying to organize some data on Meta on the WMF's finances: see m:Template:Wikimedia Foundation finances. There's a fair amount that can be derived from public statements and reports. I also set up these charts, on the grants for affiliates and spending on major independent contractors, which I haven't found a place for. (I also set up a system on Meta for storing and organizing staff data, which I'm hoping that the WMF folks might start using to provide data themselves eventually.) -- Yair rand ( talk) 23:28, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
Hahahahahahahahaha! ( see diff)
Good one! I never understood that song until now when I read it on that talk page. I think it deserves to be a Wikipedia essay :>) Point well taken! Hahahahahahahaha! --- Steve Quinn ( talk) 05:48, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
It was pure coincidence that I was there because I was previously discussing an issue with Doc James :>). --- Steve Quinn ( talk) 05:48, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
In case you haven't seen this yet: I just noticed a few pages that were posted recently on Mediawikiwiki: A description of the WMF Captcha Initiative (which specifically mentions the problems the current Captcha system causes for the visually-impaired) and the notes from a meeting yesterday by the Captcha working group. It looks like they're finally taking the Captcha problems seriously. -- Yair rand ( talk) 23:12, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
Hello Guy Macon. Your account has been granted the "filemover" user right, either following a request for it or due to a clear need for the ability to move files. Please take a moment to review Wikipedia:File mover for more information on this user right and under what circumstances it is okay to move files. When you move a file please remember to update any links to the new name as well! If you do not want the file mover right anymore, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Thank you, and happy editing! Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 20:05, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
Hey there. I would like to ask you a question, which you're free to ignore or not answer, but I think it would help me to understand your perspective better.
I have asked homeopathy fans a version of this question for years: what would convince you that you're wrong about homeopathy? The answer is usually of the form "this miracle cure would have to have not happened" - effective insulation from falsification. The scientific method grew out of the replacement of philosophical truth by empirical fact. It was held for centuries that heavy bodies fall faster than lighter ones, even after experiments proved this not to be true, because the rhetoric of Aristotle was accorded to be superior.
So, from everything I have seen of you, you live in the real world. Where, for you, is the line? What is "too far"? Do you believe that the impeachment inquiry is justified at this point? Do you accept that there is a difference in kind between the conservative media bubble and partisan-liberal sources, as documented in Network Propaganda? Guy ( help!) 10:31, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
[24]. I have never been especially good at coping with people whose response to losing an argument is to carry on with the same rejected assertions as if it never happened at all. Guy ( help!) 14:50, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
Thank you. The comparison made me smile. I look forward to proposing Fred and The FFN for inclusion at WP:RSP in just under 5 months from now. - Ryk72 talk 10:57, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi Guy. I was thinking of becoming a pedophile Nazi bed-wetter cabal leader and wondered if you had any advice? Thanks. Martinevans123 ( talk) 15:34, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi Guy, thank you for raising the captcha issue. I had been aware that there was a problem, what I hadn't realised was just how long the Foundation have known about it and done nothing. It's a really important issue - until it is fixed the "Encyclopaedia anyone can edit" claim rings rather hollow. My sister is a senior executive at a major educational organisation which has a blind board member. Anything they do to support him in his role, they do for any of their staff and students who need it. Why? well, of course they wish to avoid legal problems, and they wish to attract the very best, regardless of disability, but it's also a matter of behaving with basic decency. All the best, DuncanHill ( talk) 20:00, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
On 03 February 2006, it was reported to the WMF that our CAPTCHA system discriminates against blind people. See phabricator T6845 and phabricator T241921.
This appears to be a direct violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and leaves Wikipedia open to the possibility of a discrimination lawsuit.
In particular, National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corp. was a case where a major retailer, Target Corp., was sued because their web designers failed to design its website to enable persons with low or no vision to use it.
So why, after 13 years of inaction, do we not have a set of software requirements (including a testable definition of "done") and a schedule for solving this?
And no, I will not accept any proposed "solution" that lacks the name of an WMF employee who has been given the assignment of fixing this, a budget that says how much the WMF expects to spend on solving this, a deadline that says how long the WMF expects it to take to solve this, and a way for an independent third party to look at the results and verify whether the requirements were met.
I am left with these known facts:
Again, for me to consider this to be something that the WMF takes seriously, the solution needs to include:
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 02:16, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
The WMF's Finance department just posted the 2018-19 financial statements. Things I've noticed:
-- Yair rand ( talk) 07:37, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
I admired the effort you put into helping OJ and thought that there was a real chance they could be turned around. Even though OJ failed to live up to everyone's hopes, please don't let it sour you on looking for the best in others. Sometimes efforts can fail but it doesn't mean it was wrong to try. Schazjmd (talk) 00:59, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
This RfA was on my watchlist before it was created. Usually that means I have something that I definitely wanted to say at an RfA, but that might have happened years ago and I can't seem to remember whether there was something really great or really bad that I wanted to comment on (ha ha). In this case, while we don't overlap too much, I can recall having both agreed and disagreed with you and things going smoothly in both cases. However, a heads up that I would intend to ask a question about this and what's different today. Dekimasu よ! 16:21, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
Hey Guy,
It was a valiant effort. I'm sorry for you that it doesn't look like it will work out. It may not be the time now, but if you want to write an Op-ed for The Signpost about what it is like to go through the grinder, just let me know. Smallbones( smalltalk) 19:12, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Ok Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Guy Macon is live for you to answer the required questions. Let me know when it's done and I'll publish it live for you. RickinBaltimore ( talk) 14:57, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
Primefac left the message that you've gone "offline". You've been here a lot longer than even I have, so I hope that eventually you will bounce back like I did after my own rather bloody RfA. Best of everything to you and yours! PI Ellsworth ed. put'r there 04:19, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Yea. Although the community does not appear to think you would be suited to that role, your many contributions are appreciated. Have fun and best regards Govindaharihari ( talk) 05:45, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Somewhere in the last 6-18 months someone made an hysterical pun on the word innuendo. I somehow think it was you. I am in dire need of it now. See [27] E Eng 20:07, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
...even after the RfA closed was a good, nay, a great thing; well done.
I'm not sure we've ever interacted, though i am well aware of you (as who wouldn't be, with your thoughtful contributions in WPspace), and i believe that i actually opposed at the RfA; that may well have been a mistake. I am very impressed with your unavoidably late responses ~ both with the fact that you have taken the time at this surely difficult juncture, and with the care and thought you put into them ~ on the talkpage of the RfA.
Thank you for taking that time ~ and for putting your name forward; i think i can affirm that should you do so again i would support. Happy days,
Lindsay
Hello 20:05, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
one against many
Thank you for quality article work, beginning Fringe theories about the Shroud of Turin, for gnomish tasks such as avoiding redirects after a page move, and rescuing a stale draft such as Mark Estdale, for elucidating essays such as Yes. We are biased. and One against many, for "If we cover this topic at all we need to cover it as the Fringe Science that it is." - Guy, you are an awesome Wikipedian!
You are recipient no. 2354 of Precious, a prize of QAI, aka the cabal of the outcast. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:05, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Dryer balls of course. - Roxy the elfin dog . wooF 13:37, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
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Hi Guy-the url you removed here is only for spam tracking, so that the user's talk page will show up in spam link searches. It's useful if someone tries to respam the link months later; we can see that previous users already tried to spam it, at which point we have a good argument for blacklisting. I suppose these link reports accomplish the same thing, but I see no harm in adding an additional level of tracking, at least to named user pages. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:42, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
link!tracker.testingwikipedialinksearch1.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot- Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com This is a test to see if Wikipedia's link search gets confused by the "!" in the above URL. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 05:49, 24 June 2020 (UTC) linktracker.testingwikipedialinksearch2.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot- Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com This is a test to see if Wikipedia's link search works without an "!" in the above URL. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 05:49, 24 June 2020 (UTC) |
As a minor gesture of protest against the Wikimedia foundation's decision to rebrand itself with Wikipedia's good name, until they back down I choose to call them "the "W?F".
Feel free to assume that this stands for "WMF", "WPF", or "WTF".
I call on those who oppose the rebranding to start using "W?F".
Sometimes it is the small things that tip the scales. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 05:40, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
I know I shouldn't. It is bad and wrong of me to laugh. But this left me with coffee all over my keyboard. Guy ( help!) 08:57, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
Here is an actual thread from WP:ANI: Can you imagine what they would do if I mentioned suspenders and a bra?
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I'm just saying. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 03:14, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia needs a [Like] button. Hyperbolick ( talk) 03:37, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
An announcement:
I do not agree that one cannot compare things that are similar in some ways without implying that they are similar in all ways. In my opinion, insisting that nobody can compare things leads to a world without
metaphor or
simile, never being able to note any similarities unless the two things are identical in every way. I personally think that it is acceptable for me to say "I am burning up" on a hot day or "let's eat. I'm starving" without having someone fresh out of the Tone Police Academy accuse me of insensitivity to people who are actually on fire or who are actually starving. --
Guy Macon (
talk) 07:22, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
I forgot to mention it at the time, but after I read your comment at VPWMF a few weeks ago regarding grants issues, I made a proposal at Meta to prohibit members of the Grant Committee from receiving grant money while on the committee. (I know that the context wasn't exactly about that, but this seemed actually actionable, so...) -- Yair rand ( talk) 06:04, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
I imagine the reason it doesnt have a page is because the plot centers around a nazi scheme to weaponise sharks. Brain transplants may be involved. It is possibly one of the worst shark-related films I have ever seen. And I have seen a lot of shark films. As to why I have seen it, a local arts center/cinema has a Bad Film Club run by a couple of comedians, where they show a terrible film on the medium screen (the medium only seats 35 people) and do commentary over the top. Think Mystery Science Theater 3000 but with less robots and more filth. Some highlights have been almost all the shark films on my userpage, Anaconda, a variety of 70s & 80s rubbish like Night of the Lepus, as well as some blockbusters. The main drawback to the large budget films is the cost to screen it, no matter how terrible it is. Theres a limit to which 30 odd people's ticket fee will cover the screening cost. There have also been some classic 'bad' films as well, Undefeatable, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and Howard the Duck to name a few. Only in death does duty end ( talk) 15:19, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
Disappointed. Not surprised. at least you tried. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:06, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
Here are the places you can travel with a US passport. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 06:45, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
....that you're planning on running again!
I had some questions/concerns last time but I certainly plan to join any firm rebuking of those arguing "too soon (again)"!
You do come with the, potentially dubious, advantage of getting loads of questions in advance which you can prep for.
Good luck in advance Nosebagbear ( talk) 08:34, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
Has there been further discussion re headlines beyond this from May? Thx, Humanengr ( talk) 15:49, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
How are your Googling skills? I am looking for the earliest source for the famous "pipe specification" so that the author can get credit.
One early source is Bulk Water Pipelines By Tim Burstall (1997) [33] [34]
...but [35] (1995) appears to be earlier.
START OF QUOTE FROM BULK WATER PIPELINES
Pipes: purchase and work specifications
1. All pipes is to be made of a long hole surrounded by metal or plastic.
2. All pipe is to be hollow throughout the entire length. Do not use holes of different lengths than the pipe.
3. The ID (inside diameter) of all pipes must not exceed the OD (outside diameter), otherwise the hole will be on the outside.
4. It is desirable that the hole in the pipe be the same diameter for the entire length, otherwise the contents of the pipe will get thinner in the smaller part of the pipe,
5. All pipe is to be supplied with nothing in the hole, so that water, steam or other stuff can be put in at a later date if required.
6. All pipe should be supplied without rust; this can be more readily applied at the job site. Note: Some vendors are now able to supply pre-rusted pipes. This should be cheaper as it is usually old stock.
7. All pipe over 500ft (153m) in length should have the words "long pipe" clearly painted on each side and end, so that the contractor will know it is a long pipe.
8. Pipe over 2 miles (3.2km) in length must have the words "longer pipe" painted in the middle, so the contractor will not have to walk the entire length of the pipe to determine whether or not it is a long pipe or not.
9. All pipe over 6in (150mm) in diameter must have the words "large pipe" painted on it, so the contractor will not mistake it for small pipe.
10. Pipes that are threaded on both ends should have either right hand or left hand threads. Do not mix the threads, otherwise the coupling is screwed on to one pipe as it is unscrewed from the other pipe. This could cause the pipe to be disconnected and then leak.
11. Pipes that are to have flanges must have then at both ends. Flanges must have holes for the bolts that are quite separate from the big hole in the middle.
12. When joining two pipes together with flanges, it is necessary to have flanges of the same size, otherwise the bolts will not fit into the holes and the pipes will not stay together, causing a likely leak.
13. When ordering 90 degree, 45 degree, or 30 degree elbows, be sure to specify left hand or right hand - otherwise you will end up going the wrong way and the required 180 degree elbows are an added cost.
14. When ordering pipe, be sure to specify to your vendor whether you want level, uphill or downhill pipe. If you use downhill pipe for going uphill, the contents will flow the wrong way.
15. Check if the pipe pipe includes ready made leaks. If not, these may be added during the construction process. Most pipes leak from the inside out but do not be surprised if the occasional one leaks from the outside in. In some instances where leaks are not desirable, to check if the pipe is working, it may be possible to use both types of leaks together, to offset each other.
END OF QUOTE FROM BULK WATER PIPELINES
DISCUSSION:
It is doubtful that this originated with Burstall. Compared to other humorous material widely posted on the Internet, the copies of the pipe spec have a large number of inconsequential wording variations (pipe vs. pipes, must vs shall vs. should) that strongly suggest something that was hand copied, faxed, or mimeographed multiple times.
I found a copy of a USENET post from "1987 to 1989" at [36] with some interesting variations. I could not determine the date it was posted.
Another interesting variation can be found by googling "Scottish Regiments in the Army use Army pipes in unusual ways" (with the quotes). I found one example from 1998: [37]
There are a fair number of additional jokes added to various copies, possibly suggesting someone retyping from a poor-quality fax.
Some examples (Try putting quotes around them and googling):
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 17:10, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
In case you'd also like it, I included some articles you recently noticed there. Feel free to add entries, — Paleo Neonate – 01:29, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
I know some of my talk page henchmen stalkers watchers are also engineers, technicians, or scientists. Here is a good engineering/technical resource; I have been watching videos from the Better Biomed YouTube channel at [
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5iZzbAn_abSOoNbNaiTRVw ] Check it out. (I have no relationship, financial or otherwise, with the channel). --
Guy Macon (
talk) 06:21, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Well, I agree, but this is not a Help Desk question, is it? I guess you mixed up where you wanted to post? Tigraan Click here to contact me 12:52, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
font-size:0.9em
, that may be what you were looking for? —
Paleo
Neonate – 22:03, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
Just some interesting links I've recently been exposed to in case you or watchers who also are into tech enjoy, https://www.cs.drexel.edu/~bls96/eniac/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKvwjYwvN2U — Paleo Neonate – 11:21, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
I propose that whenever anyone posts anything on any article talk page that consists solely of trashing Trump or Biden, the comments should be removed and the poster should be given a 24-hour block.
For example, the following would not be allowed. Don't read it. It will only upset you. Save yourself, before it is too late!
You were warned... -- Guy Macon ( talk) 04:34, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
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Don't do crystal meth. Though ANI can be as sh*tty. I found out. Aditya( talk • contribs) 17:04, 17 October 2020 (UTC) |
Thanks! Here is a complete list of my medical, legal, and professional advice:
There are some who believe that Wikipedia has a policy against giving medical, legal, and business advice, but no such policy or guideline exists.
Here is some medical advice: Don't do crystal meth. It will screw up your health. Don't bother asking a doctor if crystal meth is good for you. It isn't. ( medical disclaimer.)
Here is some legal advice: Don't do crystal meth. It is likely to get you arrested. Don't bother asking a lawyer if crystal meth is illegal. It is. ( legal disclaimer.)
Here is some professional advice: Don't do crystal meth. It will use up all of your money and is likely to get you fired. Don't bother asking a certified financial planner if becoming a meth addict is good for your finances. It isn't. ( general disclaimer.)
There. I just provided medical, legal, and professional advice, and while I did make a point, I did so without being disruptive.
Feel free to report my behavior at WP:ANI if you believe that I have violated any Wikipedia policy or guideline.
The actual rule is that context matters. If you are about to advise someone to drink bleach, that is medical advice that isn't allowed on Wikipedia. If you want to tell people not to drink bleach or to say that crystal meth is bad for your health, that is medical advice that is allowed on Wikipedia.
BTW, here is some more free advice: In my opinion food poisoning, terminal cancer and AIDS are even more effective methods of weight loss than doing crystal meth, so if you really want to shed those pounds why not try all four at the same time?(In case anyone missed it, that was a joke.) More advice: don't get your medical advice from an electronics engineer. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 17:21, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
New light-mediated disinfection protocols are currently validated in hospitals and healthcare facilities for surface, air, and water as well as personal protective equipment (PPE), including eyewear, N95 respirators, and masks. Additionally, photobiomodulation, a light-based anti-inflammatory therapy, may have some palliative effects on patients suffering from severe COVID-19.? Atsme 💬 📧 15:10, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
Hey, you've got a couple of press mentions in the Spanish and Brazilian press:
Cheers, -- Andreas JN 466 20:25, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 07:58, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
"Wikipedia's articles are no place for strong views. Or rather, we feel about strong views the way that a natural history museum feels about tigers. We admire them and want our visitors to see how fierce and clever they are, so we stuff them and mount them for close inspection. We put up all sorts of carefully worded signs to get people to appreciate them as much as we do. But however much we adore tigers, a live tiger loose in the museum is seen as an urgent problem." --
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We are only 993,162,459 articles away from our 1,000,000,000th articleGuy Macon
--"If we can put a man on the moon, well, surely we can put a man on the sun." -- Matt Blaze -- Guy Macon ( talk) 17:11, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
Listen to this:
(Performed by Musopen Symphony) -- Guy Macon ( talk) 01:50, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
ANNOUNCE After an exhaustive search, the W?F has found two web designers who really understand what we are trying to do with our main page. Here are the finalists out of 1337 submitted front page designs:
We wish to thank all of those who voted. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 09:03, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
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"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time." --Neil Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
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User:Guy Macon/On the Diameter of the Sewer cover in front of Greg L’s house -- Guy Macon
Donations Needed: Wikipedia Has Posted An Appeal Asking For One Night Of Physical Intimacy From Each User -- Guy Macon
https://web.archive.org/web/20101203002704/http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1811041-- Guy Macon ( talk) 22:24, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
"The Revolution's main adversaries were the patriots and the people from Braveheart," said speaker Tim Capodice, who has edited hundreds of Wikipedia entries on subjects as diverse as Euclidian geometry and
Ratfucking. "The patriots, being a rag-tag group of misfits, almost lost on several occasions. But after a string of military antics and a convoluted scheme involving chicken feathers and an inflatable woman, the British were eventually defeated despite a last-minute surge, by a score of 89–87."
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Ham stuck in your CD or disc drive? Follow the steps outlined in this video to officially de-ham your CD drive and use make it good as new!
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-- Guy Macon ( talk) 05:00, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
To those who have expressed support; please don't escalate this. That is not what I want. Just let it go.
To those who have criticized me; you got your way. I have stopped editing. Please let it go.
To Floquenbeam; please consider what a number of editors have told you and consider walking away and letting other administrators deal with any future issues. You really can trust the other administrators to do the right thing.
I appreciate the emails I have received and would welcome more like them. I will reply to every one, but I want to take a break from this and move on with my life for at least a couple of days. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 04:51, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
Your many friends would really and truly be delighted if you'd forget the retirement thing and go back to being the old Guy Macon we all know and love. E Eng 01:27, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
In the US, quacks have recently discovered that while the substantial contributions they have made to key politicians means that they can freely advertise pills and creams that make your penis or breasts larger or will burn fat without dieting or exercise, if they attempt to branch out and sell magic Covid pills, the government will come down on them like a ton of bricks.
Meanwhile, in India, political activist Erendro Leichombam and journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem and have been held in prison for more than 45 days without trial under the Indian National Security Act. Their crime? They posted on Facebook that cow dung and cow urine will not cure Covid-19.
They posted after the death of Tikendra Singh, head of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Manipur. Singh had claimed that traditional Indian medicine, including cow dung and cow urine, was a cure for Covid-19.
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 14:47, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
What led to that? That’s unacceptable, your contributions to this collaborative project have been stellar, my friend, talk to me did someone offend you? Celestina007 ( talk) 23:47, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
I hear The Daily Mail is hiring. Do you think I have a shot? [55] [56] -- Guy Macon ( talk) 04:51, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
It turns out that there are a number of Daily Mail songs...
Related:
I'm just saying. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 14:25, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
It looks like Larry " I am finished with Wikipedia criticism" Sanger has taken a break from promoting the Pizzagate conspiracy theory [57] [58] [59] and the Great Reset conspiracy theory [60] [61] to take the side of The Daily Mail ( [62], skip to 16:28) and quack medicine (see section below) ( [63], Skip to 9:49). -- Guy Macon ( talk) 08:41, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
The International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology calls itself "A Peer reviewed, Open access, Bimonthly, International Journal"...
I'm just saying. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 17:58, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
I have received multiple email inquiries about my being mentioned in the following article:
The article has been republished and commented upon on multiple sites. Just Google "Wikipedia Admins Support Banning Editors for Not Using 'Preferred Pronouns'"
I cannot at this time comment publicly on the content of the article without violating a voluntary interaction ban. As always, comments are welcome, but don't expect a response from me if you comment on this.
Also, nothing in this post should be construed as implying anything -- positive or negative -- about breitbart.com or about T. D. Adler / The Devil’s Advocate. I have my opinions about that, but this is not the time or place to discuss them. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 16:59, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
You said, [64] "I suppose I should just let obvious problems remain when I see them. It kind of sucks not being able to fix errors that any IP could fix without issue, but it was my decision to stop contributing to articles so I only have myself to blame." You may remember from my comment earlier that I was in the same situation. There is always an option on the table: just join the dark side and stop giving a fuck in general. Do your own thing, edit when you want to, and above all, adopt a cynical attitude toward other users on the website. I cannot stress this enough: the more cynical, the better. When you inevitably come into contact with someone you don't want to interact with, just don't. Yeah, the place will burn but it's always on fire here. Then some days later you'll be reading an article without a care in the world, and then when see something that needs fixing, you can fix it at your leisure. It works out really well, you know. BirdValiant ( talk) 02:19, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
I added a new paragraph to WP:SANTA which mentions the RfC that was held on the existence of Santa. It's at the bottom. How do you like my addition to the essay? Thanks! Félix An ( talk) 23:50, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
I'm just saying. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 17:08, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
Hi, have closed the AN discussion with an obvious consensus to lift your voluntary interaction ban with editor Fæ. For tps reference the close is here. -- Euryalus ( talk) 10:07, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
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I don't know how exactly to say this, but I think your efforts against the WMF's discrimination and ignorance of issues are amazing. ☢️Plutonical☢️ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵘⁿᶦᶜᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿˢ 14:55, 11 February 2022 (UTC) |
I noticed this:
I think you are basically right, but an experience of mine taught me to still beware.
During my ArbCom kangaroo court trial, one ArbCom member wrote his judgment against me before any evidence had been presented, and he's a disbarred lawyer who should know better than to do that. At long last I was vindicated, but it was a hellish procedure. Be cautious. -- Valjean ( talk) 21:46, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
Hello - my name is Susan Gerbic (Sgerbic) and I'm writing to you because at some point you joined Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism. This might have been months ago - or even years ago. With the best of intentions the project was created years ago, and sadly like many WikiProjects has started to go dormant. A group of us are attempting to revitalize the Skepticism project, already we have begun to clean up the main page and I've just redone the participant page. No one is in charge of this project, it is member directed, which might have been the reason it almost went dormant. We are attempting to bring back conversations on the talk page and have two subprojects as well, in the hopes that it might spark involvement and a way of getting to know each other better. One was created several years ago but is very well organized and a lot of progress was made, Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism/Skeptical organisations in Europe. The other I created a couple weeks ago, it is very simple and has a silly name Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism/Skepticism Stub Sub-Project Project (SSSPP). This sub-project runs from March 1 to June 1, 2022. We are attempting to rewrite skepticism stubs and add them to this list. As you can see we have already made progress.
The reason I'm writing to you now is because we would love to have you come back to the project and become involved, either by working on one of the sub-projects, proposing your own (and managing it), or just hanging out on the talk page getting to know the other editors and maybe donate some of your wisdom to some of the conversations. As I said, no one is in charge, so if you have something in mind you would like to see done, please suggest it on the talk page and hopefully others will agree. Please add the project to your watchlist, update your personal user page showing you are a proud member of WikiProject Skepticism. And DIVE in, this is what the work list looks like [67] frightening at first glance, but we have already started chipping away at it.
The Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism/Participants page has gone though a giant change - you may want to update your information. And of course if this project no longer interests you, please remove your name from the participant list, we would hate to see you go, but completely understand.
Thank you for your time, I hope to edit with you in the future. Sgerbic ( talk) 07:06, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
I don't know if you missed it at the time, but the question about whether the concluded RfC or the FoF from the ArbCom case should be authoritative was already answered by Barkeep49 on 15 March on the AN thread about this. Sideswipe9th ( talk) 16:49, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
I was just thinking, and maybe you know this: is phab:T306299 also an accessibility issue? — Alexis Jazz ( talk or ping me) 11:00, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
Although I realized that you were gone, I hadn't delved into the full story until today, in your talk page archives. I will say no more about that situation, other than that I like grammar and English usage. My true reason for blighting your clean talk page is that I want to apologize to you. I checked the page history, and see that you (or someone) sometimes responds to comments but always removes them, so I decided to be BOLD.
I apologize for being difficult last year, around June 2021 or so, on one or more of the COVID19 conspiracies/alternative origins article(s). Just the thought of it (them?) makes me shudder now. We kept changing the names of the articles, and merging, deleting, then resurrecting. (I'm tired of Coronavirus in general, but it isn't tired of us. I think we're stuck with it forever.) You might not even remember me. That is my hope! I was part of the... um tendentiousness of it all. My behavior toward some editors wasn't the best.
I am appreciative of your contributions on articles in the sciences and math and engineering-like things. You have exceptionally sound instincts regarding budgetary matters as well. You are tenacious about accountability and don't consider it mere 'bean counting'. I respect that enormously. I learned many things about Wikipedia budgetary practices from you. I wish some of our CPA IRL editors were as savvy as you are! (CPA = Certified Public Accountant in the United States, where I am). I miss you. I do understand why you departed, and why you don't want to return.
In closing, I will share that I have always thought of you as the Prime Minister of France because your first name could be French, and your last name lacks but one letter. You would probably have been an excellent finance minister somewhere.
Do not feel obliged to respond to this message, nor to acknowledge it in any way whatsoever if you prefer not to. I stopped contributing much to Wikipedia after disagreeing with a few atheist editors who wanted to change the info boxes in articles about deities of world religions to in-universe character info boxes. They ridiculed Abraham and I cried several times after trying to explain that in-universe character info boxes would make many readers feel sad. We argued, they were spirited, and I gave up. It was much worse than the COVID19 origin talk page wars. I hope you are well, and happy.
Your Wikipedia friend,
Ellie
FeralOink (
talk) 00:02, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi, Guy. Sorry to see you've stopped contributing. I thought I'd tell you just the same that I have prodded Vijnana Bharati, with a reference to your removal of material in 2020 and your note on talk. Since prods aren't signed (rather oddly IMO), I don't think you got pinged by that, so I wanted to mention it in case you're interested. Bishonen | tålk 07:46, 17 September 2022 (UTC).
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Good op-ed YeetMachete ( talk) 22:31, 15 October 2022 (UTC) |
I would like to ask my loyal minions sycophants fanbois henchmen talk page stalkers talk page watchers for some advice.
I decided a while back to stop editing articles, but to continue maintaing essays such as WP:CANCER and WP:1AM.
My question is this: does maintaining the essay at User:Guy Macon/Alfa or Alpha? Juliett or Juliet? include fixing errors in the article NATO phonetic alphabet? The issue I am dealing with does not involve "Alfa" or "Juliett". This time an editor keeps changing "X-Ray" found in sources [70] (first page) and [71] (page 414, PDF page 421) with "XRay" without linking to any sources to support the "XRay" edit.
So, do I fix the article? Document the error on the article talk page without fixing the article? Leave the article alone and let the error stand? Bring it up on the reliable sources noticeboard? Ask someone else to lookinto it and deal with it? I would like some advice as to how to deal with this situation. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 16:27, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
This Signpost piece might interest you. Headbomb { t · c · p · b} 05:34, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
FandomCereal (
talk) 18:54, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
This a concerning. If they can do this and make money on YouTube, they are likely to be able to do the same on other social media platforms / user-generated content that rewards you financially for views. Our boring but reliable wall of text pages simply don't have the same appeal to schoolchildren. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 08:35, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of ARM Cortex-M development tools until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.* Pppery * it has begun... 16:06, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
I didn't think it appropriate to bring it up at Talk:Cargo cult science, since it risked dragging the discussion off-topic, and isn't citable for anything (WP:OR, obviously), but if you are interested in the question of where Feynman got his trivialising depiction of the 'cults' from, David David Attenborough's 1960 BBC documentary on the subject has to be a prime candidate for the origins of it, I'd think. [72] Well worth watching, if you want a short guide on how to engage in amateur anthropology, and use it to confirm your pre-existing opinions. And after discounting Attenborough's initial source for this (a missionary, and therefore hardly an impartial bystander, as should become obvious), along with Attenborough's relentless use of leading questions, at least one useful observation can be made - that 'cargo' was but a very small part of it.
To be fair, at the end of it, Attenborough acknowledges he is discussing religion, and that his earlier description of a John Frum supporter as 'deluded' might not be appropriate in such a context. Hindsight would indicate that he was also discussing (or failing to properly discuss, despite it being overt) a nascent movement for political independence. A movement with distinctly Millennialist overtones, and one built, unsurprisingly, around the very different world-view of the inhabitants of Tanna, which may well have made it difficult for even someone as smart as Attenborough to get his head around,* but a political movement nevertheless. Hence Attenborough's need to convince the locals that he wasn't from the police. If there is one thing that is fairly obvious from accounts of most of the 'cults', it is that it wasn't endeavours to secure 'cargo' through 'imitation' that raised the ire of the colonialists, it was the far more troublesome assertions of autonomy implicit in movements engaging in wholesale ritualised rejection and/or inversion of existing power structures.
*Many people not much less smart than Attenborough have tried this. Arguably it can be done, to at least some limited extent, if you have a spare decade or so. Otherwise, my best advice is if you want to understand a culture, try to get born into it.
AndyTheGrump ( talk) 09:31, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
Hello @ Guy Macon
I am reaching out to you because of your previous participation in one of the discussions regarding the reliability and neutrality of HuffPost/Pink News/ProPublica as sources used on Wikipedia.
Currently, there is an ongoing issue with the Edelman Family Foundation section in the Joseph Edelman Wikipedia article. The section appears to be biased and lacks a balanced representation of the foundation's activities, as it primarily focuses on a single controversial donation while neglecting to mention the organization's numerous other significant contributions to various causes.
I would like to invite you to participate in the discussion on the BLP Noticeboard to address the concerns surrounding the section's neutrality and explore ways to improve its content. Llama Tierna ( talk) 18:10, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
![]() | Happy First Edit Day! Hi Guy Macon! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! The Herald (Benison) ( talk) 09:31, 9 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Regarding this conversation: Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2018 June_20#Improving one's palate for subtle flavor differences — I ordered a 2-3 week supply of the product you suggested (Huel, unflavored), conferred with my doctor (who said "well, it won't kill you and may well have a positive outcome, so go ahead"), and today I started on my Huel regimen. My family is supportive. It remains to be seen if I have the discipline to pull it off. The taste is tolerable, reminding me of soggy Cheerios cereal.
I'm hungry again, so I guess it's time for another "meal". I'll let you know in a couple of weeks how it worked out. ~ Anachronist ( talk) 22:40, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
Paywall: The Business of Scholarship
License: CC BY 4.0
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 16:39, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I am Mel Blanc's daughter-in-law, married to his son Noel. On the Mel Blanc Wikipedia page I added a sentence describing the creation of Mel's production company, Blanc Communications Corporation, in 1962. I provided proper Citations showing the company and its founding (California Secretary of State Office), plus the official website for Blanc Communications Corporation.
Within 15 minutes, a (perhaps well-intentioned) Wikipedia editor/demigod DELETED the sentenced I added. Thinking it was a mistake, I re-added the cited sentence -- only to find it removed again AND a notification regarding "Edit War". This is immensely confusing, as I am not only a family member of Mel Blanc, but also an executive of Blanc Communications Corporation.
I cannot find a way to contact the user "Binksternet" who removed my edits, so I hope that you can help me resolve this ridiculous situation!
Best regards, Katherine Blanc (Username: wordsandpictures)
wordsandpicture Wordsandpictures ( talk) 23:41, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
Dear Guy Macon, I want to thank you for taking me under your wing, with regard to the deletion of a phrase that I added to the page "Mel Blanc". I'm a complete neophyte to Wikipedia, and I am sure that the editor who deleted it was concerned that my added sentence may have had commercial or conflict-of-interest intent, and exercised due caution (understandably). But I assure all of you that this was never my intent.
Perhaps I simply used incorrect Citations -- I mistakenly assumed that I need to provide validation that Mel's company, Blanc Communications Corporation, is still actually in business. Viewed under that lens, my citations would appear to be promotional instead of informational. I apologize for this, and wish I could share my apology with editor Binkersnet too!
Thankfully there are outside Web references to Mel Blanc's company Blanc Communications Corporation that are NOT under our control. Is there any way for you to evaluate the following and see if they represent unbiased references? Here are a few: https://www.discogs.com/label/930149-Blanc-Communications-Corporation, https://www.encyclopedia.com/media/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/blanc-mel-1908-1989, https://archive.org/stream/ThatsNotAllFolksByMelBlancAndPhilipBasheStarbrite/Thats_Not_All_Folks_by_Mel_Blanc_and_Philip_Bashe_%28Starbrite%29_djvu.txt
I hope these are sufficient replacement citations for the previous ones I ignorantly placed after my edit to the Mel Blanc page. Please let me know.
Kindest Regards, wordsandpictures Wordsandpictures ( talk) 01:31, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello Guy Macon; I'm here. :) Most importantly, I hope that your family member is doing well!
As I just posted on Talk:Mel Blanc, during the Mel Blanc Associates/Blanc Communications years, Mel and his son Noel produced over 5000 public service announcements and commercials featuring major stars like Kirk Douglas, Lucille Ball, Vincent Price, Phyllis Diller, Liberace, the rock band The Who, and of course Mel himself. It is for the above reasons that I wanted to include Blanc Communications as a vital — and colorful — part of Mel Blanc's career.
Editor Binksternet also replied to me, recommending that I tell of my recent folly on Talk:Mel Blanc and see whether editors would be amenable to suggesting changes (namely cited references). Binkersnet felt that these two new, unbiased links I shared could be adequate: https://www.encyclopedia.com/media/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/blanc-mel-1908-1989, https://archive.org/stream/ThatsNotAllFolksByMelBlancAndPhilipBasheStarbrite/Thats_Not_All_Folks_by_Mel_Blanc_and_Philip_Bashe_%28Starbrite%29_djvu.txt
Please let me know of any other tasks I should perform in order to "plead my case" so to speak. And yes, I'm happy to validate my identity as Katherine Blanc at any time if needed.
Thank you, wordsandpictures Wordsandpictures ( talk) 19:34, 25 September 2018 (UTC)
Hello Guy Macon,
I'm just following up to see if you needed additional information from me, as you prepare a fresh edit to include the Mel Blanc Associates/Blanc Communications Corp. era of Mel Blanc's career on the Mel Blanc Wikepedia page.
Please let me know.
Best, wordsandpictures Wordsandpictures ( talk) 00:28, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
WP:YWAB -- Guy Macon ( talk) 02:33, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
Defeating cameras in Chinese hotel rooms sounds like the kind of skill that people all over the world are likely to need at home soon, so might as well bite... Wnt ( talk) 22:24, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
Even though he's pretty clueless about how to be a good editor, I think you're being unnecessarily harsh, essentially cutting off any possibility of moving him toward being a better contributor. He knows stuff and means well, so it's a loss if we can't convert him to being productive here. Dicklyon ( talk) 06:15, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
I just found out about this site:
https://degooglisons-internet.org/en/
Looks promising, doesn't it? -- Guy Macon ( talk) 22:49, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
You did not get a response to this question. Do you have any other ideas? I'm wondering if WP:VPT would be the place to ask.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 20:53, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
hello, Guy Macon. I am curious regarding something unimportant -- NOT a crucial issue such as the Diameter of a Sewer cover. And it's not an official Wikipedia matter, so forgive me for approaching you through this channel.
You and I are both familiar with the MC14500 one-bit processor. And on the Internet I have a certain obscure notoriety for inventing and building a related device, a one-bit processor but one which conspicuously *lacks* an MC14500. It's even possible you've heard of it: http://laughtonelectronics.com/Arcana/One-bit%20computer/One-bit%20computer.html
Sometimes I do web searches to discover places where my web site, laughtonelectronics.com, has been mentioned, and the results can be interesting, or even weird. One result I've seen repeatedly (from google, for instance) is a link to the WP page on the MC14500 which you helped to write. To be clear, when I google laughtonelectronics.com, one of the results is a link to the WP page on the 4500.
I'm curious to know why. I'm unable to find the string laughtonelectronics.com in the WP article or in the edit and talk pages. It ... just ... isn't ... there! Maybe the link results from some eerie clairvoyance on google's part.
I thought maybe you would know the explanation. If so, will you please very kindly share it with me? Thanks!
Best regards, Jeff 199.48.64.83 ( talk) 20:18, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
I was just dropping by to thank you for your reinforcement of a recent warning I left to a user on their talk page. However, I was instead quite stricken by #Yes. We are biased.
Did you just casually type that up? Is that actually original thought? Or did you copy it from somewhere else? If it's the former, brilliant. Just brilliant. Either way, I would very much like to copy it to my talk page with attribution to whoever wrote it.
Best,
~Swarm~ {talk} 08:37, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
I have taken the liberty of immortalizing your wonderful poem as a Wikipedia essay. Nowak Kowalski ( talk) 18:10, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
Are you seriously dismissing their work as biased? I read your comments on their talk page and I can come to no other conclusion. You're making this your last stand, taking on a historic civil rights organization? 2601:1C0:6D00:845:40AD:D720:F067:F1E7 ( talk) 21:39, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
| Hello, Guy Macon. This is a courtesy notice that the copy edit you requested for 2019 redefinition of SI base units at the Guild of Copy Editors requests page is now complete. All feedback welcome! Cheers, Baffle☿gab 00:16, 18 May 2019 (UTC) |
On 03 February 2006, it was reported to the WMF that our CAPTCHA system discriminates against blind people. See phabricator T6845. This appears to be a direct violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and leaves Wikipedia open to the possibility of a discrimination lawsuit.
In particular, National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corp. was a case where a major retailer, Target Corp., was sued because their web designers failed to design its website to enable persons with low or no vision to use it.
So why, after 13 years of inaction, do we not have a set of software requirements (including a testable definition of "done") and a schedule for solving this?
And no, I will not accept any proposed "solution" that lacks the name of an WMF employee who has been given the assignment of fixing this, a budget that says how much the WMF expects to spend on solving this, a deadline that say how long the WMF expects it to take to solve this, and a way for an independent third party to look at the results and verify whether the requirements were met.
Regarding hiring someone else to fix this, I would very much like the idea to be given careful consideration rather than being dismissed out of hand. The WMF is great at running an encyclopedia. Nobody else, anywhere on earth, even comes close. However, running an encyclopedia does not magically confer the ability to create high-quality software, and the WMF has a pretty dismal track record in this area (Examples: Visual Editor, Flow, 13 years of failing to making this obvious but boring improvement to accommodate blind people.) I realize that this will anger some people, but why should it? Olympic-level athletes don't get angry when you tell them that their athletic ability does not magically confer the ability to repair automobiles or do astronomy.
Comments from the phabricator page:
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 21:51, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
Fun fact: The modern Wikipedia hosts 11–12 times as many pages as it did in 2005, but the WMF is spending 33 times as much on hosting, has about 300 times as many employees, and is spending 1,250 times as much overall. I just updated WP:CANCER with WMF financials from 2017-2018. Enjoy! -- Guy Macon ( talk) 02:39, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
Supercentenarians and the oldest-old are concentrated into regions with no birth certificates and short lifespans -- Guy Macon ( talk) 10:35, 18 August 2019 (UTC)
Guy, go for it. Seriously you would make for an excellent admin. RickinBaltimore ( talk) 16:30, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
@ RickinBaltimore, Puddleglum2.0, Creffett, Barkeep49, Nosebagbear, and Girth Summit:
OK, I have thought about it and have decided to run if somebody is willing to nominate me. If anyone decides to do so, please wait until after 6AM in Los Angeles (2PM UTC) so I can be fresh for answering the initial flurry of questions. If someone beats you, feel free to co-nominate. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 01:47, 12 February 2020 (UTC)
In case you're interested: I've been trying to organize some data on Meta on the WMF's finances: see m:Template:Wikimedia Foundation finances. There's a fair amount that can be derived from public statements and reports. I also set up these charts, on the grants for affiliates and spending on major independent contractors, which I haven't found a place for. (I also set up a system on Meta for storing and organizing staff data, which I'm hoping that the WMF folks might start using to provide data themselves eventually.) -- Yair rand ( talk) 23:28, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
Hahahahahahahahaha! ( see diff)
Good one! I never understood that song until now when I read it on that talk page. I think it deserves to be a Wikipedia essay :>) Point well taken! Hahahahahahahaha! --- Steve Quinn ( talk) 05:48, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
It was pure coincidence that I was there because I was previously discussing an issue with Doc James :>). --- Steve Quinn ( talk) 05:48, 29 August 2019 (UTC)
In case you haven't seen this yet: I just noticed a few pages that were posted recently on Mediawikiwiki: A description of the WMF Captcha Initiative (which specifically mentions the problems the current Captcha system causes for the visually-impaired) and the notes from a meeting yesterday by the Captcha working group. It looks like they're finally taking the Captcha problems seriously. -- Yair rand ( talk) 23:12, 17 September 2019 (UTC)
Hello Guy Macon. Your account has been granted the "filemover" user right, either following a request for it or due to a clear need for the ability to move files. Please take a moment to review Wikipedia:File mover for more information on this user right and under what circumstances it is okay to move files. When you move a file please remember to update any links to the new name as well! If you do not want the file mover right anymore, just let me know, and I'll remove it. Thank you, and happy editing! Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 20:05, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
Hey there. I would like to ask you a question, which you're free to ignore or not answer, but I think it would help me to understand your perspective better.
I have asked homeopathy fans a version of this question for years: what would convince you that you're wrong about homeopathy? The answer is usually of the form "this miracle cure would have to have not happened" - effective insulation from falsification. The scientific method grew out of the replacement of philosophical truth by empirical fact. It was held for centuries that heavy bodies fall faster than lighter ones, even after experiments proved this not to be true, because the rhetoric of Aristotle was accorded to be superior.
So, from everything I have seen of you, you live in the real world. Where, for you, is the line? What is "too far"? Do you believe that the impeachment inquiry is justified at this point? Do you accept that there is a difference in kind between the conservative media bubble and partisan-liberal sources, as documented in Network Propaganda? Guy ( help!) 10:31, 29 October 2019 (UTC)
[24]. I have never been especially good at coping with people whose response to losing an argument is to carry on with the same rejected assertions as if it never happened at all. Guy ( help!) 14:50, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
Thank you. The comparison made me smile. I look forward to proposing Fred and The FFN for inclusion at WP:RSP in just under 5 months from now. - Ryk72 talk 10:57, 6 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi Guy. I was thinking of becoming a pedophile Nazi bed-wetter cabal leader and wondered if you had any advice? Thanks. Martinevans123 ( talk) 15:34, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
Hi Guy, thank you for raising the captcha issue. I had been aware that there was a problem, what I hadn't realised was just how long the Foundation have known about it and done nothing. It's a really important issue - until it is fixed the "Encyclopaedia anyone can edit" claim rings rather hollow. My sister is a senior executive at a major educational organisation which has a blind board member. Anything they do to support him in his role, they do for any of their staff and students who need it. Why? well, of course they wish to avoid legal problems, and they wish to attract the very best, regardless of disability, but it's also a matter of behaving with basic decency. All the best, DuncanHill ( talk) 20:00, 10 July 2019 (UTC)
On 03 February 2006, it was reported to the WMF that our CAPTCHA system discriminates against blind people. See phabricator T6845 and phabricator T241921.
This appears to be a direct violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and leaves Wikipedia open to the possibility of a discrimination lawsuit.
In particular, National Federation of the Blind v. Target Corp. was a case where a major retailer, Target Corp., was sued because their web designers failed to design its website to enable persons with low or no vision to use it.
So why, after 13 years of inaction, do we not have a set of software requirements (including a testable definition of "done") and a schedule for solving this?
And no, I will not accept any proposed "solution" that lacks the name of an WMF employee who has been given the assignment of fixing this, a budget that says how much the WMF expects to spend on solving this, a deadline that says how long the WMF expects it to take to solve this, and a way for an independent third party to look at the results and verify whether the requirements were met.
I am left with these known facts:
Again, for me to consider this to be something that the WMF takes seriously, the solution needs to include:
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 02:16, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
The WMF's Finance department just posted the 2018-19 financial statements. Things I've noticed:
-- Yair rand ( talk) 07:37, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
I admired the effort you put into helping OJ and thought that there was a real chance they could be turned around. Even though OJ failed to live up to everyone's hopes, please don't let it sour you on looking for the best in others. Sometimes efforts can fail but it doesn't mean it was wrong to try. Schazjmd (talk) 00:59, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
This RfA was on my watchlist before it was created. Usually that means I have something that I definitely wanted to say at an RfA, but that might have happened years ago and I can't seem to remember whether there was something really great or really bad that I wanted to comment on (ha ha). In this case, while we don't overlap too much, I can recall having both agreed and disagreed with you and things going smoothly in both cases. However, a heads up that I would intend to ask a question about this and what's different today. Dekimasu よ! 16:21, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
Hey Guy,
It was a valiant effort. I'm sorry for you that it doesn't look like it will work out. It may not be the time now, but if you want to write an Op-ed for The Signpost about what it is like to go through the grinder, just let me know. Smallbones( smalltalk) 19:12, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
Ok Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Guy Macon is live for you to answer the required questions. Let me know when it's done and I'll publish it live for you. RickinBaltimore ( talk) 14:57, 3 March 2020 (UTC)
Primefac left the message that you've gone "offline". You've been here a lot longer than even I have, so I hope that eventually you will bounce back like I did after my own rather bloody RfA. Best of everything to you and yours! PI Ellsworth ed. put'r there 04:19, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Yea. Although the community does not appear to think you would be suited to that role, your many contributions are appreciated. Have fun and best regards Govindaharihari ( talk) 05:45, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Somewhere in the last 6-18 months someone made an hysterical pun on the word innuendo. I somehow think it was you. I am in dire need of it now. See [27] E Eng 20:07, 13 March 2020 (UTC)
...even after the RfA closed was a good, nay, a great thing; well done.
I'm not sure we've ever interacted, though i am well aware of you (as who wouldn't be, with your thoughtful contributions in WPspace), and i believe that i actually opposed at the RfA; that may well have been a mistake. I am very impressed with your unavoidably late responses ~ both with the fact that you have taken the time at this surely difficult juncture, and with the care and thought you put into them ~ on the talkpage of the RfA.
Thank you for taking that time ~ and for putting your name forward; i think i can affirm that should you do so again i would support. Happy days,
Lindsay
Hello 20:05, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
one against many
Thank you for quality article work, beginning Fringe theories about the Shroud of Turin, for gnomish tasks such as avoiding redirects after a page move, and rescuing a stale draft such as Mark Estdale, for elucidating essays such as Yes. We are biased. and One against many, for "If we cover this topic at all we need to cover it as the Fringe Science that it is." - Guy, you are an awesome Wikipedian!
You are recipient no. 2354 of Precious, a prize of QAI, aka the cabal of the outcast. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 15:05, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
Dryer balls of course. - Roxy the elfin dog . wooF 13:37, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
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Hi Guy-the url you removed here is only for spam tracking, so that the user's talk page will show up in spam link searches. It's useful if someone tries to respam the link months later; we can see that previous users already tried to spam it, at which point we have a good argument for blacklisting. I suppose these link reports accomplish the same thing, but I see no harm in adding an additional level of tracking, at least to named user pages. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:42, 23 June 2020 (UTC)
link!tracker.testingwikipedialinksearch1.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot- Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com This is a test to see if Wikipedia's link search gets confused by the "!" in the above URL. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 05:49, 24 June 2020 (UTC) linktracker.testingwikipedialinksearch2.com: Linksearch en (insource) - meta - de - fr - simple - wikt:en - wikt:fr • Spamcheck • MER-C X-wiki • gs • Reports: Links on en - COIBot - COIBot-Local • Discussions: tracked - advanced - RSN • COIBot- Link, Local, & XWiki Reports - Wikipedia: en - fr - de • Google: search • meta • Domain: domaintools • AboutUs.com This is a test to see if Wikipedia's link search works without an "!" in the above URL. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 05:49, 24 June 2020 (UTC) |
As a minor gesture of protest against the Wikimedia foundation's decision to rebrand itself with Wikipedia's good name, until they back down I choose to call them "the "W?F".
Feel free to assume that this stands for "WMF", "WPF", or "WTF".
I call on those who oppose the rebranding to start using "W?F".
Sometimes it is the small things that tip the scales. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 05:40, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
I know I shouldn't. It is bad and wrong of me to laugh. But this left me with coffee all over my keyboard. Guy ( help!) 08:57, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
Here is an actual thread from WP:ANI: Can you imagine what they would do if I mentioned suspenders and a bra?
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I'm just saying. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 03:14, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
Wikipedia needs a [Like] button. Hyperbolick ( talk) 03:37, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
An announcement:
I do not agree that one cannot compare things that are similar in some ways without implying that they are similar in all ways. In my opinion, insisting that nobody can compare things leads to a world without
metaphor or
simile, never being able to note any similarities unless the two things are identical in every way. I personally think that it is acceptable for me to say "I am burning up" on a hot day or "let's eat. I'm starving" without having someone fresh out of the Tone Police Academy accuse me of insensitivity to people who are actually on fire or who are actually starving. --
Guy Macon (
talk) 07:22, 12 July 2020 (UTC)
I forgot to mention it at the time, but after I read your comment at VPWMF a few weeks ago regarding grants issues, I made a proposal at Meta to prohibit members of the Grant Committee from receiving grant money while on the committee. (I know that the context wasn't exactly about that, but this seemed actually actionable, so...) -- Yair rand ( talk) 06:04, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
I imagine the reason it doesnt have a page is because the plot centers around a nazi scheme to weaponise sharks. Brain transplants may be involved. It is possibly one of the worst shark-related films I have ever seen. And I have seen a lot of shark films. As to why I have seen it, a local arts center/cinema has a Bad Film Club run by a couple of comedians, where they show a terrible film on the medium screen (the medium only seats 35 people) and do commentary over the top. Think Mystery Science Theater 3000 but with less robots and more filth. Some highlights have been almost all the shark films on my userpage, Anaconda, a variety of 70s & 80s rubbish like Night of the Lepus, as well as some blockbusters. The main drawback to the large budget films is the cost to screen it, no matter how terrible it is. Theres a limit to which 30 odd people's ticket fee will cover the screening cost. There have also been some classic 'bad' films as well, Undefeatable, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians and Howard the Duck to name a few. Only in death does duty end ( talk) 15:19, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
Disappointed. Not surprised. at least you tried. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 13:06, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
Here are the places you can travel with a US passport. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 06:45, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
....that you're planning on running again!
I had some questions/concerns last time but I certainly plan to join any firm rebuking of those arguing "too soon (again)"!
You do come with the, potentially dubious, advantage of getting loads of questions in advance which you can prep for.
Good luck in advance Nosebagbear ( talk) 08:34, 5 August 2020 (UTC)
Has there been further discussion re headlines beyond this from May? Thx, Humanengr ( talk) 15:49, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
How are your Googling skills? I am looking for the earliest source for the famous "pipe specification" so that the author can get credit.
One early source is Bulk Water Pipelines By Tim Burstall (1997) [33] [34]
...but [35] (1995) appears to be earlier.
START OF QUOTE FROM BULK WATER PIPELINES
Pipes: purchase and work specifications
1. All pipes is to be made of a long hole surrounded by metal or plastic.
2. All pipe is to be hollow throughout the entire length. Do not use holes of different lengths than the pipe.
3. The ID (inside diameter) of all pipes must not exceed the OD (outside diameter), otherwise the hole will be on the outside.
4. It is desirable that the hole in the pipe be the same diameter for the entire length, otherwise the contents of the pipe will get thinner in the smaller part of the pipe,
5. All pipe is to be supplied with nothing in the hole, so that water, steam or other stuff can be put in at a later date if required.
6. All pipe should be supplied without rust; this can be more readily applied at the job site. Note: Some vendors are now able to supply pre-rusted pipes. This should be cheaper as it is usually old stock.
7. All pipe over 500ft (153m) in length should have the words "long pipe" clearly painted on each side and end, so that the contractor will know it is a long pipe.
8. Pipe over 2 miles (3.2km) in length must have the words "longer pipe" painted in the middle, so the contractor will not have to walk the entire length of the pipe to determine whether or not it is a long pipe or not.
9. All pipe over 6in (150mm) in diameter must have the words "large pipe" painted on it, so the contractor will not mistake it for small pipe.
10. Pipes that are threaded on both ends should have either right hand or left hand threads. Do not mix the threads, otherwise the coupling is screwed on to one pipe as it is unscrewed from the other pipe. This could cause the pipe to be disconnected and then leak.
11. Pipes that are to have flanges must have then at both ends. Flanges must have holes for the bolts that are quite separate from the big hole in the middle.
12. When joining two pipes together with flanges, it is necessary to have flanges of the same size, otherwise the bolts will not fit into the holes and the pipes will not stay together, causing a likely leak.
13. When ordering 90 degree, 45 degree, or 30 degree elbows, be sure to specify left hand or right hand - otherwise you will end up going the wrong way and the required 180 degree elbows are an added cost.
14. When ordering pipe, be sure to specify to your vendor whether you want level, uphill or downhill pipe. If you use downhill pipe for going uphill, the contents will flow the wrong way.
15. Check if the pipe pipe includes ready made leaks. If not, these may be added during the construction process. Most pipes leak from the inside out but do not be surprised if the occasional one leaks from the outside in. In some instances where leaks are not desirable, to check if the pipe is working, it may be possible to use both types of leaks together, to offset each other.
END OF QUOTE FROM BULK WATER PIPELINES
DISCUSSION:
It is doubtful that this originated with Burstall. Compared to other humorous material widely posted on the Internet, the copies of the pipe spec have a large number of inconsequential wording variations (pipe vs. pipes, must vs shall vs. should) that strongly suggest something that was hand copied, faxed, or mimeographed multiple times.
I found a copy of a USENET post from "1987 to 1989" at [36] with some interesting variations. I could not determine the date it was posted.
Another interesting variation can be found by googling "Scottish Regiments in the Army use Army pipes in unusual ways" (with the quotes). I found one example from 1998: [37]
There are a fair number of additional jokes added to various copies, possibly suggesting someone retyping from a poor-quality fax.
Some examples (Try putting quotes around them and googling):
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 17:10, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
In case you'd also like it, I included some articles you recently noticed there. Feel free to add entries, — Paleo Neonate – 01:29, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
I know some of my talk page henchmen stalkers watchers are also engineers, technicians, or scientists. Here is a good engineering/technical resource; I have been watching videos from the Better Biomed YouTube channel at [
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5iZzbAn_abSOoNbNaiTRVw ] Check it out. (I have no relationship, financial or otherwise, with the channel). --
Guy Macon (
talk) 06:21, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Well, I agree, but this is not a Help Desk question, is it? I guess you mixed up where you wanted to post? Tigraan Click here to contact me 12:52, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
font-size:0.9em
, that may be what you were looking for? —
Paleo
Neonate – 22:03, 26 August 2020 (UTC)
Just some interesting links I've recently been exposed to in case you or watchers who also are into tech enjoy, https://www.cs.drexel.edu/~bls96/eniac/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKvwjYwvN2U — Paleo Neonate – 11:21, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
I propose that whenever anyone posts anything on any article talk page that consists solely of trashing Trump or Biden, the comments should be removed and the poster should be given a 24-hour block.
For example, the following would not be allowed. Don't read it. It will only upset you. Save yourself, before it is too late!
You were warned... -- Guy Macon ( talk) 04:34, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
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Don't do crystal meth. Though ANI can be as sh*tty. I found out. Aditya( talk • contribs) 17:04, 17 October 2020 (UTC) |
Thanks! Here is a complete list of my medical, legal, and professional advice:
There are some who believe that Wikipedia has a policy against giving medical, legal, and business advice, but no such policy or guideline exists.
Here is some medical advice: Don't do crystal meth. It will screw up your health. Don't bother asking a doctor if crystal meth is good for you. It isn't. ( medical disclaimer.)
Here is some legal advice: Don't do crystal meth. It is likely to get you arrested. Don't bother asking a lawyer if crystal meth is illegal. It is. ( legal disclaimer.)
Here is some professional advice: Don't do crystal meth. It will use up all of your money and is likely to get you fired. Don't bother asking a certified financial planner if becoming a meth addict is good for your finances. It isn't. ( general disclaimer.)
There. I just provided medical, legal, and professional advice, and while I did make a point, I did so without being disruptive.
Feel free to report my behavior at WP:ANI if you believe that I have violated any Wikipedia policy or guideline.
The actual rule is that context matters. If you are about to advise someone to drink bleach, that is medical advice that isn't allowed on Wikipedia. If you want to tell people not to drink bleach or to say that crystal meth is bad for your health, that is medical advice that is allowed on Wikipedia.
BTW, here is some more free advice: In my opinion food poisoning, terminal cancer and AIDS are even more effective methods of weight loss than doing crystal meth, so if you really want to shed those pounds why not try all four at the same time?(In case anyone missed it, that was a joke.) More advice: don't get your medical advice from an electronics engineer. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 17:21, 17 October 2020 (UTC)
New light-mediated disinfection protocols are currently validated in hospitals and healthcare facilities for surface, air, and water as well as personal protective equipment (PPE), including eyewear, N95 respirators, and masks. Additionally, photobiomodulation, a light-based anti-inflammatory therapy, may have some palliative effects on patients suffering from severe COVID-19.? Atsme 💬 📧 15:10, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
Hey, you've got a couple of press mentions in the Spanish and Brazilian press:
Cheers, -- Andreas JN 466 20:25, 1 June 2021 (UTC)
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 07:58, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
"Wikipedia's articles are no place for strong views. Or rather, we feel about strong views the way that a natural history museum feels about tigers. We admire them and want our visitors to see how fierce and clever they are, so we stuff them and mount them for close inspection. We put up all sorts of carefully worded signs to get people to appreciate them as much as we do. But however much we adore tigers, a live tiger loose in the museum is seen as an urgent problem." --
WP:TIGER
We are only 993,162,459 articles away from our 1,000,000,000th articleGuy Macon
--"If we can put a man on the moon, well, surely we can put a man on the sun." -- Matt Blaze -- Guy Macon ( talk) 17:11, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
Listen to this:
(Performed by Musopen Symphony) -- Guy Macon ( talk) 01:50, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
ANNOUNCE After an exhaustive search, the W?F has found two web designers who really understand what we are trying to do with our main page. Here are the finalists out of 1337 submitted front page designs:
We wish to thank all of those who voted. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 09:03, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
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"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time." --Neil Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
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Guy Macon
User:Guy Macon/On the Diameter of the Sewer cover in front of Greg L’s house -- Guy Macon
Donations Needed: Wikipedia Has Posted An Appeal Asking For One Night Of Physical Intimacy From Each User -- Guy Macon
https://web.archive.org/web/20101203002704/http://www.collegehumor.com/article:1811041-- Guy Macon ( talk) 22:24, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
"The Revolution's main adversaries were the patriots and the people from Braveheart," said speaker Tim Capodice, who has edited hundreds of Wikipedia entries on subjects as diverse as Euclidian geometry and
Ratfucking. "The patriots, being a rag-tag group of misfits, almost lost on several occasions. But after a string of military antics and a convoluted scheme involving chicken feathers and an inflatable woman, the British were eventually defeated despite a last-minute surge, by a score of 89–87."
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Guy Macon
Ham stuck in your CD or disc drive? Follow the steps outlined in this video to officially de-ham your CD drive and use make it good as new!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoOijsWXsto
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 05:00, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
To those who have expressed support; please don't escalate this. That is not what I want. Just let it go.
To those who have criticized me; you got your way. I have stopped editing. Please let it go.
To Floquenbeam; please consider what a number of editors have told you and consider walking away and letting other administrators deal with any future issues. You really can trust the other administrators to do the right thing.
I appreciate the emails I have received and would welcome more like them. I will reply to every one, but I want to take a break from this and move on with my life for at least a couple of days. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 04:51, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
Your many friends would really and truly be delighted if you'd forget the retirement thing and go back to being the old Guy Macon we all know and love. E Eng 01:27, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
In the US, quacks have recently discovered that while the substantial contributions they have made to key politicians means that they can freely advertise pills and creams that make your penis or breasts larger or will burn fat without dieting or exercise, if they attempt to branch out and sell magic Covid pills, the government will come down on them like a ton of bricks.
Meanwhile, in India, political activist Erendro Leichombam and journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem and have been held in prison for more than 45 days without trial under the Indian National Security Act. Their crime? They posted on Facebook that cow dung and cow urine will not cure Covid-19.
They posted after the death of Tikendra Singh, head of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of Manipur. Singh had claimed that traditional Indian medicine, including cow dung and cow urine, was a cure for Covid-19.
-- Guy Macon ( talk) 14:47, 15 July 2021 (UTC)
What led to that? That’s unacceptable, your contributions to this collaborative project have been stellar, my friend, talk to me did someone offend you? Celestina007 ( talk) 23:47, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
I hear The Daily Mail is hiring. Do you think I have a shot? [55] [56] -- Guy Macon ( talk) 04:51, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
It turns out that there are a number of Daily Mail songs...
Related:
I'm just saying. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 14:25, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
It looks like Larry " I am finished with Wikipedia criticism" Sanger has taken a break from promoting the Pizzagate conspiracy theory [57] [58] [59] and the Great Reset conspiracy theory [60] [61] to take the side of The Daily Mail ( [62], skip to 16:28) and quack medicine (see section below) ( [63], Skip to 9:49). -- Guy Macon ( talk) 08:41, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
The International Journal of Advanced Computer Technology calls itself "A Peer reviewed, Open access, Bimonthly, International Journal"...
I'm just saying. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 17:58, 27 July 2021 (UTC)
I have received multiple email inquiries about my being mentioned in the following article:
The article has been republished and commented upon on multiple sites. Just Google "Wikipedia Admins Support Banning Editors for Not Using 'Preferred Pronouns'"
I cannot at this time comment publicly on the content of the article without violating a voluntary interaction ban. As always, comments are welcome, but don't expect a response from me if you comment on this.
Also, nothing in this post should be construed as implying anything -- positive or negative -- about breitbart.com or about T. D. Adler / The Devil’s Advocate. I have my opinions about that, but this is not the time or place to discuss them. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 16:59, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
You said, [64] "I suppose I should just let obvious problems remain when I see them. It kind of sucks not being able to fix errors that any IP could fix without issue, but it was my decision to stop contributing to articles so I only have myself to blame." You may remember from my comment earlier that I was in the same situation. There is always an option on the table: just join the dark side and stop giving a fuck in general. Do your own thing, edit when you want to, and above all, adopt a cynical attitude toward other users on the website. I cannot stress this enough: the more cynical, the better. When you inevitably come into contact with someone you don't want to interact with, just don't. Yeah, the place will burn but it's always on fire here. Then some days later you'll be reading an article without a care in the world, and then when see something that needs fixing, you can fix it at your leisure. It works out really well, you know. BirdValiant ( talk) 02:19, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
I added a new paragraph to WP:SANTA which mentions the RfC that was held on the existence of Santa. It's at the bottom. How do you like my addition to the essay? Thanks! Félix An ( talk) 23:50, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
I'm just saying. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 17:08, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
Hi, have closed the AN discussion with an obvious consensus to lift your voluntary interaction ban with editor Fæ. For tps reference the close is here. -- Euryalus ( talk) 10:07, 5 January 2022 (UTC)
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I don't know how exactly to say this, but I think your efforts against the WMF's discrimination and ignorance of issues are amazing. ☢️Plutonical☢️ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵘⁿᶦᶜᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿˢ 14:55, 11 February 2022 (UTC) |
I noticed this:
I think you are basically right, but an experience of mine taught me to still beware.
During my ArbCom kangaroo court trial, one ArbCom member wrote his judgment against me before any evidence had been presented, and he's a disbarred lawyer who should know better than to do that. At long last I was vindicated, but it was a hellish procedure. Be cautious. -- Valjean ( talk) 21:46, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
Hello - my name is Susan Gerbic (Sgerbic) and I'm writing to you because at some point you joined Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism. This might have been months ago - or even years ago. With the best of intentions the project was created years ago, and sadly like many WikiProjects has started to go dormant. A group of us are attempting to revitalize the Skepticism project, already we have begun to clean up the main page and I've just redone the participant page. No one is in charge of this project, it is member directed, which might have been the reason it almost went dormant. We are attempting to bring back conversations on the talk page and have two subprojects as well, in the hopes that it might spark involvement and a way of getting to know each other better. One was created several years ago but is very well organized and a lot of progress was made, Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism/Skeptical organisations in Europe. The other I created a couple weeks ago, it is very simple and has a silly name Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism/Skepticism Stub Sub-Project Project (SSSPP). This sub-project runs from March 1 to June 1, 2022. We are attempting to rewrite skepticism stubs and add them to this list. As you can see we have already made progress.
The reason I'm writing to you now is because we would love to have you come back to the project and become involved, either by working on one of the sub-projects, proposing your own (and managing it), or just hanging out on the talk page getting to know the other editors and maybe donate some of your wisdom to some of the conversations. As I said, no one is in charge, so if you have something in mind you would like to see done, please suggest it on the talk page and hopefully others will agree. Please add the project to your watchlist, update your personal user page showing you are a proud member of WikiProject Skepticism. And DIVE in, this is what the work list looks like [67] frightening at first glance, but we have already started chipping away at it.
The Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism/Participants page has gone though a giant change - you may want to update your information. And of course if this project no longer interests you, please remove your name from the participant list, we would hate to see you go, but completely understand.
Thank you for your time, I hope to edit with you in the future. Sgerbic ( talk) 07:06, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
I don't know if you missed it at the time, but the question about whether the concluded RfC or the FoF from the ArbCom case should be authoritative was already answered by Barkeep49 on 15 March on the AN thread about this. Sideswipe9th ( talk) 16:49, 23 March 2022 (UTC)
I was just thinking, and maybe you know this: is phab:T306299 also an accessibility issue? — Alexis Jazz ( talk or ping me) 11:00, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
Although I realized that you were gone, I hadn't delved into the full story until today, in your talk page archives. I will say no more about that situation, other than that I like grammar and English usage. My true reason for blighting your clean talk page is that I want to apologize to you. I checked the page history, and see that you (or someone) sometimes responds to comments but always removes them, so I decided to be BOLD.
I apologize for being difficult last year, around June 2021 or so, on one or more of the COVID19 conspiracies/alternative origins article(s). Just the thought of it (them?) makes me shudder now. We kept changing the names of the articles, and merging, deleting, then resurrecting. (I'm tired of Coronavirus in general, but it isn't tired of us. I think we're stuck with it forever.) You might not even remember me. That is my hope! I was part of the... um tendentiousness of it all. My behavior toward some editors wasn't the best.
I am appreciative of your contributions on articles in the sciences and math and engineering-like things. You have exceptionally sound instincts regarding budgetary matters as well. You are tenacious about accountability and don't consider it mere 'bean counting'. I respect that enormously. I learned many things about Wikipedia budgetary practices from you. I wish some of our CPA IRL editors were as savvy as you are! (CPA = Certified Public Accountant in the United States, where I am). I miss you. I do understand why you departed, and why you don't want to return.
In closing, I will share that I have always thought of you as the Prime Minister of France because your first name could be French, and your last name lacks but one letter. You would probably have been an excellent finance minister somewhere.
Do not feel obliged to respond to this message, nor to acknowledge it in any way whatsoever if you prefer not to. I stopped contributing much to Wikipedia after disagreeing with a few atheist editors who wanted to change the info boxes in articles about deities of world religions to in-universe character info boxes. They ridiculed Abraham and I cried several times after trying to explain that in-universe character info boxes would make many readers feel sad. We argued, they were spirited, and I gave up. It was much worse than the COVID19 origin talk page wars. I hope you are well, and happy.
Your Wikipedia friend,
Ellie
FeralOink (
talk) 00:02, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
Hi, Guy. Sorry to see you've stopped contributing. I thought I'd tell you just the same that I have prodded Vijnana Bharati, with a reference to your removal of material in 2020 and your note on talk. Since prods aren't signed (rather oddly IMO), I don't think you got pinged by that, so I wanted to mention it in case you're interested. Bishonen | tålk 07:46, 17 September 2022 (UTC).
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The Original Barnstar |
Good op-ed YeetMachete ( talk) 22:31, 15 October 2022 (UTC) |
I would like to ask my loyal minions sycophants fanbois henchmen talk page stalkers talk page watchers for some advice.
I decided a while back to stop editing articles, but to continue maintaing essays such as WP:CANCER and WP:1AM.
My question is this: does maintaining the essay at User:Guy Macon/Alfa or Alpha? Juliett or Juliet? include fixing errors in the article NATO phonetic alphabet? The issue I am dealing with does not involve "Alfa" or "Juliett". This time an editor keeps changing "X-Ray" found in sources [70] (first page) and [71] (page 414, PDF page 421) with "XRay" without linking to any sources to support the "XRay" edit.
So, do I fix the article? Document the error on the article talk page without fixing the article? Leave the article alone and let the error stand? Bring it up on the reliable sources noticeboard? Ask someone else to lookinto it and deal with it? I would like some advice as to how to deal with this situation. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 16:27, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
This Signpost piece might interest you. Headbomb { t · c · p · b} 05:34, 10 August 2023 (UTC)
FandomCereal (
talk) 18:54, 9 November 2023 (UTC)
This a concerning. If they can do this and make money on YouTube, they are likely to be able to do the same on other social media platforms / user-generated content that rewards you financially for views. Our boring but reliable wall of text pages simply don't have the same appeal to schoolchildren. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 08:35, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of ARM Cortex-M development tools until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.* Pppery * it has begun... 16:06, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
I didn't think it appropriate to bring it up at Talk:Cargo cult science, since it risked dragging the discussion off-topic, and isn't citable for anything (WP:OR, obviously), but if you are interested in the question of where Feynman got his trivialising depiction of the 'cults' from, David David Attenborough's 1960 BBC documentary on the subject has to be a prime candidate for the origins of it, I'd think. [72] Well worth watching, if you want a short guide on how to engage in amateur anthropology, and use it to confirm your pre-existing opinions. And after discounting Attenborough's initial source for this (a missionary, and therefore hardly an impartial bystander, as should become obvious), along with Attenborough's relentless use of leading questions, at least one useful observation can be made - that 'cargo' was but a very small part of it.
To be fair, at the end of it, Attenborough acknowledges he is discussing religion, and that his earlier description of a John Frum supporter as 'deluded' might not be appropriate in such a context. Hindsight would indicate that he was also discussing (or failing to properly discuss, despite it being overt) a nascent movement for political independence. A movement with distinctly Millennialist overtones, and one built, unsurprisingly, around the very different world-view of the inhabitants of Tanna, which may well have made it difficult for even someone as smart as Attenborough to get his head around,* but a political movement nevertheless. Hence Attenborough's need to convince the locals that he wasn't from the police. If there is one thing that is fairly obvious from accounts of most of the 'cults', it is that it wasn't endeavours to secure 'cargo' through 'imitation' that raised the ire of the colonialists, it was the far more troublesome assertions of autonomy implicit in movements engaging in wholesale ritualised rejection and/or inversion of existing power structures.
*Many people not much less smart than Attenborough have tried this. Arguably it can be done, to at least some limited extent, if you have a spare decade or so. Otherwise, my best advice is if you want to understand a culture, try to get born into it.
AndyTheGrump ( talk) 09:31, 17 January 2024 (UTC)
Hello @ Guy Macon
I am reaching out to you because of your previous participation in one of the discussions regarding the reliability and neutrality of HuffPost/Pink News/ProPublica as sources used on Wikipedia.
Currently, there is an ongoing issue with the Edelman Family Foundation section in the Joseph Edelman Wikipedia article. The section appears to be biased and lacks a balanced representation of the foundation's activities, as it primarily focuses on a single controversial donation while neglecting to mention the organization's numerous other significant contributions to various causes.
I would like to invite you to participate in the discussion on the BLP Noticeboard to address the concerns surrounding the section's neutrality and explore ways to improve its content. Llama Tierna ( talk) 18:10, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
![]() | Happy First Edit Day! Hi Guy Macon! On behalf of the Birthday Committee, I'd like to wish you a very happy anniversary of the day you made your first edit and became a Wikipedian! The Herald (Benison) ( talk) 09:31, 9 June 2024 (UTC) |
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