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Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on April 1, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 1, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director, Raul654 ( talk · contribs). If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbhotch* ۩ ۞ 00:17, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Fanny scratching in 18th-century London's Cock Lane was so notorious that interested bystanders often blocked the street. It became the focus of a religious controversy between Methodists and orthodox Anglicans, and was reported on by celebrities of the period such as Samuel Johnson. Charles Dickens referred to the phenomenon in several of his books, including Nicholas Nickleby and A Tale of Two Cities, and other Victorian authors also alluded to it in their work. One enterprising resident diverted the crowds that gathered in Cock Lane by allowing them to converse with a ghost he claimed was haunting his home, to which he charged an entrance fee. Fanny scratching eventually resulted in several prosecutions, and the pillorying of a father for encouraging his 11-year-old daughter to take part. ( more...)
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The Barnstar of Good Humor | |
I hereby award you the Barnstar of Good Humor for getting Fanny scratching to be this year's April 1st joke. I'd also like to thank Malleus Fatuorum and Iridescent for contributing their endless cynicism to Wikipedia. You three are certainly quite the triumvirate. Smallman12q ( talk) 00:53, 1 April 2011 (UTC) |
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unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}
below this notice, but you should read the
guide to appealing blocks first. The discussion page leading to this block is at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#Parrot of Doom. -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 12:41, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Sure, Interesting article... I got carried away! Could you possibly link the sentences by meaning, as they seem to be attached fairly randomly!
And congrats on putting your interesting article on the front page! Amandajm ( talk) 11:44, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
I just noticed something today that I found quite a pleasant surprise. Bing maps ( http://www.bing.com/maps/) now links to wikipedia articles, so if you type in your post code then you'll get a list of articles about places in your area. I expect it's probably been doing that for ages, and everyone but me already knew about that feature, but there you go. Malleus Fatuorum 16:59, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
... and another thing. Have seen that the Commodore 64 has been reborn? [1] Malleus Fatuorum 16:04, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
After thinking long and hard about a replacement camera, and your comment about how useful the RAW image format might be, and looking through God knows how many reviews over the past week I decided that there was one clear winner: the Panasonic Lumix FZ38. I thought about one of the new mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, but quite honestly I don't want the hassle of lugging lenses around; I just want something that can give me decent results across the range.
Naturally though, if I don't like it then I'll be blaming you. Malleus Fatuorum 21:59, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
... have reminded me that we still need to address all of the issues that Carol Ann Lee brought up. I've still got her book, so I'll try and tackle that. But my new camera has arrived, so I'll be playing around with that for a while. :-) Malleus Fatuorum 22:03, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
I ensure you, I have created that image. I created the basic flag-image, I made that animation via program Flagimation 1.05 and add transparency via Gif Movie Gear 4.0.2. This all was made at the day which is mentioned in file info.
Niusereset (
talk)
21:42, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello PoD Yesterday caught the end of this yesterday, thought of you, and then promptly forgot about it. [2]. I haven't heard it all yet as I'm a bit jet lagged.-- J3Mrs ( talk) 23:01, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed you undid my removal of The official Keith Bennett website from the Moors Murderers article. Can you describe how this site passes WP:EL? Thanks in advance. -- John ( talk) 22:09, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
... could you cast a quick eye over this? I started expanding it ages ago, but I'd really like to get it done before I'm chased out of town. I've got no aspirations for FAC, just GAN, and I know that it still needs some work, notably expansion of the Modern interpretations section and a tightening of the link between this and the Salem witch trials, so I'm just asking for a general impression, nothing too detailed. If you haven't got the time or the inclination then no worries. Malleus Fatuorum 21:22, 25 April 2011 (UTC) PS. That goes for anyone else reading this page as well. Malleus Fatuorum 21:23, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
Someone has suggested here that HD&Q be TFA for the celebration of William and Kate's marriage. I'm sure you will treat this suggestion with all the respect it deserves, and will agree that an article about a method of execution is quite suited to the wedding theme. Cheers, Nikkimaria ( talk) 17:23, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
I've had the Lumix FZ38 for a week or so now, and it's terrific, exactly what I wanted. The auto mode is obviously easy to use, but I'm still learning how to use the others. My next project is to build a softbox, so I can take decent close-ups of small objects I want to sell on eBay; the camera has to pay for itself. :lol: Malleus Fatuorum 23:54, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
![]() | This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |
Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on April 1, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 1, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director, Raul654 ( talk · contribs). If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbhotch* ۩ ۞ 00:17, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Fanny scratching in 18th-century London's Cock Lane was so notorious that interested bystanders often blocked the street. It became the focus of a religious controversy between Methodists and orthodox Anglicans, and was reported on by celebrities of the period such as Samuel Johnson. Charles Dickens referred to the phenomenon in several of his books, including Nicholas Nickleby and A Tale of Two Cities, and other Victorian authors also alluded to it in their work. One enterprising resident diverted the crowds that gathered in Cock Lane by allowing them to converse with a ghost he claimed was haunting his home, to which he charged an entrance fee. Fanny scratching eventually resulted in several prosecutions, and the pillorying of a father for encouraging his 11-year-old daughter to take part. ( more...)
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The Barnstar of Good Humor | |
I hereby award you the Barnstar of Good Humor for getting Fanny scratching to be this year's April 1st joke. I'd also like to thank Malleus Fatuorum and Iridescent for contributing their endless cynicism to Wikipedia. You three are certainly quite the triumvirate. Smallman12q ( talk) 00:53, 1 April 2011 (UTC) |
{{
unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}
below this notice, but you should read the
guide to appealing blocks first. The discussion page leading to this block is at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#Parrot of Doom. -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 12:41, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Sure, Interesting article... I got carried away! Could you possibly link the sentences by meaning, as they seem to be attached fairly randomly!
And congrats on putting your interesting article on the front page! Amandajm ( talk) 11:44, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
I just noticed something today that I found quite a pleasant surprise. Bing maps ( http://www.bing.com/maps/) now links to wikipedia articles, so if you type in your post code then you'll get a list of articles about places in your area. I expect it's probably been doing that for ages, and everyone but me already knew about that feature, but there you go. Malleus Fatuorum 16:59, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
... and another thing. Have seen that the Commodore 64 has been reborn? [1] Malleus Fatuorum 16:04, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
After thinking long and hard about a replacement camera, and your comment about how useful the RAW image format might be, and looking through God knows how many reviews over the past week I decided that there was one clear winner: the Panasonic Lumix FZ38. I thought about one of the new mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, but quite honestly I don't want the hassle of lugging lenses around; I just want something that can give me decent results across the range.
Naturally though, if I don't like it then I'll be blaming you. Malleus Fatuorum 21:59, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
... have reminded me that we still need to address all of the issues that Carol Ann Lee brought up. I've still got her book, so I'll try and tackle that. But my new camera has arrived, so I'll be playing around with that for a while. :-) Malleus Fatuorum 22:03, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
I ensure you, I have created that image. I created the basic flag-image, I made that animation via program Flagimation 1.05 and add transparency via Gif Movie Gear 4.0.2. This all was made at the day which is mentioned in file info.
Niusereset (
talk)
21:42, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello PoD Yesterday caught the end of this yesterday, thought of you, and then promptly forgot about it. [2]. I haven't heard it all yet as I'm a bit jet lagged.-- J3Mrs ( talk) 23:01, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed you undid my removal of The official Keith Bennett website from the Moors Murderers article. Can you describe how this site passes WP:EL? Thanks in advance. -- John ( talk) 22:09, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
... could you cast a quick eye over this? I started expanding it ages ago, but I'd really like to get it done before I'm chased out of town. I've got no aspirations for FAC, just GAN, and I know that it still needs some work, notably expansion of the Modern interpretations section and a tightening of the link between this and the Salem witch trials, so I'm just asking for a general impression, nothing too detailed. If you haven't got the time or the inclination then no worries. Malleus Fatuorum 21:22, 25 April 2011 (UTC) PS. That goes for anyone else reading this page as well. Malleus Fatuorum 21:23, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
Someone has suggested here that HD&Q be TFA for the celebration of William and Kate's marriage. I'm sure you will treat this suggestion with all the respect it deserves, and will agree that an article about a method of execution is quite suited to the wedding theme. Cheers, Nikkimaria ( talk) 17:23, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
I've had the Lumix FZ38 for a week or so now, and it's terrific, exactly what I wanted. The auto mode is obviously easy to use, but I'm still learning how to use the others. My next project is to build a softbox, so I can take decent close-ups of small objects I want to sell on eBay; the camera has to pay for itself. :lol: Malleus Fatuorum 23:54, 26 April 2011 (UTC)