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I don't know much about templates; they're beyond my skill level. Ugajin 23:51, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Wrad, iirc, you said you're not so good on the science side; I can help there. If you've got science factoid you want help wording, checking, or sourcing, let me know. The thing on color blindness struck me as probably a poor retelling of what was in the Britannica. If you can tell me what it said maybe I can write it up better or find a better source. Dicklyon 03:09, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Can you email me a copy of Laird, Donald A. "Fatigue: Public Enemy Number One: What It Is and How to Fight It." The American Journal of Nursing (Sep 1933) 33.9 pgs. 835-841 so I can see if it's a reliable source for thing about workplace studies, and so I can see what they mean the color green being restful; the statement as currently formulated has the ring of hype or misinterpretation to it. Dicklyon 05:16, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for sticking up for the article; it was very much appreciated. Serendipod ous 19:35, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
Excellent work on the template. Since it's called "Shakespeare's printers," I removed Burre and Ponsonby; they're from the right era, but didn't actually work on any Shakespearean texts. Also added Thomas Cotes. As for Shakespearean editors: those of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries can be found in Shakespeare's Editors; I don't know of a convenient list of the more modern ones. Ugajin 04:35, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
Again, sorry for not giving you the credit due. Understand that you aren't the only one dealing with ass-clowns. When you get a chance, come on back. We could use your help. :) - Arcayne (cast a spell) 04:40, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
Just to say that your contribs to GAR are much appreciated. I share some of Ling's concerns, but I think it is far more important to GAR to have thoughtful reviewers such as yourself than to be prescriptive about what GAR is for. Best wishes Geometry guy 21:18, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
i just answered you in the Talk:CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, i guess we are both very fast clickers. Yamanbaiia 22:14, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
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The Barnstar of High Culture | |
For aiding in the long and torturous road to Religious debates over the Harry Potter series at last achieving feature status against my own expectations, I award you the Barnstar of High Culture. Serendipod ous 12:17, 29 September 2007 (UTC) |
That's odd, because we don't do that in practice at all. I reverted it back to be consistent with all the other plays, but we should definitely talk about this at the Shakespeare project. If we do change Othello, we should change them all. That's why I reverted it, just until we decide so we can get them all right and in agreement. I just started a discussion on the topic at the project page. Wrad 00:56, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to be rude. I just wanted to make sure that you and I weren't the only ones talking about it. Others need to be involved, and I didn't know what you were planning to do. And it may have looked rude to say "things have changed", but I was merely stating it as fact. Somewhere along the way, what we said to do, and what we actually did, split into two different things. We need to fix this. I'm sure you'll agree. Wrad 01:26, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, sorry about that again. Sometimes the shortest way to say things isn't the best way, I guess. I've personally noticed that this is one of the more contested issues on Shakespeare pages, and was hoping for a chance to discuss it. I guess we'll be part of the problem—changing policy again. Wrad 01:42, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi, firstly I want to say thank you for your many great edits, particularly your many good uploads of medieval and modern historical images such as Image:Gawains return.jpg and also those adorning Jean Keene.
I want to say thank you for your many good faith edits on Wikipedia.
I noticed your revert of some edits by User:In Defense of the Artist. Your edits were quite in order (as were his). I am just concerned about your use of an edit summary containing the letters "rvv", which is normally taken to imply that the edits being reverted are vandalism (that is, a deliberate attempt to make Wikipedia worse).
The main word here is deliberate. I know we often find edits we strongly disagree with and believe to be questionable, but when that happens I think it's important not to call them vandalism, because quite often they aren't deliberate. So please avoid using the term "rvv" and other possible references to vandalism in edit summaries or discussion. -- Tony Sidaway 02:15, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I have noticed that you are a frequent reviewer at that Good Articles project. good article reassessment is experiencing a considerable backlog problem. There are several articles dating from August that still have not generated enough discussion to close. Could you please take a look at the oldest articles and make some fresh comments on them? Please note that some of these have undergone signigicant changes since they first came to GA/R; please judge the article only on its merits as of its current version. If you reviewed an earlier version of any of these articles, please also consider re-reading them and either revise or endorse any earluer comments you have made. Thanks for your help with this! -- Jayron32| talk| contribs 02:41, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I worked on the Date and Texts section, as requested. I still see some problems with the article. Footnotes 7 and 8 refer to "Edwards" and "Jenkins," though it isn't at all clear what works are being referenced, since Edwards and Jenkins aren't in the bibliography. Ugajin 09:29, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I wanted to make sure that I recalled correctly your specific claim that the material you added to the article on historical inaccruacy was entirely lifted from the source as a direct quote, and not at all paraphrased. If its the former, we cannot adjust the quotes at all. If it is the latter, we are going to have to look at the source a lot more closely. - Arcayne (cast a spell) 22:41, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
Gladiator is an actual novel. The first half of the novel was later adapted into a comic book called "Man-God" 46 years later in 1976. I can erase his birth and death years if necessary. They are based on those given in the Young All-Stars comic book storyline from the late 1980's. The novel just says he was born in the closing years of the 19th century.
The source for the Spider-Man connection came from a Scifi.com (Sci-Fi Channel) review of the book, which is cited. If you don't feel it is a strong enough source, I can delete that section altogether.
Speaking about the god thing, his mother was religious, but religion does not play a large part in Danner’s life at all. I think once the history professor suggests he use his father’s formula to create the “Sons of Dawn”, Danner finally feels like he has found a purpose in life. I guess he feels so powerful that he doesn’t feel that God can even touch him. This is what the novel actually says. Tell me what you think. -- Ghostexorcist 03:01, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Hello, hello. i am oficially obsessed with making Gil Grissom a good article, and after reading most GA articles of fictional characters i don't think anything more can be said about Grissom. All the referencing is done, the "casting" and "character creation" are done, the grammar seems fine, and it's not in a in-universe style (i think). You seem pretty impartial, would you please take another look? Yamanbaiia 21:43, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
I noticed your comment on the GAN talk page regarding sweeps and your interest in possibly participating. For this initial sweep, only experienced, trusted reviewers have been asked to join. I've been needing to send out some more invitations for some time now, but haven't gotten around to it. I looked over some of your GA reviews and think you would be of great help in this process. If after reading over the project page you are still interested in participating, add your name to the list and pick a topic. Add the review tag and get to it. Let us know if you need anything. Regards, Lara ❤ Love 22:19, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
I was attacked a good bit for protecting the Shakespeare article so much today. I was merely trying to keep the vandalism to a minimum so improvements people made wouldn't be lost (which can happen when a ton of vandalism obscures the good edits). Sad Mouse also attacked me over protecting the article (in addition to her comments on my talk page); since she seems to think I am so biased against her, I am staying out of the discussion. I told her if she could convince the other editors, I'd support the new consensus. Also, you should be aware that I've re-protected the article. If another admin undoes this semi-protection, I will not undo their action. Just FYI. Personally, though, I believe this article is so high profile that it should be protected most of the time.-- Alabamaboy 01:04, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
This seems reasonable, as the citation uses the "name" version. I apologise, having not read Queering the Renaissance.
Despite this, I believe that if this quotation were to appear elsewhere in the article the "word" version should be used, appearing to be the currently
accepted version.
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To be honest, I'm afraid I haven't looked at them at all yet. BUT, I finally managed to get to my college library today and brought home a couple of books on Hamlet, so I was just about to do precisely that. Then I read the sources additions and got distracted. That authorship stuff is a little repetitious. I've done one edit, but it'll take a little more before it feels right to me. Going to play with that for a little bit. Very interested to look at the analysis and crit. bits though. Read an interesting essay in a collection called Shakespeare & The Question of Theory on the bus home today, which fits in with the last stuff I read on the play, so I might have some more material shortly. I've been looking out for a better Hamlet image for the top too. Though, I have to say, that someone felt the need to inform us that Booth is sitting on a curule chair I find incredibly endearing; it's just the kind of random, useless information juxtaposition that makes Wikipedia unique. Even if the picture moves, we have to keep that caption. DionysosProteus 22:06, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Do you think the info is significant enough to warrant being in the main body? I only have the New Cambridge (Edwards 1985) edition here (and the New Cambridge Q1), and he's pretty negative about the Harvey note, as the footnote explains. Although he's positive about the War of the Theatres reference, to me his argument reads like a bit of a stretch (lots of "if we can assume"s) and he offers it as his own unique interpretation (S added it just as he was finishing). I agree that the Caesar material might be interesting enough to incorporate (it also provides internal evidence for the conception of the role as Burbage) but I felt that since I was removing the Harvey material, that ought to go into a note also. I was also aware of the ever-increasing length of the article as a whole, and I'd like to see more in the analysis and performances sections (I need to put something in about Constantin Stanislavski's 1912? Moscow Art Theatre production, designed by Edward Gordon Craig, as this is a biggie.
Re: the dating. I was aware as I put it in that 1600 or 1601 is uncited; I was hoping the rest of you could help with that. Edwards settles on mid-1601 for completion of the play (1985, 8); I think it'd be good if we could get the final date settled on for the Arden 2nd, Arden 3rd, and Oxford at least, and cite all four in a note. I was surprised to read "1599", which is why I removed it, but if we can cite then we could rephrase to offer the three possibilities. I'll put a request on talk. DionysosProteus 00:24, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Just so you know, I've left this message for RedRabbit. AndyJones 09:58, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
Fair enough. I didn't check the source at the end of the paragraph. I guess I was just expecting it to come right after the sentence. Sorry! Nowah Balloon 20:46, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
I've got two, and since you're an admin and I know you, I figured I'd ask you. 1) How do I delete pages from my userspace? and 2)How do you move a page to a another page that already exists as, say, a redirect? Wrad 23:34, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
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For your mastery of national variant spellings, together with your impeccable and appreciated contributions to Shakespeariana, please accept this barnstar. -- ROGER DAVIES TALK 16:32, 27 October 2007 (UTC) |
Ooo, that's a tricky one. There's no good single sentence, which really should give me pause for thought. How about something to the effect of:
It's not terribly elegant, but still... DionysosProteus 21:29, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Yes I did, thanks for that. There are only two more pictures that I'm sure the copyright has expired on, a model and photo of the last scene. unfortunately all of the pictures showing the variable shapes that the screens formed are photos of a model and still in copyright. I'd prefer to integrate with the text, but in the meantime a gallery might be the best solution. I'll try to scan them in later tonight. I was going to have a go at some more copy-editing in Hamlet first, mainly to sweep out as many of the passive voices as possible. BTW, and slightly randomly, I've been thinking of an article on acting in the period but am stumbling on how to title it. How do you prefer to refer to the period? DionysosProteus 20:34, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
(Shakespeare's)
Okay, thanks. Another query: this might seem like a dumb question, but when, exactly, is Hamlet supposed to be set? The article says something like "despite being set centuries before..." DionysosProteus 21:10, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey. A quick query for you. Do your sources have a more specific date during 1823 for when Q1 was unearthed? I've got Irace's edition but it doesn't say. I'm adding the discovery to the 1823 year page, but wanted to be more specific. Pretty obscure, I know.
With regard to Critical approaches to Hamlet, once I actually took a look at the page I realised what a silly question it was--there's lots of extra material there. Sorry about that.
DionysosProteus 17:31, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
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Thanks for the apology. I also would like to apologize if I hurt your feelings, I do tend to overreact. No one should be punished for being eager to see an article get to FA! Happy editing, and let me know if there is anything at all I can ever help you with - VanTucky Talk 01:38, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
Here it is. The big kahuna. Were it not for the fact that I would be accused of bias, I would base the section on this alone. Serendipod ous 15:35, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm worried. This same problem dogged RDOTHPS's first FAC, and I don't want to see this article lose its FAC over something as stupid as this. I've done what I can, I don't know what else to do. It seems some people won't be happy until the opinions of absolutely everyone on Earth are listed and categorised. Serendipod ous 10:39, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Wrad; just want to make sure we're still cool. This whole process frays the nerves and I know I can be grouchy when cornered. Serendipod ous 17:36, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
I think this this is a very good idea, and is a project I would support. Don't worry too much about User:Malleus Fatuarum; he's not particularly known for his people skills. Epbr123 10:53, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
-- howcheng { chat} 16:45, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I strongly agree with the views expressed in that discussion. I'm not sure where you envisaged I would to go to endorse those views, though. I don't spend much time over at FAC (I'm too busy picking fights over at AfD) so I'm not sure what the process is. AndyJones 19:40, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Have you appoached Awadewit, Qp10qp or Tom Reedy asking if they'll contribute to the Hamlet peer review? If no, are you aware of any reason I shouldn't do so? AndyJones 20:14, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Fair enough. Word of caution, though: the tempest "collaboration" started as a result of this little edit war, so expect it to be an authorship-driven battleground. AndyJones 08:24, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Wrad, have you seen the flurry of recent edits at the Sir Gawain article? It's received a lot of attention from new users (which has been brought to my attention by another established editor) and I can't tell if they're for better or worse, or a combination. At any rate, I'm sure some amount of cleanup is needed, and I think as the major editor, your opinion carries the most weight. Please take a look.-- Cúchullain t/ c 07:16, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
Maybe you've seen by now, but I offered my tuppance-worth at the WikiBooks page. Just about to disappear, but had a thought I thought I'd pass on; we should do a scour of the articles themselves in their edit histories and invite anyone whose name keeps popping up to add to the list. I'm sure there're more articles than the ones in the list, too. DionysosProteus 01:05, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I took a shot at The Tempest article; see what you think. Ugajin 04:09, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Did you contact User:midnightdreary? S/he might be interested. Whenever there is a userbox, let me know. There might be a bit of traffic to my userpage in a few days when my wikipedia weekly podcast interview goes live. If I had the userbox up, it might draw people to the project. Not to toot my own horn or anything. Awadewit | talk 20:07, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
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A barnstar on your ten-thousandth quality edit to Wikipedia! AndyJones 14:39, 10 November 2007 (UTC) |
Categories completed. John Carter 16:16, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Wrad,
Congratulations on your big 10k! :)
I recently read your discussion here from August, where you were discussing a possible Dinosaur Featured Topic. Well, I think we may be getting close to a Category:Tyrannosaurs FT, with Daspletosaurus, Albertosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus already FAs, Gorgosaurus likely to make GA soon, and Tarbosaurus in need of some work, but probably not a lot more, before GAC. If you're still interested in a dinosaur FT (and obviously, that's a big 'if', since it's been months since the discussion), could you possibly look over some of the articles and possibly opine on what you think they might need for improvement? Obviously, I don't want to impose, but I'd love to get your feedback on this. There may be something else that sticks out as a possible FT on WP:DABS. Best wishes and happy editing, Firsfron of Ronchester 06:29, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, Wrad - Try This:
Shakespeare and the Voyagers Revisited, Stritmatter and Kositsky Review of English Studies, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2007; 58: 447-472. Best regards, Smatprt 07:38, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
HI Wrad. The BYU intro should convey relevant, educational information about BYU. Think about what an outsider should know about BYU if they only had 10 seconds to read the Wikipedia article. BEing a private university is really quite a minor facet of BYU. But it is key for people to know that BYU is 98% LDS, that the students follow a strict honor code, and that most males go on missions. JackWilliams 05:00, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
I have left a note at [ [1]]. Regards, Mercury 01:32, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
I think both Wrad and JackWilliams have too much time on their hands...anyhow, do either of you know why I am no longer able to edit the BYU page? (Sorry if this is the wrong place to address my question, but I'm not sure where else to go.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Email4jonathan ( talk • contribs) 03:47, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
I was unaware of the discussion (blush) and I've reverted it. I can't deliver a Hamlet quote for every edit summary (though I'm sorely tempted to try) I'm afraid so it's no good complaining when I use wikispeak :) -- ROGER DAVIES talk 16:44, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
Can you help with this issue: User talk:AndyJones#Hamlet & Lacan? AndyJones ( talk) 17:44, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey, can you do me a favor? I'm currently reviewing Barn Swallow for GA. There is an "In literature" section which includes several quotes from Shakespeare, but currently the formatting is very awkward to read. I tried looking at in regular quotation format, but I'm unsure. Could you perhaps make a recommendation? Thanks a million, VanTucky Talk 20:15, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
I know you're busy but I've done a sortable list of common words requiring transmogrification into other English spelling variants. It covers about 80% of the variants I've encountered so far. It's here. Could you please take a look and add, delete or comment? the idea is to de-mystify EngVar conversion, as I'm sure fear of the unknown is the root cause of many disputes. Many thanks,-- ROGER DAVIES talk 20:36, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
Please don't bite the newcomers as you did to User Talk:GIPIMP26. A welcome and mild mention of uncited edits is usually more conducive to future constructive edits. Cheers. ++ Arx Fortis ( talk) 05:28, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
I have reverted many of the edits by User:Tenebrae. All of the changes were not fully discussed and I don't believe they even bothered to locate the citations for many of the sections they had problems with. I also deleted the newly added "Publication history" section because it belongs on the book's actual article. Hugo's page is about him, not the book itself. I'm sure I'll get an earful for this bulk reversion later from User:Tenebrae. Just letting you know. -- Ghostexorcist ( talk) 11:33, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your comment in response to Matt Lewis on the contest page. Danny ( talk) 02:53, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
This really needs to be nipped in the bud. John Reaves does not stand to personally benefit from the content of Wikipedia:The Core Contest in the way that Matt Lewis and Bensaccount are claiming. Matt Lewis's essay in particular is not factually accurate on many of its points and should be taken with a pinch of salt. Or, given its length, a truckload. – Steel 23:15, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Wrad, you're at a university, aren't you (unlike me)? Is there any possibility of you obtaining a copy of the following for me? I expect it'll be on a database somewhere?? Don't worry if not.
John Jowett, "Johannes Factotum: Henry Chettle and Greene's Groatsworth of Wit", Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, vol. 87, no. 4, (1993), pp. 453-86
AndyJones 21:55, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
Maria and I were wondering if you would be willing to donate $5 or $10 towards a Cervantes pot. We recently discovered that the Spanish wikipedia has FAs on a number of British and American writers and texts, but we have none on any Spanish-language writers or texts. So, we thought maybe a push at the reward board would do the trick. See our discussion here. Awadewit | talk 20:10, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the good word. It was very encouraging and insightful. -- Ephilei ( talk) 15:23, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
I feel like I'm just getting more and more tart with him, which doesn't help things. Wrad ( talk) 17:34, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
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The problem I have with the lead is that it ignores defining elements of BYU: 1. The Honor Code 2. Male students going on Mormon missions. These elements are so central to BYU that they should be in the intro. JackWilliams ( talk) 18:42, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. Yes, I always approach the editor and ask that question when I see a huge addition made in a single edit. My resoning is that (assuming I get an answer) it will flag up whether there was a copyvio: an inexperienced user copy-pasting onto the page a (sourced) essay that they've picked up somewhere. I agree that at first glance they both look like good stuff. AndyJones ( talk) 08:28, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
I am active on the poetry pages, but I have a few questions so if you can get back to me as soon as you can I would greatly appreciate it... Thank you and have a wonderful day.... God Bless Rianon Burnet 18:46, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
The article
Green you nominated as a
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I have merged the article to the minor character list because it does not assert notability per WP:N. If the character is deeply analyzed in reliable sources, and you can prove it, feel free to bring it back. Please actually back your claims if you believe that to be the case, though. Just because Romeo and Juliet has been so deeply analyzed, it will not automatically mean that any random part of it can just be sourced instantly. TTN ( talk) 18:26, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Of course they do exist. The following are just the first few that a casual google search brings up, and only those that focus on that particular character already in the title. Unfortunately I haven't got free online access to much in the field, and won't have much time hunting them down in the library.
etc... -- Fut.Perf. ☼ 23:02, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
As I'm sure you're aware, this 'pedia has many, many articles about fiction, and most of these articles do not meet various policies and guidelines such as WP:N, WP:RS, WP:V, WP:FICT, WP:WAC and WP:NOT#PLOT. A great many of these articles will end-up redirected or deleted because they can't be brought up to snuff. Most of these will be articles such as Cosmo and Wanda, not The Nurse, because the sources required to justify their existence simply don't exist. I see you've been adding refs while I've been writing this - great. Cheers, Jack Merridew 19:55, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Here is the talk if you have forgotten:
Just thought i would explain that the info box at the top of the page is incorrect, the spelling colour is worldwide accepted, only North America use this other spelling derivation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.135.48.50 (talk) 22:20, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Please see WP:ENGVAR --jacobolus (t) 00:02, 15 November 2007 (UTC) Only North America? The offical spelling of colour in Canada is c-o-l-o-u-r. Canadian dictionaries show both spellings, but c-o-l-o-u-r is listed first and is the primary usage of the word in Canada (as is honour, flavour, favourite, travelling, centre, etc). With that, I agree with your argument. It is said here on Wikipedia that in articles where information is given about a particular region, the accepted spelling for that article must match that which is offically accepted in the region. Globally, more native English speakers use c-o-l-o-u-r than c-o-l-o-r. --Bentonia School (talk) 04:30, 26 November 2007 (UTC) This is neither the place to discuss the merits of your argument (so I won't), nor to contravene wikipedia policy. This has been debated to death in more proper fora (and of course on this page—check the archives), and you're welcome to bring it up there (that is, at the talk page of the Manual of Style) again, but I very much doubt that you'll change the community's mind about it. --jacobolus (t) 06:04, 26 November 2007 (UTC) Colour is not American so therefore why is Colour redirected to Color? English wikipedia and all. WP:ENGVAR says that in cases like the AmericanCivil War then American Spelling would prevail but Color? Not a chance. I disagree whole-heartedly about the spelling of this article. Kaeso Dio (talk) 12:13, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
That doesn't make any sense. By that logic, why should Color redirect to Colour? Color is not British. ENGVAR also says to respect the spelling that is already there in neutral cases, so please respect the spelling already here. Changing it wouldn't make a bit of difference. Wrad 16:30, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Please read the infobox at the top of the page. This is an off-topic conversation. --♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 16:38, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Retrieved from " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Color"
My point is that American spelling prevails in American articles like the American Civil War but an article on color/colour is not from any country so English Spelling on English wikipedia should prevail. Kaeso Dio ( talk) 11:09, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Hello Wrad:
I'm putting this note here because I see your name in the edit history of the Book of Mormon article. There have been two "batches" of changes to the article recently. As I explained in the Talk, I reversed these changes, not because of the substance of the changes but because of the "process". Talk:Book of Mormon#Reversal of Changes
I'm hoping you and others will look at the substance of these changes. I don't want the people who made the changes to think their efforts were reversed and then simply ignored. (And I'm not able to comment seriously on the proposed changes.)
The two batches of changes I'm referring to are the ones made on December 15 by 24.2.75.193, and on December 17 by DJ Clayworth. (Because the changes were reversed, the best place to see them is through the article history.)
Thank you, Wanderer57 ( talk) 18:36, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry it took me a long time to respond. But which article? I haven't been here alot in the past 4 months. Working for Him ( talk) 22:33, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
Good thinking. Was thinking just the same: see here. AndyJones ( talk) 17:20, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
Religious debates over Harry Potter has been listed as the featured article of the day for December 27th. Even with the page protected from vandalism, the debate over sources vs. POV is going to get vicious. Prep yourself for 24 very difficult hours. Serendipod ous 16:56, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
Wow... you're adding... a lot... of... references to BYU. The ref count is now at 151, which is more than double of Harvard University. References are important... but it's going slightly overkill. Maybe you should find some more generic sources which could replace multiple existing sources on the BYU article right now. It's just a suggestion, it's not too bad, but it's definitely getting there. Merry Christmas! - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 03:57, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
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I got a barnstar for getting Religious debates over Harry Potter to the front page, but you didn't; that doesn't seem fair, so I'm giving you one. Serendipod ous 23:15, 28 December 2007 (UTC) |
Haha, I'll take what I can get! Wrad ( talk) 23:15, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
Wrad, you might want to request page protection on the BYU article. If I remember how to do it I'll do it for you. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 23:28, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
(unindent) Hey, I forgot to give you this a couple days back... but here... have a cookie. :-)
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I don't know much about templates; they're beyond my skill level. Ugajin 23:51, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Wrad, iirc, you said you're not so good on the science side; I can help there. If you've got science factoid you want help wording, checking, or sourcing, let me know. The thing on color blindness struck me as probably a poor retelling of what was in the Britannica. If you can tell me what it said maybe I can write it up better or find a better source. Dicklyon 03:09, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Can you email me a copy of Laird, Donald A. "Fatigue: Public Enemy Number One: What It Is and How to Fight It." The American Journal of Nursing (Sep 1933) 33.9 pgs. 835-841 so I can see if it's a reliable source for thing about workplace studies, and so I can see what they mean the color green being restful; the statement as currently formulated has the ring of hype or misinterpretation to it. Dicklyon 05:16, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for sticking up for the article; it was very much appreciated. Serendipod ous 19:35, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
Excellent work on the template. Since it's called "Shakespeare's printers," I removed Burre and Ponsonby; they're from the right era, but didn't actually work on any Shakespearean texts. Also added Thomas Cotes. As for Shakespearean editors: those of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries can be found in Shakespeare's Editors; I don't know of a convenient list of the more modern ones. Ugajin 04:35, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
Again, sorry for not giving you the credit due. Understand that you aren't the only one dealing with ass-clowns. When you get a chance, come on back. We could use your help. :) - Arcayne (cast a spell) 04:40, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
Just to say that your contribs to GAR are much appreciated. I share some of Ling's concerns, but I think it is far more important to GAR to have thoughtful reviewers such as yourself than to be prescriptive about what GAR is for. Best wishes Geometry guy 21:18, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
i just answered you in the Talk:CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, i guess we are both very fast clickers. Yamanbaiia 22:14, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
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For aiding in the long and torturous road to Religious debates over the Harry Potter series at last achieving feature status against my own expectations, I award you the Barnstar of High Culture. Serendipod ous 12:17, 29 September 2007 (UTC) |
That's odd, because we don't do that in practice at all. I reverted it back to be consistent with all the other plays, but we should definitely talk about this at the Shakespeare project. If we do change Othello, we should change them all. That's why I reverted it, just until we decide so we can get them all right and in agreement. I just started a discussion on the topic at the project page. Wrad 00:56, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to be rude. I just wanted to make sure that you and I weren't the only ones talking about it. Others need to be involved, and I didn't know what you were planning to do. And it may have looked rude to say "things have changed", but I was merely stating it as fact. Somewhere along the way, what we said to do, and what we actually did, split into two different things. We need to fix this. I'm sure you'll agree. Wrad 01:26, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, sorry about that again. Sometimes the shortest way to say things isn't the best way, I guess. I've personally noticed that this is one of the more contested issues on Shakespeare pages, and was hoping for a chance to discuss it. I guess we'll be part of the problem—changing policy again. Wrad 01:42, 30 September 2007 (UTC)
Hi, firstly I want to say thank you for your many great edits, particularly your many good uploads of medieval and modern historical images such as Image:Gawains return.jpg and also those adorning Jean Keene.
I want to say thank you for your many good faith edits on Wikipedia.
I noticed your revert of some edits by User:In Defense of the Artist. Your edits were quite in order (as were his). I am just concerned about your use of an edit summary containing the letters "rvv", which is normally taken to imply that the edits being reverted are vandalism (that is, a deliberate attempt to make Wikipedia worse).
The main word here is deliberate. I know we often find edits we strongly disagree with and believe to be questionable, but when that happens I think it's important not to call them vandalism, because quite often they aren't deliberate. So please avoid using the term "rvv" and other possible references to vandalism in edit summaries or discussion. -- Tony Sidaway 02:15, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I have noticed that you are a frequent reviewer at that Good Articles project. good article reassessment is experiencing a considerable backlog problem. There are several articles dating from August that still have not generated enough discussion to close. Could you please take a look at the oldest articles and make some fresh comments on them? Please note that some of these have undergone signigicant changes since they first came to GA/R; please judge the article only on its merits as of its current version. If you reviewed an earlier version of any of these articles, please also consider re-reading them and either revise or endorse any earluer comments you have made. Thanks for your help with this! -- Jayron32| talk| contribs 02:41, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I worked on the Date and Texts section, as requested. I still see some problems with the article. Footnotes 7 and 8 refer to "Edwards" and "Jenkins," though it isn't at all clear what works are being referenced, since Edwards and Jenkins aren't in the bibliography. Ugajin 09:29, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
I wanted to make sure that I recalled correctly your specific claim that the material you added to the article on historical inaccruacy was entirely lifted from the source as a direct quote, and not at all paraphrased. If its the former, we cannot adjust the quotes at all. If it is the latter, we are going to have to look at the source a lot more closely. - Arcayne (cast a spell) 22:41, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
Gladiator is an actual novel. The first half of the novel was later adapted into a comic book called "Man-God" 46 years later in 1976. I can erase his birth and death years if necessary. They are based on those given in the Young All-Stars comic book storyline from the late 1980's. The novel just says he was born in the closing years of the 19th century.
The source for the Spider-Man connection came from a Scifi.com (Sci-Fi Channel) review of the book, which is cited. If you don't feel it is a strong enough source, I can delete that section altogether.
Speaking about the god thing, his mother was religious, but religion does not play a large part in Danner’s life at all. I think once the history professor suggests he use his father’s formula to create the “Sons of Dawn”, Danner finally feels like he has found a purpose in life. I guess he feels so powerful that he doesn’t feel that God can even touch him. This is what the novel actually says. Tell me what you think. -- Ghostexorcist 03:01, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Hello, hello. i am oficially obsessed with making Gil Grissom a good article, and after reading most GA articles of fictional characters i don't think anything more can be said about Grissom. All the referencing is done, the "casting" and "character creation" are done, the grammar seems fine, and it's not in a in-universe style (i think). You seem pretty impartial, would you please take another look? Yamanbaiia 21:43, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
I noticed your comment on the GAN talk page regarding sweeps and your interest in possibly participating. For this initial sweep, only experienced, trusted reviewers have been asked to join. I've been needing to send out some more invitations for some time now, but haven't gotten around to it. I looked over some of your GA reviews and think you would be of great help in this process. If after reading over the project page you are still interested in participating, add your name to the list and pick a topic. Add the review tag and get to it. Let us know if you need anything. Regards, Lara ❤ Love 22:19, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
I was attacked a good bit for protecting the Shakespeare article so much today. I was merely trying to keep the vandalism to a minimum so improvements people made wouldn't be lost (which can happen when a ton of vandalism obscures the good edits). Sad Mouse also attacked me over protecting the article (in addition to her comments on my talk page); since she seems to think I am so biased against her, I am staying out of the discussion. I told her if she could convince the other editors, I'd support the new consensus. Also, you should be aware that I've re-protected the article. If another admin undoes this semi-protection, I will not undo their action. Just FYI. Personally, though, I believe this article is so high profile that it should be protected most of the time.-- Alabamaboy 01:04, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
This seems reasonable, as the citation uses the "name" version. I apologise, having not read Queering the Renaissance.
Despite this, I believe that if this quotation were to appear elsewhere in the article the "word" version should be used, appearing to be the currently
accepted version.
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To be honest, I'm afraid I haven't looked at them at all yet. BUT, I finally managed to get to my college library today and brought home a couple of books on Hamlet, so I was just about to do precisely that. Then I read the sources additions and got distracted. That authorship stuff is a little repetitious. I've done one edit, but it'll take a little more before it feels right to me. Going to play with that for a little bit. Very interested to look at the analysis and crit. bits though. Read an interesting essay in a collection called Shakespeare & The Question of Theory on the bus home today, which fits in with the last stuff I read on the play, so I might have some more material shortly. I've been looking out for a better Hamlet image for the top too. Though, I have to say, that someone felt the need to inform us that Booth is sitting on a curule chair I find incredibly endearing; it's just the kind of random, useless information juxtaposition that makes Wikipedia unique. Even if the picture moves, we have to keep that caption. DionysosProteus 22:06, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
Do you think the info is significant enough to warrant being in the main body? I only have the New Cambridge (Edwards 1985) edition here (and the New Cambridge Q1), and he's pretty negative about the Harvey note, as the footnote explains. Although he's positive about the War of the Theatres reference, to me his argument reads like a bit of a stretch (lots of "if we can assume"s) and he offers it as his own unique interpretation (S added it just as he was finishing). I agree that the Caesar material might be interesting enough to incorporate (it also provides internal evidence for the conception of the role as Burbage) but I felt that since I was removing the Harvey material, that ought to go into a note also. I was also aware of the ever-increasing length of the article as a whole, and I'd like to see more in the analysis and performances sections (I need to put something in about Constantin Stanislavski's 1912? Moscow Art Theatre production, designed by Edward Gordon Craig, as this is a biggie.
Re: the dating. I was aware as I put it in that 1600 or 1601 is uncited; I was hoping the rest of you could help with that. Edwards settles on mid-1601 for completion of the play (1985, 8); I think it'd be good if we could get the final date settled on for the Arden 2nd, Arden 3rd, and Oxford at least, and cite all four in a note. I was surprised to read "1599", which is why I removed it, but if we can cite then we could rephrase to offer the three possibilities. I'll put a request on talk. DionysosProteus 00:24, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
Just so you know, I've left this message for RedRabbit. AndyJones 09:58, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
Fair enough. I didn't check the source at the end of the paragraph. I guess I was just expecting it to come right after the sentence. Sorry! Nowah Balloon 20:46, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
I've got two, and since you're an admin and I know you, I figured I'd ask you. 1) How do I delete pages from my userspace? and 2)How do you move a page to a another page that already exists as, say, a redirect? Wrad 23:34, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
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For your mastery of national variant spellings, together with your impeccable and appreciated contributions to Shakespeariana, please accept this barnstar. -- ROGER DAVIES TALK 16:32, 27 October 2007 (UTC) |
Ooo, that's a tricky one. There's no good single sentence, which really should give me pause for thought. How about something to the effect of:
It's not terribly elegant, but still... DionysosProteus 21:29, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Yes I did, thanks for that. There are only two more pictures that I'm sure the copyright has expired on, a model and photo of the last scene. unfortunately all of the pictures showing the variable shapes that the screens formed are photos of a model and still in copyright. I'd prefer to integrate with the text, but in the meantime a gallery might be the best solution. I'll try to scan them in later tonight. I was going to have a go at some more copy-editing in Hamlet first, mainly to sweep out as many of the passive voices as possible. BTW, and slightly randomly, I've been thinking of an article on acting in the period but am stumbling on how to title it. How do you prefer to refer to the period? DionysosProteus 20:34, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
(Shakespeare's)
Okay, thanks. Another query: this might seem like a dumb question, but when, exactly, is Hamlet supposed to be set? The article says something like "despite being set centuries before..." DionysosProteus 21:10, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
Hey. A quick query for you. Do your sources have a more specific date during 1823 for when Q1 was unearthed? I've got Irace's edition but it doesn't say. I'm adding the discovery to the 1823 year page, but wanted to be more specific. Pretty obscure, I know.
With regard to Critical approaches to Hamlet, once I actually took a look at the page I realised what a silly question it was--there's lots of extra material there. Sorry about that.
DionysosProteus 17:31, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
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Thanks for the apology. I also would like to apologize if I hurt your feelings, I do tend to overreact. No one should be punished for being eager to see an article get to FA! Happy editing, and let me know if there is anything at all I can ever help you with - VanTucky Talk 01:38, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
Here it is. The big kahuna. Were it not for the fact that I would be accused of bias, I would base the section on this alone. Serendipod ous 15:35, 31 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm worried. This same problem dogged RDOTHPS's first FAC, and I don't want to see this article lose its FAC over something as stupid as this. I've done what I can, I don't know what else to do. It seems some people won't be happy until the opinions of absolutely everyone on Earth are listed and categorised. Serendipod ous 10:39, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Wrad; just want to make sure we're still cool. This whole process frays the nerves and I know I can be grouchy when cornered. Serendipod ous 17:36, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
I think this this is a very good idea, and is a project I would support. Don't worry too much about User:Malleus Fatuarum; he's not particularly known for his people skills. Epbr123 10:53, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
-- howcheng { chat} 16:45, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Yes, I strongly agree with the views expressed in that discussion. I'm not sure where you envisaged I would to go to endorse those views, though. I don't spend much time over at FAC (I'm too busy picking fights over at AfD) so I'm not sure what the process is. AndyJones 19:40, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Have you appoached Awadewit, Qp10qp or Tom Reedy asking if they'll contribute to the Hamlet peer review? If no, are you aware of any reason I shouldn't do so? AndyJones 20:14, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
Fair enough. Word of caution, though: the tempest "collaboration" started as a result of this little edit war, so expect it to be an authorship-driven battleground. AndyJones 08:24, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey Wrad, have you seen the flurry of recent edits at the Sir Gawain article? It's received a lot of attention from new users (which has been brought to my attention by another established editor) and I can't tell if they're for better or worse, or a combination. At any rate, I'm sure some amount of cleanup is needed, and I think as the major editor, your opinion carries the most weight. Please take a look.-- Cúchullain t/ c 07:16, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
Maybe you've seen by now, but I offered my tuppance-worth at the WikiBooks page. Just about to disappear, but had a thought I thought I'd pass on; we should do a scour of the articles themselves in their edit histories and invite anyone whose name keeps popping up to add to the list. I'm sure there're more articles than the ones in the list, too. DionysosProteus 01:05, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
I took a shot at The Tempest article; see what you think. Ugajin 04:09, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Did you contact User:midnightdreary? S/he might be interested. Whenever there is a userbox, let me know. There might be a bit of traffic to my userpage in a few days when my wikipedia weekly podcast interview goes live. If I had the userbox up, it might draw people to the project. Not to toot my own horn or anything. Awadewit | talk 20:07, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
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A barnstar on your ten-thousandth quality edit to Wikipedia! AndyJones 14:39, 10 November 2007 (UTC) |
Categories completed. John Carter 16:16, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
Hi Wrad,
Congratulations on your big 10k! :)
I recently read your discussion here from August, where you were discussing a possible Dinosaur Featured Topic. Well, I think we may be getting close to a Category:Tyrannosaurs FT, with Daspletosaurus, Albertosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus already FAs, Gorgosaurus likely to make GA soon, and Tarbosaurus in need of some work, but probably not a lot more, before GAC. If you're still interested in a dinosaur FT (and obviously, that's a big 'if', since it's been months since the discussion), could you possibly look over some of the articles and possibly opine on what you think they might need for improvement? Obviously, I don't want to impose, but I'd love to get your feedback on this. There may be something else that sticks out as a possible FT on WP:DABS. Best wishes and happy editing, Firsfron of Ronchester 06:29, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Sorry, Wrad - Try This:
Shakespeare and the Voyagers Revisited, Stritmatter and Kositsky Review of English Studies, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2007; 58: 447-472. Best regards, Smatprt 07:38, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
HI Wrad. The BYU intro should convey relevant, educational information about BYU. Think about what an outsider should know about BYU if they only had 10 seconds to read the Wikipedia article. BEing a private university is really quite a minor facet of BYU. But it is key for people to know that BYU is 98% LDS, that the students follow a strict honor code, and that most males go on missions. JackWilliams 05:00, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
I have left a note at [ [1]]. Regards, Mercury 01:32, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
I think both Wrad and JackWilliams have too much time on their hands...anyhow, do either of you know why I am no longer able to edit the BYU page? (Sorry if this is the wrong place to address my question, but I'm not sure where else to go.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Email4jonathan ( talk • contribs) 03:47, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
I was unaware of the discussion (blush) and I've reverted it. I can't deliver a Hamlet quote for every edit summary (though I'm sorely tempted to try) I'm afraid so it's no good complaining when I use wikispeak :) -- ROGER DAVIES talk 16:44, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
Can you help with this issue: User talk:AndyJones#Hamlet & Lacan? AndyJones ( talk) 17:44, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
Hey, can you do me a favor? I'm currently reviewing Barn Swallow for GA. There is an "In literature" section which includes several quotes from Shakespeare, but currently the formatting is very awkward to read. I tried looking at in regular quotation format, but I'm unsure. Could you perhaps make a recommendation? Thanks a million, VanTucky Talk 20:15, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
I know you're busy but I've done a sortable list of common words requiring transmogrification into other English spelling variants. It covers about 80% of the variants I've encountered so far. It's here. Could you please take a look and add, delete or comment? the idea is to de-mystify EngVar conversion, as I'm sure fear of the unknown is the root cause of many disputes. Many thanks,-- ROGER DAVIES talk 20:36, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
Please don't bite the newcomers as you did to User Talk:GIPIMP26. A welcome and mild mention of uncited edits is usually more conducive to future constructive edits. Cheers. ++ Arx Fortis ( talk) 05:28, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
I have reverted many of the edits by User:Tenebrae. All of the changes were not fully discussed and I don't believe they even bothered to locate the citations for many of the sections they had problems with. I also deleted the newly added "Publication history" section because it belongs on the book's actual article. Hugo's page is about him, not the book itself. I'm sure I'll get an earful for this bulk reversion later from User:Tenebrae. Just letting you know. -- Ghostexorcist ( talk) 11:33, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your comment in response to Matt Lewis on the contest page. Danny ( talk) 02:53, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
This really needs to be nipped in the bud. John Reaves does not stand to personally benefit from the content of Wikipedia:The Core Contest in the way that Matt Lewis and Bensaccount are claiming. Matt Lewis's essay in particular is not factually accurate on many of its points and should be taken with a pinch of salt. Or, given its length, a truckload. – Steel 23:15, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
Wrad, you're at a university, aren't you (unlike me)? Is there any possibility of you obtaining a copy of the following for me? I expect it'll be on a database somewhere?? Don't worry if not.
John Jowett, "Johannes Factotum: Henry Chettle and Greene's Groatsworth of Wit", Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, vol. 87, no. 4, (1993), pp. 453-86
AndyJones 21:55, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
Maria and I were wondering if you would be willing to donate $5 or $10 towards a Cervantes pot. We recently discovered that the Spanish wikipedia has FAs on a number of British and American writers and texts, but we have none on any Spanish-language writers or texts. So, we thought maybe a push at the reward board would do the trick. See our discussion here. Awadewit | talk 20:10, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for the good word. It was very encouraging and insightful. -- Ephilei ( talk) 15:23, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
I feel like I'm just getting more and more tart with him, which doesn't help things. Wrad ( talk) 17:34, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
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The problem I have with the lead is that it ignores defining elements of BYU: 1. The Honor Code 2. Male students going on Mormon missions. These elements are so central to BYU that they should be in the intro. JackWilliams ( talk) 18:42, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
Thanks. Yes, I always approach the editor and ask that question when I see a huge addition made in a single edit. My resoning is that (assuming I get an answer) it will flag up whether there was a copyvio: an inexperienced user copy-pasting onto the page a (sourced) essay that they've picked up somewhere. I agree that at first glance they both look like good stuff. AndyJones ( talk) 08:28, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
I am active on the poetry pages, but I have a few questions so if you can get back to me as soon as you can I would greatly appreciate it... Thank you and have a wonderful day.... God Bless Rianon Burnet 18:46, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
The article
Green you nominated as a
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I have merged the article to the minor character list because it does not assert notability per WP:N. If the character is deeply analyzed in reliable sources, and you can prove it, feel free to bring it back. Please actually back your claims if you believe that to be the case, though. Just because Romeo and Juliet has been so deeply analyzed, it will not automatically mean that any random part of it can just be sourced instantly. TTN ( talk) 18:26, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Of course they do exist. The following are just the first few that a casual google search brings up, and only those that focus on that particular character already in the title. Unfortunately I haven't got free online access to much in the field, and won't have much time hunting them down in the library.
etc... -- Fut.Perf. ☼ 23:02, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
As I'm sure you're aware, this 'pedia has many, many articles about fiction, and most of these articles do not meet various policies and guidelines such as WP:N, WP:RS, WP:V, WP:FICT, WP:WAC and WP:NOT#PLOT. A great many of these articles will end-up redirected or deleted because they can't be brought up to snuff. Most of these will be articles such as Cosmo and Wanda, not The Nurse, because the sources required to justify their existence simply don't exist. I see you've been adding refs while I've been writing this - great. Cheers, Jack Merridew 19:55, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
Here is the talk if you have forgotten:
Just thought i would explain that the info box at the top of the page is incorrect, the spelling colour is worldwide accepted, only North America use this other spelling derivation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.135.48.50 (talk) 22:20, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Please see WP:ENGVAR --jacobolus (t) 00:02, 15 November 2007 (UTC) Only North America? The offical spelling of colour in Canada is c-o-l-o-u-r. Canadian dictionaries show both spellings, but c-o-l-o-u-r is listed first and is the primary usage of the word in Canada (as is honour, flavour, favourite, travelling, centre, etc). With that, I agree with your argument. It is said here on Wikipedia that in articles where information is given about a particular region, the accepted spelling for that article must match that which is offically accepted in the region. Globally, more native English speakers use c-o-l-o-u-r than c-o-l-o-r. --Bentonia School (talk) 04:30, 26 November 2007 (UTC) This is neither the place to discuss the merits of your argument (so I won't), nor to contravene wikipedia policy. This has been debated to death in more proper fora (and of course on this page—check the archives), and you're welcome to bring it up there (that is, at the talk page of the Manual of Style) again, but I very much doubt that you'll change the community's mind about it. --jacobolus (t) 06:04, 26 November 2007 (UTC) Colour is not American so therefore why is Colour redirected to Color? English wikipedia and all. WP:ENGVAR says that in cases like the AmericanCivil War then American Spelling would prevail but Color? Not a chance. I disagree whole-heartedly about the spelling of this article. Kaeso Dio (talk) 12:13, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
That doesn't make any sense. By that logic, why should Color redirect to Colour? Color is not British. ENGVAR also says to respect the spelling that is already there in neutral cases, so please respect the spelling already here. Changing it wouldn't make a bit of difference. Wrad 16:30, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Please read the infobox at the top of the page. This is an off-topic conversation. --♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 16:38, 30 November 2007 (UTC) Retrieved from " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Color"
My point is that American spelling prevails in American articles like the American Civil War but an article on color/colour is not from any country so English Spelling on English wikipedia should prevail. Kaeso Dio ( talk) 11:09, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
Hello Wrad:
I'm putting this note here because I see your name in the edit history of the Book of Mormon article. There have been two "batches" of changes to the article recently. As I explained in the Talk, I reversed these changes, not because of the substance of the changes but because of the "process". Talk:Book of Mormon#Reversal of Changes
I'm hoping you and others will look at the substance of these changes. I don't want the people who made the changes to think their efforts were reversed and then simply ignored. (And I'm not able to comment seriously on the proposed changes.)
The two batches of changes I'm referring to are the ones made on December 15 by 24.2.75.193, and on December 17 by DJ Clayworth. (Because the changes were reversed, the best place to see them is through the article history.)
Thank you, Wanderer57 ( talk) 18:36, 17 December 2007 (UTC)
I'm sorry it took me a long time to respond. But which article? I haven't been here alot in the past 4 months. Working for Him ( talk) 22:33, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
Good thinking. Was thinking just the same: see here. AndyJones ( talk) 17:20, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
Religious debates over Harry Potter has been listed as the featured article of the day for December 27th. Even with the page protected from vandalism, the debate over sources vs. POV is going to get vicious. Prep yourself for 24 very difficult hours. Serendipod ous 16:56, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
Wow... you're adding... a lot... of... references to BYU. The ref count is now at 151, which is more than double of Harvard University. References are important... but it's going slightly overkill. Maybe you should find some more generic sources which could replace multiple existing sources on the BYU article right now. It's just a suggestion, it's not too bad, but it's definitely getting there. Merry Christmas! - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 03:57, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
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I got a barnstar for getting Religious debates over Harry Potter to the front page, but you didn't; that doesn't seem fair, so I'm giving you one. Serendipod ous 23:15, 28 December 2007 (UTC) |
Haha, I'll take what I can get! Wrad ( talk) 23:15, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
Wrad, you might want to request page protection on the BYU article. If I remember how to do it I'll do it for you. - Jameson L. Tai talk ♦ contribs 23:28, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
(unindent) Hey, I forgot to give you this a couple days back... but here... have a cookie. :-)
- Jameson L. Tai
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