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Peace is a state of balance and understanding in yourself and between others, where respect is gained by the acceptance of differences, tolerance persists, conflicts are resolved through dialogue, people's rights are respected and their voices are heard, and everyone is at their highest point of serenity without social tension.
Martin, As you archive so regularly (unlike some editors ...) I thought that this would
a) Brighten up your page, and
b) Add a serious tone amidst all the hilarity.
All the best to you and yours –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard| 11:08, 24 December 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you. A lovely picture. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:03, 26 December 2012 (UTC)
- I have made a little seasonal update - hope you don't mind! Martinevans123 (talk) 09:02, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
- Not at all. The snow has almost vanished.
A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Christ; the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, neither earlier than March 22 nor later than April 25.
I hate this BST ... why can't we stick with good old GMT? (... it follows the sun after all)
Cheers!
— Gareth Griffith-Jones – The WelshBuzzard – 10:27, 31 March 2013 (UTC)- A brand of choc ice manufactured by the British Wall's ice cream
- the act of eating
- now, I ask you, what kind of alphabetical (or significance) order is that?!!
- Yours, aye John Lemon
- Have always loved that record. Good compilation of photographs ... who is the geezer in the middle — at 1 min 32 secs? –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard| 20:28, 31 March 2013 (UTC)- For some reason, he always reminded me of Nixon!
- Oh! Of course. I knew that really –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard| 20:47, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
- Oh! Of course. I knew that really –
- For some reason, he always reminded me of Nixon!
- Have always loved that record. Good compilation of photographs ... who is the geezer in the middle — at 1 min 32 secs? –
- Not at all. The snow has almost vanished.
- I have made a little seasonal update - hope you don't mind! Martinevans123 (talk) 09:02, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
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The Civility Barnstar | ||
I was just reading through some old discussion on talk page of John Demjanjuk and wanted to recognize you for your amazing civility (at least in the segment of discussion that I viewed). Wow! Azx2 05:12, 2 August 2013 (UTC) |
Mmmm? You being civil ... Gosh!
Cheers! –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard|— 05:18, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
Postscript: @ Azx2
I like your User page ... I too am a great admirer of the female form ... (especially Michele Merkin) –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard|— 05:26, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
- Hi Gareth Griffith-Jones, I'm delighted to learn of another admirer of Michele Merkin, though I imagine there must be many thousands of us! And with respect to the civility of User:Martinevans123, the discussion I was reading tonight was well over a year old! So I can't speak for current civility, or lack thereof! lol... Azx2 05:59, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
- Ha Ha! He gets worse by the day –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard|— 06:13, 2 August 2013 (UTC)- Wow, indeed. Is this the sort of thing one gets to see on WikiProject Cycling?? I must join - she can pump up my tyres any day. Stupendous arches there. And some very tasty flying buttresses. Love to check out those voussoirs. Many thanks Azx2. But these days I'm just incredibly rude. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:32, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
- On top form with the links, are we? With apologies to a certain joke shop owner and manager. Great to have so much laughter in the Buzzard household. Cheers to you, Martin and Azx2! –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard|— 11:05, 2 August 2013 (UTC)- "...joke shop??...two pairs of plastic tits in the window, jar of fart sweets on the counter...no mate, it's the bloody butcher's!": [3] Martinevans123 (talk) 11:29, 2 August 2013 (UTC) ...sorry, Ivan, that joke was terrible.
- LOL! Tough crowd in here! "Take my wife—please!" (With apologies to Henny Youngman.) Speaking of my wife though, have you seen this lovely of Michelle Merkin? She's divine (or at least she was, like six years ago. Not sure now...)! Azx2 15:35, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
- Now, for some reason, she's just not in my very thumbed copy of Penthouse Top 200 Centrefolds. I must have been thinking more of this divine lovely, sob. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:46, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
- LOL! Tough crowd in here! "Take my wife—please!" (With apologies to Henny Youngman.) Speaking of my wife though, have you seen this lovely of Michelle Merkin? She's divine (or at least she was, like six years ago. Not sure now...)! Azx2 15:35, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
- "...joke shop??...two pairs of plastic tits in the window, jar of fart sweets on the counter...no mate, it's the bloody butcher's!": [3] Martinevans123 (talk) 11:29, 2 August 2013 (UTC) ...sorry, Ivan, that joke was terrible.
- On top form with the links, are we? With apologies to a certain joke shop owner and manager. Great to have so much laughter in the Buzzard household. Cheers to you, Martin and Azx2! –
- Wow, indeed. Is this the sort of thing one gets to see on WikiProject Cycling?? I must join - she can pump up my tyres any day. Stupendous arches there. And some very tasty flying buttresses. Love to check out those voussoirs. Many thanks Azx2. But these days I'm just incredibly rude. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:32, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
- Ha Ha! He gets worse by the day –
Wow - who would've thought that all this could come from a Nazi-camp guard, and a simple barnstar? lolz. lolz, indeed... ;) Azx2 17:15, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
- Jivvens! This page gets more nuts by the minute.. -- Bigtittyhappyday
- Cripes!, indeedy-doody !!
- Amen! Seems the place is over-run with mincing oafs.
- Minced oath? Would that be made into a watchman's pie? –
– Gareth Griffith-Jones |The Welsh Buzzard|— 07:32, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
- Minced oath? Would that be made into a watchman's pie? –
- Amen! Seems the place is over-run with mincing oafs.
- Cripes!, indeedy-doody !!
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
. And good grief! Not what I was expecting to find here. I'll just check again.... Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:48, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
- I blame that stream of dodgey notification messages, officer. With such great European Statesmen in the news, I thought I'd better join in. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:57, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
- actually, am on pills for me neerves...
A different RFA
Hehe. I like the cartoon. That may be Darwinbish's slow-witted brother, fourth from the left. Mutatis mutandis it made me think of a New Yorker cartoon somebody sent me the other day (on paper). It shows a couple sitting in a restaurant, regarding — without enthusiasm — a fish with a broad smile on its face. Caption: "They say it's all the antidepressants in the water." Bishonen | talk 21:11, 5 August 2013 (UTC).
- lol [4]
Sorry to disappoint you on this one. For what it is worth, I immediately phoned my GP, one Dr. Johnny Feelgood, who confirmed that he always uses a full stop. After every sentence and abbreviation. Pretty conclusive, don't you think ?! Tsk. I really must stop being frivolous - this is an encyclopaedia for Pete's sake. Cheers,
Derek R Bullamore (talk) 20:23, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
- Cripes!! I 'ad that full stop done once, mate. But luckily my doc got reversed (over). Martinevans123 (talk) 20:28, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
England retain archived ashes....
"Oh, it's ignorance alright...."
- It might be argued that, since the weather played such a decisive role in forcing at least a draw, this Ashes series result should be seen as less significant than in other years. That question can only really be answered by considering the quality of play in the remaining matches. Of course, England could still win the series 4-0, or 3-1, couldn't they?”
- You could argue that, but you would be wrong. And I know the players and true fans won't see it that way.
- Ashes 2013: England will win the series 4-0 now but Australia will be devastated. So who is this Michael Vaughn character? He can’t be a real player can he, whoever he is? Guess he’s not a "true fan" either!
- You could argue that, but you would be wrong. And I know the players and true fans won't see it that way.
That secret bat-cave list in full....
Yes. Those KGB-fabricated voice-actor Robinisms they didn't want you to hear....!!
- Holy Jimbo Wales
- Holy Reliable Source
- Holy PROD
- Holy Guantanamo
- [5].... useful advice.
- ... useful advice? Mmmm yes. Rather a strangled voice ... and no picture sync.
"I liked the backing."
"Oil give it two"
"Oh, I say. That is rather good."
— TheWelsh Critic— 06:46, 17 August 2013 (UTC).- Strangled voice?!! Surely you mean lilting Lancashire soft-rock balladeering?? But hey, this YouTube clip should interest you more.... [6].. amazed there is no article yet for Dog narcolpesy!!
- ... useful advice? Mmmm yes. Rather a strangled voice ... and no picture sync.
Hi Martin. We seem to be misunderstanding each other on the Northern Sky page. Are you suggesting that Drake was not a seminal influence on UK 80s indie, on labels such as Sarah and the cassette movement, and that his weapy morosness did not underpin the whole c86 thing? I'm not asking this as a challenge bty, more interested in what you might have to say. Ceoil (talk) 11:16, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
- Am sure that's quite accurate. And if you have a source for that statement that's fine. I only reverted two of your three edits as the edit changes, in the light of your edit summaries, made no sense to me - what does "get top fuck with ref ask" mean? Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:31, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
- And I see that you have removed "The song was included on the soundtracks to the romantic comedies Serendipity (2000) and Fever Pitch (2005)." with the edit summary "no". And that you removed the new para about the quartet that played at the Nick Drake Gathering with the edit summary "rm". I'm wondering if other editors might find it tricky to guess what your reasons were for those deletions. Regards. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:54, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
- Surprised you being pissy about this, but fine. Regards yourself re removing trivia. Best. Ceoil (talk) 12:11, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
- PS, if your judging the quality of edits by the the spelling in the edit suammries - good luck with that. Ceoil (talk) 12:13, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry if you think asking for a source for an opinion is "being pissy". Yes, I hope I'm lucky with your edit summaries too. A secondary source might be found for that quartet? (e.g. here's one from the Worcester Music Festival: [7]) I think a whole group named after a song may be as notable as a song partly named after another song, especially if that group is closely connected to the Nick Drake "community". By the way, it's a Middle 8 not a middle 8th...
- Your on the verge of saying actually! Thats the word that make me think...whaever makes you happy! Continue! In the delight of you! By the way, I poo poo you web sources, do not stoop to that level. Books, dear. Ceoil (talk) 12:56, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
- ... please remind me, if I ever read a book that has in it the phrase: "the finest ... to which Nick Drake ever lended his name", to take to back to the charity shop, thanks. lol Martinevans123 (talk) 20:56, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
- Hello? What's going on? What's all this shouting? We'll have no trouble here! -- Hillbillyholiday talk 09:06, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
- Phew. Yes, this is Britain and everything's altight. Thank gawd for that truly uplifting boost, Billy. By jove!! I feel the point of deep crisis may have passed.... And, I'd like to just point out to everyone... "NO-ONE IS SHOUTING!!!" ALRIGHT??? GOT THAT??!!
- ... please remind me, if I ever read a book that has in it the phrase: "the finest ... to which Nick Drake ever lended his name", to take to back to the charity shop, thanks. lol Martinevans123 (talk) 20:56, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
- Your on the verge of saying actually! Thats the word that make me think...whaever makes you happy! Continue! In the delight of you! By the way, I poo poo you web sources, do not stoop to that level. Books, dear. Ceoil (talk) 12:56, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
- Sorry if you think asking for a source for an opinion is "being pissy". Yes, I hope I'm lucky with your edit summaries too. A secondary source might be found for that quartet? (e.g. here's one from the Worcester Music Festival: [7]) I think a whole group named after a song may be as notable as a song partly named after another song, especially if that group is closely connected to the Nick Drake "community". By the way, it's a Middle 8 not a middle 8th...
- PS, if your judging the quality of edits by the the spelling in the edit suammries - good luck with that. Ceoil (talk) 12:13, 18 August 2013 (UTC)
This crap and that above is (which I've just read) is facetious, mean-spirited, and wholly unwarranted. What's the point? I mean really, does it make you feel better? The reason I have a retired tag is that it's impossible to work here without a fight, and all this does is prove a point that's really not necessary to prove. Can't you understand that not everyone spells well! Does the reason really need to be spelled out? Thoroughly disgusted seeing editors making fun of other editors! Victoria (talk) 21:59, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
- Very sorry, Victoria, but you'l have to be a bit more specific - that whole edit history is crap? Or just my bits? This thread was started by Ceoil - is that crap too? I have no problem with bad spelling - mine's certainly bad enough - but not when I can't even understand what it means. But maybe it's secret code, yeah? p.s. I thought you had retired? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:11, 19 August 2013 (UTC)
- Martin, check yourself. Least we forget, this started with a blind revert, then descented into baiting with snarky edit summaries, cruel talk page and highly personalised *shit* from you, and just rubbish from there. Dunno, its not your area, but still you wandered in and picked a fight. It would be appreciated if you just went away from the page; your contributions have been either confused or wrong, apart from the spelouing thing, which bots can look after, thank you very much. Ceoil (talk) 01:27, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
- Dear Ceoil, I initially reverted two of your three edits because they did not appear to make sense to me. But could you please explain why this is "not my area" and how exactly bots can look after "the spelouing thing". Sorry that it's too late for me to just "go away" from the page. But I'm not sure why I should have to do that. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:43, 23 August 2013 (UTC) p.s. I asked Victoria, by email, to pass on my best wishes to you and to say I had no disrespect for your work. I do hope she did that.
- Martin, check yourself. Least we forget, this started with a blind revert, then descented into baiting with snarky edit summaries, cruel talk page and highly personalised *shit* from you, and just rubbish from there. Dunno, its not your area, but still you wandered in and picked a fight. It would be appreciated if you just went away from the page; your contributions have been either confused or wrong, apart from the spelouing thing, which bots can look after, thank you very much. Ceoil (talk) 01:27, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
ce, short hand for copy edit
I use it a lot. Probably could be more specific, but its a catch all. Cheers, --Malerooster (talk) 17:55, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, same here - I do exactly the same. I only questioned that deletion edit because it hadn't reappeared after 17 whole minutes! Sorry for being a bit trigger happy there. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:11, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
- No worries. Does the article/lede look ok now? I am a huge Clapton fan but admit my ignorance when it comes to mr. Cale. I will be checking him out. I saw the neil young quote, who I also think is a g#d, so very impressed. --Malerooster (talk) 18:26, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, Mr. Young is quite divine, isn't he. Most of JJ's stuff is so laid-back that, compared to Neil, he's practically asleep. I think the JJ Cale article is looking pretty good. Maybe it would benefit from the addition of some appraisals/ tributes that must have appeared in the obituaries after his death. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:47, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
- No worries. Does the article/lede look ok now? I am a huge Clapton fan but admit my ignorance when it comes to mr. Cale. I will be checking him out. I saw the neil young quote, who I also think is a g#d, so very impressed. --Malerooster (talk) 18:26, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
Edit summaries?
How do I provide these after an edit? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Z07x10 (talk • contribs) 22:34, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for asking. You kind of do it at the same time. Have a look here. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:37, 21 August 2013 (UTC) but don't forget to sign as well, lol! but yes, I've always found jack a bit hard to grasp as well, I must admit, sob.
So take Derrida, one of the grand old men. I thought I ought to at least be able to understand his Grammatology, so tried to read it...I found the scholarship appalling, based on pathetic misreading; and the argument, such as it was, failed to come close to the kinds of standards I've been familiar with since virtually childhood. Well, maybe I missed something: could be, but suspicions remain, as noted.
--Noam Chomsky
Don't worry you're not the only one! -- Hillbillyholiday talk 05:55, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
- Yay! Me and gnome go way back, ya know... Martinevans123 (talk) 08:42, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
- Lol, yes, he's long been the inspiration for my 'style'.. -- Hillbillyholiday talk 08:51, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
- (watching) revert, inspiration ... - today I was inspired to collect the typical myths about the unspeakable things we aren't supposed to mention for a month: what do you think? (Far from finished, but I am tired.) I come here, because wherever I looked I found nice bits from you, Martin ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:00, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- Haha, what a great sortable list is that! Although am dismayed that none of the arguments are deemed to be both stupid AND ignorant!! And I thought I tended to be a bit subjective.... Martinevans123 (talk) 22:14, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- (watching) revert, inspiration ... - today I was inspired to collect the typical myths about the unspeakable things we aren't supposed to mention for a month: what do you think? (Far from finished, but I am tired.) I come here, because wherever I looked I found nice bits from you, Martin ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:00, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- Lol, yes, he's long been the inspiration for my 'style'.. -- Hillbillyholiday talk 08:51, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
1970s new wave pop musical interlude
[8] classic pop!!
- [9] and not!! sock-it to 'em Cerys, luv.
- Thanks for the reminder of 2001, Hafjspagen: [10]. What a gem. Featuring wonderfully echoey Lol Coxhill!! Or was it 1972.
- Gotta look on the left, look on the right
- Gotta believe that there's something
- [11] Face worker, a serpentine miner. -- Hillbillyholiday talk 14:53, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- Cerys can do no wrong as far as I am concerned.
But there again
— I'm too old now , I guess, to woo her now| — 18:55, 24 August 2013 (UTC)- The lovely Cerys.. Catatonia (with the Manics) was the first proper gig I ever went to. -- Hillbillyholiday talk 20:43, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- You lucky lad. What a "corker", as they say... always more of SuperFurries and a Phonics man myself, but the Manics had some bangin' choooooooonz init (particularly fond of Stole the Sun, even the pop versions, lol). Martinevans123 (talk) 21:41, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- The lovely Cerys.. Catatonia (with the Manics) was the first proper gig I ever went to. -- Hillbillyholiday talk 20:43, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- Cerys can do no wrong as far as I am concerned.
- [11] Face worker, a serpentine miner. -- Hillbillyholiday talk 14:53, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- You have great taste Gareth. I'm sure you're not to old, at all. What's more, you're never to old to be a gentleman. And I am very grateful that you are indeed one! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:03, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- That's very kind. Thank you Martin.
Post script: That Caravan track is rather good ... new to me ... thank you.
Cheers!
— Gareth Griffith-Jones|The Welsh Buzzard| — 19:08, 24 August 2013 (UTC)- A great band. I loved all the Canterbury lot. In the Land of Grey and Pink one of the best albums ever made! Martinevans123 (talk) 20:31, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- That's very kind. Thank you Martin.
- You have great taste Gareth. I'm sure you're not to old, at all. What's more, you're never to old to be a gentleman. And I am very grateful that you are indeed one! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:03, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
Karma
Fun isnt it, getting reverted. Wht goes around.... Ceoil (talk) 20:42, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- You've not just reverted me, you deleted the whole discussion. You deleted everyone's discussion. I didn't realise that you WP:OWNed that article. I'm really not sure that you are keen on collaborating. You've been incredibly rude and insulting. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:50, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- "There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance." "Sage, denotes wisdom."Rosemary Cheese (talk) 22:52, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- That's very pretty. Thank you. If I'd mentioned that, I'd probably have been given something to go with it and be told where to stuff it... Martinevans123 (talk) 22:58, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- Just as long as that something doesn't make you cry whilst peeling it. Rosemary Cheese (talk) 23:05, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
- "Happy New Yarg, Rosemary!": who am I ...[12] Martinevans123 (talk) 10:28, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- And a happy Newport Caerphilly to you Martin Evans! I consider their music in a class of its own.Rosemary Cheese (talk) 21:57, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- You must mean this pair of Jocks, surely?? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:07, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- Drat! I am now reminded of the ghastly games teacher at my old school who used to say to all and sundry that I could not tell my arse from my elbow Rosemary Cheese (talk) 23:00, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- Cripes! How beastly. You poor thing. Some of us went to a better class of boarder where we had special lessons in Rock and Roll, dontcha know! Martinevans123 (talk) 23:11, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- Well, I got my own back on her during the Sixth Form v The Staff Hockey match. My hockey stick was put to good use Rosemary Cheese (talk) 23:21, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- Cripes! How beastly. You poor thing. Some of us went to a better class of boarder where we had special lessons in Rock and Roll, dontcha know! Martinevans123 (talk) 23:11, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- Drat! I am now reminded of the ghastly games teacher at my old school who used to say to all and sundry that I could not tell my arse from my elbow Rosemary Cheese (talk) 23:00, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- You must mean this pair of Jocks, surely?? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:07, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- And a happy Newport Caerphilly to you Martin Evans! I consider their music in a class of its own.Rosemary Cheese (talk) 21:57, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- "Happy New Yarg, Rosemary!": who am I ...[12] Martinevans123 (talk) 10:28, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- "There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance." "Sage, denotes wisdom."Rosemary Cheese (talk) 22:52, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
Famous at last
- Great post on UK Talk this morning from PCW!
Thought this would amuse you[13]
Cheers!
— Gareth Griffith-Jones| The Welsh Buzzard: Cardiff born and bred | — 09:39, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
- Great post on UK Talk this morning from PCW!
I've left Wikipedia, but you've done a fine job expanding this article. All the best. Nydas(Talk) 23:10, 3 September 2013 (UTC)
Just what is true, what else can you do
Mural
Could you keep an eye on Newport City Council? The campaign group are making persistent efforts to insert POV details (ungrammatically), so it could do with some extra eyes on it. Thanks. Ghmyrtle (talk) 20:42, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the tip off, Ghm. I'll certainly try. Public pages like wiki articles are obviously an easy target for those who want to vent their (probably well justified) anger. We've seen it all before, of course, with celebrity DJs, disgraced pop-stars, etc., etc., I can't see the council coming out of this mess at all well. People feel betrayed. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:56, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
- ... and rail closures. You missed this recently whilst you were off somewhere galavanting, although PCW was aggrieved to not have been mentioned.
Welcome back!
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones | The Welsh Buzzard | — 21:33, 10 October 2013 (UTC)- ...yes, another hot potato. I guess tube trains are also things of beauty - especially in Watford. Thankyou, Gareth. I think an enforced month or two, away from Wiki, every year, would do many editors (like me) a lot of good. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:45, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
- That seven week break during this (great) summer did me a power of good.
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones | The Welsh Buzzard | — 21:53, 10 October 2013 (UTC)- I'm promising myself a seven week stint of editing wiki next year .... lol.
- Never mind! We might be warring with Florence then ... gulp
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones | The Welsh Buzzard | — 08:12, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
- Never mind! We might be warring with Florence then ... gulp
- I'm promising myself a seven week stint of editing wiki next year .... lol.
- That seven week break during this (great) summer did me a power of good.
- ...yes, another hot potato. I guess tube trains are also things of beauty - especially in Watford. Thankyou, Gareth. I think an enforced month or two, away from Wiki, every year, would do many editors (like me) a lot of good. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:45, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
- ... and rail closures. You missed this recently whilst you were off somewhere galavanting, although PCW was aggrieved to not have been mentioned.
Police took me down to the gaol
and they tied me to the wall. (66 bpm, go on count 'em)
- Mmmm ... "lub-dub-ta"
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones | The Welsh Buzzard | — 08:02, 23 October 2013 (UTC)- Yes, indeed. Might explain some of it's "core-wrenching elemental force."
- Mmmm ... "lub-dub-ta"
- That was bad luck ...
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones | The Welsh Buzzard | — 22:04, 12 October 2013 (UTC)- No, it was reasonable grounds for stop and search, allegedly. But I actually got let off with a verbal caution, since (unlike po' Lightnin') I'm not black.
- And here I am with a big file and no cake to hide it in.
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones | The Welsh Buzzard | — 22:21, 12 October 2013 (UTC)- XXXX always comes in handy, I find, Mr Temple.
- So the singing detective got you out, did he?
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones | The Welsh Buzzard | — 22:37, 12 October 2013 (UTC)- He certainly did. Mr Gambon can do no wrong in my book. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:44, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
- I bring home my packet, my white-collar money
- I'm in a fist fight, she thinks she's Gene Tunney: [14]
- So the singing detective got you out, did he?
- XXXX always comes in handy, I find, Mr Temple.
- And here I am with a big file and no cake to hide it in.
- No, it was reasonable grounds for stop and search, allegedly. But I actually got let off with a verbal caution, since (unlike po' Lightnin') I'm not black.
DYK
Hi Martin, you are a co-author of the expansion of James Howe Carse at DYK. Thanks for joining in. Victuallers (talk) 12:17, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
- No worries, Bruce. The father/ brother question still a little perplexing and unclear, I think. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:21, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
- Do have a go at this - it would appear that the two hemispheres disagree over the relationship. I've nominate Alexander Carse too - and pleased to see a copy edit or more Victuallers (talk) 18:39, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
- Done a bit of tidying at Alexander Carse. But any idea why the YourPaintings there link gives me an error, when it seems fine in other artist's articles? Martinevans123 (talk) 19:29, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
Great presentation
Martin for you now you are running free!
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones | The Welsh Buzzard | — 21:24, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
- Ah, that's very funny. Yes, Jimmy had a lovely gentle manner in his story telling. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:33, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks
Thanks for the revert at Acomb. This looks like another incarnation of a suspected sockpuppet that is under investigation here. There is another suspect calling themselves York information displaying similar behaviour. However, they never do enough under the same name for long enough to provide quality evidence.Rimmer1993 (talk) 21:07, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
- Their image edit at Bridlington, along similar concrete lines, also left quite a bit to be desired. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:14, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
DYK for Alexander Carse
Orlady (talk) 08:02, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
DYK for James Howe Carse
The DYK project (nominate) 00:03, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
Do you approve?
What is your verdict?
I am, expecting a "Well done!"
— Gareth Griffith-Jones| The Welsh Buzzard: Cardiff born and bred | — 15:34, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
- But of course!! "Very well done!" It's like "rampant box mania" over there!! Martinevans123 (talk) 17:46, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
- Ha, ha! Thankx!
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones | The Welsh Buzzard | — 20:34, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
- Ha, ha! Thankx!
- Please donate generously (.... and add whatever you like!!):
- that old Fifth Beatle, again (sigh)
- just the 7 inches this time, Grace, sorry
- my own beautiful
laundretteGeorge Michael tribute (suitably low-grade video, yes!!) [15] - hey sugar... do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do...
- a bit of a hit, apparently... (Leo gets the velvet treatment)
- Not the early one, That you can wish upon, Not the northern one, That guides in the sailors
- ... a prisoner of the white lines
- ... [16] what a classic
- ... [17] what a ridiculous suit
- ... [18] a charmingly light and deft chamber piece
- ... [19] ... then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars
- ... jus' coz... (most favouritist Jankel guitar solo(s) evva evva) (and even more brillianter live)!!
- ... an incessant driving backbeat, jazz syncopated piano (mmmm, those trills), sly vocal, soaring blues harp... just funk bliss
... and news just in: [20]
- ... utterly stupendous guitar solo
- ... einige gute Ratschläge für Kinder von heute...]]
- ... [21]
- ... get daaaaaarn!! a classic
- ... and in similar vein
- ... cheers, Rambler! sheessh!! line 'em up, dude: [22], [23], [24]
- ... Jolly New Year!!
- ... 1975, top of their game, just wonderful!
- ... [25] ... and a classic interpretation
- ... and keeping it Viv, one hell of a region...
A barnstar for you!
The Barnstar of Good Humor | |
This dif made me smile, thank you. Matty.007 18:48, 23 October 2013 (UTC) |
- "French justice for the lot of 'em, I say!" (not really)... and many thanks :) Martinevans123 (talk) 18:52, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Vandal1 - Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
{{[subst:vandal1|Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway}} Trying to avoid the 3 revert rule - Tut, Tut! Rgds, --2.101.109.104 (talk) 23:43, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
- I think that old litter bin on Platform 2 is fair game, don't you? Martinevans123 (talk) 07:39, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
NSA ITN nomination
The NSA spying-on-allies story really should go into ITN, but the current article, 2013 mass surveillance disclosures, runs to something like 19,000 words — which in hoary old newspaper terms would equate to more than 500 column-inches of type! Way, way too long and unwieldy.
Needed, a separate, much shorter article dealing mainly with the October reports of surveillance of heads of state, esp. Merkel — who at least according to some reports is really truly genuinely upset & not just engaged in "outrage theater," as some NSA apologists have smugly asserted. Sca (talk) 16:53, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the message, Sca. Yes, I must admit I had thought exactly the same thing. Sounds an interesting little project, but I'm not sure I'm best placed to create such, as have no previous input to this subject. Any idea what the article should be called? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:02, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
- SCA brought this to my attention, and I agree with the criticism and that separating out an article might be the perfect solution. As it stands we have the nom resting on the one sentence bullet point in the list. I cannot think of a useful title, but there were worldwide protests yesterday, including one in Washington attended by people across the political spectrum. This three minute news clip about the US and foregn protests might give you some good ideas. μηδείς (talk) 17:12, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
- Haha, I see. Are we inventing a little horse here to pull our little temporary ITN cart? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:46, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
- The article is overlong, and the proper action would be to separate out subarticles. I didn't come here to advocate anything, but SCA invited comment. I won't commentfurther unless asked to. This article on the Merkel spying scandal might be useful http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/10/27/obama-knew-nsa-spying-on-merkel-and-approved-it-report-says-944692234/ μηδείς (talk) 17:50, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks, that's very kind Medeis. Sounds quite a job. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:28, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
Books and Bytes: The Wikipedia Library Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013
by The Interior (talk · contribs), Ocaasi (talk · contribs)
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Chemical compounds
FWIW, I AfDed it again lol pbp 00:19, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
- Oh dear. I was hoping to start List of deaths caused by chemical compounds with unusual names. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:55, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
AFD disruption
Enough. If I weren't involved in the AFD, I'd be stripping your "contributions" out and considering a block. Another Easter Egg link or surreal comment and I'll take it to ANI, where I'm quite confident that another admin will be happy to do the same.—Kww(talk) 01:23, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the impartial advice. Which one were you thinking of? Happy Easter to you too. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:40, 31 October 2013 (UTC) ".. motivated solely to make this AFD so long.."? What's my percentage of contributed bytes over there? And I've suggested that it's about time it was ended. These endlessly repeated AfDs are quite surreal aren't they.
- How very heartwarming to discover that even being surreal is now considered by some to be a sanctionable offence. Strewth. Welcome to Wikipedia, Martin - we hope you enjoy making contributions and decide to stay. PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 10:39, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
- Phew! That may be what being born in the Far East does to you,Ma'tin. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 10:47, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
- I've now adjusted my comment and left a translation for Kww. This may be seen as more disruption and trying to lengthen the RfD, of course. (Well by non-naive admins who can see I am the sole spokesman for the "keep camp" anyway (allegedly)). Martinevans123 (talk) 12:22, 31 October 2013 (UTC) p.s. if I get blocked, could I please request a naive admin to unblock me?
- Might want to consider placing this {{humor}} template next time (?) — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 20:06, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the tip, Gareth. Unlike yours, of course, much if not all of my pathetic "humour" is quite ungentlenmanly and relies partly on the shock value of a double-take. I like to flatter myself that some editors might take my surreal rantings as serious comment. Such a ploy often seriously backfires, alas. And I immensely admire editors who are simply consistently sincere and trustworthy. I guess, ideally, we'd all use "emotion markers" like we do with font: <sarc>, <irony>, <pity>, <disgust> etc. Smileys can be so unbecoming. I blame User:Hillbillyholiday, of course who has led me astray so diligently and now disappears, leaving me "like a patsy at the heist". Regardilons, Martinevans123 (talk) 15:14, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
- So true. I hate "smileys". They have the opposite reaction as far as I'm concerned. I like your "ungentlenmanly" and even more your "Regardilons" — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 09:10, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the tip, Gareth. Unlike yours, of course, much if not all of my pathetic "humour" is quite ungentlenmanly and relies partly on the shock value of a double-take. I like to flatter myself that some editors might take my surreal rantings as serious comment. Such a ploy often seriously backfires, alas. And I immensely admire editors who are simply consistently sincere and trustworthy. I guess, ideally, we'd all use "emotion markers" like we do with font: <sarc>, <irony>, <pity>, <disgust> etc. Smileys can be so unbecoming. I blame User:Hillbillyholiday, of course who has led me astray so diligently and now disappears, leaving me "like a patsy at the heist". Regardilons, Martinevans123 (talk) 15:14, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
- Might want to consider placing this {{humor}} template next time (?) — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 20:06, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
- I've now adjusted my comment and left a translation for Kww. This may be seen as more disruption and trying to lengthen the RfD, of course. (Well by non-naive admins who can see I am the sole spokesman for the "keep camp" anyway (allegedly)). Martinevans123 (talk) 12:22, 31 October 2013 (UTC) p.s. if I get blocked, could I please request a naive admin to unblock me?
- Phew! That may be what being born in the Far East does to you,Ma'tin. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 10:47, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
- How very heartwarming to discover that even being surreal is now considered by some to be a sanctionable offence. Strewth. Welcome to Wikipedia, Martin - we hope you enjoy making contributions and decide to stay. PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 10:39, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
- -], :-] LOL. Merry Christmas Martin and Gareth!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:50, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
- Arh.... very subtle!
Snooping
Happy November! I emailed you a Reuters story about Snowden meeting with German MP Hans-Christian Stroebele. Here's the BBC on the same topic. [27] And here's Spiegel (English). [28]
- Enjoy. Sca (talk) 14:55, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
- Many thanks. I find snooping is obligatory at Wikipedia! It's a dog's life. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:20, 1 November 2013 (UTC) ... but good to see one of the good guys stepping in.
- I added a mention with the BBC source as a ref, but am just adding to the size problem of course! Do'h. But I wasn't sure if it was better added into "Chronology" or in "Reaction > Europe" (Governments or Public am not sure). Martinevans123 (talk) 09:38, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
- I thought you were working on a separate, shorter article.
- "Germany and Brazil have asked the UN General Assembly to adopt a draft resolution calling for the right to privacy in the digital age." [29]
- Sca (talk) 14:29, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
- Did you. Only in my mind alas. I went to Vienna remember, after that nasty TalkPage pincer movement. But there is a discussion over there about how to do it. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:42, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
- I added a mention with the BBC source as a ref, but am just adding to the size problem of course! Do'h. But I wasn't sure if it was better added into "Chronology" or in "Reaction > Europe" (Governments or Public am not sure). Martinevans123 (talk) 09:38, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
- Many thanks. I find snooping is obligatory at Wikipedia! It's a dog's life. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:20, 1 November 2013 (UTC) ... but good to see one of the good guys stepping in.
"Loadsa Monet!"
The batphone seems not to have left a message on your page Martin, which seems a bit remiss. As it's getting a bit late now for authentic vampire greetings, here's a nice autumn pic instead. Enjoy! PinkClouded-Light
- Wow, how amazing. Tastier than a kebab even! Have seen his amazing Nymphéas at the Musée de l'Orangerie. Cataracts are just great aren't they, lol. Martinevans123 (talk) 00:33, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
AFD Editing
Please do not edit AFD discussions after an administrator has placed a {{closing}} tag on it, as you did at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of unusual deaths (7th nomination). There was plenty of time to make your points before the deadline on the discussion. Thank you for your cooperation. — Coffee // have a cup // essay // 11:07, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks, Coffee. I have posted a comment on your Talk Page. Was a deadline advertised? I see that the template was there for an hour. (In some cases a template is there only for 30 minutes?) I do hope other contributors don't feel cheated. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:15, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
- The stated deadline per policy is after seven days of the creation of the discussion (this of course depends on the backlog). This can be found at WP:GD#Overview of the AFD deletion process, WP:GD#Closure and WP:DPAFD. The {{closing}} tag, does not state the tag should be ignored after an hour in longer cases: "If this page has not been edited for more than an hour, it is usually safe to remove this template. However, closing discussions involves weighing up and balancing evidence, Wikipedia's standards and policies, and editor consensus. If the debate is long, involves complex issues, or was acrimonious, please allow slightly more time." It's a matter of courtesy, if you feel that the administrator has left the tag there and does not intend on closing the debate, then it is usually best to leave a note on the admin's talk page inquiring about it before you edit the page. I understand not everyone is completely familiar with this process, so once again I'm not very concerned with it. But this is more for future reference. — Coffee // have a cup // essay // 14:29, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks for the extra info - that's very useful for future reference. (I probably knew all that once!) Well, you gave yourself 1 hour and 9 minutes, which must be amazingly quick for such a long and convoluted discussion. I think part of the problem with the template wording is that it addresses two different groups - one editors (some of whom may feel that they still have more to say), the other admins who are concerned with getting it closed in a timely manner (especially if there is backlog)? But it isn't 100% clear as to which part applies to each. That's (one of) my excuse(s), anyway. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:54, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
- The stated deadline per policy is after seven days of the creation of the discussion (this of course depends on the backlog). This can be found at WP:GD#Overview of the AFD deletion process, WP:GD#Closure and WP:DPAFD. The {{closing}} tag, does not state the tag should be ignored after an hour in longer cases: "If this page has not been edited for more than an hour, it is usually safe to remove this template. However, closing discussions involves weighing up and balancing evidence, Wikipedia's standards and policies, and editor consensus. If the debate is long, involves complex issues, or was acrimonious, please allow slightly more time." It's a matter of courtesy, if you feel that the administrator has left the tag there and does not intend on closing the debate, then it is usually best to leave a note on the admin's talk page inquiring about it before you edit the page. I understand not everyone is completely familiar with this process, so once again I'm not very concerned with it. But this is more for future reference. — Coffee // have a cup // essay // 14:29, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
Allez-vous en! Il chatouille
Allez-vous en! Il chatouille.! —Madame Fanny La Fan| Nouvion, 'allo, 'allo! | — 11:01, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
- Comment magnifique! A bientôt à Liste des longues barbes sur le monde? Martinevans123 (talk) 13:00, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
- Mais bien sûr, mon camarade Gallois. – The Welsh Buzzard 14:06, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
A cup of tea for you!
So you succeeded to preserve that stuff for the afterworld. Not my cup of tea, but well done! Hafspajen (talk) 16:10, 3 November 2013 (UTC) |
- Why, how very kind. Thank you so much. But no, evidently I'm not the preservation expert there. I had non-naive admins on the brink of "stripping my "contributions" out and considering a block." (apparently) As well you must know by now, "Sloppy Pie", death by block is far from unusual in these parts. And as for the "underworld" ... that particular week of debate reminded me more of the Northern Line in November (- just call me Jack-far-too-Often-Back.)
- I think it was fun...Sloppy Pie (talk) 23:55, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
- hahaha, well glad you enjoyed it, then. (Traditional?? no way - she's not even wearing suitable attire for an RfD! Martinevans123 (talk) 00:01, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
- Ha-ha yourself! Shoe throwing incidents? Wish I could throw a shoe on somebody on Wiki sometimes... But the question is - how do these people get home after they throw their shoes away... barefooted? Or do they have some spare ones? Or do they rush to the nearest shop... and by some new ones? and why aren't you in your bed? It is one o'clock, do you know that?
...Sloppy Pie Hafspajen (talk) 00:12, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
- That's a very good question, how do they ever get home!? (But don't worry, am there already - we all love wiki that much, haha). It's a "Road of Owed Cobras" as our Benny would have said. Martinevans123 (talk) 00:21, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
- As for the "underworld"... Yes, how do they ever get home!? A tricky question...I don't think Muntadhar al-Zaidi ever had the chance off getting home anyway, that day. But there is always a solution... Dash it all, I forgot that you are in Great Britain, and I am in Sweden... that makes a difference of one hour. Your time was 00:21, not 01:21! Hafspajen (talk) 13:18, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
- Hej Sloppy Pie, hur mår du?! How amazing ... now's there's O.C.D. I can understand, especially with the sensible Brown Scapulars (and even on the end of a (non-Indian) rope, without a dead monkey). You are indeed an hour ahead of us. But when will this habit ever be discarded, I wonder?! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:48, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
- Jag mår bra. All this this Daylight saving time habit is a secret conspiration to tur us all into cows. Then the cows are awake, than everybody MUST get up. Hafspajen (talk) 15:23, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
- Having (almost) pulled her stocking off (see above: A traditional striptease?) why does she still have a seam down her leg? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 19:56, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
- Have you been looking at that pic rather closely then, eh Gareth? PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 21:10, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
- That woman is NOT completely naked!!!!!!. Hate getting cheated! Hafspajen (talk) 22:05, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
- @ P.C.White Sorry officer, I have to confess to clicking on the little boxes to get the full picture
@ my new friend You Swedes have a reputation, you know ... the bohemian free-love tradition and all that! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 22:55, 5 November 2013 (UTC)- It was not our fault. It was Havelock Ellis who started it! Me, I only cook. So don't blame me! Hafspajen (talk) 05:18, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks, Hafspajen, for the great links! I was reminded of how Terry used to *speak* Swedish after playing an ᗅᗺᗷᗅ Cheers! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 09:17, 6 November 2013 (UTC)
- @ P.C.White Sorry officer, I have to confess to clicking on the little boxes to get the full picture
- ... apparently, it's "a modest dwelling for rural workers" (or so all of my Victorian Gay Mates tell me). Unless, of course, you're Swiss, or you're feeling a little industrious, or you like a bit of Sloppy Pie. But don't take my word for it - you need to ask a real cottager.
- Having (almost) pulled her stocking off (see above: A traditional striptease?) why does she still have a seam down her leg? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 19:56, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
"Trying to avoid a topic ban"
Look, anybody from either side of the "unusual" AfD debates who wants to topic ban somebody from the other side primarily on their positions held in those debates should be trout-slapped. I don't support Kww topic banning you from AfDs like this. Likewise, I don't support Warden trying to topic ban me, Kww or TenPoundHammer. pbp
- Yes, I'll look. Many thanks for your support, Purplebackpack89. I found your debating style at that RfD very lively! Martinevans123 (talk) 23:44, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
Please forgive
my belated reply to your post ([30]).Axxxion (talk) 15:30, 5 November 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks. I see a ray of sunlight over there. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:22, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
Bill Evans
Are you a fan? I'm a big fan of his, have most of his albums. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:16, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, of course. What a huge figure. You lucky chap. Mostly as "sidesman" (whatever that is supposed to mean, haha}. KoB of course, which Davis later turned his back on so firmly. But surely The Blues and the Abstract Truth is a masterpiece. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:43, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
William Burges
Martin, thank you. As you can imagine, I'm ridiculously pleased he made it to the front page. The collaborative efforts of a number of us created an article worthy of TFA and worthy of him. I really think that's something. Now to my fifth Balvenie. All the best. KJP1 (talk) 22:55, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
The Wikipedia Library Survey
As a subscriber to one of The Wikipedia Library's programs, we'd like to hear your thoughts about future donations and project activities in this brief survey. Thanks and cheers, Ocaasi t | c 15:28, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
- "'ere O'Khazi, mate. Blimey! I 'ad that Ron Carnegie in the back of my mobile cab-library last week. Just got out of "Bookwormwood Scrubs" 'e 'ad, an' all!" Nobby Kray (the lesser-known third Kray twin) (talk) 15:08, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
- (Ocaasi, if this reply doesn't make much sense to you, don't be concerned - Martin's probably just channelling someone else at the moment...:) ) PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 16:37, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
- fnaar, fnaar... yes, I thought that might catch your eye, Paley, me ol' china. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:46, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
- (Ocaasi, if this reply doesn't make much sense to you, don't be concerned - Martin's probably just channelling someone else at the moment...:) ) PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 16:37, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
[31] ou, peut-être, "la foulée de l'or"!! mais aussi ... le Baltimore maître de boogie-woogie !! (a real gem) "... you been diggin ma potatoes, throwin them peelins in ma yard..."
- Could it be it's those birds of yours that have been diggin yo taties and throwin them peelins, hmm? I bet they're always hungry. Now, don't put your head in the sand, Mr 'eavens, you know it's best if you 'fess up. PC White
- Oh, my fricken god! What's occurin'!? Is nothing sacred!! (But is all the ostrich wonga stashed at the local K(F)C or is it in Frank's lock-up??!!
- It's obvious what the moral to this tale is: never trust a double-glazing salesman (especially ones from Neath...) PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 21:53, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
- ... fucken 'ad you!! lol.
- It's obvious what the moral to this tale is: never trust a double-glazing salesman (especially ones from Neath...) PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 21:53, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
- Oh, my fricken god! What's occurin'!? Is nothing sacred!! (But is all the ostrich wonga stashed at the local K(F)C or is it in Frank's lock-up??!!
Happy Saint Lucy's Day!
- Thank you, that is so lovely. Our Clemmy has just played Sankta Lucia, with Swedish words, by: Anne Sofie von Otter, Svante Henryson and Markus Leoson (recording issued onDeutsche Grammophon)!! Martinevans123 (talk) 08:49, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you! Did you know that I mentioned one of the singers in a DYK? And have enlightenment*Note 1 linked under "Reformation" on my user page? (... linking to a user who has now 100 FA - you read it in the Signpost) ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:21, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- Ah yes, the good old Aufklärung! Martinevans123 (talk) 11:07, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- You didn't follow the link ;) - much older time, and still needed now, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:11, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- Don't worry - I will. Meanwhile, listen at your leisure. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:13, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- Great selection! My choice this year: Christmas Story, A Boy was Born and Singphonic Christmas. I just added singing to my own infobox ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:21, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- texts from the Christmas Story: "der uns durch seine Geburt hat erleuchtet" (who enlightened us by his birth") and "singen, singen --- Preis sei Gott" (singing, singing --- praise to God), --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:34, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- Don't worry - I will. Meanwhile, listen at your leisure. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:13, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- You didn't follow the link ;) - much older time, and still needed now, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:11, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- Am I wrong on this, but Aufklärung sounds to me a little like take of your clothes...or (klä av sig - in Swedish)? Hafspajen (talk) 14:03, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- Ah yes, the good old Aufklärung! Martinevans123 (talk) 11:07, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you! Did you know that I mentioned one of the singers in a DYK? And have enlightenment*Note 1 linked under "Reformation" on my user page? (... linking to a user who has now 100 FA - you read it in the Signpost) ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:21, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
I wondered how long this thread would stay clean! – The Welsh Buzzard — 14:09, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- But it does sounds like that! And it is not my fault. It is Martinevans emanations, it has to be. Otherwise I am extremely proper and modest everywhere - except probably at the doctor’s page... Hafspajen (talk) 14:36, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- Similar sounds: "sich ausziehen" would be taking off clothes in German (while simple "ausziehen" would be to move - like from one apartment to another). - No thread with me in it is clean ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:57, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- .Well, well, well - indeed. Hafspajen (talk) 15:05, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
- *Note 1 ... don't know what it is.
- Unclean reveiled, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:52, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
- Great article, Gerda! Very well done. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:26, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
- Revealed and unveiled, - not my article, only the nomination, - tell the author who was supposed to be banned, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:50, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
- Ah yes, so I see. Glad to see such a fine info box! But I will thank Andy for a job well done. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:44, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
- Thank you! How to get to such a fine infobox is not easy under the restrictions of the soon passed committee: Andy is not allowed to add one (not even to his own articles), I am not allowed to add on to an article not my own, I asked a few arbs ... - I hope things will get more reasonable with the new committee ;) - I added the figures of support to my table and like the correlation of support and Precious! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:37, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
- Ah yes, so I see. Glad to see such a fine info box! But I will thank Andy for a job well done. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:44, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
- Revealed and unveiled, - not my article, only the nomination, - tell the author who was supposed to be banned, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:50, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
- Great article, Gerda! Very well done. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:26, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
- Unclean reveiled, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:52, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
- *Note 1 ... don't know what it is.
- But it does sounds like that! And it is not my fault. It is Martinevans emanations, it has to be. Otherwise I am extremely proper and modest everywhere - except probably at the doctor’s page... Hafspajen (talk) 14:36, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi
I have created a stub about the Disappearance of Jayden Parkinson. Take a look.--BabbaQ (talk) 14:00, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
- Does every disappearance / murder case now warrant its own article? How does one decide? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:07, 19 December 2013 (UTC)
FAC comment?
Hi. Would you be interested in voicing your support (or oppose/comment) at the FAC page for the article Of Human Feelings? If not, feel free to ignore this message. Dan56 (talk) 21:58, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- What an excellent article. Very strong support. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:01, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Eva de Braose
Thanks for your help on the Eva de Braose article. Please add a comment to the discussion (or lack of!) on the talk page. Doug (at Wiki) 22:26, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- Looks like our friend from Florida is pretending to be RedPenofDoom? How very odd. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:33, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- I love the reference in the deleted citation to "the warts of the roses". Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:45, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- ah! how lovely! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:51, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
- I love the reference in the deleted citation to "the warts of the roses". Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:45, 20 December 2013 (UTC)
Moscheles
For works without opus I suppose we should try to find dates and put in date order. Compliments of the season and all that - --Smerus (talk) 15:38, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, good idea. You may have some other good ideas for copy-editing the titles of the opus one? Cheers. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:12, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
December 2013
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Merry Christmas
- Ah, how lovely!! A Festive Bot Greeting!! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:34, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
- Exactly.. "Who's Your Daddy Now?"!!...
Happy holidays
Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda Hafspajen (talk) 15:30, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
- Very impressed... "God Jul och ett Gott Nytt År"!!! Martinevans123 (talk) 15:57, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
The night is cold and hard,
the stars sparkle and gleam.
All are asleep on the lonely farm
deep dark the midnight hour.
The Moon wanders his silent ban,
the snow shines white on pine and fir,
the snow is white on the roofs.
Only Santa Claus is awake.
Standing where so silent at the door,Red against the white powder,
looking, as so many winters before,
up against the Moon's disc,
looking towards the forest, where spruce and pine
rise around the yard a dark wall,
brooding, though not to deep,
over a strange thought.
by Viktor Rydberg (translation me)
Hafspajen (talk) 16:20, 24 December 2013 (UTC).
Brensiach y bratiau!
(all the best Martin, me ol' mucker!)
Grrrrr!! but fanks, Paley me ol' china!!
Seasonal greetings
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Imploring that Martin enjoys a sumptuous Christmas holiday and a naughty New Year! First play this → → →
Now play this!
I dare you to tell me that you did not smile.
Cheers!
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 01:36, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
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We want you, we want you to like us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Hmm, goodness me Hafspagen, it seems you know about something even David Icke doesn't yet ...
- Oh, toads can make you wealthy, so don't bother to much. Don't Worry, Be Happy... Hafspajen (talk) 12:32, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
- Hmm, goodness me Hafspagen, it seems you know about something even David Icke doesn't yet ...
MONGO not understand why some users like to pick name ending in bot...and there are lots of users dat do dat.--MONGO 17:48, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, very unsettling, isn't it. These darned foreigners get everywhere, don't they. I blame those crafty Swedes, by Jove! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:38, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
- Yes indeedy. I mean what kind of username is DPL bot....? Sounds like some nasty tasting cough medicine...I mean, when that edit tries to make a serious contribution, no one is going to take it seriously like they do with a username like MONGO. IF I saw this DPL bot character post a complaint about another user at a noticeboard, I'd dismiss it as trolling...!--MONGO 18:57, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
- Quite so, my dear Mongbot. And you can't trust those blessed Danes either!! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:04, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
- Yes indeedy. I mean what kind of username is DPL bot....? Sounds like some nasty tasting cough medicine...I mean, when that edit tries to make a serious contribution, no one is going to take it seriously like they do with a username like MONGO. IF I saw this DPL bot character post a complaint about another user at a noticeboard, I'd dismiss it as trolling...!--MONGO 18:57, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
Anybody called my name? And do you have some remedy for my problems? The bot.
- Sorry about that. Because it is embarrassing f****** in the bushes on Facebook
- Not as embarrassing as it was for 1970 Isle of Wight...
- That was also very embarrassing too. But you have no idea how many poeople chech daily at the doctor's. Please don't let me interrupt your fun at Paley's.
- I got a lovely "thanks" from the good Doctor Bacon for so lavishly expanding the boundaries of his musical appreciation. I trust any passers by were also suitably titilated. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:56, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
- Might worth f* in the bush, just for breeding his tastes. Hafspajen (talk) 15:10, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year | |
Merry Christmas, Martinevans123. Thank you for making this year on Wikipedia more fun, educational, and productive. May this coming year bring you love and peace. 78.26 (I'm no IP, talk to me!) 17:25, 25 December 2013 (UTC) |
Glad Tidings and all that ...
FWiW Bzuk (talk) 19:53, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! Hope you are having a lovely time!!!! All the best! Somebody have stolen the Bot-wizzard! Hafspajen (talk) 19:37, 31 December 2013 (UTC) |
Happy New Year II
Happy New Year! Some bonus Angels for Martin Here are some Angels for spending time on Wikipedia . Hafspajen (talk) 19:37, 31 December 2013 (UTC) |
- "Arh! Hargh!! And just look at the Belgians!!" Martinevans123 (talk) 21:23, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- Tom Cruise is not amused. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:24, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- lol!!
- Tom Cruise is not amused. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:24, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
Das Neue Jahr (or similar)
Have a good one. Look forward to bumping into you once again on the Hadleigh, Suffolk article, or at ITN where your astute observations are not just good reading, but essential for sanity against the tide of the ironically challenged. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:08, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- Ooh... stinging, as ever! Yes, Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!! Martinevans123 (talk) 21:18, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- Oh, the irony of me enjoying the last DYK of the year, all praise, and then this happened, - even more we need good wishes, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:28, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- Jolly New Year!! Gerda. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:37, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- Oh, the irony of me enjoying the last DYK of the year, all praise, and then this happened, - even more we need good wishes, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:28, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda/Happy New Year Martin. Hope you had a good one. Best wishes for 2014. Daicaregos (talk) 15:07, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
Can't stop speaking Swedish
Gott nytt år, Martin.
Önskar dig lycka och välstånd för nästa år! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 22:04, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- "Gan ddymuno hapusrwydd a ffyniant i chi am y flwyddyn nesaf!" Martinevans123 (talk) 22:07, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- Hpj's angel on my Talk is much more to my taste than those he put on yours. Great link, Martin! Is that your dog? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 22:15, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, good old Bonzo. (.. but used to answer to the name Vivian, and dribble, at the sound of the bell, for some reason.)
- And we get the yeomen at the end. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 22:30, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, good old Bonzo. (.. but used to answer to the name Vivian, and dribble, at the sound of the bell, for some reason.)
- Hpj's angel on my Talk is much more to my taste than those he put on yours. Great link, Martin! Is that your dog? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 22:15, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
- "Gan ddymuno hapusrwydd a ffyniant i chi am y flwyddyn nesaf!" Martinevans123 (talk) 22:07, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
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- Chill thy beans, bot. No need to get all antsy, just 'cos I refused to kiss you!! Martinevans123 (talk) 11:37, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
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- I refuse to acknowledge, let alone reply, to such a vile slur! Martinevans123 (talk) 12:27, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
- In case PCW & Hpj are watching, re: this, it is okay for you, Martin, to reply to bots, 'coz you always, always, reply to other users. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 12:19, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
Happy New Year fellas! Check out this Not bad for an old dude!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:53, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
- Wow, stunning. Many thanks 'Blowers. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:00, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
Happy New Year, 2014 | |
From Amandajm (talk) 08:40, 2 January 2014 (UTC) The Epiphany window from St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, John Hardman and Co. 1860s |
- Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!! to you to, "Mandy" - or, as they say in Queensland, "Happy New Beer, Sheila." Allegedly. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:58, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
- That was 1979. Unfortunately the You-Beaut Aussie Sheila has undergone a general expansion in most directions, but not vertically, and her hair has changed colour, several times actually. It was a Wrennish sort of church. There was a bomb site next to it. And ghosts. I could possibly find it on a map, but it is probably overshadowed by some huge building now. 10:41, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
- Arh, bless. Well, as they say in Rome: "Ars even longa, ryvita brevis" (I think). But thanks for sharing that lovely bit of Aussie culture lol. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:51, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
- That was 1979. Unfortunately the You-Beaut Aussie Sheila has undergone a general expansion in most directions, but not vertically, and her hair has changed colour, several times actually. It was a Wrennish sort of church. There was a bomb site next to it. And ghosts. I could possibly find it on a map, but it is probably overshadowed by some huge building now. 10:41, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
"A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The driver says: "Ugh, that's the ugliest baby I've ever seen."
The woman walks to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: "The driver just insulted me." The man says: "You go up there and tell him off. Go on, I'll hold your monkey for you"- Hafspajen (talk) 23:31, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
- Pseudopotto martini Hafspajen (talk) 00:08, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
- Haha yes, I know... that's me!! Martinevans123 (talk) 00:11, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
Defendant: Did you get a good look at me when I stole your purse?
Victim: Yes, I saw you clearly. You are the one who stole my purse.
Defendant: I should have shot you while I had the chance...
- Hey, Kilmartin was MY idea, vicious Martin. But you manage to put it on too soon. Hafspajen (talk) 10:02, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
- ... "Cherif Al Idrissi Airport"!! Martinevans123 (talk) 10:11, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
- Yeah, airports are grrrreat places. Hafspajen (talk) 10:21, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
- Hey, Kilmartin was MY idea, vicious Martin. But you manage to put it on too soon. Hafspajen (talk) 10:02, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
- awww, bless! Yes, "nagapies (meaning "little night monkeys" in Afrikaans)", - I'm sure there are plenty of those about on Wikipedia!
- 'You little vicious "little night monkey"! Hafspajen (talk) 11:56, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
- Saturday Night Live (in Panama)... ? Martinevans123 (talk) 12:08, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
- 'You little vicious "little night monkey"! Hafspajen (talk) 11:56, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
- [32] a short classic from Mr O'Mahony. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:48, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
Precious again
In Your Own Sweet Way
Thank you for quality contributions to articles on churches and halls in Wales, filled with music, for treating In Your Own Sweet Way in your own sweet way, for a clear view on ""a poorly-run bureaucracy with the group dynamics of a cult ... marks will be deducted for obvious expressions of exasperation or humour" - you are an awesome Wikipedian!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:15, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
A year ago, you were the 354th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 10:03, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
- Aww, thank you so much, Gerda, although, as we all know, any award should be for: "random contributions to obscure articles, irritating addition of Easter egg pun-links in discussions and interminable arguments to retain despised articles." (but p.s. I always keep the seeds from your awards!!) Martinevans123 (talk) 10:25, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
- What I noticed was the conincidence of sweet, which seems to come with the date, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:03, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
- So, Martinevans123, I have just spat the dummy on the FA discussion page of Wells Cathedral, and, just in case you are wondering, I want to make it absolutely clear that you had nothing to do with it. Amandajm (talk) 08:38, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
- Hmmm, tighten up that prose Mrs!! can't wait for the hot grammar knives!! Martinevans123 (talk) 16:04, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
- So, Martinevans123, I have just spat the dummy on the FA discussion page of Wells Cathedral, and, just in case you are wondering, I want to make it absolutely clear that you had nothing to do with it. Amandajm (talk) 08:38, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
Thanks
- get yours....while stocks last!! .....
- Christ on a bike. Who comes up with these things?
Copyvio at Umberto Boccioni
Hi! It's a fair question. The answer is that that editor/those editors (don't know if there's one or two, but it looks like one with two names) not only spammed about a hundred links to the Getty archive, but in almost every case copied the archive description verbatim from that source (please follow the link I left in my edit summary for confirmation). That is the copyvio. If you want to add the Getty link back the article please feel free to do so; but please remove the copyvio which you have (inadvertently) restored. I've not opened a CCI about this so far, but if you feel that my judgement should receive some "official" scrutiny, I'm more than happy to do so. Best regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 23:31, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
- Sorry, still baffled. Yes, that's a Getty archive page, with an "archive description", but the text is not copied into the article? I still just don't get it, sorry. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:44, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
- I posted on the talkpage of the article, with the exact text that was copied from the Getty page. Please let me know if you disagree. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 00:00, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, I see what you mean now, thanks. Am still a little sceptical. And have made a small adjustment - is that enough. maybe? Have replied over there. Many thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 00:03, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
- I posted on the talkpage of the article, with the exact text that was copied from the Getty page. Please let me know if you disagree. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 00:00, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
A Tesla Roadster for you!
A Tesla Roadster for you! | |
Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia! Gg53000 (talk) 01:20, 7 January 2014 (UTC) |
- Did it collided with an elk or was it shrinking in the wash? Hafspajen (talk) 11:08, 7 January 2014 (UTC)?
- Goodness me! It seems my mention of friends in high places is really paying off! Or else... do tell me, Gg53000, what did I do to deserve such a "gas-guzzling monster"? Martinevans123 (talk) 12:34, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
- Did it collided with an elk or was it shrinking in the wash? Hafspajen (talk) 11:08, 7 January 2014 (UTC)?
-
For friends in high places
(...that's only half past six, you know!)
- Open for you: Men's parking space --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:43, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
- Haha! That is very funny. I'm sure Oswald the Lucky Rabbit would have loved it!. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:52, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
- Did you know that I nominated that for DYK, author's first, and it hit 20k right away? More than my most successful one ever, the one with the woman who can't believe what she sees (in this case her beloved getting married to another one, but could be me more than once here). - I just supported per the rabbit, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:35, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
- Haha! That is very funny. I'm sure Oswald the Lucky Rabbit would have loved it!. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:52, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
- Open for you: Men's parking space --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:43, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
Good evening Martin!
I apologize for misusing the NPOV template. I thought I had posted my explanation on the talk page, but when I went back there were no comments from me there, which makes it look like a drive by. I must have gotten distracted and not finished.
I will post a detailed commentary later this week.
I know and respect Dr. Healy, but I think the article needs to reflect that his point of view is not universally accepted, and I'm concerned that his opinions and value judgments are being presented as undisputed facts throughout the article.
In many ways my argument is a simple one: WP:NPOV requires that the article weigh different points of view according to the extent to which they are adhered to by experts in the field. If Dr. Healy's point of view were universally accepted or even a majority viewpoint, the world would be a very different place and he would be part of the establishment rather than an outside critic of the system. Thus I think other points of view need to be represented in the article.
I look forward to an enjoyable and intellectually stimulating discussion.
98.155.21.76 (talk) 01:00, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
- Hi! Had you thought of creating a named account? How's life in San Diego? Regards. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:41, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
- Hi Martin
- I have a registered account but do not currently use it. It's a long story, but I its not because I was banned, blocked or anything of that sort, so much as that I felt I was subjected to a harassment campaign by another user. The weather here has been excellent, but I hope that the IP address trackers don't allow you to nail my location down closer than within a few miles. That would be a bit concerning. Fortunately my own use of these sites tells me my previous antagonist is not a Californian.
- I dont' have a copy of Healy's Pharmageddon book, but I googled "David Healy thalidomide" and ran across his description of the 1962 U.S. legislation in his book "antidepressant era". It seems that he understands the legislation we were discussing quite well, and that he was misquoted by some previous editor who wrote the Wikipedia article. I suggest that we could best deal with the specific issue we discussed by deleting the paragraph, which seems to misrepresent both history and Healy's views. http://books.google.com/books?id=6lpHd_P4VOsC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=david+healy+thalidomide&source=bl&ots=83OVPiZfHR&sig=7QxL0yjUYxb5uyVpI6Q3_Vd4VUY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wQnOUojuBYjyoATtvIDIDQ&ved=0CGsQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=david%20healy%20thalidomide&f=false
- I'd like to see the rest of that article reworked a little so it reads a little less like a press release from Dr. Healy's agent, but don't want to stir up a lot of antagonism. So I'll leave it to you to suggest any further steps.
- I also very much enjoyed our discussion. Best of how Wikipedia should work! Warm Regards 98.155.21.76 (talk) 02:41, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
- It's quite unacceptable, of course, that "a harassment campaign by another user" should lead a registered Wikipedia editor to have to resort to the filthy shadows of ip editing (even in sunny San Diego). I strongly urge you to bring this shady and disreputable reprobate to account in the proper manner. I, for one, have even been known to suggest monthly submissions of DNA samples as a means of keeping Wikipedia pure and safe. These fancy Welsh libertarian ideas are all very well, but I feel sorry for poor User:Materialscientist and the like who bravely spend 25-hours-a-day flushing ip trash down the tubes as fast as it floats to the surface (your own hallowed and sun-kissed ip address excepted, of course). Kind regards. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:34, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
Thanks for yesterday
File:Laurel & Hardy dancing.gif | The Teddy Bear award |
Yes, I just want to say that I appreciate what you did yesterday. Hafspajen (talk) 12:55, 9 January 2014 (UTC) |
- Aww, thank you. Just being my usual sarcastic/ facetious self! But hang on... does that teddy have a straight coat or a curly coat!? Is it even a real pedigree teddy!? OMG! I think it might be a shameless crossbreed!! Martinevans123 (talk) 13:48, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
- ... pass me those Jeremy Beadles, would ya, darhlin' ....
Happy New Year!
Bringing you warm wishes for the New Year! | ||
May you and yours enjoy a healthful, happy and productive 2014! Thank you for the G major :)
Best regards, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 16:42, 9 January 2014 (UTC) |
- Oh! what’s occurin’ Sand, luv. Warm?! That Cyanocitta cristata looks a bit frostified, if you ask me. But I knows what u mean. Ta. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:52, 9 January 2014 (UTC)
Friends in need...
- Blimey, Princess Layer guv'nor, ah feel as if ah've bin 'ung art ta dry, mate ....
January 2014
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- Is this a typical Bracket-Bot joke? Smoke and Dust ; Where the Heart Should Have Been? Hafspajen (talk) 21:30, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- How very strangely appropriate, almost as if someone had done this on purpose!! Thank heavens that nice polite Bot talks to me now and again, sob, sob... Martinevans123 (talk) 21:38, 11 January 2014 (UTC) ... it's no good Bot, we've been rumbled by some clever Swede....
- Not that clöever like Sherlock Holmes, who many times have pointed out Elementary, My Dear Kurt! Hafspajen (talk) 22:15, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- Haha... "But Mr. Ambassador you are spoiling us, no?" Capt.Teddy123 (talk) 22:22, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- Is this a typical Bracket-Bot joke? Smoke and Dust ; Where the Heart Should Have Been? Hafspajen (talk) 21:30, 11 January 2014 (UTC)
- Nej, inte alls utan smartare, Smoke and Dust utan tvekan Gangnam style... och inte alls, dessutom, och utan tvivel ... Gandamstar! Hafspajen (talk) 21:44, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
- Arrrrh, Hpj... my Swedish is really not good! ButI do so see myself as Wikipedia's codebreaker and it seems Moriarty is now back, so plenty more to do, it seems. Then again, we'd probably all be better off busting some shapes to "the first YouTube video to reach a billion views"! Any global megastar called "Psy" can't be bad. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:39, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
- Nej, inte alls utan smartare, Smoke and Dust utan tvekan Gangnam style... och inte alls, dessutom, och utan tvivel ... Gandamstar! Hafspajen (talk) 21:44, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
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- Thanks, Andy. Almost got there in time. Old TRiPoD likes to get really stuck in, sometimes, doesn't he. It's unfortunate that he seems to want to constantly destroy all manner of content. But then he knows all the policy rules, doesn't he. I'd never have the nerve to say he had a long-term corrosive and toxic effect on other editors, of course. Apparently I'm just good at serving soup. I wonder, what percentage of content at Wikipedia is supported by reliable secondary sources? And if the project better served by deleting on sight, or by searching for good sources to support. Yours, The Martians Have Landed (talk) 19:22, 25 January 2014 (UTC)
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Would you care to comment at the Humor talkpage.
Hafspajen (talk) 09:24, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
- Old men, in red coats, in Jersey, firing a canon? What a joke. Rock On Tommy.
- Yes, The Americans have a dream, the American dream - the British doesn't have a dream. And we don't have earthquakes because we don't deserve them. Got that. Hafspajen (talk) 02:34, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
@Hafspajen: We Brits don't need to "have a dream" — we remember our illustrious past
when we were the only Superpower on this planet — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 13:56, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
- AAaaaaaaaaaah, the good old days...Hafspajen (talk) 13:58, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
- The Original Van Damme Volvo - Epic Split advertisment - . the Original [33], and then the Epigons .. an undistinguished imitator, follower, or successor of an important writer, painter ..irony .. [34] ..then ...[35] I was drinking my whole life, [36] I was drinking my whole life, abusing and fighting..[37] that made me what 'I am today...Hafspajen (talk) 16:36, 28 January 2014 (UTC).
- Are you on a Wikibreak, man? [38] Hafspajen (talk) 08:42, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
- Naturellement. Oh la la la! "Too many singers, Too many songs" (but watch out for that scary teddy version, quite alarming!)
- AAaaaaaaaaaah, the good old days...Hafspajen (talk) 13:58, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
Greetings Martin. As I remember you had the knack for finding sources for vintage British games companies, I wondered if you could find something and start Bestime which made jigsaws and games for Enid Blyton in 1948.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:58, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
- A bit of a mystery puzzle, that one. That Iowa State University source says: "The first Famous Five puzzle was published in 1955 by a company called Bestime. They published twenty puzzles, each painted by the Famous Five illustrator, Eileen Soper. Bestime also published different Enid Blyton characters as well as the Famous Five." This source says they published the first four "character jigsaws" in 1948. Looks like they published at least 20 Famous Five puzzles. van der Beek was the illustrator for the Noddy series. This Amelia Jane jigsaw dates from 1948 - same source has a "NODDY FINDS THE CAT SHOP" dated 1966. They also did this Tiddly Winks set. They even did Rock Legends and train jigsaws. But material about the company itself is a bit illusive. Sadly the company was finally dissolved, it seems, in 1973. Maybe someone at the Enid Blyton Society knows more. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:20, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
Charles Matthews picked up a page which said there had been 146 companies making Noddy stuff alone or something!! Thanks, that helps enough for a stub. Isn't there a category for jigsaw/game manufacturers? I think it would be a good idea to create something like a List of board game and jigsaw puzzle manufacturers of the United Kingdom.. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:23, 28 January 2014 (UTC)
Check out this. He's an incredible player, my favourite after Paco de Lucia or course!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:22, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
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Happy Valentine's Day | |
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- Yes, "Happy Valentine's Day"! Ah, how lovely. I'm so eggs-cited! And feel so much more fortified. Thanks.
- Eggxcited?? You silly man. You know I use to sit in one of those egg-chairs::: sometimes. Onions, either fried or in rings, occasionally appear.[citation needed] Hafspajen (talk) 08:05, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
Not getting involved? [39] — Buzzard — 11:05, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
- Certainly not. Home is where the heart is...
- .Thought you liked eggs. Whats up? Hafspajen (talk) 19:07, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
- .but of course ... the magical sound I long to express..
- Why don't you like it? You egg clock. Don't bother, it is in the archive now. Hafspajen (talk) 23:47, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
- Don't worry, Hafs, I love it .. just don't like getting egg on my sleeve. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:19, 18 February 2014 (UTC)
Cleaning Woman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Martin playing banjoHafspajen (talk) 12:20, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Everything changed (is changing) today
News on the radio right now. Yanykovich completely out, Tymachenko released, new elections called , new temp Prime Minister. Smallbones(smalltalk) 16:04, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
- I don't doubt it (whichever radio channel one chooses to listen to..) But we can't quite listen to tomorrow's radio yet, can we. I'm also surprised that you want to use a French Yahoo News source in the very first paragraph to support a claim that's not reflected in the main body. Not sure where it could best go. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:09, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
- National Public Radio in the US is pretty good. There were 5 or 6 good sources but AFP was the last (NYTimes was more recent but only used "Revolution" once in a quote). Also see http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304914204579398561953855036 from WSJ now for up-to-date. Feb. 22 in Ukraine will likely be their July 4th. Smallbones(smalltalk) 16:25, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
- Let's hope it's not just the first flash in the pan. I admire your optimism. :) But that WSJ article looks a very good source, even without use of the "R word".Martinevans123 (talk) 16:33, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
- BBC's Gavin Hewitt in Kiev was tonight quite clear that the people of Ukraine themselves see it as a revolution, and I see no reason to argue with him. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:43, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
- National Public Radio in the US is pretty good. There were 5 or 6 good sources but AFP was the last (NYTimes was more recent but only used "Revolution" once in a quote). Also see http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304914204579398561953855036 from WSJ now for up-to-date. Feb. 22 in Ukraine will likely be their July 4th. Smallbones(smalltalk) 16:25, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
Vintage classic corner
... you can't play a saxophone like that, Davey!! especially with fairy lights on it
- ...ADHD or something...
Guido Reni
Hafspajen (talk) 10:21, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- Ah, yes.. Judges 15:16, I think.
- Martinevans Ch.1 v.23: "What's that you say Hafs, you wear the same jeans as your friend from the art-class, Guido Forks? Gosh, are you sure they're still in fashion?"
- Sweep: "Some of these Admins can talk the hind-leg off a donkey, can't they!"
- Sue: "Ooo. But not a jawbone, surely, Mr. Matthew!?"
- .. but that's such a strange German Biblical translation, isn't it.. (must be a friend of Homer, I guess).
- Cheeky ... — Sweep — 21:44, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- It's those dog ears, Gareth, not your relentless tidiness. :)
- Surely you mean my doggedness — Sweep — 22:03, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- But of course, Gareth, you are always so useful, but almost always without malice. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- I like your "almost always" ... but where did I go wrong ..? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 22:47, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- Ah! never one to shy away from the fray are you ... but sheesh, now crying into my wiki T-shirt here, sob. ~~
- I like your "almost always" ... but where did I go wrong ..? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 22:47, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- But of course, Gareth, you are always so useful, but almost always without malice. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:32, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- Surely you mean my doggedness — Sweep — 22:03, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- It's those dog ears, Gareth, not your relentless tidiness. :)
- Cheeky ... — Sweep — 21:44, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- .. but that's such a strange German Biblical translation, isn't it.. (must be a friend of Homer, I guess).
- T-shirt—schmee-shirt. Lucky you, mine did not materialise. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 23:00, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- It's dematerialisation you have to worry about! Martinevans123 (talk) 23:04, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
- T-shirt—schmee-shirt. Lucky you, mine did not materialise. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 23:00, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
Saint David's Day
Saint David's Day (Welsh: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi) St David’s Day – A celebration of Welsh history to remember — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 5:33 pm, Today (UTC+0)
- "Dydd Gwyl Dewi hapus!!"
The Barnstar of Inland Inundation
Thanks for The Barnstar of Inland Inundation. It wasn't that much work (a couple of days) as chunks were copied and reformatted from existing articles (as shown on the talk page). I am thinking of changing it from Winter storms to Winter flooding - what do you think?— Rod talk 17:10, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
- Well maybe that would better reflect the relative proportion of damage that has been done in the region. I do hope you escaped the worst where you are, Rod. It's an ongoing national disaster. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:14, 1 March 2014 (UTC)
90,000,000+ can't be wrong
- .... "Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth"......... yeah!!!
No reason for reverting of edits
Hi! I saw you didn't like my edits on the Template:Innervisions page and decided to revert them. In the future, please provide a reason when you do so instead of simply doing so with no reason. That way, it can be debated in the Talk section whether or not the elements of the article in question should be in place. Thank you very much!
- I guess you mean this change at Living for the City, not at Template:Innervisions? I would agree that a lot of what you had removed appeared to be original research. But if a source could have been provided, then it may not have been. That's why I restored it, copy edited and added a [citation needed] tag. I quite agree that the full set of lyrics should not appear. But some of what you had removed is merely a description of the song's content, similar to a description of the narrative of a novel. It's unfair to call this "original research", it's just a description. There is also some material at the Innervisions article, about the song, which could usefully be copied over and re-used. Thank you very much! Martinevans123 (talk) 17:57, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Also, instead removing a lot of other peoples edits try to think WP:Preserve. Thank you. Hafspajen (talk) 18:01, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Apologies that I didn't use an edit summary for that change, but the two immediately preceding edits, that you had made, likewise had no summary. The lack of any content on your User Page (which makes your name signature appear red) suggested to me that you might be a new or careless editor. I see now that you have made only 32 edits since you appeared in October 2013. But why not add a simple sentence about yourself at your User Page? It always engenders confidence that you are a "sincere" editor! Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:06, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you for your reply :) You make a lot of sense, and I think we both have valid points of view on this matter. Though, I actually did provide a summary for my first edit. Either way, the user Egghead06 has made great contributions to the article since our edits. I think the article is better now than it was yesterday. Also, thank you for the suggestion regarding my user page. Ironbirdiemix (talk) 19:14, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- By the way yes, I meant Living for the City, not Innervisions. Lol, thank you! And I meant to link to the page, not it as a template. My mistake. Ironbirdiemix (talk) 19:18, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- No worries. Thank you for polite understanding and thanks for signing! And I look forward to a blue name! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:19, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- By the way yes, I meant Living for the City, not Innervisions. Lol, thank you! And I meant to link to the page, not it as a template. My mistake. Ironbirdiemix (talk) 19:18, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you for your reply :) You make a lot of sense, and I think we both have valid points of view on this matter. Though, I actually did provide a summary for my first edit. Either way, the user Egghead06 has made great contributions to the article since our edits. I think the article is better now than it was yesterday. Also, thank you for the suggestion regarding my user page. Ironbirdiemix (talk) 19:14, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Aha, Egghead06 just removed the text I added back. Didn't noticed that it would be forbidden to have the lyrics of a song in an article? Hafspajen (talk) 19:24, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Well, it's certainly not forbidden, as far as I know, especially if they are for illustrative purposes. Just like for a poem, it seems strange to me that there should be an article at all without some reference to the words. The external link usually provides a route to the full lyric. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:28, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- well, there is actually a policy. Wikipedia:Do not include the full text of lengthy primary sources. But I prefer to be discussed with first then reverted. It is rude. Hafspajen (talk) 19:33, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, quite. But there are often exceptions that prove the policy rule...
- .... you should try goats. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:45, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- And the cow crunching with depress'd head surpasses any statue. Walt. Full text Hafspajen (talk) 19:50, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Mmmm, nice love mantra. I think ZZ Top do a version at some of their larger stadium gigs. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:56, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Mata Hairy, where do you find all these Hairy types? Hafspajen (talk) 20:05, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Too loud. we need to be delicate, and flowerish ->like Lucy's day
- Aha, Egghead06 just removed the text I added back. Didn't noticed that it would be forbidden to have the lyrics of a song in an article? Hafspajen (talk) 19:24, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Hafspajen (talk) 22:36, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Awww, bless. This was one of the best, I seem to recall. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:43, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
- Still stuck on auto replay, here... "Took a jump through Mississippi, well, muddy water turned to wine."
- then again... 1972 was a fine year for German greens: [41] ....
- Awww, bless. This was one of the best, I seem to recall. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:43, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
Cheese
Why do we have Goat's milk cheese and no Sheep's milk cheese? Isn't this weird? The Dutch has. nl:Schapenkaasand File:Goralischer Hartkäse aus Schafsmilch; Sheep's-milk cheeses from Poland.JPG could be placed there. Hafspajen (talk) 16:49, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
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"Just pull the udder one, comrade."
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Oh, is that our Carol I can see in the garden?
- I can recommend this one, named after this hill, (presumably to save having to milk that enormous wandering Dun Cow). Martinevans123 (talk) 17:38, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- .No Ewe's milk cheese either. Weird. I think once upon a time there was some at the Sheep article like back some years but that part is gone too. Hafspajen (talk) 17:44, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- My advice - steer clear of Rams' milk cheese (almost as rare as Hen's teeth crackers or Cow's nest cakes). Bear's Bar and Grylls (talk) 17:51, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- Also Flying Martins. the big cow chese tall tale was nice Hafspajen (talk) 17:52, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- You must be joking...
- Holy goat, no. File:Holy Isle 10A239.jpg I am not joking. File:Cliffs south of Pen yr Afr - geograph.org.uk - 1529871.jpg File:Vorwitzige Zwergziege.JPG!Hafspajen (talk) 14:34, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- That picnic looks very tasty, with all those rolled stones ... but it's Mannish Soup for me all the way, thanks, Hafs. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:25, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- Eh, Pen yr Afr soup is just epic soup. Why not try istead Cornish fish and shellfish soup with rouille, croutons and parmesan (for two to share)and some cherry soup, goulash, wonton soup... Hafspajen (talk) 18:54, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
- Ah, the warm countries make people behave like excentrics. Hafspajen (talk) 16:10, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- Cheese-eating surrender monkeys? Really; where is this world going at? Hafspajen (talk) 22:38, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- We in the UK are all intensely relaxed about the net impact of migrants. Vince "Power" Cable (Lib Dem Land) 22:46, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- Cheese-eating surrender monkeys? Really; where is this world going at? Hafspajen (talk) 22:38, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- The French are invading... I thought they stopped that at William the Conqueror's time, ay? Hafspajen (talk) 23:06, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
- It's these flamin' Ozzies we gotta worry about mate!!
- You are Martin the Teddy bear. Or? You are a stewardess to?Hafspajen (talk) 10:23, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- It's these flamin' Ozzies we gotta worry about mate!!
- Take him off or I am going to scream all the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- I knew you'd appreciate him !!
- Homeless man makeover, now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hafspajen (talk) 11:22, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- OK. If that man is not gone in 30 minutes I will chuck him, Marty. Hafspajen (talk) 12:30, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- Aww, shame, I though he could just maybe live in the woods there for a few more years....? Martinevans123 (talk) 12:33, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents--distributing homeless on talk page.....Hafspajen (talk) 12:34, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- "We in the UK are all intensely relaxed about the net impact of migrants." - Vince "Power" Cable (Lib Dem Land) 22:37, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents--distributing homeless on talk page.....Hafspajen (talk) 12:34, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- "The tramp has always existed in some form or other, and he will continue on his wanderings until the end of time; but there is no question that he has come into public notice, particularly in America, to a greater extent during the present decade than ever before." -- Allan Pinkerton, 1877. He's no trouble, really, is he? :)
- Well, send him away. My idea of grooming is somewhat corresponding what these guys think File:Queereye-promo.jpg about it. Hafspajen (talk) 13:27, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- He's welcome in my garden any time. I'll be starting on Straight Eye for the Queer Tramp soon, I'm sure.
- What the fuck. Hafspajen (talk) 21:23, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- The real Norvegian way we talk. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtTrwZP97UI Jag heter Finn - my name is Finn Hafspajen (talk) 23:12, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- ".. Bare en ting som mangler - ingen husker mitt navn!" Great video!! Martinevans123 (talk) 23:19, 9 March 2014 (UTC) [42]... "Og så en drager her" haha
- Well, send him away. My idea of grooming is somewhat corresponding what these guys think File:Queereye-promo.jpg about it. Hafspajen (talk) 13:27, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
ja, jeg vet hva du tenker, mitt liv er perfekt
I know you think my life is perfect
bare en ting som mangler - ingen husker mitt navn!
but there is only one thing that lacks- nobody remembers my name!
navn-navn
name - name-
de sier Kåre, de sier Geir, de roper Jonatan, de prøver Svein
they call me Kåre,Geir, Jonatan, they try Svein
jeg heter Finn, jeg heter Finn, jeg heter Finn, mitt navn er Finn
but my name is Finn!
de sier gregor, arne Johannes, de roper fritjof, og truls johan.
they call me Gregor, Arne-Johannes, they shout Fritjof, and Truls Johan
jeg heter Finn, jeg heter Finn, jeg heter Finn, mitt navn er Finn.
but my name is Finn!
I am up in the office with my pretty suit on;
We have a water cooler, have fruits and an image of New York;
We are working on something very secret that no one shall know;
but I can reveal that much that it is a tunnel;
I'm doing tricks from morning to evening;
amd impresses everybody except for the juggler Kjell;
we are a good team here:
But even then there is one thing that makes me a little mad; -- They call me Mogens, they call me Jens, they call out Holger Klaus;
I am not Danish, my name is Finn, I'm staying here at Tåsen, my name is Finn;
you all can remember Morten's name;
you remember
Anna-Beate, Ramapatrikuna, and even Gjertud but not Finn; No, never Finn is that so hard? MY NAME IS FINN! His name is Finn; His name is Finn;
His name is Finn; We have said Erik; We tryed Jensern; We called him Anders; And called him Kai; But his His name is Finn His name is Finn, it is easy!
- Thanks Huck. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:31, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
- It will be worse Malagabuthankoreaaustralia.Hafspajen (talk) 23:43, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- Hahaha, that is brilliant. Bring them to
BBC!! well, Channel 5 maybe....Martinevans123 (talk) 13:12, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
- Dubble deck boysHafspajen (talk) 16:39, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
- They deserve a Golden Sea Swallow of Knokke - but not even a wiki article!! What a travesty... (sob, sob)....
- Sudddenly Norvegians are kind of hip, cooler than cool, the pinnacle of what is "it". Beyond all trends and conventional coolness. Not to be mistaken for "deck". not that all old boring lefse-eating oil-magnats any more. (are we going too make any cheese article?) Hafspajen (talk) 17:16, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
- Phew! what a relief! ... and I thought they were all Lassie-eating oil magnets. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:21, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
- When do we start chese? Hafspajen (talk) 22:18, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- Well, Bruce, ah guess we'll havta milk those Kangaroos first!! Martinevans123 (talk) 22:40, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- So, no Carmina Burana for you. Hafspajen (talk) 22:56, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- Hey, cobber? Is that anywhere near Carnamah Burana Burakin??
So it seems that he was born in Southowram, or at least was baptised there. So is it also true to say he was born in Halifax. The Southowram article itself says that it is east of Halifax and not in it. I guess this was also true in 1832. I'm not surprised if Halifax wishes to claim him as an important son. And maybe this is just being overly pedantic. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:05, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- You're welcome, and thanks for your interest. Yes, the problem with Barber is that he was all over these districts. He lived and worked in Halifax central for some decades, though. I don't have sensitive local knowledge of Halifax, so you're welcome to correct the article if necessary. It's been a massive task so far - I'm terrified to do more research, as I keep finding more jolly listed buildings by him, which means I have to research and include yet more stuff. It's fun though. --Storye book (talk) 17:15, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- Ah, ok. Thanks for that. I secretly suspect that Southowram might have to be corrected, although it is quite a way up the hill from Halifax itself. And in 1832 much of the intervening township of Siddall was probably not even there. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:42, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- No worries, and thanks for the edits.--Storye book (talk) 18:10, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- Ah, ok. Thanks for that. I secretly suspect that Southowram might have to be corrected, although it is quite a way up the hill from Halifax itself. And in 1832 much of the intervening township of Siddall was probably not even there. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:42, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
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- There's only so far you can go with paraphrasing a short article. These are all simple facts. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:04, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
New message from Gareth Griffith-Jones
Message added 17:37, 11 March 2014 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 17:37, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
Does one have to take a driving test before one can edit at Swedish wiki?? Martinevans123 (talk) 17:49, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- A Tes(la)t. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 17:54, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- She not my (If I am a she/he) type. Prefer brunettes or bruns. Phil leave this aloneHafspajen (talk) 20:48, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- It's the voice of course, not (just) the arse!! But great to see an appearance by that "mixed-up-muddled-up-shook-up-world of competitive cycling". Martinevans123 (talk) 21:00, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- Botnen is Norwegian (Nynorsk) for "the bottom"; well, not that kind of bottom. That would be rumpe in Norvegian. Hafspajen (talk) 21:13, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- I know. Apologies, haha. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:14, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- Marty, you speak Norvegian a little, no? Hafspajen (talk) 21:22, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- Lol. Well.. I've been known to hum this occasionally! Does that count?? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:27, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- Marty, you speak Norvegian a little, no? Hafspajen (talk) 21:22, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- She not my (If I am a she/he) type. Prefer brunettes or bruns. Phil leave this aloneHafspajen (talk) 20:48, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
A google translation - Hero
Sir Galahad, a typical hero Hero is in general importance an admirable person who perform great deeds, and thus gaining great honour and glory. In Greek mythology called the heroes heroes (ἥρωι), from where many languages had his word for hero, as well as Swedish words heroic and heroism (heroism). The Greek heroerna often had divine descent, which is common even among heroes in other mythologies.
Literary significance[editing wikitext]
The main character in a narrative literary work is the character whose actions and destiny in her administration's red thread. Originally, there was no contradiction with the general definition, but then the aesthetics changed notably since the term realism has also been repealed failed people, people in tragic circumstances, evil people, and even people who don't do anything at all and not have anything fancy. Among works with such heroes include Kafka's the process, Louise Boije af Gennäs clean house, Samuel Beckett's waiting for Godot, Tolstoy's Anna Karenina . (Not that is much better in the English article)Hafspajen (talk) 17:57, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- Sounds great to me! But then I'm one of those people who don't do anything at all and not have anything fancy. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:30, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
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- Hu, hej, lad mig bide ham i låret! Hafspajen (talk) 21:32, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- hahahahaha.... I'm cracking up here. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:34, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- Hu, hej, lad mig bide ham i låret! Hafspajen (talk) 21:32, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
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Time for some Nina. (tears).
- ... and I thought I was occasionally a bit obscure.... Martinevans123 (talk) 18:38, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
- What? A good l, charm? I got the idea from the driving lessons... For the Reverend Owen, however, it is anything but obscure.
Hafspajen (talk) 19:53, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
..shucks, and the nearest I got was this jolly ditty...
Pow-wow . Hafspajen (talk) 20:12, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
... or just subdued melancholy
"You're not my kind of rabbit at all, cos your feet's too big!!"
G'day
Sir, I have examined your User page and have found you to have made some Valid Points there in your Cogent Arguments and I have decided to Take them under Advisement and have categorically vowed to consider appointing an ad hoc Board of Enquiry with the remit of examining the possibility of recommending the formation of a Steering Committee with a view to assembling a focus group to float a test balloon to gauge the required course of action. Oh, and thanks for your thanks, and....
...have a cup of coffee. |
YSSYguy (talk) 23:52, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you. An immensely great and profound honour, sir. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:57, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
Thank you, I was asked to go through the talk page as an editor objected to the promotion of the propramme even though these are honors and not commercial. Thank you for your support, I will try editting directly. RMP2014 (talk) 14:58, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
- No worries. I can't guarantee you'll get a free pass everywhere - it's probably the sponsor's name that upsets the anti-commercial wiki zealots. But I'm sure there are many comparable sponsored awards and honours. Good luck. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:07, 12 March 2014 (UTC)
Barbie Girl or just a tiny world?
An interesting study: [45] Martinevans123 (talk) 14:49, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- Background interview with Professor Henrik Ehrsson: [46] see: www.ehrssonlab.se
- "Home of JF Kennaday!!" hahaha, but a thin, thin line. Now that was funny. Almost want to go.
.Does this tree sentence feels good? number of oak trees in Germany that are referred to in this way' because they allegedly bear some sort of connection to the poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. the Goethe Oak.
- ... feels absolutely fine to me, apart from that dreadful bear of course....
Does fairy lights Christmas lights or differ slightly? Hafspajen (talk) 10:45, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- As you probably know, we in UK now have an EEC directive that means we have to refer to them as "LGBT illuminations". But essentially, yes. (I think fairies are really non-religious angels, whether or not they choose to inhabit trees). Martinevans123 (talk) 10:57, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
I am a flower |
- ..Don't tell me that in the land of great traditions you go calling them EEC, LGBT . Hafspajen (talk) 11:01, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- ..It's for the greater good. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:05, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
This user drinks hot chocolate. |
This user drinks latte. |
This user is interested in Teaism. |
This user drinks Mr. Grey's famous tea. |
This user drinks Mr. Grey's famous tea. |
This user drinks orange juice. |
This user drinks pineapple juice. |
This user drinks GUINNESS |
When given a choice, this user drinks cream soda. |
This user truly believes that Dr Pepper Zero Sugar is the ELIXIR OF LIFE. |
This user prefers the Old World. |
This user drinks Single malt whisky. Ahh...malt. |
- "This user prefers Gesalzengemälztparfümiertetrinken over Coca Cola"
What is that ? Ale with perfume and salt?
- .. um, who knows!?
This user is waiting for Sly and Gobbo. |
This user likes Edvard Grieg, Edvard Munch and even Edvard Hoem |
This user doesn't like cutaneous goat diseases |
- .Eh, Planet of the Apes (1968 film)? And those outfits!!! Hafspajen (talk) 22:10, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
- Well, really!! Just because a man chooses to wear a pair of floral flared loons, you think he's a Jolly Jack Tar monkey-boy!! How very dare you!!
- I thought it was a fishing net. An ape in a fishing net.
- Well, really!! Just because a man chooses to wear a pair of floral flared loons, you think he's a Jolly Jack Tar monkey-boy!! How very dare you!!
But the tune is fine, no? Who me Catherine? Never liked that name. [48]Hafspajen (talk) 23:33, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
Flight 370 edit: You're welcome
Usually I don't return these ECHO thanks but I thought you'd appreciate the story that inspired the edit. Daniel Case (talk) 16:15, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- Cheers for that, haha. How incredible. You know what they say about thruth ... Martinevans123 (talk) 16:21, 13 March 2014 (UTC) p.s. I'm sticking with YSSYguy's hiding-in-nostril theory for now...
- The truth will eventually surface.--MONGO 16:54, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- Flying worms?? whatever next! Martinevans123 (talk) 16:59, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- Aliens magically appeared and hijacked it?--MONGO 00:09, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- Ah yes - as simple as ABC. Martinevans123 (talk) 00:20, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- Aliens magically appeared and hijacked it?--MONGO 00:09, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- Flying worms?? whatever next! Martinevans123 (talk) 16:59, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- The truth will eventually surface.--MONGO 16:54, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
Gethin
Apparently it was Gethin's choice to not return after the ten minutes. He is the only one of that front row to start on Saturday ... [49] — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 18:13, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- A surprise. And also surprising that Biggar is preferred on Saturday to Priestland, who has great potential. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:23, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- I agree; he has.
Replacements: Richard Hibbard (Ospreys), Paul James (Bath Rugby), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Rhodri Williams (Scarlets), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), James Hook (Perpignan).
— | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 18:28, 13 March 2014 (UTC)- I see. Well, plenty of talent there, I think. Hook has had a "quiet championship" to say the least!! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:51, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- Biggar will be the kicker. He has the confidence and the consistency. The French consider Hook to be the best of the Welsh playing in France, where he plays at 10.
Priestland could be used but I suspect Hook who is a utility back is more likely to be used on Saturday. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 23:05, 13 March 2014 (UTC)- I do sometimes cross my fingers when Rhys kicks on the run... lol. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:09, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- But do you ever swear? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 11:34, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- Only afterwards! (haha... I had forgetten that gem - how very genteel.) Martinevans123 (talk) 11:47, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- Play the video as well as reading what the defence coach says [50] — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 21:55, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- Only afterwards! (haha... I had forgetten that gem - how very genteel.) Martinevans123 (talk) 11:47, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- But do you ever swear? — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 11:34, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
- I do sometimes cross my fingers when Rhys kicks on the run... lol. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:09, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- Biggar will be the kicker. He has the confidence and the consistency. The French consider Hook to be the best of the Welsh playing in France, where he plays at 10.
- I see. Well, plenty of talent there, I think. Hook has had a "quiet championship" to say the least!! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:51, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
- I agree; he has.
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Your wit makes the talk page bearable ;) TMCk (talk) 00:33, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
BTW. The "Peace is a state of..." quote is delightful. Is it yours?TMCk (talk) 00:53, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
- Haha, that's very kind of you. I don't limit my childishness to that Talk Page of course! One day I will take Wikipedia seriously (well, maybe). As to the origin of that fine quote - it's certainly not mine! Fellow Welshman User:Gareth Griffith-Jones may be able to shed some light on its origins. Regards. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:17, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
- Good morning! [51] — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 10:26, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, a very good morning to you, Gareth! What a very worthy source. Thank you. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:29, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
- Good morning! [51] — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 10:26, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
Happy holi day!
St Pat's Indian style | |
BUUuu!!!!....[52].........................................pink style then and this one [53]Hafspajen (talk) 16:06, 17 March 2014 (UTC) |
Yay! now that's my kind of leprachaun, to be sure. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:55, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
Haha, I like that one!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:12, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
After all that long way, nobody home
Marty, I know you hiding, what is your sound, will we ever know... I wan't to know..Hafspajen (talk) 17:48, 17 March 2014 (UTC),
- My sound??
You make caption Hafspajen (talk) 17:55, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- Ah yes, the wee fairy-folk.... arhh, yes so gentle and quiet
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Derek the Sheep at weekends
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Robbie Fairy (with radio mic daffs) and Jimmy Fairy with his trademark
We need more captions for a lady. Hafspajen (talk) 18:21, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
I took the liberty to took your captions to Sagaciousphil's page, she needed someone clever to make captions, you know. was also trying to sell the idea with the sheep's chese for her. Hafspajen (talk) 19:17, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- All in a good cause! I'm sure we could manage something as a joint effort. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:23, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- You mean? Hafspajen (talk) 19:28, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- Sheep cheese of course! Martinevans123 (talk) 19:35, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- Ok. Well I guess the first move has to be to create that, and them put in all that cheese stuff, but it would need more than what I put on her page because that was just from other articles. Hafspajen (talk) 19:44, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- It would be fine to start with, I'm sure. Martinevans123 (talk) 20:05, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- .I don't like creating articles. Hafspajen (talk) 20:09, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- haha, so start with a little one! Martinevans123 (talk) 20:11, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- Meeee. I am now persuading Sagaciousphil to do that. Hafspajen (talk) 20:21, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- I did created some in sheer desperation. Hafspajen (talk) 20:28, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- Go-Saga! Go-Saga!! lol But it would a "feather in your cap" as they say in Suffolk! Martinevans123 (talk) 20:30, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- .I like my caps free from feathers. That was a sheep hat, you naughty Marty. Hafspajen (talk) 20:32, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- Can also provide the sheep stockings and suspenders, if you're keen (but then I am Welsh, of course). Martinevans123 (talk) 20:37, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- .Eh, what was this speedy deletion template flying around, while we discuss our next sheep article? Hafspajen (talk) 20:48, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- I assume he or she is a rather careless vandal. Am now asking them ... Martinevans123 (talk) 20:50, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
Probably a Swede who cant stand Julius Caesar, Shakespeare and.. images? Hafspajen (talk) 20:59, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- A huge and very unamusing sock-puppet army, apparently... Martinevans123 (talk) 21:05, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
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- Similar. But that one looks small-fry in comparison. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:13, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- It was just nice to say so. Hey, Ylvis has an answer for everything. What does's the sock say? Hafspajen (talk) 21:30, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, indeed.... why is there a sock in here? (oh, the wiki irony!!)
- Well, because of the sock, of course. Instead of the "fuck the apartheid" -citation from Ylvis, " Masachukokkoko". Hafspajen (talk) 23:45, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
- And talking of conceited over-bearing loud-mouths... a number of editors I have encountered over the years sadly spring to mind as probably holding that creature as a dear personal icon. But then I am a bit of a Grandpa Lemon most of the time... Martinevans123 (talk) 11:30, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
- Not me, I hate that creature. I am sadly old fashioned. I feel Disney cartoons were at their best while Walt was still alive. Hafspajen (talk) 11:54, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
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Lovely day
'Happy Vernal Equinox Day !!' | |
From fairest creatures we desire increase,
That thereby beauty's rose might never die. Shakingthatspear. Go fishing, my son!! Hafspajen (talk) 11:50, 20 March 2014 (UTC) |
...and you know what they say, the pen is mightier than the sword ....inna dancehall styleeeee.... tell the people!!!!
Can't. I do. Hafspajen (talk) 23:56, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
George Washington bobblehead
File:George Washington bobblehead.jpg | Warrington Spring Award |
?........................................................................................................................................no idea why. Hafspajen (talk) 03:16, 21 March 2014 (UTC) |
- "My manner of living is plain. I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready; and such as will be content to partake of them are always welcome. Those, who expect more, will be disappointed, but no change will be effected by it."
Clap. Hafspajen (talk) 22:42, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
- yes
- Hey, you made me sit here watch Indian recipes for quite a while. I am simply mad about the Indian cuisine!!! Love it! Hafspajen (talk) 23:43, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
- So, you wondered why this is here on your page? Hafspajen (talk) 11:48, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
- It seems that our friend Doktor Mice has "spilled the wiki beans". Martinevans123 (talk) 11:53, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
- How does one say that, spring is on the way, in rock-talk? Impossible, I got this all wrong. I am not good at this. You do this much better. Hafspajen (talk) 12:45, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
- Maybe we just have to say this Spring is on his way! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:10, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
- I will ponder... Marty, how about this Spring is on his way to Stone Spring... well, not much better... Wait this is good-> [56] Hafspajen (talk) 18:15, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
- Haha, very good [57] Martinevans123 (talk) 21:55, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
- I will ponder... Marty, how about this Spring is on his way to Stone Spring... well, not much better... Wait this is good-> [56] Hafspajen (talk) 18:15, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
- Maybe we just have to say this Spring is on his way! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:10, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
- Enough is enough...get off my face, animal! [58],
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- Yeah, cheers bot. I hear our Vera is a dab-hand with the Golden Virginia and the blue rizlas. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:17, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
- .But... but .. but ... it was like ten years ago I went out and bought some music. Hafspajen (talk) 20:01, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
- You don't even have to go out any more (shame really, 30 years ago buying a 12" vinyl disk, in a cardboard sleeve, from a record shop, was just so incredibly satisfying... ) Martinevans123 (talk) 20:38, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
Hooky
[60] Btw Blowers left you a note on my Talk — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 20:19, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, a wasted opportunity in my book. But then , if I had my way the Scarlett Shark would still be playing! Martinevans123 (talk) 20:50, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
Sorry, I mistook your edit to this article for a COI edit. BMK (talk) 21:23, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
- No worries, easily fixed. Am intrigued as to why he wants to display such a huge piece indoors. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:26, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
DYK nomination of William Swinden Barber
- I do hope that this could make a Good Article some day! Keep up the good work. :) Martinevans123 (talk) 11:04, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you! This article is the first comprehensive published biography of Barber, so it's worth the effort - a lot of effort, though! There is no known image of him except for the rather strange one by Wynfield, but when I did the interior photoshoot of one of Barber's buildings for WP, I found this corbel, which I believe to be a portrait of him. Or to put it another way, I can't see what else it can be - and if it's him, he had a great big beard, just like his more famous artist friends. The research has brought out quite a few things not publicly known today about him. --Storye book (talk) 11:31, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- How intriguing. Who knows. But all those pre-Raphaelites liked to imagine they were legendary medieval knights, didn't they? Haha. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:37, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Rather impractical ones - there's a description of all the Pre-Raphaelite founder-members of Artists Rifles, and it says they all had great big beards - surely that's not according to army rules and regs for various practical reasons. But then it's said that those early members didn't go to war. Some of them spent a lot of time designing insignia and so on . . . all rather amusing. --Storye book (talk) 13:09, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- WP:TPS here - great article! Are we sure the photo wasn't taken in 1967?! Ghmyrtle (talk) 13:21, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Haha, yes I know. Looks very comptemporary, but certainly 60s! For some reason am reminded of dear Viv. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:39, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Haha! Well spotted! But I also suspect that poor Barber had another reason for the beard besides Pre-Raphaelite fashion. He and his wife had a long marriage and no issue. Hence I'm guessing that the beard, in that sometimes cruel era, protected him from taunts respecting his masculinity. --Storye book (talk) 14:35, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Poor Mrs Barber. Maybe it got in the way. I blame the barber. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:40, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Flowers? Has anyone said flowers? Hafspajen (talk) 14:46, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Argh! I knew it was too good to last.... one whiff of flora and suddenly we have another Scandanavian invasion! Martinevans123 (talk) 14:51, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Ha, don't say flower in your edit summary then - you did it again! Actually I was thinking of reviwing the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Beckwithshaw at DYK, if nobody will take it for long. Looks nice. Hafspajen (talk) 14:56, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you - it's waited patiently for its first review! It was an exciting building to photograph, especially inside the belfry (see images link, bottom right of article) --Storye book (talk) 15:19, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- What a curious relic! Martinevans123 (talk) 15:21, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- If nobody will have a go at it soon, so... I lost that damn DYK tool, counting words. Hafspajen (talk) 16:06, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- ...beats counting letters. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:12, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you - it's waited patiently for its first review! It was an exciting building to photograph, especially inside the belfry (see images link, bottom right of article) --Storye book (talk) 15:19, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Ha, don't say flower in your edit summary then - you did it again! Actually I was thinking of reviwing the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Beckwithshaw at DYK, if nobody will take it for long. Looks nice. Hafspajen (talk) 14:56, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Argh! I knew it was too good to last.... one whiff of flora and suddenly we have another Scandanavian invasion! Martinevans123 (talk) 14:51, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Flowers? Has anyone said flowers? Hafspajen (talk) 14:46, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Poor Mrs Barber. Maybe it got in the way. I blame the barber. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:40, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Haha! Well spotted! But I also suspect that poor Barber had another reason for the beard besides Pre-Raphaelite fashion. He and his wife had a long marriage and no issue. Hence I'm guessing that the beard, in that sometimes cruel era, protected him from taunts respecting his masculinity. --Storye book (talk) 14:35, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- .....A kind of, yes.... Hafspajen (talk) 16:25, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Haha, yes I know. Looks very comptemporary, but certainly 60s! For some reason am reminded of dear Viv. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:39, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- WP:TPS here - great article! Are we sure the photo wasn't taken in 1967?! Ghmyrtle (talk) 13:21, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Rather impractical ones - there's a description of all the Pre-Raphaelite founder-members of Artists Rifles, and it says they all had great big beards - surely that's not according to army rules and regs for various practical reasons. But then it's said that those early members didn't go to war. Some of them spent a lot of time designing insignia and so on . . . all rather amusing. --Storye book (talk) 13:09, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- How intriguing. Who knows. But all those pre-Raphaelites liked to imagine they were legendary medieval knights, didn't they? Haha. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:37, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Thank you! This article is the first comprehensive published biography of Barber, so it's worth the effort - a lot of effort, though! There is no known image of him except for the rather strange one by Wynfield, but when I did the interior photoshoot of one of Barber's buildings for WP, I found this corbel, which I believe to be a portrait of him. Or to put it another way, I can't see what else it can be - and if it's him, he had a great big beard, just like his more famous artist friends. The research has brought out quite a few things not publicly known today about him. --Storye book (talk) 11:31, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
@ Martinevans: Yes I wondered about the curious relic. A ceremonial foundation-stone-laying implement is usually a diamond-shaped trowel - silver-plated and engraved, of course. This one, made with an ivory handle for the local rich, female benefactor, is actually in the shape of an oversized butter-knife. Maybe they thought she would know what to do with a butter knife (i.e. spread the mortar as if it were butter on bread), but that she might be offended at the sight of a workmanlike trowel, haha. --Storye book (talk) 17:11, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Oh well, as relics go, could be a lot worse... like the Holy Fingernail of Saint Nympha, or whatever... Martinevans123 (talk) 17:20, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of Dave Guest
A tag has been placed on Dave Guest requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://www.bbc.co.uk/northwesttonight/content/articles/2006/12/30/dave_guest_feature.shtml. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:45, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Guest is a very well-known and award winning senior news reporter. More sources to support his notability can easily be found. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:52, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- You need to push that button on the middle of the template placed on the article, and add what you say here... Hafspajen (talk) 19:19, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- I did both, haha. Thanks anyway. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:27, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- So now, 18 days since it was created, I get a whole 62 minutes to guess which bits were "copyright infringement" before it's deleted. It looked like 95% facts to me. How do you re-write facts to avoid copyvio? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:25, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Oh, well, you are not supposed to use the same wording. Use your synonyms. Change the order of the sentences.. Hafspajen (talk) 21:27, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, I kinda knew about that. With what is essentially a chronological list of facts, it's not always easy to re-write. No advice. No trials. No explanations. Just delete after 62 mins. Great. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:49, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- NO, I would't say great, it was a bit hars. Why not ask, listen, this is the problem, can you do something about it? Hafspajen (talk) 21:59, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- THIS IS the so called G12 : Text pages that contain copyrighted material with no credible assertion of public domain, fair use, or a compatible free license, where there is no non-infringing content on the page worth saving. Only if the history is unsalvageably corrupted should it be deleted in its entirety; earlier versions without infringement should be retained. For equivocal cases which do not meet speedy deletion criteria (such as where there is a dubious assertion of permission, where free-content edits overlie the infringement, or where there is only partial infringement or close paraphrasing), the article or the appropriate section should be blanked with .....
I would not call that unsalvageably corrupted. You should maybe ask Drmies or Yngvadottir for some advice, or any other admin you know that it is an admin. Unsalvageably should mean ... really bad. Hafspajen (talk) 22:04, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Oops! I have this page watch-listed, I have no idea why, and now see that a page I speedied was one of yours. The username didn't click with me at the time, and I didn't spend a whole lot of time looking at the wider history. I'm sorry about that. For what it's worth, I think it was pretty closely similar to the original source. If you want to check you'll presumably ask to have it back. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 22:12, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Um, well, yes, a series of chronological facts can be quite similar to another series of the same facts, I think. No explanation. No advice. Not even any gentle prodding... just "gone in 60 seconds". The most annoying part - I'm left with nothing. I'm not on any crusade here. Just not sure another go is worth the effort. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:26, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
(edit conflict)::I do understand how you feel now, and it is not good. Wish Yngvadottir or somebody could find a reasonable solution. Hafspajen (talk) 22:58, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- I imagine that if you ask Jimfbleak, who deleted it at my request and is one of the good guys, he will restore the content to you in one way or another, as would any admin I know of. I suppose whether it's worth the effort or not in the end depends on whether the guy is really notable – it might be quite annoying to do more work on it and then find it didn't survive at AfD for example. Again, sorry about this. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 22:56, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Warrington, next time include the link--redlink or not! Saves me a bunch of clicking around through people's deleted contributions. Dave Guest is, for my taste, way too close to the original BBC document, sorry. But I restored some of it, so you can start anew. Just make sure it doesn't get tagged db-person, haha. Drmies (talk) 22:59, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- I messaged User:Jimfbleak, but no response after nearly two hours. When I created the article I got the copyvio warning (as expected), so quickly did some paraphrasing. How am I to know if that paraphrasing was enough, or where it was lacking? After 18 days I had assumed the new warning was for notability, not copyvio. I'm not sure how Mr Guest can be less notable than seven of his less senior colleagues. Just lacking a bit of transparency here. I don't create a lot of new articles... but if this is what happens, I am left thinking "why bother". Martinevans123 (talk) 23:06, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- @Doktor Mice. You restored some if it, hahaha. Thanks so much. I'll just have to guess which bits were no good. Again, as I remember it, this was more or less a set of life history facts. Not sure I will ever know where I went so wrong. Sorry to upset your tastes. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:13, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- I messaged User:Jimfbleak, but no response after nearly two hours. When I created the article I got the copyvio warning (as expected), so quickly did some paraphrasing. How am I to know if that paraphrasing was enough, or where it was lacking? After 18 days I had assumed the new warning was for notability, not copyvio. I'm not sure how Mr Guest can be less notable than seven of his less senior colleagues. Just lacking a bit of transparency here. I don't create a lot of new articles... but if this is what happens, I am left thinking "why bother". Martinevans123 (talk) 23:06, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- I could go into detail, but not right now: our company is here. Take my word for it, as an admin and an English prof. Later, Drmies (talk) 23:30, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- Our company? I didn't even know we had one. Can't wait. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:33, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
- (Late comment before dashing to work) I rejiggered material in your version to re-expand Drmies' version, and found an additional award I was able to add. I hope that helps. Yngvadottir (talk) 04:39, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Yngvadottir, that's extremely helpful and thoughtful of you. Thank you so much. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:01, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Yngvadottir is great.Hafspajen (talk) 16:07, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Sorry I did not reply within two hours, even unpaid volunteers have to sleep! I see that two other admins seem to have sorted this out. FWIW, I considered that your version of the two paragraphs beginning He worked on the Lancaster Guardian... was too close a paraphrase of the original to be accepted as your own work rather than a copyright infringement. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:28, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- "I didn't get where I am today by sleeping for two hours, Reggie." ... If only I could remember what I wrote, I might well agree with you. Again I have a problem paraphrasing facts and the order in which they occurred. But thanks for your explanation. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:01, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- What I don't understand here is, if something is perceived to be a copyvio, why don't editors just adjust text (or remove the offending text) to correct the problem, rather than deleting the whole lot? Or is it the case that perceived copyvio material can't even appear in article history? If the latter is the case, there are several articles which I've worked on to remove copyvios, which it seems should be deleted as well, and any vandal wanting to cause a lot of headaches just needs to dump copyvio material into loads of articles, so they all have to be deleted.... PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 08:06, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, it's curious. But I think the above goes to show how collaboration can achieve far more. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:01, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Yngvadottir, that's extremely helpful and thoughtful of you. Thank you so much. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:01, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Back in the old times, like 2007, WP:Preserve was something people took more seriously.
- (Late comment before dashing to work) I rejiggered material in your version to re-expand Drmies' version, and found an additional award I was able to add. I hope that helps. Yngvadottir (talk) 04:39, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Our company? I didn't even know we had one. Can't wait. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:33, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
WP:Preserve :Instead of deleting text, consider:
- rephrasing or copyediting to improve grammar, more accurately represent the sources, or balance the article's contents
- correcting inaccuracy, while keeping the rest of the content intact
- moving the information to another existing article or splitting the information to a new article
- adding more of what you think is important to make an article more point-of-view balanced
- requesting a citation by adding the {{citation needed}} tag, or adding any other Template:Inline tags as appropriate
- doing a quick search for sources and adding a citation yourself
- adding appropriate cleanup tags to sections you cannot fix yourself
- repair a dead link if a new URL for the page or an archive of the old one can be located
- merging the entire article into another article with the original article turned into a redirect as described at performing a merge
- fixing errors in wikitext code or formatting...
Those times we were building an encyclopedia. I observed that many fairly new users think nowadays that it easier to delete and remove.
- By the way, Did you know there's an easier way to take your shirt off?Hafspajen (talk) 15:24, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Hmm, well he certainly likes to take his shirt off, doesn't he. Ooo-errrr missus. But of course, I've been there done that, got the wiki t-shirt
- I'm here because of another article (Dave Lawson (musician)) that was another copyright violation. You should write an article in your own words, not tweak the words of another (unless it is a public domain source). That is how you avoid Close paraphrasing. Also, you need to abide by the non-free content rules as well; these two images you uploaded this week do not have sufficient fair use rationales and they are both of higher resolution permissible under the non-free content criteria. I hope you adhere to our copyright policies in future or you will end up blocked and Wikipedia will lose one of it's prolific content contributors. While I'm here I can answer some of the points posed in this conversation thread. Hafspajen, if you read the whole section that you quoted, you'll see that it explicitly says that copyrighted material should be removed "...vandalism should be completely removed, as should material that violates copyright...". PaleCloudedWhite, yes, copyrighted material should be deleted from the article history, admins will delete selected revisions that violate copyright, you can see that I have done this here. James086Talk 19:46, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Hi James. Thanks for the compliment. So did you want to block me? Martinevans123 (talk) 20:02, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- I'm not sure why File:Winter_Moon.jpg fails fair use. And I thought File:Slim Harpo.jpg was borderline. To save you the trouble, I've deleted both of those images from the articles which they enhanced so well. Someone might want to reduce those precious pixels so someone else doesn't nick them to make fake album covers.
- Regarding Dave Lawson (musician), your very efficient revisions epitomise the problem for the misguided copyright violator like myself - you've hidden all those edits that were transgressions so I now have no way of checking what they were! But it's my perennial problem - how to "write in my own words" a series of life events which (to me) appear as plain facts and in a certain necessary order. The irony of your complaints over this particular article is somewhat heightened, however, by the way I came to write it. I actually emailed Dave himself (via that link on his website) as soon as I had created it, to ask him if he had a problem with it, explaining that most of it was taken from his own website page. He was quite pleased (I can send you copies of my emails if you are really interested!) I realise that my devious methods have no place in the panoply of wiki-Regeln-und-Gesetze, alas. But I felt morally bound to do this of my own bat. In fact I began to feel a bit of a fraud when I started to try and re-write the material "in my own words" just to save me from copyvio-telling-offs (like the one you have just given me) lol.
- But, Father James, now that I have secured your full attention, you must forgive me wiki-Father, for my pernicious sins extend as far back as Talk:St Edward King and Confessor Catholic Church, Clifford where Sister J3MrsDoyle was kind enough to chastise me for even more heinous crimes of the copy-vio flesh. But what I could never get me head round was the fact that she copied all the copy-vio original all over the Talk Page. I feel your miraculous hand of redaction may need to pass over that region (including all those copy-vio diffs). For the good of holy Wikipedia. It was only 2 years ago, sob. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:15, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- I'm here because of another article (Dave Lawson (musician)) that was another copyright violation. You should write an article in your own words, not tweak the words of another (unless it is a public domain source). That is how you avoid Close paraphrasing. Also, you need to abide by the non-free content rules as well; these two images you uploaded this week do not have sufficient fair use rationales and they are both of higher resolution permissible under the non-free content criteria. I hope you adhere to our copyright policies in future or you will end up blocked and Wikipedia will lose one of it's prolific content contributors. While I'm here I can answer some of the points posed in this conversation thread. Hafspajen, if you read the whole section that you quoted, you'll see that it explicitly says that copyrighted material should be removed "...vandalism should be completely removed, as should material that violates copyright...". PaleCloudedWhite, yes, copyrighted material should be deleted from the article history, admins will delete selected revisions that violate copyright, you can see that I have done this here. James086Talk 19:46, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- Sure, James, one section above I said the same thing to M*you are not supposed to use the same wording. Use your synonyms. Change the order of the sentence... This discussion above is more like general tendencies all over the place. ... Hafspajen (talk) 20:50, 29 March 2014 (UTC)Like half of the Christmas article deleted and so
- Martin, I am NOT complaining about that article. Haven't read it. Hafspajen (talk) 21:06, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- My advice: complain first, read later. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:19, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- If I make the mistake – that you dared to tell me – would give me sincerer honor – toward you –
I enclose my name – asking you, if you please – Sir – to tell me what is true?
That you will not betray me – it is needless to ask – since Honor is it's [sic] own pawn – Hafspajen (talk) 22:43, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
- "Emily?! Is that you?? Are you any relation!??"
By my Window have I for Scenery
Just a Sea — with a Stem —
If the Bird and the Farmer — deem it a "Pine" —
The Opinion will serve — for them —
It has no Port, nor a "Line" — but the Jays —
That split their route to the Sky —
Or a Squirrel, whose giddy Peninsula
May be easier reached — this way —
For Inlands — the Earth is the under side —
And the upper side — is the Sun —
And its Commerce — if Commerce it have —
Of Spice — I infer from the Odors borne —
Of its Voice — to affirm — when the Wind is within —
Can the Dumb — define the Divine?
The Definition of Melody — is —
That Definition is none —
It — suggests to our Faith —
They — suggest to our Sight —
When the latter — is put away
I shall meet with Conviction I somewhere met
That Immortality —
Was the Pine at my Window a "Fellow
Of the Royal" Infinity?
Apprehensions — are God's introductions —
To be hallowed — accordingly —.
Emil, yes. Hafspajen (talk) 22:54, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
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- Hafs - I urge you to re-write the above passage avoiding close paraphrasing. It appears to have been copied verbatim from a a book of Nordic Runes. I would pollock you, but you are obviously a bit dim. Regards. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:51, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- I don't want to block you, besides, it would be inappropriate for me to do so now that you have attempted to antagonise me. The two images don't have valid fair use rationales, that doesn't mean you couldn't make a valid claim of fair use. You just need to write a valid fair use rationale for each, filling out the template with proper assertions, instead of leaving a couple of sections with "n.a.", would be sufficient. For example for File:Slim Harpo.jpg the reason it can't be replaced with free media is that it is a copyrighted cover and Hip-O Records is definitely not going to release it under a free license. NFCC criterion 1 is definitely applicable. As for the content that's been removed, you don't even need to know what it was, because if you want to add any info to the article, it shouldn't be copied from somewhere else anyway. The content removed from Dave Lawson was copied from [61], the first sentence verbatim, the second sentence with very little change, the third sentence verbatim and the fourth with "RAF" added before the word "service". Unfortunately it's not even ironic. Mr Lawson probably doesn't understand the implications of his content being on Wikipedia and, unless he explicitly stated that he releases it into the public domain or under a free license, it's insufficient. You can read more about why here. I ask once again for you to avoid close paraphrasing as it is still violating the copyright of the author. Read the page, it gives a walkthrough of how to avoid it. As for the church in Clifford, I will delete the offending revisions from the history of the article, the talk page is fine because it is quoting for the sake of comparison, which requires the exact wording for that comparison and the quotes are attributed to the author. James086Talk 03:52, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- I forgot to mention, now that the two images aren't used in any articles they are eligible for deletion under WP:CSD#F5 and someone will tag them as such (it typically happens within 24 hours as the database report refreshes). Adding them back to the articles will save them. James086Talk 03:59, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- Ah right, you could block me, but it's "inappropriate" because I don't like your Talk Page. I can easily say I like it, if you prefer. Your replies are very informative and wholly discouraging. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:31, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- "Dave was educated at Lyndhurst, Charterhouse and Tonbridge, where he received his first formal music training." - did I actually copy that sentence in verbatim? I see that the article now has no details of his education at all. That's the sort of material I see as a simple set facts that cannot easily be paraphrased. And easily added with useful links. I guess it's just easier to delete material, than to re-write it, and then to point out who is to blame. I don't find being threatened with a block particularly encouraging. It sometimes looks more like a punishment for being naughty. I would suggest that "paraphrasing" and "close paraphrasing" can be a grey area. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:42, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- I checked again, you copied it, but changed the first word from "Dave" to "Lawson", otherwise the same. Having no article is better than have a copyright infringement so the lack of information about his education is simply down to nobody adding it in a valid manner. There is plenty of really good information lacking from Wikipedia that could be copy/pasted in, I would delete that too, as would any admin. Here is an alternative wording for that first paragraph of [62] that did not take long to come up with:
- Lawson studied music first at Lyndhurst, Charterhouse and Tonbridge, then primarily studied piano through private tuition under Stan Tracey while enlisted in the Royal Air Force. He served for five years in the RAF School of Music where he studied flute, soprano saxophone and clarinet. Upon finishing his RAF service he continued to study piano with Tracey.
- You may copy that from here to the article if you wish because it is freely licensed, I already appear in the article history; required for attribution under the CC license. That paragraph includes the facts, in a logical order and worded significantly differently to the source material. It is usually easier to delete material than to rewrite it (although not always) but I am under no obligation to rewrite the infringing text, deletion is a sufficient fix. However, you are obliged not to add copyrighted material to Wikipedia. James086Talk 17:06, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- Hello again James. That's very good of you to suggest an alternative wording which, of course looks fine. I find that a lot of material on Wikipedia, which seems to have been re-written by an editor to avoid copy-vio, is hideously awkward and contrived. I'm sure that you can see things from my perspective too, where the illegal edits I made have been redacted and so no longer visible to me. I can see why this is necessary, for legal reasons, but it is obviously an inequitable and inefficient way of editing, and for encouraging better editing. Ideally, I guess, infringements would be automatically reported back to an editor's Talk Page, similar to bracket-bot and disambiguation-bot.
- I also realise that in your role of copyright policeman you don't have time to go around correcting everyone's copyright infringements. And nor should you. I also realise that the sheer volume of work you undertake means that you may sometimes appear to have a rather curt and direct tone.
- I fully realise Wikipedia's obligations with regard to copyright and have not wilfully disregarded them intentionally. As I tried to explain, I seem to have a particular problem with what appears to me to be simple facts. In that context, I did not find your suggestion that I would be blocked particularly helpful. But thank you for taking the time to come back and provide practical suggestions. I won't be creating any new articles for a while, thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:42, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
Mark Menzies
My mistake, he has resigned from a ministerial age following allegations in the Mirror and Sun (I think), at first I thought he resigned as an MP, but hasn't. M G (talk) 00:06, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- How old does one have to be? He's not the only one who's thinking of resigning. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:34, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
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- How lovely. But watch out King Frog, or you'll get the wind treatment.... "...you make life a fairy tale - Grimm!" [63]
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Happy "Mothas" Day (dude). Martinevans123 (talk) 13:07, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
Disruptive IP
Hi Martin. Re the edit on Colin Ireland, have a look at the IP's talk page where I've just posted a message that should explain the reason for my apparently unwarranted revert. The SPI page linked from there explains a bit more too. No problem with your re-addition of the info, of course. HTH, —SMALLJIM 14:27, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
- Many thanks, Sj. I was a bit baffled. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:29, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
RE: O Little Town
Oh yes, it says Surrey in the article, doesn't it? Good spot, Nailsworth Gloucestershire is definitely correct. Thanks. Rob (talk) 18:38, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
Blocks all round?
- "They've got womanly breasts under pale mauve vests,
- Shoes like dead pigs' noses,
- Cornflake packet jacket, catalogue trousers,
- A mouth what never closes."
- Please, Mr. Admin-robot, don't be a Blockhead.
- Oi! Oi! ... Their shapeless haircuts don't enhance, Their ghastly patterned shirts.. (allegedly)
"You babes talk about your madison shoes We've got a thing we call the madison blues"
- What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A stick!
- I couldn't quite remember how to throw a boomerang, but eventually it came back to me.Boing
- The other day I held the door open for a clown. I thought it was a nice jester.clown
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This is a serious disagreement.[65] Hafspajen (talk) 19:16, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
- Bible punching heavyweight
- evangelistic boxing kangaroo
- Orangutang and anaconda
- Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse
- even Pluto too
[66]Hafspajen (talk) 21:22, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
- Now this is what Eurovision is really all about - no song entry - no country!! ...simple as Tingeling!!
- ah evangelistic boxing kangaroo - this is wonderful
- Now this is what Eurovision is really all about - no song entry - no country!! ...simple as Tingeling!!
- Orangutang and anaconda[67]
- [70][71]
- Marty, don't tell me you like this ny ministyle font? Hafspajen (talk) 23:02, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, ok - "I don't like it". But just like the infamous ORANGE BAR OF DOOM, the removal of which was the worse thing that ever happened at wikipedia, I'm already beginning to like the new version. For things like this there should be a vote, not just "consensus" but a real vote. Guess it's too much bother. In my experience wiki editors tend to be quite "conservative" with a small (sans serif) a. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:24, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
- That depends what you see. And how. I don't know what you are looking at right now, and what you see - but it was what I saw, see here - and it was no good. Don't tell me that this was pleasant, because I will not belive it. Hafspajen (talk) 10:34, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
- Who knows what we each see. Commonality is, of course, illusory. But it's always nice to see some healthy discussion, isn't it. Martin
HeidGravedigger (talk) 10:42, 4 April 2014 (UTC)- Marty, you always succed to draw all discussios into the area of philosophy. Hafspajen (talk) 12:23, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
- "Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar, Who could think you under the table". Martinevans123 (talk) 12:28, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
- Who knows what we each see. Commonality is, of course, illusory. But it's always nice to see some healthy discussion, isn't it. Martin
- Marty, don't tell me you like this ny ministyle font? Hafspajen (talk) 23:02, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
- Let's delete Ludwig Wittgenstein, speeeedily... Marty your talk page is longer than 100... Hafspajen (talk) 15:01, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
- Gosh, is it really?!! I can't think how I have accumulated so much rubbish!
- "According to Wittgenstein, philosophical problems arise when language is forced from its proper home into a metaphysical environment..."
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- How truly touching. I shall treasure it always. Who needs smelly old Norwegian sheep cheese, when one has the glorious riches of odiferous Orinetal bean curd?! Martinevans123 (talk) 15:56, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
New Boots and Panties!!
Hello Martin, I can see that you have an interest in the New Boots and Panties!! article. :-) I hope you don't feel I've been treading on your toes with my edits – I'm just trying to organise the article along the lines of the Wikipedia album article style guide, with the objective of getting it up to good article status at some point. I'd like to get as many as possible of the classic British punk/postpunk/new wave/synthpop albums from 1977 to 1985 up to (or at least close to) GA status, as this is obviously a musical time and place that Wikipedia doesn't cover very well at all, as it's hard to get hold of a lot of the original articles, interviews and reviews.
I must admit I'm not entirely sure about using block quotes in the album review section, but maybe that's just my personal preference – if the article ever goes up for GA nomination we'll see what the other reviewers think. When I'm back in the UK over the summer I'll try and head down to the British Library and dig out the original reviews of the album from the music press, at least to try and put critics' names and dates to the reviews. I should also get hold of the Ian Dury biographies at some point so the references can be more accurately quoted with page numbers, etc. Cheers. Richard3120 (talk) 17:50, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
- It's only one of the greatest albums every recorded. But not at all, those block quotes were only an idea as the quotes were so long. By all means do anything that will help for GA status. Did someone mention twenty tiny toes?
- "I know a lovely old toe-rag obliging and noblesse
- Kindly, charming shag from Shoeburyness." !! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:05, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
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