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Malleus, I think I remember you saying something about you teaching writing (outside of our little venue). Would you consider being a paid proofreader? Or is that something you do already? I got a note from a scholar in Russia who's writing a book on the [[Heliand]], a note in response to a review I wrote of some new monographs on and translations of that poem. I don't need anymore copyediting work than I already have, and it happens (occasionally) that I get emails from people who could do with a copyeditor. Just a question--and I haven't mentioned anything to this particular person. [[User:Drmies|Drmies]] ([[User talk:Drmies|talk]]) 16:17, 22 May 2012 (UTC) |
Malleus, I think I remember you saying something about you teaching writing (outside of our little venue). Would you consider being a paid proofreader? Or is that something you do already? I got a note from a scholar in Russia who's writing a book on the [[Heliand]], a note in response to a review I wrote of some new monographs on and translations of that poem. I don't need anymore copyediting work than I already have, and it happens (occasionally) that I get emails from people who could do with a copyeditor. Just a question--and I haven't mentioned anything to this particular person. [[User:Drmies|Drmies]] ([[User talk:Drmies|talk]]) 16:17, 22 May 2012 (UTC) |
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Hi, I notice that there is an ArbCom [[:Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Civility_enforcement#Malleus_Fatuorum_topic_banned|decision]] about you regarding disruptive behaviour at RfAs, and feel that your current contributions to [[:Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Avicennasis]] qualify as "disruptive" and, as such, have added a [[:Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#Malleus_Fatuorum|request]] to [[:WP:AE]] about it. '''[[User:It Is Me Here|<font color="#006600">It Is Me Here</font>]]''' <sup>'''[[User_talk:It Is Me Here|<font color="#CC6600">t</font>]] / [[Special:Contributions/It Is Me Here|<font color="#CC6600">c</font>]]</sup>''' 16:37, 22 May 2012 (UTC) |
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GA
I saw the GA section on your userpage and I am wondering if I should nominate one of the following for GA. (1) Compton-Belkovich Thorium Anomaly - (2) Jacobus Deketh. Thanks! --Tomtomn00 (talk • contributions) 21:30, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'd say that they're not quite sufficiently developed yet, although obviously informative. Malleus Fatuorum 21:32, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Compton-Belkovich Thorium Anomaly is now an FA candidate!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:05, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- I think that's probably a mistake. Malleus Fatuorum 19:05, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah that's what I said, thankfully he took the advice, I didn't want to see him get white washed. I did look in google books though and didn't see much on it and nothing in Highbeam either but its not FA material... William Burges KJP and I and a few others are nurturing, I intend to make some final edits over the next few days and will nom when KJP returns. If you could give it a spick and span when you have a mo I'd be grateful. Tim riley already thinks its good enough, me I want a bit more research on it.. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:47, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'm a bit surprised actually, as I'm not convinced the Compton-Belkovich Thorium Anomaly article even meets the GA criteria. Malleus Fatuorum 20:38, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah that's what I said, thankfully he took the advice, I didn't want to see him get white washed. I did look in google books though and didn't see much on it and nothing in Highbeam either but its not FA material... William Burges KJP and I and a few others are nurturing, I intend to make some final edits over the next few days and will nom when KJP returns. If you could give it a spick and span when you have a mo I'd be grateful. Tim riley already thinks its good enough, me I want a bit more research on it.. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:47, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
A bit more research maybe..♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:04, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
Both articles were passed. Having recently encountered this editor, I'm looking at some of his work, and I'm surprised to see that you, Malleus, thought Jacobus Deketh might pass. As I said, it has been passed, but I think there's a lack of coverage. Is there something you see that I am missing? LadyofShalott 22:47, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
- What leads you to believe that I that thought either article I was asked about in this section would pass, when I made it very clear that I thought neither would? Malleus Fatuorum 12:23, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
Heads-up :o)
I think I've done everything required by The Reviewer From Hell for New Forest pony ;P Let me know if it needs anything else for GA; please also let me know what it needs to go to FAC. And could you take a look at History of the horse in Britain for me, to let me know how far off going to FAC is for that one, too? MegaHugz'n'stuff. I've thoroughly enjoyed working with you on the NF pony one. You're good! Pesky (talk) 02:32, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
- I think of myself rather as The Reviewer From Heaven, because sure as Hell an article that goes though my hands is closer to FA at the end of the process than it was at the start. Malleus Fatuorum 03:40, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
- Just one final thing to address and then we can pop that green blob on the article. Malleus Fatuorum 21:14, 12 May 2012 (UTC)
- I love you! Pesky (talk) 04:20, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- You did well. My advice is always not to jump too quickly to FAC, take some breathing space, but I think the article would stand a pretty good chance. Malleus Fatuorum 04:36, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Doesn't the waiting time for a review count as a breathing space? ;P How about History of the horse in Britain? I'd love to get that one there, as it would mean I could get one of those dinky four-award wossnames for it :D It got over 9000 hits as a DYK, which was cool Pesky (talk) 04:38, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Ah, awards. We may have to part company there. That four thing is a waste of reviewer's time, and I'll have nothing to do with it. I've promised to look at a constellation article, so I'll look at the horse article when I've done that. There are also articles I want to look at myself, such Prospero; so much to do, so little time. Malleus Fatuorum 04:49, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'm not actually that motivated by the award itself, though it's quite pretty. I just like the idea of one of my "babies" going from scratch to FA. Pesky (talk) 04:56, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Then just take it to FA without the intermediate steps. It's not so hard. Malleus Fatuorum 05:12, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'm not actually that motivated by the award itself, though it's quite pretty. I just like the idea of one of my "babies" going from scratch to FA. Pesky (talk) 04:56, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Ah, awards. We may have to part company there. That four thing is a waste of reviewer's time, and I'll have nothing to do with it. I've promised to look at a constellation article, so I'll look at the horse article when I've done that. There are also articles I want to look at myself, such Prospero; so much to do, so little time. Malleus Fatuorum 04:49, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Doesn't the waiting time for a review count as a breathing space? ;P How about History of the horse in Britain? I'd love to get that one there, as it would mean I could get one of those dinky four-award wossnames for it :D It got over 9000 hits as a DYK, which was cool Pesky (talk) 04:38, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- You did well. My advice is always not to jump too quickly to FAC, take some breathing space, but I think the article would stand a pretty good chance. Malleus Fatuorum 04:36, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- I love you! Pesky (talk) 04:20, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
OK, well I nommed NF pony anyways ... part of the masochists' creed being "Why put off 'til tomorrow the angst you could suffer today?" Not that I'm generally a masochist. The True Story™ is that I find stuff like that a refreshing and soothing break from Real Life. Pesky (talk) 09:41, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
RFC
Hi! I saw you've commented at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Murasaki Shikibu/archive1. Now I found the lead image was inappropriate, but Truthkeeper does not agree with me. It would be grateful if you could post your comment at Talk:Murasaki Shikibu#Wrong picture. Thank you. Oda Mari (talk) 09:25, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'm afraid I can't get very excited about the style of a kimono. Malleus Fatuorum 14:17, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry. I was told this was canvassing. I posted RFC at WT:FAC#RFC on Murasaki Shikibu. Regards. Oda Mari (talk) 16:17, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Somebody ought to take that damn "Canvass" guideline and nuke it from orbit. Well, now that I've started - somebody ought to take 99% of the so called "policies" and "guidelines" and burn them with fire. There should be 1 rule. "Act like an adult." Everything else is superfluous essay material. Don't get me wrong - I love the AGF, FOC, and all the kumbaya stuff; but the bureaucratic BS that had good intentions in the beginning is now being used by children and vindictive twits to choke out honest hard working people trying to add content to the project. OK .. I'm done. How ya doin' Mal? — Ched : ? 21:21, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Did you misspell "twits", shouldn't that be "twats"? I entirely agree with you about the canvassing bullshit, which could basically be summarised as "everything should be discussed in private". Malleus Fatuorum 22:40, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Since I was the person to tell Oda Mari she was canvassing - I didn't mean in regards to the FAC reviewers, but I do think that selectively choosing to post on one wikiproject and ignoring four others is wrong fwiw. And trying to get people to overturn a FAC decision after the fact is also wrong. But I've never been involved in something like this, so I'm sure I said something wrong myself to have Ched react like that. Oh well, as I'm finding out, I don't seem to be making many friends or pleasing many people these days. Truthkeeper (talk) 23:24, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'm sure Ched was making a general point. Malleus Fatuorum 23:47, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- And in general there's nothing to prevent you from contacting the other projects, so why the fuss? Malleus Fatuorum 00:00, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- Truthkeeper - I am sorry if you took my comments to have anything to do with any of your posts. To be honest, I had no idea that you had made a comment to Oda. I think the world of your work ... you do absolutely wonderful work. My post was simply my view that the "canvass" idea is total bullshit. If I see an issue on the quality of a featured article .. then I am going to ask Malleus for his opinion. If I see an issue on the formats of citations, then I'll ask Sandy for her opinion. I think it's wrong to find fault with people because they to talk to other people. To be totally honest, I have to admit that I'm a bit fed up and disgusted with Wikipedia right now. There are children who have gotten the "zOMG adminz" status and play little games blocking adults. Totally unacceptable in my opinion. Now - Beyond that ... the culture here is now many years old. There are people who have butted heads, and developed a "I don't like you" mentality. ... There are folks playing some sort of underlying "power" game, and they are using "friends" to manipulate others. Personally? .. I don't much care for that. I would much rather deal with Malleus telling me to "pull my head out of my ass" than some snide edit summary of "are all your friends here now" type of thing. Short version: .. I was not finding fault with any "canvass" comment you made personally. — Ched : ? 03:22, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- Since I was the person to tell Oda Mari she was canvassing - I didn't mean in regards to the FAC reviewers, but I do think that selectively choosing to post on one wikiproject and ignoring four others is wrong fwiw. And trying to get people to overturn a FAC decision after the fact is also wrong. But I've never been involved in something like this, so I'm sure I said something wrong myself to have Ched react like that. Oh well, as I'm finding out, I don't seem to be making many friends or pleasing many people these days. Truthkeeper (talk) 23:24, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Did you misspell "twits", shouldn't that be "twats"? I entirely agree with you about the canvassing bullshit, which could basically be summarised as "everything should be discussed in private". Malleus Fatuorum 22:40, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Somebody ought to take that damn "Canvass" guideline and nuke it from orbit. Well, now that I've started - somebody ought to take 99% of the so called "policies" and "guidelines" and burn them with fire. There should be 1 rule. "Act like an adult." Everything else is superfluous essay material. Don't get me wrong - I love the AGF, FOC, and all the kumbaya stuff; but the bureaucratic BS that had good intentions in the beginning is now being used by children and vindictive twits to choke out honest hard working people trying to add content to the project. OK .. I'm done. How ya doin' Mal? — Ched : ? 21:21, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry. I was told this was canvassing. I posted RFC at WT:FAC#RFC on Murasaki Shikibu. Regards. Oda Mari (talk) 16:17, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
What is happening to Wikipedia
Beware of editors with stalks growing out of their heads! Kiefer.Wolfowitz 19:20, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- By a strange coincidence I was watching a documentary on animal survivors last week that had some footage of this fungus shooting out the head of an ant after having persuaded it to climb up a tree. Malleus Fatuorum 19:30, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
GA Review
Hey Malleus, I've finished my changes to the Aaron Rodgers Article, and was wondering if you could be the one to put me through hell and review it for GA? Or if that's not possible, if you could at least peer review it if you're not to busy. Thanks. I'll wait for your response before I renom it got GA.--SKATER Is Back 03:55, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- I tweaked a few bits and pieces in the prose, but I wouldn't say I'd gone through it with a fine-toothed comb. Pesky (talk) 09:19, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'm afraid that American football is right up there with professional wrestling in terms of those articles I don't review, particularly as the game is an almost complete mystery to me. But I'll take a look through the article later this evening and let you know what I think in terms of a GA nomination. Malleus Fatuorum 19:36, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
Citation templates
Per WP:CITEVAR, as an uninvolved administrator I would like to ask you to avoid changing citations that do not use citation templates into ones that do, as you did recently on the article Sean Combs. — Carl (CBM · talk) 22:18, 14 May 2012 (UTC)
There is no avoiding it... he's next at FAC. (gulps). Ealdgyth - Talk 12:38, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- Looks like you're going to get quite a bit of help copyediting that one. Malleus Fatuorum 13:01, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
I'm going offwiki imminently. Sadly. So the field is clear for you, MF, if you like. Hope to get back to it tomorrow. Please don't anybody wait for me though. Incidentally, I'm a bit heavy in the trouser area for a "her", but I'll take it as an enormous compliment. --Dweller (talk) 14:38, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry about that. I think I confused you with Risker – I'm dreadful with names. Malleus Fatuorum 15:08, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- Lol. I'm often mistaken for someone. --Dweller (talk) 14:33, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- Sorry about that. I think I confused you with Risker – I'm dreadful with names. Malleus Fatuorum 15:08, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- "A further indignity occurred when the corpse was lowered into the tomb and the tomb burst and spread a disgusting odor throughout the church." I thought it was William's body that burst, not the tomb? Malleus Fatuorum 16:29, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- Both, actually, on my understanding. Corpse was rotting and it kinda did a lot of damage to the tomb. Ealdgyth - Talk 00:02, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- So can we not say that his corpse burst, as if it hadn't there's no reason why the tomb would have done so? Malleus Fatuorum 00:05, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- Let me double check some sources after I finish eating and watering the garden... Ealdgyth - Talk 00:17, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- I watched a TV programme on William recently, and I've just checked his ODNB entry (which says nothing about his tomb/corpse bursting) and it seems to me that maybe there's an important aspect of William's legacy that's missing. To quote from the ODNB, "The Conqueror's death was followed by the collapse of order in Normandy and, within months, by the outbreak of a war of succession between his sons. Both were directly related to William's excessively authoritarian rule within the duchy and his inability to resolve problems within his family." Malleus Fatuorum 00:27, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah, that's probably a case of "medievalist myopia" ... *I* know that so well that I forget that others ... well... won't. This is why I get folks to read the articles... it's so easy to overlook stuff on these big topic articles ... (still struggling to get out to water...) Ealdgyth - Talk 00:38, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- There .. added something .. because what that article needed was more words, right? (grins). It's still about 2000 words less than Middle Ages... which is still expanding, of course. Gotta have words for all those commas I love! As a heads up, I'll be in Chicago for the next two days ... probably won't check wikipedia while I'm gone. Will check in the morning before leaving but... Ealdgyth - Talk 01:30, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- Enjoy your trip. I should have finished with William by the time you get back. Malleus Fatuorum 11:56, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- Yeah, that's probably a case of "medievalist myopia" ... *I* know that so well that I forget that others ... well... won't. This is why I get folks to read the articles... it's so easy to overlook stuff on these big topic articles ... (still struggling to get out to water...) Ealdgyth - Talk 00:38, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- I watched a TV programme on William recently, and I've just checked his ODNB entry (which says nothing about his tomb/corpse bursting) and it seems to me that maybe there's an important aspect of William's legacy that's missing. To quote from the ODNB, "The Conqueror's death was followed by the collapse of order in Normandy and, within months, by the outbreak of a war of succession between his sons. Both were directly related to William's excessively authoritarian rule within the duchy and his inability to resolve problems within his family." Malleus Fatuorum 00:27, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- Let me double check some sources after I finish eating and watering the garden... Ealdgyth - Talk 00:17, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- So can we not say that his corpse burst, as if it hadn't there's no reason why the tomb would have done so? Malleus Fatuorum 00:05, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- Both, actually, on my understanding. Corpse was rotting and it kinda did a lot of damage to the tomb. Ealdgyth - Talk 00:02, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Wigan IS the Beverly Hills Of The North West. Ask anyone who lives there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.254.146.68 (talk) 13:38, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'd be hard pressed to think of anywhere less like Beverly Hills than Wigan. Ask anyone who lives in Beverly Hills. Malleus Fatuorum 14:28, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- I saw a girl the other day wearing a hoody with large, bold letters reading "I ♥ WIGAN". She didn't look like someone who would belong in Beverly Hills. J Milburn (talk) 16:10, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- Beverley Hills is sited on a hill just east of a grim derelict post-industrial wasteland; has notoriously awful public transport; has grossly inflated property prices; and is filled with people who think they're far more attractive and interesting than they actually are. Saddleworth is clearly the Beverley Hills of the North West. Black Sheep (talk) 16:50, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- I saw a girl the other day wearing a hoody with large, bold letters reading "I ♥ WIGAN". She didn't look like someone who would belong in Beverly Hills. J Milburn (talk) 16:10, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- But....but...but EVERYONE wants to live there! Ravenholme (talk) 13:03, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Andromeda
Hey Malleus, thank you so much for fixing the mess of references. I can't express how much I appreciate it. Are there any outstanding issues I still need to take care of before an FAC? Thank you again. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 19:12, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- You've still got a couple of citations with missing page numbers, #28 and #57. Malleus Fatuorum 19:47, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- I added them to the Ridpath citation, but ended up removing the Brown citation because it's duplicated in Olcott (Olcott cites him) and I can't get the page numbers off Google Books. I've also added another citation for the Babylonian stuff from Olcott. Hope that helps. Keilana|Parlez ici 20:02, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks so much! Besides not blocking you, is there anything I can do to repay you? Keilana|Parlez ici 00:39, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- Aww, thanks! I'll do you proud, then. :) Keilana|Parlez ici 00:53, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Discussion at WP:AN
Hi, Malleus. This is a courtesy notification that I have mentioned your name in a discussion at WP:AN. The thread is Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive235#Query about a serial sockpuppeter. It's related to the work you are doing at Sean Combs. Regards, -- Ninja Dianna (Talk) 21:54, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
Transit of Venus
Malleus, while you're on a roll with astronomical articles is there any chance of you copy editing a little article I have going in my sandbox here? The reason I've created it is that there will be a Transit of Venus on 5/6 June this year (the last one for the 121 years) and I wanted to mark it by 1/ asking Raul to consider putting the Transit of Venus article on the main page - which I've done - and 2/ marking the amazing achievement of these two local lads with a DYK (sorry to swear) on that day as well. The article is to be called "Transit of Venus, 1639". If you could look over the article before it goes to DYK I would be most grateful. I know there is a massive chunk of quoted text in there but I think it's warranted as it is of great historical importance to astronomy. Richerman (talk) 08:29, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'll be happy to take a look once I've been through William the Conqueror for Ealdgyth. Malleus Fatuorum 11:40, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
Insults
FYI, The Guardian has two related articles today:
Warden (talk) 12:55, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- "the sorts of people who are likely to come in for insults that they feel really insulted by are exactly the sort of people who are likely to insult people. Could be describing the Wikipedia administrator elite. Malleus Fatuorum 15:09, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'd take that as an insult, only I'm not very elite. --Dweller (talk) 15:24, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
- My feeling is that far too many people are far too willing to take offence. I don't like Nanny State politics; it almost invariably goes too far. Just not being deliberately hurtful is enough. "First do no harm", kinda thing. Often the response to some minor alleged-offence is far, far more hurtful, damaging, and offensive than the original alleged-offence. And people using laws and rules like that with malice aforethought, as a weapon, should be @$%&*^@$%% on sight. Pesky (talk) 08:44, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'd take that as an insult, only I'm not very elite. --Dweller (talk) 15:24, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
actually3 invasions
It seems it was actually 3: robert first, then a pair by henry, with the second one being the clincher. I'm going to sleep; may work on Wm. tomorrow. – Ling.Nut3 (talk) 16:40, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
Do you fancy a bit of horseplay?
... or at least another pony? I'm working this one up at the moment so I can slap it in for a FAN once New Forest pony is finished with. Any thoughts on it would be much appreciated. Pesky (talk) 08:41, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
- Let me know when you've finished and I'll take a look. My first impression is that the rather intimidating wall of text that's the History section could usefully do with two or three subsections. Malleus Fatuorum 13:37, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
- Yes, that's something I was seriously considering. I'll see where it's most sensible to split that up. All the genetics stuff, though it takes up quite a lot of the article, is actually really important; there's a very widespread mythconception about Exmoors being purebred since the last Ice Age, and being "the original prehistoric British pony", and unless that's really comprehensively addressed in the article we'll get people going in and adding incorrect information about it all the time! Pesky (talk) 03:53, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
- OK, I've split that up a bit in what seems to me (at about 5am) to be a rational way! I'm not far off finished with it (probably looking at about 90% - 95% finished); just chasing around for obscure bits of research (which aren't actually vital to the article, but would be nice and could always be added at a later date if they surface and have anything useful in them). Pesky (talk) 04:07, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
I've chosen a semi-random editor I respect but frequently disagree with...
from the current contributors to ANI. Lucky you! Is there any chance that you could take a quick look at a content dispute with respect to what's an appropriate image (e.g. must we have breasts?) on the SuicideGirls talk page?
Thanks,
Aaron Brenneman (talk) 12:58, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
- I guess you'll be disagreeing with me again then, because I've got no time for anyone who swoons at the thought of a pair of tits on display in an article about a soft pornography web site. Malleus Fatuorum 13:27, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you for taking the time to comment on that article's talk page. I have no idea why you felt the need to be so rude, but "swoon" and "puritan" make it appear that, rather than take the time to actually examine the content issue, you've gone with the knee-jerk "ZOMG! Censorship is bad" response. I'm disappointed not in the direction of your response, but in its shallowness. - Aaron Brenneman (talk) 20:14, 18 May 2012 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Original Barnstar | |
There is only one real barnstar ;) You've done a huge amount of good work for this project, and have great insight into the realities of the place. Good on ya; let's work together. (jAck). Br'er Rabbit (talk) 09:37, 20 May 2012 (UTC) |
Think I've got my mojo back
Lord Lucan. Pretty poor article so I've just ordered a few books on the subject. I've been busy with work the last few months and to be honest, the whole "ban Malleus" thing didn't do wonders for my thoughts about the usefulness of this site. Parrot of Doom 21:12, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- To tell the truth I wasn't too impressed with the "ban Malleus" stuff myself. I've decided to do some work on children's literature, getting back to my childhood I suppose, starting with The Coral Island. Malleus Fatuorum 21:17, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- My ambition before I'm ejected from Wikipedia is to get every one of the Watch with Mother series up to GA: Monday was Picture Book, Tuesday was Andy Pandy, Wednesday was Bill and Ben, Thursday was Rag, Tag and Bobtail, and Friday was The Woodentops, an everyday story about ArbCom. Malleus Fatuorum 21:43, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- I remember all those, bet you don't remember Billy Bean and his funny machine? I can still sing the theme tune but no one else seems to remember it. The machine even had a VDU - and that was in the 1950s. Richerman (talk) 22:15, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- Never heard of it, you're quite right. I continue to find it depressing that pretty much every article you look at is crap, and more and more crap articles are being added every day. Yet nobody seems to care, because there are more articles today than there were yesterday. Malleus Fatuorum 22:29, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- Malleus, you may enjoy reading Michael Moorcock's "Epic Pooh", which condemns infantilizing literature for children. Two authors who write books to prepare children for adulthood are J. K. Rowling and Philip Pullman. Give me Mrs. Weasley ãnd her "Get away from her, you bitch!" over a random WMF employee any day! Kiefer.Wolfowitz 22:55, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- Mrs Weasley would of course be hauled over the coals for an NPA violation. Unless she happened to be an administrator of course. Malleus Fatuorum 23:29, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- Doubt Miss Lestrange would be complaining. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:37, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- Anyone ever see Scouse Bod? -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:42, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- The Scouse Bod was meh-okay, but not a patch on the sweary Postman Pat. However, in the sidebar of Scouse Bod I found a real gem - Scouse Weather Forecast. Pissed myself laughing when he pointed out the Danes and Swedes shooting arrows. GwenChan 21:24, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Anyone ever see Scouse Bod? -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:42, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Doubt Miss Lestrange would be complaining. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:37, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- Mrs Weasley would of course be hauled over the coals for an NPA violation. Unless she happened to be an administrator of course. Malleus Fatuorum 23:29, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- Malleus, you may enjoy reading Michael Moorcock's "Epic Pooh", which condemns infantilizing literature for children. Two authors who write books to prepare children for adulthood are J. K. Rowling and Philip Pullman. Give me Mrs. Weasley ãnd her "Get away from her, you bitch!" over a random WMF employee any day! Kiefer.Wolfowitz 22:55, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
- Never heard of it, you're quite right. I continue to find it depressing that pretty much every article you look at is crap, and more and more crap articles are being added every day. Yet nobody seems to care, because there are more articles today than there were yesterday. Malleus Fatuorum 22:29, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
Have you guys ever come across Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, or Nursery Rhymes for Modern Times (which includes such gems as When Jack Sued Jill), or Now We are Sixty? Of course, muffin' the Mule is now outlawed ... ;P Pesky (talk) 03:31, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Thanks a bunch
Hey, just wanted to thank you for the help on Aaron Rodgers, It's waiting for a GA review now, hopefully it'll be my first!--SKATER Is Back 18:50, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- I don't think I helped at all did I? Malleus Fatuorum 18:57, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
ANI notice
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Personal attack review. Thank you. -Scottywong| comment _ 19:49, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Have fun. Malleus Fatuorum 20:28, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
- Somebody should shut up Ravenswing and Fluffernutter, who respond to every mention of you with whining hysteria. Why don't they bore themselves? Is anybody not bored by them? Kiefer.Wolfowitz 08:06, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is RfA disruption. Thank you. -Scottywong| soliloquize _ 14:40, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- This is becoming tedious and predictable Scotty. The sooner you're desysoped the better. Malleus Fatuorum 14:46, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- FWIW I didn't find your comments any more 'disruptive' (less, in fact) than some of the snotty stuff directed at those who opposed Dipankan001's RfA. But I clearly don't know shit. Intothatdarkness (talk) 15:02, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Scotty has an agenda, as is evident from his characterising my perfectly reasonable single question (which the candidate has yet to answer) as "baiting questions". Malleus Fatuorum 15:09, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I know. Sad, really. Sort of like the attitude that it's ok to pile on people who oppose a candidate but then get inflamed with righteous indignation if someone questions a support. Intothatdarkness (talk) 15:20, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I agree that the ANI serves no purpose, but as to your aside "(which the candidate as yet to answer)" I thought I'd pipe in and note that the editor hasn't made an edit onwiki since four hours before that. I doubt they are avoiding the question. Ryan Vesey Review me! 15:49, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Scotty has an agenda, as is evident from his characterising my perfectly reasonable single question (which the candidate has yet to answer) as "baiting questions". Malleus Fatuorum 15:09, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- FWIW I didn't find your comments any more 'disruptive' (less, in fact) than some of the snotty stuff directed at those who opposed Dipankan001's RfA. But I clearly don't know shit. Intothatdarkness (talk) 15:02, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Scottywong you might be better advised to spend your time writing articles than bothering with this childish nonsense. Parrot of Doom 16:11, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I hope he took my advice. I'm about to do the same thing: shut this thing and get to work. Drmies (talk) 16:13, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- But that's hard work PoD; much more fun to be had in the ANI playground. Malleus Fatuorum 16:20, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I don't know - I think it's a clever way of bringing attention to an RfA to the wider community. Should be very interesting to see what happens there now it's been discussed both on AN/I and here. Oh, btw Malleus, I had no idea you have a haarem! What does Mrs. Malleus think of that? Truthkeeper (talk) 16:30, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Personal attacks
This is not the first time you have made personal attacks - stop. Hipocrite (talk) 21:05, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
Have a Bozeman Beer!
Yes, you are always right, well, almost always! This Link will lead you to many Happy hours. PumpkinSky talk 01:44, 22 May 2012 (UTC) |
- Actually, to be truthful, I always think I'm right, but I'd never turn down the offer of a beer. Malleus Fatuorum 01:48, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- -;) Best wishes to you Mal, don't let the wiki get to you. You can always stop by my neck of the woods for a brewski.PumpkinSky talk 01:53, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- To be serious just for a moment, my attitude to Wikipedia and its administrators changed quite dramatically a few months ago, after I reluctantly agreed to attend a local meetup. I expected the usual sanctimonious bullshit, but instead I found a bunch of apparently reasonable and friendly people. I haven't really come to terms with that yet. Malleus Fatuorum 02:02, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I can understand that. It's because when you meet people in person, they are no longer an anonymous dog on the Internet.PumpkinSky talk 02:06, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I recall there was a young woman at the meetup, and I asked her, as you do, whether she was affronted by seeing someone acting like a cunt being called a cunt. She was English though, so I guess that doesn't count. Malleus Fatuorum
- [ec] I have turned down a beer--a pumpkin-flavored beer. That's too American for me, haha. Hey Malleus, what is the right place for Bbb23's friendly banter? There's a thread at the Drmies Noticeboard, "Jenks24". Thanks, and PumpkinSky, I don't think I ever got a beer from you, and I'm not only usually right but also an administrator--so that beer better come with some wings. Or some Montana-made jerky. PS: Mrs Drmies thinks "cunt" is the worst word in the language. FWIW. Drmies (talk) 02:15, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I can understand that. It's because when you meet people in person, they are no longer an anonymous dog on the Internet.PumpkinSky talk 02:06, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- To be serious just for a moment, my attitude to Wikipedia and its administrators changed quite dramatically a few months ago, after I reluctantly agreed to attend a local meetup. I expected the usual sanctimonious bullshit, but instead I found a bunch of apparently reasonable and friendly people. I haven't really come to terms with that yet. Malleus Fatuorum 02:02, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- @Drmies--did you know I once lived in Utrecht? We lived in the Overvecht section. Does that get me any points with you? PumpkinSky talk 02:20, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Mrs Drmies doesn't seem to be alone in that view, but it's not one I share; it's just a word. Nobody has ever died as a result of being called a cunt, but they have as a result of being called a Jew, or a gipsy. We need some perspective here. Malleus Fatuorum 02:33, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I think the Dutch equivalent, "kut", has a status similar to the word in the UK. Really not a very big deal. It's also used as an expletive in the way the US employs "shit" or "fuck", and as a pejorative adjective--"kutweer" means it's cold and rainy. Guess how often the Dutch use that word! (even my mom does) Drmies (talk) 02:41, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- "Cunt" rarely sounds right unless it's preceded by "fucking"; seems kind of namby pamby otherwise. Malleus Fatuorum 02:47, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- And that would sound just completely silly in Dutch! Although the Osdorp Posse might use it. Drmies (talk) 02:50, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- The other thing I've always been fascinated by is how a language sounds to a non-native speaker. A French friend, who spoke perfect English, told us that to him spoken English was like listening to birds twittering. I hear Spanish on television and it sounds to me like they're speaking as fast as they can to try and hide their lisps, and why do the Dutch persist in following Sean Connery's style of pronouncing the letter "s"? "Thanksh Moneypenny". Malleus Fatuorum 03:22, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- And that would sound just completely silly in Dutch! Although the Osdorp Posse might use it. Drmies (talk) 02:50, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- "Cunt" rarely sounds right unless it's preceded by "fucking"; seems kind of namby pamby otherwise. Malleus Fatuorum 02:47, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I think the Dutch equivalent, "kut", has a status similar to the word in the UK. Really not a very big deal. It's also used as an expletive in the way the US employs "shit" or "fuck", and as a pejorative adjective--"kutweer" means it's cold and rainy. Guess how often the Dutch use that word! (even my mom does) Drmies (talk) 02:41, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Mrs Drmies doesn't seem to be alone in that view, but it's not one I share; it's just a word. Nobody has ever died as a result of being called a cunt, but they have as a result of being called a Jew, or a gipsy. We need some perspective here. Malleus Fatuorum 02:33, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- This really seems to be one of those words where the difference in British and American (can't speak for other varieties) of English is really vast. I've come to understand that "cunt" is not a big deal in BE. In AmE though, it really is a vile, loathsome term. Most BE/AmE differences just cause a laugh or maybe a shrug, but that one is so hideous in AmE, that it's a hard gap to overcome. I wonder if there is anything remotely similar going the other direction. LadyofShalott 03:28, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- The reaction to my deployment of that word really did take me by surprise, as it's no big deal here, and certainly not in any way gender related. The only other word I can think of that might expose a similar cultural divide is creationism, which pretty much everyone here thinks is a hoot. Malleus Fatuorum 04:43, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Haha, birds twittering--that's sweet. The Mrs. and I were watching one of our state representatives say something tonight on the news, and when he was done we looked at each other and said, what the hell did that man say? Lady, there's a song on America Eats Its Young you might find troubling as well... Malleus, if there is a letter, the Dutch will pronounce it. Not doing so is like not finishing your plate--it goes against every fiber of Calvin's being. Drmies (talk) 03:32, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- This really seems to be one of those words where the difference in British and American (can't speak for other varieties) of English is really vast. I've come to understand that "cunt" is not a big deal in BE. In AmE though, it really is a vile, loathsome term. Most BE/AmE differences just cause a laugh or maybe a shrug, but that one is so hideous in AmE, that it's a hard gap to overcome. I wonder if there is anything remotely similar going the other direction. LadyofShalott 03:28, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I love the Dutch. We had some Dutch friends over many years ago now, on a student exchange trip. One of the girls had just come back from a trip to Germany, with strict instructions from her grandmother to recover the bicycle that the Nazis had stolen from her. Malleus Fatuorum 03:49, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- It's a strange one, and the strangest things for me was to be accused of sexist abuse, when very few here would call a woman a cunt. For myself, what gets it for me every time is that saccharine "have a nice day". I just want to shout out "fuck off you unthinking corporate twat", but luckily I've so far thought better of it. Malleus Fatuorum 03:38, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I admit to using the "nice day" line. It has at times bothered me to do so, but I haven't quite it. What I really hated was when I had a retail job, and it was mandated that we tell every customer to "Have a GREAT day!" GREAT was (is still probably) an acronym for various customer service things we were supposed to remember. Some were harder to remember because they had to stretch it to make the acronym stand for what they wanted. When they mandated the stupid line, I argued that when I had the woman buying funeral clothes for herself and her kids because her husband had just died, there was no way I'd tell her to have a great day. (I'd previously had exactly that situation.) To my manager's credit, he said he'd back me up in that situation. LadyofShalott 03:45, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- It's a strange one, and the strangest things for me was to be accused of sexist abuse, when very few here would call a woman a cunt. For myself, what gets it for me every time is that saccharine "have a nice day". I just want to shout out "fuck off you unthinking corporate twat", but luckily I've so far thought better of it. Malleus Fatuorum 03:38, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I feel sorry for retail staff like supermarket cashiers who're forced to replay the same tired old script again and again and again, every single day. Still, they're getting paid for it, what's the excuse here? Malleus Fatuorum 04:03, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Okay, okay goddammit, all right!" That's the trouble with 'have a nice day'; it puts all the pressure on you. Now you've gotta go out and somehow manage to have a good time. All because of some loose lipped cashier. 'Have a nice day'...Maybe I don't feel like having a nice day. Maybe, just maybe, I've had 63 nice days in a row. And, by God, I'm ready for a crappy day. Let someone wish me a crappy day. I never hear that. "Have a crappy day!" That's no problem at all. All you have to do is get up some mornings. There's no planning involved. --George Carlin [2]. --Ron Ritzman (talk) 12:24, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I think it's shorthand/code for something along the lines of "As we conclude our interaction, even though we may not know each other, I bear you no ill will. As I would like to have a nice day, so may you." :) LadyofShalott 04:15, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Well, for Sartre, it's a moment where someone is paradoxically denying their own freedom, but actively using this freedom itself.--Shirt58 (talk) 04:32, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- You remind me of the hopelessness of everything. I'd read the books, but when I watched the TV dramatisation of Iron in the Soul, when the main character stuck that knife through his hand, my only thought was "what the fuck did you do that for you pretentious French twat?" Malleus Fatuorum 05:48, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Well, for Sartre, it's a moment where someone is paradoxically denying their own freedom, but actively using this freedom itself.--Shirt58 (talk) 04:32, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I feel sorry for retail staff like supermarket cashiers who're forced to replay the same tired old script again and again and again, every single day. Still, they're getting paid for it, what's the excuse here? Malleus Fatuorum 04:03, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Drmies, looking over that article, I'm guessing you might mean the pussycat song? If so, nah: I'm enough of an Are You Being Served? fan to laugh that one off. If it's not that one, I can't guess it from the article. LadyofShalott 04:21, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- "I call my baby good pussy! good pussy! P-U-S-S-Y..." If you don't take offense you're not a good Southerner. Clinton played a homecoming show at Alabama years ago--probably the first time that those white frat girls were grinding in public to grinding black men. Oh, PumpkinSky, yes that gets you a couple of points. You get a free BITE and a free close paraphrase, valid this week only. ;) Drmies (talk) 04:39, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- OK, I have to admit, that's nasty. It's not like Mrs. Slocombe talking about her cat with double entendres all over the place. LadyofShalott 05:02, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Regardless of the word used, it's a reduction of a woman to one part of her body. It's not really the word pussy that's the problem. It would be just as bad, if more ridiculous, if he were shouting "I call my baby good vagina! good vagina! V-A-G-I-N-A..." LadyofShalott 05:05, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- And that's part of the problem right there. I've never seen or heard a woman called a cunt. Just doesn't happen, it has no bite, but I'd certainly object if I ever saw it. On the other hand I've seen many men called dicks, and in my case of pornstar proportions; strange blind spot. Malleus Fatuorum 05:20, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- No, reducing a man to one part of his anatomy is just as bad, and should be just as unacceptable as reducing a woman to one part of hers. Why the discrepancy exists probably could be the subject of many a graduate thesis in linguistics, sociology, etc. LadyofShalott 05:47, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- But the thing is, we don't care, so why should women care? They don't care here, so why should they care in the US? Calling a woman a cunt is just about weakest insult I could imagine, on a par with "you're a human being". Malleus Fatuorum 06:00, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- See my earlier comments about reducing a human to one part of his or her anatomy. Also, many words have meanings beyond the strict literal meaning. In the US, if you call a woman a cunt, you would only be mean it as an insult, because that is a known property of the word; it is an extreme insult. Why is it an insult to call someone a bastard? Circumstances of his birth are (a) beyond his control and (b) really irrelevant to the use of the insult - it's just a meaning the word has beyond the literal one. (I know that bastard and cunt are, in AmE, not equivalent in strength at all, but I can't think of an insult for a man that is of similar strength.) LadyofShalott 13:17, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- But it's only an insult of that strength to American women because they allow it to be. There's no equivalent insult for men because we don't give a fuck. And neither do English women by and large, who are no shrinking violets despite the romantic English rose image. Malleus Fatuorum 13:22, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- (Pardon the division--I had to stick my lul in.) In Asterix and Obelix, Roman names were "made" by adding "-us", with the appropriate consonant doubling when necessary. Whenever I see the name of Archbishop Lullus come by on the Anglo-Saxon listserv (it doesn't happen often) I have to giggle. Drmies (talk) 13:47, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- But it's only an insult of that strength to American women because they allow it to be. There's no equivalent insult for men because we don't give a fuck. And neither do English women by and large, who are no shrinking violets despite the romantic English rose image. Malleus Fatuorum 13:22, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- See my earlier comments about reducing a human to one part of his or her anatomy. Also, many words have meanings beyond the strict literal meaning. In the US, if you call a woman a cunt, you would only be mean it as an insult, because that is a known property of the word; it is an extreme insult. Why is it an insult to call someone a bastard? Circumstances of his birth are (a) beyond his control and (b) really irrelevant to the use of the insult - it's just a meaning the word has beyond the literal one. (I know that bastard and cunt are, in AmE, not equivalent in strength at all, but I can't think of an insult for a man that is of similar strength.) LadyofShalott 13:17, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- But the thing is, we don't care, so why should women care? They don't care here, so why should they care in the US? Calling a woman a cunt is just about weakest insult I could imagine, on a par with "you're a human being". Malleus Fatuorum 06:00, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- No, reducing a man to one part of his anatomy is just as bad, and should be just as unacceptable as reducing a woman to one part of hers. Why the discrepancy exists probably could be the subject of many a graduate thesis in linguistics, sociology, etc. LadyofShalott 05:47, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- And that's part of the problem right there. I've never seen or heard a woman called a cunt. Just doesn't happen, it has no bite, but I'd certainly object if I ever saw it. On the other hand I've seen many men called dicks, and in my case of pornstar proportions; strange blind spot. Malleus Fatuorum 05:20, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- "I call my baby good pussy! good pussy! P-U-S-S-Y..." If you don't take offense you're not a good Southerner. Clinton played a homecoming show at Alabama years ago--probably the first time that those white frat girls were grinding in public to grinding black men. Oh, PumpkinSky, yes that gets you a couple of points. You get a free BITE and a free close paraphrase, valid this week only. ;) Drmies (talk) 04:39, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
The Malleus shirt
Forget my previous suggestion of a userbox; I think we need a t-shirt with wording on the front: "This user has been called a "___________" by Malleus Fatuorum" (with the wearer inserting the appropriate word or phrase with a permanent marker). It'd definitely be a conversation starter, and would have a useful purpose in confirming that meet-up attendees were at the correct venue. Perhaps we could sell the t-shirts and start making some money out of WP? GFHandel ♬ 05:38, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Sounds good to me, what's my percentage? Malleus Fatuorum 06:03, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- You obviously will deserve the majority share—not least because you'll have to get busy creating demand. GFHandel ♬ 06:06, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Another good one might be "This fool has been hammered by Malleus Fatuorum". It could be considered a rite of passage . --Ron Ritzman (talk) 12:46, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Those who turned up at the aforementioned meet could go with "This user has been called 'apparently reasonable and friendly' by Malleus Fatuorum" -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 13:12, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Now that one did make me laugh. What a rare honour that shirt would be! Malleus Fatuorum 13:14, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I wonder if they'll let me sell Handel's shirt at Wikimania. I might have a few dozen printed regardless. Drmies (talk) 13:48, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- You're going to Wikimania? Malleus Fatuorum 14:05, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- On a Foundation scholarship, yes. You might say I sold out, haha. Unfortunately they didn't accept my proposed presentation, "how to write a DYK" (your favorite topic!), where I was going to go, step by step, through the process of generating, writing, and verifying content, besides the process of nominating. My case study was going to be SS Sirio, which was a lot of fun and I learned a lot from it. What prompted it was two sentences in this Dutch article about the Costa Concordia disaster. ("Eikel" in the title means "nob end", I think y'all call it.) The "popular" legacy of it and the US reporting (on those awful Italian immigrants who supposedly drew knives to prevent women from getting on the life boats) I found fascinating, a true eye opener. It supports my thesis that there are no boring books, only boring readers. ;)
Really, that presentation was the reason for my application; it would be a useful line on my resume (this would count as an academic presentation, IMO). Plus, I've never been to Washington DC before. And I made a few friends at the Higher Education summit in Boston last year--pity Chzz is no longer with us--that I'd like to see again. You know I met Mike Christie and Cullen328 in Boston? True gentlemen for whom I have high respect. Drmies (talk) 14:44, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- On a Foundation scholarship, yes. You might say I sold out, haha. Unfortunately they didn't accept my proposed presentation, "how to write a DYK" (your favorite topic!), where I was going to go, step by step, through the process of generating, writing, and verifying content, besides the process of nominating. My case study was going to be SS Sirio, which was a lot of fun and I learned a lot from it. What prompted it was two sentences in this Dutch article about the Costa Concordia disaster. ("Eikel" in the title means "nob end", I think y'all call it.) The "popular" legacy of it and the US reporting (on those awful Italian immigrants who supposedly drew knives to prevent women from getting on the life boats) I found fascinating, a true eye opener. It supports my thesis that there are no boring books, only boring readers. ;)
- I wonder if they'll let me sell Handel's shirt at Wikimania. I might have a few dozen printed regardless. Drmies (talk) 13:48, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Now that one did make me laugh. What a rare honour that shirt would be! Malleus Fatuorum 13:14, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Those who turned up at the aforementioned meet could go with "This user has been called 'apparently reasonable and friendly' by Malleus Fatuorum" -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 13:12, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- Another good one might be "This fool has been hammered by Malleus Fatuorum". It could be considered a rite of passage . --Ron Ritzman (talk) 12:46, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- You obviously will deserve the majority share—not least because you'll have to get busy creating demand. GFHandel ♬ 06:06, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
GAR
Hi Malleus--I could use your help, or that of one of your stalkers, in the matter of a GAR. Shinee, I have decided, is no longer a GA, and I've tried to file the paperwork on the talk page in this edit. I'm pretty sure I missed at least one parameter, and I think now also that this GAR/link template should be removed. But I'm not sure--any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 03:14, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
- I'll check the paperwork and get back to you. One thing I used to forget in my early days was that you have to manually remove the article from WP:GA, it's not automatic. Malleus Fatuorum 03:29, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
Q
Malleus, I think I remember you saying something about you teaching writing (outside of our little venue). Would you consider being a paid proofreader? Or is that something you do already? I got a note from a scholar in Russia who's writing a book on the Heliand, a note in response to a review I wrote of some new monographs on and translations of that poem. I don't need anymore copyediting work than I already have, and it happens (occasionally) that I get emails from people who could do with a copyeditor. Just a question--and I haven't mentioned anything to this particular person. Drmies (talk) 16:17, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
WP:AE request concerning you
Hi, I notice that there is an ArbCom decision about you regarding disruptive behaviour at RfAs, and feel that your current contributions to Wikipedia:Requests_for_adminship/Avicennasis qualify as "disruptive" and, as such, have added a request to WP:AE about it. It Is Me Here t / c 16:37, 22 May 2012 (UTC)