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Sandbox
I am using this space to create my sandbox. MarnetteD | Talk 20:57, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
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1) HarveyCarter (talk · contribs) and all of his sockpuppets are EXPRESSLY banned for life. 2) Be on the look out for any edits from these IP addresses:
Thanks! ~ IP4240207xx (talk) 06:00, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
The MO of that anon vandal seems similar to Bambifan, but that IP resolves to Michigan. Bambi does the majority of his nonsense from Alabama. However, if you even so much as think you smell this guy, please let me know. His destruction and damage is nearly incaluculable. Thanks for letting me know and believe me, asking about something like this is not a bother. :) --PMDrive1061 (talk) 15:41, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
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User:188hnsd
Hi @MarnetteD and DVdm: a quick look at the brief editing history [1] and user page of User:188hnsd strongly suggests they're a sock of Azul411. Just in case you also think the same — best, Darouet (talk) 23:43, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
- Hello Darouet. I'm pretty sure that DVdm agrees since they opened this Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Azul411. Hopefully that report will be investigated sooner rather than later. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 23:48, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
Thank you!
Thanks for the backup on Christine (novel). I've informed Oshwah (talk · contribs) as they blocked the IP previously for exactly this behavior, but they're currently inactive it seems. I've also just filed a report at AIV, though I don't know whether that was appropriate (IP immediately resuming behavior they were previously blocked for seems blockable to me?). Anywho, thanks again! DonIago (talk) 05:47, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
- You are welcome D. I'm winding my evening down so I hope at least one of your posts will help solve things by the time I return. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 05:50, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
SpaceX
Hi. I'm sure you've seen the latest space news. There's more than a hint of 2001 in the pics! Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 09:07, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
Troll
Hi MarnetteD. You put a note on Johnnywalkerfan (talk · contribs) about him being possibly a VXFC sockpuppet. I'm not sure that's right as it's not VXFC's style, this seems more like the racist troll. Can the account be blocked? I don't know how to request that. Many thanks, --Viennese Waltz 08:40, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
- You could be right Viennese Waltz (BTW I think your user name is great - it reminds me of when I learned to play Tales from the Vienna Woods on the piano as a youngster) VX has been active again recently and the two do crossover at times. As that editor has only made that one edit I don't know if an admin will block them though you could report at AIV and see what happens. The one thing you can do is add that name to the list at Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Ref Desk Antisemitic Troll. Also feel free to change the name on the possible sockpuppet tag that I added. Thanks for your vigilance and best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 15:35, 12 March 2019 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
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The Original Barnstar |
Thank you for your detective work finding the answer to the question on Mme Meerson painting! Dr Dima (talk) 18:20, 18 March 2019 (UTC) |
- You are welcome Dr Dima and thank you for this barnstar. I found the history of the painting to be fascinating. I'm glad you asked the question since it helped me to learn something new. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 19:55, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
Requesting comment
There is a question on the Savannah Smiles article for a proposed change. No one has made any comments yet. As you are an editor that has shown an interest in the article I wanted to invite you to comment on the article’s Talk Page. Thanks for your consideration. AliciaZag13 (talk) 04:50, 24 March 2019 (UTC)
Happy First Edit Day!
- Thank you CAPTAIN RAJU. A little over 14 years ago I heard an item on NPR about WikiP and thought I'd give it a try. Look what that lead too :-) MarnetteD|Talk 23:10, 26 March 2019 (UTC)
Thanks for bare url cleanup, and an aside
I would have put this in an edit comment, but there wasn't another edit to make thanks to your work. That said, where you noted in your edit comment that "that is not a formatted reference - it is an EL" I should point out that Template:Cleanup bare URLs does not make such a distinction: "A bare URL is a link to a website with no identifying information except the link itself. It is not just a citation style that leaves the URL visible to the reader." In fact, it uses precisely "[2]" as an example of when to apply that template, whether in the references or elsewhere. Anyway, thanks for fixing it so the template is no longer needed. --Geoff Capp (talk) 21:48, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
- That makes little difference GC. When an editor runs refill any item not in the <ref></ref> tags is ignored. Those of us that work cleaning up Bare URL's look in the ref section but no one is going to go hunting through an article to locate item(s) that are only ELs. If you find these in the future it would be a big help if you place the item in the ref tags. The way you used the edit summary was also a help but using the ref tags would save a edits for both people. Now you don't have to do this it is just that it would be helpful. Happy editing and have a nice weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 21:56, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
- Just a quick FYI this instruction Template:Cleanup bare URLs#How to use states that there is a fix step that an editor is supposed to do before adding the bare url template. There may be editors that follow that but I haven't encountered any. I did see one IP get blocked for not doing it though. In any event that fix also does not work on urls that aren't in ref tags either. Isn't this when we start to feel red tape coiling around our ankles :-) Regards. MarnetteD|Talk 22:15, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
- If they're not enclosed in
<ref>...</ref>
tags and also are not in one of the bottom sections, WP:ELPOINTS no. 2 applies:With rare exceptions, external links should not be used in the body of an article.
--Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 08:23, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
- If they're not enclosed in
- Just a quick FYI this instruction Template:Cleanup bare URLs#How to use states that there is a fix step that an editor is supposed to do before adding the bare url template. There may be editors that follow that but I haven't encountered any. I did see one IP get blocked for not doing it though. In any event that fix also does not work on urls that aren't in ref tags either. Isn't this when we start to feel red tape coiling around our ankles :-) Regards. MarnetteD|Talk 22:15, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
Refill
Hi, there appears to be a problem with the refill edits filling in invalid dates.
This edit added a date of |date=2 April 8008
and this change added |date=2 April 9802
. Would be worth checking through other edits to see if there are similar problems. Keith D (talk) 20:05, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
- Hi Keith D. That is certainly weird and I haven't seen it do that before. I'll keep an eye on any more that I use refill on. You might post about this at User talk:Zhaofeng Li/reFill if you want. Thanks for fixing those as well. MarnetteD|Talk 20:15, 2 April 2019 (UTC)
Thank you, dear friend.
Thank you for your support during this difficult time. By the way the John Quarmby article needs adjustment. It talks about Quarmby being happy at being paid fifty pounds for a role, but it doesn't make clear to the average reader that fifty pounds in 1974 was worth a lot more in purchasing power than fifty pounds in 2019. Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 13:52, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
- Apologies for the late reply PBA. I was happy to help. As to the JQ article I am not seeing the item you mention. I can suggest that you add some refs to support the info that is there if you have the time. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 06:00, 6 April 2019 (UTC)
- MarnetteD The item was edited out by another user as unecyclopediac. But, yeah, you don't see much understanding of how inflation applies to money in olden times. Im Enid Blyton's sixth Malory Towers book, a pupil is expelled for stealing five pounds from the Matron. But ONE pound when the book was written is worth sixty pounds in 2019, so you can see why stealing five pounds is a big reason the girl was expelled. Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 06:41, 6 April 2019 (UTC)