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I am using this space to create my sandbox. MarnetteD | Talk 20:57, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reminders

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I believe I've dealt with this editor before when he was editing similar articles using a different IP. He made the same "kids who know nothing hassling smart old me" comments. At the time, he claimed to be a University Professor in Media or some such, posting from his office. Of course, his IP info said differently. He was blocked then, and this new instance is blocked. JoeSperrazza (talk) 20:37, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Here are the links:
JoeSperrazza (talk) 20:41, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for all the info and the links JoeSperrazza. I appreciate you taking the time to do this and it will be good to have it in one place. In the AN report Binksternet supplied the link to a previous ANI discussion seen here Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive887#IP troll 66.102.146.179. Stubbornness or trolling either way it is a shame really. Oh, flunking students that disagreed with you is the opposite of what being and educator is about. Thanks again and cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 21:46, 28 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wars n' Roses (without Guns)

Thought this might interest you, especially regarding your comments yesterday about rights issues. However, some potentially bad news. Amazon.co.uk has updated its status regarding the DVD from "This title will be released on June 28, 2016" to "Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock." Do you have a preorder with them, or did you order it somewhere else? I've emailed Illuminations Media to ask them what the situation is, so as soon as I hear back, I'll let you know. It's not a big issue for me, as the DVD is already available directly from their official site. However, from your perspective, they only ship within Europe (Brexit be damned, DVDs to sell!). So, worst case scenario, if you want, I'd be happy to buy two copies and send one on to you, as you'd likely be waiting a while for it to turn up anywhere else. But we'll see what happens. I'll be back in touch as soon as I know anything. Bertaut (talk) 00:04, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks for the update Bertaut. Interesting info at the link. I am glad that it got a full restoration. In reading the article for these I realized that the version that showed here in the mid 80s was the 11 part version. I did preorder it through AUK. I really appreciate your offer to get me a copy. I know that it would be a lot of effort to go to so I think I will wait a bit and see how things shake out. But should we reach the autumn and it still can't be fulfilled I may take advantage of your good offices. Thanks again. MarnetteD|Talk 02:22, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hi again Bertaut. There was an email in my inbox this morning telling me that my WotR DVD set has been despatched! So I'm two weeks away from getting to watch then. Thanks again for your generous offer, Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 12:54, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Curiouser and curiouser! I haven't heard anything from Amazon regarding my order, which is still listed as pending. However, I did get this email back from Illuminations.

Hi Stephen, The reason it’s saying ‘currently unavailable’ is because we’ve had to pause it due to an error found with the labelling of the three discs :( So disc one is disc two etc etc. The plant are reprinting and it’ll be available again as soon as, once the trouble’s been sorted. It’s all very unfortunate. You are free to order from our website of course, but ultimately it won’t make any difference for the next few days. Would you like me to let you know specifically when we’ve got it back in? Very happy to. Sorry for the disappointment. Best, Louise

So that's strange. I guess we'll just wait and see what happens over the next few days. As a side note, I've only ever seen the 11 episode version as well. It's available on YouTube, but I got it on iOffer. A (slightly) better quality bootleg than YouTube's. But the blog is right about it being "awkwardly edited". The episodes end without natural climaxes and begin without natural beginnings, and, to make matters worse, the "cross over sections" between the three plays (from Henry VI to Edward IV and from Edward IV to Richard III) are both contained within the middle of episodes, so there's this weird mid-episode climax that completely throws the narrative trajectory off. Also, I don't know why, but for some strange reason, whilst the first 10 episodes are 50 minutes each, the last episode is only 20 minutes!! Really sloppy. But I guess at the time, they weren't thinking of such things as home video. Anyhow, we'll see what happens with the DVD. Any developments of interest I'll give you a shout. Bertaut (talk) 22:09, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That is curious Bertaut. The info you got from Illuminations is interesting and, if they sent me the mislabeled version, most helpful!! In the unlikely event that my set arrives first I'll update you on how it looks. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 22:20, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I am also glad that - unless the current info is wrong:-) - that we will be getting to see the three part version! MarnetteD|Talk 22:27, 29 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
DVD arrived today. Discs 2 and 3 are indeed mislabelled. Picture and audio quality is good, about equivalent, or perhaps slightly better than the BBC DVD of An Age of Kings. All in all, a good purchase, and definitely a step up from my bootleg copy!! Bertaut (talk) 00:25, 2 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Great news Bertaut. I am in the middle of ep one of The Hollow Crown:WotR so your timing is fun as well. Cheers MarnetteD|Talk 00:28, 2 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Um... teaching me how to suck eggs?

Thanks, but I know how to check and mark off Cyberbot II fixes. Check my edit history. As for there not being anything to update, I actually expanded a journal cite. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 02:06, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Iryna Harpy If you know how than why didn't you? I have been working to clean items in Category:Articles with unchecked bot-modified external links for months now and have checked well over 15,000. The ones labelled "Correct formatting..." do not need to be checked as the linked worked before the edit and the formatting change leaves it working. That is as opposed to the ones that update links by "adding archive." Thanks for your help in updating these as it is a task that won't be finished in my lifetime. MarnetteD|Talk 02:13, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I check them them because I've found that they're often attached to truly badly formatted cites. In this case, one of the refs was a high quality journal (so I've expanded the doi, etc.). I read through sources to verify that the ref says what it purportedly says. I guess that I just take a slower approach in that I discover quality sources worth mining, plus - once I get down to the source text - I'm overtaken by a compulsion to expand more refs, tidy dup links, etc., etc., etc.. I guess we all approach the bits 'n pieces we do in a manner that suits us. Being painfully anal, I love this lengthy approach and include everything from MOS:DATEUNIFY to translating refs as I rub my front legs together in glee. I've caught out some whopper fibs while familiarising myself with so many subjects that my brain needs to be wrung out: so it's fun, informative and amuses my evil side. What more could a gal ask for?
Apologies for my snotty response, but I'd just been in the midst of reverting an old sock come to do some POV damage... S/he/it put me in that kind of mood. Cheers for now. Together, we'll make dead links a thing of the past. Then we can sort out the world peace business... --Iryna Harpy (talk) 06:00, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for explaining things from your end Iryna Harpy. I certainly understand the frustrations that build up when dealing with our any of our numerous "pain in the patoot" socks - especially when trying to perform normal edits at the same time. One thing I've noted in working with these is how some websites have cute "404 messages" - Huffington Post for one. I really do appreciate all that you do here at WikiP and thanks for all your efforts! cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 15:00, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
In all honesty, my biggest frustration would have to be the human error/laziness factor. I'm still disappointed in the number of regulars who don't bother to provide the title of the reference, make up an approximate title that they like, or translate the title (badly) of a source in a language other than English. Considering the amount of work editors put into developing content, not being bothered to learn rudimentary citation techniques is illogical. I can't go around biting editors for being slipshod, but it's sorely tempting to do so. Ah, well. It's all in the name of much needed grunt work. Cheers! --Iryna Harpy (talk) 21:29, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
Chasing after Cyberbot II is a big job. Your work speaks for itself. —cyberpowerChat:Online 13:54, 6 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much Cyberpower678. If this task doesn't cure me of my editcoountitis nothing ever will :-) Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 14:21, 6 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Network DVD -- 50% off sale for one week

Network DVD is having a 50% off sale for one week: http://networkonair.com/ . As my friend who alerted me notes, "as usual the site is astonishingly slow at the moment, which usually happens for the first few days of their sales."

http://networkonair.com/features/2016/07/08/summer-sale/

Categories are at the top; the menus for genres appear when you hover over them.

(If I remember correctly, shipping is free or very minimal/reasonable to the U.S.)

-- Softlavender (talk) 18:09, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up Softlavender. It'll be fun to see what I can add to my library of UK shows. It does come at the same time as the 50% off on The Criterion Collection films at B&N but that one goes to the end of the month so I have a chance to take advantage of both sales. Cheers and have a delightful weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 19:17, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Heh, good luck with both! Xmas in July. (Just a reminder: Network is film as well as TV, but you probably knew that ...). Later, Softlavender (talk) 19:24, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

TheLongTone

Can you join us at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#TheLongTone. I agree that he needs to be disciplined and sanctioned. He called me and another editors "Sickos" during his AfD of the Riley Ann Sawyers article and got violently abusive to us after he lost the Sawyers AfD. Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 19:39, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your message Paul Benjamin Austin. I will take a look and comment if I can. Unfortunately this message, for me, reads like WP:CANVASSing so my hands are a tiny bit tied. By that I mean that there could be accusations against you in that thread that would be detrimental to your case and I do not want to be the cause of that. Please don't take this the wrong way. I really (really really!!) understand why you left me this message. These kind of personal attacks against you and other editors are wrong. When they happen it is extremely hard to step back and then try to deal with them in the ways that follow WikiP policies. I have received attacks like this over the years and haven't been able to follow my own advice. In spite of all this I wish you happy editing (whenever that is possible) and thanks for efforts here at WikiP over the years. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 20:10, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'm sorry. I'm just stressed. His nomination of Murder of Kylie Maybury reminded me of that editor that tried to have Samantha Smith speedy deleted as "anyone can write a letter to the government". Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 20:16, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
No worries Paul Benjamin Austin. I completely understand your stress. Hang in there and enjoy the week ahead! MarnetteD|Talk 20:19, 10 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Civil

No need to call me an "ass" for reverting your edit. Your "the update was successful" summary didn't seem relevant to either of the changes you had made, although I guess you were referring to the bot's behavior. FYI, I despise Audacity and don't use the Userbox template that you removed. Some guy (talk) 04:30, 12 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I am so very sorry that showed up in my edit summary Some guy. My finger slipped and typed two of the letter "s" when I meant to only use one - it should have read "not talk page material as it has nothing to do with improving the article." In all my years here I have not used that kind of language when referring to other editos - even in the most trying of situations. Of course I didn't get the spellcheck red line underneath the word because it is a word :-( My sincere apologies for this situation and for the offense caused. I hope that you have a pleasant week in spite of this. MarnetteD|Talk 04:37, 12 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, that makes sense. No big deal. Some guy (talk) 05:04, 12 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Some guy, I think you will find the last two threads on this page instructive regarding Marnette's spelling ability: [1]. -- Softlavender (talk) 05:13, 12 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]


Why do you undo edits in reference desk ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Humanities#July_13 )?

Hello. I like table formatting. I think it's possible to make second column narrower, e.g. 33%. May I do that? Or tables are forbidden? Where can I read this in rules? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Username160611000000 (talk • contribs) 06:16, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]


https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Edit_warring&oldid=729596192#User_MarnetteD_.2C_user_Sj.C3.B6 Username160611000000 (talk) 08:39, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nosferatu a Venezia

Like I said before, not only your edit is disruptive, it also deletes important information like "music" and "studio" entries. Not only that, check how you splash together Ceccarelli and Vangelis with the cast section! I don't understand what you are trying to do. Are you just reverting without looking? You are bundling the article. I don't even have to sign, you know who I am. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.2.96.74 (talk) 07:31, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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