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Jeremy Guscott's opinion

Hi M,
Latest up-date for you, courtesy of BBC pundit [1]. — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 09:34, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Many thanks Gareth. The come from behind win against England must have been amazing. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 16:29, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Amazing is certainly one way of putting it ... :( DBaK (talk) 17:09, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for stopping by DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered. My cable TV provider does not carry the channel that is showing the group stage matches which is a drag. Other than suffering through your teams loss I hope that you are well and that you have a pleasant autumn. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 20:20, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Mufka

Hi! Why this account username Mufka said that the edit was unsupported events? What is going wrong on that?SA 13 Bro (talk) 03:17, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

I have no idea why you posted this question here. You will have to ask that editor. Although you pinged them please go to their talk page to ask your question. MarnetteD|Talk 03:21, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Nhtnilse

Hi MarnetteD, I have a problem with your erazing of a contribution to the Titus Andronicus' authorship section. What exactly is the reason for not admitting research results that are published and available for everyone to see? Eric Sams bitterly complained about his research not finding the recognition he deserved. What he said about editors was not very kind, but I have become very suspicious recently that he may have been right and that there is some research OUP doesn't like. Nhtnilse (talk) 09:36, 30 September 2015 (UTC)Nhtnilse

You will need to read item number one at WP:NOTFORUM as that is what this theory is. Next, see WP:SIGCOV since, at this time, this theory has had no commentary from other scholars. There are plenty of places on the web, other than Wikipedia, for this theory to be disseminated. FYI I could care less about Sams complaints or your suspicions. My editing is policy based and it would behoove you to read and learn from those policies. MarnetteD|Talk 13:33, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Marnette is correct in deleting that addition to the article. This theory has received no coverage whatsoever in any publications, nor has it been discussed or analysed by any notable (or non-notable) scholars. In short, it is non-encyclopaedic. If at some point in the future, the theory is discussed in reliable sources, that's a different matter, but at the moment, it's original research (with this in mind, another link you may want to take a look at is WP:PRIMARY. Wikipedia is not the place to push original research). Regarding Eric Sams. He was a brilliant scholar, no doubt, but overly emotional, and when his theories weren't accepted, he was prone to throwing tantrums. In one of his rants he referred to Peter Alexander's work as "disgraceful nonsense." Steven Urkowitz is as much of an opponent of Alexander's work as Sams was, but I'm not aware of Urkowitz firing juvenile insults off at any point. Finally, I'm not sure what the OUP has to do with anything, other than the fact that Sams hated them! Bertaut (talk) 17:58, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Bad edit

Sorry, don't know how that happened. Coretheapple (talk) 19:50, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your note Coretheapple. Weird booboos can happen. I hate the one where I'm trying to click on one thing and hit rollback instead. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 20:17, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Not sure how that happened. I do notice that my "up arrow" key gets stuck. I'll try alcohol and then exorcism. But thanks for fixing it. Coretheapple (talk) 20:28, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

You are welcome Coretheapple. You know what alcohol and exorcism have in common? They both can lead to upchucking. Yes some (many) of my jokes are real groaners :-) Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 20:59, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Comic relief

This provided me with the perfect chuckle to end a not so perfect week.--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:16, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the note Ponyo. As Bugs (the rabbit not the baseball fan) once said "What a maroon." In my meager defense I had just been dealing with this IP who was messing with admin talk pages. Oh well, I am glad that some serendipity came out of my sloppy error. Here is hoping that you have an enjoyable weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 23:27, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

I'm sorry that the chuckle came at your expense, but I'm not sorry it happened. Have a great weekend as well.--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:28, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Rod Steiger on screen and stage

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 18:55, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Apologies!! I hit the wrong button on my phone!!

I'm really really sorry for the accidental rollback at User:MelanieN!! I'm on my phone and hit the wrong button!! I really really did not mean to do this! Macspaunday (talk) 15:34, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your message Macspaunday. I sure do understand how mistakes (having made a few of them myself) like that happen. I've been dealing with vandals today so my apologies for the stridency of my edit summary. Have a pleasant weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 15:42, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

MarnetteD, I know you were absolutely right to act quickly. The irony is that right now I am profoundly grateful to MelanieN and the thought that I would disrupt her talk page even inadvertently is just appalling. All I want to do is decorate it with garlands. - Macspaunday (talk) 15:58, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

And now I've belatedly figured out how to hide the Rollback button. Never too late to learn...! - Macspaunday (talk) 16:56, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the update Macspaunday. Any day where we learn something new is a good one. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 17:30, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

BambiFan edit

User:Doughnuthead is not bambifan, my mistake. --TijuanaBandito (talk) 20:49, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

Does not intend to go away

Re your edit summary here, the nonsense had resumed just a few minutes earlier. This person does not intend to go away, it seems. Cheers - DVdm (talk) 16:24, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your message DVdm. It looks like the ever busy NeilN has already applied the appropriate block. Thanks to you for your vigilance in situations like this and for you all the other work you do here at WikiP as well. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 17:28, 12 October 2015 (UTC)

"cult classic"

No problem on my end. As I said in my AN/I report, some of the usages might not have been appropriate, but it was the mass nature of the removals without consensus that I objected to. Hope all is well with you. BMK (talk) 02:38, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your message BMK. Things are going okay here. If memory serves - several years ago - there was an editor who wanted to add "cult classic" to all manner of films whether they were or not. Maybe this is the yin to that yang :-) I would like to take a moment to say that I appreciate your efforts here at WikiP. You've been through a lot and you should know that it wasn't all in vain. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 02:53, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Threemonths

Hi MarnetteD, In reference to Bill Maher, I have not read anything that says that the degree achieved & year is not for the infobox. Can you point me to your source? Threemonths (talk) 16:00, 24 October 2015 (UTC)Threemonths

Thanks for your post Threemonths. The field you used is "Alma Mater" and the documentation for that field reads "This parameter is a more concise alternative to |education=, and will often consist of the linked name of the last-attended higher education institution." The field for any degrees earned is "Education" since its documentation states "Education, e.g. degree, institution and graduation year, if relevant." I hope this helps and I hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 20:22, 24 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that up. Wikipedia is very complicated yet organized, thanks! Have a good weekend!Threemonths (talk) 16:27, 24 October 2015 (UTC)Threemonths

L.A. Confidential (film)

Hey, what's going on over there? I see that the IP was blocked previously, but at a glance the lack of edit summaries and the ping-pong editing between you and the IP doesn't look great. A discussion at the Talk page over there or at least an edit summary would be helpful. Thanks! DonIago (talk) 16:26, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Hi Doniago. This is one of our LTAs. Harvey C at a guess. The hidden notes are unnecessary as are the changes to at least one of the cats. I'll try to get to the talk page when I have time - but I am headed out the door in a couple minutes. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 17:03, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

(edit conflict) It appears a period that doesn't go where it is has been mistaken for an Oxford comma. I made the period a comma, which hadn't been there previously, in the hope of de-escalation. Ping me if you decide to start a discussion and I'll weigh in. --Drmargi (talk) 17:02, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks DM. MarnetteD|Talk 17:03, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

I hate to see you blocked over a period. It appears the IP runs all over putting Oxford commas into American English articles. Fun. --Drmargi (talk) 17:07, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that up! DonIago (talk) 17:33, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Oh, this is a problem one. I caught a couple other changes he/she made that were inappropriate (no edit summaries) and reverted. He/she reverted right back, no edit summary. They're just off a block for the same thing on October 17, so clearly not particularly concerned with the rules around Camp Wikipedia. Sigh... --Drmargi (talk) 19:24, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your work on this DM. Truly a WP:NOTHERE editor. MarnetteD|Talk 19:42, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Tests

Trying to correct a deficiency in the protection rcats, {{R semi-protected}}, {{R template protected}} and {{R fully protected}}, which are not doing all they should. You can find out more on the R fully protected talk page. I can keep the sandboxes out of the maint. cat; however, Redrose64 has some sandboxes that might land there from time to time, if I do the job right. I, too, watch the incorrect prot. templates cat, mostly for redirects, so thank you very much for also watching that cat! Pleasant pathways, Painius  17:19, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the info Paine Ellsworth. I appreciate your letting me know about this :-) Redrose64 is helpful in so many areas of WikiP. I am glad to help in dealing with the cat whenever I can. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 18:56, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Pleasure! Paine 

AfD of article you prodded.

The article you prodded recently, Centre for European Reform is being considering for deletion. Denidi (talk) 18:39, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your message Denidi. I'm not sure whether I want to weigh in on this one or not. One suggestion - you might see if there is another article that this one can be merged or redirected to. Of course you are not required to do this. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 19:00, 27 October 2015 (UTC)

Weirdness at AIV

Yeah, I saw that too. General Ization ^Talk 04:42, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

I think I may have had too many windows open at once General Ization and I messed up bouncing back and forth between them. Thanks again for the revert and the report. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 04:47, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Another four years

Hot off the press ... Another four years—[2] Three cheers! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 16:45, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Interesting stuff. Thanks for the link G MarnetteD|Talk 17:23, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

I was so afraid he wanted to return to NZ — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 17:31, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Vlad the Impaler link

The link you created does not work, it says page does not exist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrettWarr1 (talk • contribs) 22:45, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Really Vlad the Impaler works just fine because it is the name of the article. Looks like a spelling error (an "l" instead of an "I") crept in during my edits. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. It is now fixed. MarnetteD|Talk 23:28, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Adam Richman

Hi Marnette, I hope all is well with you? I meant to reply to your comment on the recent RM but it's closed now so answering here: The page hit mention brings up a question for me - if five or six years from now this AR has retired and the singers career is flourishing and their page hits outpace the ones for this article do we have to have another page move discussion? Absolutely! Primary topic can most certainly change in 5 years, I agree this could well be worth revisiting in the future, I'll admit I'm unaware of the singer but if his popularity grows he could well overtake everyone's favourite hamburger guzzler! :) Zarcadia (talk) 17:54, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

Hello Zarcadia. I am well and I hope you are too. Thanks so much for taking the time to reply to my question. "Hamburger guzzler" is a great appellation. I enjoyed his recent series Man Finds Food even more than his eating ones. This series was also fun. I sure wish someone would hire me to travel around the world to eat great food :-D chomp chomp. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend! MarnetteD|Talk 19:03, 6 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for reverted on Ghost Town (Adam Lambert song). The 201 IP range is actually a block evasion by Andrewbf. 123.136.111.47 (talk) 08:27, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the info and for you efforts in tracking this sock. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 14:47, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for helping remove 109.67.134.193's vandalism. Sundayclose (talk) 20:07, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

You are welcome Sundayclose. Thanks to you as well for reporting this troll to ANI and for your editing in general here at WikiP. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 20:09, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Hum. We seem to have a problem here. These images are not vandalism. While one may wish to adjust how they are presented I am not seeing a good reason to remove them entirely. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 16:56, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

@Doc James: I'll take responsibility here. MarnetteD was simply reverting an IP troll who went on a rampage reverting all of my edits. MarnetteD was never involved with the images prior to that. I understand your point about the images, but MarnetteD has no responsibility. Thanks.Sundayclose (talk) 17:09, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Re:FYI

Thanks for the tip. I was unaware. I'm often accused of failing to assume good faith. However, sometimes I assume good faith when it might not be warranted. :( ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 09:50, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the note Baseball Bugs. I know you AGF more than others think that you do and I appreciate that fact. That is one reason why I wanted to let you know about this person. Forewarned is forearmed or something like that :-) Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 15:47, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

I have taken the liberty of providing your explanation to a couple of other editors who responded to that character. Maybe I should have just deleted the section before someone else could respond. >:( ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:03, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Many thanks for passing the info on Baseball Bugs. I was working my way in that direction but got caught up in other editing. I will say that if I had seen it first I would have removed the post but after you replied to it (which I know was done with full AGF) I didn't think it was right to mess with your edit. I want to let you know that admin Ponyo is aware of this problem and several of us report each new appearance of the person to her. Feel free to do the same if you wish. MarnetteD|Talk 16:12, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Saying hi

Always good to hear from you, man! --Tenebrae (talk) 19:50, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the note and hello to you as well Tenebrae. I hope that your week is stupendous - oh wait is that too much WP:POV wording - heehee. MarnetteD|Talk 19:53, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

  : )   --Tenebrae (talk) 19:53, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Dan is our man

Good Monday morning M,
Hope this week has no repeat barbarity.
On a lighter note ... [3] — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 11:15, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

I couldn't agree more G. Thanks for the link - I sure wish I had gotten to see DB's performance. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 17:06, 16 November 2015 (UTC)

picture edits

I dont know how to add it what you say. It is from her site . How do i credit the picture to it? Also is is of her if you just google jaime koeppe, yu will see yourself. Also if i put a picture of her from one her photographers main webpage such as this http://www.sarcasticdevil.com/models/html /jaime_koeppe/ , can i do that and how do i credit it — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnrees1234 (talk • contribs) 03:12, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Johnrees1234 first please read the information here Wikipedia:Image use policy. Then you can ask for help on the talk page at that link. You can also ask for help at the Wikipedia:Teahouse/Questions. MarnetteD|Talk 03:17, 17 November 2015 (UTC)

Banned user template

Did you really intend this edit, putting the banned user template on your own user talk page & thus putting yourself into Category:Banned users? --David Biddulph (talk) 15:01, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Ah jeepers David Biddulph I didn't even think of that. I was just venting over the loss of the previous template. I'll be removing it in a sec. Thanks very much for letting me know about this D. Bugs Bunny said it best What a maroon!!. MarnetteD|Talk 15:05, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Of course I meant Category:Banned Wikipedia users, but you're out of it now. --David Biddulph (talk) 15:09, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

Fanart

Do you know what policy might be about adding fanart to articles? Please see Tenth Doctor as to why. Cheers! --‖ Ebyabe ^talk - State of the Union ‖ 19:24, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Great to hear from you again Ebyabe. I removed it for several reasons as you can see from my edit summary. WP:SELFPROMOTION being the main one. To be fair I am in awe of how the show is an inspiration for creativity among its fans but they just don't belong on WikiP unless they illustrate some part of a show that could not be represented by a pic. I hope that you have been enjoying this season. For me the performance that Capaldi gave in his speech near the end of "The Zygon Inversion" was particularly marvelous. Enjoy your week. MarnetteD|Talk 19:34, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

Hey! I thought it might be something like that regarding the image. Otherwise Wikipedia would basically become DeviantArt. Which is the proper place for all the great fanart. I am enjoying it on and off. I thought the season opener was amazing. Twelfth's obvious angst in The Zygon Inversion speech was so moving. I never imagined Clara's ultimate fate to be what it wound up being in Face the Raven. Now I'm really interested in how this season will end and what Season 10 will be like. Cheers! :) --‖ Ebyabe ^talk - Union of Opposites ‖ 18:17, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

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Your drop to pos. 345

Hi, re this edit - if you look at the update of 24 November you will see that Jaguar (talk · contribs) leapt from pos. 369 (95,783 edits) to pos. 340 (101,446 edits). Not all of their 5663 edits were useful (see their talk page) and I suspect a case of editcountitis. Whatever, they're not registered as a bot but are acting like one. --Redrose64 (talk) 23:31, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the info Redrose64. I have seen editors like "Trappist the monk" and "ÄDA - DÄP" move right on past me but I noticed their names moving up the list for a few days before that happened. On another note I remember your mentioning that the distance between editor edit counts increases as one moves up the list and I am at the point that I know what you meant as the next editor in front of me has 500 /- more edits. I know it is just a fun item to keep track of but as I have my own strain of editcountitis I appreciate you tracking down what happened. It satisfied my curiosity. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 23:48, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

Trappist the monk is on my tail now. I've recently passed five people lying in a fallow area where seven no-longer-active people were bunched up together, and Trappist has just passed the lowest of those, Alan Liefting. --Redrose64 (talk) 23:56, 25 November 2015 (UTC)

I'm about to claw my way up to Senior Editor II. Ranking in the 350s is miles away. Sigh... --Drmargi (talk) 04:38, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

That is because you have better things to do with your life!! Cheers DM MarnetteD|Talk 04:41, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Mebbe so. I'm at a paltry #2337. --Drmargi (talk) 04:48, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

J. H. Putman Public School

I'm having a hard time understanding why this article exists. Seven years with no sources, and no claim to notability as far as I see. If this were a new article I would redirect it to the school board and merge anything useful. Meters (talk) 03:39, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your note Meters. I was taken aback at how much stuff/nonsense/BLP violations had been added to the article. I agree with your assessment of the page and add that it looks like a magnet for the kind of edits that I mentioned. My experience with school articles (other than reverting errant nonsense) is very limited but the conversations I have seen about them are along the lines of "if they exist they are notable." I think your idea of a redirect has merit in spite of the age of the article. OTOH I am not sure which noticeboard you should go to for more input. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 03:48, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

School articles are an exception to some of the normal rules. They are exempt from speedy deletion based on notability, for example. The general rule of thumb is that high schools are always found to be notable (if they really exist), but elementary and junior high schools are normally redirected to the community or school board articles unless they have some clear claim to notability. The first school built in the area might qualify, a designated heritage building would qualify, location of some famous event, etc. This school article seems to have been grandfathered in, and I see nothing in it to justify keeping the article. Meters (talk) 03:57, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

I appreciate you filling me in on all of this Meters. I had seen bits of this over the years but I haven't had all the details until now. 10 years here and there is still stuff to learn :-) I hope that you have a pleasant weekend! MarnetteD|Talk 04:53, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

It all depends on where you spend your time. I seem to have many (too many) schools on my watch list. Meters (talk) 04:57, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Try WP:NSCHOOL. Basically: if the school doesn't meet WP:GNG, does it meet WP:ORG? --Redrose64 (talk) 09:54, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks to you both for the followups. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 16:09, 27 November 2015 (UTC)

CS

2015 Colorado Springs shootings was likely the article being referenced. I have no opinion on whether or not it should be linked to the Colorado Springs article though. — Ched :  ?  01:38, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks much Ched. I couldn't imagine that it didn't already have an article but I used the city name first in my searches. I too am not sure whether it should be linked to from that article. Cheers and have a nice weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 01:42, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Team info

Okay, so what can I do to include the information about the Nuggets in their article? What I stated WAS true. If you take a look at the eleven NBA franchises that have never won either an ABA or NBA Championship, the Nuggets are the oldest. Please answer me again on my talk page.50.136.139.204 (talk) 10:03, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

I never said that they were eligible to win an AFL Championship or that they were in the AFL. There are other teams that have never won an NFL Championship but have won an AFL Championship. The Vikings are the oldest team to have never won either (not including their 1969 NFL Championship, which Wikipedia has determined doesn't count the same as other NFL Championships). How can I include this in the article? Please answer me on my talk page. It may violate NOR, but it can easily be verified and is "common knowledge." Not EVERY bit of information on Wikipedia has a source.50.136.139.204 (talk) 10:06, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Again, easily verifiable and "common knowledge." The St. Louis Blues article also has NO LINK supporting its assertion that they're the oldest NHL franchise without a championship, but it is common knowledge. Please answer on my talk page.50.136.139.204 (talk) 10:09, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

First, these are all the same thing so you don't need to a new header for each one. Next Wikipedia entries need WP:RS. The entries you are making are WP:OR and WP:SYNTH. What is needed is significant coverage in WP:SECONDARY sources. Otherwise this is just WP:INDISCRIMINATE info. MarnetteD|Talk 15:03, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Congratulations!

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		Congratulations for having made more than 100,000 edits to Wikipedia! MelanieN (talk) 23:21, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you very much MelanieN! I have had a lot of help from you and other editors over the years and it is much appreciated. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 23:24, 28 November 2015 (UTC)

Congratulations

		100000 Edits
		Congratulations on reaching 100000 edits. You have achieved a milestone that only 345 editors have been able to accomplish. The Wikipedia Community thanks you for your continuing efforts. Keep up the good work!

If you like you can add this userbox to your collection.

This user has been awarded with the 100000 Edits award.

Buster Seven Talk 14:27, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you Buster7! It is even possible that some of the 100000 were useful :-) Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 16:35, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

• cool. Congrats ... and thank you for all your work. — Ched :  ?  18:18, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

You are welcome Ched and thank you for the kind sentiments. MarnetteD|Talk 18:40, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

• My congrats also! I wonder if Wikipedia has a plush lounge for the 100,000 club, like the Five-Timers Club? Sundayclose (talk) 19:01, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Many thanks Sundayclose. A plush anything would be nice but these "best wishes" will have to do - and, in fact, are more heartwarming!! MarnetteD|Talk 19:06, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

I, Claudius

I removed Category:Novels by Robert Graves because it's parent to Category:I, Claudius. --Antiquary (talk) 17:04, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for taking the time to explain this Antiquary. I am not sure how a reader is supposed to know that and, to my eyes, it is a non-diffusing category situation. But that is just me so please feel free to restore your edit - if you haven't already that is. Cheers and have a nice week. MarnetteD|Talk 17:11, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Hello again Antiquary. I want to add that if I were only a reader of wikiartcles I would like to have the cat "Novels by XXXX" to click on. Otherwise I would have to click on the authors names and then scroll through their page to find a list of their works (and sometimes that requires a further click if there is a separate article for those) so IMO it is easier to have the cat. Again this is just me but I wanted to pass it along to you as food for thought. 17:22, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Yes, I was just applying the rules, but now I'm not sure how useful this one is in this case. I'll leave well alone. --Antiquary (talk) 17:36, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply Antiquary. I do appreciate your listening to (er I mean reading) my thoughts about this. Best regards. MarnetteD|Talk 18:44, 29 November 2015 (UTC)

Speeding editor

Marcel Renault
1903 Paris Madrid trial

Hey! this must not pass without a fanfare.
Congratulations!
My end of month figures: here
Also, once again, many thanks M for this.
Cheers! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 11:02, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi G. Thanks for the congrats. Congrats to you as well as you keep moving up the list! And you are welcome for the item on your talk page. The pic is wonderful. It reminds me of this documentary Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip which takes place the same year. If it is available to you I think you would find it enjoyable. Enjoy the rest of your week! MarnetteD|Talk 15:25, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

I peaked at 192 a couple of days ago. There are now sufficient fast-movers (Severo, Tony1, TheRedPenOfDoom, Trappist the monk, Lord Cornwallis, Beyond My Ken) on my tail that I won't be able to keep ahead of them, I've already dropped to 193 when TAnthony passed me the very next day.

NI Rape addict - again!

Hello MarnetteD, Just to inform you that our disturbed "rape addict" has emerged again under IP 31.54.250.128 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), with the usual nonsense - although I'm concerned about the contribution on The Searchers Talk page. I have reported the latest to Ponyo who will no doubt block this address. I'm just wondering if there is any more we can do to stop this person. Going to open a bottle of wine now (day early!) best regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 21:04, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for the update David J Johnson. Your vigilance in this is always appreciated. I recently discovered that they are making wine scented candles. I think they would be perfect for the moment that the question comes up "Did you just spill a glass" - "No honey, I just lit a candle" HeeHee MarnetteD|Talk 22:27, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

CartoonFan97

Whaddya think? BMK (talk) 15:07, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

I am not quite sure BMK. The articles seem new (to my knowledge but I could be wrong) but the editing is familiar. Bears watching though. MarnetteD|Talk 17:45, 5 December 2015 (UTC)

Yeah, just keep on eye on them, I will too. BMK (talk) 00:25, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

HomerSimpson543 also bears watching - could be related, but that subject area is lousy with socks. BMK (talk) 21:32, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

There was a sock that used a name from the show before Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Bigshowandkane64/Archive#23 July 2015 BMK. Thanks for the update. MarnetteD|Talk 22:16, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

I just saw the list of socks caught by the checkuser and your sense of things was correct BMK. As ever thanks for your vigilance and your work here at WikiP. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 17:15, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

December 2015

The reason why I have changed the parameters of the infobox for Doctor Who episodes is so, when more than one Doctor features in an episode, the infobox says Doctors, rather than just Doctor, making it more correct.Theoosmond(talk)(warn) 23:43, 6 December 2015 (UTC)

You should have read my edit summary - "it is 90 minutes long which means it gets Italics - there is long time WP:CONSENSUS for this". TV episodes of feature film length like this one get italics. This is the very same policy and guideline that is used for Doctor Who (film). I know that you are working to improve the DW articles but please be aware that the Wikiproject for Dr Who has been around for over a decade and its MOS has been developed and refined in that time. If you have questions about why things are the way they are your best bet is to post questions at the Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Doctor Who. MarnetteD|Talk 00:27, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

OK, got that, but I don't remember seeing an edit summary like that.Theoosmond(talk)(warn) 00:50, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

The summary is right here. It was made a couple hours before you next edit to the article. While I can understand how you might have missed it you could have researched things before you opened this thread. I'll just say again it is always better to ask questions as you learn the ins and outs of editing. No one is expected to know everything and I have been here for over ten years and am still learning new things all the time. MarnetteD|Talk 01:03, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

OKTheoosmond(talk)(warn) 01:08, 7 December 2015 (UTC)

Invitation on a proposal

You are invited to the MOS/Film discussion here, regarding about release dates in year in film articles. BattleshipMan (talk) 02:18, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia pages with incorrect protection templates

Hey MarnetteD! Thank you as always for kicking ass clearing out Category:Wikipedia pages with incorrect protection templates and working with me on preparing the bot! However right now, as in today until about midnight GMT (4 hours from now), I'm doing some testing with the bot off of production data. So I was wondering if we could leave the pages in that category be, then I'll manually fix using whatever the bot came up with in order to see if it worked. I figure this is the best way to do testing, as moving the pages over to testwiki one by one is tedious. I will do the same procedure tomorrow from about 16:00 GMT to 00:00 GMT, but I'll be offline during the weekend. If you could work around those hours that'd be super helpful. Thanks! — MusikAnimal ^talk 20:35, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

I'll be happy to leave things so you can work on your project MusikAnimal. You might drop me a note when you are done - especially if you run long on either day - but no worries if you don't have the time or if you forget. Cheers MarnetteD|Talk 20:40, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

Good news today

Good morning M, I was delighted to read this today. Hope you have a great weekend! — | Gareth Griffith-Jones |The WelshBuzzard| — 09:35, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

Good news Gareth. Thanks for sharing it with me. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend as well. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 15:56, 11 December 2015 (UTC)