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Archive 125

Thank you

Thank you so much for your kind words on my talk page. It is very refreshing indeed to find that there are still some voices of reason within this cacophonous choir. — To address your “converse argument”, I know what you’re saying and I acknowledge all of it. I do not advocate that notability should be ignored or that there shouldn’t be any standards to be upheld. By all means, slap a box on the top of the page telling readers about the perceived issues with the article, explaining why it is inadequate, and listing ways in which it could be improved. By all means have a rule that such articles which are inadequate by these standards cannot be linked to from other articles. But delete? Remove from existence? Completely deprive the world of it? I cannot comprehend, on any dimension, the desire to destroy work. I simply cannot fathom it. I do not inhabit that mental space. — Timwi (talk) 08:15, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

@Timwi: To see me walking a mile in your shoes, consider Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pink cat (note this happened just as COVID-19 lockdowns broke out so I was not in a good mood generally). Ultimately, Wikipedia works on consensus and we sometimes have to accept a result that doesn't go the way we want. (As you can probably guess from looking at my user page, I would never vote for Donald Trump or Boris Johnson to lead a village fete let alone anything else - again, sometimes we have to accept things we don't like). Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 08:19, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Bamber Gascoigne

On 8 February 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Bamber Gascoigne, which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 12:35, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

"Guys, guys, I'm just gonna have to wee on Lord Snot's head...." Martinevans123 (talk) 15:20, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

"Good evening, welcome to University Challenge. Over the next few months, some of the finest minds in the country .... well, I say finest, but they've never struck me as being particularly brilliant, bloody students" .... (at which point Paxo is taken out by Bamber brandishing a bazooka) Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:11, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes, not only did he never show any arrogance or pomposity, and always pronounced everything perfectly but, like Victoria Coren Mitchell says, you got the feeling that he actually knew all the answers anyway and had probably written all the questions himself. He even gave quick impromptu explanations for some of the wrong answers! Martinevans123 (talk) 16:38, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

I had no idea that he was still alive, to be honest. He seems to have been out of the limelight. RIP. — Amakuru (talk) 16:53, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

"Okay, fingers on buzzers, starter for ten .... a Gullah spiritual theme of the 20th century, it was quoted in reference to a Wikipedia policy that has caused significant drama and controversy ...."

"Manchester, Corbett!"

"We are here to write an encyclopedia, not sing Kumbaya, and this is a shop floor?"

"Correct for ten points, your bonus questions are on Wikipedia policies. What three letter acronym can excuse just about anything?

*quietly conferring* "RfA?"

"No, it's AGF. What should you drop and back away from?"

"Drop the stick and back slowly away from the horse carcass."

"Correct, and finally, what isn't AGF?"

"A bad idea?"

"No, AGF is not a suicide pact, another starter for ten....." Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 18:04, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Steve Clark (actor)

Hello Ritchie333, I'm the creator of the article of American actor Steve Clark (actor), I now that you placed a tag requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia, because you noticed that the article appears to be about a real person or group of people that does not credibly indicate. Just for you to now that the actor has 319 credits on his career, also in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steve Clark (actor) John Pack Lambert (talk) said that it shoud be deleted because it lacked of reliable sources providing signifant coverage with Find-a-grave and IMDb sources not been reliable, it should be noted that I put them only as temporary sources until I found more reliable, which I already did and I already replaced the Find-a-grave and IMDb sources with more reliable sources that proves a signifant coverage. It should also be noted that this article is still under construction and I'm also fixing some other minor problems. I already write my reasons and my proofs of why this article should not be deleted on the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steve Clark (actor) to which you haven't closed yet, so would it be possible please that you to close the discussion and remove the Speedy deletion nomination tag from the article?Latyelcop (talk 01:28, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

@Latyelcop: The speedy deletion tag was placed by Fram. ([1]). I removed the tag ([2]) as I didn't believe it met the criteria of being an article that was blatantly not suitable for an encyclopedia. However, since I wasn't sure what else to do, and couldn't easily find any sources (which is not helped by other people with the same name like the Def Leppard guitarist), I thought I'd start a formal discussion about it. Part of the problem in this case is the best source material is likely to be long out-of-print books and newspapers which will be hard to find. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 09:33, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

AARV -> ANI

I have moved the AARV discussion over to WP:ANI#Deletion and undeletion of copyvios, and the right venue to discuss these. Fram (talk) 16:06, 9 February 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Betty Davis

On 11 February 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Betty Davis, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 19:06, 11 February 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Ian McDonald (musician)

On 12 February 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Ian McDonald (musician), which you nominated and updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 20:14, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

And a crisp, businesslike good morning to you

"I think we need a completely independent secondary sauce for this."

What's source for The Goose is source for the Ghandi?

E Eng 19:07, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

@EEng: (For those playing at home, we're talking about this) If you'd have said "I think we need a completely independent secondary source for this" then I might have understood but "what???" could mean just about anything, from someone telling me the milk's off, or the shop's run out of bread, or that Putin's found another country he wants to have a go at invading, or that Princess Diana has been found alive, or that somebody points out I've agreed on something with Piers Morgan, or ... well, you get the drift? Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 12:30, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Suck it up buttercup, dude. This is most polite Talk-page post EEng has ever made. And the one with the best content. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:47, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

I'm adding "source for the Ghandi" to the Museums. E Eng 15:36, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

That looks to me to be too hot to handle. --Captn. Saysin (talk) 22:21, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

"I dannae if she can take any more, Captain... I cannae change the laws of physics!" -- Jock McSporan123 (talk) 22:39, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

"There's Klingons on the starboard bow, starboard bow, starboard bow, there's Klingons on the starboard bow, scrape 'em off, Jim!" Uhura333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 09:23, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

GOKUL - Help with Page Creation

hi you just deleted the page i created. Please let me know why?? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gokul_Rajendran — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr cosmic king (talk • contribs) 11:04, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

It hasn't been deleted, it's been moved to Draft:Gokul Rajendran as there was a consensus the page hasn't been developed sufficiently to be suitable for a standalone article yet. Follow the instructions at the top of the page to see what to do next. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:15, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

USS Littlehales (AGSC-15)

Note that http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/yard/yf854.htm is a direct copy of the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships - - see also https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/l/littlehales-ii.html, so the deletion was unnecessary.Nigel Ish (talk) 18:30, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Nigel Ish, Ah, okay, so it's a US government public domain source. Fram (who tagged the article for G12 copyvio deletion), are you okay in me reversing the revision deletions here? Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 18:58, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes, once the attribution is OK, the reason for deletion is gone. Fram (talk) 20:26, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Okay, I've reverted the revision delete. Haven't done anything else with the article, I'll leave that to the MILHIST experts. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:28, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Good one

Like your Daily Mail user box. – Sca (talk) 13:26, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

If you enjoy that, be sure to visit the museums. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 13:31, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

We know what y0u meant....

(... well, some of us, anyway, maybe) But thank you for your interest and prompt action. [3] Martinevans123 (talk) 20:29, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Why can't you people in the UK just speak proper English? Anyway, keep clams and carry on. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:32, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Tryptofish: clam i fyny. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:36, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

I don't know what it is, but every time I see "Gwasanaethau" (instead of / as well as "Services") I think that English just hasn't got that sort of exotic pizzazz on its road signs. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:57, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Well, we do have pizza on our road signs: [4]. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:03, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

True, and the US is not exactly unknown for having unpronounceable signs. Meanwhile, the small Welsh town of Machynlleth is well known to people from the West Midlands and the Black Country who pass through it to get to the seaside, but nobody can pronounce it. They just call it "Mac" or "Mash". Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 21:14, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

"I'd rather put the golly in Llangollen, than put the c*nt in Machynlleth". Martinevans123 (talk) 21:24, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

So what do you put in Pwllheli? Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 21:29, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

I'd rather not thay. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:36, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

We've all been there alas. "But all those bendy roads make me queasy... Can someone hold my hair?"Martinevans123 (talk) 21:38, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes it's strange we didn't know either - thank you Wikipedia .... Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 21:49, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

I can't breathe, I'm laughing so hard... Atsme 💬 📧 23:06, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Never get into an argument with someone from Nevada about how to pronounce their state's name. Looks easy, but no. And Arkansas does not rhyme with Kansas. (But "Paunch-a-train", that's easy.) I looked up "Mac" in the index. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:27, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

It's obvious that somebody meant to type "Arkansaw" and hit the wrong letter on the keyboard, and the following correction of "fixed typo (Tags: canned edit summary)" was reverted as "obvious vandalism". Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 21:29, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

One of my great-uncles had one of those nasty renal navadas. But why anyone would want to punch a train is lost on me. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:33, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

At least your great-uncle didn't have one of those anal ones. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:36, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

In Ireland, one can go anon is anall. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 21:38, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

An anal Nevada? A's what they calls a choc-ice down Barry. What's occurin'?? Martinevans123 (talk) 21:42, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Let's just say that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. 'Nuf said. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:47, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

I recently described Barry Island as "The Skegness of South Wales". I must admit I haven't been there in about .... 40 years, I reckon. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 21:51, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

If I were you, Threesie, I'd cling on to those happy memories... Martinevans123 (talk) 21:55, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Skegness? I think they have an ointment for that. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:30, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Yes, Trypto. And the first rule of fight club is "no spitting, scratching or gouging", apparently. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:55, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Here in the colonies, we have Fuddruckers, which sounds a bit Welsh, and Dick's Last Resort, which is more than a bit dickish. I'm not recommending eating at either one. But our page on the second one is good for a smile; the Brits do not have a monopoly on spotted dick. --Tryptofish (talk) 22:35, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Nor on Wet Nelly, one hopes. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:05, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Sweet. --Tryptofish (talk) 23:11, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

There is an Antelope Wells where, being in the middle of a desert, there are no wells. And precious little antelopes either. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 23:41, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Awwww, that sounds so goddam cute. But presumably with added sharp horns. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:45, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

Regarding Dick's Last Resort (the thumbnail image), I'm reminded of Sasha Baron Cohen in character as Borat, interviewing Dick Cheney, and asking him about photographs of him with Bush. "What about cutting away Bush, see more Dick?" --Tryptofish (talk) 18:46, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Re: ANI User:Martinevans123

In Cumbernauld, no-one can hear you scream

... unless you're stuck on the Falkirk Wheel

Next time, instead of closing with Welsh CADWCH YN DDIOGEL A CHADWCH YMLAEN, try a Scot "Haud Yer Wheesht And Get Oan Wae It" May have better chance of success. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 17:54, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

I'll drink to that! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:24, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

I choose to believe that "Scots Wha Hae" translates as "Scots, what the hell?" --Tryptofish (talk) 18:48, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Nothing to do with the Jocks-Wa-Hey? Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 19:45, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

An' here's a gey gusty wee dram for ya, the noo, laddie... Martinevans123 (talk) 18:56, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

What did you just call me, Martinevans123?

--ARose Wolf 13:21, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

I haven't been new for a very long time. --Tryptofish (talk) 19:03, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

If I'm ever lost in Cumbernauld I'll give it a go. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 19:35, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Don't worry, your comment about "Thumper" Ludwig did not go unnoticed. "Hey you, Jimmy, are yae lookin' at me ontological dilemma, pal??" Martinevans123 (talk) 10:34, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Magic Tour (Queen)

On 17 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Magic Tour (Queen), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the 1986 Magic Tour was the last tour Freddie Mercury performed with Queen? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Magic Tour (Queen). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Magic Tour (Queen)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

— Amakuru (talk) 00:03, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Was too young to go to see Queen on this tour, so I thought by the time they do the next tour c. 1989 / 1990, I'll be old enough. Still, my biggest "d'oh!" moment is turning down the offer to see The Who in 1999, thinking it would be a repeat of "The Who On Ice" 1989 tour. Nope, it was a return to basics and their best tour in 20 years. Talk about being in the bath when opportunity knocked. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 14:35, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

QUEENZ MEENZ HITZ. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:40, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

I suppose my other "d'oh' moment is doing a function gig in a golf club somewhere in July 2005. Not a problem, except Pink Floyd were playing at Live 8 at the same time. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 14:42, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Pfft! That Dave Gilmore can't even play golf. Martinevans123 (talk) 14:58, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

WP:AFC Helper News

Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.

AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
The template {{db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.

Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Primefac, Okay, I randomly chanced on Draft:Unrecorded Night which I declined for the reasons stated, using some piped links and formatting, but I didn't see a live preview. Has it been deployed yet, or am I using the wrong script? Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:43, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

They said the update went through! I'll poke the devs about it. Primefac (talk) 18:57, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

Seems like a cache issue, seems to be sorted now. Primefac (talk) 09:35, 19 February 2022 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Ritchie333/Userbox Trump

User:Ritchie333/Userbox Trump, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Ritchie333/Userbox Trump and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Ritchie333/Userbox Trump during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Dronebogus (talk) 01:28, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Ritchie333/Userbox Boris

User:Ritchie333/Userbox Boris, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Ritchie333/Userbox Boris and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Ritchie333/Userbox Boris during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Dronebogus (talk) 01:29, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Dark Side of the Moon Tour

The article Dark Side of the Moon Tour you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Dark Side of the Moon Tour for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Artem.G -- Artem.G (talk) 17:41, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

congrats! - my joy - more on my talk, including 2 pics of RexxS, one by you --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:42, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Today, I'm remembering the work of Bamber Gascoigne, who as well as being a much-loved and respected television presenter, was that rarest of things - a subject expert contributing to Wikipedia. Until he got bitten with the typical COI and autobiographical templates. When will people learn? Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 12:06, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

give him Precious today --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:16, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

I'd do it but am busy with 2 recent deaths (one already on the Main page but still not ready which is embarassing), and would have to start research from scratch while you already know --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:19, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

Valentine's Day edition, with spring flowers and plenty of music --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:14, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Quick moan, if you're in a relationship and you love someone, you do not need a specific day to say it, you should say it all the time. You don't need to spend £30 a head to go out for an over-priced meal, And if you're not in a relationship, or don't want one, having a specific day for it will just make you feel like crap as you can't find a pub that's just open for a pint. Rant off. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:07, 15 February 2022 (UTC)

slow moan - Ukraine on my talk, choir singing in "our" church in 2009. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 19:39, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

stand and sing Prayer for Ukraine --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:37, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

I can't think what to write about at the moment, I don't have any good sources for Ukrainian history or politics, so I'll just have to settle for a user page change, although I was criticising Putin for being a warmongering dictator at least seven years ago. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:22, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

The pic I took in 2009 is on the German MP today, with this song from 1885, and I updated my personal pics to 3 March, when a symphony concert was dedicated to the victims of the 2022 invasion. I wrote about Anna Korsun, about whom I knew nothing until yesterday. Women in red have many suggestions, many of those with sources on Wikidata, but I found Korsun myself, as her piece is announced for a charity concert by the State of Hesse on 10 March. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:37, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Gary Brooker

On 24 February 2022, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Gary Brooker, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. PFHLai (talk) 17:33, 24 February 2022 (UTC)

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:18, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

I took a pic in 2009, and it was on the German MP yesterday, with the song from 1885, in English Prayer for Ukraine. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:12, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

I know several people have been on anti-war marches here. Meanwhile, I've removed all political user boxes from my page (see below two threads) so I'm going to have to refrain from talking about politics in the future. It should be obvious what I think of the situation. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:49, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

It is obvious. I post an image, it says (to me): "stand and sing" which was my attitude towards the arbs who didn't look (as it was Bach's when he set the words to music, and Gardiner thought he expressed how Luther stood in Worms), and is now. Only that two of the young women on the image slept in my house when they came to sing for us, and I tremble thinking of what may happen to them. - I wanted to go to a charity concert tomorrow: sold out (which is good). I wrote about a composer featured, and guess what: it was accepted for DYK. Although all hooks related to Russia and Ukraine are on hold, as possibly "taking sides", - there's an RfC, can you believe that? I take sides with the Russians who face prison if they speak up. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:42, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

I've just spent the past 45 minutes reading Marina Ovsyannikova and the related AfD. I think Thryduulf said it best : "This is a classic case of an article created too soon that was then nominated for deletion too soon". On the one hand, it's easy for experienced Wikipedians to see the arguments to avoid in the debate; on the other it's not necessarily obvious that the article (and consequently the AfD) was broadcast all over the world and consequently the ratio of inexperienced editors compared to experienced wanting to say something was possibly in the region of 20:1. And consequently appealing to stick to Wikipedia policies and guidelines was going to be as about as effective as Canute (allegedly) telling the tide to please stop coming in. As this essay points out, "Outside readers, organizations and individuals will also read your words in the context of generally understood meanings, not Wikipedia-specific definitions. Appeals to Wikipedia rules and processes will not save you from misunderstandings or real-world consequences." I think we sometimes lose sight of that when the day to day activity of encyclopedia writing and administration is generally ignored by the wider world. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 00:03, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Michael Masini Michael Masini undelete

I'm a professional actor with 50 major credits with Brad Pitt movies and Ben Stiller movies and have been mentioned in numerous articles about working on top shows and movies. here are some articles below. I would like to undelete my name so all the articles and shows and movies I'm mentioned can link to my name; Here are recent articles on Michael Masini

Michael Masini IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1732032/

Michael Masini - JOINS NETFLIX - “BLONDE” Produced by Brad Pitt and Plan B https://deadline.com/2019/09/netflix-plan-b-marilyn-monroe-film-blonde-cast-1202738843/

Michael Masini JOINS PARAMOUNT FILMS “QUEENPINS” Produced by Ben Stiller and STX https://deadline.com/2020/12/queenpins-stxfilms-kristen-bell-dayo-okeniyi-joel-mchale-nick-cassavetes-michael-masini-eduardo-franco-paul-rust-marc-evan-jackson-lidia-porto-greta-oglesby-jack-mcbrayer-annie-mumolo-1234650025/

Michael Masini JOINS UNIVERSAL PICTURES “ALL MY LIFE” https://deadline.com/2019/11/all-my-life-michael-masini-chrissie-fit-greg-vrotsos-join-universal-pictures-drama-1202777220/

Michael Masini JOINS DC COMICS MOVIE WARNER BROTHERS “BIRDS OF PREY” https://heroichollywood.com/michael-masini-cast-birds-of-prey/

Michael Masini - “DYNASTY” - TV SHOW https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/BWW-EXCLUSIVE-Michael-Masini-Joins-DYNASTY-20180924 https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/09/dynasty-season-2-michael-masini-to-recur.html

Michael Masini - TV SHOW “REBEL” produced by John Singleton https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/rebel/

Michael Masini - “MODERN FAMILY” TV SHOW https://modernfamily.fandom.com/wiki/Michael_Masini https://www.nj.com/independentpress/2013/02/murray_hill_actor_mike_masini.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.48.102.198 (talk) 03:38, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

(note to talk page stalkers, this is in reference to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Masini) The simple advice is - do not write articles about yourself. See here for some good reasons why. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:52, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Need you to check this

There is a VRT ticket that needs to be considered. It appears to me we have a WP:ATTACK page that should be a G10 but an editor took it to AFD. Atsme 💬 📧 15:25, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Sorry, only just got round to looking at this. I have given discretionary sanction alerts to the two major participants at the AfD; beyond that, I think it is best to let the discussion play out. I can't easily tell what statements are BLP violations as I'm not familiar with Norwegian sources. If any disruption continues, now parties have been alerted, you can try Arbitration Enforcement. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:11, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Worrying edit summary

Yes, this worried me a bit when it turned up on my watchlist. I had to go look, just to make sure my old friend wasn't in really bad trouble. 🙂 Bishonen | tålk 21:41, 23 March 2022 (UTC).

Rule 1: Floquenbeam is always right. Rule 2: When Floquenbeam is wrong, see Rule 1. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 21:43, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Oh, you're right, how could I forget! Bishonen | tålk 21:44, 23 March 2022 (UTC).

The Ascent of Eugene

Guess what.... [5] Haha. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:27, 19 March 2022 (UTC)

Just need a GA-compliant source for it. If it's difficult to find one, it probably indicates it's not that important. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:28, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Jacob was a real Floyd head, you know. Amazon here says "Series music was by Dudley Simpson with Brian Hodgson and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Additional music includes, amongst others, music by Pink Floyd." But that's a commercial promo source, of course. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:45, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

And just to lighten he mood, here he is in 1974, talking with Michael Parkinson, about his visit to Auschwitz. A very wise and thoughtful man. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:13, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Activity requirements

Regarding this edit: could you reconsider your feedback on the activity of the commenter in question? I think the pros and cons of the proposal are clear enough without having to examine the activity of those commenting. I appreciate your consideration in this matter. isaacl (talk) 21:30, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

I think Observations of Wikipedia point 59 said it best : "When an editor ceases to contribute to articles, but instead writes only in the Wikipedia space, on talk pages, and arbitration cases, and when more than half of that editor's contributions are in conflicts, either beginning or prolonging them, then that editor is very close to departure." Certainly, all the times I have encountered arguments, I have found that looking at an article and improving it a bit are good ways to end the day's editing session in a better frame of mind. And I know a number of people who Jimbo once notoriously described as "annoying user, good content" who have quit (or been blocked from) the project as soon as their prolific mainspace contributions dried up. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 12:25, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

There are also the users who get distracted by other things in their life. Such as me, courtesy of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine which while not affecting me personally is distracting me from Wikipedia work. I think it will be temporary, though. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk) 12:34, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

It's hard to say. The last 5-7 years have seen us lurch from one crisis to another. First it was Brexit, then COVID (so everyone forgot about Brexit), then the Ukraine War (so everyone forgot about COVID). In that context, tinkering away on Apple hardware, old electromechanical keyboards or random streets in London and Dublin, seems like light relief. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 12:41, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Sure; all I'm saying is I think examining the edits of one particular editor distracts from that point. Thanks for your time in considering this aspect. isaacl (talk) 22:34, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

March songs

March songs

Listening to the charity concert mentioned here. I created the articles of the composer and the soprano. - We just reached Bravo! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:00, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Now, you can also listen on YouTube, and more music, the piece by Anna Korsun begins after about one hour, and the voices call "Freiheit!" (freedom, instead of "Freude", joy). Music every day, pictured in songs. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:20, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

The Prayer is on the Main page, finally + new flowers, and btw: the TFA is a young writer's first --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:33, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Today: Bach's No. 1. - I nominated now BWV 56. - Sad record: I brought three articles to the Recent deaths section, - not at the same time today but still ... - two of the three from Ukraine, the third a Russian who left Moscow in 1990, and then went on to conduct the orchestra where my brother plays. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:04, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the new barnstar! - Sunday flowers and sounds, don't miss the extraordinary marriage of the beginnings of the theme of Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1, and Prayer for Ukraine - here! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:11, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

exquisite voice today --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:09, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Your thoughts

Bill Direen - a musician from New Zealand. BLP looks promotional to me. Atsme 💬 📧 15:45, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

The article looks like a complete mess and could certainly benefit from a big ol' stick of dynamite stuck underneath it, but I don't think it's quite at the level of putting {{db-spam}} on it. You could always try AfD. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:20, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

I tagged it for rewrite. Also got over 300k Google results using Bill Direen but he also went by William. I'll post something in the relative Project page. Thanks for your input. Atsme 💬 📧 17:12, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Atsme, I've restored about 280 earlier revisions of the page which had got lost due to a c&p move in 2015. Don't know if that makes any difference to the present state of it, but at least it makes it possible to see how it got that way. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 19:47, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, JLAN!!! I'll see what can be done, and also noticed that the image processing through VRT had not been finalized so I did that, too. Thanks again! Atsme 💬 📧 21:25, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Audrey Hepburn

Hi, I see User:ErnestKrause promoted the Hepburn article to GA but I can't see where the books were used to improve it. Do you still have the books? Ernest we have half a dozen books and intended getting it up to GA status!

Pimlico would be a good one to get to GA BTW.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:26, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Dr. Blofeld, I don't have the books, I asked Daria to give them to Bettydaisies as she seemed more experienced and interested in getting the article to GA. As far as I know, that happened.

As for Pimlico, I recall improving the eponymous station to try and get it to GA (along with every other station on the Victoria Line) but got stuck for sources. Same's happened with Farfisa, there's a bunch of info about commercially unsuccessful and obscure synths from the 70s I don't have any sources for either. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:41, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Regarding Audrey Hepburn, the article was nominated by me several months ago and was promoted to GA at that time. The list of over a dozen books used for the GAN is listed in the Bibliography section of that article which comes after the References. If anyone might be interested in possibly taking the article for FA nomination with the use of more reference books now available to enhance the article, then this might be good timing for such an FA improvement to the article. ErnestKrause (talk) 14:45, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks both. It would be good to see it brought up to FA status but needs a fair bit of work I think. I got sidetracked from doing it myself when I ran a series of contests and then I ran out of steam on here. If the books are put to good use WMUK will be pleased. The objective though was to get it to GA which it now is, so well done!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:57, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Farfisa

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Happy April 1

Don't open this!
What the?! Happy April Fool's Day! Thanks for your contributions to improve the dissemination of free knowledge to humanity! North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 15:08, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Check it!

DYK for Mac Studio

On 21 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mac Studio, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that the faster version of the Mac Studio is 2 pounds (910 g) heavier than the slower one? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mac Studio. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Mac Studio), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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		Hook update
		Your hook reached 6,196 views (516.3 per hour), making it one of the most viewed hooks of March 2022 – nice work!

the automation of this function is in beta testing mode—please let me know if I've screwed up! theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/they) 23:27, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Bureaucracy...

Would you mind helping here, as the "deleting admin"? Wikipedia:Requests_for_undeletion#Satarial. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 15:11, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

The article, as I deleted it, started off "Satarial was created in 1989 by Lord Seth. It was then called " A.M.S.G. " ( Ad Maiorum Satan Glorium ) and in 1993 changed on Satarial." followed by pages of unsourced gobbledegook. I could restore it to draft for you, but I really think you would be better off writing a short, neutral and sourced article from scratch instead. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 21:28, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

If this is it https://second.wiki/wiki/satarial then I think I can at least reuse the infobox/categories/structure, even if most of the text seems like it will have to be thrown out. So if you could restore it in my sandbox, I think I can use it as a base to write a shorter, referenced entry. TIA _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 14:27, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

I've put it in User:Piotrus/Satarial, though I'm not sure exactly what you can do with it. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 15:04, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll probably junk history replacing it with few sentences I can reference with the sources I saw, AGF the other catalogue-like sections as usually not referenced in most similar articles anyway, and mainspace it... well, we will see in a little while when I get around to actually working on this :) Btw, the reason I became interested in this (and why the band is notable now) is due to Polish media coverage that they are in exile in Poland due to anti-Putin/anti-war activism... _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 10:06, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Farfisa

The article Farfisa you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Farfisa for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of ErnestKrause -- ErnestKrause (talk) 20:41, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

There ya go... shove that in your frequency divider pipe and smoke it mate, you big Strawberry GA Alarm Clock!! Martinevans123 (talk) 18:28, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

I'll see you that and raise you the coda to "White Hammer" on The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other (a cheery song about Malleus, no not that one), although that would probably sound even better on a Hammond, admittedly. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 18:55, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

"There goes a narwhal, Here comes a bikini whale!" Martinevans123 (talk) 22:15, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Go and see a doctor for your old rotten brain you old human

. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.233.122.155 (talk) 16:33, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Er, have you seen the NHS waiting times? I'll be lucky to get an appointment within the next year or so. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 16:40, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Cannon Street station

Hi, I'm fixing footnote problems and encountered this. Did you mean Gray 1990, already used on the article, or a different work? Thanks, Mackensen (talk) 21:02, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

No, it's a different book. I remember I was adding references in the library and was a bit short of time. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 11:30, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

be careful with that axe eugene

why did you delete my citated note on be careful with that axe eugene you say how is it relavant. How is information that explains the meaning of the song not relevant to it? please stop reverting it. Dr zoidberg590 (talk) 13:52, 10 April 2022 (UTC)

Aside from what makes roadiemusic.com a reliable source for a good article, the source in question has nothing to do with "Careful With That Axe, Eugene". The Good Article criteria, specifically the section on "factually accurate and verifiable" and "focused" have more information. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:37, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) "Be Careful with that Lynx deodorant, Eugene." Mmmmm, nice! Martinevans123 (talk) 11:17, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

They sure could keep banging out those perfect pop songs, couldn't they. Here's one you might remember. Sweet understated video. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:50, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Real Ale's off. Sorry.

		A beer on me!
		Thank you for your edits and comments. Unfortunately I can only offer you a virtual beer. And it's lager so not really for real ale drinkers. Sorry. Ykraps (talk) 07:32, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

Ah that's alright, if the weather's nice and it's sunny, a refreshing pint of Hop House 13 or similar is just as good. It looks like the GA review has still stalled; I can carry on and do some spot-checks on sources if you want? Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 10:40, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

Kind of you to offer but I received notice this evening that it has passed so no need. Thanks once again. --Ykraps (talk) 20:06, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Fender Contempo Organ

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Your GA nomination of Fender Contempo Organ

The article Fender Contempo Organ you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Fender Contempo Organ for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already appeared on the main page as a "Did you know" item, or as a bold link under "In the News" or in the "On This Day" prose section, you can nominate it within the next seven days to appear in DYK. Bolded names with dates listed at the bottom of the "On This Day" column do not affect DYK eligibility. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of AryKun -- AryKun (talk) 08:41, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Deletion review for Plus (film)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Plus (film). Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. DareshMohan (talk) 19:23, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

Restored to User:DareshMohan/Plus (film). DRV is a bit of an over-reaction. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 20:09, 14 April 2022 (UTC)

OTD

You can check the the article talk page (or What Links Here) to see if it's already included in OTD. For example, I'll be taking out Linda McCartney from April 17 because she's already included on September 24. Thanks. —howcheng {chat} 07:16, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

That's okay. I recall the recent discussion on TRM's talk that for now, we can just be bold and noticeboards etc are probably only required if there's disruption, which they're currently isn't. Ritchie333 ^(talk) ^(cont) 07:25, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) If you do take Linda out, steer clear of steak and chips. Martinevans123 (talk) 09:10, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

New administrator activity requirement

The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:53, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

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