User talk:Bobistheowl

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Re: Revolver (TV Series) - 1978 Please correct! I didn't want to update the page,I just wanted to provide additional information and download link to .txt episode guide!
 * I'm sorry, but that's not what Wikipedia is for. That episode guide appears to be original research, not published by a reputable publisher, thus not a reliable source by Wikipedia's standards. We should not link to it. Huon (talk) 00:31, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

This concerns a link between The Beatles' "Let it Be" and The Sex Pistols bootleg "Spunk". It's my understanding that either in the film, or on the album, or in both, John Lennon says: "On behalf of the band, I hope we passed the audition", the quote might not be exact. A different Beatle may have said that, but it's a famous quote. On "Spunk", one of the Sex Pistols, probably Glen Matlock, says "On behalf of the band, I hope we passed the audition", and somebody told him to "fuck off", or something. I had "Spunk" on vinyl as a teenager. I couldn't find a reference link. Confirming the Beatles part should be easy. Someone who has "Spunk", (the bootleg), should be able to confirm that this statement is true, and either update the entries on my behalf, or give me the information here, and I'll do it. I believe I would use double brackets for the links between pages, but I could figure that out. I'm interested in how the scoring works; I recently received +297 for adding the information which updated 1973 Playboy PMOTY Cynthia Wood's bio page filmography to include "Apocalyse Now", so that's a really good one, early on. I think I have the syntax down now, but I'll probably look at an example on another page, in edit, but not changing anything, just to see the proper presentation syntax. I type manual html tags for formatting most of the time, by habit. I do very much enjoy going through the captcha cache, so I don't confirm changes immediately. ~bobistheowl
 * Um.... is there an actual question in there somewhere? Primefac (talk) 18:14, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * If you know of reliable sources which have written about this link between Let It Be and Spunk, then you could edit the Spunk (Sex Pistols bootleg album) article yourself (more appropriate there, I think, than at the Beatles' album page), or ask for help on that article's talk page. However, it sounds a bit like you've already tried to find sources, and having found none you're suggesting that the information should be added anyway based on listening to the record, which I think will be against our guideline against original research.
 * As for editing, you are right that adding double square brackets creates a wikilink, which will be blue if the article exists or red if not. I'm not sure what you mean by scoring, Wikipedia doesn't keep score, but I think the number you're referring to is simply a counter showing the number of characters of code that you've added to (or removed from) a page when you save your edit. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 18:29, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

Re: Death of George Michael: The Death section on his bio page originally had said: 'preliminary police reports indicate that suicide may have been the cause of death', or words to that effect, approximately 1 AM, December 26, 2016, Eastern Standard Time. Since then, the text has been altered, and a different story is shown, and editing is locked. I don't know if the early information was later disproven, or if some court order or similar ban on publication of details is currently in effect. If there is an official explanation, I'm interested in hearing it, but if this information cannot be, or will not be, shared, I will expect no reply, and draw no conclusions. I may be able to dispell some rumours, if I receive an update from an accredited source.

Re: Sex Pistols bootleg "Spunk" → confirmation needed that Glen Matlock said "On behalf of the band, I hope we passed the audition", echoing John Lennon's statement, from "Let it Be"?

- as far as I know, this is undocumented elsewhere, for cross reference purposes, and I no longer posess the "Spunk" album, to prove this with an .mp3 exerpt. This is a personal recollection from almost 40 years go, but I'm certain it's true - the exact wording may be a paraphrase, rather than a quote. Matlock was dismissed from the Pistols, allegedly because he liked The Beatles. This sound bite may possibly be his sole spoken contribution to the Sex Pistols discography, unless he sang backing vocals on something. Someone currently in possession of "Spunk" could confirm the quote/ paraphrase. The existence of spoken words on the "Spunk" disk is already contained within the "Spunk" page. I think that this should be included on the "Spunk" page, with link back to "Let it Be", "Beatles, "John Lennon", but no reference to Matlcock's statement need be added to the "Let it Be" page. Earlier correspondence below. Bobistheowl (talk) 19:34, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * This really sounds more like discussions that should take place on the talk pages of the relevant pages. Primefac (talk) 20:08, 29 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, you should pose these queries on the articles' talk pages, where there are editors involved with the topics who can better answer your questions. Also, it's convention on this site to always place new comments below older ones. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 21:22, 29 December 2016 (UTC)

Re: Revolver (TV Series) - 1978

The episode guide for Revolver is just a listing on the contents of each of the eight episodes, in sequential order. Where the clip is a rerun from another show or era, the original show name and date are listed. I don't see how that's research, unless Wikipedia only stores information contained on public urls, rather than ones from private membership locations? Sample, from Episode 7: 37. Leave It To The Kid - Eddie Kidd 38. Chris Hill 39. Identity - X-Ray Spex 40. Peter Cook 41. Piccadilly Lights - Roy Hill Band 42. Peter Cook 43. King's Cross Blues - Lindisfarne 44. Jukebox Gypsy - Lindisfarne 45. Biko - Merger

He just looked at the contents of the entire series, and wrote the songs or sketches in the proper sequence. It's not really research; someone at ATV would have had this information, but maybe only on paper. I'm not arguing the decision, I'm merely stating that the episode guide isn't opinions, it's a table of contents for the eight episodes. If this list is reconsidered, a more permanent url for the text document may be prudent, as it is currently at a tempory doiwnload link that will expire approximately two weeks after the last download. I have a copy ofhis DVDs, and can personally confirm that the contents are complete and correct. Is further verification necessary? Download link agin: http://fileze.net/29Ux Thanks! If approved, I'll go to the Revolver page for talk and help. If confirmed denial, I won't ask again.


 * This may be beneficial on the article's talk page, you may get a better response there rather than asking for help on your user page. We also don't accept downloaded material unless it has been confirmed that it is from a verifiable source and is virus-free. Nördic   Nightfury  09:19, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Re: copyright infringement laws - I think I have a legal strategy to beat this, but I have no formal legal training.

Relevant: I own a registered copy of Microsoft Office suite 2000, CD with Word, Excel, Outlook, and Powerpoint, registered with Microsoft in 2001. The phone technician gave me verbal instructions on altering some registration keys, because I could not register the product without either calling Microsoft, or being online.

I was a subscriber of Rogers Cable Internet from mid December, 2004 through mid December, 2006, on a two year contract. Rogers changed the terms of the contract during the contract; that might be illegal.

I purchased the modem from Rogers during that period. When my 2 year contract expired, I switched ISPs to Teksavvy, and have been a customer of Teksavvy continuously since December, 2006, at two different addresses.

Teksavvy once sent me an e-mail about copyright infringement on sharing the PC game Spear of Destiny. I replied that I was not sharing Spear of Destiny, I was sharing Spear of Destiny: Spear Resurrection, a sequel game based on the souce codes released by Apogee Software. I also own a registered copy of Spear of Destiny, purchased as a gift, on my behalf. It has three floppy disks, and a game manual. I believe I completed the registration card, and mailed it in, but I'm not certain. I didn't receive any other notices about copyright infringement.

I have had the e-mail address "bobistheowl@teksavvy.com", associated with the account, since 2006.

Except from copyright law:

Injunction only remedy

41.2 If a court finds that a defendant that is a library, archive or museum or an educational institution has contravened subsection 41.1(1) and the defendant satisfies the court that it was not aware, and had no reasonable grounds to believe, that its actions constituted a contravention of that subsection, the plaintiff is not entitled to any remedy other than an injunction.

I could legitimately consider my personal collection of books, magazines, CDs, audio and VHS tapes, comic books, etc. to be a library, as could anyone. The term library is not specifically designated as being open to the public.

I also have a copy of the software DVD Decrypter 3.5.4, which was freeware, until purchased by Sony.

I have DSL Internet from Teksavvy, with purchased modem. I can change my IP address whenever I want to, by turning the power button off for longer than 45 seconds.

Sometime after December, 2006, a former roommate at my previous address signed up for Rogers Internet Service, with rented modem. Although I was not the customer for that service, the billing was in my name, as Rogers had/has a policy to not issue two separate bills to the same address. It partially relates to discounts for bundling of multiple services. After mid December, 2006, I was personally only the subscriber for the Rogers Cable TV. I continued the other tenant's subscription to the Rogers home phone from March, 2013 through November, 2016, before switching to Teksavvy phone, after the monthly fee had tripled.

I have not used a Rogers e-mail address after December, 2006, nor have I logged into their website since then.

Pertinent question: Were the changes to copyright law ever posted in a public location? This was a fundamental principle from the Code of Hammurabi - public posting of the law.

Also of note: I have never owned a credit card, nor have I been a secondary card holder, and I have never made an online purchase. My Teksavvy Internet and phone service is made by bank account debit, a grandfathered clause, because of my long term service contract.

I also bought my Rogers digital TV box on 36 months rent-to-own, but Rogers disconnected the service remotely, when I didn't have my account paid in full within two months, AFTER the box was completely purchased in March, 2017. Rogers sent me a notice of disconnection prior to that, but continued to bill me after disconnecting the signal to the purchased digital box.

I've also never been a cellular phone subscriber to any carrier, (land line phone only), but Rogers sent me a written notice and (saved) phone message, saying that my Rogers Wireless service was disconnected. I always used tower or laptop computers at home; I've never used a computer that I own, other than in my own home. On rare occasions, someone other than me has used my home phone or Internet connection, as I don't always turn the computer off, when I'm out of the house, or if I have house guests.

Teksavvy no longer allows new customers to obtain service, without owning a credit card. Is this type of restriction for service set out in a law?

I live in Toronto, Canada, with corruption at ALL levels of government, including ESPECIALLY Federal government, while the municipal and Provincial representatives for my riding, (Toronto-Centre), are currently vacant. The court house at 'Old City Hall' is also compromised, re: speaking to a Justice of the Peace.

The banks are stealing from disabled people, receiving disability benefits paid at the end of the month, for the month in arrears, as opposed to at the beginning of the month, for the month in advance, if they have "overdraft protection". They're charging 21% per annum interest immediately, with no grace period, contrary to the WRITTEN contract. The online version of the contract has been reworded, and is different, but the written contract has always prevailed, in Law. The Globe and Mail newspaper declined to report the story; they're owned by the T-D Bank, where I have an account, and had overdraft protection from Feb 22-June 30, 2017, based on a marketing pitch at my branch.

A full paper trail exists, with copies to my Federal Member of Parliament, The "Honourable" Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance. None of his three levels, (constituency, Ottawa office, Ministry of Finance), offered any help, but an anonymous employee at his Ottawa office tipped off the TD Bank that Bill would NOT assist me, by replying to a .cc for information purposes, and addressing useless information to both me AND the branch manager at my branch!

I did get as far as making a verbal statement, on the record, to a Justice of the Peace, who 'declined to take my information', in a written reply.

I'm being watched at my home, front and rear doors. I think the CBC news or the Toronto Star might take this story, if I could get to them, but I could be shot, if I leave my building. I could also be a "Lost Canadian", based on a typographical error on my Certificate of Adoption, from August, 1963!

I'm in downtown Toronto, Cabbagetown neighbourhood, the phone number is (416) 761-9816, but if someone calls to help, call more than once, in rapid succession, if I don't answer; I can't necessarily get to the phone, before it goes to answering machine, after three 1/2 rings. I've been hacked multiple times this year, but I have no criminal record, I just have a public housing unit that "They" would like to tear down, as the value of the real estate exceeds the value of the tenants' lives.

I'll check the main page for a "Talk" reply, but I could be the key to all of this, if it's not already too late for "Nineteen Eighty-Four".

Thanks, (Peter Habel; see listing for the phone on 411.ca, telephone listings for Canada, residential.

PS: there's a LOT more to my story, that I can't write here, relevant to medicine and vaccinations.

Bobistheowl (talk) 11:20, 22 December 2017 (UTC)bobistheowl

The copyright law except above is from Bill C-11, passed by the House of Commons, Canada on June 18, 2012, First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012 Note that "library" is NOT capitalized. I don't know if there is a similar or exact matching reference in the copyright laws of other countries. If a judge rules that my home IS a library, provided that I have not SOLD any downloaded items, (I have not), I believe that I have not yet been warned, officially, about digital file sharing. I should therefore be able to keep what I have to date, and perhaps receive damages for losses incurred by presumed guilt. A class action suit against all who have conspired to withhold the past from people who just share could completely redistribute the ill gotten gains. Anyone who could be proven guilty of selling downloaded material, however, would still be liable for prosecution. That might include the corporations who provided information, obtained illegally, through downloads of copyrighted digital information. Who knows? I'm not a lawyer.

Bobistheowl (talk) 12:09, 22 December 2017 (UTC)bobistheowl

Bobistheowl (talk) 12:09, 22 December 2017 (UTC)bobistheowl

if I didn't post the Wikipedia reference link to "copyright Modernization Act" properly.

Bobistheowl (talk) 12:14, 22 December 2017 (UTC)bobistheowl


 * Wikipedia does not give legal advice or offer legal opinions. Furthermore, Wikipedia is not a discussion forum for legal or political opinions. If you have any interest in contributing to the encyclopedia, you can visit any article and make suggestions for improvements on its talk page, or be bold and make changes yourself. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 14:22, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

For information purposes only, (and my speculation): Re: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdraft#Transaction_processing_order

reference#3: - Note that the text of this linked page now reads: "Please replace this text with the error page you would like to serve to clients if your origin is offline."

My guess is that the written contract and the online version are different, and that the archived versions of the original pages will prove 'intent to deceive'. In my individual experience with overdraft protection in Canada, described in my 'help me' of 22 December, 2017, this was also the case. The IRS audits of all International financial institutions that have one or more accounts  attributed to someone born in the U.S.A should identify all fraudulent financial transactions. I'm not a lawyer, but I think there may be a large redistribution of International wealth in the near future. If I get anything of significance out of this, I definitely plan to donate more here! Bobistheowl (talk) 18:37, 30 December 2017 (UTC)bobistheowl
 * I have found an archived copy of the Chicago Tribune article and fixed the broken link. I doubt a 2011 newspaper article about overdraft due to bank fees on teenagers' accounts will prove much of anything relevant to a "large redistribution of international wealth". Huon (talk) 19:22, 30 December 2017 (UTC)

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{ { help me } } Re: Apocalypse Now, Corky Quackenbush, MAD TV, imdb, Shout! Factory cross references

Re: Apocalyse Now: Request New Section "In other media" re: claymation animated film "A Pack of Gifts Now", parody of Apocalpse Now, third part of the "Raging Rudolph Trilogy" MAD TV, December 1995, 1996, 1997. Part 1: Raging Rudolph Part 2: The Reinfather Part 3: A Pack of Gifts Now link from my own YouTube channel. imdb: incorrect information; Title incorrect, date incorrect, original air date incorrect should be 12/12/97 (Global, Canada; 13/12/97 (USA, Fox) After conclusion of "A Pack of Gifts Now", YouTube feed will play "The Reinfather", possibly Raging Rudolph. Additional similar parodies know, but unverified as work of Corky Quackenbush. Attribution in brief show end credits scroll. Quackenbush directed many claymation shorts, MAD TV, autumn, 1995 - spring, 1999. DVD release: Shout!Factory, MAD TV seasons 1-4 see my comment, requesting confirmation. Reply from Shout!Factory should confirm multiple edits to Corky Quackenbush filmography. There are too many cross references for me to edit this personally, without making mistakes. Please pend, one week, in anticipation of full reply from Shout!Factory mod. Additional cross references pending, for "The Godfather", Martin Scorsese, "Casino", Taxi Driver" "Goodfellas", all re: "Raging Rudolph" "Cops" (Clops 1-5) (TV Series), "Davey and Goliath", "Alien: Resurrection", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "Gumby" "Budweiser Lizards" → Clops 5, "Rankin Bass', Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer", possibly more, some Quackenbush cartoons untitled on screen. More to follow; browser reinitialization required; too many windows open.

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Help me!
Sorry, I was hacked on January 9, and have forgotten a few things.

Re: Masonic Temple (Toronto) - List of Concerts: The list omits an April, 1989 performance by Hothouse Flowers. I've sent a message to the band, on their website, to confirm the date. I know they played there, that month and year, because I was there, but that's independent research. The show is also missing from a list of there 'gigs history' on another online website.

I have a Magazine called He and She - The Magazine of Sexual Entertainment, July 1975, $1.50 cover price, Vol 1, No 1 "published bi-monthly by Tempest Publications Inc, 257 Park Avenue South new York, NY 10010 Editor Robert Amsel Executive Director: Irving Fass Editorial Director: Roy Mosny Art Director: Joseph D'Amato Production Manager: Arnold Schnitzer Designer: Patrick Calkins Advertising Representative: Mel Lenny Advertising Production Manager: William Bernstein Subsciption Manager: Phyllis Coletti Art Assistant: Elaine Giorgio 68 pages, no advertising, i found no record on the Internet that this magazine exists! it seems to be a high quality 'couples porn' magazine, similar to Viva. I'm not sure if this information could ever appear on Wikipedia, because there's no record with which to cross reference.

Please help me with...

Bobistheowl (talk) 03:39, 27 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I don't think the list of concerts at the Masonic Temple (Toronto) claims to be complete. The Hothouse Flowers seem a comparatively low-profile band, so if there's no independent source for that specific concert, it's probably not all that significnat.
 * Regarding the magazine, I don't think having a single issue is enough to write about it on Wikipedia. Since it's the first issue, we can't even tell whether they ever published more than one, and we'd need independent sources, maybe a trade magazine on the publishing business. I rather doubt such sources discussing niche 1970s porn magazines will be easy to find. Huon (talk) 13:43, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Help requests 27 April 2017
Re: Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions

I'm seeking valid hyperlinks for the guidelines of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada), specifically re: maximum interest rate or 'cost to borrow' for personal loans provisions, applicable for Chartered Banks of Canada. I have a serious matter to discuss directly with my Canadian Member of Parliament for Toronto-Centre, Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

The Office Manager at his constituency office has confirmed that pertinent prior e-mail correspondence and documentation submitted in that office in May has been forwarded directly to Bill Morneau. We met at his Canada Day barbeque. Bill's business career was in pension benefits and actuarial, as was mine. My contacts in the Teamsters Union are all retired and either deceased or difficult to reach. Any assistance from Wikipedia in obtaining the subsection of the legislation requested above would be appreciated! Thanks Bobistheowl (talk) 15:40, 13 July 2017 (UTC)bobistheowl

Notes 18 September 2017
Re: Contribution Month in Canada - GTA I would be interesting in attending, but not in organizing, a meeting in Toronto. Bobistheowl (talk) 18:44, 18 September 2017 (UTC)bobistheowl

Re: Contribution Month in Canada - GTA I would be interesting in attending, but not in organizing, a meeting in Toronto. Bobistheowl (talk) 18:46, 18 September 2017 (UTC)bobistheowl


 * When you have a comment directed to a particular page, you need to add your comment to that page's talk page, otherwise editors who can help won't see your message. For Contribution Month in Canada 2017, the talk page is here. In fact someone has already created a section for a meetup in the GTA, you should add your comment on that page. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 19:07, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments to the bottom of talk pages
Hi, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. Your recent talk page comments were not added to the bottom of the page. New discussion page messages and topics should always be added to the bottom. Your message may have been moved. In the future you can use the "New section" link in the top right. For more details see the talk page guidelines. Thank you.

I'm pretty sure I've advised you of this before. I've moved the comments you added to the top of this page to the two sections above, and my replies appear there. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 19:07, 18 September 2017 (UTC) Re: David Cronenberg (As Actor): Additional role: 1997 The Newsroom (Canadian TV Series) Season 1, Episode 10, "Meltdown Part 1" (As Himself) links: This role is not listed on imdb.com Bobistheowl (talk) 20:26, 2 November 2017 (UTC)bobistheowl Cronenberg as actor links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxXh8T06U2s http://www.tv.com/shows/the-newsroom/episodes/ Bobistheowl (talk) 20:31, 2 November 2017 (UTC)bobistheowl

I donated $11 Canadian dollars through Paypal today. I hope you get it. Bobistheowl (talk) 18:08, 18 December 2017 (UTC)bobistheowl

Does Wikipedia care about appearances in television commercials for filmographies? I found a video on archive.org which has a 1998 commercial featuring Melissa Rauch from The Big Bang Theory which predates her first listed role by about eight years. Details to follow, if this matters.