User talk:Clarityfiend/2007

George
Thanks for keeping me in mind. Even though that's not quite the answer I had in mind, every datapoint helps. And Happy New Year. Bunthorne 04:28, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Between Two Worlds
Good edits to this article. Thanks. I have two beefs, though: Cheers. Robert K S 11:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) The removal of the word Nazi to describe the air raid. It's useful to describe who was dropping the aerial bomb.
 * 2) The removal of the ", the Examiner believes," from the description Ann's suicide. The dialogue of the film clearly shows that Henry did not persuade, or try to persuade, Ann to kill herself (quite the contrary; he tried to dissuade her, repeatedly), and that she joined him entirely voluntarily.
 * Why the quibble Nazi vs. German? I mean, what do you see as the distinction?  Also, it's rather a major point of the movie that the Examiner doesn't understand that Anne's suicide was also voluntary.  She protests and protests and he will hear nothing of it.  Do you still have your game on tape?  If you were to send it to me for the Archive, I'd enter it and return it to you.  (I've done this for a number of other players.)  Thanks! Robert K S 23:38, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
 * (1) nobody who goes on Jeopardy! is dumb—you have to be both a trivia genius and fairly telegenic to pass the audition process—and (2), if you didn't want it on the net, why'd you post it to the talk page of a person who runs a Jeopardy! archive? Unless it's from an early season, odds are we'll have the game in there eventually, (but it would be nice to get it from a player).  Cheers!  Robert K S 06:48, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

Lincoln/Bush
Why did you try to claim I was comparing Bush to Lincoln. I believe it is rather obvious that I was comparing Licoln's push to attack the Confederacy to Polk's push to attack Mexico, the endless years of the Civil War to the way the Mexican-American War kept expanding and expanding, and the public dislike of Lincoln while he was President to the public dislike of Polk while he was President. I just don't see how that all relates to Bush. --Kainaw (talk) 06:35, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Humanities Ref Desk

 * "Yes, I have this nice card just for you. There's just this little one-time setup fee..."

lol... brilliant. I loved that! --Dweller 22:19, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

MTM statue
I took the photo myself. If you can find a better free one, let me know. Wahkeenah 19:06, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the tip. I'm thinking my photo could go on that page instead, as it really doesn't add much to the MTM page, and the statue photo from that page could go in its place, as you suggested. That picture of mine was merely trying to be "artistic". I have a "normal" shot of the statue, of course... and it's no better looking than the one in the Honors section. Can't be the picture, must be the statue. :) Wahkeenah 01:57, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Done. Wahkeenah 06:46, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

Claudette Colbert
Hi, with regards to your comment about the trivia at Talk:Claudette Colbert, I wonder if you would mind helping me. I've requested semi-protection for this page but as soon as I make an edit, it gets reverted. Yesterday I removed the entire trivia section and today it's back. If you don't mind, could you please stop by once in a while. I'm fighting an uphill battle against POV and poorly sourced material, and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Rossrs 06:49, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
I just wanted to thank you for answering my question -- 33 22  03:29, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

Same Old Garbage, Different Bag
Hey Clarity,

I truly appreciated your comment concerning that ugly discussion that went on concerning money being the "True God of the Jews". Though I'm fairly sure you recognized it, for Clarity's sake (pun intended!) I do hope you realize that my response (in suggesting Barringa rephrase the question) was entirely and completely facetious. The question was indeed one of the most disgusting questions I've ever come across at Wikipedia, yet, I suppose you can say I have a rather off-beat way of responding to this sort of thing. Rather than react with honest disgust, I often choose to play along facetiously.

Your far more direct comment was 100% on the money, and was actually very close to the point I was trying to make: that these days, though it's unfashionable to be directly anti-semitic, rephrase the question as an attack upon Israeli policy rather than a direct attack on Jews, and you've basically said the same thing, only in a far more politically correct way.

In any case, though we may not agree on everything, I'm pretty sure we're of the same mind on this one. And besides, as a fellow Canadian, you have to like me, right? :-) Loomis 14:34, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the fix at the Wallenberg article, are you going to vote on it? --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 16:41, 15 February 2007 (UTC) Featured article candidates/Raoul Wallenberg You can vote either way, or ask for more changes to the article. The more people looking the better. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 16:49, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Wallenberg
You need to add your comments here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Raoul Wallenberg. Cheers. --Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 18:26, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

I need you help at the candidate page listed above. The person demanding that lists be removed or turned to prose is wrong, but I need someone to back me up. There doesn't appear to be any rule saying no bulleted lists in featured articles. And looking over past articles every one seems to have a bulleted list or a non bulleted version of short paragraphs. Most also contain tables.

Take a new peek and use some of your clarity skills again. I had to add more info and now I thing it lost the smooth transition between sentences.

Good work! Its getting very hard to edit with all the references inline. You have a flair for writing. Do you write professionally?


 * Turn on your email option, so we communicate better, it lets users pass documents so you don't have to post them at Wikipedia.

Meg Ryan
Hello! I really liked your re-writes to the Meg Ryan page. You really improved the article. I may re-insert the "giggling & doing chin ups" phrase. I see you are from Canada, so you may not realize what an incredibly popular commercial that was in the U.S. Meg was a very young brunette at that time, and most people are somewhat taken aback when they realize SHE was the "Tickle Girl". I just think it's an interesting point, that "rings bells" with American readers. Well, I digress. Thanks for your contributions to the article. Please, come back and visit us any time! Thanks! Cleo123 06:55, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

LOL!!! Thanks for pointing that out! Shame on me! LOL! Yes, people pay me to write - shame on them! LOL! Cheers! Cleo123 07:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

SF edits
Congratulations on your excellently written and well judged synopses of Citizen of the Galaxy and The Stars are Ours!. I am interested in the statement that Heinlein was influenced by Kim. If you wrote this, can you tell me if there is further information on it? I've noticed that a whole school of SF was inspired by Kim, but I didn't notice the Heinlein connection. Thanks. Zaslav 06:17, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

The new subtitles are good. Re Kim vs. Citizen of the Galaxy, I see the connections differently, but mostly, I wanted a source. Will search elsewhere. Zaslav 09:38, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Summaries
Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary. Thanks, and happy editing. --Mel Etitis ( Talk ) 09:18, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Twin peaks
Re; this thread, could you please leave your gender bias and generalisations at home? Anchoress 20:03, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * How is this gender bias? Or are you claiming lesbians or bisexuals don't exist? Granted, I assumed the poster was a male. I consider this a reasonable assumption since there was no mention otherwise, which I would have expected if a female were asking. My advice, given in good faith, would have been the same regardless of the gender of the poster. Clarityfiend 20:19, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * So, your advice to a female teenager would be that you'd be concerned if she weren't preoccupied with mammary glands? And BTW the (small) percentage of gay and bi females would be offset by the (small) percentage of gay and bi males. And actually, it would be more likely for a female teenage milk drinker to be disturbed enough by a burgeoning fascination with breasts to be concerned enough about it to seek advice. Anchoress 20:24, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * As I have already said, I assumed a heterosexual female teenager would have stated that important fact. So, yes, it is normal for a heterosexual male or a homosexual female. Why are you trying to pick a fight? Have I exhibited a history of gender insensitivity? Clarityfiend 20:37, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not trying to pick a fight, but despite everything you said, I stand by my conclusion about gender bias and generalisation. Anchoress 20:44, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

The Black Swan
You seem to be injecting your opinions fairly heavily in this article. I don't understand what your big objection is to mentioning the wonderful commentary on this DVD??? Have you bothered to even hear it??? There is nothing against wiki standards with any of this. PLEASE LEAVE THE ARTICLE ALONE. FrankWilliams 16:49, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Re: The Search
Just noticed your great work cleaning up and improving my writing on the plot summary. Nice job.  κaτaʟaveno TC 14:21, 8 April 2007 (UTC)

My Life as a Dog
Well, that scene was definitely the most memorable to me, I was laughing so hard my side hurt. Just wondering, why didn't you include it in your summary ? StuRat 07:17, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Notification of arbitration case
I have attempted to open an arbitration case involving you, please see. Please don't be offended that I started this but I feel I have no choice with your lack of cooperation, and I bare no ill will towards you at all. Thank you. NathanielPoe 15:04, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Well, I've thrown in my two cents. (On the arbitration page, that is).  Ford MF 16:03, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

American Film Institutes 100 series.
I am sure you have read AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies list but have you seen the page? It seems like there could be more explanation of related lists and criticism of it. You seem like the best to contribute to it. By the way great job on the Lawrence of Arabia plot summary! It is one of my favorites and I to can't believe no one tried to write it before you.--Wayne Neptune 04:51, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

I would like...
To discuss classic films with you sometime--Wayne Neptune 23:35, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Sorry
I think I was thinking of some else for analyzing. I admire your work and may be asking you questions in the future.--Wayne Neptune 01:56, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Inside joke?
Hi, Clarityfiend. You made a comment on a thread that resulted from a question of mine on the reference desk. I think the comment included some kind of inside joke (if that's the case, then I'm definitely one on the outside), but, as I some times have some trouble understanding what people write in English, it could have been that what you said was a reference for all of us to understand and I just couldn't get it. Here is the comment:

"Could also be that sissy Phus. I wouldn't want to spend eternity toiling away at a thankless job that has no end. Hmmm...is it just me or does this sound strangely familiar? Clarityfiend 07:31, 28 April 2007 (UTC)"

The sentence that I am talking about is the last one. I don't know what is the thing that is strangely familiar. A.Z. 02:10, 30 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your explanation! What about splitting Sissyphus? It was just because it's funny, right? A.Z. 02:23, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

nous
From ancient Greek philosophy meaning mind or intellect, though colloquially used in English to mean common sense or (I would say) shrewdness. Pronounced with the ou as in pronounce (phonetically nows) by the way. MAG1 17:13, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Shrewdness isn't a good synonym. I've linked nous for those who have not met it before. MAG1 21:52, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

Question
What vandalism were you reversing on my User Page? Or am I just stupid? (be honest) Quatreryukami 02:01, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry I came off like that. I didn't notice that it was a typo, i always spelled where ever, wherever...is that confusing? God, I'm so stupid. :D

Anyway, thanks for that man. Good day! Quatreryukami 02:11, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

AMOLAD
I was going to do it as a redirect as well. But as the acronym is mentioned a few times in the article I thought it could do with an explanation -- SteveCrook 16:09, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Jane Austen
I've researched and partially rewritten the basic biographical article on Jane Austen. The first two sections, "Life" and "Works," are close to completion while the rest is under way. Before I post a general request for review and comment, I'd appreciate it if you would go over the first two sections of the article and provide comments/make clarifying changes. The replacement article may be found here:

Jane Austen Article

Please leave comments on the talk page of the article. Thanks. Simmaren 12:38, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

ha ha ha ha

 * nice. :-D tomasz.  12:41, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

36 Hours
Thanks for clearing up the ambiguities in the 36 Hours article. I’ve never experienced someone doing that so quickly before! :) Best regards, Jim_Lockhart 06:54, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

White Heat
Its "crooked" meaning is a pigeon-holing stereotype but in reality it is just as it says on the first sentence of the article:
 * "An informant (sometimes informer) is someone existing inside a closed system who provides information of that system to a figure or organization who exist outside of that system." Vic fits right into that category.

Reginmund 22:12, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Good Job on WKRP Episodes
Thanks, you fixed several sentences that needed improvement! Liked how you descibed the Condo members final reaction in Three days of the condo Keep up the good work. Cr8tiv 20:36, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Paulette Goddard
I noticed that you've edited her page a few times, can I ask you if you think this is her before I misidentify her? Thanks :) Gareth E Kegg 11:55, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Talk:The_Man_Who_Would_Be_King
Did you ever find out who Billy Fish is? 68.124.79.26 21:54, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Recognition
Hi Clarityfiend, thank you so much for awarding me the new Cherryh-flavored Barnstar. I'm honoured! And I see you also commissioned the image – well done! --Bruce1ee 06:12, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm Feeling Very Smiley Today


WarthogDemon has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message. -WarthogDemon 06:35, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Changed "purchased" clause in Citizen of the Galaxy article.
Clarityfiend, I've reedited the "purchased" clause to read: He is purchased by an old beggar, Baslim the Cripple, for a trivial amount of money with the assistance of a wealthy nobleman. In the original I was endeavoring to provide the derisive flavor of the Syndonian's assistance. Perhaps there is yet a better wording but in the meantime I hope this will achieve consensus on the issue. -- Rydra Wong 02:21, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Sam Dreben
I like what you did with Sam Dreben. I'd send you a free bagel, but there's none here.¿Tienes ganas de comer un tamal? 67.176.196.10 08:13, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Myth
Please don't make changes to this page unless you understand the definitions of the words you are writing about. You removed lots of important and solid information hammered out into an approved form by the consensus of a large number of editors on Myth, Mythology and etc. and instead replaced it with lots of completely incorrect or misleading information. Myth and mythos are not interchangeable terms, stories of King Arthur are legends and not myths (the meanings are different), and so forth. I can understand wanting to help, but that was a pretty massive change to be making, especially when you were just kind of making things up off the top of your head for definitions. DreamGuy 23:57, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Maria Elena Holly
I saw your remark to my comment on the "Maria Elena Holly" issue. I have to admit that you do have a good sense of humor. I like that! Tony the Marine 22:53, 18 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi there - good job on the merger! You're correct about the next step. Redirect Maria Elena Holly to Buddy Holly, but don't do anything to its talk page. You might keep it on your watchlist in case someone removes the redirect and restores the article – that happens sometimes on subjects with a large and/or passionate fan base. If it does, revert it and warn the editor, and include a link to the AfD. Let me know if you have any further questions or need assistance. Thanks! -  Krakatoa  Katie  20:15, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I was the original writer of the Maria Elena Holly article and I must say that you really did a great job on the merger. Tony the Marine 22:47, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Scarlet O'Hara
I just noticed your comment on Talk:Michael Sinclair (British Army officer). I'm the primary contributor to the article (though I haven't worked on it for a while). Obviously, the "Scarlet O'Hara" is not Vivien Leigh, it was a nickname for one of the prisoners - I'm still trying to find his real name! Thanks for pointing it out though - it should be cleared up.

Article for deletion disagreement
You disappoint me friend being a member of WP:Films and your attitude to the List of action films ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦  "Expecting you?" Contribs 21:57, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

I don't need to lighten up at all. I am always telling this to other people - does my user name really suggest I don't have a sense of humor!!! Its just when you leave a comment like that for deletion on articles another project member is trying hard to make a useful asset to films it is a little disrespectful to say the least mate ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦  "Expecting you?" Contribs 11:19, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Inside Out article
Gee, thanks for extending my miserable apology of a stub so soon. I'll try and find out more info on the song. -- Amit 17:53, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Good job
Thanks for your editing and additions to The Sea Wolf article. You much improved my synopsis, which I knew was faulty due to my insufficient memory.

Oh, by the way... I am preparing to embark on adding a synopsis for the article of the film Billy Budd. If you are familiar with this Melville offering, which has many similarities to The Sea Wolf, please feel free to join me. Thanks. - ZincOrbie 19:18, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

RE:John Wayne
Hehe, thanks for spotting that! Lugnuts 07:13, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Colin Gray
I guess you began the Colin Falkland Gray article after seeing this query? If not, a strange coincidence! Xn4 02:45, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Barnacle Bill
Well why don't you find an actual image of that film then and do something useful ? ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Expecting you?" Contribs 19:39, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Now check the replacement I've added to the page - is this Kindergarten Cop not Barnacle Bill? ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Expecting you?" <font size="-4"><font color="Grey">Contribs 19:45, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

I really couldn't care less today. I'm really not in a good mood. I'm very sorry I don't meet your scholarly requirements. ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ <font size="-4"><font color="Purple">"Expecting you?" <font size="-4"><font color="Grey">Contribs 20:17, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Its a good article thankyou. Keep up the good work ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦  <font size="-4"><font color="Purple">"Expecting you?" <font size="-4"><font color="Grey">Contribs 20:19, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

School principle Quark
I'm adding the reference because Memory Alpha won't let me mention "Casablanca", sweetheart. Gul Garak🇨🇦21:53, 12 August 2007 (UTC)

Kalvan series articles
I have merged Princedom of Hostigos, Princedom of Nostor, and Princedom of Sask into Hos-Hostigos. I have also created Minor Characters in the Kalvan series and have merged Great King Kaiphranos and Grand Master Soton. I am working to improve Zarthani, and I'll probably merge Urgothi into Kalvan series. I might merge Zarthani into Kalvan series. Imperator3733 17:06, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Murder, She Wrote Wiki
Hi there, i just founded a new wiki on Murder, She Wrote and The Law & Harry McGraw, given that you have been a frequent contributor to the Murder, She Wrote Article here on wikipedia. I thought u might be interested in becoming a contributor. Thanks Pat 19:38, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your help
Thanks for your help on saving the Thomas M. Jacobs article from deletion. I really apprecaite it. Chris 12:37, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

Re: Leave It to Beaver
I think the lyrics can go anyway, since they aren't (as mentioned) featured in the theme tune. Hopefully they're available elsewhere for those who would like to know what they are. - Dudesleeper · Talk 18:16, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

A Matter of Life and Death (film)
"put to sleep" is an idiom for killed. Possibly the original wording was better? --Tagishsimon (talk) 14:24, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

Films
Who is lecturing? I'm trying to give you advice on what is otherwise good work. Take it as a friendly gesture or leave it  ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦       "Talk"? 18:24, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

The Lion Has Wings
The answer is that it was an error :) The Lion Has Wings didn't involve Pressburger. I've amended the table. (Just back from taking a rare week off) -- SteveCrook 16:42, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

A New Leaf
What's wrong with the exact location I gave for A New Leaf? If you're familiar with New York City, you know it's true. DanTD 00:10, 31 October 2007 (UTC)


 * It's quite difficult to conduct any business at a cloverleaf interchange(legally, anyway), but I see your point. DanTD 00:24, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Repositioned images
It Happened One Night

As for image of the opening, two faces come out big. However, in hitchhiking image two faces are small. There is explanation of pulling up her skirt in Production section. It's preferable to put images in order of time. Burstmeets 23:58, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Privateer
Isn't there allowed to be more than one use of the term? You sure the piratical definition is the only one? --Falcadore 12:11, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

White Heat
You removed what you refered to as my "speculation" about Jarrett and Pardo's relationship. I'd hardly call it speculation. The script itself pretty much confirms that giving Jarrett an alternative confidant is part of the police plan. When Evans briefs Fallon prior to him going undercover: Fallon: "You mean I'm supposed to take mama's place?", Evans: "Never can tell. He might need someone.", Fallon: "I'll practice up on my lullabies." The relationship between them is central to the second half of the film and goes a lot to explain why Jarrett goes off the rails and blows himself up at the end. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Marktreut (talk • contribs) 10:03, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

OK, I've re-instated the aspects of the Jarrett/Pardo relationship, though I've toned it down to make Pardo more of a confidant as opposed to a substitute mother.--Marktreut 22:01, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Mayberry edits
Sorry, I disagree. While detailing every dress Aunt Bee wore down to the length of her hems and the number of buttons on the cuffs would be "Fancruft" I don't think the minor edits to the Mayberry section of the article are fancruft. They are intended to give the reader a sense of Mayberry, its size, etc. I think the edits should remain for the time being -- reworded perhaps for brevity but retained to give the reader a sense of what Mayberry is. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TimmyTruck (talk • contribs) 08:35, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Mayberry
Great! That's a good idea! Post it to the talk page and get some feedback from editors and readers. Thanks! 09:02, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

TimmyTruck (talk) 09:03, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Andy Griffith
Thanks for the update. Sorry to tag and run, I haven't had much time to make any contributions. I just feel like the TAGS article has the potential to be really solid if people would just leave out the political nonsense and mundane little details. Thanks for your work.Bwilder1998 (talk) 08:47, 1 January 2008 (UTC)

Louise Stanley AFD
Hi. I've done a little searching, and found some sources that might be worthwhile. Do you still !vote delete? Zagalejo^^^ 07:24, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Charles Bronsson 22Dec2007
Would you please take a look at the Charles Bronson article's section on early life and WWII? It's had some recent work that borders on vandalism. Rather than simply undoing these changes, I defer to the the editor who appears to have been the last responsible adult working there.

Thank you. AndersW (talk) 08:58, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for restoring the article's clarity. From south of the border, below Mason's and Dixon's line-- AndersW (talk) 15:45, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Peer review for Duck Soup
Hi, Clarityfiend! I've just submitted Duck Soup for peer review in order to find out some better ways to improve the article's (and other Marx Brothers articles) quality. If you're interested in leaving feedback, you can go to the article's talk page and follow the link. Thanks. — Cinemaniac (talk •  contribs) 21:52, 30 December 2007 (UTC)


 * So far, there's only been one response to my submission of Duck Soup for critiques. However, the editor supplied some good observations, and even stated that "this article has good potential for Featured Article Status".  Well, there's my New Year's resolution: Improve Duck Soup to FA quality and get it nominated.  It would be nice to have the Marx Brother's magnum opus as a featured article, eh?  I'll need your help, though, in that regard, as well as assistance from others. — Cinemaniac (talk  •  contribs) 20:52, 31 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Replied here. — Cinemaniac (talk •  contribs) 18:19, 1 January 2008 (UTC)