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All Change
I've had a change around on my Talk Page! Lord Foppington (talk) 03:22, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

The Duenna
I was wondering whether you could provide a short synopsis (resembling the synopsis of Agrippina) for the article? I would do it myself, but as I am unfamiliar with the opera, the job would be amateurish and possibly erroneous. Cheers. -- DarkFalls talk 06:35, 20 December 2007 (UTC)


 * The Agrippa synopsis is pretty good, I'll see what I can do! Lord Foppington (talk) 10:36, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Much appreciated. -- DarkFalls talk 10:46, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

Adoption
Hello, welcome to Wikipedia! I see you want to be adopted? That's what I am here for. I have 10 months of experience here, and if you like I can adopt you! You can reply on my talk page. Have a great day. Macy's123 (review me) 00:17, 30 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Ok, what I want you to do first is read WP:WWIN. Macy's123 (review me) 21:23, 6 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Also, when you finish, let me know. Macy's123 (review me) 22:39, 10 February 2008 (UTC)


 * Now, we need to build a userpage for you. If you want, I can make a design for you.

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Hi
Hello Your grace, just added a small nugget to The Duenna and thought of you. Great new page! Best wishes and Happy Easter, Eebahgum (talk) 12:35, 28 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I have only just got a copy myself, and this is the Folio Society, London 1972 edited (i.e. cut) version - the original, ed Hook, is in 2 vols, available to read online . The abridgement is very serviceable. There are about 70 page-citations re Sheridan in the index of this edition, and Kelly in the hands of Theodore Hook is a good read too! He was an important early Mozart singer. The Duenna is looking good, but by 'Great new page' I meant the Fighting Temeraire etc: Glad you're still here. Eebahgum (talk) 15:40, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

Abuse
do you arrogant bastards have nothing better do than bitch about who edits what. what the fuck you probably live in your parents basement and bitch bout what goes on in a insignificant websiTe. this is a load of bullshit why don't you get a life and find something better to do you worthless piece of shit


 * Makes it all worth while. My parents don't even have a cellar, yours Lord Foppington (talk) 22:01, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

abusive ip blocked for 55 hours
Perhaps it is the cravat? Pink is okay sometimes, but puce? LessHeard vanU (talk) 21:57, 8 April 2008 (UTC) ps. kudos on The Fighting Temeraire - my fav by my fav Brit artist!

Thanks!
I returned the favor :) -- Kubigula (talk) 22:25, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

A reference for myself
5Sartre, Jean-Paul, Being and Nothingness, Citadel Press, New York, 1964, p. xlvii. Lord Foppington (talk) 11:36, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

A Helping Hand Grasped
My dear Lord Foppington, I'd be most grateful for your assistance, and thank you for your intervention. The nub of the issue is to know whether the article makes direct reference to the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument, or to the work of Herrmann. I read the first page on JSTOR and got the impression that in the "second section" of the paper we might find a pointer to the dubious Herrmann invention as having arisen out of the hemisphere mythology.

My aim is to improve the Studies section of the HBDI article by the addition of a reference to the Hines article, if such is appropriate. How we can proceed from here is up to you; I'm loth to ask you to do my work for me, equally loth to ask you to break someone's copyright by sending me the full text. But I'll accept all assistance gladly. many thanks --Tagishsimon (talk) 01:09, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Let's get ourselves to copytright hell then, in a handcart. If you'd kindly let me have the Hines article /and/ if possible Allinson, C.W., & Hayes, J. (1996). Cognitive Style Index: A measure of intuition-analysis for organizational research Journal of Management Studies, 33, 119-135., I'll have some fun despamming the HBDI. It's not my field either, it's so enjoyable... - thanks --Tagishsimon (talk) 13:02, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I've distilled some wisdom from Allinson & Hines into Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument; feel free to tweak what I've done, if you;re minded. Hines certainly doesn't pull his punches. So now this articles joins that small but precious number of articles which illustrate the risk associated with spamming Wikipedia. A good way to finish the week. Very many thanks for the information - that was most kind of you. You might now want to put HBDI on your watchlist, for entertainment value, against the possibility that the original author returns to revert it. best wishes --Tagishsimon (talk) 21:53, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Hi there. I don't know much about HBDI but when I worked for Ciena Corporation our division's entire management team went through it and I had some experience of the testing and result to our organization from that. In that training, we merely used the taxonomy of thinking styles, not any creative improvement approach nor was any right/left brain dominance nor brain model presented. Just having a simple taxonomy proved useful, and it was more useful than MBTI because the taxonomy was smaller and easier to remember. Perhaps the brain dominance 'woo woo' was just a fad of that time, and a shame that he associated with it, but that doesn't mean the taxonomy itself isn't useful. It was quite useful to us at least. I'll see if I can make more of a distinction like that in the article. - Owlmonkey (talk) 22:52, 26 April 2008 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the nice note! I'm emboldened to now attempt cleanups of related topics: cognitive style and related pieces are easy targets. Cheers. - Owlmonkey (talk) 02:29, 29 April 2008 (UTC)


 * A kind offer, and one I'll take you up on if the occasion arises; thank you. And HBDI seems to have matured nicely with Owlmonkey's intervention, in all a most satisfactory outcome. --07:30, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

No mediocrity
Not you; never! Clio the Muse (talk) 02:45, 27 April 2008 (UTC)


 * "Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them." - Joseph Heller, Catch 22. Lord Foppington (talk) 01:12, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

James Thomson (poet)
My Lord,

I've just done some editing to James Thomson (poet), but I'm not absolutely sure about the reliability of my sources. I've been using mainly the Gilfillan book and Britannica (14th edition), but these seemed to be contradicting what was there already to a slightly worrying extent. I presume you've got the Sambrook book which you gave as a reference, and I also presume that this has got full and reliable information. I haven't got this book to hand. I know that I could get hold of it if I made the effort, but perhaps instead you could check my facts for me? Feel free to alter what I wrote. Thanks. SamuelTheGhost (talk) 13:12, 2 May 2008 (UTC)


 * SamuelThe Ghost,
 * Thank you for your edits to Thomson. It's one of those projects which needs a lot of work! I've made some headway on his biography up until 'Spring' - I'll try and do some more tomorrow. I've just finished my dissertation on Thomson but I've left my Sambrook biography somewhere else over the weekend so I've had to make do with the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (also written by Sambrook) for the time being - some of these I will change when the book is back in my possession! Please feel free to edit my edits and tag anything which needs referencing - I can probably find some thing in my notes to back it up! Yours, Lord Foppington (talk) 00:33, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm inclined to let you get on with it for the time being. One thing that intrigues me is the fact that The Seasons is almost exacly contemporaneous with The Four Seasons (Vivaldi). Is this coincidence widely known? Is is worth commenting on? Has it something to do with the general climate of taste developing in the Enlightenment? Shall I embark on some terrible puns about its being The Seasons' season? (No to that last question) SamuelTheGhost (talk) 12:55, 3 May 2008 (UTC)


 * It's certainly interesting but it appears to be entirely coincidence. Vivaldi's Seasons was published in 1725 (composed in 1723) but it probably wasn't known in England until later (possibly not until the 20th century). Thomson's idea for 'Winter' in 1725 probably came from a poem by Robert Riccaltoun called 'A Winter's Day', he was probably then encouraged to begin other seasons by Mallet/Malloch, Hill, Savage etc.
 * You're right in that it probably shows a desire in Enlightment taste to be more 'natural' - see the type of landscape gardening perfected by Capability Brown as another example. Perhaps it's a curve of taste which peaks with Romanticism... I think it's sad that The Seasons (Thomson) is a red link. When I have time I'll try to make amends! Yours, Lord Foppington (talk) 15:33, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument - COI
I think the long await HBDI COI has arrived today. I've reverted once & am holding off for a few hours before exercising another revert. Grateful if you'd do ... whatever you think best. thanks --Tagishsimon (talk) 15:44, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Law case request
Thanks very much for your help – much appreciated. As Franamax says, though, if you could provide the source for what you put I'd be even more grateful. Cheers, --Richardrj talkemail 23:31, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Resource Exchange
In re Richardj's request - it doesn't look like you have email enabled. You can sign up a gmail account that will protect your privacy. I might be able to shed some light on copyright matters. You can email me also, without registering your own mail address - go to my talk page, pick "Email this user" from the left-side menu. Franamax (talk) 13:05, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Actually, since I want to send you an email, the only point of sending me an email is to give me a return address... :) Franamax (talk) 13:08, 6 December 2008 (UTC)

Precious
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