User talk:MarnetteD/archive50

A kitten for you!
This page looks a little bare now so I'm sending a kitten to the rescue.

By the way, I noticed you edited Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Does this mean that you've seen the (glorious) film?

Softlavender (talk) 13:49, 5 September 2017 (UTC) 


 * Thank you so much . It is nice to have such a cute kitten gracing this page. I have to send an even bigger THANK YOU for reminding me about the film. I have the DVD but it wound up at the bottom of the stack as I went on a buying spree during the last Criterion Collection %50 off sale. I'll move it to the top and get to it this week :-) Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 13:56, 5 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Just finished . A special film - I love any film that makes me smile as much as this one did. It reminded me of several of the New Zealand films that I enjoyed from the 80s and early 90s. In other words those made before Jane Campion and Peter Jackson made sure we new how beautiful the country it is. Goodbye Pork Pie and Smash Palace come to mind and there are others. To my talk page watchers you will have a pleasant evening watching this film. It would make a good twin bill with Up. Thanks again for recommending it S. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 00:57, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Great to hear, M! I'm so glad you liked it. I really loved Sam and the kid actor a lot, and the other actors and characters were superb as well. I think the bulk of the credit goes to writer/director Taika Waititi (who also played the priest in the film LOL), who is becoming something of a major celebrity. Do you know that there are numerous film references in the dialogue of this film? One of them stood out to me very strongly as I watched (I'll let you know via email if you like), and then when I heard there were many others I have been able to identify some of them as well. I haven't seen any of the other films you mentioned, so I'm taking note. Thanks! Softlavender (talk) 19:31, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

LTA?
What's an "LTA post", and what was wrong with that question about racially insensitive movies? Thanks, Rojomoke (talk) 22:34, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I assume MarnetteD was referring to Long-term abuse/Ref Desk Antisemitic Troll. Sro23 (talk) 22:54, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello . IMO this is the Nazi ref desk troll. I don't feed it. Others do. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:59, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks you are quick with the helpful post and it is, as ever, appreciated. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:59, 8 September 2017 (UTC)


 * OK, I thought the question was innocuous enough, but I see your point. Rojomoke (talk) 23:14, 8 September 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your reply . I hope you have a pleasant weekend. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 23:17, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Bridgette Andersen
Thank you for your work on Savannah Smiles. I just noticed that Bridgette Andersen is largely uncited too, but that's the reality with obscure child actors... they are too obscure for reliable sources to write about. Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 03:10, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
 * You are welcome . Thanks for bringing her article to my attention. The fact that she died before the age of the internet makes finding sources tough as well. Best regards. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 03:52, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Lyon sisters
Hi. Sorry for bothering you but I think Lyon sisters should be moved to a different title. Lyon is a common surname, there might be future siblings surnamed Lyon who become notable and the girls are more famous for their disappearance/murders than in their own right.


 * I think you are right . As I read Naming conventions (people) I would be inclined to move it to Katherine and Sheila Lyon but that is just me. You might ask for more input at the talk page for that guideline or if you think the move might be questioned you could post at Requested moves. I hope this is helpful. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 14:28, 14 September 2017 (UTC)


 * I see you made the move . I think your choice is a good one. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 17:55, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

Template:IPsock tags
Per Wikipedia talk:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Administrators instructions, the IPsock template should be tagged on the talk page of the IP, not its user page. Just an FYI. — MRD 2014  Talk • Edits • Help! 23:46, 28 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks It was the user page for my first 9 years of editing and I never saw the discussion that brought about the change so I appreciate your letting me know. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 23:52, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

Note
The reason I've been reverting that one section (which you've also now reverted) is because of the personal attack connected with its addition here. Are we doing the right thing? I'm not 100 percent sure. But it looks like something fishy going on. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 00:21, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I made no personal attack and the other editor was also polite . 81.135.137.182 (talk) 01:01, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 *  could also be construed as a personal attack. Perhaps you don't even know you're doing it, in which case we're probably talking about competence rather than willful abuse.  General Ization   Talk   01:08, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your post . IMO the bulk of the post violates the R/D guidelines but that happens so often anymore that I wonder why the exist at all. The edit summary mentioned by (thanks for your post too G) is obnoxious as well. Bugs if you are okay with it being there then that is fine by me. It is almost playoff time and I hope there are plenty of games for us to enjoy. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 01:15, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I may not have made myself clear: I've deleted that section at least twice now. After you deleted it also, I just wanted assurance (or not) that I'm in the right to delete it. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:03, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Gotcha . I think your deletion was the correct thing to do. Regards. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 02:35, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The troll is now complaining at the ref desk talk page, where I took your name in vain. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:13, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the update . It looks like everyone who has responded have things well in hand. Jayron's post at the thread just above (Filter 799) is a treat. Feel free to use my name any time that it is appropriate - or even if it isn't :-) Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 14:46, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Bridgette Andersen‎
Do you know if this can be closed? Its been two weeks. Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 12:29, 2 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Hello . It looks like it could be. I know that some of our most active admins are away from WikiP at this time and that us causing delays in a few areas. Someone will get to it eventually. I do know how frustrating the wait can be but if you hang in there it should be done soon. Best regards. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 14:55, 2 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi again . I'm glad for you that the AFD was closed as keep. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 02:48, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Women?
What... are you on a woman kick lately?  Onel 5969  TT me 02:27, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Just working my way that studio's list of films in reverse alpha order and I'm on the "wo's" :-) I hope that you are having a nice autumn! MarnetteD&#124;Talk 02:41, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

Categorizing films by distributor.
Hello! I see you've been removing Category:Fox Searchlight Pictures films based on Wikipedia:WikiProject Film/Categorization § General categorization. I don't see anything in that essay that supports this. More importantly, if you think films shouldn't be categorized by distribution studio, wouldn't it be more appropriate to take this category to CFD rather than removing its articles arbitrarily? Thanks. Rebb ing  16:11, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello . Thanks for your question. Please note that those guidelines are not an essay they are part of WP:MOSFILM. Specifically point four states "by studio – this is exclusively for the studio(s) that produced the film." The policy there is in keeping with WP:CATDEF which states "A central concept used in categorising articles is that of the defining characteristics of a subject of the article" - the distributor of a film is not defining to the film. They usually don't come into the picture until after the film is made - although there are exceptions to that. Conversely the company that produces the film is a defining characteristic of a film. Please don't get me wrong - mentioning the distributor in the article is fine and it also works in a "list article" like List of Miramax films. They just aren't appropriate as a category. The reason a CFD is not needed is that FSP has been the producer of some films and those are being left in the category. I hope this helps to explain things and I apologize if it isn't clear. Best regards. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 17:41, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah! thank you! I didn't think Fox Searchlight had actually produced any films, and I agree with your reading of CATDEF. Rebb  ing  17:55, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
 * You are welcome . Enjoy the rest of your weekend. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 17:58, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Altering archived reference desk threads once they have been archived
Hi Marnette, I noticed that you reverted the edit I made to an archived reference desk thread. But the pages with the archived questions say "The page you are currently viewing is an archive page. While YOU CAN LEAVE ANSWERS FOR ANY QUESTIONS SHOWN BELOW, please ask new questions on one of the current reference desk pages". So doesn't that mean I can still leave comments in old reference desk threads? Yellow Sunstreaker (talk) 19:38, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
 * The alleged reply will not be seen by the person you mentioned and is completely unnecessary. One has to wonder what an editor with less than 50 edits is doing posting to a talk archive from 20 months ago. Considering some of your other edits this may well be a WP:NOTHERE situation. Please do not post here again. Any further posts will be removed. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 20:13, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Northern Ireland problem IP
Hello MarnetteD, Just to let you know our problem person has re-surfaced as, asking the same inane questions. I have reverted all current "contributions" and will inform Ponyo. Regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 19:43, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know . I had missed this return. Ponyo usually takes the weekend off and may not see your post until Monday. I'll help keep an eye on things until then. Best regards. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 20:16, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

INUNIVERSE?
How do you figure referring to My Cousin Rachel as a novel and film mislead the reader into thinking the story is real life? Also, if readers can't figure out the language, I'd recommend they use Simple. Ribbet32 (talk) 20:51, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I did not say that it would mislead a reader into thinking the story was "real life" and I have no idea how you came by that. By inuniverse I mean that a reader has to understand the ins and outs of wikimarkup and the piping of links. You know what it means - I know what it means - because we edit articles. But there will be readers who don't edit the 'pedia and, thus, aren't aware of what that style of piping means. They could think the link would take them to the article on novels - or a list article of novels that have the same name as films. I know this is a unique interpretation on my part and I certainly understand if you disagree. Readers shouldn't have to intuit or guess where clicking on a link will take them. IMO it is a fact that there is no guess work in having the piping be the name of the book rather than the euphemism that was used there previously. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 21:54, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure if you read the guideline you cited in your last revert, then. WP:INUNIVERSE refers to "Aspects of the work of fiction are described as if they were real". Referring to a story as only a novel and a film does the direct opposite- it treats them as a novel and a film. Also, "novel" wasn't linked by itself. It was "novel of the same name" and no one's going to expect an article called novel of the same name. It's a pretty simple reading. Also, if you're acknowledging your interpretation is fringe, why edit war over it? Ribbet32 (talk) 22:08, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I have read it - more than once. I said it was a unique use of the guideline. How do you know that "no one" is going to have a different idea of where the link will go. WikiP has all sorts of list articles of comparative items. My reasoning is quite clear why the name of the book is preferable. Mine edit allows for the fact that there are readers who don't know what the piping means. The previous version doesn't. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:19, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Onee quick followup - the use of "inuniverse" is unique and may not be apropos but the desire to be precise and remove guesswork is germane to the edit. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:30, 8 October 2017 (UTC)

Mistake on Ref Desk
I didn't mean to remove Jack's post. Wikipedia does this, at times, instead of giving an edit conflict warning, when two edits occur at once. Not sure what causes this bug, but I have seen it before, often as the victim. Thanks for the restore. As for the suit jacket with jeans part, I added that earlier in item 1, so removed it from the end of item 1. StuRat (talk) 22:09, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
 * I guessed that might be the case . The same sort of thing happened when I tried to restore your parenthetical which then (as you explain) was no longer needed. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:12, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

Halloween cheer!


Happy Halloween!

Hello MarnetteD: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!   –  North America1000 15:08, 25 October 2017 (UTC) Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.


 * Thanks so much ! I hope that you have a spooktacular Halloween :-) Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 15:27, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Boo! North America1000 15:28, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Utopia
As he does play The Master, would linking The Master within Professor Yana be a fair compromise? Like so: Professor Yana. Rusted AutoParts 21:53, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi . Thanks for your question. IMO that would be dodgy. It has WP:EGG problems and I'm pretty sure that linking has been removed before - though I could be wrong. OTOH if you do the link this way The Master (Doctor Who)#Professor Yana and Harold Saxon I think you avoid that since it goes directly to the section that mentions that name. You could try this and see what happens or you could ask for more input at the Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Doctor Who. Regards. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:03, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Yikes I got my example backwards - I'm glad you fixed it in your edit :-) Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:50, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Assuming errors
You've removed two legitimate production company categories from film articles on October 28, 2017: 1 and 2

You give WP:CATDEF as the reason for deleting them. However, WP:CATDEF also states:
 * "Use the Category unsourced template if you find an article in a category that is not shown by sources to be appropriate or if the article gives no clear indication for inclusion in a category."

I strongly suggest that you not assume a category for a film article should be removed simply because the article itself is missing enough information about its development and production. You could, in fact, consider contributing to a film article that lacks important content. Details about films are not difficult to find on the Web. Pyxis Solitary talk 09:08, 29 October 2017 (UTC)


 * WP:CATDEF states quite clearly that "Categorization of articles must be verifiable. It should be clear from verifiable information in the article why it was placed in each of its categories". The "cu" template can be used but it is not required. There was no verifiable info in the article at the time I edited it and - even though you've added the companies to the infobox - there still isn't so how is anyone to determine that they are legitimate? Its odd that you claim that the info isn't difficult to find yet you make no effort to find it. As WP:UNSOURCED states (and it is also quite clear) "All content must be verifiable. The burden to demonstrate verifiability lies with the editor who adds or restores material, and is satisfied by providing a citation to a reliable source that directly supports the contribution." Further it adds "Any material lacking a reliable source directly supporting it may be removed and should not be restored without an inline citation to a reliable source." Nowhere in the policy does it state that unsourced info absolutely can't be removed. IMO unsourced info damages the encyclopedia. I hope you can find sources for the items that you have placed in those articles. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 17:01, 29 October 2017 (UTC)


 * But there's also no Wikipedia policy that says you shouldn't contribute a missing source. As I see it, the same energy it takes to scour Wikipedia for content to remove ... is the same energy it takes to perform a web search as simple as "FilmName + Number 9 Films" (or any other company). I found a source for How to Lose Friends & Alienate People within 5 minutes. But I can't and won't be the only one sweeping up after elephants in the parade. Pyxis Solitary  talk 02:18, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Nor is there any policy saying we should. Considering the fact that you haven't supplied sources at Hyena (2014 film) yet your words ring hollow. As I volunteer I sweep up plenty after all manner of editors as well. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 02:28, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * When I re-added the category I included the link to the Variety review (which is ref #2 in the article) in the summary. But if no one else wants to get a clue and beef-up the article, then perhaps it should be deleted. You may defensively reduce my opinion as "ring hollow", but my editing plate is full. And I assure you, many people have stopped volunteering on Wikipedia because contributions are often trashed in favor of minutiae (I always get a good laugh when someone leaves a message in a talk page about how an article needs this or that, but they, themselves, can't be bothered with doing it). Pyxis Solitary  talk 15:11, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Edit summaries are not a substitution for adding a WP:RS to the article. If you can find things "within 5 minutes" it takes less than that to add them to the article. You may "defensively" claim that your editing plate us full but you are the one who started this thread. I always get a good laugh when someone leaves a message on my talk page about how an article needs this or that, but they, themselves, can't be bothered with doing it. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 17:11, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Didn't last for long
Re - I made it to pos. 162 around about the beginning of May, dropped to 165 in June, recovered to 162 in early July, but in early October I dropped back to 165 again. It looks like I might climb back to 164 soon, as I should overtake JustAGal in a couple of weeks, but the people above that are either moving at the same pace or faster, so a climb to 163 will take several months - when I pass John Carter. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 22:55, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks . I find get to a spot on the list where I know it is going to take awhile to catch anyone with a higher edit count but I also have some separation from those below - and then someone gets a project going (like assessing articles for a wikiproject) and they go zooming by me :-) Here is to your climb back up the list. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 23:46, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
 * We both climbed one place today. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 10:28, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Woot Woot and congrats :-) MarnetteD&#124;Talk 16:22, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, MarnetteD
Indeed I can't thank you enough for giving the Denver Post's link to their Jumble. The link works well on my smartphone (Android), except once in a while when all four rows are not visible or so (I use Chrome in smartphone ). It's during such situations that I turn to my Windows PC for the same puzzle. The same link, curiously doesn't work on my Windows 7 PC. Is there a separate link if one wanna open their e-edition in Windows PC ( the browser I use is Firefox). In spite of all attempts I failed to install Chrome for Windows on PC - I thought maybe it'll work since same (Chrome) is on smartphone.(I don't know for what reason Chrome doesn't install on PC). Should I install a particular plug-in in the PC (Firefox) browser to make it work ? Which one ? Or there is some other link to make it work on PC's Firefox Browser ?

Kindly be a bit more kind and helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.62.116.6 (talk) 00:53, 30 October 2017‎


 * Hello 125. I am glad you are getting to work the Jumble - most of the time anyway :-) I know very little about how computers work so I can't answer your questions. You might try asking at the Reference desk/Computing. Sorry I couldn't be more help. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 02:14, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Marvel Comics characters
I'm going to take care of the rest of these with my bot since there are about 700 tranclusions remaining. Nihlus 20:36, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the message . Sounds good - though I never mind helping out as it is balm to my chronic WP:EDITCOUNTITIS :-) Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 20:44, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Semi protection
Let me know if you want it removed/extended etc. -- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:06, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks . Seems that somebody disagrees with what I explained in this thread User talk:MarnetteD above. The IPs locate to central Europe so they might be going to sleep soon. Thus your current protection will probably be enough - unless they pop back in tomorrow, Thanks again and I hope that you have a pleasant weekend. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:13, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
 * The IPs are open proxies, so who knows where they're editing from. I've seen this editor before and it's definitely block evasion, I just can't remember if there is a master or if it's persistent proxy use.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 22:15, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
 * This is User:Nate Speed. Sro23 (talk) 22:19, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah - thanks for the explanation . The flipping out in the edit summaries is familiar. If my memory dredges up any names I'll let you know. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:22, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Excellent !! Thanks for posting. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 22:22, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi . I know you probably won't see this until Monday but I wanted to let you know that this IP showed up tonight. They will have moved on by the time you see this but I wanted to keep this all in one place. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 02:47, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Another . MarnetteD&#124;Talk 02:50, 4 November 2017 (UTC)


 * One more MarnetteD&#124;Talk 04:27, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
 * They're all blocked. You can just ping me when you see this Nate Speed disruption, and I'll take care of it.  I keep a list of IP addresses he's recently used at User talk:NinjaRobotPirate/Socks.  Feel free to add to it.  It helps when trying to figure out range blocks. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 06:43, 4 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks . This is all ringing some bells - I think you may have told me about this before. If so I'm glad you refreshed my memory. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 07:23, 4 November 2017 (UTC)

Possible reading-list fare
Possible reading-list fare:
 * The Devil's Lieutenant by M. Fagyas. A cracking mystery novel (and a take-off on, or loosely based on, true events) that is a fascinating page-turner and should be more famous than it is, but it was published in 1970 (to rave reviews) and with time has been nearly and unfairly forgotten.
 * (on a related note) Fall of the Double Eagle: The Battle for Galicia and the Demise of Austria-Hungary by John Schindler. That is, if you are into Austro-Hungary and its history, or military history in general, or the politics and history of that general area of the world from about 1899 on. It's an intensively and scrupulously researched book, wonderfully written, and incisively detailed, and it also succeeds in dispelling a lot of myths via the author's penetrating research. I'm reading it now but I may not finish (might not fit my interests as much as it might fit yours or others').

Also, I forgot to thank you for mentioning the book about the Wahnsee Conference. I didn't comment on it because frankly watching the movie was enough horror for me. :-). But I did want to thank you for flagging it up.

By the way, can probably find cheaper copies of the Schindler book (or of any book) at www.bookfinder.com. Key to success there is inputting the least amount of info necessary to call up results (i.e., omit author and subtitle (and opening A/The) unless it later becomes clear one or both of those is necessary, and even then only use author's last name). Softlavender (talk) 05:51, 9 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for mentioning these and for the link to bookfinder. I have bought a couple treats from them :-) My stack of "to read" needs some whittling down but the books you mention will build it back up eventually. Cheers. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 11:19, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * You are most welcome . This is most appreciated. I am glad to help when I can :-) MarnetteD&#124;Talk 02:20, 14 November 2017 (UTC)