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Innovation of Sound
I am Matt Cattell from Innovation of Sound in Coventry UK. I want to keep the Wikipedia page open please. If you are looking for references for my band please look here - http://www.facebook.com/innovationofsound http://soundcloud.com/innovationofsound http://www.youtube.com/INNOVATIONOFSOUND1 http://twitter.com/#!/@IOS_coventry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trouble_with_Men_and_Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BttKDMQ-YA http://www.962touchfm.co.uk/shows/first-break/soundtrack-competition/ http://www.myspace.com/innovationofsound -->

Hidden flags removed to make the post visible and added a heading.Matt Deres (talk) 14:00, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Innovation of Sound
Hello Matt - Here are some of the latest sources/ press on the band -

http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/m9YylbUk7dU http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4un9sLEp01rp4lpfo2_1280.png http://thespoonplayer.tumblr.com/ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Matt's+science+sounds+superb.-a0285408100

Regards.

Matt.

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Thank you!
You deserved a barnstar if I did. Nonetheless, I hope you'll accept my sincere thanks - work's so much lighter when it is shared, and I agree that behind-the-scenes work on something as valuable as the RD is satisfying for its own sake. There are many who don't seem to appreciate what a welcome the RD can be to many users (I've seen comments at Village Pump etc), yet I'll bet there are a fair number of new editors who make their first steps on the RD, then move to content (hard to track if that shift is accompanied by creation of a username). Cheers! -- Scray (talk) 01:41, 8 November 2012 (UTC)

DYK nomination of For sale: baby shoes, never worn
Hello! Your submission of For sale: baby shoes, never worn at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know!  Harrias  talk 22:57, 24 April 2013 (UTC)

DYK for For sale: baby shoes, never worn
Orlady (talk) 23:51, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

You're welcome. I knew we had to have this article, and it had to be good. Glad to have helped. Daniel Case (talk) 01:17, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Disambiguation link fixing one-day contest
I have decided to put on a mini-contest within the November 2013 monthly disambiguation contest, on Saturday, November 23 (UTC). I will personally give a $20 Amazon.com gift card to the disambiguator who fixes the most links on that server-day (see the project page for details on scoring points). Since we are not geared up to do an automated count for that day, at 00:00, 23 November 2013 (UTC) (which is 7:00 PM on November 22, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the project page leaderboard. I will presume that anyone who is not already listed on the leaderboard has precisely nine edits. At 01:00, 24 November 2013 (UTC) (8:00 PM on November 23, EST), I'll take a screenshot of the leaderboard at that time (the extra hour is to give the board time to update), and I will determine from that who our winner is. I will credit links fixed by turning a WP:DABCONCEPT page into an article, but you'll have to let me know me that you did so. Here's to a fun contest. Note that according to the Daily Disambig, we currently have under 256,000 disambiguation links to be fixed. If everyone in the disambiguation link fixers category were to fix 500 links, we would have them all done - so aim high! Cheers! bd2412 T 03:06, 18 November 2013 (UTC)

Speedy deletion declined: Inspirer
Hello Matt Deres. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Inspirer, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: The reason given is not a valid speedy deletion criterion. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz Talk/Stalk 03:36, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

you're welcome...
You're welcome, and thanks for saying so! —Steve Summit (talk) 18:25, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Commons
Could you upload/donate 1/2 of those shark tooth image at Commons? Tito ☸ Dutta 20:07, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I suppose, but they're really not very good (shot with an iPhone camera) and their use is limited because they haven't been properly identified yet. I would retake the shots with a proper camera, but my daughter turned the tooth in to the school office. Some poor kid evidently brought it in for show and tell and then lost it and she wanted to make sure it got back to them. Matt Deres (talk) 11:35, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I've uploaded them:


 * Matt Deres (talk) 11:50, 29 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I specially liked the way you measured it using scale. Excellent approach. Thank you for uploading. Tito ☸ Dutta 15:47, 30 March 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the Gazetteer Idea
There is, of course, the "political" problem that if you propose more than one of these things at a time (e.g. schools and places) the opposition to the concept doubles as the two interest groups support each other. A piecewise approach would probably deliver better results. RomanSpa (talk) 17:02, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

archiving
Thanks. I'm (finally) back. —Steve Summit (talk) 15:18, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Sweet! Matt Deres (talk) 18:24, 15 September 2014 (UTC)

The PENISS Prize
Hi Matt. You know what this is for. Cheers. --  Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  10:22, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

* To present this award to others, simply type   on their talk page, and then sign and date your post.


 * Thank you, ; I really needed something like this today. If you should ever find yourselves in Ontario, Canada, please consider yourself and your better half officially welcome for a pint or two (or three). Matt Deres (talk) 00:22, 31 October 2014 (UTC)


 * I may well take you up on that, Matt. I've garnered a few Canadian debts I have to satisfy friends I wish to meet, and we are planning a trip to Europe and sundry parts of the Americas in July-ish. Watch this space. --   Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  23:31, 31 October 2014 (UTC)


 * Will do. My offer was sincere - I would love to show off a small portion of the most beautiful country in the world. Matt Deres (talk) 13:36, 2 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Hey there young Matt, I have first dibs on any visit Jack of Oz  might make to the upper half of the upper half of our world. I made my invitation more than a few years ago. I will share though. You can have any city (except for Toronto) and the countryside north of Algonquin Park. Regards, Bielle (talk) 02:51, 9 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Okay, I can't deny you. Luckily, it's a big country... Matt Deres (talk) 13:50, 9 November 2014 (UTC)


 * Now, now, kiddies, no bickering, especially not over little ol' me. :)  --   Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  23:51, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Elvira's Movie Macabre: Movie links
I apologize in advance if I am doing anything wrong. I made an account so that I can get this message to you. I remembered seeing this movie but could never remember the name. Why this movie stood out so much is the screaming of the pigs. Thank You! for making this article. It helped me find this movies name. In return for making this article & helping me, here is the link to said movie. I am fairly good at finding things. I shale look at the list & see if I can’t find a link to the other movies. If there is any other way of dropping you a line please let me know. Again, Thank You for the article & understanding! Season 3, Episode 20, Film Shown The Pigs, EP#98, Date June 17, 1984, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daddy%27s_Deadly_Darling --LunaEclipse1 (talk) 14:48, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

Category:Films featured in Elvira& has been nominated for discussion
Category:Films featured in Elvira&, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. A discussion is taking place to see if it abides with the categorization guidelines. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the categories for discussion page. Thank you. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:55, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

October 2016
Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made&#32;to Wikipedia:Reference desk/Miscellaneous: you may already know about them, but you might find Template messages/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Thank you. 147.126.10.21 (talk) 22:30, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

Hello thank you for your response on the reference desk page, I had a further question (about DOH), please have a look and let me know if you have further opinions! much appreciated! : ) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 42.116.19.172 (talk) 11:27, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

Excel
Unfortunately, it didn't do what I needed; I must have described it wrongly, or followed your instructions wrongly. I ended up asking for help from a coworker and was able to get done what I needed. Nyttend (talk) 12:10, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

Axact
Hi there. Thanks for pointing out that editor's contribution history. I'm not as inclined to offer them any accommodations as I was before you did that. However, I'm still curious to hear their position on our article, if for nothing else than to understand Axact's PR strategy. There have been a bunch of lame attempts to whitewash the article, but this is the first time anyone has actually come out and declared themselves as an employee. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 21:41, 11 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Your AGF does you credit. :) Matt Deres (talk) 03:20, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

Hi, No, it was a Hollywood for sure, I saw it on Star Movies or HBO. I remember clearly the cast was white. Saw it in late '80. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2405:205:4082:5214:0:0:22DD:40AD (talk) 09:04, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Oceans Alive
Hey Matt! Four years ago, you posted a question to WP:RDM, now archived at WP:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2013 April 6. It received a bit of action last year, and an inquiry just yesterday. Did you ever find your show? -- ToE 22:21, 14 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Wow, I was not expecting that. I wonder how they found my question...? No, I never found anything else on the show, but thank you for alerting me to the activity. It would not have occurred to me check back after it was archived; changes to archived questions often get reverted. Matt Deres (talk) 02:37, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Ref desk
Given this, would we be justified in simply reverting these things henceforth? The guy has been told countless times to look for an internet forum, but he keeps on with this stuff. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 13:43, 27 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I didn't like doing that, but it just doesn't stop. I don't know if it's all from a single user, but there seems to be an ongoing issue with IPs requesting better understanding of the internal motivations of movie characters. Honestly, it gets tiresome. I would not object to removal on sight if there's reasonable evidence it's the same user. Matt Deres (talk) 19:52, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
 * What I might do instead of outright deletion is to box it up with the heading "Look for an internet forum". ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:35, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
 * (Sorry for the delayed response). Yeah, you're not wrong there, though I'm not sure it sends quite the same message. I'll do the hat thing if he/she crops up again. Matt Deres (talk) 13:19, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

Patience?
I don't Have Patience. I don't Know any other Website for these Questions, so Why can't You give Me your Honest Opinion Seriousy True after Watching the Conversation between [Pardhoo & Prakash]?

I should've asked This question A long time Back:

Asadhyudu is an Indian Movie on Youtube with Telugu Language & English Subtitles maybe too.

Prakash and Thambi are [F-A-Holes Criminals along With their Henchmen] terrorizing the City, but 1 day, Thambi gets into fight with [Pardhoo main hero a tourist from a different city].

Pardhoo kills Thambi hilariously, but Pardhoo finds out later about Thambi's death.

Pardhoo should not apologize to Prakash because Prakash is a goon.

When Pardhoo apologizes to Prakash, Prakash probably says, "I did not expect you to have courage to come straight to my place but I still want to kill you."

1. Main Question:

Why does Prakash still want to kill Pardhoo? Is it because Thambi was evil? Is it because the public is happy about Thambi's death? Is it because Prakash's evil empire collapsed half-way due to Thambi's death?(98.239.113.209 (talk) 16:33, 27 November 2017 (UTC)).


 * Your lack of patience is not our problem. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and your questions have no place in it. If you want to chat about the motives of fictional characters, maybe you could find a Facebook group devoted to the show, or possibly a fan-made site. Either way, the lack of options is also not our problem. Matt Deres (talk) 17:09, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

Joke
Hi, I just wanted to ask what exactly the line "About the same as a Uruguay would spend on wining and dining a Portugal." in the joke you left on the Reference desk/Language page is referring to. Sorry, but I just don't get that one! Greetings--Siebi (talk) 22:59, 10 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about. Could you give me a link to where you saw it? I went to the Language desk and searched for "wining" and got nothing - is this something from the archives? My memory is terrible, so I'll need a little help. Matt Deres (talk) 14:18, 11 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry, too, for keeping you waiting so long! This is what I was referring to. Best wishes--Siebi (talk) 22:30, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
 * That's not my joke; I was actually the one who hid the jokes as they didn't serve a purpose. You'd have to ask User:Akld guy to be sure, but I think it was just a play on the the "guy" in Uruguay dating the "gal" in Portugal. Of course, it's "-guay" at the end of the word and not "-guy" anyway, so there you go. Matt Deres (talk) 01:15, 25 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes that's exactly what it means. The pronunciation is close. Akld guy (talk) 03:49, 25 January 2018 (UTC)

Regarding...
...this, all I can say is, Very good, Mr. Rickey. :) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 22:18, 28 July 2018 (UTC)


 * I knew you, at least, would get the reference... :-) Matt Deres (talk) 02:07, 29 July 2018 (UTC)


 * d:) ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:21, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

Thankyou
Oh thanks Matt for helping me solve everything! I hereby hire you as my Wikipedia problem-solver! Leave problem-solvings on my talk page. Regards,183.192.59.73 (talk) 07:42, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

On B&W movies
With regard to your "sniff test" remark here, now that I had some time I decided to examine the 64 movies that my previous computations gave as the number of B&W releases in the year 1980.

I had assumed previously that there would not be a significant number of double-counted movies, i.e. those shown as both color and B&W because they contained segments of each. But in fact 27 of the 64 were in this category. Those titles were:

Agee (1980); At the Fountainhead (of German Strength) (1980); Barnes & Barnes: Fish Heads (1980); The Big Red One (1980); Blue Suede Shoes (1980); Broken Nights (1980); Ecstatic Stigmatic (1980); Fantastic (1980); Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980); Fixation (1980); Generations of Resistance (1980); Ghosts of Cape Horn (1980); Journeys from Berlin/1971 (1980); The Last Prom (1980); Life Dances On... (1980); The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (1980); Lion of the Desert (1980); Memories of Duke (1980); The Mirror Crack'd (1980); Musing (1980); Popeye (1980); Raging Bull (1980); The Sea Wolves (1980); Send in the Clowns (1980); Tell Me a Riddle (1980); This Is America Part 2 (1980); The Trials of Alger Hiss (1980).

I have not attempted to look up their IMDB pages to find further information.

I did look up the other 37, the ones shown only as B&W. (I did this manually, so there may be occasional errors.) And as I suspected, most were documentaries or shorts. Specifically, there were:
 * 3 documentary features: Manoeuvre (1980); Missing Persons (1980); L.A.X. (1980).
 * 4 documentary shorts: Anything for Jazz: Jaki Byard (1980); Jackie McLean on Mars (1980); Why Women Stay (1980); Visits with God: Two First Hand Accounts of Near-Death Experiences (1980).
 * 24 other shorts: After the Game (1980); British Universities Historical Studies in Film: Fascism (1980); City Edition (1980); Cry Wolf (1980); Devices (1980); Finds of the Fortenight (1980); The Grid (1980); Gun (1980); In Between (1980); Intercut (1980); Invasion of the Aluminum People (1980); Julie (1980); A Nermish Gothic (1980); Nitemare (1980); The Nocturnal Immaculation (1980); The Pocketbook (1980); Prelude (1980); Primary Stimulus (1980); Soundings (1980); Taylor Chain (1980); Wall Street (1980); We All Know Why We're Here (1980); Wind & Water (1980); Zoo-Time (1980).

And that leaves 6 features for your sniff test:
 * The Elephant Man (1980)
 * Forbidden Zone (1980)
 * Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (1980)
 * Stardust Memories (1980)
 * The Cold Eye (My Darling, Be Careful) (1980)
 * Faust (1980)

Now that the page has been semi-protected again, I hope you will post find this interesting enough to post part or all of this data in the thread for me as you see fit. --76.69.46.228 (talk) 22:50, 13 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Wow, thank you very much for that - well done. Very interesting; I'll copy over the Ent desk for those that might be interested. Matt Deres (talk) 20:01, 14 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that. --76.69.46.228 (talk) 23:32, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

Note
The user "Personontheinternet" looks to be a troll and probably a sock. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 20:28, 6 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I would not be surprised. They've had one edit that seemed constructive and a bunch that are questionable but not actually disruptive at this point. I'm really not sure what was up with their post here; I'm not even sure User:BrownHairedGirl saw it or not; I think it got wiped out with some suppressed edits shortly after, but I'm not sure. Matt Deres (talk) 01:28, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

Re: Ent ref desk
Ten years ago there was a user called ItsLassieTime, among his endless list of socks, mostly interested in television stuff and in causing trouble. I can't say if that's who you're thinking of. I think one or more of his incarnations might have claimed to be handicapped. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 13:27, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

I like it!
Hello MD. I think "The Encyclopedia Anyone Can Edit isn't just a slogan - it's true" should be our slogan :-) Thanks for bringing a smile to my day. MarnetteD&#124;Talk 23:54, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

Do you live near Vancouver
Do you know any lgbt places thats are good to volunteer at in Vancouver? == 50.68.237.196 (talk) 19:52, 20 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I'm from Ontario and have never been out west at all. We actually have an article on that subject, though: LGBT culture in Vancouver. Qmunity looks promising. Matt Deres (talk) 21:03, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

Hey Matt. I have aspergers
Have you heard of aspergers? My real name is Kristine by the way. Can I email you sometimes? I really want to make friends. 50.68.237.196 (talk) 04:28, 22 April 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi Kristine. My son and I are also on the spectrum, so yeah, I've heard of it. :-)  I appreciate your earnestness, but I'm not really on Wikipedia for social reasons. As a fellow Aspy I know it can be difficult to make friends, especially if you need to initiate it, and even more especially if you're part of our marginalized group like the LGBTQ, but there are lots of places set up to facilitate friendships, both in real life and on-line. Did you try any of the groups from your question above? While they're sometimes more focused on counselling or support, many LGBTQ groups are very social places. My son sometimes struggles with making friends, but he's had some luck at our local group. Matt Deres (talk) 13:05, 25 April 2019 (UTC)


 * I think I'm actually kinda asexual but I'm mainly a heterosexual woman. Can you recommend please where I can make friends? 50.68.237.196 (talk) 03:33, 26 April 2019 (UTC)


 * It's really not my forte. I guess my advice to you would be to pursue a hobby or interest that allowed you to mingle with people that share that hobby/interest. If you Google Vancouver  you may find something that works for you. For example, if I Google Vancouver asexual it seems like there are a couple of social groups that fit the bill (here's one and here's another). Our local LGBTQ support group also includes support for "Aces", so those may still be of use to you. Of course, you could replace the asexual with any kind of activity, sport, or hobby. More options open up if you're willing to spend money as part of the hobby, but I'd bet there are also lots of low-cost/no-cost options as well. Matt Deres (talk) 14:18, 26 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Matt is kinda talking to this way sort of not appropriate? I live with my mom part time and part time with a care giver. I don't know if this bothers you, and you have a son and probably a job or something. I'm just opening up a little. I guess what I'm trying to say is that here I'm talking as Kristine and not just some user on wikipedia. If you don't want to talk this way, its ok. I have plenty of friends. 50.68.237.196 (talk) 17:28, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not really here for that purpose and I'm not really here for social reasons either. If you're looking for support, you could try some of the links I provided earlier. The fine people on the reference desk can also help with further requests for information. Matt Deres (talk) 13:51, 29 April 2019 (UTC)
 * OKAY. 50.68.237.196 (talk) 17:26, 29 April 2019 (UTC)