User talk:Mypace Monkey

Your edits to Fear of Flying (novel)
Why did you reinsert the nearly same text into Fear of Flying (novel) that you did when editing as User:24.98.255.45? Please see the comments I left for you on User talk:24.98.255.45. What you are adding is not encyclopedic in tone; it reads like an essay or book report. Also, your additon is not in a Neutral Point of View and the paragraph on the buttonless variation reads like Original Research. Please read these links to see how you can improve your addition. --EarthPerson 10:39, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

My initial thoughts about your comments regarding my edits to Fear of Flying (novel)
I am more than fascinated that such at thing as the internet exists. Furthermore, I am amazed that a forum such as Wikipedia is a reality. (But then again, I am very liberal with my usage of the term "reality" in this context.) To continue on this theme, I was thunderstruck as to how easy it was to "edit" a page. And when I returned the next day to copy the URL of the page containing my edits so that I might brag about my eloquence, I was stupefied to find those edits to be gone (which is similar to, but not the same as saying, I was unable to find the edited page).

Once my initial embarrassment passed and I studied the pages of Wikipedia more carefully, I was flattered that there was living being (I hope) who identifies him or herself as “EarthPerson” who took the time to not only block my edits (easy to do) but to respond to my edits with meaningful information (much harder to do). Of all the digits flying through cyberspace, mine happened to fall into your plate. Is this fate? Could it be destiny? Possibly something preordained? (Yes, I am drowning in self-absorbed, pseudo-eloquence again.) I studied the links you suggested and learned a lot in a very short period of time, especially concerning the subject of sources (primary, secondary, tertiary) and how they relate to writing articles for encyclopedias.

Am I safe in assuming the question you posed to me in the first sentence is rhetorical? Because if it’s not rhetorical, I am happy to report that I cannot blame my ineptitude on the consumption of intoxicants (such has not always been the case). So, I guess that just leaves me with a simple, “I guess I just didn’t know what I was doing.”

My given name is Robert. I am honored to meet you EarthPerson (if this introduction of mine indeed constitutes a "meeting". Thank you for expanding my consciousness. I want to be only a positive influence in your life. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 16 January 2007 (talk • contribs) 04:13,


 * Hello. Sorry to take so long in replying.  Yes, I'm indeed a person.  It's good to meet you as well.  Welcome and feel free to keep contributing.  Cheers --EarthPerson 07:04, 17 February 2007 (UTC)