User talk:SchroCat

"doing what little one can to increase the general stock of knowledge is as respectable an object of life, as one can in any likelihood pursue" Charles Darwin

New FAC and PR
To any friendly talk page watchers, I have:


 * 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning at FA
 * Brighton bomb at PR
 * Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh at PR (with )

If there is anyone who fancies commenting, I would be grateful. Cheers - SchroCat (talk)

Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh
Hi, thank you for reverting my flawed edit just now. I had tried and failed to reinstate the correct musical notation, which your recent extensive edit (very good work in most respects) overwrote with the wrong version. I will edit one more time to display the correct version Much_Binding_theme_song.jpg ... please would you not revert that. If in doubt, please find an audio recording of the show, and compare my version with that. Thanks! Ptelford (talk) 05:14, 17 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Oh dear, I should quite possibly stfu at this point instead of sticking my oar in but here is my unsolicited and possibly unwelcome offering:
 * I think that is broadly correct about the rhythm
 * I think that 's older version, whilst rhythmically erroneous, is mostly more nicely typeset. 's, with the greatest of respect, does not look so good in terms of its musical layout, its greater accuracy notwithstanding.
 * I don't understand why we've typeset it in 2/2 rather than the perhaps more obvious 4/4. Can you hear that? I cannot, though I was always pretty rubbish at ABRSM aurals. It can go at a not unreasonably fast ~144 in 4/4 or a somewhat languorous ~72 in 2/2. Why is the latter preferable? Or has someone (Tim??) seen a published edition in this time sig? Clearly we would defer to the composer's intentions ...
 * Isn't there a dotted rhythm on the last beat two notes in the bar, on the words "in the"? I've listened to it rather a lot since I saw this conversation and I am sure I can hear it.
 * What this is all leading up to is a feeling that I could have a go at it and offer you something which I feel improves on what we have in the above respects. Shall I? I don't want to be annoying but it's just the sort of thing that interests me. DBaK (talk) 09:10, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Please do. It is well over 60 years since I was taught music theory, and I shall be v. happy to have my amateur effort replaced by something more professional.  Tim riley  talk   09:16, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks Tim! I already know about your generosity of spirit but that's a very nice reply. I might have a bash at it. Further assumptions:
 * leave it in C, actual key notwithstanding, for a spectrum of good reasons;
 * I might do versions in both time sigs then others can debate;
 * I could nail it down further by buying the sheet music but I feel that the expenditure is a bit OTT for a rather marginal matter.
 * Cheers, DBaK (talk) 09:44, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I've had a go. The one I have put in initially is in 4 and has the dotted rhythm. All four variants are, however, available as:
 * Much binding 4-4 dotted.png (the current one as I write)
 * Much binding 4-4 undotted.png
 * Much binding 2-2 dotted.png
 * Much binding 2-2 undotted.png
 * In the nature of things, and what with all life being a disappointment, these files are also not as good as I would like them to be! Gah. I had forgotten what a Royal Pain ITA it is doing lyrics in Sibelius, and I have spent years now failing to learn Dorico. despite my belief that it might eventually make things easier. Nevertheless, here they are as a try. Best to all, DBaK (talk) 12:12, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * That's excellent - many thanks DBaK! Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 18:45, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Glad you like it. DBaK (talk) 21:23, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

September 2024
Hi SC, just as a friendly warning, I'm hoping to have Corleck Head ready for a PR in early September and would be most appreciative if you could give some feedback. I badly need a skilled copyeditor to fix all the brogue-isms, and to spot gaps in coverage, and stuff. Just also, DBaK, I'm also going to tap you for help if thats fine; you always have intelligent things to say, with charm and wit, and hope this might interest you. Yes I am shameless. Ceoil (talk) 15:57, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * LOL! Shameless is sometimes the only way to go. I'd be delighted to help out - just let me know when it's good to go and I'll be along. Tim can normally be cajoled into helping out too in a worthy cause, so I'll nag him to join in too. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 16:14, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks am delighted; now have the potential of 3 heavy weights. Frankly, with my spelling ability, and, lack of understanding of, punctuation I, need it. Ceoil (talk) 16:17, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks – I'm certainly a heavyweight ... just not intellectually, but ho hum. I will nevertheless try to have a look in and see if I can blunder around causing as little damage as possible. Cheers DBaK (talk) 18:53, 21 July 2024 (UTC)