User talk:Sideshow Todd

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Manuel's quotes
Hi Sideshow Todd! i think u have misunderstood it. i disagree with your point of u, and i will explain to u why. placing it in quotes, it does not imply irony or sarcasm, but shows that these words are coming directly from the medieval manuscript. there is also just before these words and also in quotes, the phrase "erudite Byzantine emperor Manuel II Paleologus", without implying that Manuel was or was not 'erudite'. that's how the script is, and we should not change it. as far i can tell, it does not imply sarcasm of the author (the medieval i mean), meaning that he/ she does not believe that the Persian was an educated person or that a persian cannot be educated! having in mind that Manuel was Byzantine Greek and that Persian culture had always been considered advanced for the Greeks, such an implication would not be possible. Removing the quotes, it would be as if the Pope attributed to the to persons these adjectives, and thus this would be obviously wrong. with all respect, i will not revert back. the quotes have to stay in order to avoid misunderstandings. Regards Hectorian 19:53, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

My opinion about the word “indeed”.
--Sideshow Todd 19:09, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

The goal of any writer is to communicate an idea(s) effectively with as few words as possible. When one reads a sentence and notices a word that can be omitted without changing the meaning, the removal of the offending word would be justifiable. More times than not, the word "indeed" can be removed without altering the sentence.

I personally believe that the word “indeed” looks totally ridiculous and ought not have a place in Wikipedia. I’d recommend to those who disagree to look in the Britannia and count the number of instances the word is used.