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I was careful to incorporate all the relevant info from the old article into this one. See list of joke cycles. I also limited the topic, needed, to be only jokes, not performance comedy. That needs to be under its own heading.

I was careful to incorporate all the relevant info from the old article into this one. See list of joke cycles. I also limited the topic, needed, to be only jokes, not performance comedy. That needs to be under its own heading. Smithriedel (talk) 21:02, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

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I submitted a article on jokes, and an editor complained that my rewrite had not been discussed. I wanted to respond to him, however I am not allowed to edit the talk page for Jokes. Do I have to be an editor for that? I did put my comments here, in my own talk page, but I don't think these comments go any further then my personal space. How to handle this?

I would also like to revise the article on "Punch lines" but don't know how to initiate a major revision of the page without provoking the same criticism. The major problem with both articles is they mixed up performance comedy with a joke, which is a narrative form. How to handle this?

thanks, charleen

Smithriedel (talk) 18:09, 20 August 2015 (UTC)


 * I don't see why you wouldn't be able to edit Talk:Joke or Talk:Punch line. While some articles are protected against edits as an anti-vandalism measure, talk pages almost never are, and those definitely are not. You can use the "new section" tab at the top of those pages to start a discussion, or edit the section you want to reply to if there's a discussion already. Huon (talk) 19:33, 20 August 2015 (UTC)

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Saga
Dear Smithriedel,

Thank you for your comment. I was indeed addressing Saga. Years ago I met a booklet with the title: Greek myths and saga. I was perplexed. I had never known that there where saga's in old Greek culture. A myth appears to be a happy story ( CF Aristotle) but a saga is a sad story. So when I made the comment (yes badly informed) I feared that in the English language there are no shadows. Sorry, your remark clears the day.

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J.P. (Jan) Clifford

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Dear Smithriedel,

I got an answer of you but it is not mentioned here. Yes Saga are stories "alien". The question is "How do you relate to them". It is "Up to you".

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Pohick Church
Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it. That was one I wanted to work on for a while - it's not too far from my house, and actually not that far from my office, either. Wanted to see how much material I could find to put together - quite a lot, as it happens. :-)

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Folk arts
Just in case the ping gets lost in the page moves, I've replied to you at Talk:Folk arts. Certes (talk) 13:24, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

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Smithriedel 12:00, 5 February 2019 (UTC) I am in agreement to delete this page. I created it, to separate the different topics included in Folk arts. But I found out that this was the incorrect format. Smithriedel 12:00, 5 February 2019 (UTC)
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Hi. I see you sent me an email. I do not open emails from folks on WP unless I know them. If you need to ask a question, please leave it on my talk page.  Onel 5969  TT me 20:07, 30 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I fixed the problem. Changed the redirect from the secondary to the main page. Smithriedel (talk) 22:34, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

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Editorialising
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 * thank you Girth. Your feedback is very helpful. I will work on corrections and sourcing which you suggested. Smithriedel (talk) 12:05, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

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