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Stop

Why did you delete my language question? --Askinghall (talk) 18:30, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

March 2014, September 2013, probably more, too lazy to search. I'll stop. Will you? ---Sluzzelin talk 18:51, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

Readers

Just to say it was a pleasure to discover your collection of paintings of readers. One of my eternal favorites is this one by Eastman Johnson. I used to visit her from time to time. I miss her now that I live too far away. Writegeist (talk) 19:21, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you! I've been meaning to expand/refresh/rotate the gallery, just too lazy as usual, but I found Woman Reading on Commons and added her to the top row. I love perambulating readers! (That was me at a certain age walking home from school, and when I had to take our dog for a walk, I'd be reading all the way to the first bench on the top of the hill, sit down and read while letting her run around, and read all the way back home again! (hope my mother isn't reading). I guess nowadays it's people walking and staring at their phones when they're not stuck to their ears. ---Sluzzelin talk 20:08, 21 November 2014 (UTC)

What's AR?

A recent edit summary of yours: "actually, nm, I think I mis-got the joke, there will be plenty of more occasions to wind up m with AR". What's AR? Contact Basemetal here 17:16, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Ayn Rand. ---Sluzzelin talk 17:27, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Breeches not trousers I think

Greetings Sluzzelin. Thanks for your help at the RD. In the painting I would say Catherine the Great is wearing breeches not trousers. Contact Basemetal here 19:38, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

Goodness, are you saying I picked The Wrong Trousers??? ---Sluzzelin talk 20:05, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

Most European languages make the same distinction I believe e.g. French pantalons vs. culottes. Contact Basemetal here 20:13, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

Happy now? ---Sluzzelin talk 22:20, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

Made my day Btw if you want to watch Wallace and Gromit again it's on YouTube (for a short time only I'm sure). Contact Basemetal here 22:42, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

I wonder what's in the box?

Merry Christmas from Santa's little helpers! What can it be? A royal pie? A toy car? A stuffed camel? A guitar? Fireworks? A stink bomb? darwin, darwinbish ☠ 12:45, 21 December 2014 (UTC).

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(What would you like it to be?)

Ha ha ha, you're a vile one, Cindy Lou Who, but I'll take the last two, put them together, light a match, watch it spread, my soul being full of gunk, crying out the magic words "Stink! Stank! Stunk!". ---Sluzzelin talk 13:40, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

Apologies for addressing you as Cindy Lou, dear Darwinishes. I was under the faulty impression that your edit was a reaction to another edit of mine to another editor, whom I thought to be identical to you and you. But now I've seen her refer to one of you in the third person and disrespectfully ...

I love that selection. The royal pie really fascinates me, up close there's so much life in it - the fireworks are beautiful, you picked one of the few car models for whom I have a soft spot, stuffed camels ... hmmm, ... Thank you dearest of all Darwinishes, and have yourselves a happy season! ---Sluzzelin talk 23:38, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

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regarding the AGF hat

you have to remember that this is explicit wikipedia policy. The OP actually asked about the level of racism in French culture, which is high. I found nothing trollish about the OP's questions. I share the perspective of everyone else on the thread, but I am following WP policy, assuming good faith, and not letting people start attacking a genuine poster's character. The questions stand on their own and have been answered. let's not let the thread derail into trolls. (as you can see happening several times.) 212.96.61.236 (talk) 01:17, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

I agree with you in principle (though I admit to not being a fan of hatting in general, but your hatting was clearly not disruptive and that it was made not only in good faith but admirably was obvious to me). I don't speak Indonesian or Malay, but I checked with several dictionaries and, combined with what little I do understand, Nil Einne's translation looks spot on (moreover, I don't view him as someone who is quick to assume bad faith either).

Isn't it okay to inform editors what a querent's user name means in English, particularly when it's derogatory? I won't comment on France's racism in comparison with other countries, but don't I get to be informed that I might be spending my time researching and answering a question posted by someone with a name that is insulting by faulty generalization? ---Sluzzelin talk 01:50, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

Of course it's not okay, because it has nothing to do with the question and is literally a witch hunt (2nd, extended sense). Same as if you took the time to pore through four years of posting history for the OP and found an edit that was questionable from 2010, when they were only 10 years old and not 14. Just stop. the question stands fine, AGF and answer with references, don't break policy by doing the opposite. also we both have much better things to do than this, and have wasted an hour of time now. 212.96.61.236 (talk) 02:34, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

please stop working hard to make wikipedia worse

there is no such thing as being a 'fierce warrior' of wasting time working hard to break policy (AGF) and make wikipedia worse. Stop reverting, keep the discussion clean and away from an against-AGF witchhunt, and do feel free to add references to it or add to it. thank you. you can also see Nil Einne's talk page for a similar response. thanks. 212.96.61.236 (talk) 02:31, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

witch hunt? really? please stop posting here. i'm done. ---Sluzzelin talk 02:48, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

thanks, Sluzzelin. I'm sorry I had to call it out as such, but literally 3-4 editors who could have been contributing and keeping this place normal and civil have instead decided they prefer to gang up on someone. I'd have given $5 to have them instead focus on more references and fact-checking, it's a subject that was really interesting to me, and this means that the failure of the reference desk to have a civility and assume good faith policy has resulted in a loss of this amount to me. it makes these editors almost literally thieves when they do this. (against wikipedia policy). Thanks for your help keeping Misplaced Pages useful and civil, Sluzzelin. 212.96.61.236 (talk) 04:15, 15 January 2015 (UTC)

How is the <route> in Gastarbeiterroute pronounced in German?_in_Gastarbeiterroute_pronounced_in_German?-2015-01-16T10:14:00.000Z">

Hi Sluzzelin,
I guess it could be

• like a loan-word from French as /rut/
• like a loan-word from British English as /ruːt/
• like a loan-word from American English as /raʊt/
• like any of the above but with a schwa (/rutə/, /ruːtə/, /raʊtə/)

How is it actually pronounced? --Shirt58 (talk) 10:14, 16 January 2015 (UTC)_in_Gastarbeiterroute_pronounced_in_German?"> _in_Gastarbeiterroute_pronounced_in_German?">

There is a schwa. It's . See Duden, for example. Thanks for creating the article, Shirt - excellent, refdesk at its best! ---Sluzzelin talk 12:25, 16 January 2015 (UTC)

Regarding the AGF hat, part 2

Happening to notice the mention of an AGF hat above, I assumed at first that you had been awarded one. None more deserving! But it wasn't so, so here it is at last.

		The AGF hat
		You have been awarded the splendid AGF hat for your exemplary assumption of good faith without allowing it to become a suicide pact. I hope you will wear it always. (In really cold weather, I suppose you may prefer the coral teacosy.) Bishonen | talk 20:52, 17 January 2015 (UTC).

That is one stylish hat! (and how santa-ish when viewed from a different angle and with a non-white background ;-) Thank you, dear Bishonen, I'm flattered and embarrassed. As for the suicide pact (can't believe you're quoting Jimmy), yes I view WP:AGF as a default editing mode (and no reason to shut off one's brain); I try to be an "untranslatable" ilunga, and this lovely hatt will help me in my efforts! (No worries, Darwinfish, I still wear the pretty teacosy when skiing and sledding with my nephew who has his own fashion sense regarding headgear). ---Sluzzelin talk 08:11, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Main talkpage & Misplaced Pages:Error page confusion.

I need your help. I can't figure out how to delet my post from the Errors featured lists section. GoodDay (talk) 00:42, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, the Misplaced Pages:Main Page/Errors was throwing me off :) GoodDay (talk) 00:44, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, I think our edits intersected in spacetime. I removed your post now, and I think everything's hunky-dory. ---Sluzzelin talk 00:46, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Bishonen

So are you his lackey or just a sycophant? He's a big boy, shame he has to call on his underlings to do his bidding. Lugnuts 19:15, 10 February 2015 (UTC)