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Is "running interference" some sort of sporting term? What does it mean? I like to understand remarks people make about me, and English isn't my first language, either. ] | ] 23:51, 1 September 2008 (UTC). Is "running interference" some sort of sporting term? What does it mean? I like to understand remarks people make about me, and English isn't my first language, either. ] | ] 23:51, 1 September 2008 (UTC).
:Running interference is a common term in ] (also in the crap game the Americans play) - it means getting in the way of the person(s) chasing the man carrying the ball. In ] and ], it's called a "pick". In the only ''real'' sport ] (with which you may be familiar, having many of the best players and all) it is illegal and results in a ]. The term can also be used to describe a tactic in business meetings, where you obfuscate to protect another member of your team. Guy might have a completely different interpretation, although I believe interference may also be illegal in his (presumptive) ]. ] (]) 00:04, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

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I check in most evenings, and occasionally some days during the day. I am on UK time (I can see Greenwich Royal Observatory from my office). If you post a reply at 8pm EST and get no reply by 10pm, it's likely because I'm asleep. My wiki interests at the moment are limited. I still handle some OTRS tickets.

I am under considerable personal stress at the moment; my father died and I have a lot of other stuff going on in RL including a new job as senior engineer for enterprise storage and virtual infrastructure in a Fortune 500 company. Great job, lots of shiny expensive toys, big responsibility. But Misplaced Pages is still one of my top hobbies, and I come here to do what I can. I respond much better to polite requests than to demands. People who taunt me with "I dare you to block me" may have cause to regret it, as may I. Don't even think of trying to drag me into one of the many cesspits this project offers, I will likely choose only those disputes where I don't actually care too much. Not coming to your party? It's because I've decided it will make me unhappy. Sorry about that.

Above all, please do not try to provoke me to anger, it's not difficult to do, so it's not in the least bit clever, and experience indicates that some at least who deliberately make my life more miserable than it needs to be, have been banned and stayed that way. Make an effort to assume good faith and let's see if we can't get along. Guy (Help!) 22:16, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

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Would you care to comment

I wonder if you have any thoughts on how to handle the dispute at Talk:Human nose#Jewish Nose, hooked nose, hawk nose, jewish six? -- Donald Albury 23:11, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

  • I did look in but could not really offer anything sensible, especially since I kept thinking of Monty Python's Life of Brian (and I think Brian pronounced hebe incorrectly; the flower is pronounced hee-bee but as far as I know the colloquial contraction of Hebrew is pronounced heeb). So: sorry not to comment, but as you see my thoughts on the issue are so woolly as to be worse than useless :-( Guy (Help!) 12:12, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
    • That's OK, I'm taking the article off my watch list, along with a number of others that repeatedly offend my sense of what an encyclopedia should be. This strikes close to how I feel. -- Donald Albury 15:21, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
  • Oh yes. There are a good many articles that I have removed from my watchlist for exactly the same reason. Some people seem to think there is no effective difference between Misplaced Pages and a toilet wall. Guy (Help!) 15:44, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the notice

Thanks for the notice about the AfD on Dan Schneider (writer)‎. I don't edit as much as I used to, so I might have missed the AfD otherwise. I've reverted the article to a version similar to the one I originally wrote, which uses plenty of reliable sources and firmly establishes notability. But I'm not sure what to do about the SPAs. I think the SPAs and the spam links are stirring people up about this article. But I don't believe a good article should be deleted b/c of the actions of editors we disagree with. I hope you can check out this situation and help. Best, --SouthernNights (talk) 22:22, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

Copy request

Hello, I'd appreciate a copy of the proposed article draft which you deleted. I do not have an updated backup copy and I would like to be able to access the draft text for my own external files. Please take a moment to provide me with the content of the deleted page: User:Dr. B. R. Lang/proposed article. Thank you, Rusty Dr. B. R. Lang (talk) 11:59, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Could you do me a favour

Either delete your doppleganger user pages or create a user page for yourself. So when I type user:JzG in the box on the left and click Go I get the right guy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.189.143.58 (talk) 20:34, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

FYI

Your AFD has gone sideways. rootology (C)(T) 23:46, 30 August 2008 (UTC)

Spam whitelist/ED

"This is because you want your ED links enabled?"

This was a request only for the "about us" page, not for the entire website or anything like that. Could you possibly take a closer look, please. —Giggy 02:42, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Email

Would you mind if I emailed you or vice versa? Ncmvocalist (talk) 08:37, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Removal of sources

I noticed you removed a source here, and while I haven't checked to determine whether the source is a reliable source, you ought to at least include a citation needed tag when you remove a source, particularly if the rest of the information in the paragraph is cited—otherwise it will appear that the subsequent ref is citing the information that was actually covered by the deleted ref. Everyking (talk) 09:55, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

  • The rest is not really, and that is just tattle to support more tattle. The site owner has been very naughty, see the Dan Schneider thread on AN. I don't think that personal opinions from individuals with no obvious reputation as an authority on popular culture asserting "The Tug Of The Lowest Common Denominator" are necessary as a reference for the fact that X and Y were another couple on Z soap opera. Guy (Help!) 10:04, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
    • You were, of course, right to remove that reference. I had forgotten to remove it when that couple and reference were removed from the List of fictional supercouples some time ago. The rest of that paragraph is cited, though, with valid references. Well, I mean, I will put a valid reference beside Frisco and Felicia in that article (the Supercouple article, to be precise) right now.
    • As for whether or not the word supercouple is interchangeable with the words power couple and dynamic duo, they are in some of the references (valid, of course) in that article. Flyer22 (talk) 03:53, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Re Carnatic music

Beat ya to it. It's unprotected. 8-) Georgewilliamherbert (talk) 10:59, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Presumptive/Murder of Joseph Didier

User:Presumptive/Murder of Joseph Didier, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Misplaced Pages:Miscellany for deletion/User:Presumptive/Murder of Joseph Didier and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of User:Presumptive/Murder of Joseph Didier during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Guy (Help!) 15:22, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of User:Presumptive/Murder of Joseph Didier

A tag has been placed on User:Presumptive/Murder of Joseph Didier, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Misplaced Pages. This has been done under section G4 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion debate, such as at articles for deletion. Under the specified criteria, where an article has substantially identical content to that of an article deleted after debate, and any changes in the content do not address the reasons for which the material was previously deleted, it may be deleted at any time.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on ] explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. Mayalld (talk) 15:30, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Yeah I know, it's kinda silly to notify you cos you weren't really the creator, but such is Twinkle! Mayalld (talk) 15:33, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Wild Wales Challenge - proposed deletion

Hi there

I see you propose deletion of one of my articles Wild Wales Challenge. I don't see how I can improve it though. I linked the official site because that's where I got the facts and figures from, and as far as I can see the article is neutral. I don't see much point linking the 1001 other personal/club sites (do a Google search on 'wild wales challenge') as well though, they don't tell you anything new as such. As for being 'not notable' - judging by the amount of people there on the 2 occasions I've taken part I disagree - but again look on Google... I don't see how I can incorporate this into the article.

Sorry if it's not the way things are meant to be done, but I removed the prod notice from article because it's only 3 days from the deletion date and I don't have the time to get it resolved before then.

Iainjones1980 (talk) 17:25, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Cycling events

Argh - just realised you are a cycling fan anyway so removed this mini-rant ;-)

Que?

Is "running interference" some sort of sporting term? What does it mean? I like to understand remarks people make about me, and English isn't my first language, either. Bishonen | talk 23:51, 1 September 2008 (UTC).

Running interference is a common term in Canadian football (also in the crap game the Americans play) - it means getting in the way of the person(s) chasing the man carrying the ball. In basketball and lacrosse, it's called a "pick". In the only real sport hockey (with which you may be familiar, having many of the best players and all) it is illegal and results in a penalty. The term can also be used to describe a tactic in business meetings, where you obfuscate to protect another member of your team. Guy might have a completely different interpretation, although I believe interference may also be illegal in his (presumptive) favourite sport. Franamax (talk) 00:04, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
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