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The Misplaced Pages philosophy can be summed up thusly: "Experts are scum." For some reason people who spend 40 years learning everything they can about, say, the Peloponnesian War -- and indeed, advancing the body of human knowledge -- get all pissy when their contributions are edited away by Randy in Boise who heard somewhere that sword-wielding skeletons were involved. And they get downright irate when asked politely to engage in discourse with Randy until the sword-skeleton theory can be incorporated into the article without passing judgment.

—Lore Sjöberg, from "The Misplaced Pages FAQK"

This, the funniest thing I have seen on wikipedia, was stolen from DreamGuy

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Please note there is now a designated area for complaining about me here (I do check it from time to time). This talk page is now only for important and interesting matters. Giano (talk) 11:36, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

Old messages are at:

• User talk:Giano II/archive 1 (From Oct 2004)
• User talk:Giano II/archive 2 (From Jan 2005)
• User talk:Giano II/archive 3 (From July 2005)
• User talk:Giano II/archive 4 (From Jan 2006)
• User talk:Giano II/archive 5 (From July 2006)
• User talk:Giano II/archive 6 (From Jan 2007)
• User talk:Giano II/archive 7 (From July 2007)
• User talk:Giano II/archive 8 (From Jan 2008)
• User talk:Giano II/archive 9 (From July 2008)
• User talk:Giano II/archive 10 (From Jan 2009)
• User talk:Giano II/archive 11 (From July 2009)

Essays:

• A few thoughts on writing Featured Articles
• A few thoughts on Misplaced Pages (unfinished)

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You are too naughty! You will have the MOS police crash down on our heads! Amandajm (talk) 12:00, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

something will be certainly be crashing, but it won't be on my head . Giano (talk) 12:16, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Good. It's an ongoing problem which annoys me almost as much as those large cathedral info boxes with a place for the name of every single member of the chapter Amandajm (talk) 14:43, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Careful - too much interest in infoboxes leads to accusations of sockpuppetry. Do you know much German? Awful language, I understand. -- Disinfoboxman (talk) 18:15, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Waugh quote re Brympton d'Evercy

Hi, I've put List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset up at FLC and been challenged to give a full reference for the quote "It has been described as the most beautiful house in England" about Brympton d'Evercy. See Misplaced Pages:Featured list candidates/List of Grade I listed buildings in South Somerset/archive1 for the discussion. This may be a long shot but I was wondering if you had the further details of the article in the Telegraph?— Rod 18:16, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

yes the reference is listed - a copy of country life from 1920something - I have a copy of the original, but Waugh did not say it, it wa said by Christopher Husey. Giano (talk) 18:28, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

ah pehaps he did, I have the Telegraph cutting somewhere - I think Waugh was referring to Hussey. I'll dig it out. Giano (talk) 18:30, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

as is typical, I can find every cutting but the one I want: I see I gave the full quote in the conclusion "Last week we learnt that the most beautiful house in Somerset has been sold.....it is sad of course for the family who owned it who had made a valiant effort to keep it going ..it did not succeed as a showpiece: they had run out of money, the internal decorations were dreadful, and they lacked the proper kit to make it look like anything more than a prep school on open day. So now the most beautiful house in England will be a private family home once again.." along with a full reference. It is possible I mistranscribed, but not likely, especialy as the a lead fact like that I ould have double and treble checked. I don't see what further references onc can give for a columnist, writing his own column in a national newspaper - are back editions on-line or available anywhere? I will keep searching, it should ne here somewere. Giano (talk) 19:23, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for looking - I have similar problems with my filing systems. I presume the quote marks in the excerpt above are yours as they do not appear in the Brympton d'Evercy article which makes me think it may be Waugh original rather than quoting Christopher Hussey (but ref 27 is no more helpful than ref 1 for my search). The Rambling Man has found this which ascribes it to Hussey, maybe I'll just use that for now.

BTW have you thought any more about getting Brympton d'Evercy to GA/FAC?— Rod 19:51, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Relax, I have found the cutting, I knew I had it somewhere. I am quite correct the quote is spot on - it os Page 17 of Monday, August 31. 1992. Daily Telgraph. Oh and the website is wrong - hussey does not say that at all - he implies, but does not say it. I have his article in full - the quote is 100% Waughs. Giano (talk) 19:58, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Brilliant I'll change it back again, but do you have the title of the article?— Rod 20:06, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

The column is called Way of the World. The section header was "But life goes on." On a lighter note, I don't care for that website and would certainly not consider getting married myself in a "refractory", however historic! Suggest you stick with my reference.Giano (talk) 20:10, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

Tis done. Thanks again. Do you want me to add the formatted cite to Brympton d'Evercy (as an inline cite)?— Rod 20:25, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

• yeah, that would be a good idea, I don't want to have to upend the filing cupbaord again. Thanks. Giano (talk) 21:00, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

• Tis done - sorry to hassle your filing cupboard & thanks again.— Rod 21:14, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

An article you may enjoy

Have you had a chance to read Christopher Hitchens' piece "The Lovely Stones" in Vanity Fair? I know you have a passion for architecture, and I thought of you as I read it. It's about the English plundering of Greek architecture during the colonial period, and the effects it still has today. Unitanode 15:18, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

No, I have not seen; I shall have to buy a copy - is it this month's edition? Giano (talk) 18:23, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

It's the July issue with Johnny Depp on the cover. Unitanode 18:27, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll see if it's still available - otherwise it has to be a wait for my dentist where all the old dog eared magazines are to be found! It will make a pleasant change from reading the out of date doings of Posh and Becks in Hello or overpriced houses sold six months before in Country Life. Giano (talk) 18:47, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

• Never fear, for I have found it online. It's regarding the mutilation done by the looting of Lord Elgin in 1812 of various adornments of the Parthenon. I think you'll enjoy it. I know I did. Unitanode 19:00, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Looks good that new museum - reviewed in the Architectural Review as such a fine building it stands as a case just on its own for the return of the marbles. --Joopercoopers (talk) 19:04, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Hitchens himself makes a similar case. What I don't understand is, why the holdup? Hitchens basically destroys the three basic arguments the Brits use to support keeping them. Unitanode 19:06, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Stanford

- replied to the 'transept balcony' thing. --Joopercoopers (talk) 12:08, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Bishonen

Giano, you can't say things like this. "So in the interest of the project fuck off from this page and shut the fuck up!" is far from what is acceptable behaviour for any user here. If you don't like what someone has said, however provoked you feel, you need to express your concern in a much more collegial manner. The incivility you used in the above example merely lessens the impact of your words. Ryan Postlethwaite 18:09, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

I've asked Arbom a couple questions that relate to you

I really think that comments like the one you left on Bishonen‎'s talk page are way over the line. I've asked for comment on the Arbcom talk page for their opinions. Sucks because you used to be on of the editors I respected the most, but now it's just gone sideways somehow. RxS (talk) 18:19, 2 August 2009 (UTC)