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Thanks!

I'm glad someone notices when I come and go. ;c) I meant to stay away longer, but I can't help myself. I visit to look up a topic then have to fix punctuation or add WikiProject banners. I'm an addict, so help me Jebus! How u been? I don't think I've ever seen your talk page this empty. Heh, momoricks 03:16, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Oh, ya know, SSDD. My work shift was bumped up two hours recently, so I haven't been getting enough sleep. The story of my life. momoricks 00:06, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Doh! I can never remember what bumped up or bumped back means. My shift starts two hours earlier than before, which I like, but my body doesn't want to go to bed until around 4 a.m., so I'm basically a zombie. :) momoricks 00:38, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Me too...it's quiet, most people are asleep. I do like the earlier shift because traffic isn't as bad on the way into work. Ah, gotta love freeway driving in a major metropolis. momoricks 01:18, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

I'll have to come visit and take you for a night drive. We'll call it "Driving Miss Wild." Although I reserve the right to get incredibly lost. momoricks 01:38, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

I like that! momoricks 01:54, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

At least! momoricks 03:07, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Films August 2009 Newsletter

The August 2009 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. If you have an idea for improving the newsletter please leave a message on my talk page. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 04:26, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Are you there Wildhartlivie, it's me....Pink

Oh mai...you really are all knowing . Pinkadelica 20:31, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

LOL. Traceroute. Wildhartlivie (talk) 20:34, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Katharine Hepburn

Yeah, I'm tired of all of those who are wrongfully making that claim. We all know that she's the grandmother of Michael Jackson through her legitimate child Princess Diana!! Have a great day! Skier Dude (talk) 21:20, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Ancient Rome

I see you have an interest in ancient Rome. Take a look at some of the books by Ramsay MacMullen. They are not the easiest to read. Kazuba (talk) 03:17, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Avoiding overlap with table work

Hello, do you want to decide on how to separate the Academy Award pages so there's no overlap? For example, I was not sure if you retrieved my revision at 55th Academy Awards. (This discussion makes me think of Fight Club's nameless narrator and Marla Singer splitting up therapy groups. :P) Do you want to tackle the 1980s, and I'll tackle the 1970s? And we'll keep in touch about what decade we'll do next? By the way, I responded about your music question at my talk page. Erik (talk | contribs) 13:07, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Spencer Tracy filmography

I believe this page could work because it is a tribute to his film career. If Katharine Hepburn has one so should Spencer Tracy. Mr Hall of England (talk) 16:09, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

(I think a size guideline might work, Wildhartlivie.) The main problem with the article is that it is very brief for an actor of his stature. I think, get the article complete and then see if the filmography fits. If it doesn't, then it may be time to split it off into its own article. Moving it now is premature at best. Filmographies are NOT to serve as tributes, so if that's your aim, you're in the wrong place. Write a good solid, well sourced, neutral article about Mr Tracy and let that be a tribute if you like, but moving a list of his films from one page to another wouldn't even achieve a tribute. Rossrs (talk) 10:30, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Hurt Locker

Thanks for fixing those source links and doing that clean up. There has been a rash of recent changes to that article and some have neglected to keep up the links (BTW, we have a lot of similar interests! Gene Wilder is so underappreciated...). Thanks again. Inurhead (talk) 18:22, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Serial killer categories

There are different categories that are tracked for different purposes. "Executed serial killers" is a subcategory of "Serial killers" and "People executed for murder". However, the only way to get an article listed under the category of "Executed people by crime", an article must also carry the separate category of "People executed for murder". When you remove one or the other category, the article is no longer listed in categories which are relevant for different reasons. Wildhartlivie (talk) 00:29, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

If this is so, why don't you put ALL executed serial killers under the People executed for murder category, (i.e. Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Harvey Glatman, George Chapman (murderer), ect.)?

71.225.223.11 (talk) 00:58, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

User:Jahailyass

Good eye spotting that hoax. I just wanted you to realize (if you had not already noticed) that not only is this user creating hoax pages about himself (I'm assuming there is the "ultimate COI" here, noting the similarities between the subject of the hoax page and the User ID), but he is also:

• Posting his own blog in articles as an act of vandalism
• Stating in the blog that he called the parents of the Jonas Brothers and then posted what he claimed was a quote from their conversation , when in actuality the quote was a statement released to People Magazine's online site
• Contributed this little nugget to the article about The Holocaust.

If you still think it's best to report it to the AN, I would agree. - SoSaysChappy (talk) 10:04, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Saa19952

The editor in question likes to make small edits which seem to be a cover for introducing either false info,bad edits or reverting false info and bad edits by 200.116.62.130 (whom I strongly suspect they are , look at my talk page to see the similar broken english from both editors ,reverts of each others edits on the SMG article ) .In this case I made a misjudgement when considering their edits because of those small edits .Garda40 (talk) 07:24, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Josh Golden

Hello. Just wondering why you removed Josh Golden from Pedro the Lion's Personnel table. Golden's membership in the band is well established. --Mattbrundage (talk) 20:50, 10 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your prompt reply. I've reverted your edit, as the Josh Golden in question is obviously a different person from the 15-year old drummer. IMHO, neither Josh Golden deserves a wiki page, so I've de-linked his name in the table. --Mattbrundage (talk) 13:53, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Charlize Theron's Nationality

Um, I think we are basically in agreement and just trying to find the best way to word this. I agree that she became notable well before acquiring U.S. citizenship and is thus more usefully described as South African. I could also live with "South African-born American" or some such. Just not "South African American", which is technically true but could apply equally to a third-plus generation American with South African ancestors. Cheers. CAVincent (talk) 00:13, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Your latest looks good to me.--CAVincent (talk) 03:52, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

The never-ending oddities of the Jim Morrison article

... or should I say, the contributors it attracts. You're right. The IP editor was just trying to help. I'm not sure how I wound up with the impression they had added the booklist. I think it's all cleared up now. Uh... for now. It is the JM article, after all ;-) - Kathryn NicDhàna ♫♦♫ 21:52, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

yep

thanks for watching. Gwen Gale (talk) 22:39, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

James Garner

Thanks for the updated URL for the _8 Simple Rules_ Bio. The one that was on the Garner site before did not work, so I found the filmbug one. I'll put that one first, then the filmbug one. Yes, the filmbug one seems blogged, but seems more detailed.

Okay. Thanks for the comments and the reminder about reliable sources. Also thanks for revising the sources on Garner's page. I think even with the sources, the Cherokee page editors will probably remove his name as well as Kristin Chenoweth's. Apparently they only want people who are members of the Cherokee Nation. It is too bad because both Mr. Garner and Ms. Chenoweth are proud of their heritage and aren't using it to gain more fame. Mr. Garner in fact is involved in many causes to publicize the history and the needs of the Cherokee people. Neither are Johnny Depp, Kevin Costner, and several others using their ancestry to bring attention to themselves. There are those who fake their ancestry to get attention, but none of the people I named people have a reason to do so. Also, there are people of Cherokee ancestry who for whatever reason cannot join the Cherokee Nation, especially those like Chenoweth who were adopted and may not have the paperwork showing her lineage. Anyways, I'll get off my soapbox now. Thanks again for your sharp eyes. --Gmosaki (talk) 08:13, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

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• Me: "Oh hi, I ....."

• Random employee selected because she has a smugly superior phone voice that makes her sound like she comes from one of the better suburbs of Sydney: "For your account balance, press 1. To check your last 10 transactions, press 2.... "

• Me: "God, that should be a 2 not a 3." Click

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• Me: "I bet she's out."

• Female voice: "Hi, this is Wildhartlivie. I'm out. Please leave a message after the tone." Tone

• Me: "Oh hi, I was glad to hear from you. Well, it has been a while, yes. I haven't logged in for a few days. Nothing's wrong or anything. I've had a busy week, and I've been a bit ill the last couple of days. OK today though. So, I haven't been the near the computer for a while and have spent the last couple of days watching DVDs. Mainly "The Night Stalker" - one of my favourite shows of my younger days, and which I bought recently when I discovered the entire series was on DVD. Well, that's a happy memory ruined. What a bad show it was! How on earth did it give me nightmares? Will I watch the entire set of episode? Yes, I will. We took the puppy to the beach today and the sea air cleared my head, which is a relief, and we're having a week away in early November on North Stradbroke Island. I'm looking forward to it. The last time I was there, I was 18, and even though it's almost in my backyard, you have to get a ferry there, and it's not the easiest thing. You certainly wouldn't go for the day, but a week is another story, and to have that time to do nothing but relax will be bliss. Sunshine, sea, sand and DVDs. Ahhh. I have to say, I feel like I'm at a bit of a crossroads with Misplaced Pages, and I suppose not feeling well hasn't helped. I feel a bit like I'm always trying to keep nonsense out of the same articles over and over. I've felt like this before and have always snapped out of it, so I'm sure I will again. Rossrs (talk) 14:43, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Sound you out...

Hey Wildhartlivie, I see you around a lot and you do great work, and judging by your interactions, I think you would make an excellent admin. Are you interested? I can offer to nom you, but as a brand new admin myself (only 2 weeks) you may be happier with another nom, and I'd be happy to ask anyone on your behalf. Let me know what you think, :-) Maedin\ 14:49, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Well, that all sounds perfectly reasonable and, moreover, sane! I have to agree that it would be a shame for those two projects to lose some of your time and for your excellent work elsewhere to be minimised by adminship duties, :-) I appreciate that you took the time to explain so well your reasons for declining. And of course, please do let me know if you ever need a hand with something, and I'll do whatever I can. Kind regards, Maedin\ 07:21, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

Charlie Sheen

Your comment re the GAR is well taken. I've noted your concern on the reassessment and at BLP/N. My first encounter with this process, and I may have been overenthusiastic. Stetsonharry (talk) 21:00, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Just wanted to be sure that I followed the proper procedure! I guess the advantage of the GAR is that it is drawing attention to this article from uninvolved editors like you and me. I'll take a look at the edit warring you describe. Stetsonharry (talk) 15:04, 13 September 2009 (UTC)

burgle vs burglarize

I have left a list of references on the Manson talk page supporting the fact that American English prefers burglarize and British English prefers burgle. My printed copy of Black's Law Dictionary also supports it. Rreagan007 (talk) 02:50, 15 September 2009 (UTC)