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I am using this space to create my sandbox. MarnetteD | Talk 20:57, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

Edits from Banned User HC and IPs

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1) HarveyCarter (talk · contribs) and all of his sockpuppets are EXPRESSLY banned for life.

2) Be on the look out for any edits from these IP addresses:

AOL NetRange: 92.8.0.0 - 92.225.255.255

AOL NetRange: 172.128.0.0 - 172.209.255.255

AOL NetRange: 195.93.0.0 - 195.93.255.255

Thanks! ~ IP4240207xx (talk) 06:00, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Note AOL UK IP's are now owned by Carphone Warehouse so don't be surprised to see their name when checking for HC sock IP's. MarnetteD | Talk 12:32, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

No bother whatsoever

The MO of that anon vandal seems similar to Bambifan, but that IP resolves to Michigan. Bambi does the majority of his nonsense from Alabama. However, if you even so much as think you smell this guy, please let me know. His destruction and damage is nearly incaluculable. Thanks for letting me know and believe me, asking about something like this is not a bother.  :) --PMDrive1061 (talk) 15:41, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

• You bet; it was a pleasure hearing from you. You may find this page helpful in regards to Bambifan. The precious little darling has his very own long-term abuse page. --PMDrive1061 (talk) 15:51, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Links for our BoT problem

• User:MarnetteD/Burton-on-Trent Vandal
• Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/90.200.85.232

A beer for you!

The Truth Behind the Companions http://cheezburger.com/6579191040 DonQuixote (talk) 22:34, 14 September 2012 (UTC)

Crossover of a sort

To all my talk page watchers who are also Dr Who watchers. I thought I would post this here rather than on each of your pages. Tonight's episode has been anticipated by those of use who also enjoyed Farscape as Ben Browder has a guest role. Not a true crossover since he won't be playing John Crichton but it should be fun anyway. If you could wave a wand what other crossover would you like to see? One of mine is to see an episode of Futurama that features the characters from Red Dwarf. Just think of the possibilities Lister and Fry, the Cat and Zoidberg, Kryten and Bender the mind boggles (or reels back in horror heehee) oh and Rimmer and Zap Branigan. Well I know those of you across the pond get the ep in a couple hours while the rest of us have a full Saturday to fill so Cheers to you all. MarnetteD | Talk 16:29, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Wow turns out the bigger crossover is with the spaghetti westerns (especially Leone's) that I've been watching for over 40 years. MarnetteD | Talk 02:43, 16 September 2012 (UTC)

If only headline writers knew

Headline in my paper today that means something different to some of us.

DOCTOR WHO RENTED DOLLAR CAR AT DIA SUES

The article doesn't mention which Doctor or what happened to his Tardis but we can't have everything. MarnetteD | Talk 14:47, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

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It is not our job to promote what is Notable, it is to dissipate information. Please let the changes be. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.205.249.72 (talk) 15:37, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

You obviously haven't read read WP:NOTABILITY because it is our job to limit are article to same. You should also read WP:RS as you have yet to provide one to back up the claim that he was an economist. Oscar Wilde certainly doesn't mention it. MarnetteD | Talk 15:41, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

No I haven't and I'm really sorry about that. My word against any other. I've never read any Oscar Wilde so I can't say anything. All I know is that if a guy knows the concepts of labor division and is smart enough to point out the weakness in an accepted economic model- and with some math - he qualifies as an economist. Are we good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.205.248.61 (talk) 14:08, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

What is an economist? One who studies the production and consumption of goods and services.

What are Ruskin's ideas? When the accepted theory focused on efficient production through profit seeking, which includes incentives to work harder, Ruskin felt that this was incomplete. Now you may say he was drawing heavily from some abstract known as Jesus of Nazareth, but inadvertently he proposed a fine solution to contracts of labor.

In harsher words, there is but one trivial and best solution to bargaining, such that it produces maximum benefit. This solution is one that allows the employer and the employee to produce goods with maximum "social affection", in Ruskin's terminology. It is commonly known as reciprocity.

Ruskin also formalizes the stakeholding capacity of labor, this may be construed as being Socialist, but we know that Ruskin preceded communism.I don't know whether the movements in France and the States had an influence on him, but he must be given credit for not maligning or breeding mistrust against those who owned rights, Land and Capital, while bringing home the point. He, in fact, was a champion of the Leader, as an individual, who holds together his people.

This reveals a very balanced mind, apolitical, and that to me is one criterion to being a researcher.

His criticism of traditional economic theory based on utility and welfare is simple as he is skeptical of the use of mathematical expressions that justify consumption as a reason for existence. This may push him into philosophy, but he is careful in letting us know that Economics is also about Production,Quality and Ethics.

If you want more, I'll have to read his stuff again, and I don't feel like doing that right now. I'm a little tied up, literally...:)

Does this mean you'll revert your revert on my revert, or should I do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.207.154.224 (talk) 06:02, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Ruskin was much more than just an economist and his work in that area is already mentioned at other spots in the article. You also need to learn how things work on Misplaced Pages. Please read WP:CONSENSUS. You will find that you need to take your concerns to the talk page of the article to try and change the current consensus on how the article is laid out. MarnetteD | Talk 14:15, 20 September 2012 (UTC)

Editing the First Paragraph of an Article

Hi. I need a little help here. I am trying to edit the Leontyne Price article. But it appears to be too large to edit the first paragraph. How do I go about doing that? I want to add her Spingarn Medal. Thanks - Michael David (talk) 18:38, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

Hmm that is odd. I'm not sure why it wouldn't let you edit. I know so little about computers that it could be any number of things. If it is an ongoing problem you might ask at the Misplaced Pages:Village pump (technical). In the meantime I went ahead and added it to fifth paragraph in the lede in chrono order with the other awards mentioned. You are certainly free to add or change it as you wish. Sorry I didn't have a better answer. Cheers. MarnetteD | Talk 18:55, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your help with adding the medal to her article. I am going to check the Village Pump to see if I can find out what the problem I'm having is. - Michael David (talk) 19:34, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

An Age of Kings

Hey, I thought you might be interested to know that I've done a complete overhaul of Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (added an infobox, tidied up formatting etc) and also (finally) created a page for An Age of Kings. There's not a huge amount of info on it, mainly just cast lists with some minimal background stuff, but at least the page exists. The Hollow Crown also needs some work when I can get around to it, and of course, I'm still working on my Shakespeare on film and Shakespeare on TV articles. All the best. Bertaut (talk) 15:18, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Downton, sigh

M, the "it's not American!" brigade are back at it on the Downton Abbey article. We're going to need to keep an eye on it; there's a rather aggressive IP describing the addition of /American as misrepresentation. It also brings up a larger issue -- how many other similar BBC/PBS or ITV/PBS co-productions are not correctly labeled as British/American. I never wanted to take on the avid strain of British nationalism that appears at such times, so I've never attempted to change many (I tried with Robin Hood, which was a BBC/BBC American co-production when it started and am still nursing the wounds). But maybe it's time. --Drmargi (talk) 14:09, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

I just got online and saw what you are talking about. Oddly, it is someone from Maryland who is refusing to note the reference. I would think that as long as we have solid refs we are on solid ground in making our case. I wonder if they realize that in this day and age of tight budgets many of these shows wouldn't get made without the money from US PBS stations. MarnetteD | Talk 14:13, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

You're right about the IP being from MD; I meant to mention that. But it's largely hit-and-run IP's making the reverts. They don't get that they don't get to make a judgment on what is/isn't a co-production. Rebecca Eaton. WGBH, and PBS are part of the production, decision-making, funding, you name it. That makes it British/American, as the sources support. --Drmargi (talk) 15:52, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

BRD project

Hi Marnette, I have outlined a proposal for a potential project that you might be interested in at User:Betty Logan/BRD enforcer. The essence of it is a peer review system in relation to challenged unilateral edits. If you are not interested then no worries, it won't be for everyone, I'm just testing the waters at this stage to see how much interest there would be in such a co-ordinated task force. Betty Logan (talk) 16:00, 21 September 2012 (UTC)

A beer for you!

Thanks for the link! DonQuixote (talk) 16:19, 28 September 2012 (UTC)