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Comerica Park Whaling thing

It is gone, replaced by a Verison advertisement. --Mikerussell 14:46, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

If you mean the distance markers painted on to the green outfield fence, I think so, in fact I remember thinking how much advertising was now on the outfield wall in right and especially left in front of the bullpens. I don't think there is a distance marker on the left field line at all, I was looking because I wanted to see how much they shortened it up from the first 4 seasons. There may be one in straight away center and down the line in right. Hopefully they were smart enough to apply some peel away vinyl or other application that preserved the underlying artwork of the whales, becuase it could be possible to 'drape' the wall with advertising, but who knows, that might be too logical. Anyway, back to work. --Mikerussell 15:06, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Overtime

Hi,

Please see my message at Talk:American football. Thanks -- Mwalcoff 02:36, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

OK, I've got no objection to your new addition. -- Mwalcoff 22:17, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Barry manilow

I was looking over the history and talk page of Barry Manilow. Thanks for taking care of all that nonsense about homosexuality that people continued to put in. Weatherman90 02:08, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Didn't about the weathermen until now - quite ironic indeed :). Music of almost every generation has been criticized as it first hits the mainstream, especially in the 50s with Elvis, but the music has gotten progressively worse as time has went on. The thing that bothers me the most about new music is the casual and constant use of shock words, particularly the F word. I can't say I hate the sex references in today's music too much because then I would be a hypocrite as I enjoy music like the innuendo laden ZZ Top.

I actually discovered the gem TSOP a few months ago while browsing through a disco collection. Weatherman90 01:11, 27 October 2006 (UTC)

Square (slang)

Please refrain from removing content from the Square page, in a lame attempt to conceal your own square-ness. If this continues, cool non-squares will be dispatched to your house to beat you up. That is all User:146.57.92.37 07:35, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

My goodness. He's persistent. I've added the page to my watchlist, also. If necessary, we can semi-protect the page, but let's hold off on that to see if it's needed. Joyous! | Talk 13:21, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

I wouldn't worry about mentioning it. If he notices, fine. If not, fine. Joyous! | Talk 13:36, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

Tourist trap

I made significant changes to the page Tourist trap and from the history page it looks like you have spent some time working on it. Please take a look and let me know what you think. This is my first attempt so... Jeepday 01:18, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Ryan Sweeney

Sweeney appears to exist , although the article here is...not great. Perhaps you could take a moment to write an actual sentence instead of the garble that's there? Joyous! | Talk 04:04, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Looks much better now. I hope my comment above didn't come off as rude: as I read it this morning, it appears a little brusque. If so, I apologize. I was editing under the influence of allergy medication, and I didn't trust myself to fix the article. Joyous! | Talk 12:01, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

World War II or the Second World War

The terms are generally synonymous although most American(U.S.) historians tend to use the "World War II" or "World War 2" designation, historians in the United Kingdom and Canada have standardized on the "Second World War" and consequently, the "First World War." You will find both conventions in use throughout the internet and unless there are significant reasons for choosing either system, I will defer to applying the designation: "Second World War" to only articles pertaining to a British or Canadian subject. Encyclopedia Britannica: "World War II also called "Second World War" conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. The Misplaced Pages article on the subject describes it as: "World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers, from 1939 until 1945."

Bzuk| 15:22, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Reverting

When reverting good-faith edits, it's polite to give an explanatory edit-summary. The editor you reverted on César Chávez doesn't understand what your problem with his edits was, and frankly, neither do I. When people communicate, it makes it a lot easier to come to consensus quickly, and without bad feelings. Thanks, Mak (talk) 22:43, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Quotations, periods and commas

Explain to me, since you seem to be an American, why you use a British form of useage in regards to the placement of a comma and a period when quoting. Here is the common answer to placement: "When it comes to commas and periods, though, logic doesn't enter into the equation, at least not in the United States. Universal American usage places commas and periods inside the quotation marks, regardless of logic.

         ~"Diane," she said, "put the book down and go outside for a little while."
         ~"I will in a minute," she replied, "as soon as I finish this chapter."
   This rule applies even when the unit enclosed at the end of the sentence is just a single word rather than an actual quotation:

See the following google search: <http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=commas+and+periods+in+quotations&meta=>

Bzuk| 22:44, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

Sources -- some examples

This is the only example I can think of off hand Dust My Broom but I saw some really good ones recently and I'll send the articles to you when I get the time. Thanks! Mattisse(talk) 18:20, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Please ignore Mattisse. No specific citation style is required. Naming the sources in the text of the article is perfectly acceptable. See WP:CITE if you'd like more information on the multiple ways to cite sources. -999 (Talk) 18:23, 9 November 2006 (UTC)