User talk:Julia Rossi/Archive menu 4

Ar 1, Ar 2, Ar 3, Ar 4, Ar 5

April 2008 to July 2008

Task list

(∞ to come, Σ=still going, Ω=done enough)—

• Wikiproject novels:

The Inheritors by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford Ω
Patrick White's Riders in the Chariot Ω
The Casuarina Tree by W. Somerset Maugham Ω
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by late Stieg Larsson Ω
Leviathan (1992 novel) Ω (though needs pic)

Arthur Porges Σ
The Ruum (short story) by Arthur Porges ∞
Ivan Porges biographer ∞

• Help yourself -- likewise the following Australiana:
  
  • Biographies:

Jenny Kee (designer)
Danton Hughes (only as redirect to Robert) sculptor and son of critic Robert Hughes
Swami Sarasvati (Yoga pioneer in Australia)
Bob Bottom (Investigative journalist and author)
Gillian Meares (author n vogel lit award winner)
Michael Eades conservationist

• Biology:

Phonognatha graeffei leaf curling spider Ω
Rosette (botany) expanded Ω
Kiwikiwi oops, NZ – as Blechnum fluviatile done and redone Ω
Hanging swamp

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more love poetry to you (also not by me)

Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee,
 The shooting stars attend thee;
     And the elves also,
     Whose little eyes glow
 Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee.

No Will-o'-th'-Wisp mis-light thee,
Nor snake or slow-worm bite thee;
     But on, on thy way,
     Not making a stay,
Since ghost there's none to affright thee.

Let not the dark thee cumber;
What though the moon does slumber?
     The stars of the night
     Will lend thee their light,
Like tapers clear without number.

Then Julia let me woo thee,
Thus, thus to come unto me;
     And when I shall meet
     Thy silv'ry feet,
My soul I'll pour into thee.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.122.110.205 (talk) 23:50, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Awww. I see you are a wandering minstrel... JR

Russell Hunter

On 3 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Russell Hunter, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 16:45, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Great Scott! The dramatic Caroline Blakiston married to Lonely, it takes some believing. Xn4 17:08, 3 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thank you so much for the barnstar. It brightens an otherwise rather gray day. One small request, though: in the interest of accuracy, would you mind if I edit it to use {{The Help Desk Barnstar}}, since I post on the Help desk rather than the Reference desk? No one will have to be the wiser. --Teratornis (talk) 17:45, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Julia for your kind comment on my contributions (Paul Tournier). I sincerely appreciate your input. When I have more time I will come back to your page and explore. Jan Tik (talk) 09:53, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 5 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Robert Dickerson, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Cheers, Daniel (talk) 11:13, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hi

You praise my sonnet. And you quote me on your userpage! I'm very flattered. 163.1.148.158 (talk) 17:04, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi and you're welcome, distinctive word-one[1]  : ) Julia Rossi (talk) 22:12, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Observations on the thickness of two short planks

A ledge and battened door just has two (sometimes more) horizontal members to hold the vertical planks of timber together. A ledge and brace door has a diagonal plank which, via simple triangulation, ensures that the door does not sag. You can see them in any dingy castle in Europe.
BTW, if you ever poke your nose into my European neck of the woods - in between the Black Forest of Little Red Riding Hood and Count Dracula´s Transylvania - don´t forget to look me up in Vienna. I can give you the email address of my stepdaughter (who is a Sydneysider) and has been visiting a few times.
Unfortunately, a combination of mildly defunct parental Oz genes and the crypto-educational lunacy of a European neurotic forever diminished her aptitude to cope with the more boring and less absurd aspects of the humanoid thirst for bliss, happiness and burgeois brick-veneerdoom. --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 20:13, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ooooops

Thank you for your correction of my error. I had a good (if somewhat embarrassed) giggle. There is no place like the Wikipedia to inform the rest of humankind of one´s utter and abject lack of any classical Hellenic education. --Cookatoo.ergo.ZooM (talk) 09:37, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Julius Sumner Miller

Re: this edit. IMDB is not a reliable source for personal information, especially the trivia sections there (see here). Someone else just removed the phrase "of peasant stock", which is how I noticed it. -- Quiddity (talk) 19:55, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks for the reply. :) Sorry if I was abrupt/terse above: I'm woozy with cold medicine the last 2 days. Sniffily, -- Quiddity (talk) 05:13, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

crossposting about wagtails

The reasons for the behaviour are actually slightly unclear although a recent study suggests that it signals vigilance to potential predators. I have updated the article and linked to the study. As for the article not having it before, well, there are lots of birds and I assure you WP:BIRD is flat out trying to improve them! Sabine's Sunbird talk 02:39, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(copy to here) Hi Sabine's Sunbird, not sure if I understand "crossposting", but I only posted once, and at the science desk. I appreciate that the bird project wikipedians would be busy – it's a bi-ig area to cover and I appreciate that you've taken trouble to add the wag and link. I went to the article to find something on it but had to ask when it wasn't there. I was puzzled because it's central to its descriptive name. Good to know you're onto it and thanks for making the difference, Julia Rossi (talk) 02:49, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I meant that I was crossposting. I posted it on ref desk but I also crossposted it here so you'd see it. Anyway, enjoy wagtails, because they are very cool and one day I'll get round to some substantive additions to their article (actually, White Wagtail is a contendor for next month's colab of the month). Sabine's Sunbird talk 02:51, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• Pics of the day have to be featured pictures, this one isn't and isn't of sufficiently hight resolution to be featured (it's pretty, but getting a pic featured is hard work. I nominated a glorious photo of an antbird and they didn't really go for it. Sabine's Sunbird talk 04:33, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I hereby award thee...

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For your tireless good cheer and amazing good sense on the refdesks, I award you this barnstar of kindness. You display the patience of a primary school teacher.You deal with the really banal questions on the refdesk that many editors choose to avoid with a barge pole. You leap in with a knight's lance and knock ignorance out of the way. You do so with a smile, and sometimes it gives other readers a smile too. BrainyBabe (talk) 07:27, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Novels WikiProject Newsletter - Issue XXIII - April 2008

The April 2008 issue of the Novels 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. Thank you. John Carter (talk) 22:20, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

hand sign

Nice one! Takl about an incentive. I'll try and sort that out later today. 81.96.161.104 (talk) 12:36, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Aww thanks Julia! My first day with an account and I've already got a barnstar! Michael Clarke, Esq. (talk) 00:47, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Good night?"

Are you signing off? I wanted to drop you a note to ask if you think the first of the three teenage wankers (I use the term advisedly) was legit. I assumed good faith in my response. Do you think I've just fed a troll? Sigh. One tries one's best. BrainyBabe (talk) 22:39, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Still anorexic

ToC displays in a column down the left hand side about 10-15 characters wide. Then all blank space. Thought you would want to know. Feed a fever, starve a cold -- or vv? Feed a troll, and your diverted attention manifests in some other thinness. (??) BrainyBabe (talk) 05:14, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to report that Firefox/2.0.0.13 still sees it one word wide. BrainyBabe (talk) 19:53, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just checked in Internet Explorer and it's OK, so you're right, it must be Firefox. BrainyBabe (talk) 20:01, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's the {{archive box collapsible|box width...etc that's confusing firefox, maybe someone who knows how these things work can advise?, Cheers --Badgernet (talk) 20:51, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So funny

Julia, I wandered in whilst you were out(?) and read your gleanings from the Reference Desk. Really good, the danger of course might be that if too many people find out there will be deliberate intentions to be placed in your Hall of Humorous Fame. Have a good day

Richard Avery (talk) 10:10, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You are off the sick list!

Two archive lines at top, no box at side, normal ToC. Normal BMI, normal BP, normal service has resumed.... BrainyBabe (talk) 22:41, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A little extra help

I didn't log on last night. Only to ask the question of how does one mature. But when someone replied to my question with links (mind you I asleep in my bed) "I" answered: *That's not going to help. I need to mature quick cause I need a girlfriend so I can stop asking stupid questions on the reference desk. So my question is, what do I do now? Since someone else logged in as me and made me sound like a jerk and a stupid person. I always appreciate your help by the way Julia. Thank you so much for your time and patients.

Thank You

Always

Cardinal Raven

Cardinal Raven (talk) 15:22, 17 April 2008 (UTC)Cardinal Raven[reply]

Question

Hello Julia Rossi, I noticed you revert vandalism occasionally. Would you like me to grant your account rollback rights to help you revert vandalism more easily? Acalamari 21:31, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback granted. :) Out of curiosity, where was the place you saw that someone thought I was female? The only two recent places I can think of were Friday's talk page and my request for bureaucratship from over a month ago. Anyway, good luck with rollback: you'll be able to use it on the practice page now. :) Just remember it's only for vandalism-reversion. Best wishes. Acalamari 22:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're very welcome. :) I saw the post on Friday's talk page regarding the block of that imposter as well; in fact, I saw it when looking for the post I left there. :) Best wishes. Acalamari 23:09, 17 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Mutual admiration society

You guessed right, I was feeling a bit under-appreciated, or more exactly, wondering if I was barking up the wrong tree. Thanks for the boost! BrainyBabe (talk) 06:53, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all. I call it as I see it. As I came to one after the other, realised you were on a mission – truly worthwhile. Salut, Julia Rossi (talk) 06:59, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Your sense of quirk suits my sense of quirk! Must try the paper-over-patriarchy strategy sometime. BTW have you ever read the Bitch (magazine), billed as a "feminist response to pop culture"? And then there are the quirkyalones. BrainyBabe (talk) 06:38, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for answering my question so perfectly on the reference desk. I was worried I'd get a slew of answers misinterpreting my question to be asking what the term "evolution" means. It would seem illogical that somebody would do this, but I've certainly seen worse on the reference desk. Again, thank you. It's nice to know there are those of you out there less lazy than myself who are willing to answer my questions for me. BeefJeaunt (talk) 05:06, 24 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

nicely collaborated

Now that you mention it, I do remember calling you a botany goddess (and it must have been why I was sure there had to be a botanist active on the RD to hear my request). But what did I do to deserve my appellation -- or have *I* forgotten that? —Steve Summit (talk) 00:49, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It was when I discovered I was short (your kinder word: diminutive). In comparison, to me you are Sir Summit (tall)  : ) Julia Rossi (talk) 01:05, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just remembered, you were Sir because you were so nice/gallant about me being short and making me a goddess. ; ) Julia Rossi (talk) 01:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps I'm gallant too (so kind of you to say so), but what I may not have mentioned is that, for me, short/tall isn't a terribly useful distinction. Either everybody's short or nobody is, so I go with the latter. —Steve Summit (talk) 23:57, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto. I still laugh about it though. Don't know what height you are, but "Sir Summit" just sounds cool if that's ok with you, Julia Rossi (talk) 00:16, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Are you familiar with The Police song Can't Stand Losing You?

I guess it's all true what your girlfriends say

That you don't ever want to see me again

And your brother's gonna kill me and he's six feet ten

I could have been that brother. :-) —Steve Summit (talk) 01:39, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Then I will tell you a story of the two tall ones that tried to cut me out of a discussion by literally talking nose-to-nose over my head (corporate types), so I climbed on a chair to level it out. Tall is an attitude, har. (You'll always be Sir Summit to me.) ; )) Julia Rossi (talk) 01:45, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Attitude. Hmm. I'll have to think about that.

If we should ever meet, we'll have to make sure there's a chair handy so we can see eye to eye! :-) —Steve Summit (talk) 14:42, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Steve! We already see eye to eye, no probs. : ) Julia Rossi (talk) 23:43, 27 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

• <announcement: the above reply was my 5000th edit. Nerding for a millisec, Julia Rossi (talk) 09:33, 29 April 2008 (UTC)>[reply]

So what's a nerdy girl like you doing in a place like this? —SS

testing people's eyez. ; )) -- JR

Leviathan

On 26 April, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Leviathan (1992 novel), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Great book, and nice work on the article :) —Fvasconcellos (t·c) 15:54, 26 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Night Land

Hi Julia,

Sorry I haven't replied to you earlier. For one thing I haven't been reading much fiction lately. But the other day, someone lent me a very, very strange book called Night Land (qv), and it is hypnotic. Do you know it? When I finish it, can I write a critique of it for your group? Thanks for adding to some of my stuff on the Research Desk. It is always a real blast to see your name there. Myles325a (talk) 06:40, 28 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Google search

Hi Julia, you may want to change the Google search URL on your userpage to this one, which only searches the English Wikipedia. At the moment it searches other language Wikipedias as well. Of course, that may have been what you wanted, in which case I apologise for butting in. Have a nice day, --Richardrj ^talk^email 09:38, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Novels WikiProject Newsletter - Issue XXIV - May 2008

The May 2008 issue of the Novels 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. Thank you. SteveCrossinBot (talk) 08:04, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Florence Scovel Shinn

An article that you have been involved in editing, Florence Scovel Shinn, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Florence Scovel Shinn. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Lumos3 (talk) 09:20, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

True Scotsman/DYK/AfD

Hi there, thanks for your support; I'm finished work on the article as far as I can tell, but I'm curious if there is anything more I should be doing now. I had thought of listing it on the Wikipedia:Scottish Wikipedians' notice board page as an article needing attention/improvement so some fresh eyes can attack it; good idea/bad idea?

Last question: the AfD tag was created at 2:20am or thereabouts on the 12th; so will the discussion be closed exactly 5 days/120 hours/7200 minutes/432'000 seconds after it started? Or should I relax a bit?

Finaly (yeah, I know I said 'last question' two questions ago, all men are liars), would you be so kind as to nominate True Scotsman for Did You Know if it survives AfD (Dear God... I'm anthropomorphising my article, I almost said 'He') as you suggested the other day? Thanks again for the support, JmackJmackaerospace (talk) 20:29, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I saw the link in your sandbox [2] but I couldn't see the my article when I folowed itJmackaerospace (talk) 13:16, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

5/17 DYK

On 17 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article True Scotsman, which you recently nominated. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Bedford 15:49, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

May 2008

Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Florence Scovel Shinn, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal. Your removal of this template has been reverted. Thank you. The article contains exactly five citation -- two of which have been tagged as unreliable -- they are to biographical info given by fellow inspirational writers, not to serious biographical sources, and one is a bare mention of her by a third inspirational author. The Refimprove-template was thus valid. Hrafn^Talk_Stalk 03:40, 18 May 2008 (UTC) <copied to Talk:Florence Scovel Shinn where shows reason given>[reply]

Keep up the good work, Julia. You may wish to add the recently-recovered articles on Malinda Cramer, Church of Divine Science, and International New Thought Alliance to your watchlist. Thanks, Madman (talk) 03:26, 19 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Banya

Hi! Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it. I've read the article and you did very very very very well. Thank you. Thank you. thank you.X27 (talk) 06:13, 21 May 2008 (UTC)X27[reply]

Florence Scovel Shinn

Just went to the archives, before 1980 section.[3] and searched on Florence Scovel Shinn. Yeah, I noticed that too, probably there's a space that got in somewhere in the talk page one when I cut and pasted it. This link [4] should get the ones for FSS. A lot are pre 1922 public domain and free, hadn't realized that before. The obituary is a reasonable length 240 words or so.

Searching on "Florence Shinn" I also get this [5] Four Hurt as Bus and Auto Crash. in 1930 P (not free). Searching Florence Shinn without quotes gets loads more, but many aren't for her. John Z (talk) 10:05, 22 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Userpage deletion

Hi Julia, for userpages you need to list it on Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion. Adam Bishop (talk) 03:26, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I noticed that too, that's pretty bizarre. How could he possibly be connected? He should probably be contacted too. Otherwise, if the userpage is deleted I believe the talk page is automatically deleted too. Adam Bishop (talk) 05:28, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User talk pages are always seem as separate entities from the user page in MfD. User:Piotrus is a teacher, and he already told the community about the class project ahead of time. -- Ned Scott 07:14, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: [6]

Since the class project is to make/improve articles on Wikipedia, then it's allowed. Wikipedia:WikiProject Classroom coordination and Wikipedia:School and university projects were made to help the process and raise awareness. I know you meant well, and I don't think anyone would be mad at you for the nomination. -- Ned Scott 07:41, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, and now we've sorted it all out, so no harm done. Adam Bishop (talk) 07:52, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man

On 26 May, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Banya: The Explosive Delivery Man, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--BorgQueen (talk) 13:03, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

With gratitude

Many thanks for fixing the typo on La Peau de chagrin. Have a donut. – Scartol • Tok 02:22, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Because you have somehow determined my true name, my alien overlords have ordered me to commence Plan X whereby your entire species shall be Oh, it was a typo! Ha ha! Never mind. – Scartol • Tok 02:37, 27 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Underworked, overfed, I got rocks in my bed!

I saw your post regarding 71.100's shenanigans. He of all people should not be removing anyone's posts, ever. Yet I decided not to restore your posts. I think it's better not to acknowledge this guy at all, not even by rightfully restoring removed posts. I understand 98...'s approach - it can be fun messing with his intellectually dishonest (and shallow) premises and/or agenda, but in the end this encourages him. I have a soft spot for jesters and hotheads and other people at the desks who regularly cross the line, but I don't find this character amusing. ---Sluzzelin talk 05:48, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Say one thing, do another. That's consistency for you. I saw the loss of context, and the way you formulated your responses politely and not inflammatorily (as always), made restoring the right thing to do. I didn't restore the box; I guess that could be seen as drama-provoking. ---Sluzzelin talk 06:17, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Anytime. I agree with Edison below. ---Sluzzelin talk 10:40, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Praise

You are a credit to the 'pedia. Edison (talk) 07:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lizard on rock

Just dropped by, browsing, and saw the lizard. Mighty fine beast. I have small, brown, lithe lizards living in the crannies of my backyard in Perth. I think they may be a kind of skink, but I can't pin it down. They move fast and chase insects. Do you know of them? Retarius | Talk 08:31, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the pictures. The ones that I've observed on the walls in my garden are most similar to these(second picture down from top). They're dark brown and never grow beyond 10cm. I notice that they are active even now, despite the onset of "winter". I was surprised a couple of days ago to notice a juvenile specimen about 3.5cm, probably only recently hatched, scampering about on a hose I was coiling. At this time of year they should be heading for the bunker, but they've apparently been breeding recently. Of course, here it is, fifth of June, and the sky's clear and it's warm here in Perth, so perhaps they are able to be perennial now that the weather's changing. Retarius | Talk 04:52, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Interior design

God, julia, you are becoming a saint on the Ref Desk. Very nice response.Mhicaoidh (talk) 12:26, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I taught the subject for a few years and I still venerate it, but that was a a great response ! By the way isnt it funny when we antipodeans for a few small hours are umm not dominant but umm active on wikipedia. Im very interested to see that you share my interests in architecture, ancient history and fiction.Mhicaoidh (talk) 12:47, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, regards right back to you, you are a good and reliable soul on the Ref Desk and we need more like you. I have to disappear now because its late in Auckland, but will talk tomorrow. Are you east or west Aus? Looking forward to longer talk on above 3 subjects.....Mhicaoidh (talk) 13:22, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up on the Ref Desk Hum, Shantavira did a good answer tho. Mhicaoidh (talk) 11:22, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks again, its the weary voice of experience that gives that answer its convincing sound : ) Mhicaoidh (talk) 00:58, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(Given up on the indents) jeez Jules thanks for the donuthought but Ive just lost 9kg in 6 weeks and...! All Ive read of Mike Dash was a bit of Tulipomania. But I like academic types who can also write engagingly for a bigger audience and I also like exploring arcane bits of knowledge that some disparage as trivia. I currently torture students with the question "what time is it at the South Pole?" which when you follow it all through leads you to question assumed fundamentals such as the possibility of nailing down time and space on a tricky bit of topography such as our globe, particularly those corners we are close to. Mike Dash also uses his real name here, as indeed I almost do, but I vaguely recall your user name is a bit of a puzzle?clues to which are no longer on your page...? Mhicaoidh (talk) 01:47, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Whew, I will relax about the donut then! Teaching architecture and design; its a concept/theory oriented programme compared to other schools, which I enjoy, but as somewhere who also practices, I also get to teach plumbing and so on, but I like that stuff too. As you know some of the best archaeology is down among the drains. You can judge the sophistication of a society by its sewers, well the Western ones anyway. Mhicaoidh (talk) 02:57, 8 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ta!

Aye! Gadzooks! 'Zounds! Climb the TGAC ladder and dive headfirst into the deep end of the genepool! Feel the fatty fizz as the corpus evolves/devolves - outta control! - a toothy seethe! - atavisms! - australopichecines, shameless homo erecti, neanderthals meandering on the pooldeck, peevish about the state of their margueritas! Love right back atcha, Julia - you made my day Adambrowne666 (talk) 20:36, 4 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the donut

I see above that someone gave you a donut a little while ago. Perhaps I too will have the pleasure of giving a donut to someone else. Also, you inspired me to rename my barnstars page into Gifts, and I moved your donut and comment there. I would like to present you with a nice cup of tea, and happy editing.--十八 03:52, 6 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Move protection

Hey, if it is okay with you, I would like to go through and move protect all the pages in your userspace to hopefully not allow all this craziness to happen again. Tiptoety ^talk 01:39, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Really cold here - thanks :)

Mmmmm *sip* ahhh! Hit the spot (plus it's cold here in Johannesburg). Thanks. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 21:32, 7 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

US Capitol

Great picture of the day, very Palladian and in the spirit of my second favourite architect of all time, Thomas Jefferson, much better than the current wedding cake! Mhicaoidh (talk) 11:32, 11 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh, Le Corbusier for the Villa Savoye which incidentally must win some award as well for the work of architecture that shows up best on google earth: 48 55 27.91 N 2 01 41.82 E. Love Palladio too, my top 3 are all practioners and writers! Mark Wigley was doing his humble PhD when I was a student, he assisted teaching on one design brief, a bach [7], in which I played a good prank on him. He kept calling for "less architecture" so I submitted a scheme that was a list of phone numbers to portable building companies, house relocaters, design-builders and real estate agents on the back of an envelope. Mhicaoidh (talk) 05:07, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes we vanquished that smarty pants Wigley and sent him packing! And yes re ode to Corb, his guilty secret: it was all we had in the library! Have you seen the state of the Villa Savoye article. Eek. Must add to list of things to do. Did you do an Arch degree? You are better informed than many of ours! Mhicaoidh (talk) 10:23, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

aargh! Meticulously constructed castle walls collapse, elaborate disguise torn aside, exposing me to the harsh light of day. Its like opening the door of my office! Mhicaoidh (talk) 10:38, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

and now salt rubbed in wounds! Are you sure you have the right one? Its a big country you know: 4 million people. Anyway, are you occupied in anything now? I have quite a lot to do with artists projects as a bit of a side line. Don't know about Aus but here architecture in practice is pretty boring, everyone infatuated with retro modernist stylism, whereas art practice is much more interesting. Mhicaoidh (talk) 11:00, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Do you think you could help me

Good day Julia. I have a bit of question. When signing my name with the tildes. Is there any possibility that I could like put my name as Rem, but it still goes to Rem Nightfall and my Rem Nightfall talk page? Thank you for answering this question. I really appreciate it.Rem Nightfall (talk) 23:44, 16 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RE: Your signature

Thank you for your help. I'm going to leave everything the way it is now, but at least I have that information for future reference.Rem Nightfall (talk) 18:22, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Patrick Gwynne

Great job! Actually with all the Sunday School questions on the Ref Desks at the moment I think I should go do some articles too... hey you didn't join in on Mary Faulkner, its still going... Mhicaoidh (talk) 11:19, 17 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Arts influence Architecture this century

Hey, question on the Misc Desk, you're the first choice batter up on this one! Mhicaoidh (talk) 05:36, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well you nailed that, bet you no one else contributes, thats the sign of a good answer! Mhicaoidh (talk) 09:05, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No no no nothing as exciting as that! Modernism here is second hand govt and commercial buildings, some more sophisticated work by Euro emigrees but mostly a prevailing dour Regionalism of grey concrete and wood that decorates the land like spilled porridge. Insert advertisement here! [[8]]. Rare use of colour in NZ. There is another. Beautiful but sadly rejected cover due to fraudulent misrepresentation of what lies within (looks too much like your happy country). ps I have made the odd contribution to this tome/entombment of the period. Mhicaoidh (talk) 09:59, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re the link above they have just changed the cover to the real one. This internet, c'est mobile, non? 03:05, 21 June 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhicaoidh (talk • contribs)

I take all compliments back! I see you have upped the ante on the restaurant pars site. I know nothing of this alleged "perimeter area ratio" thingy and I have done the odd eatery recently:"As for the restaurant itself, the expansion to create a larger front room and bar undertaken just over a year ago has been the making of the place. The sense of great things being done despite the difficulties of the venue has gone: it’s spacious and relaxed now, sophisticated, seductive, superb". And i can tell you there was no mention of no PARS. Plainly the OP was asking the formula to calculate pairs. Is quite simple: x/2=y . Mhicaoidh (talk) 09:59, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Changed title, how annoying! And the buggers never say thank you either... Mhicaoidh (talk) 08:39, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Blam!

Why, thank you Julia. Now I don't know whether I should buckle my swash, or vice versa. It seems to me that All for one, and one for all would be a good motto for what you engagingly call "the pedia". --Richardrj ^talk^email 10:06, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

My D'Artagnanesque thrust got deleted :( I'm just happy you got to see it before it disappeared into the ether. --Richardrj ^talk^email 13:02, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Scenic Auckland

Note amusing illustration to this article [[9]]. Mhicaoidh (talk) 12:16, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I must report that Tagishsimon has removed the image. Quite correct but gives Billy sad face :-{ I liked the idea of Auckland as illustrative of a potemkin village. Mhicaoidh (talk) 08:57, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Actually I know the site quite well, an amputated facade awaiting its new body, not really the stage set scenary of a "real" potemkin ville. Hey, interested in contributing to future understanding of the much maligned romance genre? We are still recruiting at Mary Faulkner! Mhicaoidh (talk) 09:30, 20 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bike parts

You appear to have copied the bike parts question, not moved it. Was duplication of this inappropriate question your intention? --Tagishsimon (talk) 00:38, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You should cause it all to end up on one page or the other. Causing the same question to appear on both pages is an indictable offense ;) --Tagishsimon (talk) 01:02, 19 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Novels WikiProject Newsletter - Issue XXV - June 2008

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Piloti

I've always said it without the s for both singular and plural, but I havent found any decent refs. All my books are at work so I'll check tomorrow. I see you couldnt resist a peek at Mary Faulkner - feel free to get involved! We parked stuff on the talk page while we try and make sense of things. Mhicaoidh (talk) 11:07, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've always thought it bad form to pluralise a foreign term with s (we definitely dont do it with Maori words here) but a colleague just checked it out for a book shes done and according to her its one piloti, two pilotis... A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. James Stevens Curl. Oxford University Press 2006. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Auckland University. 23 June 2008 <http://www.oxfordreference.com.ezproxy.auckland.ac.nz/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t1.e3894> consistently uses piloti singular and pilotis plural.

Other refs: pilotis noun plural M20 French. Architecture A series of columns or piles, used to raise the base of a building above ground level. How to cite this entry: "pilotis noun plural" The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English. Ed. Jennifer Speake. Berkley Books, 1999. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Auckland University. 23 June 2008 <http://www.oxfordreference.com.ezproxy.auckland.ac.nz/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t33.e5356>

And: pilotis /pilti/ nom masculin invariable stilts (pl), pilotis (pl) spéc. How to cite this entry: "pilotis nom masculin invariable" The Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary. Ed. Jean-Benoit Ormal-Grenon and Natalie Pomier. Oxford University Press, 2004. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Auckland University. 23 June 2008 <http://www.oxfordreference.com.ezproxy.auckland.ac.nz/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t64a.e17447> —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mhicaoidh (talk • contribs) 21:40, 23 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

DYK

On 24 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article The Burnt Ones, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Suprised there wasn't an article on this already! Thanks for your contribution. --Gatoclass (talk) 09:58, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Obscure questions

This is a treat for fans of the genre. I liked your baffled response and am awaiting further elucidation. --Richardrj ^talk^email 10:00, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

bowing even lower in return Why thank you, always a pleasure to chink-chink with you. Sorry I had to disambiguate your otherwise perfect Nordic walking response. --Richardrj ^talk^email 13:38, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your moving responses

You are awarded this "Barnstar of MOOving" for your constant efforts to move questions to the proper Ref Desk.

I appreciate you moving Q's to the appropriate Ref Desk. Now, if only I could understand what causes people to ask about bicycle parts on the Humanities Desk in the first place... StuRat (talk) 10:53, 24 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Qirlo, qerlo, qwerty

Looks like a bad hand at Scrabble to me - or Scrabulous, these days. Have a fair dinkum day, --Richardrj ^talk^email 08:28, 25 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Manhwa contributions

Hey there. I've seen your name in the history pages of several manhwa-related articles, and I thought I'd let you know that there is now an effort to coordinate work on Korean and Chinese-language comics at the Wikiproject Comics World Comics work group. We could really use help from editors interested in the subject matter, whether it's to work on articles, just offer suggestions on how to go about things, or anything at all. Thanks for your time! --hamu♥hamu (TALK) 00:02, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome! A lot of what's been happening so far is trying to get organized and figure out how to go about implementing changes. I've always thought of myself as an organized person, but to be honest, I've felt so incompetent lately! LOL I urge you to visit the World Comics page, sign up, view the to-to list, and please visit the talk page! Help is welcome in any way possible, and if you know people willing to do bits of Korean or Chinese translating, bring them with you, LOL!--hamu♥hamu (TALK) 01:35, 26 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Put kettle on

That would be an example of Tyke speak. There might actually be a 't' hiding between "put" and "kettle"; see Definite article reduction. Ee ba gum! --Richardrj ^talk^email 09:49, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Re inspiring confidence in the speaker, I can believe that. One British bank moved its telephone operations to Yorkshire, in part because the call centre operators would be nice people to talk to. As for Strine, some of my favourite writers come from your part of the world. --Richardrj ^talk^email 13:02, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

means?

What does "IFE" mean?68.148.164.166 (talk) 11:47, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Where? Julia Rossi (talk) 12:43, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

...your apology. Are you EUI in these situations? Wait a minute, *sweeping the desks clean to accommodate you*, IFE. There, have your way, why not?

— http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Reference_desk#Thread_bumping

68.148.164.166 (talk) 12:55, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

José Aboulker

Thanks, Julia, for your expansive explanations clarifying the terms of recent query on the Language Ref Desk. I'm compiling some material on the subject's WWII resistance activities, but thought to look over the extant text before I make any changes. I hope my French is up to making the comparison with the French WP source text; most likely I'll recruit a better-qualified editor to undertake the task. -- Deborahjay (talk) 12:41, 28 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tee hee

[10] The humour in your last sentence is so dry it could start a fire. Like it. --Richardrj ^talk^email 09:36, 30 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ms Quatro

Well, the article lists the fact that she plays bass, so if I were you I'd leave it at that. Just my 2p worth, feel free to ignore it at will. I used to be a bit of a Suzi Q fan in the late 70s, actually. Her leather suits made this curious boy feel slightly funny... --Richardrj ^talk^email 08:12, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is indeed nothing quite like them, although sitting here in my seventh floor office with the temperature at 30ºC and the air conditioning on the blink, they would not be my first choice of wear today :) --Richardrj ^talk^email 09:28, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ah yes, the amazingly talented Mr B. I devoured The Mezz, Room Temp, Vox and The Fermata, but he's fallen off my radar since then. I should pick him up. --Richardrj ^talk^email 10:01, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

MOOving under protest

I just wanted to leave you a note saying I fully support you moving clearly misplaced Ref Desk Q's, even if the author objects based on the "there are more people here" argument. If everyone kept moving their Q's to the biggest Desk, all the others would soon be abandoned and we would effectively have one big mess of a Desk. Thanks again for all your efforts. StuRat (talk) 13:54, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I should have shut up after my first plea had already gloriously failed to hit home. Now WT:RD is back to flogging the poor fledgling Entertainment desk. That can't be right! ---Sluzzelin talk 00:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Tx ;) I now see it as a wake-up call for help from the neglected Ents (not to be confused with their corrupted brethren). ---Sluzzelin talk 08:33, 4 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

RD moving - how (not when/where/why)

Hello, Julia! I just posted my input to you on this topic in the ongoing RD discussion there, so that it might be read by others whose input is welcome and more likely to surface there than here. To make myself plain here: I have cringed at the wording of some of your moves, of the "gently-lead-you-by-the-hand" ilk. In my work with the Internet community (predating my Wikipedia activity by many years) and the likelihood of cultural mismatches between posters even using ELF, I tend to err on the side of politeness to avoid possible offense. Fusty as the result may be, I think it's warranted and more easily excused than a flip remark that seems fun to most but flippant or worse to the unknown recipient. Just (but not only) my opinion; for what it's worth! -- Cheers, Deborahjay (talk) 11:31, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Where are you?

You're not allowed to take a break from Wikipedia, you know. I miss your wicked humour and your deftness at question mooves. In lederhosen, --Richardrj ^talk^email 04:50, 9 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2008_July_5#Couldn.27t_get_a_answer_on_Humanities_or_Entertainment

To Julia, No I didn't try the language desk.68.148.164.166 (talk) 06:30, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Language/2008_July_4#Means

To Julia, I thought that the desks were a place to ask questions, not to a dicussion board.68.148.164.166 (talk) 07:22, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Broad Arrow

I've been editing Broad Arrow - in the usual WP way can't remember how I got there but it was a mess and Im fascinated by a symbol that's lasted quite a few centuries. Thought you might be interested, especially in the Aussie cossie part: I have a blue and yellow Comme de Garcon shirt just like this! [11]. Mhicaoidh (talk) 10:59, 13 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Back, back, back

Phew, you had me worried there for a moment. Hope you had a nice holiday in the bush - reminds me of one of my favourite films, although I trust you didn't come across anything as nasty as whatever was lurking out there in that film! Good to have you back, you even inspired me to perform a question move in your absence just to keep things ticking over. By the way, you may have missed this mouth-watering exchange. --Richardrj ^talk^email 08:18, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Uh-oh

You've really gone and done it now. I now have an indelible afterimage of you, all in lacy white, carrying a parasol and clambering daintily over rocks and suchlike. Don't slip, now. Re articles, there is this one.

On the desserts front, my willpower and indeed waistline are sadly in need of a good deal of swish-swish. ^reaches for just one more krapfen. --Richardrj ^talk^email 09:21, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

backness

missed first but just getting in the queue to be second to say you have been missed! 125.237.91.81 (talk) 11:33, 24 July 2008 (UTC) oops what a klutz. a, didnt notice I wasnt logged in. b, didnt notice you had kindly left a message for me!. Mhicaoidh (talk) 11:40, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ps bought shirt in Melbourne too. i think its quite elegant but the folks of Auckland do feel moved to comment whenever I wear it. Always catwalk, never furtive! Mhicaoidh (talk) 11:54, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

A barnstar! How wonderful. Thank you so much, I love barnstars. --Richardrj ^talk^email 16:12, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]