User talk:Eric Corbett/Archives/2011/January
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Hogmanay greeting
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Thank you very much for working with me in 2010 to make the encyclopedia a better place. Regardless of any disagreements we may have had, I want to wish you all the very best for 2011. I look forward to working with you, and I hope for health and happiness to you and your family in the year to come. I therefore send you this glass of the cratur, so you can celebrate, whether it is Hogmanay or New Year's Day where you are. Warmest regards, --John (talk) 04:58, 1 January 2011 (UTC) |
- Only the date has changed. I found working with you last year to be a nightmare, and neither of us has changed just because the calendar did. Malleus Fatuorum 05:37, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- I'm truly sorry you feel that way and I apologize for any offense I have caused you. If there is anything I can do for you in the future, don't hesitate to ask, even if it is just continuing to keep out of your road as far as possible. I don't share your pessimism about people changing; I have seen people change. Such beliefs can be self-limiting perhaps, though you must continue to call it as you see it, as must we all. Anyway, all the best, and sorry for any disturbance I have caused you with my message. --John (talk) 06:08, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- I'm not at all pessimistic about people changing, but not in synchrony with the Gregorian calendar. Malleus Fatuorum 06:59, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- I hear you. Folks change at their own pace. Let me know if you need anything else; at least it was a proper Scottish measure I sent, and not the tiny ones I remember from my visits to England! Happy New Year (mine comes in about 25 minutes and I am about to drink the glass I photographed). Cheers! Slainthe! --John (talk) 07:43, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- Enjoy your drink. A friend gave me a bottle of Jack Daniels for Christmas, which I haven't opened yet. If I suddenly go off the air later after a series of increasingly bad typos that'll be the reason. Malleus Fatuorum 17:21, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- If this was a forum, I'd definitely sig that.--White Shadows We live in a beautiful world 00:00, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
- Enjoy your drink. A friend gave me a bottle of Jack Daniels for Christmas, which I haven't opened yet. If I suddenly go off the air later after a series of increasingly bad typos that'll be the reason. Malleus Fatuorum 17:21, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- I hear you. Folks change at their own pace. Let me know if you need anything else; at least it was a proper Scottish measure I sent, and not the tiny ones I remember from my visits to England! Happy New Year (mine comes in about 25 minutes and I am about to drink the glass I photographed). Cheers! Slainthe! --John (talk) 07:43, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- I'm not at all pessimistic about people changing, but not in synchrony with the Gregorian calendar. Malleus Fatuorum 06:59, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- I'm truly sorry you feel that way and I apologize for any offense I have caused you. If there is anything I can do for you in the future, don't hesitate to ask, even if it is just continuing to keep out of your road as far as possible. I don't share your pessimism about people changing; I have seen people change. Such beliefs can be self-limiting perhaps, though you must continue to call it as you see it, as must we all. Anyway, all the best, and sorry for any disturbance I have caused you with my message. --John (talk) 06:08, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
Happy, happy
- Thanks. Somewhere warm sounds like a very attractive option right now, hope you're having a good time there. Malleus Fatuorum 17:24, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
A dashing thank you (more questions)
Gracias for the en dash fixes.
1. (do you think) there is anywhere we need to look for the en dashes manually (places that your script does not put them)? Will the ones from the convert templates be OK?
2. How about nbsp work? What kind of go through do we need to do, to make sure that is all in order?
TCO (talk) 22:42, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- The dashes will be OK now. So far as nbsps are concerned, the main thing to look for is a number at the end of a sentence, separated by a newline from whatever its units are. I tend to stick an nbsp between every number and its units just to be on the safe side, but that's not really necessary. Malleus Fatuorum 23:18, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
Hello Malleus, I hope you had a good new years. I was thinking of taking the Elegy page to FAC and because you also worked on it during the good article review I thought I would run it past you first and see if you wanted in on the nom. Regards, OohBunnies!Not just any bunnies... 00:10, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for asking, but I didn't do enough to warrant being one of the nominators. Good luck with the FAC. Malleus Fatuorum 02:08, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Malleus,
If you could spare the time, I need a fresh pair of a gifted editor's eyes on this. I hope that you don't find it as dull as the title might suggest. My major theme is the impact viruses have had on human history. I have still to write the sections on polio and measles in the 20th century, but would appreciate your help in improving my brummie prose. Best wishes, and a happy new year. Graham. Graham Colm (talk) 02:51, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
- I think I remember seeing the precursor to this at FAC fairly recently. I thought it was quite interesting, so I'll be happy to take a look. Malleus Fatuorum 15:59, 2 January 2011 (UTC)