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Thanks for your thoughtful remarks on the category merger. However, please don't use the pejorative 'sci-fi' to talk about science fiction as a literature. -- Orange Mike 14:44, 28 March 2007 (UTC) (Hopes to see you at a Wiscon sometime)

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— Jokestress 16:01, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

I edited some things on the page for you which may help with a future direction. If you can put anything about the author's personal life into the article I think it would help with the scope a lot and any major differences in the different editions. I changed the format for much of it as well, theres some notes on the discussion. I haven't written much on here in the line of books for articles, so those are my amateurish suggestions.-- Christopher Tanner, CCC 14:42, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

{{ helpme}} I propose to rename the article Gaiety Theatre to "Gaiety Theatre (Dublin)" or "Gaiety Theatre, Dublin" so that I can create a disambiguation page for "Gaiety Theatre". There were/are two Gaiety Theatres in New York (both demolished), one in Dublin, one in London (demolished), one on The Isle of Man, one in Boston (demolished), one in Ayr, Scotland, and one in Yokohama, Japan (may be demolished), for a total of eight theaters named Gaiety, based on a Google search. And most, if not all, of them deserve a WP article. Most of them were legitimate theaters, and some of them were/are famous and the buildings architecturally significant. This now requires a disambiguation page, I believe, rather than a disambiguation link at the top of the article. I have an article written on one of the NYC Gaiety theaters ready to be posted once the disambiguation page is created, and intend to write others (time permitting). I've pretty much figured out how to create a disambiguation page from looking at others, so it's not technical help so much as procedural help I'm looking for. Also looking to avoid stepping on any toes. BTW, is Theatre or Theater preferred style here? Or does it depend on it's actual name? Becksguy 19:45, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Moved..You can create on now.. :) . -- Comet styles 19:51, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Hi guys. Now that the move is completed, can someone give me a hand correcting all the links that now mis-direct? Cheers. Guliolopez 23:50, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm working on them as we speak (type?) Becksguy 23:53, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

{{ helpme}} I've fixed the links I am aware of (to all five Gaiety related pages). Is there a tool to check for links globally, i.e. - links from other places in WP that may link to these pages? In a software development environment, I would assume there would be one. Becksguy 00:21, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Try Special:Whatlinkshere/Gaiety Theatre-- Werdan7 ^{T @} 00:26, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

(e.c.) Yes, to the right of the page, there is a "What Links here" link in the toolbox. Click on that, and you will see what links to that page. Miranda 00:27, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Just wanted to say hello, haven't talked to you in a bit. I hope all is well with you.-- Christopher Tanner, CCC 05:40, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks.... I'm fine, working on cleaning up my mother's books and papers. I've been adding to the culinary articles a bit here and there. Hope all is well with you. Becksguy 16:59, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

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WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter June 2007 — Chef Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC ( talk) 16:38, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter July 2007-- Christopher Tanner, CCC 19:28, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

The LGBT nighclubs category is already a subcategory of the LGBT culture category, so an article shouldn't actually be filed in both of those at the same time. Bearcat 15:19, 29 July 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter August 2007

-- Christopher Tanner, CCC 16:38, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, Becksguy. Like I mentioned in my edit notes, the reason I started this was because this had recently occurred in my own extended family. And like I've told others about it, "I learned a new word that I really didn't want to learn." Your expert expansion is deeply appreciated. J.A.McCoy 02:43, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Here is the link

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1259832/

it has the info, someone add the citations please.Is it possible you could do it please?
Imzy 07:32, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi! My comments on IMDb are based on personal experience as a fan of the show LazyTown. Here's the IMDb listing. There have been, to my knowledge, over 50 episodes of the show thus far. The three leads, Magnus, Julianna and Stefan have, as central characters, appeared in all the episodes. Further, the chracter of Bessie Busybody, a secondary puppet character, is listed as being in more episodes than the leads. The problem is, much like Wikipedia, IMDb seems to be driven by user contributions. I've seen other shows, as well, where important characters have (2 episodes) or somesuch after their listing. Hope this helps.-- Sethacus 20:32, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

DGG ( talk) 05:34, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

dgg has vandalized and i called him on it. 'nuff said —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pajluvah ( talk • contribs) 04:55, August 30, 2007 (UTC) — Pajluvah ( talk) 04:55, August 30, 2007 (UTC)

VanTucky ^(talk) has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing! Thanks for the support! I will be gone camping for the weekend, so hopefully you and all the others who recognize the improper nature of MoritzB's addition can keep up the fight while I'm gone.
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—Preceding unsigned comment added by VanTucky ( talk • contribs) 03:15, 1 September 2007 UTC

WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter September 2007
-- Christopher Tanner, CCC 15:26, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Have you considered joining? :) -- SatyrTN ( talk | contribs) 13:34, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Hey, look, now! WP:LGBT is a SECRET CABAL, okay? I can't possibly tell you anything about the handshake,¹ the purity test, Rosicrucian Orders, the clubhouse, or the initiation rights!¹

What I can tell you is:

• there aren't any dues (unless you want to send me money)
• there isn't a membership card, but this is almost as good
• the only discount you get is to a small club in Melanesia, which is only open from 4am to 5am local time
• if you take the time to organize, build, decorate, cater, and select music for it, there is definitely a float in your local Pride parade

Aside from that, the main benefit is that there's no dues and you'll get to help create the Most Fabulous² WikiProject on the web - guaranteed!

Mostly I asked because I saw your edits on Homosexuality, To W.H., Latino Fan Club and others and thought you already were a member - much to my surprise you weren't! Let me know, though, if you have any other questions - and when the parade is! -- SatyrTN ( talk | contribs) 22:18, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

¹ None of us have actually met in person, but when we do - watch out!!!
² Five apostrophes! I never get to use that in article space!

You can be my guest at Club 216 if Melanesia is too far away... :P — madman bum and angel 05:42, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Sorry that I forgot to watch the page (for one I have been identified as a victim of ADHD, and secondly I couldn't imagine it would go for AfD instead of a merger proposal). Thanks for your well argued stand, probably that and DGG's argument saved it from getting deleted outright. Now for one clarification - I didn't create the article without a discussion. Though the discussion didn't happen on the article talk page, it may be accepted as a proper discussion, as it happened on the peer review page for the article. Yes, the mother article is still on peer review. Besides, I personally invited every editor who ever made a significant contribution to the article - Nasmformyzombie, Melbn‎‎, Mowens35, Philbertgray, Hilljayne, Asa01, Buck Mulligan, Aaken - to take part in the discussion. Naturally I was a little taken aback to see that you made the reference of no-discussion twice in your arguments (it was split off by an editor without any discussion on article talk page and as there was no apparent discussion in the article talk page before the split). Finally I have been looking for collaborators to improve the whole topic of JM (including her works, notable family members and of course the mother article on JM and the forked pages). Seeing that you took an interest, may I invite you to help? At the very least, can you take a look at the article and the peer review and leave your comments there? Aditya^{( talk • contribs)} 17:04, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

People like you are the reason behind the success of Wikipedia. Thanks for your understanding, assumption of good faith (yes, on behalf of the nominator too) and kind words. Looking forward to your comments. Aditya^{( talk • contribs)} 11:51, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

New York City Meetup Next: Saturday November 3rd, Brooklyn Museum area Last: 8/12/2007 This box: view •  talk •

The agenda for the next meetup includes the formation of a Wikimedia New York City local chapter. Hope to see you there!-- Pharos 20:28, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter November 2007
-- Chef Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC 04:42, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the barnstar, it's my first one. :) -- Craigtalbert ( talk) 00:00, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

Hi, Becksguy, welcome to WikiProject LGBT Studies! We are a growing community of Wikipedia editors dedicated to identifying, categorizing, and improving articles of interest to the LGBT community. Some points that may be helpful: Our main aim is to help improve LGBT-related articles, so if someone asks for help with an article, please try your hardest to help them if you are able. Most important discussions take place on the project's main discussion page; it is highly recommended that you watchlist it. The project has several ongoing and developing activities, such as article quality assessment, peer review and a project-wide article collaboration, all of which you are welcome to take part in. We also have a unique program to improve our lower quality articles, Jumpaclass, so please consider signing up there. If you have another language besides English, please consider adding yourself to our translation section, to help us improve our foreign LGBT topics. If you're planning to stay, have a square in our quilt! You can put anything you want in it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on the talk page, and we will be happy to help you. And once again - Welcome!

-- SatyrTN ( talk | contribs) 15:22, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Some people are so stubborn! Sometimes I feel like just turning away and not care. Let's see what happens. Aditya^{( talk • contribs)} 08:15, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject Food and Drink Newsletter Decemberr 2007
-- Chef Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC 22:33, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

File:Red leaves wreath transparent bg.png            The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter            File:Red leaves wreath transparent bg.png

The LGBT studies WikiProject Newsletter! Issue XII - December 1, 2007 Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, right down Santa Claus lane! Ho, ho ho (but not that kind of ho!) and Merry Christmas, everybody! Yes, that's right. It's time for the Christmas edition of the LGBT Love Boat newsletter. This homo Love Boat is cruising into Christmas and counting down the days to a brand new year! It doesn't matter if you're Christian or belong to some other, more obscure sect. Jesus loves you one and all, so let's curl up around the fire, sing some carols, drink some egg nog, and have a gay old time. But before we do, perhaps your chipper cruise director Miss Julie should spread the gender bendin' news from everyone's favorite project.... Table of Contents Quelle Suprise! King James is a Queen! It's Britney, Bitch! Game show for nerds Jón Þór Birgisson Everybody loves a sequel Not quite the second coming, but special just the same Battle of the Wikipedia Stars! Santa needs elves Urgent Christmas appeal Surrender, Dorothy!!!!!!! Ambrosia Christmas came early You! Quelle Suprise! King James is a Queen! Our dear Haiduc, never a stranger to controversy, recently decided to delve into the wardrobe of the British Monarchy, and what did he discover? King James had more than appreciative eyes for strapping young men! Naturally, Haiduc felt the need to share this news with the community, but instead of being praised for his scholarship, he was reviled. In fact, one rabid heterocentrist even rummaged around in his own wardrobe until he found an old pair of socks to play with. All seemed lost until astute editor Jeffpw noticed some odd postings and did some sleuthing of his own. The socks were uncovered, the Wicked Witch was melted and readers the world over were able to learn that Good King James regularly ordered tube steak from the menu of the day. Thank you, Haiduc! Thank you, Jeff! And let Miss Julie add (for readers who might not know) that tube steak tastes just like chicken! It's Britney, Bitch! Well, maybe it's not Miss Thang, herself, but it's the next best thing: Chris Crocker! he stirs up just about as much controversy as his idol does, even here on Wikipedia. Though it's all a bit of a muddle, one of our editors hopes you can drop by the talk page and leave a message of hope for those battling the forces of obstructionism in that little corner of the Wiki World. It is so hard to spread enlightenment. As Miss Parker herself said, "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think". Game show for nerds Wallowing in cash from the latest beg-a-thon, the powers-that-be have decided to sponser a little contest here to improve the articles, with a Grand prize of $100. Yeah. Just enough for a Burger King dinner for the family. Still, the thought is nice and the goal is noble, so we should support it. Our little Queer beehive has taken a look at what's on offer, and both the Greek Traditionalists and Daughters of Bilitis are well represented. The ever useful SatyrTN has made a little list, which can be found here (if that malignant bot hasn't archived it already, that is). So find a pal, roll up your sleeves and dive right in. Let's show this Encyclopedia just what Queers with firecrackers up their....err, I mean, let's show the others what we can do. Jón Þór Birgisson I can't pronounce his name, but he's awfully cute, he's deliciously foreign, and best of all...he's GAY! But he won't be for long, if certain users have their way. A concerted effort has been under way for a while now, designed to neuter poor Jon (pretend I put a little accent thingy over that O) and make him into a sort of rockin' Ken doll. So please watchlist this hunka man, and keep him queer! If anybody questions you, tell them "Miss Julie sent me". Everybody loves a sequel Readers not afflicted with Alzheimer's will remember that last month we had a little story about Alice and her harasser. That proved so popular that we bring you the sequel: Benjiboi and his stalker. After a chance meeting at the Michael Lucas article, this anonymous user took a shine to our Benjiboi, and has been showering him with attention on virtually every board on Wikipedia. Flattered though he is, Benjiboi finds the attention a bit distracting, and administrators have been seeking various remedies for this. It has proven difficult, as the stalker has an IP address that changes quicker than Superman in a telephone booth. So perhaps some of you would like to watchlist Benjiboi's page, and lend a hand if you see some love letters from an 11 digit friend. I was actually thinking we should get Alice's harasser and Benjiboi's stalker together. Then we could have another sequel, sort of like Freddy vs. Jason. Any bets as to who would win?? Not quite the second coming, but special just the same Let me be the first to give a warm, wet, Love Boat kiss (though not with tongue) to our newest Project members: Jacksinterweb, Cleduc, Pigman, Becksguy and Iamandrewrice. Even in the month of our Saviour's birth, your popping into our Wikipedian lives is a blessed event indeed. As Jesus Himself said, "Live long and prosper". He did say that, didn't he? I think he said it. In any event, if he was standing next to me now, I'm sure he'd say it, and add, "Happy homo editing!" Battle of the Wikipedia Stars! Indomitable Ann Bannon is holding her own in Wikipedia's answer to American Idol: The Featured Article candidate list! For four feverish weeks, she has mastered the challenges and not been eliminated from the competition. Drop by the FAC page and show Ann you love her....or give her the hook (I'm not supposed to tell you how to vote). Giving our plucky Ann reason to hope is the recent promotion of List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: Sa-Sc. If Miss Julie has her way, we will have the entire alphabet of Queerdom Featured here on Wikipedia soon! And I would be remiss if I did not give a warm, Lesbian salute to our own Belovedfreak, who showed Wikipedia with But I'm a Cheerleader that even pom poms are no protection from the Love that dare not speak its name, and got a gold star for her efforts. Climbing the Wikipedia career ladder is User: Tim1965, who has not only written, but is now promoting Reel Affirmations to Good article status. Best of luck, Tim, and remember: there are no small parts, only small actors. We're sure you'll be trading that green circle for a gold star soon (assuming you get the green in the first place!). Santa needs elves Yes, I know: packages need buying, trees need trimming, egg nog needs drinking. The holidays make many demands on our time. It's ...well, it's a bitch, is what it is. So I wouldn't blame you for skipping this little section and putting off my request until next year. But...think of the children. Our future. They need quality information about the homosexual "lifestyle" if we are to indoctrinate them properly. That's why I am asking you to drop by our Peer review area and give your meaning as to the efforts of your fellow gay Wikipedians. And think: in this season of kindness and good will to all, isn't it nice that I am pointing you to someplace where you can (in a Wikiloving way, of course) rip someone a new asshole? Think about it...and those children with their shiny, bright eyes, thanking you for contributing to their future. Even more festively, consider joining in on the deletion discussions of our favorite articles. Here you can bandy about such words as "homophobia", "Right-wing Christian agenda" and my personal favorite, "just who do you think you're pushing around?!?!?". If you play your cards right, there might even be an extra present under the tree for you. :-D Urgent Christmas appeal Tovojolo asked me to ask you to edit Elizabeth Bishop as part of the Collaboration Project. She's an old dead poet (Miss Bishop, not Tovojolo. I've never actually met Tovojolo. She's probably very young and attractive. Maybe somebody should ask if she's single), but she was a flaming homosexual long before most of us had even been conceived, so we owe her some respect. Tovojolo actually asked me for the last newsletter, but Miss Julie forgot. Bad Miss Julie. She was so busy boosting morale it just slipped right by her. Nemissimo, maybe you need to crack that whip again to get Julie back in line. Surrender, Dorothy!!!!!!! Friend of Dorothy has attracted the attention of a group of....the more senior elements of our gay society. They disagree with our thesis that Saint Judy was the possible source of the term, and demand we change the article to reflect their contention that Dorothy Parker was the origin. The problem is, their source didn't check out. So we agreed to disagree. Well, we at the project did. They got kinda mad at us, said unkind things, and started edit warring. Though they are old, they are certainly quick, and could revert the article faster than my nimble fingers could press the undo button. To quote the divine Miss Parker, every time I saw the article on my watchlist, I thought to myself, "What fresh hell is this?". The page was protected by sympathetic administrators, but keeping an eye on it will keep Dorothy safe from future Wicked Witches of the West or East. Ambrosia Our dear Benjiboi has been busy indeed, lately. He recently made fruit salad out of Fruit, turning a once nasty word into a damn good article, and saving it from deletion! Congratulations, Benjiboi! I hear he has turned his attention from fruit to poultry now. Before he is through, he will have turned every major food group gay on Wikipedia! Christmas came early Yes, indeed! Valued administrator WJBscribe was raised out of the mire of mid-level management and placed squarely into the Pantheon of Bureaucracy! And Miss Julie is just too proud of him not to mention that he got the most support votes in the history of Wikipedia! Congratulations, WJB! We know you will not prove the Peter Principle correct! You! Yes, you! It's you who make this project shine! It's you who make Wikipedia such a valuable resource for all humanity! And it's you who make Miss Julie's dull life just a little bit better. So I want to take this moment to thank each and every one of you for all you do here. Merry Christmas, everybody! Happy Hanukkah! Festive Kwanzaa! Delirious Dong Zhi! Delicious Diwali! And for our oppressed Iranian brothers and sisters, I wish you a safe and joyous Yalda. And if I didn't mention your favorite December holiday, well, it's because I feel it's so special I should just keep it between you and me. Always remember: You light up my life! May we all have a joyous holiday season, and a safe, healthy, happy and prosperous 2008. With love from Miss Julie To stop receiving this newsletter, or to receive it in a different format, please let us know here. If you have any news or any announcements to be broadcast, do let Your Cruise Director know.

Delivered on 20:05, 3 December 2007 (UTC). SatyrBot 20:54, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Yup, definitely one of my favourite films. Apparently Leone cast Henry Fonda, who up until then had lways played the good guy, as a psycopathic killer of children so that when the audience firt saw him in-character they all gasp "Jesus Christ, that's Henry Fonda". And they did. Tonywalton  ^Talk 19:49, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. I needed a smile right about now. Jeffpw ( talk) 21:52, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

I have moved /User talk:Becksguy/Temp to User:Becksguy/Temp. I did special:whatlinkshere//User talk:Becksguy/Temp and got nothing. So you should count yourself lucky that I did this edit. Why on earth use external link format? -- RHaworth ( Talk | contribs) 01:35, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

You got a Christmas card! → → →

Wishing you and yours the very best of the holiday season. May the coming year bring you peace, joy, health and happiness. God bless us, every one! Jeffpw ( talk) 20:02, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Just wanted to say hello. I was wondering how the work is coming on your mother's book as well. I referenced The Taste of America in a couple of my term papers this semester. As much as I love James Beard and his contributions to American Cookery, I love the way she tears him and the rest of the culinary tribe apart in that book. I hope you have been well, talk to you soon.-- Chef Christopher Allen Tanner, CCC ( talk) 22:23, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Can you please insert the three links as references into the article as you did with the other references? Zigzig20s ( talk) 08:37, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

You also mention LGNY, QW, and Outweek...Do you think you could create a page for each please? Zigzig20s ( talk) 23:31, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

On 21 December, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article New York Native, 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.

-- Royalbroil 01:41, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

Awesome. So much for reading endnotes from academic books :) Zigzig20s ( talk) 01:48, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

I did. So then it's only LGNY and QW I guess. BTW I was thinking if you're in NYC maybe u can a picture of the New York Native at the library? They seem to have stored the issues... I don't know if pictures are allowed for copyright reasons though. Zigzig20s ( talk) 08:53, 21 December 2007 (UTC)