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Harry Kalas

Harold Norbert Kalas (March 26, 1936 – April 13, 2009) was an American sportscaster, best known for his Ford C. Frick Award-winning role as lead play-by-play announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB), a position he held from 1971 until his death in 2009.

Kalas was also closely identified with the National Football League (NFL), serving as a voice-over narrator for NFL Films productions (a regular feature on Inside the NFL) and calling football games nationally for Westwood One radio.

Early life and education
Kalas was born in Chicago, on March 26, 1936, the son of a Methodist minister of Greek descent, Kalas graduated from Naperville High School in 1954 and from the University of Iowa in 1959. As the University of Iowa, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.

Career
After graduating from the University of Iowa, Kalas was immediately drafted into the United States Army and stationed in Hawaii.

After his discharge in 1961, Kalas began calling Minor League baseball games for the Hawaii Islanders.

Houston Astros
In 1965, Kalas made his Major League Baseball broadcasting debut with the Houston Astros, replacing Al Helfer and working alongside Gene Elston and Loel Passe. He called the first game at the Houston Astrodome, on April 12, 1965.

Philadelphia Phillies
In 1971, Kalas was hired by the Phillies in 1971 to succeed Bill Campbell, and was the master of ceremonies at the 1971 opening of Veterans Stadium. After the retirement of By Saam, Kalas was paired with Andy Musser and Hall of Fame player Richie Ashburn.

While initially meeting with a lukewarm reception due to his replacement of the popular Campbell, Kalas soon won the hearts of Phillies fans with his easy-going style, his mellow, baritone, leathery voice (which rose to great excitement upon great plays on the field or Phillies' home runs, especially in key situations), his love of the game and also his accessibility to Phillies fans, for whom he professed a strong love.

During his Phillies career, he called six no-hit games, six National League Championship Series, and three World Series (1983, 1993, and 2008). However, due to MLB rules at the time, he could not call the 1980 World Series, as local broadcasters were not allowed to call games due to contract conflicts with MLB, NBC and CBS Radio. Public outcry caused MLB to change its policies the following year.

Kalas also called the first game at Veterans Stadium (April 10, 1971), the last game at Veterans Stadium (September 28, 2003), and the first game at Citizens Bank Park (April 12, 2004).

Kalas was sidelined for a few days in late July 2008 to treat a detached retina.

On April 8, 2009, the Phillies honored Kalas by having him throw out the first pitch before a game against the Atlanta Braves. Kalas's pitch was part of the pre-game ceremony in which the Phillies received their 2008 World Series championship rings. The ceremony would be part of Kalas's last home game.

On May 15, 2009, during a series in Washington, the Phillies visited the White House and were congratulated by President Barack Obama for their 2008 World Series championship. The visit had been postponed from April 14, due to Kalas's death the preceding day. The President mentioned Kalas, his voice, his love for the Phillies, and his legacy. This was the second of two tributes to Kalas in Washington. On April 21, eight days after Kalas's death, then–U.S. Congressman Joe Sestak paid tribute to Kalas in the House of Representatives. At the time, Sestak represented Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district, where Kalas resided.

Richie Ashburn
Kalas and Ashburn became beloved figures in Philadelphia, and also became best friends. They worked together for 27 seasons until Ashburn's death on September 9, 1997, of a heart attack in his sleep in a room at the Grand Hyatt New York after broadcasting a Phillies/Mets game at Shea Stadium. It is believed by many that Kalas never got over the death of his partner and friend, openly stating more than 11 years afterward that he still grieved over Ashburn's death.

Memorable calls
Kalas' familiar home run call was "Swing ... and a long drive, this ball is ... outta here! Home run Ryan Howard!" If it was a gigantic home run, he sometimes inserted "deep (left center)" after "and a long drive" and described it as "that ball's way outta here!"

As a guest on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball on July 15, 2007, Kalas recounted that his famous "outta here" call originated in the mid-1970s. While standing around the batting cage during batting practice, he saw Phillies slugger Greg Luzinski hit a ball into the upper deck, to which Philly shortstop Larry Bowa reacted with the words, "Wow! That's way outta here." Kalas said that it had a nice "unique ring to it and has been using it ever since".

Other broadcasters have used Kalas' "outta here" call, including Gary Cohen of the New York Mets, Jerry Coleman of the San Diego Padres, Duane Kuiper of the San Francisco Giants and Terry Smith of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Kalas made, arguably, his most memorable call on April 18, 1987, when Mike Schmidt hit his 500th career home run. "Swing and a long drive, there it is, number 500! The career 500th home run for Michael Jack Schmidt!"

In 1980, after the Phillies won the World Series, Kalas and the rest of the Phillies' radio crew re-created the call that Kalas probably would have made when Tug McGraw struck out Willie Wilson to win Game 6 and the World Series between the Phillies and the Kansas City Royals. "65,000 plus on their feet here at Veterans Stadium. The Tugger needs one more ... Swing and a miss! Yes, he struck him out! Yes, they did it! The Phillies are world champions! World champions of baseball! It's pandemonium at Veterans Stadium! All of the fans are on their feet. This city has come together behind a baseball team! ... Phillies are world champions! This city knows it! This city loves it!"

This call was not made live by Kalas, as MLB radio-broadcasting regulations at the time forbade local stations from producing live coverage of World Series games, instead forcing them to air the national CBS Radio feed of the games. Philadelphia fans were so outraged about this afterward that they started a letter-writing campaign to the Commissioner's Office, demanding a change to the rule. Due at least in part to this outcry from Philadelphia fans, MLB amended its broadcasting contracts the following year to allow World Series teams' flagship radio stations to air the games with local announcers. Nevertheless, Kalas was part of the Phillies' World Series celebration in 1980, and rode in the team's victory parade down Broad Street.

Kalas did call the 1980 NLCS, but his call of the final out was partially drowned out by Tim McCarver's laughter. An exciting call from an otherwise forgettable season occurred in May 1989, when, on a Phillies team that would finish last, Bob Dernier hit a walk-off, 3-run inside-the-park home run against the eventual National League Champion Giants:"Swing and a line drive, it's a fair ball down the left field line, going on the way to the corner. Here comes Thon in to score; Lake being waved around! Mitchell can't pick it up!  Lake scores -- here comes Dernier!!  The throw to the plate -- safe!!  I can't believe it!!  The Phillies have won 3 to 2 in the bottom half of the 12th inning!!  Incredible!  Mitchell could not pick the ball up down in the left field corner!  It kicked away from him!  Dernier circled the bases!  The Phillies have won 3 to 2 in the 12th!  Would you believe it!?"Kalas called a grand slam home run by Mariano Duncan off Lee Smith in 1993: "Well hit.. WELL HIT...It might be, it could be... Grandslam! A Grandslam home run Mariano Duncan! Can you believe it?"

Another memorable call by Kalas was his description of Mitch Williams's strikeout of Bill Pecota for the final out of Game 6 of the 1993 National League Championship Series between the Phillies and Atlanta Braves: "Swing and a miss! Struck him out! The Phillies are the '93 National League Champions!!!"

Another of Kalas' famous calls came less than two weeks later with Joe Carter's famous walk-off home run to end the World Series, though the Phillies lost the series: "The 2–2 pitch, line drive in deep left, this ball is outta here. Three-run home run, Joe Carter, and the Toronto Blue Jays are the world champions of baseball for the second straight year. A three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth by Joe Carter who's being mobbed at home plate."

On April 4, 2003, Kalas called a grand slam by Chase Utley in Utley's major-league debut: "Long drive...could it be...it is...OUTTA HERE! Grand slam home run — welcome to "The Show," Mr. Utley!"

On June 14, 2004, Kalas called the 400th home run hit by Jim Thome, using the call he used in later years when it was uncertain whether the ball would clear the fence: "Could it be...could it be...it...is...OUTTA HERE! Number 400 for Jim Thome!"

On September 8, 2005, Kalas calls an eventual game-winning 3-run home run by Craig Biggio in top of the 9th off Billy Wagner. "Oh no. You got to be kidding me. You've got to be kidding me. A three-run home run Craig Biggio. All the runs are unearned, but who cares."

On August 9, 2006, Kalas called a close play at the plate as Chase Utley scored from second base on a routine groundout against the Atlanta Braves: "Chase is going to keep going and he's safe at home plate! Chase Utley, you...ARE...the...man!"

Here is Kalas's call of Brett Myers' strikeout of Washington's Wily Mo Pena to clinch the 2007 National League East division title for the Phillies on the last day of the season, completing a comeback as they erased a seven-game deficit behind the New York Mets in early September: "Myers ... has the sign from Chris Coste ... curveball, struck him out! The Phillies are National League East champions! Look at the scene on the field! Look at the scene on the stands! This is incredible! The Phillies are the National League East champions and will go to the postseason for the first time since 1993! Wow!"

Kalas' call on the Phillies' victory in Game 5 of the 2008 NLCS: "The 3–2 pitch ... Swing, and a pop-up, this game is gonna be over ... Carlos Ruiz squeezes it, and the Phillies are the National League champions! The Phils move on to the World Series!"

On October 29, 2008, Kalas was finally able to call a Phillies' championship-winning moment in the World Series when Brad Lidge struck out Eric Hinske to win the 104th Fall Classic:

"One strike away; nothing-and-two, the count to Hinske. Fans on their feet; rally towels are being waved. Brad Lidge stretches. The 0–2 pitch — swing and a miss, struck him out! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! Brad Lidge does it again, and stays perfect for the 2008 season! 48-for-48 in save opportunities, and let the city celebrate! Don't let the 48-hour wait diminish the euphoria of this moment, and the celebration. And it has been 28 years since the Phillies have enjoyed a World Championship; 25 years in this city that a team that has enjoyed a World Championship, and the fans are ready to celebrate. What a night!"

Kalas made his final call on April 12, 2009, during the Phillies game against the Colorado Rockies: "Bouncing ball to Chase Utley, this should be the game, Chase throws him out and that will be it as the Phils win 2 out of 3 here at Coors Field, coming back to take this one by a score of 7 to 5."

Miscellany
Kalas was known for his love of the Frank Sinatra song, "High Hopes", a melody he sang at numerous events, including the Phillies' championship celebrations in his later years. His most famous singing of "High Hopes" came in 1993 when he sang to the team after they clinched the NL East division title. On April 17, 2009, at the first home game after Kalas's death, fans sang along with a video of Harry singing "High Hopes" during the seventh-inning stretch, instead of the traditional "Take Me Out to the Ball Game".

Kalas had sung "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" on several occasions during the seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field in Chicago on several occasions in tribute to Harry Caray, the late voice of the Chicago Cubs, who had led fans in that song at most home games. However, by that time, Kalas, a native of the Chicago area, had become an openly avid Phillies fan, and held the microphone out to the audience to hear them sing "the Cubbies" as they replaced their team's name for "the home team" in the song's lyrics.

Kalas, due to his stay in Hawaii, was very proficient at pronouncing Polynesian names. He also liked to slowly enunciate certain players' names, especially those with ethnic names. His personal favorite, Mickey Morandini, was pronounced as "Mi-ckey Mor-an-DI-ni".

Kalas attributed his leathery voice to his habit of smoking Parliament cigarettes, and some of the Phillies players lit up Parliaments after Kalas' death as a tribute.

NFL Films
Kalas joined NFL Films as a narrator in 1975. He became its primary voice, following the passing of John Facenda in 1984. He provided the narration to the highlights on Inside the NFL from its inception in 1976 through the 2008 season. Following Kalas' death, fellow Philadelphia Phillies announcer Scott Graham took over his Inside the NFL duties.

Other ventures
In addition to his work with the Phillies and NFL Films, Kalas called various sports over the years for the Mutual Broadcasting System, CBS Radio, and Westwood One Radio (including the NFL, MLB, college basketball, and Notre Dame football). Kalas joined Dennis Green to call the 1985 Aloha Bowl between Alabama and USC. For many years, he narrated the "Alcoa Fantastic Finishes" in-game highlights spots, for use during NFL telecasts. His voice was used for narration of WLVT-TV's documentary on the Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry, produced in 2004. Kalas also lent his voice to NFL Network's game telecasts, reading sponsor plugs during commercial breaks. He was replaced by Pat Summerall after his death.

Along with Joe Kapp, Kalas called the 1982 Liberty Bowl...the last game of Paul "Bear" Bryant's career and his 323rd victory.

Kalas also lent his voice to the commercials for the movie Leatherheads, as well as commercials for the Campbell Soup Company, including Campbell's Chunky Soup, GMC Truck, Sega Genesis Sports Games, Coors Light, and others.

Kalas provided the recorded voice-over for much of the self-guided tours at the United States Mint in Philadelphia and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

He also narrated/commentated Animal Planet's Puppy Bowls I-V from 2005 to 2009. Puppy Bowl VI was dedicated in his memory.

He also made an appearance on the song "Rain Delay" by the Philadelphia-based rock group Marah.

Personal life
Kalas had three sons: Todd, Brad, and Kane. Todd is a former Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster, who worked as a pregame/postgame–show host and is currently a play-by-play announcer for the Houston Astros. Kane is a professional poker player.

Death
Kalas died of heart disease on Monday, April 13, 2009, in Washington, D.C. He collapsed in the Nationals Park press box at approximately 12:30 pm, several hours before the Washington Nationals' home opener against the Phillies. Kalas was rushed to George Washington University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:20 pm EDT.

"We lost Harry [today]," David Montgomery, the team president, said. "We lost our voice." Before the game began, Kalas's death was announced to the crowd, his picture was displayed on the scoreboard, and the stadium observed a minute of silence. The Phillies went on to win the game, 9–8. The Phillies saluted Kalas by placing a picture of him in their dugout during the game. Center fielder Shane Victorino also saluted Kalas after hitting a solo home run by pointing up to the press box where Kalas would have called the game. Phillies fans created a makeshift memorial at the Mike Schmidt statue outside Citizens Bank Park at the Third Base Gate shortly after Kalas's death was announced.

Kalas suffered from atherosclerosis and hypertension in his later years, but those illnesses did not seem to affect his announcing abilities; he called the Phillies' Rockies game in Denver on April 12, the day before his death. Kalas was in his 39th season with the Phillies.

Though the Phillies were scheduled to visit the White House on April 14 to celebrate their 2008 World Series championship, the visit was postponed so that the day could be set aside to remember Kalas. Their White House visit was pushed back to May 15, coinciding with the Phillies' next scheduled visit to Washington, D.C. to play the Nationals.

On Friday, April 17, 2009, following Kalas' death, his three children, Todd (himself a former Phillies broadcaster), Brad, and Kane, threw out the ceremonial first pitches before the Phillies first home game at Citizens Bank Park to Mike Schmidt, John Kruk, and Jimmy Rollins, representatives of the three decades of Phillies baseball with Kalas. After a moment of silence, Kane sang the national anthem.

The next day, Kalas became the fourth person to be given the honor of having their body lie in repose inside a Major League Baseball stadium after Babe Ruth, Jack Buck, and Miller Huggins. Kalas's casket was displayed behind home plate and fans were encouraged to pay their respects at Citizens Bank Park. Friends, broadcast partners, and every player on the Phillies team roster paid their respects before it was placed in a hearse, which carried him out of Citizens Bank Park one final time.

After leaving the ballpark, Kalas' body was laid to rest in a private service at Philadelphia's historic Laurel Hill Cemetery overlooking the city he so loved. In August 2009, two pairs of seats from Veterans Stadium were installed at his graveside, one pair on each side, facing each other at a 45° angle. In the summer of 2010, a headstone was added to the grave, and the fan-made plywood "P" was removed as was the bronze plaque with his likeness. The headstone consists of a granite microphone with the letters "HK" in the middle and a likeness of Kalas' autograp, which includes the "HOF 2002" that Kalas added to his autographs after his receipt of the Ford C. Frick Award, at the microphone's base, and that sits on top of a raised base shaped like a home plate. Engraved in the base are the following words:

HARRY KALAS 1936 – 2009 LOVING HUSBAND LOVING FATHER FRIEND TO ALL

On September 29, 2010, Kalas's grave was resurfaced with sod that originally came from Citizens Bank Park, which was previously removed for the 2009 season when that stadium was re-sodded. The sod had been preserved in live condition for sale to fans at a southern New Jersey sod farm that deals in sod for sports arenas. That farm donated a portion of the former Citizens Bank Park sod when a fan, who volunteers at Laurel Hill Cemetery, contacted that farm regarding using that sod on Kalas's grave in Kalas's memory, as Kalas himself had walked on that sod, and had called the 2008 World Series victory which had come on that very grass.

During the winter of 2011–2012, a baseball quote by A. Bartlett Giamatti was added to the top of the home plate-shaped plinth of the tombstone. It reads, "Baseball is about going home, and how hard it is to get there and how driven is our need. It tells us how good home is. Its wisdom says you can go home again but you cannot stay.  The journey must start once more, the bat an oar over the shoulder, until there is an end to all journeying."

Honors
Nicknamed "Harry the K" by Phillies pitcher Larry Christenson in the mid-1970s, a nickname quickly adopted by Phillies fans, Kalas received the Ford C. Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2004, he was named Person of the Year by the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia. That year, he was also inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, as a member of the charter class (21 members). He was named Pennsylvania Sportscaster of the Year 18 times.

Kalas also helped announce the ceremonial closing of Veterans Stadium on September 28, 2003, and was the master of ceremonies at the ceremonial opening of Citizens Bank Park in 2004.

At Citizens Bank Park, the restaurant built into the base of the main scoreboard is named "Harry the K's" in Kalas's honor. After Kalas's death, the Phillies' TV-broadcast booth was renamed "The Harry Kalas Broadcast Booth". It is directly next to the radio-broadcast booth, which is named "The Richie 'Whitey' Ashburn Broadcast Booth".

When Kalas died on April 13, 2009, fans created an impromptu memorial tribute to him at the base of the statue of Mike Schmidt at the Third Base Gate of Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies honored Kalas for the remainder of the 2009 season with a round, black "HK" patch over the heart on all player, coach, and manager jerseys. Additionally, a billboard featuring a microphone, his initials and lifespan ("HK 1936–2009") was displayed on the wall in left-center field during the 2009 season.

Immediately after the Phillies clinched the National League Eastern Division, the players all went to the billboard, lit cigars and poured beer and champagne on the billboard as a symbolic way of including Kalas in the celebration, as Kalas had participated in all of the Phillies' victory celebrations during his tenure in Philadelphia, including both World Series wins, having ridden in both of the Phillies World Series parades.

The Phillies players, led by Shane Victorino, hung Kalas' signature baby-blue blazer and white loafers in the dugout for every game.

Following Kalas' death, the Phillies began playing a video of Kalas singing the first verse of "High Hopes" at Citizens Bank Park after every Phillies win, as well as playing Kalas's famous "This ball is outta here!" call at Citizens Bank Park after every Phillies home run.

The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia inducted Kalas into their Hall of fame in 2000 and named him their Person of the Year in 2004.

In 2009, Kalas was that year's inductee into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame.

In June 2009, the National Radio Hall of Fame announced that Kalas would be posthumously inducted into its Hall of Fame. Thirteen other sportscasters were previously inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Phillies fan Antonio Jose initiated an online petition seeking support for a statue of Kalas to be erected outside the Phillies' ballpark. As of May 2010, there were 24,000 signatories. Sculptor Lawrence Nowlan designed a model for the statue. In September 2010, a story that aired on the 10 Show on WCAU-TV stated that the full-size clay model for the statue was nearly complete, and was ready to have a mold of it cast so the actual bronze statue can be cast.

On Tuesday, August 16, 2011, the Nowlan sculpture, a 7 ft bronze statue (which depicts Kalas standing cross-legged on a home plate, holding a microphone in his right hand, which also holds a baseball bat that he was leaning upon) was unveiled in the Ashburn Alley outfield concourse at Citizens Bank Park between Harry the K's Restaurant and the statue of Richie Ashburn prior to that evening's game versus the Arizona Diamondbacks. This unveiling was postponed from the previous Sunday, when the statue was scheduled to be unveiled prior to the game versus the Washington Nationals, which had been rained out.

The 2010 Mummers Parade on New Year's Day featured the Happy Tappers Comics dressed as Phillies players with the "HK" patch on the Phillies jerseys to pay tribute to Kalas and their theme was "Harry K's Field of Dreams."

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Talk:FLCL

Pearls before swine
From FUNime 2002's interview with Tsurumaki:

"Why was FLCL produced?

Gainax needed to work on something new after Evangelion, but Hideaki Anno needed a little rest, so I came up with the idea for FLCL.

Where does the title for FLCL come from?

There is a japanese rock group which has an album called "Fool Cool". I thought that title would be suited for an anime. (That later became "Furi Kuri" > FLCL) That was also kept in the last OVA episode where Mamimi wins the photo competetion.

Is the scooter in front of the Gainax shop really the vehicle from the FLCL ending?

Yes, it's the Vespa from the ending, and it's mine. Alas, it cannot fly."

Original: http://www.tomodachi.de/html/archiv/funime/f27_kurz_1.html Translation: http://forum.evageeks.org/viewtopic.php?p=454429#454429 --Gwern (contribs) 23:46 15 May 2011 (GMT)

Yamaga
AQ 	What does FLCL mean? Mr. Yamaga 	FLCL was originally designed by Mr. Enokido and the director, Mr. Tsurumaki. They came up with it themselves. Even within the series, the question of what exactly is FLCL is thrown out there.. Mr. Akai 	In fact, I asked the director, "What exactly does FLCL mean?" and the director said, "I don't really know." Mr. Yamaga 	When you abbreviate longer words in Japanese, you take the first couple of syllables of each word and connect them up.. It seems like the younger generation has been doing that with absolutely everything. He wanted to give the aesthetic of a longer title that had been shortened but in reality there is no longer title. Audience 	So feel free to make one up. Mr. Yamaga 	Since the title doesn't really describe anything. It was very hard for the advertisers and distributors to say, "No, we don't want to do that." because they weren't exactly sure what it meant. {Laugther} It is really hard to argue with something when you don't know what is going on. Mr. Akai 	In fact, when the studio was younger, since they were biting everything that moved, it seemed that they stranger they were, the less likely that they were going to be opposed. They [the sponsors] just saw it as, "Oh, good old Gainax, saying those weird things again." They didn't really want to deal with it so they just let Gainax say whatever they wanted. AQ 	How did the creators present FLCL for approval? Mr. Yamaga 	Since King Records made a lot of money on Evangelion, the connection between King Records and Gainax was pretty much, "Oh, it's Gainax, we'll probably make some money on it", and they let just let it through [the approval process]. Since it was a direct to video release, there was less controversy over content because it was direct to video. AQ 	How did Mr. Tsurumaki present it to Gainax? Mr. Yamaga 	Since Mr. Anno didn't really want to do animation after Evangelion, his 'kohai' (understudy) was supposed to make an animation series, but seemed to take a while to come up with a concept. So when he did finally come up with one, it was like, "Okay, that sounds good."

http://web.archive.org/web/20040101025405/http://www.anime-tourist.com/article.php?sid=299 --Gwern (contribs) 22:40 13 August 2011 (GMT)

Elliottsmith001's deletion
I am going to revert the edit because it seems to me that the information that was deleted is germane to that section. Maybe I'm wrong; but let's at least have a discussion about it first before we decide to delete, shall we? (especially when the information is cited)--NBahn (talk) 05:23, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

 * Thanks for catching that; I agree that this is valid (and quite interesting!) information for an article of this nature. I'm gonna change the section to "Reception and influence" to make the information more appropriate to the section.  As far as discussing before removing content, I generally think it's a lovely thing to do, particularly with sourced content.  However, it slightly goes against Wikipedia's policy to Be Bold.  But thanks to the same policy, for such actions, you can often just do a revert and leave it up anyone disagreeing with you to justify themselves on the talkpage.  Admittedly, this involves some level of idealism or a silent edit war ensues, so reverting and justifying at the talkpage as you did is often the safest best. -Verdatum (talk) 22:19, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Theme music
The section on the music seems a bit misleading. None of the episodes really have opening themes; the ones mentioned as such essentially function as insert songs (and some, like "Carnival" and "Runner's High," are used multiple times at different points in other episodes). It certainly does have an ending theme in "Ride on Shooting Star," but I don't even know that I'd call "Advice" a "battle theme" -- it usually does signify an action sequence (you could call it the "uh-oh" theme), but...

 * 1) Ends at the beginning of the fight, which is set to "Sleepy Head"
 * 2) Used through the first half of the fight
 * 3) Only used at the beginning of the fight, the rest of which is set to "Yorii Gallop"
 * 4) Not used
 * 5) Only used in the segment where the robot emerges; the actual fight scenes throughout the episode are set to other songs
 * 6) Again, not used

So that designation is iffy. And "Little Busters" is even more tenuous; the main thing is that it's always the last song to be played before the ending credits. Twice it starts when Canti eats Naota, four times it only starts after the action's all over.

Definitely looks to me like some cleanup is in order. --Shay Guy (talk) 01:19, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
 * There's a definitive soundtrack out for FLCL. Just look it up and make the references to the scenes if necessary, but the guessing isn't. Sorry for the unsigned. I'm not active on Wiki, just a FLCL fan. 141.165.170.32 (talk) 18:15, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Bass?
I was reading the article, and it says currently that Haruko has a "Rickenbacker 4001 right-handed reverse strung electric bass guitar" in the series. While it IS indeed a 4001, it is clearly a left-handed model, rather than a right handed one strung in reverse; this is evidenced by the fact that the longer horn is on the left hand side of the body (from a front view). is a good example picture from the anime; Comparing this to a right handed 4001 will prove once again that it is in fact a left handed 4001.

Didn't want to edit the article out of the blue, will either leave that to someone else or wait for someone else's approval first.

--Pogs (talk) 03:14, 13 January 2010 (UTC)

Sales rankings in May 2000
Y'all may find this reference useful: http://web.archive.org/web/20010706135824/http://j-pop.com/anime/news/top10.html

It gives top-10 sales rankings of anime in the US & Japan. This is included in the list. --Gwern (contribs) 01:30 26 January 2010 (GMT)

The Vespa's name
Shouldn't it be mention that Haruko's Vespa is referred to as the "Cosmic Scooter"? Sarujo (talk) 00:38, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

 * I see this phrase in reference to figurines, but I don't personally recall hearing it in the japanese vocal track or the English comentary. Where might one go to verify this fact? -Verdatum (talk) 16:24, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

 * I seem to recall it was in the manga, but now I'm not sure. Yet I have not read the novelisation. The only thing I know for certain that the name is feature on blister pack for Kaiyodo figure which is romanized as "Haruhala Haruko & Cosmic Scooter". I'm getting a vibe that marketing doesn't apply here. Sarujo (talk) 21:12, 3 March 2010 (UTC)

curious
what is the literal translation of the title, "furi kuri"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.188.155.226 (talk) 08:01, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

 * Acording to the director Kazuya Tsurumaki it just a made up name. As he stated: "I got the idea from a CD in a music magazine with the title Fooly-Cooly. I like the idea of titles that are shortened long English words. Pokémon for “Pocket-Monsters” for instance, and an old J-pop band called Brilliant Green that was known as “Brilly-Grilly.". Hope that sheds some light. Sarujo (talk) 21:20, 5 March 2010 (UTC)

 * I wonder if anoyne noticed that they mistransliterated fooly cooly in the englsih one. Episode 6 spells it "Fooly Coolly"Bread Ninja (talk) 18:15, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

My Reasoning For Reversing this edit.

 * OK, so grammatical theory has always been an extraordinarily weak point for me, but please hear me out: This definition states that for the definitions 1-5 & 9 in the noun listing, that the plural is staffs.  It seems to me, therefore, that that portion of the sentence should read "the staff [singular] was [singular past tense] ordered to buy FLCL."  Does this seem reasonable, or am I — once again — demonstrating my grammatical incompetence?—NBahn (talk) 18:32, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

 * See Collective noun British English bit. --Gwern (contribs) 02:04 29 May 2010 (GMT)
 * Well, that went straight over my head; not surprising, I guess, when I have enough trouble with standard (American) grammar — never knew that British English has its own unique grammar. No wonder English is listed as the third-most-difficult language in the world to learn.....—NBahn (talk) 02:30, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

 * It is also worth remembering that 'sic' is only intended for flagrant errors, where a reader would suspect the transcriber of the error and not the original author, and this is especially true because of its pejorative/insulting usage.
 * With my point about BE in mind, does this seem like a case that calls for multiple 'sic's, or even just one? --Gwern (contribs) 02:33 29 May 2010 (GMT)
 * As I am completely out of my depth, I shall — out of necessity — defer to your judgment in this matter.—NBahn (talk) 02:42, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Single DVD
A friend has all six episodes on a single DVD. It's a replicated disc, dual layer, not a DVD-R. Bootleg? Bizzybody (talk) 03:13, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Sorry for the no sign, but yes, it is obviously a bootleg version. The only way to have all 6 episodes is to buy them one at a time, or get the collection.. which has all 6 cases, not all combined into one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.97.206.59 (talk) 21:50, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Not really, FLCL has been officially re-released all on one disc72.89.142.185 (talk) 17:27, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Review(s)
--KrebMarkt (talk) 15:39, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
 * ANN: Brain Diving column Shelf Life BR
 * Mania.com: complete series DVD complete series BR

References to Italian culture
Apart from the Vespa Piaggio motorbike, which should pretty much make everyone get an hint of Italy, FLCL is pronounced furikuri furikurà and sounds like a blatant reference to an italian popular song, Funiculì, Funiculà.

That's a song that's supposed to talk about the opening of a funicular cable car in Naples, but actually goes on and on repeating:

 * funiculì funiculà (which means nothing, it's just a fancy humorous way of saying funicolare) and
 * n'coppa jamme ja (meaning let's go to the top, lets'go in strict local dialect)

This song in most of Italy is seen as an anthem for Naples and its verses are used in all of it to refer to the humorous, gaggy, theatrical, and slapstick way of conducting business and going trough life of neapolitan people.

It's also a very good metaphore for that anime as a whole.

Zingus J. Rinkle (talk) 02:02, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

 * Please do not use original research. we only add in information we can verify through reliable 2nd-3rd party sources.Bread Ninja (talk) 12:30, 13 June 2011 (UTC)

 * Zingus, your suggestions are unreferenced as BN says, and they are not even correct (aside from the Vespa). We know why FLCL was named what it was. It has nothing to do with Italian slang; see the very first section on this page where I provide 2 separate references quoting Tsurumaki on the name. (Not that any so-called editors have made use of them.) --Gwern (contribs) 22:01 7 July 2011 (GMT)

References to other anime
In addition to it's rather obvious nod to NGE, there is a set piece based on Lupin references, eyebrow references that made me think immediately of Cobra, etc. Somebody needs to start a 'sources' section and explore this angle a bit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.215.115.31 (talk) 21:20, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

That's original research. We can only add what we can verify through reliable sources.Bread Ninja (talk) 22:31, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

HELP! Internet Book Mills lifting entire entries from Wikipedia and selling them on Ebay...
Greetings! Recently I ran a search for FLCL on ebay and found the following book "Flcl: List of Flcl Characters, List of Flcl Episodes, D" by Books LLC. I was very excited because anything FLCL by Gainax or the Pillows has my undivided attention, but as I got ready to bid I realised this was not a new book or a doujinshi, but rather a copy-paste job from the FLCL entry in wikipedia. I mean, they did not even bother to give it a title! Its the table of contents from the article! It even says "Souce: Wikipedia" and the excerpi in the description is the entire music section from the same entry. Naturaly, I reported it to ebay as infringing on copyrighted material and as a listing violation as compilation media.

I am not sure if the ad expired or Ebay took down the listing, but it was gone for a while and everything was good in the world, until the seller relisted the item again. I report it anew, it goes away then comes back a few days later.

My question is, should I do this? Although I do not own the copyright to the original work and my contributions to this article are little I feel it is not right for a book mill/content farm to rip on two things that I hold dear, FLCL and wikipedia. Can Books LLC print entire enciclopedic articles from wikipedia and sell them online? Is this a widespread problem?

Here's the particulars: Ebay Item number 180786879511 (to change soon if my report goes through)

Title "Flcl: List of Flcl Characters, List of Flcl Episodes, Discography of FLCL"

Author Books LLC

Language: English

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1156344808

ISBN-13: 9781156344804

Length: 28 pages

Thickness: 0.2 in

Weight: 2.4 oz

Please let me know if Books LLC is within its right or how you would have handled a similar problem. Mighty Ozymandias (talk) 18:28, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
 * The key point is, "It even says 'sou[r]ce: Wikipedia'". Attribution is pretty much the only thing that Wikipedia requires from those who reuse its content. That's one of the points of it being a free encyclopedia (even for commercial use).--Remurmur (talk) 22:31, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Reusing content in another project is one thing; lifting it verbatim and selling it for profit is quite another. I think Mighty Ozymandias makes a valid point and I'd like to see a Wikipedia admin weigh in on this.  Is attribution sufficient?  If the republisher is repackaging the info and including quotations as examples or as support for argument, that is covered by attribution.  When the republisher is simply selling for personal profit that which Wikipedia provides for free, you're talking a completely different ballgame.  Wikipedia already offers the functionality to convert articles to PDF or to print them out to whomever needs them, without requiring remuneration. Why should some eBay user rightfully expect to make money off this when Wikipedia (which is dependent on user donations to survive) doesn't see a cent?  12.233.146.130 (talk) 01:16, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

sugestion to add 2th name
theres alot of confusion about the name FLCL. ive seen decades ago a couple of these, but always asumed it whas 'vespa girl' and manny like me, took me decades to actualy trackdown this serries (by catching writer's name on titles on a mange fan stream), i sugest adding this 'keyword'- 'vespa girl' if techical posible, not an od sugestion if you consider this whas orginaly in a difrent language and FLCL makes lil sense and hard to remeber. it would make this article/serries more accesable for all. im a wiki inliterate so ill leave this all upto peeple more understanding of it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.85.94.241 (talk • contribs) 05:59, February 6, 2012
 * You seem to be confused on multiple levels.--Remurmur (talk) 22:22, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

Merge proposal
I think List of FLCL episodes should be merged here. With only six episodes, there's no valid reason to create a spin off article and this article would benefit enormously from the decent content that the list covers. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:44, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
 * oppose. The article is featured. It still disturbs the nature of the article if merged. The main article could use expansion though.Lucia Black (talk) 22:53, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
 * No, the list is featured, not the article. And a merger should not be opposed simply because part of the content to be merged is currently featured. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:12, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The list is what I meant. Regardless all the more reason not to merge. If merged, there will no longerr be a featured article related to the topic. I never seen a perfectly good featured list/article being merged (which inevitably means losing featured status)Lucia Black (talk) 03:50, 8 June 2012 (UTC)

 * Support - Common sense overcomes the list's status as Featured List. If consensus agrees to merge it, then it must be demoted from Featured honor. To be honest, the anime consists of just six episodes; more trimming is needed if people are interested in the anime for the sake of casual readers. --George Ho (talk) 00:11, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * No need to nix quality for quantity here. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 23:41, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment that doesnt make sense. Why demote an article? The list may be short but still a very acceptable list. Seems like this starting to become a matter of preference.Lucia Black (talk) 00:36, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

 * Support although i agree that the list will be demoted that is not a valid reason not to merge, the list is far to small a article and this article as well is pretty small there no reason the list should be serperate. this article wouldn't take loads of work to get it up to GA so the arguments about losing a featured list is petty. Question to the ones who oppose due t losing a featured list, if a articles lets says article xyz i know it doesn't exist, was about 5kb half the size of this article for content but was featured because it passes FAC criteria even though being small and someone proposed to merge it to a article that was appropriate to the subject but was lacking in content on that subject and merging would improve that article from C to B would you still oppose and we assume that the subject is fish????? Andrewcrawford ( talk ][[User:Lucia Black|Lucia Black (talk) 19:27, 28 December 2012 (UTC)] -  contrib ) 07:05, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * I personally dont believe merging would improve the article that much.Lucia Black (talk) 07:21, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * so this article isnt far off B class and adding content from FL wont help bring it up, even if it doesnt ther eis no reason to have a article tha tis so small losing FL isnt a good reason not to merge unless you can provide me a policy that states we mustnt merge is a article is featured??? Andrewcrawford ( talk  -  contrib ) 14:03, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * When it comes to Anime and Manga, featured articles are incredibly difficult, thats why our articles are filled with featured lists but only 4 featured articles. Adding FL content wont help it. What makes a B-class article is having enough sourced content and organized properly and of course well written. B-class is just an organized and well sourced, C-class.Lucia Black (talk) 19:27, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * what policy states because it s a featured list it should not be merged back to the main article when it should never have been split out in the first place. yes it good to have featured list an articles but unless i am missing a policies that states that as a criteria i dnt see why there is opposition to the merge, if i am direct to policy that shows this i will change my response on it but just now the only reason i can see why people are opposing it is losing a featured list Andrewcrawford ( talk  -  contrib ) 21:07, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Its already an established notable list. Why merge it if its not what keeping it from being improved. Your question is far too specific but generalize it and you already got your answer.Lucia Black (talk) 21:25, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

 * Support. Inappropriate spin-out by today's standards. For the same reason, the list wouldn't survive an FLRC either. While we're at it, the discography and character list should be merged as well.  Good raise  21:53, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Oppose The list warrents it's own article as it is notable in it's own right. I agree with Lucia, its not worth losing a featured list as it is not going to make this article any better. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 23:33, 28 December 2012 (UTC)
 * List of Firefly episodes was merged into Firefly (TV series) because the series lasted for 14 episodes in one season. Same goes for FLCL, but less episodes. --George Ho (talk) 07:46, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * How exactly does the list meet WP:LISTN, Knowledgekid87? I don't see it.  Good raise  07:40, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * and that looks like a worst decision considering the length of the article. It can easily be split regardles of number of episodes. Plus WP:OTHERSTUFFEXIST.Lucia Black (talk) 07:54, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * wp:size says when a article should be split wp:otherstuffexist doesnt apply here Andrewcrawford ( talk  -  contrib ) 18:23, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * It applies perfectly. You brought up an articls situation and tried to use it as a valid reason. It applies wether you agree or not. Re-read it. And as what the anonymous IP editor said.Lucia Black (talk) 20:31, 29 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Do you have any evidence that WP:SIZE mentions articles because it specifically was meant to exclude lists. I personally have never heard that before and personally don't see any evidence of a prohibition of splitting content into lists.--174.95.109.77 (talk) 19:58, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

 * Oppose - The FLCL article is terrible. Let's not merge an FA article to a C class just because we could. If this article is filled out and made to at least GA, then rediscuss it, but there are way to many issues left on this page to deal with first. Priorities need to be improving this page. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 06:28, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Completely beside the point. The question is whether the list should exist. It's too small and if it's not merged, it will be demoted. Not to mention the fact that merging the list in here will improve this article.  Good raise  07:37, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * It wont improve this article at all....the difference is minimal because most of the information is already covered here. The only thing the list has is the actual list. Regardless, i believe the list should exist, even if its small, usually lists such as episodes and chapters arent just based on chapters and episodes bt to show its air/release history.Lucia Black (talk) 17:31, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

 * Comment well I believe that the featured list no longer meets the requirements as a standalone list and can still be merged into this article, creating the potential for a good article. I'll shortly instigate an WP:FLRC in order to determine whether the community agree that the featured list should be delisted.  The Rambling Man (talk) 17:37, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Support Being a featured list is no reason not to merge the information if that is what is best for the encyclopaedia. The information would easily fit in here and I see no reason for it to be presented as a standalone list. AIR corn (talk) 11:31, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Infobox image
Normally, we would use the cover of the first manga volume or anime DVD in the infobox. But in this case given the monochrome covers of the original DVDs, I can understand why an exception would be made. However, there is one problem and that has to do with the identification of the image. Right now, we don't know where the image originated from, which weakens its fair-use case. Is it production art, did it come from a DVD insert, promotional image, or etc? If it cannot be identified, I would suggest replacing it with one that is part of the insert for the North American Blu-ray release. (Sixth image over) It features the same characters, but we can identify what the image is. —Farix (t | c) 01:58, 20 September 2012 (UTC)
 * The image looks to be a piece of promo art used on the DVD cover of certain releases (for example, the Spanish language release ). I've updated the FU rationale to reflect this. Axem Titanium (talk) 20:33, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Maybe its a promotional poster from the Japanese. For the most part we can just state its a piece of artwork from FLCL without worrying if it came from a DVD cover or poster (until we find out where it came from).Lucia Black (talk) 17:34, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Amazon a reliable source for a Good Article?
Are there any Good articles using Amazon? --George Ho (talk) 23:34, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
 * It has been determined that for the sake of referencing of otherwise uncontentious information surrounding release dates that it is typically allowed. Most parts of the industry do not do press releases for release dates and they cannot be sourced to anything else - and this data is, in particular, is deemed reliable. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 23:51, 5 December 2013 (UTC)

Comedy-drama classification?
The only episode that did not have serious moments was episode five. Should adding this be considered? You may also want to consider Slice of life as a genre. --Toonipedia (talk) 16:17, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
 * This is not a slice of life genre, but it is comedy, drama, science fiction according to ANN. Though FLCL is not a serious show, it is more of a parody show than anything else. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 16:22, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

I agree, but it does at least TRY to be seroious (it doesn't pull it off well, in my opinion). If it says comedy-drama on a reliable source, it should say comedy-drama. --Toonipedia (talk) 12:22, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

It's redundant to have two tags relating to humour/comedy. If you want to add drama alone that makes sense, but comedy-drama itself is a useless addition. The genres as "Science fiction, Surreal humour" alone are more than adequate for description and account for the broad view of critical review. 2607:8400:2802:10:250:56FF:FEAB:339C (talk) 22:28, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

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Novel table
Is it really necessary to list the novel releases in the form of a table? In my humble opinion, it makes the article hard to look at with that large gap of space. Wouldn't it be better to just summarize it in text?

SIDENOTE: Once reviews start pouring in, would it be a good idea to split FLCL Alternative and FLCL Progressive onto a single article? Although they are confirmed to being second/third seasons, they seem detached from the original. i dont know how to phrase it. But basically i'm considering it a "reboot" (sort of, not really). If someone could help me out with the words.Blue Pumpkin Pie (talk) 11:55, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

Alternative is a “Loose Prequel” to the original and Progressive
https://ask.fm/Clarknova/answers/150639396841?utm_source=tw_share_own_ar&shareBy=Clarknova&utm_campaign=ui_v3#_=_ Knowing this, I think the article needs to be reworked a bit to establish that Alternative is a “loose prequel” and not a sequel.24.228.215.81 (talk) 08:41, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

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Xanga

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Weblog
Xanga first added weblogs to Xanga Sites on November 5, 2000. Comments were added soon after, on December 8, 2000, along with "eProps", which a user could give to another user's entry to show they enjoyed it.

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Videoblog
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Talk:Hacker Manifesto

Dating problems
The dates here and in the Timeline of hacker history are contradictory. Does anyone know better to fix here or there? --Mikkalai 04:32, 12 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Author
The Mentor = Loyd Blankenship - *adds to article*

Manifesto Removal??
One of the article's revisions back in september removed the actual manifesto itself from the page, and I have since readded it. If anyone can give me a reason for deleting it, please respond to this, but I doubt there are any copyright issues, considering its wide distribution on the internet. --67.184.163.248 21:57, 28 October 2005 (UTC)Ikiroid

 * Because we try to farm that sort of thing out to WikiSource. --Maru (talk) Contribs 07:38, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

 * Removed. It really belongs on en.wikisource if anywhere, and there is a possible copyvio in principle, as noted on the wikisource stub for it. --Random|832 07:45, 10 November 2005 (UTC)

 * In that case, could you please add it to Wikisource?

 * I added it to wikisource, I'll link this entry http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Hacker_Manifesto

 * It's been deleted as a copyvio and a repost of a copyvio by them. --maru  (talk)  contribs 22:04, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I had to remove it again from here (rv edit of 2008-01-02T20:10:19 by 207.42.49.250) --Arnauld (talk) 08:41, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

having an artical named hacker manifesto is kind of pointless without the actual manifesto included i have re added it again because the actual manifesto IS related to the article sorry if this bunches someones panties

 * And I'm equally sorry if America's legal system and Wikimedia Foundation rules requires it to be removed. --Gwern (contribs) 22:07 2 May 2008 (GMT)

Don’t see the manuscript being something to remove. Freedom of the presses Mr.DanielWolfHohener (talk) 05:42, 22 March 2018 (UTC)

NPOV
This article reads like a positive criticism of the Manifesto, and I can't exactly pinpoint what should be changed, but to some point it needs to be neutralized and wikified.--ikiroid | (talk) 03:17, 1 March 2006 (UTC)

I think i helped a little. dposse 22:11, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

I disagree i may be a little bias because i am interested in security but i see nothing wrong with it Kingpomba 11:50, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

 * It looks better now, perhaps I'll remove the NPOV template.-- The  i  kiro  id  ( talk/parler/hablar/paroli/说/話 ) 14:28, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

I hereby grant Wikipedia the right to publish the Manifesto, as long as it includes 'Copyright 1986 by Loyd Blankenship. Used with permission'. [Loyd Blankenship]

 * Sorry. That's no good. Even assuming you are in fact Blankenship, such a permission is insufficient, as it extends only to Wikipedia, and we explicitly require that a license allow republishing by others, commercial and non-commercial alike. This is a precedent establish on the slaughter of many pictures, and I do not think it will be relaxed for you. Besides, it would have to be put on Wikisource anyway. --maru  (talk)  contribs 06:29, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Link http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=7&a=3 is dead. (don't know how to properly edit this. Sorry)
 * It's moved to http://www.phrack.org/archives/7/P07-03 83.91.36.65 10:24, 18 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Moved to http://www.phrack.org/issues.html?issue=7&id=3&mode=txt —Preceding unsigned comment added by Milos Stevanovic (talk • contribs) 12:24, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Title of page
I'm confused. What is the primary title of this? Should be Hacker Manifesto, The Hacker Manifesto, or Conscience of a Hacker?  Enigma msg  19:56, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

 * There's no real answer to that question, y'know. It's like asking what's the real title of the Bible - the authors were none too clear themselves on that point. --Gwern (contribs) 21:26 27 December 2009 (GMT)

 * Its popularly referred to (in the books I've read that mention it) as "the Hacker Manifesto". That seems like as good a title as any. —Preceding unsigned comment added by *Kat* (talk • contribs)

I think I ever read some books that refer this as "Hacker Manifesto" without THE. I'm quite sure with this — Preceding unsigned comment added by Canestenmobile (talk • contribs) 16:26, 14 June 2011 (UTC)

phrack.org Dead?
phrack.org is currently offline and I've added a link to textfiles.com. I'll check if phrack.org is still down in a couple days time, if it is should we remove the link to it? As far as I know textfiles.com contains the exact original text. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.195.22.94 (talk) 21:06, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Section "In Popular Culture" seems biased against 2600
I think saying that Phrack is more historically accurate is implying that 2600 is not so whatsoever. Please fix that tone used. It sounds a little biased. 73.137.67.224 (talk) 16:40, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

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Blindfold

A blindfold (from Middle English blindfellen) is a garment, usually of cloth, tied to one's head to cover the eyes to disable the wearer's sight. While a properly fitted blindfold prevents sight even if the eyes are open, a poorly tied or trick blindfold may let the wearer see around or even through the blindfold.

Applications
Blindfolds can be used in various applications:

Use of a blindfold is said to enhance the remaining senses of the wearer, focusing attention on sound, smells and physical contact. This increased awareness is said to allow for greater excitement and anticipation by eliminating visual cues, as one cannot see what to expect. It also requires trust of the submissive, with all the emotional ramifications that entails.
 * As a sleep mask: They block out light when sleeping, especially during air travel, or for those who sleep during the day, given that shutting out light allows the user to achieve a deeper level of sleep. They can also provide relief from claustrophobia for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patients.
 * In children's games, such as Pin the Tail on the Donkey and when hitting a piñata.
 * During both martial arts and weight lifting, to encourage reliance on other senses, such as touch or hearing.
 * As a sensory deprivation tool in meditation, to focus attention on oneself rather than outside imagery.
 * As a way to keep a kidnapping victim, hostage, prisoner, etc., from being able to identify locations or people.
 * To cover the eyes of a blind person for health or cosmetic reasons. (Since the invention of sunglasses, this is much less common.)
 * As a prop in magic tricks. One common trick involves a blindfolded performer doing a task that requires vision, such as driving.
 * As an aid to simulate blindness during training of Orientation and Mobility Specialists, so that they develop empathetic understanding of blindness and learn how to rely on their other senses to get to know the environment and move around freely and independently.
 * During executions, to relax and calm the accused, as they will be unable to see their execution and thus less likely to panic.
 * Sexual activity may include blindfolding. They can be constructed with feathers and sold with handcuffs in novelty "bondage kits". Many impromptu items already found in the bedroom lend themselves to such use without preparation or prior purchase of specialized equipment.

Symbolism
The blindfold has been a powerful symbol in divination and mythology since the 15th century.

In law, it is seen being worn by Lady Justice, to represent objectivity and impartiality.

The blindfold as a symbol is also a common theme in tarot and other divination methods. It can represent themes of the victim, resistance to clarity, denial, or limited views. It is often accompanied by underlying themes of integrity and truth at a cost. Likewise, the icon of the blindfold can symbolize the dichotomy of the conscious and the unconscious, as wearing a blindfold represents a stasis or a lesser state of consciousness, whereas taking off one's blindfold represents a form of awakening or rebirth. It also represents connection to feeling over senses, emphasizing the importance of emotion over perception.

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Ford C. Frick Award

The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in the United States to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball". It is named for Ford C. Frick, former Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Prior to his career as an executive, Frick was a baseball writer and occasional broadcaster; he gained fame as a ghostwriter for Babe Ruth in the 1920s. The award was created in 1978, and named in tribute to Frick following his death that year.

Though they are sometimes erroneously referred to as "Hall of Famers", honorees are not inducted into the Hall of Fame. Honorees (if living) give a speech at the Hall of Fame during induction weekend, and their names are added to a plaque in the Hall's library. As of 2024, none of the winners of the award have gone on to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Selection
Detail on the selection process for the award when it was first established is lacking.

From to, fans were allowed to vote for three of the award's ten annual nominees; in the final years of fan voting, it was conducted on the Hall's Facebook page. Through, seven candidates were selected by a committee consisting of previous Frick Award winners and broadcast historians and columnists, which also determined the final recipient. Beginning with the award, the final election committee no longer selected any of the finalists; that became the role of a Hall of Fame research committee.

2014 changes
Other changes in the selection process were also announced for the 2014 award; these changes were similar to those instituted in 2010 for Veterans Committee balloting. From 2014 to 2016, candidates were considered every third year, based on the era in which they made their most significant contributions:

 * "High Tide Era": Mid-1980s to present, including the rise of regional cable networks. Individuals from this era were considered for the 2014 award.
 * "Living Room Era": Mid-1950s to early 1980s, reflecting the rise of television. Individuals from this era were considered for the 2015 award.
 * "Broadcasting Dawn Era": Origin of broadcasting to early 1950s. Individuals from this era were first considered for the 2016 award.

2017 changes
The Hall of Fame announced further changes to the selection process in 2016 that took effect immediately, with the first award affected by these changes being that for 2017. Fan voting was eliminated, and the final ballot was cut from 10 to 8. Candidates were still considered every third year, but in mostly different categories:

 * "Current Major League Markets": Broadcasters who made their mark with one or more specific MLB teams. These individuals were first considered for the 2017 award.
 * "National Voices": Broadcasters who made their contributions with national media. These individuals were first considered for the 2018 award.
 * "Broadcasting Beginnings": Pioneers of baseball broadcasting, roughly covering the time span of the previous "Broadcasting Dawn Era". These individuals were first considered for the 2019 award.

2022 changes
In April 2022, the Hall of Fame announced further changes to the Frick Award selection process. The size of the ballot was restored to 10 nominees, while also requiring that at least one candidate be a foreign-language broadcaster. The election cycle was also revised, effective with the 2023 balloting: four consecutive elections will have a composite ballot of local and national broadcasters, followed by one election for broadcasters whose careers ended prior to 1994 (the introduction of the Wild Card era). Thus, recipients will be selected per the following balloting rotation, which will then repeat:
 * Composite ballot (local and national voices):, 2024, 2025, 2026
 * Pre-Wild Card Era ballot: 2027

Veterans Committee participation
For several years in the early 2000s, Frick Award honorees also became life members of the Veterans Committee, which considers candidates for Hall of Fame induction who are not eligible for the regular voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America – specifically, players no longer on the BBWAA ballot and all non-players. However, starting with the elections, voting for players on the main Veterans Committee ballot was restricted to Hall of Fame members. After further changes announced for the elections, Frick Award winners became eligible to serve on the voting bodies that replaced the Veterans Committee that consider candidates from different eras of baseball.

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USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931)

USS Forrest Sherman (DD-931) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Forrest Sherman USN (1896–1951).

History
Forrest Sherman was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath, Maine, on 27 October 1953, launched on 5 February 1955 by Mrs. Forrest P. Sherman, widow of Admiral Sherman, and commissioned on 9 November 1955.

After a year of initial training and fitting out, Forrest Sherman arrived at her home port, Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island, 15 January 1957. Two days later she sailed for Washington, D.C., where she was open for public visiting during the week of the second inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. From Newport, Forrest Sherman sailed on training and fleet exercises along the east coast and in the Caribbean, until the summer of 1957, when she took part in the midshipman cruise to South America and the International Naval Review in Hampton Roads on 12 June.

On 3 September 1957, Forrest Sherman sailed for NATO Operation Strikeback, screening a carrier striking group in exercises off Norway. She called at Plymouth, England, and Copenhagen, Denmark, before returning to Narragansett Bay on 22 October. In preparation for her first deployment to the Mediterranean, the destroyer took part in amphibious exercises off Puerto Rico in July 1958, and arrived at Gibraltar on 10 August. She patrolled the eastern Mediterranean through the rest of the month, then sailed to join the 7th Fleet in its operations off Taiwan in support of the threatened islands of Quemoy and Matsu. Sailing eastward to complete a cruise around the world, Forrest Sherman returned to Newport on 11 November.

During the summer of 1959, Forrest Sherman joined in Operation Inland Seas, the cruise of a task force into the Great Lakes in celebration of the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. She served as escort to the Royal Yacht HMY Britannia with President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II embarked, then sailed on to entertain over 110,000 visitors at Great Lakes ports. Returning to Newport, Forrest Sherman took part in coastal exercises with the Atlantic Fleet, then underwent minor repairs and alterations in the Boston Naval Shipyard.

More training exercises began in 1960 for the destroyer, and on 21 March she sailed on a 7-month cruise to the Mediterranean and duty with the 6th Fleet. En route home in October, Forrest Sherman came to the aid of the Liberian freighter Allen Christensen who had a severely injured man on board. Taking off the patient in a motor whaleboat at night, Forrest Sherman sped him to Bermuda, site of the nearest hospital. The destroyer arrived at Newport on 15 October and some four weeks later entered the Boston Naval Shipyard for major overhaul, lasting into 1961.

Fate
Forrest Sherman was decommissioned on 5 November 1982, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 27 July 1990 and sold for scrap to the Fore River Shipyard and Iron Works at Quincy, Massachusetts, on 11 December 1992. When the company went bankrupt she was resold to N. R. Acquisition Incorporated of New York City by the Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court.

The ship was 'recovered' by the Navy and berthed in the Inactive Ship Facility at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. She was eventually put on a list for donation for museum status. In 2006, Congress passed Pub.L. 109–163, the National Defense Authorization Act 2006, which authorized the transfer of Forrest Sherman to the USS Forrest Sherman DD-931 Foundation Inc, a group that planned on moving the ship to Indian River Inlet, Delaware to restore it as a museum. These plans fell through and the ship was removed from donation hold in 2011. Volunteers from other museum ships were allowed to remove useful parts/equipment in June 2011.

The Forrest Sherman was finally sold for scrapping 15 December 2014, and was scrapped by the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services.

Awards

 * Navy Unit Citation
 * Navy Expeditionary Medal
 * National Defense Service Medal
 * Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with star

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Talk:Guns N' Roses

Glastonbury 2023
On 24 June 2023 the band headlined the Glastonbury Festival on their debit at the festival. 86.187.161.157 (talk) 21:28, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Writing in The Independent, Mark Beaumont said, "Axl Rose flips between a lower register that resembles a clogged lawnmower and a higher one that sounds like Barry Gibb suffering the mother of all wedgies." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.187.234.53 (talk) 11:54, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Ok, but you don't need all the superfluous material; it just makes the article longer. Anyway, they are headlining Aftershock this year if you want to note it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:93B0:6B50:B803:AEDC:FF3D:CA66 (talk) 20:22, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 December 2023
Please remove "Heavy Metal" as the genre of Guns N' Roses. Guns N' Roses have never played heavy metal and all of their albums are hard rock. Manyeyedseraphim (talk) 19:20, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

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USS John Paul Jones (DD-932)

USS John Paul Jones (DD-932/DDG-32), named for John Paul Jones, was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy.

John Paul Jones was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath in Maine on 18 January 1954, launched on 7 May 1955 by Mrs. Carney, wife of Admiral Robert B. Carney and commissioned on 5 April 1956, Comdr. R. W. Hayler, Jr., in command.

History
John Paul Jones, second of the initial class destroyers of post-war design, conducted exhaustive shakedown training out of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after which she departed for a cruise to Northern Europe and the British Isles. During this voyage Commander Hayler and members of the crew visited the birthplace of John Paul and presented the ship's emblem to the people of Kirkcudbright. She returned to her home port, Newport, 8 October 1956.

The new destroyer departed for her first cruise with Sixth Fleet 25 March 1957. In May she took part in an operation in support of King Hussein of Jordan. After successfully averting his overthrow, John Paul Jones sailed for Newport once more, arriving 6 June 1957. NATO maneuvers in the North Atlantic followed in October. After another brief cruise to the Mediterranean, she arrived in Fall River, Massachusetts, on 27 November, and in January 1958 she took part in fleet exercises in the Caribbean.

In the spring of 1958 John Paul Jones operated with Canadian ships on training maneuvers in the Atlantic. After further training off the East Coast and in the Caribbean, she sailed again for the Mediterranean 17 March 1959. This tour with the 6th Fleet on its peace-keeping mission ended 24 July when the ship arrived Boston.

The year 1960 began with 2nd Fleet operations out of Newport, and in June the destroyer embarked midshipmen for a training cruise. She then departed 22 August for a cruise to South America. As part of Operation Unitas, she circumnavigated the continent, visiting many of America's southern allies and taking part in joint exercises with their navies. After transiting the Straits of Magellan and the Panama Canal, John Paul Jones returned to Newport 13 December 1960. During 1961 and 1962 the ship carried out antisubmarine exercises in the Caribbean and out of Newport. In April 1962 she took part in a fleet review and weapons demonstration for President John F. Kennedy, and in July she again embarked midshipmen for training. In October 1962 the ship was on station with the Atlantic Recovery Forces during the orbital flight of Commander Wally Schirra, and soon afterward moved off the coast of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The following year saw the veteran ship embark on another Mediterranean cruise 6 February to 1 July; the remainder of 1963 was spent on antisubmarine exercises in the Atlantic.

Operations along the Atlantic Coast continued until John Paul Jones began another 6th Fleet deployment 20 June 1964. She operated primarily in the western Mediterranean, on ASW assignments until returning home 3 September 1964. Early in 1965 she participated in Operation "Spring board" in the Caribbean. In March the destroyer received a Gemini-recovery crane and on the 19th sailed for her recovery station some 200 miles south of Bermuda. She was to pick up astronauts Major Virgil Grissom and Lt. Cmdr. John W. Young and their space craft in the event that they ended their flight after two rather than the three scheduled orbits. However, all went well so she returned to Norfolk 27 March without headlines.

John Paul Jones headed back to the Mediterranean 18 June for NATO exercises with units of the French, Greek and British navies.

John Paul Jones was converted to a guided missile destroyer at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard between 20 December 1965 and 15 March 1967 and designated DDG-32.

Fate
John Paul Jones was a member of the U. S. Pacific Fleet when she was decommissioned on 15 December 1982. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 30 November 1985 and sunk as a target off the coast of California on 31 January 2001.

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