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Continuing discussion on kanji
Part of the trouble, as we saw just the other day with ko-ko-gakko-, is that you don't know Japanese, so you can't be sure if what you're looking at is right or wrong. Exploding Boy 06:45, Jul 18, 2004 (UTC)

I can be sure with what is right or wrong at least in terms of Kanji by checking them up on Wiktionary (Wiktionary has entries on Kanji)

 * Not necessarily true. And if you can't speak Japanese or read kanji, you shouldn't be checking kanji for correctness.  Exploding Boy 07:41, Jul 18, 2004 (UTC)

 * Here's how I can. If I saw a word romanized a certain way, and I question how it is romanized, if the kanji is available, I can check the wiktionary entry for the Kanji. Each entry has all of the different readings for that one character. If a reading matches, the kanji is correct. Here is an example: & WhisperToMe 08:54, 18 Jul 2004 (UTC)

The three readings given for that kanji are にん (nin), しのぶ (shinobu), and しのび (shinobi). So what's the reading of this word 不忍? Exploding Boy 09:27, Jul 18, 2004 (UTC)

 * While checking to see if that Kanji romanizes a word not given at all is not the purpose of why I was doing this, I'll give your test a whirl. Since I couldn't pick apart a real word from the start, I knew that "nin" was a common "Ninja-related" suffix, so I assumed that it was the second character in that phrase. To tell if "fu+nin" is a real word, I punched it in Google and came up with some results. I believe that is the word.
 * As for how I use it, I collect the readings of Kanji and see if they have the romanization I am looking for. For example, I'll do Natsume Soseki (I suspect the Kanji may be in the wrong order - this is how I got it from the Natsume Soseki article.

夏	Ka, Ge, Natsu 目	Moku, Boku, Me 漱	Soo, Shu, Susugu, Ugai 石	Shaku, Seki, Koku, Ishi
 * Here, it's not me checking Kanji for correctness, but checking a romanization for correctness. If I did check Kanji for correctness, I can see if it is "right at all" by seeing if the kanji reading set "matches" that of the target word. I don't know exactly how kanji orders work, but for now, I seem to get by without having to know.

WhisperToMe 16:20, 18 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * 不忍 is read shinobazu. Using the Wiktionary to look up kanji is a great way to study, but there are a lot of rules and exceptions when it comes to Chinese characters in Japanese.  In Chinese you pretty much have one character with one reading (it's not always the case there either though), but readings in Japanese can change in unexpected ways.  For example, 人 is read (jin), (nin), or (hito).  As a counter with the traditional Japanese numbers, it can change to (-ri), or (-to).  The sound can also change to (bito).  You don't get all that information in the Wiktionary entry (look it up: &).

 * All I'm saying is that since you don't know Japanese, and you can't learn Japanese on the internet, no matter how complete the lists of romanizations and kanji may be, or how easy you think they are to use, you can never be sure that the information you're adding to articles is right. Keep on editing articles on things you know about, but leave the kanji and romanizations to those who speak Japanese.  Exploding Boy 01:37, Jul 19, 2004 (UTC)

Please list WHAT misromanizations I posted. And they should be misromanizations, not just Kunrei or commonly-used Hepburn alternates (e.g. "jyo", "jya", while not standard Hepburn, is used in place if "jo", "ja" by other people, including TokyoPop for some characters) - And also keep in mind some misromanization redirects may be there intentionally. WhisperToMe 13:29, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * For starters, Shinjyuku is wrong, regardless of what you saw on Tokyo Pop. So is Zinbotyo.  Unless that's how he spells his name, the article title should not be Ryoutarou.  There are just too many to list.  Once and for all, please stop messing around with Japanese.  You don't know what you're doing.  Exploding Boy 14:11, Jul 20, 2004 (UTC)

 * 1. "Shinjyuku" uses the "jya", "jyu, "jyo" nonstandard spelling, and "Shinjyuku" gets 22,000 google hits. I know that's not a standard romanization but with that many google hits, it should redirect. 2. Jinbocho -> Zinbotyo. Even if Kunrei doesn't follow the m and n rules that revised Hepburn does, Zinbotyo got google hits while Zimbotyo didn't. 3. That seems to be how he spelled his name. The article was there before, or there in another order. WhisperToMe 20:32, 20 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * You're just proving my point here. I wasn't talking about the n->m change at all in that case.  Please just leave it alone.  Exploding Boy 03:49, Jul 21, 2004 (UTC)

 * No, I will not. Come to think of it, I'm going to go ahead and ask #ja.wikipedia about this right now. I think that instead of stopping the whole thing, it will be better for me to get answers to some of these questions I have in my mind. WhisperToMe 05:49, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * I found the answer too. For ん, it uses syllabic "n" before consonants and "n'" before vowels and y. I had the right one too. WhisperToMe 06:05, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * I told you that wasn't what I was talking about. Exploding Boy 06:57, Jul 21, 2004 (UTC)

The "benefits" would go to "purists" (E.G. people who always put Japanese names in Japanese order) and people who for some reason don't like spelling it the way most people spell it. There aren't many of those people out there, but just in case any would drop in, I placed some redirects. WhisperToMe 17:17, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * ie: exactly no benefit to anybody. Yoko Ono has always gone by that name, for the better part of 50 years and probably a lot longer.  There isn't anyone who doesn't know her by that name, by that spelling.  Those redirects are a waste of space.  They're unnecessary.  Exploding Boy 01:37, Jul 23, 2004 (UTC)

 * I'd like to add a quote here that seems particularly apropos from what Whisper knows by now is my favorite document: People who care about other romanization systems are knowledgeable enough to look after themselves. (Manual of Style for Japan-related articles) All that massive numbers of variant spellings do -- whether Hepburn/Kunrei or Commonwealth/US -- is to make it more difficult to move pages if moving them seems necessary: suppose Yoko Ono started asking people to call her Ono Yoko? Or perhaps Yoko Lennon? Then we'd have to go through and edit each individual redirect, which would be ... exceedingly tedious; and since it's probably highly unlikely that anyone on the planet will ever search for 'Yôko Ono', it's all loss and no gain. --Aponar Kestrel 23:03, 2004 Jul 26 (UTC)

I think you're being unnecessarily difficult with a seven-year-old contributor, whose items are being listed on VfD by an anonymous proxy. If anything, we should encourage such a young Internet user, not start going into Wikipedia policy debates. I think the best thing for such an entry would be cleanup. And yes, being mayor of a town should warrant an article. Mike H 15:02, Jul 20, 2004 (UTC)

 * User:Patricknoddy. To my knowledge, he is the only one. Mike H 15:24, Jul 21, 2004 (UTC)

My, that's quite the list of contributions for a 7 year old. Exploding Boy

Thanks.

 * Hey, EB...thanks for fighting the good fight over that idiotic micronation article. The whole affair was a sort of epiphany for me.  I realized that I was wasting my time not only in fighting that asshole "Gene Poole," but wasting time in general over a cold, unflinching project that seems to eat its young.  I'm leaving the project and whether or not I return remains to be seen.  Again, thanks for everything.  Feel free to drop me an e-mail. - Lucky 6.9 08:09, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * Hi EB. I am new here, and need to ask you how can one request an article for deletion? User: Belgsoc

Your user page
Looking good, my friend! blankfaze | (беседа!)  02:33, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Featured Articles
Quoth you: You seem to be confusing Featured Articles and Featured Articles -- huzzat? Jgm 13:53, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * Yeah. Confusing, innit?  We currently have Featured Articles Candidates, Featured Articles and Featured Articles (recently changed to Today's Featured Article).  They're all different things.  Go figure.  Exploding Boy 15:54, Jul 24, 2004 (UTC)

Ex-gay
Your reversions look entirely sensible to me. You're just chopping out that nasty little piece of pure POV assertion which has no evidence to back it up. Ambivalenthysteria 23:55, 25 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Russian language
Thank you for your comments. Since you though the writing had problems here and there... I understand your reluctance to copy-edit -- the article is long and technical. But may I ask you to specify where exactly, or at least what it was you didn't like, stylistically? A. Shetsen 17:08, 26 Jul 2004 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your considered support! A. Shetsen 22:02, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)

gay stuff
Gay stuff bothers me, but I don't strongly dislike it. I'm not even sure that its wrong, I'm just sure that male homosexuality bothers me to know about. Have a look at this conversation: (/). Anyways, even if I hated gay folks (which I don't) you would need to be a bit more respectful towards me in talk. No one wanted to exclude you, what we did was attempt to exclude the negativity you were inserting into the dialogue. Sam [Spade] 03:47, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Dude, I wouldn't have cared if you were trying to exclude me, I simply objected to being told to "hush." And if male homosexuality bothers you then why do you involve yourself in articles where it's discussed? To be honest, I find your views and many, many of your comments exceedingly offensive. Exploding Boy 04:02, Jul 27, 2004 (UTC)

 * Finding my views offensive isn't very useful unless (or until, God forbid) we have a hate speech or similar policy. As far as my statements, if you feel I have made a personal attack, please bring it to my attention and I will see what I can do. Sam [Spade] 04:07, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * It's not a question of being useful. I find your remarks offensive.  They are misinformed and non-NPOV to the point where they approach (but usually just avoid) being vandalism.  This is not about personal attacks, it's simply about your opinions frequently being offensive in the extreme. Exploding Boy 04:12, Jul 27, 2004 (UTC)

 * OK... so you simply don't like me? Join the club. Have a chat w user:172, User:AndyL, or User:RickK about it sometime, maybe it will help you unwind. Sam [Spade] 04:17, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I don't know you (luckily), but I certainly don't like your opinions. They are, once again, misinformed and offensive. Please, keep your morality and your god to yourself. Exploding Boy 04:26, Jul 27, 2004 (UTC)

 * No. Sam [Spade] 04:28, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

At least keep them the hell out of articles and the discussions thereof, or stick to editing articles on religion. They have nothing to do with the facts and the realities. Exploding Boy 04:31, Jul 27, 2004 (UTC)

 * Now might be a good time to go fix a cup of tea, and then come back to reread what you are saying. Sam [Spade] 04:38, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I know full well what I'm saying. Your religion causes you to hold certain beliefs. You're welcome to them, but leave them out of Wikipedia articles and discussions to which they have no relation. Exploding Boy 04:40, Jul 27, 2004 (UTC)

 * Do you have some specific objection, or are you simply generally maligning my edits? Sam [Spade] 04:49, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Featured Article Candidate: Enigma machine
I and some others have refactored Enigma machine per your recommendations on WP:FAC. What do you think of it now? Thanks. Johnleemk | Talk 12:54, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Congrats
Despite misinformed comments such as those made by 'Sam', I would like to congratulate you on your contribution to commentary on homosexuality on the site, especially from the Japansese perspective. I hope to add to it. Erolos 14:58, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Incidentally, in the same style as the ones you've done for Japanese magazines, I've been trying to upload this image - - onto the Gay Times page without success. Could you assist me? Erolos 15:24, 27 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Yesterday (song)'s candidacy for featured status
The article has been heavily rewritten since your remark/objection on WP:FAC. How is the article now? Johnleemk | Talk 11:16, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * I've dusted off the thesaurus and rewritten much of the article (for the third or fourth time). I'll understand if it's not up to featured level yet, as I'm not exactly the budding writer, but I hope you'll agree that it's far from atrocious as it used to be, with a mass of semicolons replacing full-stops, mucking up the article. Johnleemk | Talk 14:04, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Kanji
All the double redirects have been fixed. That article needs some work, esp. with the "onyomi" and "kunyomi" stuff being repeated once. Also, the incorrect apostrophe use that you mentioned had been used in the article. Also, should the "nanori" article get merged with the Kanji article? (Nanori is another kanji reading) WhisperToMe 15:31, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)

 * Since nanori refers to readings of kanji only used in names, the nanori page could go one of four ways:
 * - redirect to kanji
 * - redirect to Japanese name
 * - redirect to list of Japanese given names
 * - disambig (rather, just place a list of the above links on the existing page, and leave it where it is
 * We should probably ask for input before choosing one. Exploding Boy 15:40, Jul 29, 2004 (UTC)

 * I've gone and mucked about with the article in question (fixing the romanization, incidentally, and added... wow, that's a lot more than I thought I added, and on second thought I don't think it really goes where I put it). I think perhaps sections or subsections on ateji, gikun, and nanori should all be included in the main kanji article, next to on'yomi and kun'yomi. (Although I think nanori are generally considered to be a type of kun'yomi in Japan.) --Aponar Kestrel (talk) 09:05, 2004 Aug 19 (UTC)

Barnstar
I am flattered by your kind compliment and award. Thank you! -- Emsworth 15:38, 29 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Shodō Images
I was fixing the Kaisho picture that you posted for the Shodō article (It was overwritten by someone.) when I noticed that you did not post copyright information for that picture, your Gyōsho picture, or your Sōsho picture. Are they under the GFDL license? If so, you or I should add the tag to them. -- [[User:JoshG|Josh | Talk]] 06:48, Aug 13, 2004 (UTC)
 * What I mean is that you should specify what your terms are for others to use them. You could do that by just saying in the description that it is released under the GFDL or is in the Public Domain (or whichever other license you wish to use). The Wikipedia image copyright tags are helpful for this purpose, since they provide short boilerplate messages about an image's copyright status (and they add it to an applicable copyright status category). -- [[User:JoshG|Josh | Talk]] 22:10, Aug 16, 2004 (UTC)

Sailor Moon pages
What would you suggest I do about the (finally) deWhispered Sailor Moon pages Haruka Ten'ō et al? They've got dozens of useless redirects attached to them, and (not being an administrator) I can't overwrite said redirects to move the pages where they need to go. --Aponar Kestrel (talk) 09:17, 2004 Aug 19 (UTC)

 * Well, that's a good question. Unfortunately I can't spend enough time on Wikipedia until September to be able to really help.  You could list them for deletion on Redirects for Deletion, or contact another admin, or start something on the Conventions: Japanese page (but that might be dangerous...), or even leave a message on WtM's talk page...  Good luck.  Exploding Boy 03:58, Aug 21, 2004 (UTC)

Shinobazu
I was just reading your conversation with WhisperToMe. Just wanted to say that ouch, you really found a bastard with 不忍. The compound practically screams "on'yomi", so I would have sworn "funin" if I didn't know that it was a trick question :). The "shinobazu" reading even makes a kind of sense, but only if you already know it (and you're advanced in Japanese grammar).  I'll remember that one to also pull it out as an example of a crazy Japanese reading :). Now back to studying Chinese, where life is much saner... --Shibboleth 06:00, 25 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * I know. I've often wished I had taken Chinese instead.  That whole "one character, one reading thing" really makes sense...  Exploding Boy 00:48, Aug 26, 2004 (UTC)

Aum Shinrikyo
Is there a particular reason why Japanese order should be used specifically for AUM figures? In English language mass media, contemporary Japanese figures are commonly referred to in English order. In addition, I did google tests on the guys and found English order was more common. See: Talk:Sarin_gas_attack_on_the_Tokyo_subway WhisperToMe 05:19, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC)

I reverted to English order after finding that CNN and the online English Mainichi Shimbun refer to AUM members in English order. WhisperToMe 17:58, 11 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Good to see you're back
I know we clashed swords earlier on the Manual of Style, but I wanted to say that it's good to have you back. →Raul654 17:49, Sep 19, 2004 (UTC)

MEXT
Actually, many of the redirects are those that once pointed to "Kunrei-shiki" - They were switched to point to "MEXT". WhisperToMe 19:27, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Romanization
This is why I make redirects using many ways of romanization:

People on the internet tend to spell Japanese names using a variety of non-standard romanization styles. And about Shin-Ichiro Tomonaga, please please look at the page history. The article was there first and google hits show that the Kunrei-shiki form of his name is most widely used in English.

Nowadays, I only add a spelling if it gets at least one google hit. WhisperToMe 01:20, 8 Oct 2004 (UTC)

One Google hit is not sufficient. It appears, judging from your user contributions history, that you seek out Japanese (and increasingly, other language) pages and add as many redirects as you can think of, 9 or more for some pages. It's ridiculous AND unnecessary. Exploding Boy 17:27, Oct 8, 2004 (UTC)

You'd be surprised at how other spellings get linked to. I frequently see Japanese names spelled out in circumflexes (something I'm not doing, by the way) as the IMDB uses circumflexes AND other people who see that decide to copy that and put that on Wikipedia. WhisperToMe 05:29, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Anal sex
Hi, I was wondering what your reasons were for the last edit of "Anal Sex"? I was thinking that some of the removed text could have been left in, or moved to a more appropriate page. I'm not sure though, so I wanted to hear your reasons. Thanks! — 164.106.164.118 18:33, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)

 * See the article's talk page. Exploding Boy 18:42, Oct 11, 2004 (UTC)

Hakama
I thought I'd move comment to here on this topic, as we have probably both reached the limits of what is useful in the context of the Hakama talk page. I think that you and I are not too far apart on our view. We both agree that Hakama are worn by sumo wrestlers on certain occasions that are formal for example. What we differ on is whether this merits mention in the article.

I accept that my original inclusion was not properly placed in context, as it is a different use from that in the other martial arts mentioned. However I do not accept that it is not worthy of mention. It is the purpose of an encyclopedia article on items of clothing to mention the the common uses. For example, this is done in the article in question by the inclusion of comment of the use of hakama in weddings and funerals. It is not a requirement to wear hakama at these events in Japan, and it is arguably even rare for a modern Japanese person to wear hakama at a funeral. My, admittedly limited, experience in observing such events in Japan is that a formal dark suit and black tie is by far the most common male attire.

It is my view that sumo wrestlers wearing Hakama on formal occasions is worthy of inclusion in the context of being one of the most common ways that an English speaker would observe the item being worn, especially a formal outfit rather than martial arts or shinto based outfit. Within Japan, news articles associated with major promotions, the victory parade and party, and annual visits to Ise shrine are one of the most common ways that people (especially English speakers) actually see hakama in use. Thus I would suggest that some incorporation of the point is meritworthy. I would welcome your view on this and your suggestion as to a possible comprise in the textual content of the article. Thanks for your reminder about the four tildes by the way. Nashikawa 22:29, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)

 * Well, ok. How about something like

Sumo wrestlers, who do not wear hakama in the context of their sport, are, however, required to wear traditional Japanese dress whenever they appear in public. As hakama are one of the most important parts of     traditional male formal dress, sumo wrestlers wear hakama when attending appropriately formal functions.

.....?  Exploding Boy 00:45, Oct 22, 2004 (UTC)

 * Sounds good to me :-), especially with a crosslink to sumo. Would you prefer to add this at an appropriate place or would you like me to?  Thanks very much.

 * Also perhaps given your expertise on traditional Japanese clothing could you answer a question for me. Are setta (bamboo based sandals I think) a subset of zori, or are zori strictly speaking only straw based.  I know that sumo wrestlers technically wear setta, but have heard them referred to as zori. Cheers...Nashikawa 19:14, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)

 * I'm not an expert at all, but I have heard non-straw sandals referred to as zori. Strictly speaking, I think setta are leather-soled, zori are straw, and geta are wooden, but I can't be 100% sure.  Exploding Boy 23:55, Oct 22, 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments -- I guess I'll have to dig deeper into my books to find a definitive answer to my rather obscure question, or ask a Japanese friend! Anyway I added the following to the Hakama article below the paragraph on Mens Hakama usage in modern Japan. Sumo wrestlers, who do not wear hakama in the context of their sport, are, however, required to wear traditional Japanese dress whenever they appear in public. As hakama are one of the most important parts of traditional male formal dress, sumo wrestlers are often seen wearing hakama when attending appropriately formal functions.

Hope this is OK and thanks again Nashikawa 09:16, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

 * Hi EB - about the genetic mutilation dispute. Although I'm not involved in that particluar page, I have has long running disputes with certain people who have edited that page lately. DanP and Robert the Bruce for example are both er somewhat problem users who do not always write from a NPOV and are solely interested in circumcisiom and circumcision related articles. I've clashed with both of them. Dan is polite but keeps widening the circ argument to more and more pages - breastfeeding, divorce etc. Robert is rude, agressive, and stubborn. If you disagree with him he will accuse you of being an anticirc activist in cahoots with the likes of Dan. Robert and Dan are on the opposite sides of the circumcision debate.I don't know jakew but I suspect he is one of the same crowd or even a sockpuppet of one of them.

 * I think it's a very good idea to get the page protected. But I am too involved with these users to do it myself. You need to ask someone else. Theresa Knott (Not the skater) 14:40, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Bugchasing
I've finally written the article on Bugchasing (only six months later than I intended). Given your interest in the article Gay slang, I thought you might be interested in a heads up on it. Hope all is well with you, anyways. — OwenBlacker 13:58, Nov 11, 2004 (UTC)

 * Thanks, will check it out. Exploding Boy 16:42, Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)

Kabuki
I have been thinking about doing some work on the Kabuki article. Looking through the page history, it looks like you might be responsible for the bulk of the article. I was wondering what resources did you use for your additions to the article? gK [[User talk:GK|¿?]] 17:19, 14 Nov 2004 (UTC)

 * Just what I knew from being in and learning about Japan really. But there are a few websites, especially if you read Japanese, and quite a few books available.  Exploding Boy 16:21, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)

 * I will probably be using Donald Keene's "World Within Walls: Japanese Literature of the Pre-Modern Era 1600-1867" as my primary reference. The additions that I will make will be mostly talking about Kabuki as literature and drama. I also want to add some coverage of some of the more important Kabuki actors and playwrights, as well as some of the more important plays. I also think that there should be something about the current status of Kabuki, but I still need to find a good resource for that. BTW: I've nominated the Kabuki article for the Japanese Collaboration of the Week gK [[User talk:GK|¿?]] 06:58, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)

re: VfD nominations
Earlier today, I believe you nominated three articles to VfD. They appeared to be anon user subpages. The nominations did not come through properly. If you can tell me what you were trying to do, I'll try to help fix the formatting. Rossami (talk) 23:19, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)

 * Well... they were anon user subpages... I thought I was following the directions at the bottom of the VFD page? Honestly, since the whole thing changed I haven't been able to figure out how to use the damn thing.  Exploding Boy 16:26, Nov 17, 2004 (UTC)

Condi
several of "my experiments" were not mine. i only commented that condi is not jamaican. people are so concerned about using proper racial appellations, and meanwhile someone has changed her national origin.

User:Omz
RE: your comment on the Page5 - Strikers page. I don't know what's up with this guy. I put a note on his talk page and he keeps creating them. I may have to block him. --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 18:04, Nov 18, 2004 (UTC)

Mark McGrath
I saw you had deleted Mark McGrath--I don't believe it was a speedy deletion candidate. If it was to make way for a page move or something of that sort, accept my apology, but I've restored the page and listed it on Vfd. Hope this is just a misunderstanding. Best, [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 18:15, Nov 18, 2004 (UTC)

 * See my comments on the talk page. I didn't delete it, or list it for deletion, and I think it should be kept.  Exploding Boy 18:25, Nov 18, 2004 (UTC)

Jakew
Hi, I did not respond to your message regarding Jake because I was away from my computer last week. His reverts of Foreskin fetish seem to stop after the article was listed on votes for deletion. -- DanBlackham 10:59, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Yes, because the article has been reverted to a version he endorses. Exploding Boy 16:26, Dec 3, 2004 (UTC)

Do not threaten me with blocking
I take your threat to block myself and User:Michaelnickarz as a personal attack. Be aware that I have not violated any policy in my communications with w User:Michaelnickarz, nor has he committed any blockable offense in his four edits to this site. Hopefully you have not driven him from the site in your zealous attempts to paint his edit as a "test". I suspect you have. In summary, Do not bite the newcomers, and do not threaten me without cause. Thank you. [[User:Sam Spade|Sam Spade Wants you to vote!]] 17:20, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * It was not a threat, it was a warning; you may take it any way you wish. I've not violated any policy either, and nor would I just to give myself the great pleasure of seeing you blocked; I'm not stupid: I'd ask another admin to step in if that were the case, as I stated quite plainly during my candidacy for admin.  I'm not interested in spending any time arguing with you, so I'll try to state it more simply: please stop adding sarcastic subheadings on the page of the user in question.  If I were you, I'd be busy withdrawing my candidacy for ArbCom while I still had some dignity left.  Exploding Boy 17:49, Dec 6, 2004 (UTC)

Kanji for Ikuo Kayashi
I noticed it was removed from the Sarin gas article. Was it actually incorrect? Or was it removed for some other reason? WhisperToMe 05:16, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * I removed it because it was the only one that had kanji, which made it stand out. It needs to be all or nothing.  Exploding Boy 16:49, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)

 * In that case, I'll see if I can find the kanji for the others... WhisperToMe 23:12, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Google searches with some queries to see if there are lists with English and Japanese turn up nothing for me. It looks like only a native speaker can get the kanji himself/herself... WhisperToMe 23:19, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Re: Same-sex marriage article
Are you against platonic love? Please let me advertise it. thank you User: Asexual same sex marriage.

 * Wikipedia is not a vehicle for your advertising. Please heed the warnings that have been posted on your talk page.  Exploding Boy 21:35, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)

Asexual same-sex marriage
Yes, sorry about that. I will go and fix my comment. Spinboy 22:09, 7 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Sex in marriage
About your comment on User talk:Asexual same-sex marriage ''there is nothing in any modern marriage contract... that requires sexual activity to occur within the marriage to legitimise it''

I was under the impression that marriages, in many countries and religious doctrines, required that marriages be consummated, otherwise they would be invalidated. While a marriage can go sexless for many years (and frequently do, in some unhappy marriages) I believed that connsumation was all but expected and required in some societies/cultures/religions. Am I completely off base with my understanding of this?

Irrigardless, I was attempting to explain that the article was more about the gay/lesbian/bi/etc marriage struggle, rather then about marriages of convieniance between roommates who happen to be of the same sex, which appeared to me to be what ASSM was talking about. Just so I'm not misunderstood. Arcuras 23:08, Dec 7, 2004 (UTC)

 * Not as far as I know, at least not in modern times. But essentially I agree with what you're saying.  PS: "irrigardless" is not a word -- it's "regardless."  Sorry.  Pet peeve of mine :)    Exploding Boy 00:20, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)

 * Ahh, alrighty then... makes some sense nowadays, concidering how hard it would be to verify/ensure every marriage was connsumated. Thanks! As for "irrigardless"... English major here, we have a habit of making up words just because we can... like, "Disnification". See? Fun! =P  Arcuras 00:55, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)

Robert the bruce
He's agreed to go through mediation with me. Here's hoping it works. Theresa Knott (The snott rake) 22:17, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Good luck. I notice that agreement came only after I listed him for comment.  I'd like to see him temporarily blocked for his violation of the 3RR on Foreskin restoration, however.  His edit summary clearly shows that he's well aware of the rule and chose to violate it anyway.  I would do it my self, but as I'm involved...  Exploding Boy 22:22, Dec 8, 2004 (UTC)

Could you please format Requests for comment/Robert the Bruce correctly? When filing an RFC you really need to follow the template, due to the whole 48 hour thing. I know it's already been certified, but it should still be in the right format. Rhobite 03:39, Dec 9, 2004 (UTC)

Seems to have been done. Exploding Boy 16:51, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)

RFC pages on VfD
Should RFC pages be placed on VfD to be deleted? I'm considering removing Requests for comment/Slrubenstein, Requests for comment/Jwrosenzweig and Requests for comment/John Kenney from WP:VFD. Each of them was listed by CheeseDreams. Your comments on whether I should do this would be appreciated. - Ta bu shi da yu 03:38, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Seems reasonable to me. What's the normal procedure for deleting such pages though? Say if the 48 rule isn't met or if the RFC ends? Exploding Boy 16:51, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)

 * Have you seen this homophobic user talk page vandalism -, (warning - this is an extremely large (but rather repetative) edit of over 1MB in length - some browsers, and computers, may have significant problems viewing it), and
 * Nasse/Piglet is the only person to have referred to me as "cheesycake". I suspect that Nasse is using these sock puppets. Note that User:Baffinisland has only 1 edit - the vandalism. Is there any way to have Nasse's IP address checked? CheeseDreams 19:45, 10 Dec 2004 (UTC)

 * Hi. I'm sorry, but I just don't have the time or regular enough access to the internet to deal with all of this right at the moment.  Please ask someone else, and good luck.  Exploding Boy 19:59, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)

Article Licensing
Hi, I've started a drive to get users to multi-license all of their contributions that they've made to either (1) all U.S. state, county, and city articles or (2) all articles, using the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike (CC-by-sa) v1.0 and v2.0 Licenses or into the public domain if they prefer. The CC-by-sa license is a true free documentation license that is similar to Wikipedia's license, the GFDL, but it allows other projects, such as WikiTravel, to use our articles. Since you are among the top 1000 Wikipedians by edits, I was wondering if you would be willing to multi-license all of your contributions or at minimum those on the geographic articles. Over 90% of people asked have agreed. For More Information:
 * Multi-Licensing FAQ - Lots of questions answered
 * Multi-Licensing Guide
 * Free the Rambot Articles Project

To allow us to track those users who muli-license their contributions, many users copy and paste the " " template into their user page, but there are other options at Template messages/User namespace. The following examples could also copied and pasted into your user page:

 * Option 1
 * I agree to multi-license all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages, as described below:

OR
 * Option 2
 * I agree to multi-license all my contributions to any U.S. state, county, or city article as described below:

Or if you wanted to place your work into the public domain, you could replace " " with "  ". If you only prefer using the GFDL, I would like to know that too. Please let me know what you think at my talk page. It's important to know either way so no one keeps asking. -- Ram-Man (comment| talk)

 * It sounds fine to me, but I'll have to deal with it a little later as I'm extremely busy at the moment. I'll get around to it though; when I do I'll leave you a message.  Exploding Boy 20:00, Dec 10, 2004 (UTC)

Request
Hi, Neutrality and I are engaged in an edit war. He has also contributed to a request for arbitration (and RfC) against me. He has just blocked me.

Please note that the block occurred just after I had discovered a new RfAr against myself, and was starting to provide rebuttals to it.

I consider this an abuse of his adminship.

Could you look into this action, and consider whether un-blocking me is appropriate? CheeseDreams 23:14, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Advertising
And you can't'' be the emperor of China. The position is taken.''
 * I respect your opinion, but please remain civil and add the appropriate "your Majesty". :-D JRM 13:58, 2004 Dec 11 (UTC)

Sock puppets
Hi, could you possibly take a look at this and see whether you think these are sock puppets? If so, could you consider banning them for vandalism (and the use of sock puppets), so that, by use of the autoblocking, it becomes possible to work out who they really are?

(note the phrase "cheesecake"), (warning - this is an extremely large (but rather repetative) edit of over 1MB in length - some browsers, and computers, may have significant problems viewing it)
 * John johnson (IP), John johnson (2nd IP) contributions for 1st IP contributions for 2nd IP (only contributions are against me)
 * User:148.136.141.172 contributions harrassment
 * User:Baffinisland contributions harrassment (note the similarilty to the first at the previous IP address user)
 * Nasse/Piglet contributions harrassment, , , (note the phrase "cheesycake")
 * Lady Tara contributions harrassment, , ,

CheeseDreams 15:29, 13 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Protection Request
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_circumcision <-- Jakew and Robert are goign on an editing spree again - they're taking whatever material they don't agree with and biasing the article in their POV. I'm growing tired of this. Revasser 15:16, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I'll be watching this with interest. BTW Revasser any reason why you think EB is the one to act to protect your POV? - Robert the Bruce 15:23, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Can you do something about 65.125.117.182
65.125.117.182 is still a problem. Can he be blocked? --Samuel Wantman 23:25, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Bias and Harassment
Your threats on the user page of JakeW refer.

 * This is an interesting threat and it appears that you want to continue with what you attempted to recruit Dan Blackham into a while ago. You need to check the definition of vandalism for starters. Then I have just checked the user pages of DanP and Revasser who have been at the centre of the revert orgy and both it appears violated the 3RR yet you have made no comment there. I would suggest that if you continue with this harassment there will be no alternative other than to put you up on a RfC to start a process leading to your admin powers been revoked. Your behaviour is a disgrace to Wikipedia. - Robert the Bruce 03:36, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)

January 15 Seattle meetup
Just wanted to let you know we are planning another Seattle meetup on January 15, 2005. We're trying to get a sense of who will attend, so please drop by that page & leave a note. -- Jmabel | Talk 06:59, Dec 23, 2004 (UTC)

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Non-maskable interrupt

In computing, a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) is a hardware interrupt that standard interrupt-masking techniques in the system cannot ignore. It typically occurs to signal attention for non-recoverable hardware errors. Some NMIs may be masked, but only by using proprietary methods specific to the particular NMI. With regard to SPARC, the non-maskable interrupt (NMI), despite having the highest priority among interrupts, can be prevented from occurring through the use of an interrupt mask.

An NMI is often used when response time is critical or when an interrupt should never be disabled during normal system operation. Such uses include reporting non-recoverable hardware errors, system debugging and profiling, and handling of special cases like system resets.

Modern computer architectures typically use NMIs to handle non-recoverable errors which need immediate attention. Therefore, such interrupts should not be masked in the normal operation of the system. These errors include non-recoverable internal system chipset errors, corruption in system memory such as parity and ECC errors, and data corruption detected on system and peripheral buses.

On some systems, a computer user can trigger an NMI through hardware and software debugging interfaces and system reset buttons.

Programmers typically use debugging NMIs to diagnose and fix faulty code. In such cases, an NMI can execute an interrupt handler that transfers control to a special monitor program. From this program, a developer can inspect the machine's memory and examine the internal state of the program at the instant of its interruption. This also allows the debugging or diagnosing of computers which appear hung.

History
In older architectures, NMIs were used for interrupts which were typically never disabled because of the required response time. They were hidden signals. Examples include the floppy disk controller on the Amstrad PCW, the 8087 coprocessor on the x86 when used in the IBM PC or its compatibles (even though Intel recommended connecting it to a normal interrupt ), and the Low Battery signal on the HP 95LX.

In the original IBM PC, an NMI was triggered if a parity error was detected in system memory, or reported by an external device. In either case, the PC would display an error message and halt. Some later PC clones used an NMI to conceal the hardware differences from that of a standard PC. On such computers, an NMI would be generated when a program attempted to access incompatible hardware. A BIOS interrupt handler would then translate the program's request to match the hardware that was actually present. The SMM in the 386SL is a better way to do this.

Some 8-bit home computers used the NMI line to permit a "warm start" if the system had locked up. Typically, this would restore the control registers to known good values stored in ROM, without destroying whatever data that the user might currently have loaded. On the Commodore 8-bit machines, the RESTORE key was hooked up directly or indirectly to the NMI line on the 6502-series CPU, but the reset would take place only if the NMI handler routine in ROM detected that RUN/STOP was also being held down when RESTORE was struck (this combination being the Commodore version of a three finger salute). Commodore also connected the MOS Technology 6526 CIA #2 in the C64 and C128 to the processor's NMI line, which was part of the means by which software emulation of the 6551 ACIA was accomplished. Atari's 8-bit line used a SYSTEM RESET button for this same purpose.

Debugging NMIs have appeared in a number of forms, including the Apple Macintosh's "programmers' button", and certain key combinations on Sun workstations. With the introduction of Windows 2000, Microsoft allowed the use of an NMI to cause a system to either break into a debugger, or dump the contents of memory to disk and reboot.

Debugging NMIs have also been used by devices that allow leisure users and gamers to manipulate running programs. Devices which added a button to generate an NMI, such as Romantic Robot's Multiface, were a popular accessory for 1980s 8-bit and 16-bit home computers. These peripherals had a small amount of ROM and an NMI button. Pressing the button transferred control to the software in the peripheral's ROM, allowing the suspended program to be saved to disk (very useful for tape-based games with no disk support, but also for saving games in progress), screenshots to be saved or printed, or values in memory to be manipulated—a cheating technique to acquire extra lives, for example.

Not all computers provide a mechanism for triggering NMIs; however, many machines (typically rackmount servers) provide a physical button specifically for this purpose. Other machines may expose this functionality via an expansion card.

Miles Gordon Technology's DISCiPLE and +D products for the ZX Spectrum featured an NMI-producing "magic button".

On the Nintendo Entertainment System, an NMI is generated during each vertical blanking interval. Because these NMIs (often referred to as "vblank interrupts") occur at frequent, regular intervals, code that manipulates game graphics and audio is often executed inside of the NMI handler routine. Clearing the 7th bit of the PPU's $2000 register disables vblank interrupts, and setting it enables them.

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Alistair Taylor

James Alistair Taylor (21 June 1935 – 9 June 2004) was an English personal assistant of Brian Epstein, the manager of the Beatles. As an employee at Epstein's company NEMS, Taylor accompanied him when he first saw the Beatles perform, at the Cavern Club in Liverpool on 9 November 1961. Taylor subsequently worked as the group's so-called "Mr. Fixit", devising escape routes from crazed fans and assisting the band members in purchasing property. He later became general manager of Apple Corps but was fired soon after Allen Klein arrived to address the company's financial problems. Taylor published various memoirs of his years in the Beatles' employ, including Yesterday: The Beatles Remembered and With the Beatles.

Early life
Born on Curzon Street, Runcorn, Cheshire, Taylor served his time in the Royal Air Force before working in a series of jobs as a mover, timber importer, and docker in the Liverpool Docks. He was then successfully interviewed by Brian Epstein for a job as a salesman at North End Music Stores (NEMS) in 1960. Epstein liked Taylor so much that he decided to offer him a job as his personal assistant in the shop.

Alleged role in Epstein's discovery of the Beatles
Epstein stated in his 1964 autobiography, A Cellarful of Noise, that he first heard about the Beatles through a customer named Raymond Jones enquiring about "My Bonnie", a single by Tony Sheridan with backing by the group. Taylor later claimed to have invented the name of Raymond Jones and placed an order for "My Bonnie" at the main NEMS shop. As he wrote in The Beatles Book (1997), Taylor thought NEMS was losing sales by not stocking the disc:

"The truth is that we were being asked for My Bonnie but no one actually ordered it. Brian would order any record once we had a firm order for it. I thought that we were losing sales and I wrote an order in the book under the name Raymond Jones and, from that moment the legend grew."

Taylor's claim that Jones was his pseudonym has since been undermined by author Spencer Leigh, who located an actual person named Raymond Jones when writing an article for Mojo magazine. In his book The Best of Fellas, Leigh expanded on the story, writing that NEMS and Epstein had communicated with Jones to acknowledge their debt once the Beatles became famous. Beatles biographer Mark Lewisohn has since offered his opinion that the information given by Jones to Leigh is "verifiably accurate".

The Cavern
Taylor accompanied Epstein to the Cavern Club when the latter first saw the Beatles play, at a lunchtime performance on 9 November 1961. Recalling the moment in a later interview, Taylor described them as "these four horrible young men on stage, dressed in black leather trousers, black jackets, smoking, drinking and making noise …"; he also found them "charismatic and exciting" and "sensational".

As Epstein's personal assistant, Taylor witnessed crucial moments in the Beatles' career and was present at the signing of the first contract with Epstein (which Taylor signed as "In the presence of:"). In 1962, Taylor worked for Pye Records for 15 months, and moved to London (before the Beatles) due to his wife's asthma.

"Mr. Fixit"
In 1963 Taylor returned to NEMS to work as general manager, receiving a salary of £1,550 per annum. He later said that as the Beatles began to achieve widespread popularity that year, the consensus among the group and their management was: "If we can last three years, it would be marvellous."

The Beatles named him "Mr. Fixit" for his ability to find solutions to their needs. His duties varied from simple tasks – such as buying the band members their cigarettes and hiring limousines – to devising their methods of escape from fans after live performances and organising their holiday trips. He was responsible for resolving the copyright issues surrounding the group's use of celebrity photographs on Peter Blake's cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Taylor also assisted the Beatles with property matters. He acted as consultant to John Lennon on the purchase of Dorinish Island (Ireland) for £1,550, and served as the middle-man when Paul McCartney bought High Park, his Scottish farm, in 1966. In July the following year, Taylor arranged the money exchange for the band's attempted purchase of the Greek island of Leslo, where, despite Greece's recent military coup, they planned to live communally with their families, close friends and assistants. In author Peter Doggett's description: "Alistair Taylor was sent to the Mediterranean like a colonial governor seeking a winter retreat for a monarch."

When George Harrison and Pattie Boyd were house-hunting in 1969, the couple sought anonymity by having Taylor act as Boyd's respectable husband while Harrison adopted the role of chauffeur. On one inspection, author Alan Clayson writes, their unconvincing role play led to the owner "turn[ing] to Pattie to ask whether Mr Harrison wanted to see the house as well".

Inside Apple
According to Taylor, following Epstein's death from a drug overdose in August 1967, NEMS was plagued by "dreadful in-fighting", as "everybody – Vic Lewis, Robert Stigwood – struggled to take control of The Beatles". In December 1967, Taylor and his fellow NEMS employees Peter Brown and Terry Doran left the company to work directly for the Beatles. At Lennon's invitation, he became general manager of the band's business empire, Apple Corps.

In April 1968, Taylor appeared in a print advertisement to promote Apple and attract new artists to its nascent record label and publishing company. Designed by McCartney, the picture showed Taylor disguised as a one-man band. The heading read, "This man has talent …"; text below it claimed: "This man now owns a Bentley!" The disguise was rented in Soho, and Taylor was singing "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" when the shot was taken. The ad resulted in an avalanche of tapes and other submissions after its publication in the New Musical Express and Rolling Stone. In her 2009 autobiography, Apple employee Chris O'Dell writes of Taylor's role in the company: "Alistair was here, there and everywhere at Apple, arranging this and that and always involved, it seemed, in fixing one problem or another."

Taylor later said of the excesses that brought about Apple's immediate financial difficulties: "[The Beatles] were handing money out to people like it was going out of fashion. People were being given cars and houses … it just got out of control." An early success for Apple Records was the Welsh folk singer Mary Hopkin, whom Taylor tracked down (at McCartney's suggestion) after she had appeared on the amateur talent show Opportunity Knocks. In Taylor's later recollection, he called the four Beatles together in August 1968 and "told them to bring in a really good businessman" to address Apple's problems.

That November, with the release of the band's double album The Beatles, his spoken voice appeared on Lennon's experimental track "Revolution 9". In what author Ian MacDonald describes as "a whimsical control-room exchange", Taylor can be heard apologising to George Martin, the Beatles' producer, asking forgiveness for not bringing him a bottle of claret. The previous year, Taylor and McCartney's random experimentation with musical notes and word association had led to McCartney writing the song "Hello, Goodbye". According to Taylor, however, his friendship with McCartney suffered when the latter began a relationship with Linda Eastman. Taylor considered Eastman a "hard-faced star-chaser from the United States", eager to separate McCartney from any friends who had been close to his former fiancée, Jane Asher.

The businessman hired to resolve the issues at Apple was New York accountant Allen Klein. Soon after Klein officially became manager of Apple Corps, in May 1969, Taylor was sacked from the company. O'Dell writes that although the "warning signs" were there, suggesting an unwelcome change at Apple, she was "shocked" at Klein's firing of Taylor, the Beatles' "beloved employee and friend". In his memoir With the Beatles, Taylor says of Klein: "He had all the charm of a broken lavatory seat."

More troubling to Taylor than his dismissal, the Beatles refused to accept his phone calls. Taylor said: "The next time I spoke to Paul was 20 years later."

After the Beatles
Taylor was recruited by Dick James after leaving Apple to work with Elton John, then an emerging artist. Taylor promoted the singer's first two albums. He moved into record producing for a short time but, along with his wife, Lesley, whom he had married in 1959, he felt it was time for a change. In 1973 the couple moved to Darley Dale in Derbyshire and bought a 200-year-old cottage. It was their home for the next 30-plus years.

The couple ran a tea-room in nearby Lea, and Taylor later worked in a factory and in a hotel before his retirement. He enjoyed participating in Beatles fan conventions around the world and he regularly appeared on radio both in the UK and the US.

In the mid-1990s, Taylor created Mellor Beach Leisure Ltd. Taylor served as the "business development director", promoting a new musical act called Smoke. The company folded after the band broke up. In 1998, he appeared in a documentary that was part of the British TV series Arena, in the episode "The Brian Epstein Story: The Sun Will Shine Tomorrow: Part 1". Also appeared in the 2003 documentary Inside John Lennon. Tapes from a 1996 interview were used in a BBC documentary I Was There When the Beatles Played the Cavern in 2011.

Taylor died in his sleep on 9 June 2004 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, after a short bronchial illness. His wife, Lesley, died of cancer in October 2004.

Books
He was the author of:
 * Yesterday: The Beatles Remembered with Martin Robers, Pan Macmillan (7 April 1988) ISBN 0-283-99621-8
 * Yesterday: My Life With the Beatles (a revised edition of the above) Movie Publisher Services (July 1991) ISBN 1-55698-292-5
 * A Secret History (an inside account of The Beatles' rise and fall) John Blake (November 2001) ISBN 1-903402-24-7
 * With the Beatles (a revised edition of the above) John Blake Publishing (1 September 2003) ISBN 1-904034-73-X

Taylor collaborated in his official biography:
 * Hello Goodbye: The Story of Mr. Fixit by George Gunby, Yesterday Once More (2001)  ISBN 0-9542120-0-2

Theatre

 * "From Cavern to Rooftop", in which he spoke about his memories with interludes of Beatles music.

Tapes
He made a series of six audio tapes with the titles of: "From Cavern to Rooftop", "From Strawberry Fields to Magical Mystery Tour", "Remembering Brian", "Inside Apple" and "John" and "Paul". These are available as CDs from Yesterday Once More. Taylor also narrated A Beatles Liverpool Guide – Walk and Drive.

Tributes
In 2016 Taylor was honoured with a blue heritage plaque at The Brindley theatre in Runcorn.

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The Worst Week of My Life

The Worst Week of My Life is a British television sitcom, first broadcast on BBC One between March and April 2004. A second series was aired between November and December 2005 and a three-part Christmas special, The Worst Christmas of My Life was shown during December 2006. It was written by Mark Bussell and Justin Sbresni.

Series one
Essentially a comedy of errors, The Worst Week of My Life follows the premise that "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". The story covers the week preceding the marriage of publishing executive Howard Steel and his fiancée Mel, the daughter of a high-court judge, Dick Cook. Humiliating situations ensue: Cassie, a colleague with whom Howard had a drunken one-night stand two years earlier, sets out to snare him and becomes obsessive; Howard accidentally kills his in-laws' dog, puts Mel's granny in hospital and loses the wedding ring (a family heirloom). At the end of the first series, Howard and Mel were wed, despite the many mishaps that had befallen the well-meaning but accident-prone groom.

Series two
The second series takes place in the week leading up to the birth of Howard and Mel's first baby, and Howard has not yet shaken off the fate inexorably attached to him. With his father blowing up granny's cottage, into which the married couple was preparing to move, they are forced to stay with his wife's parents once again. During the course of the week he is accused of sexual harassment at work, and mistakenly arrested for 'dogging'. He also manages to toast his father-in-law's CBE on a barbecue. Despite Howard knocking out the midwife, the series ends with the birth of a baby girl, Emily.

The Worst Christmas of My Life
A three-part Christmas special entitled The Worst Christmas of My Life was shown on BBC One in December 2006.

Episode One

 * Set: 23 December: (aired 19 December 2006)

After his office Christmas party, Howard takes his intoxicated boss Nicola in a cab to her home, after realising she's not fit to drive. During the cab ride, she vomits on him and, after taking a shower at her place, he is forced outside naked by Nicola, after she mistakes his nakedness for preparation to rape her. Howard turns up naked on his in-laws' doorstep, and proceeds to urinate on the Christmas goose after the power goes out, leading to a series of events which culminate in his falsely claiming to his wife and mother-in-law that his father-in-law is dead. Later, he crashes into his father-in-law, drags his unconscious body inside, causes his mother-in-law to faint, makes his wife suspicious about his naked escapade the previous night when Nicola apologises and returns his clothes, and finally destroys his wife's childhood dollhouse, which was to be a gift to their newborn daughter, while attempting to fix the damaged fuse that led to him urinating on the goose initially.

Episode Two

 * Set: 24 December: (aired 21 December 2006)

With Dick continuing to receive wreaths and read obituaries following his "death", his contempt for Howard deepens further when he discovers Howard bought a new car with the money he was expecting to receive from the will. A freak accident involving a strimmer leads to family friend Felicity's pedigree dog, who is regularly put out to stud, losing a testicle, with Howard once more taking the blame. He then takes baby Emily Christmas shopping in the local shopping centre, where he gets in a fight with a drunken Father Christmas and accidentally ends up pushing around the wrong pushchair. He eventually manages to swap the prams back and return the baby to its black parents and reclaim Emily, but Howard's despair is not over yet as he spills mulled wine over the local Vicar when he visits the house. Howard's visit to church on Christmas Eve sees him get in argument with Fraser over his refusal to publish his memoirs and another fight – this time with Eve's new love, Mitch, who Howard saw kissing another woman at the office Christmas party.

Episode Three

 * Set: 25 December: (aired 22 December 2006)

Howard receives a visit from police on Christmas morning following his fight with Mitch, while Eve is attempting suicide in the house and Fraser is accusing him of stealing his bagpipes. Meanwhile, Howard offers to help Dick repair the dollhouse but quickly the pair are glued together as their visitors, the Bledlow family (including Mel's ex-boyfriend, Ed), call in for Christmas lunch. With Howard fretting about a missing condom of his that the family dog took from his room earlier, he spots it and leaves the meal to try and reclaim it. But he ends up setting fire to the front room, damaging the presents that were to be opened after lunch.

Main characters

 * Ben Miller as Howard Steel, the hapless male lead. A book publisher by trade, Howard continually puts himself in dreadful situations and makes things worse by trying to either put things right or explain what had happened.
 * Sarah Alexander as Mel Cook, Howard's fiancée and then wife, who remains in love with him despite his mishaps. However, Mel (who works as a vet) gradually loses patience with him as the story arc in each series progresses.
 * Alison Steadman as Angela Cook, Mel's mother. Her main role in life appears to be to entertain guests at her country home, regularly worrying about the impression that will be set following Howard-led problems. Regardless of Howards's faults, Angela often tries to see the good in him and is friendlier to Howard than Dick. Whereas Dick doesn't understand why Mel loves Howard, Angela can see that the pair love each other and in the series one finale, Angela defends Howard after Dick refuses to give him the car keys to rescue Mel.
 * Geoffrey Whitehead as Dick Cook, a High Court judge and Mel's father. He has little time for Howard and struggles to understand why Mel wanted to marry him.
 * Janine Duvitski as Eve, Howard's assistant. She devotes much of her life to her work and has little social life outside helping Howard.
 * Ronald Pickup as Fraser Cook, Dick's brother. Obsessed by his days in the army, Fraser will regularly offer rather pointless advice about life. He is initially a closet homosexual but finally comes out in Series 2 while in a relationship with his "travelling companion" Gerard (Terrence Hardiman).

Minor characters

 * Raquel Cassidy as Cassie Turner, Howard's stalking co-worker who he had a one-night stand with (series 1). She is unable to accept he wants to marry Mel and goes to any length possible to try and marry him instead.
 * Emma Pierson as Sophie Cook, Mel's troublesome younger sister (series 1). She asks Howard for relationship advice and then strongly criticises him when things do not work out. She is not in series 2 with no explanation as to her absence, however in The Worst Christmas of My Life (third series) it is revealed that she has moved to New Zealand when Howard talks to her over the phone.
 * Dean Lennox Kelly as Dom, Howard and Eve's misogynistic co-worker and Howard's eventual best man. He develops a relationship with Mel's younger sister, Sophie in series one. At the end of series one Sophie announces to her parents that she and Dom are going to marry, to her parents' dismay. He does not appear in series two and similarly to Sophie, there is no explanation to his absence, but he is mentioned when Eve gives Howard his office desk items that he left.
 * John Benfield as Ron Steel, Howard's laddish father. He has a lap dancer girlfriend, Trish, played by Lizzie Roper (series 1).
 * Kim Wall as Mitch, Eve's new boyfriend (series 3). Eve quickly announces her plans to marry him but Howard feels compelled to tell her he saw him kissing another woman at the office Christmas party. Howard and Mitch end up fighting with nativity figures at Midnight Mass.
 * Paul Brooke as the Vicar, who finds Howard hard work when preparing to carry out his wedding (series 1). After Emily is born, Angela and Dick are keen for her christening to be held at Winchester Cathedral and believe setting a good impression to the Vicar (a personal friend to the Bishop) when he calls on Christmas Eve (series 3) will seal their wishes. But Howard spills mulled wine over the Vicar, who has to be undressed to receive treatment.
 * Terrence Hardiman as Gerard, Fraser's lover (series 2). Howard first meets him in the bath with Fraser. He leaves mid-way through the week in an effort to make Frazer tell the family about his homosexuality. He later returns for the last episode.
 * Lizzie Roper as Trish, Ron Steel's lap dancer girlfriend (series 1). In series 2 it is revealed that she left Ron for his carpet fitter.

Reception
The series were both critically acclaimed and popular, with the first series averaging 5 million viewers on BBC One. Reviewing the opening episode of the second series, Kathryn Flett wrote in The Observer that it "really made (her) giggle".

International versions
An American pilot was ordered by the Fox network in 2005, but Fox decided not to proceed with the show. CBS also commissioned a pilot of the series entitled Worst Week. Adapted by Matt Tarses, Worst Week premiered on 22 September 2008, on CBS and was canceled 20 May 2009,.

In 2014, Pro TV adapted the series as "O sǎptǎmână nebună" (first season), "Altă săptămână nebună" (second season) and "Un Crăciun nebun" (Christmas special).

In late 2015, a Greek version aired on Mega Channel with the title "Η χειρότερη εβδομάδα της ζωής μου" ("The worst week of my life").

Availability
Series one and two, as well as the Christmas special, are available on Region 2 DVD. The Worst Week of My Life: Complete BBC Collection was released on Region 2 DVD on 26 November 2007. The first series is also available on Region 1 DVD, and had a Region 4 release in February 2008. A two-episode French version was produced in 2011 by Frédéric Auburtin. Beginning in 2020 UK Digital Channel Forces TV began broadcasting repeats of the series.

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"Vandalism"
I discovered later what had happened. Sorry for accusing you of vandalism. Normally, an article is reverted by clicking "History", selecting a previous (non-vandalised) version, editing that version and saving it. As the edit summary, the term "rv vandalism" is commonly used. Your effort is appreciated.

Please don't forget to sign any talk page messages with four tildes ( ~ ). This will automatically insert your name and timestamp! Have fun on Wikipedia. JFW | T@lk  20:27, 6 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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Rwandan

Rwandan or Rwandese may refer to:

 * Related to, from, or connected to Rwanda, a country in Africa
 * Banyarwanda, inhabitants of the country Rwanda and those of Rwandan ethnicity.
 * Kinyarwanda, the language of the Banyarwanda, sometimes known as the Rwandan language.

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Cf.

The abbreviation cf. (short for either Latin confer or conferatur, both meaning 'compare') is used in writing to refer the reader to other material to make a comparison with the topic being discussed. Style guides recommend that "cf." be used only to suggest a comparison, and the words "see" or "vide" be used generally to point to a source of information. In Italian, the abbreviation "cfr." (confronta, 'confront') is more common than "cf." is.

Biological use
In biological naming conventions, cf. is commonly placed between the genus name and the species name to describe a specimen that is hard to identify because of practical difficulties, such as poor preservation. For example, "Barbus cf. holotaenia" indicates that the specimen is in the genus Barbus and believed to be Barbus holotaenia, but the actual species-level identification cannot be certain.

Cf. can also be used to express a possible identity, or at least a significant resemblance, such as between a newly observed specimen and a known species or taxon. Such a usage might suggest a specimen's membership of the same genus or possibly of a shared higher taxon. For example, in the note "Diptera: Tabanidae, cf. Tabanus", the author is confident of the order and family (Diptera: Tabanidae) but can only suggest the genus (Tabanus) and has no information favouring a particular species.

Numismatic use
Among numismatists (coin collector-research specialists), cf. may be used in references on the paper and/or online coin identification information meaning "compare to". It is common for abbreviations of listings in trusted coin catalogues or sales from certain online auctions to be cited when identifying a particular coin. If the specimen in question is not an exact match but comes close to a known source, cf. may be used.

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Registered identification number

A registered identification number (or RN) is a number issued by the Federal Trade Commission, upon request, to a business residing in the United States that is engaged in the manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of textile, wool, or fur products.

Such businesses are not required to have RNs. They may, however, use the RN in place of a name on the label or tag that is required to be affixed to their products.

Formerly the Federal Trade Commission issued Wool Products Labeling (WPL) numbers as identification numbers to companies manufacturing wool products. Although new WPL numbers are no longer issued, many are still in use in a similar way as RN numbers.

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Langenberg transmission tower

The Langenberg transmission tower (also translated as "Sender Langenberg" or "Transmission Facility Langenberg") is a broadcasting station for ananlog FM Radio and Digital-TV (DVB-T2 HD) signals. It is located in Langenberg, Velbert, Germany and owned and operated by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, WDR.

The history of the transmitting site is very changing. The transmitter first went into service in 1927 with 60 kilowatts (kW) of power and a T-aerial hanging on two 100-metre freestanding steel-frame towers insulated against ground.

History
In 1926 the „Westdeutschen Funkstunde“ and an association of locals agreed to build the transmitter tower in Langenberg. On Januar 15. 1927 the transmitter was inaugurated.

In the early 1930s, communist underground groups tried to manipulate the line from the studio to the transmitter in order to broadcast their own propaganda. Their attempts failed, but they did manage to attach a red star to the top of one of the towers, which was removed on the same day.

In 1934 the T-aerial was replaced by an aerial hanging from a 160-metre wood framework tower and the transmission power was increased to 100 kW. However, this tower was destroyed on October 10, 1935 by a tornado. After this a triangular aerial hung on three 45-metre freestanding towers was built; this went into service in December 1935. In 1940/41 a second aerial was installed on a 240-metre insulated guyed steel tube mast. The entire aerial system was destroyed by SS-Postschutz troops on April 12, 1945.

Post-1945
After World War II, British forces built two triangular aerials mounted on 6 masts, each 50 metres high. One of these aerials was removed in 1948 and a 160 m insulated radio mast built on its site. The other aerial was destroyed in a storm in 1949 which broke two of the three masts. The third mast was transformed into an AM transmitter and was in service until 1957. In 1949 a second radio mast with a height of 120 metres was built, and in 1952 a third guyed mast followed with a height of 210 metres for FM and TV. The 120-metre mast was used as an AM transmitter and was insulated against ground, while the 210-metre mast, used eventually for TV and FM broadcasts, was grounded.

The 1960s
In the middle of the 1960s the transmission power of the AM transmitter was enormously increased and its frequency was changed to the almost clear frequency of 1586 kHz which allowed night-time reception, even in the USA. This 120-metre radio mast was reduced to 95 metres and it was equipped with two separation insulators.

The 1970s
In course of the workout of the Geneva Frequency Plan of 1975, the facility lost the exclusive frequency of 1586 kHz and the transmitter was retuned to 1593 kHz. Because this frequency is used by other broadcasters, interference problems occurred at night-time in spite of the 800 kW transmitting power. As compensation, station owner WDR was allotted a second medium wave frequency of 720 kHz for daytime transmission only.

The 1980s
Between 1988 and 1990, the 95-metre mediumwave mast and the 210-metre TV- and FM-mast were replaced by a 301 m guyed steel-framework grounded radio mast with a cage aerial for mediumwave in its lower sections.

The 1990s
In 1993, the 1593 kHz mediumwave transmitter was shut down because some components had been manufactured with PCBs. 720 kHz remained in service, but it was not allowed to use this frequency for night transmission until new regulations were enacted in 1995.

At these point there were two radio masts in Langenberg: the 160-metre radio mast for medium wave and the 301-metre radio mast for MW, FM and TV. The shorter mast had to be renovated in 1996; unfortunately, one auxiliary rope tore during this work and the mast collapsed on September 2, 1996.

In 1995 the transmission power had to be reduced for ecological reasons. Until the early 1990s the whole radiated power in the AM range was 1000 kW (800 kW on 1593 kHz and 200 kW on 720 kHz), but after 1995 the transmitter was restricted to 85 kW. After the collapse of the 160 metre mast, radiation power of the AM transmitter was reduced to 20 kW.

Soon after the collapse of the 160 metre mast, WDR planned a new mast in the form of a guyed grounded steel framework with a height of 170 metres and a cage aerial. The medium wave frequency of 1593 kHz was given to Radio Free Europe. The 720 kHz transmitter was fitted with a directional antenna that minimized propagation of signals westward. Construction of the new mast started in the middle of 1999, but problems delayed its inauguration until July 2000. After the inauguration of the new 170-metre radio mast, transmitter power on medium wave could be once again increased to 85 kW.

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Talk:LTJ Bukem

Atmospheric, inspired and easy on the ear. Bukem has an ear for perfection. LTJ Bukem is ah rude bwai! ruff!

His moniker...
Amen to the comment above, his music is almost divine. But I have a question about LTJ Bukem, what's the story behind his moniker? I remember reading under his entry on allmusic.com that he decided to call himself LTJ Bukem after the TV series Hawaii Five-0, using the name Bukem as a corruption of sorts from the series' famous catchphrase "book'em Danno". Is this true, because it does seem a bit silly, IMHO... misternuvistor 22:37, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

A bit more on this. The article says "Logical Progression (released under the name LT Bukem)". My copy of Logical Progression quite clearly says LTJ Bukem, and I got mine shortly after it was released. Citation needed, I reckon. headlessness 18:55, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I always heard it was the French calling him "Le DJ Book em", not the Spanish.. :dunno: --Frantik 11:08, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

I thought I read somewhere online that it stood for Le Tourne-discs Jockey...

 * It definitely relates to 'book'e Danno' as that appears quite alot in his DJ set's by several different MC's. I don't think that is a coincidence. I've got one from 88 that says this. --87.75.28.66 (talk) 17:12, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

unrelated, but in #dnbradio - ltj was translated with light the joint Mogguh (talk) 00:40, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Early days (before he released any music as LTJ Bukem) he'd appear on flyers and stuff as 'LT. J Bukem or LT. Bukem' sometimes, so much so that for years I thought it was as in Lieutenant 'J' Bukem - I got the joke on Bukem itself. Even later I just assumed it was that [originally] and became LTJ instead. Some of his mixes even use the 'Book 'em Danno' H50 sample at the start of his mixes - Mixmag live and the first Promised land one spring to mind. The comment on Logical Progression above means on the single, not the series of logical progressions - see here. http://www.discogs.com/LT-Bukem-Logical-Progression/release/90576 This link here (sorry, can't insert hyperlinks?) mentions the Italian thing which I don't 'get'. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OiwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA221&lpg=PA221&dq=%22lt.+j+bukem%22&source=bl&ots=PEJKl0ARTX&sig=f_wwE1QHmQoX5q6gbJ50br49XgY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GHtQUf6SM4Oe0QXI5IDIAw&ved=0CGQQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22lt.%20j%20bukem%22&f=false — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.159.128.118 (talk) 16:33, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Any update?
This article seems to be somewhat outdated. Are there any recent events worthy of noting on this article? What has this guy been up to since 2001 (the last referenced date in the article)?

Dino213aa 17:30, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

 * Last I heard he has retired to concentrate on his pottery. Can anyone confirm? --87.75.28.66 (talk) 16:12, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

 * Wicked new mix set (Fabric Live 46). Pretty much all the cutz are on Good Looking, so Danny's still pretty involved in that, methinks. 81.154.183.149 (talk) 20:16, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

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