User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum - Revision history

Old Dickens at 02:12, 10 April 2025

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	:I had no idea I was changing a non-American spelling. Even Pratchett books are - usually - changed to American spellings, sometimes to American colloquialisms. (I read about how TP fought to keep "cacky" in Night Watch even though Americans have no earthly clue what that means.) I've changed it back. Thanks! [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 01:01, 10 April 2025 (UTC)		:I had no idea I was changing a non-American spelling. Even Pratchett books are - usually - changed to American spellings, sometimes to American colloquialisms. (I read about how TP fought to keep "cacky" in Night Watch even though Americans have no earthly clue what that means.) I've changed it back. Thanks! [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 01:01, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

			I wrote a short diatribe some years ago about how the British will flout the rule because they "invented" the language and Americans have no right to their version while Americans don't realise (note spelling) that other versions exist. Good on ya, mate, as they say in another version. (Pratchett books are only changed to American spellings by their American publisher, who should know better.) --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 02:12, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Speling */ changed it back!

2025-04-10T01:01:19Z

Speling: changed it back!

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	I use a mixture of American and British spellings according to what seems sensible, myself, but apart from the general rule against "correcting" spelling according to one's personal or regional preference, (see Help:Editing) I particularly object to the American style of eliminating double letters before "er", "ed", or "ing" endings. This often appears to change the pronunciation of the word. Do you pronounce "worshiping" with a long i in the middle? I don't encounter "shiping", for some reason. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 02:36, 31 March 2025 (UTC)		I use a mixture of American and British spellings according to what seems sensible, myself, but apart from the general rule against "correcting" spelling according to one's personal or regional preference, (see Help:Editing) I particularly object to the American style of eliminating double letters before "er", "ed", or "ing" endings. This often appears to change the pronunciation of the word. Do you pronounce "worshiping" with a long i in the middle? I don't encounter "shiping", for some reason. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 02:36, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

			:I had no idea I was changing a non-American spelling. Even Pratchett books are - usually - changed to American spellings, sometimes to American colloquialisms. (I read about how TP fought to keep "cacky" in Night Watch even though Americans have no earthly clue what that means.) I've changed it back. Thanks! [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 01:01, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Old Dickens: style quibble

2025-03-31T02:36:08Z

style quibble

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	Sorry, the significance of "November" escaped me there. More depressing than a hard winter, for sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 05:31, 17 February 2025 (UTC)		Sorry, the significance of "November" escaped me there. More depressing than a hard winter, for sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 05:31, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
	:Yes. I also understand the significance of even Quebecois flying Canadian flags as an FU to my effed up country. Maintaining sanity down here as best as we can! :-) Gawd, I wish TP were alive to satire current events. [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 13:35, 17 February 2025 (UTC)		:Yes. I also understand the significance of even Quebecois flying Canadian flags as an FU to my effed up country. Maintaining sanity down here as best as we can! :-) Gawd, I wish TP were alive to satire current events. [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 13:35, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

			==Speling==
			I use a mixture of American and British spellings according to what seems sensible, myself, but apart from the general rule against "correcting" spelling according to one's personal or regional preference, (see Help:Editing) I particularly object to the American style of eliminating double letters before "er", "ed", or "ing" endings. This often appears to change the pronunciation of the word. Do you pronounce "worshiping" with a long i in the middle? I don't encounter "shiping", for some reason. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 02:36, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* The prodigal returneth */ yup, November

2025-02-17T13:35:08Z

The prodigal returneth: yup, November

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	Welcome back! I see the weather has been pretty depressing even down there; let's hope we all feel better in the spring. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 04:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC)<BR>		Welcome back! I see the weather has been pretty depressing even down there; let's hope we all feel better in the spring. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 04:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC)<BR>
	Sorry, the significance of "November" escaped me there. More depressing than a hard winter, for sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 05:31, 17 February 2025 (UTC)		Sorry, the significance of "November" escaped me there. More depressing than a hard winter, for sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 05:31, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
			:Yes. I also understand the significance of even Quebecois flying Canadian flags as an FU to my effed up country. Maintaining sanity down here as best as we can! :-) Gawd, I wish TP were alive to satire current events. [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 13:35, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Old Dickens: /* The prodigal returneth */

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The prodigal returneth

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	==The prodigal returneth==		==The prodigal returneth==
	Welcome back! I see the weather has been pretty depressing even down there; let's hope we all feel better in the spring. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 04:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC)		Welcome back! I see the weather has been pretty depressing even down there; let's hope we all feel better in the spring. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 04:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC)<BR>
			Sorry, the significance of "November" escaped me there. More depressing than a hard winter, for sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 05:31, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Old Dickens at 04:39, 17 February 2025

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	==Does anyone know where to find this quotation?==		==Does anyone know where to find this quotation?==
	Sometime well after ''The Truth'', William de Worde spouts off arrogantly on the pages of The Times. There follows a comment that the underlying message of every newspaper column is that the world would be a better place if only it were run by newspaper columnists. Can anyone help me with where I might find this comment? It's, um, rather timely in American politics right now.[[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:41, 8 August 2024 (UTC)		Sometime well after ''The Truth'', William de Worde spouts off arrogantly on the pages of The Times. There follows a comment that the underlying message of every newspaper column is that the world would be a better place if only it were run by newspaper columnists. Can anyone help me with where I might find this comment? It's, um, rather timely in American politics right now.[[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:41, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
			:You'd think it would be {{MR}}, but I haven't found it. [[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 04:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

			==The prodigal returneth==
			Welcome back! I see the weather has been pretty depressing even down there; let's hope we all feel better in the spring. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 04:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Blockage / $#@&@#@% newspaper columnists

2024-08-08T00:41:25Z

Blockage: $#@*&@#@% newspaper columnists

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	:Got it! Changing now... [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)<BR>		:Got it! Changing now... [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)<BR>
	[[User:Osiris\|Headquarters]] says we shouldn't block ip addresses for the time being. Unfortunately, selective unblocking doesn't seem to be available, despite the instruction. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 15:43, 16 July 2024 (UTC) - Ah, but it's easy with Change Block in the log. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 17:54, 16 July 2024 (UTC)		[[User:Osiris\|Headquarters]] says we shouldn't block ip addresses for the time being. Unfortunately, selective unblocking doesn't seem to be available, despite the instruction. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 15:43, 16 July 2024 (UTC) - Ah, but it's easy with Change Block in the log. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 17:54, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
			==Does anyone know where to find this quotation?==
			Sometime well after ''The Truth'', William de Worde spouts off arrogantly on the pages of The Times. There follows a comment that the underlying message of every newspaper column is that the world would be a better place if only it were run by newspaper columnists. Can anyone help me with where I might find this comment? It's, um, rather timely in American politics right now.[[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:41, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Old Dickens: /* Blockage */

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Blockage

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	You got one! One point: we don't usually block forever, because that ip will be blocked for whomever inherits it. A week would probably do; I've generally made it six months. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC)		You got one! One point: we don't usually block forever, because that ip will be blocked for whomever inherits it. A week would probably do; I've generally made it six months. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
	:Got it! Changing now... [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)<BR>		:Got it! Changing now... [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)<BR>
	[[User:Osiris\|Headquarters]] says we shouldn't block ip addresses for the time being. Unfortunately, selective unblocking doesn't seem to be available, despite the instruction. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 15:43, 16 July 2024 (UTC)		[[User:Osiris\|Headquarters]] says we shouldn't block ip addresses for the time being. Unfortunately, selective unblocking doesn't seem to be available, despite the instruction. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 15:43, 16 July 2024 (UTC) - Ah, but it's easy with Change Block in the log. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 17:54, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Old Dickens: /* Blockage */

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Blockage

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	You got one! One point: we don't usually block forever, because that ip will be blocked for whomever inherits it. A week would probably do; I've generally made it six months. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC)		You got one! One point: we don't usually block forever, because that ip will be blocked for whomever inherits it. A week would probably do; I've generally made it six months. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
	:Got it! Changing now... [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)		:Got it! Changing now... [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)<BR>
			[[User:Osiris\|Headquarters]] says we shouldn't block ip addresses for the time being. Unfortunately, selective unblocking doesn't seem to be available, despite the instruction. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 15:43, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Blockage */ got it

2024-07-04T00:09:20Z

Blockage: got it

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	You got one! One point: we don't usually block forever, because that ip will be blocked for whomever inherits it. A week would probably do; I've generally made it six months. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC)		You got one! One point: we don't usually block forever, because that ip will be blocked for whomever inherits it. A week would probably do; I've generally made it six months. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
			:Got it! Changing now... [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

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	Welcome back! I see the weather has been pretty depressing even down there; let's hope we all feel better in the spring. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 04:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC)<BR>		Welcome back! I see the weather has been pretty depressing even down there; let's hope we all feel better in the spring. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 04:39, 17 February 2025 (UTC)<BR>
	Sorry, the significance of "November" escaped me there. More depressing than a hard winter, for sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 05:31, 17 February 2025 (UTC)		Sorry, the significance of "November" escaped me there. More depressing than a hard winter, for sure. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 05:31, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
			:Yes. I also understand the significance of even Quebecois flying Canadian flags as an FU to my effed up country. Maintaining sanity down here as best as we can! :-) Gawd, I wish TP were alive to satire current events. [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 13:35, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

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	You got one! One point: we don't usually block forever, because that ip will be blocked for whomever inherits it. A week would probably do; I've generally made it six months. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC)		You got one! One point: we don't usually block forever, because that ip will be blocked for whomever inherits it. A week would probably do; I've generally made it six months. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 00:54, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
	:Got it! Changing now... [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)<BR>		:Got it! Changing now... [[User:Moishe Rosenbaum\|Moishe Rosenbaum]] ([[User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum\|talk]]) 00:09, 4 July 2024 (UTC)<BR>
	[[User:Osiris\|Headquarters]] says we shouldn't block ip addresses for the time being. Unfortunately, selective unblocking doesn't seem to be available, despite the instruction. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 15:43, 16 July 2024 (UTC)		[[User:Osiris\|Headquarters]] says we shouldn't block ip addresses for the time being. Unfortunately, selective unblocking doesn't seem to be available, despite the instruction. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 15:43, 16 July 2024 (UTC) - Ah, but it's easy with Change Block in the log. --[[User:Old Dickens\|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens\|talk]]) 17:54, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

User talk:Moishe Rosenbaum - Revision history

Old Dickens at 02:12, 10 April 2025

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Speling */ changed it back!

Old Dickens: style quibble

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* The prodigal returneth */ yup, November

Old Dickens: /* The prodigal returneth */

Old Dickens at 04:39, 17 February 2025

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Blockage */ $#@*&@#@% newspaper columnists

Old Dickens: /* Blockage */

Old Dickens: /* Blockage */

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Blockage */ got it

Moishe Rosenbaum: /* Blockage / $#@&@#@% newspaper columnists