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March 15

gsp

what primetime episode was it where gsp gave tour of his house and said he hated his family? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.246.254.35 (talk) 12:12, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Who is gsp? --Dweller (talk) 16:46, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

"GSP" is usually Georges St. Pierre these days, but I'm not sure which prime time this would be. Adam Bishop (talk) 17:02, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Oh, apparently there is a "UFC Primetime" show for which we do not have an article. I don't know the answer yet but it might be the very first episode which aired before UFC 94. Adam Bishop (talk) 17:07, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

(ec) "UFC Primetime" is a television show. -- kainaw ™ 17:07, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Sorry Georges, never heard of you. --Dweller (talk) 19:42, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

mark marshall (footballer) for swindon town - height mistake

I have signed up to wiki as I saw an error I wanted to correct but after signing up Ive found I cant edit what I want to. There is a mistake on the personal information to do with Mark Marshall the swindon town footballer. I have seen him play and his height is about 5 ft 6 or 5 ft 7 and not 6 ft. The reference comes from the official swindon town website and they have got his height wrong at 6 ft aswell. What do you suggest I do to try and edit this mistake? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiwizard19 (talk • contribs) 15:52, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

First, questions like this belong on the talk page of the article. Second, your first stage of fixing this is to be sure that you are right. Judging a player's height by 'having seen them play' is not a very accurate way of finding it out. If you are sure, what you need to do is find references that back up the statement that he is 5 ft 6 (or 5 ft 7). When you have found them, and are sure that they are more reliable than the Swindon town website and cite them, and then change the article yourself. The other advantage of asking this on the article talk page is that other people interested in Mark Marshall can help you. DJ Clayworth (talk) 16:27, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

See Talk:Mark Marshall (footballer). --Dweller (talk) 16:47, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Identify film from plot

The film starts with a professor being arrested, suspected of having murdered his ex-wife. Flashbacks switches between depicting the professor as a psychotic killer and just some guy with a weird sense of humour. While the professor is in custody, the police searches his house, but find no evidence. He is eventually released. The film is likely a few years old.

This was a reader's question in a film magazine that went unanswered. Perhaps we can do better? decltype (talk) 16:54, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Sounds like The Fugitive (film). 134.126.192.188 (talk) 23:23, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

March 16

How to cite a TV program shown on CNN / how to find the title, editor, etc

Hi. Some time ago (around Mar 5) I happened to see a program on CNN about different Genocides in recent times (about Darfur, Rwanda, Bosnia, etc). I made some notes about the program and now I would like to cite some of the things mentioned in the program in an academic essay for university. But how do I make the correct reference? I do not know at all what the name of the program was, who the director was, or even when exactly the program was shown. I just know that it was shown on English-speaking CNN around Mar 5 (or maybe a couple of days earlier). Is there any way to find the details of that program? According to the Harvard Referencing System, I need the title of program, the name of Director/Program Editor or Producer, the location of Production Company and the name of Broadcasting Company. Thank you very much in advance for your help! --Tilmanb (talk) 01:23, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Could it have been a repeat of Christiane Amanpour's Scream Bloody Murder? Clarityfiend (talk) 03:14, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

YES! Wow, that was quick! =) Now I just need to confirm the name of Director/Program Editor or Producer, the location of Production Company and the name of Broadcasting Company. AND IMPORTANTLY: A confirmation somewhere that this was indeed the documentary shown in March 2010 (and not just in 2008). Thank you so much! --Tilmanb (talk) 03:36, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Or maybe I just write down what I know by now. How would this reference look like:

Scream Bloody Murder (2010, Mar 5) [TV Documentary]. Program Producer: Christiane Amanpour. Atlanta: CNN International.
--Tilmanb (talk) 03:49, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

This says the show aired on March 7. Clarityfiend (talk) 04:11, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

It can't be March 7 because I sent an email about the program on March 6 (the date obviously being verifiable in my email program), so at that time I already must have seen it. I am not sure whether I sent the email still on the same day or the next day, i.e. whether the program was on March 6 or March 5. Hmm, this is getting increasingly complicated... Why doesn't CNN show their past program schedules anywhere?? --Tilmanb (talk) 23:28, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

It shouldn't be much of an issue anyway. You can just confirm it was the program you saw by checking it out on Youtube (in 14 parts). Clarityfiend (talk) 19:46, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Music Video "Pop Goes My Heart"

The video is from the movie "Music And Lyrics" and in it there is a fictional "has been" 80's band called "Pop". In the story line the band had a really big hit back in the 80's and there was a music video for it and for use in the movie they actually made a music video in the 80's style of music video's :)

A girl is the subject of the song and a pretty actress plays the girl in the music video... Who is she in real life? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.56.159.49 (talk) 02:44, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

The typical place to look is the full cast listing at IMDB for the movie. But they don't list any part that sounds like "girl in video". She may be one of the actresses credited as "dancer". Staecker (talk) 16:18, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Trademark for a name in the Nurse with Wound list?

One of 294 names in the Nurse with Wound list is Franz de Byl. Recently someone logging in as Franzdebyl removed that name, and wrote in his edit summary: "Steven Stapleton [Nurse with Wound] was never allowed to use and abuse my name for his own interests". After I changed it back (the name most definitely is a part of the nww-list), he reverted and wrote this edit summary: "I send an Email to Wikipedia about this issue. So please leave it like it is now until Wikipedia answers to this copyright problem". Today he wrote under an IP-number: "my name is a TRADE MARK too. So I removed it again. Would be so nice if you nuggers could leave me alone now." (see the history of the page)

My question is: is the use of this name a case of copyright infringement? Can it be that Trademark law is applicable, even if Nurse with Wound never wanted to use it for his own gain? I believe not, but thought I'd ask here... Thanks for looking into it. Mark in wiki (talk) 08:40, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

After reading this I've decided to revert. Some things are more important than the truth. Mark in wiki (talk) 13:19, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

At the risk of giving legal advice, trademark law does not prevent someone from ever using a trademark; it only prevents them from using it in a trade situation. Even if a name is trademarked, Wikipedia is completely entitled to use that name in its articles. DJ Clayworth (talk) 13:24, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't know whether it's appropriate for a concise encyclopedia article to list 294 names in such a list; but if it is, a person listed in that list doesn't get to cut his name out of the list just because he wants to. Whether his purported trademark is real or not is not relevant (see our articles on Pokemon, for example). Our Wikipedia:BLP policy bears on this but doesn't have a rule saying people can elect to not be referenced in a relevant Wikipedia article. Comet Tuttle (talk) 22:08, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

I found the more specific page: Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Help, which is a page intended for individuals, including annoyed ones, who come to Wikipedia to change articles that mention them. "Not every request can be met. Wikipedia is a reference work. If articles could be modified as their subjects wished, it would lose much of its value, because many people would want an article that was biased in favor of their own agendas." Comet Tuttle (talk) 22:16, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Films simular to Andrew Bujalski?

Can anyone recommend any films similar to the films of Andrew Bujalski, that are not considered to be part of the mumblecore movement?JennaJ82 (talk) 11:11, 16 March 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by JennaJ82 (talk • contribs) 11:07, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Maybe something from our list of "select cinéma-vérité films". ---Sluzzelin talk 11:16, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Setting for swedish role-playing game?

What is considered the best campaign setting for the Swedish role-playing game Drakar och Demoner? For example, which one is most popular among the players, or got the best reviews in gaming journals? Links to both English and Scandinavian web sites are ok. Arbogast41637 (talk) 11:22, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

I have some old (1985–1990) issues of Sinkadus in the basement, but I think most of them discuss Ereb Altor exclusively. You can read about the individual issues here. Are there any of them you would like me to dig up? Gabbe (talk) 15:24, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Voice actors the Sims

Who were the voice actors in the first PC game in the Sims series?Lefannie (talk) 12:15, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

This page gives the credits for the PC version of The Sims. DJ Clayworth (talk) 13:21, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

The Oatmeal

What kind of humor does The Oatmeal have? Do you have suggestions for similar ones on the net? --Reticuli88 (talk) 15:36, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't know the name of the humor, but the style and topics seems to resemble that of http://www.cracked.com, especially the section titled "Cracked Topics" You may want to check that out. --Jayron32 15:56, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

March Madness

What are some of the key facts I should know about this year's March Madness? --Reticuli88 (talk) 15:48, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Try http://www.espn.com and http://www.cbssports.com for a few well-respected sites that will offer oodles of analysis to help you fill out your brackets. As far as I can tell, the majority of analysts seem to be leaning towards a Kentucky-Kansas matchup in the championship game. The consensus best sleeper seems to be Cornell, which everyone seems to think is WAY underranked as a 12-seed. --Jayron32 15:54, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Why "March Madness"?

Amazing - a question asked and answered, with no sign whatsoever as to what it's actually about! DuncanHill (talk) 23:31, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

In the US, at both high school (Illinois, at least) and college levels, the annual basketball tournaments have long been known as "March Madness", obviously a play on the "March hare" and so on. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:39, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Here's some info on the term as applied to basketball:[1] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 23:44, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

For background for our non-American readers: March Madness is the colloquial term for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, a 65-team tournament used to determine the top basketball team in Division I, the highest level of college athletics in the U.S. The biggest tradition associated with the tournament is the "filling out of the brackets". On Selection Sunday, the tournament field is announced, and people enter pools (gambling pools or friendly pools) where they try to predict the outcome of every single game in the tournament. The full tournament tree is called the "brackets" and people generally fill out a blank bracket with the winners of all of the games down to the championship. Everyone playing in a pool pitches in some amount of cash (or not, if they do it just for fun) and the person who gets the most games right wins the pot. The OP was asking about how to find out how to fill out his bracket, presumably, so I directed him to major sports websites where helpful analysis is usually posted. --Jayron32 02:07, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Boderlands siren phasewalk melee

i was wondering how many time can u melee in the sirens phasewalk cause once i got 2 melees in one phasewalk but i couldn't do it again later. my friend told me it was due to lag but i'm not sure if he's right. can u melee more than once in 1 phasewalk, if u can melee more than once in 1 phasewalk please tell me how. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Crack n cheese (talk • contribs) 17:52, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

Meleeing in phasewalk always ends the phasewalk early. If you have done it more than once in a single walk, it's the result of lag (online) or a glitch. I'm unaware of a reliable glitch to produce multi-melee phasewalking. See this page (external link) for more information about maximising the effectiveness of your phasewalk. - DustFormsWords (talk) 01:49, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

March 17

Zork I

I played Zork I, killed the troll with the sword and dropped the sword in the Troll Room. It reappeared in the Ladder Bottom in the coal mine! What's going on here? 4 T C 01:51, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

The thief grabbed it, realized it was not a treasure, and dropped it somewhere else. He's liable to do this with any item lying around in an area you've visited. Algebraist 07:14, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Bachleda-Curuś

Is the Polish speed skater Katarzyna Bachleda-Curuś (née Wójcicka) related to Alicja the actress? If so, how? Sources I was able to find are all in Polish, surprise surprise. Can anyone confirm? From their respective articles the things that link them together seem to be their surnames and the city. Thx. --Kvasir (talk) 17:12, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Have you tried asking on the respective talk pages? Gabbe (talk) 07:49, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Movie - "Undefeated" listed Paul Newman's daughter Melissa Newman playing the role of teenager Charlotte Langdon, yet she was only 8 years old.

According to all sources I have checked including Wikipedia, Melissa Newman, the daughter of Paul Newman was the girl that played Charlotte Langdon, the teenage daughter of Col. Langdon played by Rock Hudson.

She is courted by two men, Bubba, played by Jan Michael-Vincent and Blu the Indian scout played by Roman Gabriel.

The problem is: Melissa was born September 17, 1961 which would have made her most likely only 7 years old at time of filming.

I have posted this question in various forums and discussion and have yet to get an answer much less a response.

All sources confirm Melissa's birthday to be in 1961...that begs the question, who then is the girl in the movie? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.115.34.139 (talk) 17:46, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

IMDB says that they are two separate Melissa Newman's: Melissa Newman (II) daughter of Paul, first acted in 1973 and Melissa Newman (I) who acted in Undefeated. Rmhermen (talk) 18:18, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

I did some cleanup in our articles. The Hero of This Nation (talk) 18:38, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

I updated our article on Melissa Newman to mention that there is another one. We probably should have articles on both, with the middle name used to differentiate between them. The one who isn't Paul Newman's daughter appears to be the more prolific actress, yet our article is on the less prolific one. StuRat (talk) 18:46, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Doesn't the Screen Actor's Guild require that all actors have unique names ? StuRat (talk) 18:46, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't see how they could. Can people be forced to change their real names just because some existing member of the Guild happens to be using the same name, which could well be a stage name in any event? -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 19:25, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Forced? No. Denied screen credit? Certainly. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 19:38, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

By what authority? -- Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 19:47, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Probably by contractually agreeing to abide by the SAG's rules. Obviously there have been a number of actors with duplicate names who weren't also Sr. and Jr. However, conflict with anything resembling a well-established actor is to be avoided. Examples: James Stewart changed his name to Stewart Granger because there was already a famous James Stewart; Michael Fox adopted the middle initial J. to distinguish himself from a previous actor named Michael Fox; Tom Conway renamed himself to Tim Conway because there had been another actor named Tom Conway. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 20:01, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Googling it, a comment on this thread reminded me that David Tennant commented in a Top Gear interview that he had to change his name because there was already a David McDonald. This is the interview. He says it's the actors' union Equity that lays down that rule. Vimescarrot (talk) 20:27, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Stupid rule, if you ask me. Record labels don't enforce this bullshit on musicians, there's two drummers by the name of Roger Taylor (Queen and Duran Duran), and Evanescence now even has two members with the name of Will Hunt. If two professional musicians sharing the same name isn't a problem in the music industry, then why is it in Hollywood? What happens if a new actor has the same name as a very famous musician, will SAG force them to change it as well? 24.189.90.68 (talk) 21:42, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

The reason, as mentioned in our Stage name article, is that an actor doesn't want their name to evoke another performer's name. The actor wants to promote himself when he is mentioned in the press or in the credits, not promote some other guy with the same name. I was interested that this SAG page says, after noting that "SAG makes every effort to avoid enrolling members with the same name or with very similar names", that they ask you for 3 alternate name choices when you sign up. Comet Tuttle (talk) 22:25, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

So then, how did Paul Newman's daughter get by this rule ? Was Paul able to exert enough influence to give his daughter a pass and allow her to keep her name ? StuRat (talk) 23:52, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

I don't see your point. Paul Newman and Melissa Newman are different names. When they say "...members with the same name..." they don't just mean surname. Otherwise the Sheens would have had the same problem. Dismas|^(talk) 01:59, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

You need to read the rest of this thread... Paul's daughter was also named Melissa, despite there being another actress named Melissa Newman. Matt Deres (talk) 02:12, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

If record labels don't force musicians to change their names, it's probably because it is the band's name that is the important one. Alabama 3, for example, is known as A3 in the US because of the possibility of confusion with the band "Alabama". Matt Deres (talk) 02:15, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Ah, you got a point there. I know that two bands legally cannot perform under the same name. But what about two solo artists with the same first and last name? Has there ever been such case? If either of them refused to change it, then what would happen? 24.189.90.68 (talk) 04:41, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

I know that two bands legally cannot perform under the same name. - What's your citation for that statement? If I start a band and call it "Morpohologised Vegetables" and perform in my local town, what's to prevent some other band in some other part of the country, or some other country, from having exactly the same name? Assuming they could prove they thought of it independently and had never heard of my band, that is. - Jack of Oz ... speak! ... 07:18, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Do producers have any incentive to inflate film budgets?

The film Troy (film) had elaborate life-sized sets built in Malta and Mexico at great expense. Yet the same visual appearance could have been obtained by building models with some electronic jiggery pokery to put the actors in them, and the audience would be have been none the wiser. Do producers have an incentive to make the budget as big as possible? For example is any of their income paid by the studio in proportion to the budget size? 92.29.150.112 (talk) 20:58, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

I am not an expert on filmmaking, but I am interested in giving my opinion anyways. For starters, a CGI generated set always looks fake, so yes the audience would have been the wiser. As for the producers' salary, I don't know if their paycheck is negotiated before filming takes place like the actors, but probably depending on the producer, if it's a big name like Jerry Bruckheimer, then I would probably assume they may get a percentage in the film's profits. 24.189.90.68 (talk) 21:33, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

OK, I just looked up Film budgeting, and here's what it says for producers: "Film producers and executive producers are often well-paid, with a top producer earning a seven-figure salary upfront as well as bonuses and a share of the profits. (Often a producer will be given 40 percent of the net profits). For Spider-Man, producer Laura Ziskin is estimated to have been paid over $30 million." 24.189.90.68 (talk) 21:35, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

The original poster's idea that the producer wants a bigger-budget movie in order to be paid more is a bit misleading. It's sort of true that the producer might get paid more if the movie's budget were US$1 million bigger, but if the budget is US$1 million bigger, the movie is a little less likely to get greenlit, and the studios haggle over the budget all the time. An expensive, extraneous scene, or an expensive scene that could be produced more cheaply (perhaps via CGI, or by shooting it in California rather than in Malta) is going to be monitored and modified or cut. As 24 says earlier, realism is important to everyone involved on most productions, and good CGI is still pretty expensive, so the Malta choice must have been deemed worthwhile on the basis of quality. Comet Tuttle (talk) 21:52, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

Ice Hockey

Reading the article on penalties raised a question about the netminder. It seems that the rules don't like him to leave his crease. For example, there is a penalty called Goaltender Leaving Crease: "A goaltender may not leave the vicinity of his crease during an altercation. A minor penalty will be assessed if the goaltender does so. If the altercation is in the vicinity of his crease the referee should direct the goaltender to a neutral area and the goaltender will not receive a penalty for leaving the vicinity of his crease." In the Illegal Equipment penalty description it says "..goalkeepers may not go to the bench but must have a stick carried out to them." Why do the rules force a goaltender to stay in his crease, even when a fight is going on? This seems strange, since a goaltender can be pulled and a sixth skater can replace him. •• Fly by Night (talk) 23:38, 17 March 2010 (UTC)

I think the pertinent qualification is "during an altercation". They probably don't want the goalie to get involved (see Ron Hextall#Philadelphia years). Not that different from being penalized for leaving the bench. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:17, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

I think the basis of this may be that if a goalie were to get involved in a fight, it would be really unfair due to the amount of padding goalies wear. Aaronite (talk) 01:26, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

That could be part of it, but I think in general it's that the goalie is a special position on the team and the rules are different for him. (Note: If my knowledge of rules is out of date, feel free to jump in and fix.) For one thing, the goalie is never sent to the penalty box. If the goalie draws a penalty, a regular player will be sent to the box for the required time. A goalie could draw a 2-minute minor for a typical rules infraction such as delay of game or roughing or something like that. If a goalie gets penalized for fighting, it's a 5-minute infraction. And if he's penalized twice, he's done for the game - dismissed, and another goalie is brought in. That situation rarely occurs, and explicitly keeping goalies out of fights is probably intended to make the chance of a goalie ejection even less likely. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:47, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

(ec)Regarding the stick, typically the only time the goalie goes to the bench is when there's a time-out or when he's being pulled for a sixth attacker. The goalie is also not allowed to participate in play past the red line. Those rules lessen the chance of turning the game into a farce by having the goalie way out of position - because when a player (including the goalie) breaks or loses a stick, play continues until the next time-out is called (e.g. for offsides or icing or a penalty). During a time-out, I'm sure the goalie could go to the bench to get a replacement stick. But not while play is on - a teammate would have to bring him a new stick. Regular players, of course, can stop by the bench and get a new stick while play continues. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:54, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

In the NHL (but not international play) they have actually greatly limited goalie movement, besides the rule noted above about goalies leaving the crease to participate in fights; they also can no longer play the puck outside of a predefined area (I believe this is basically the crease and the area behind the net). This was specifically done to open up play; under the old NHL rules (still in effect internationally), the goalie could play the puck anywhere; they would often come far out of the crease to pick up an uncontested puck, and this would prevent the attacking team from scrambling to get said puck; if they did, the goalie would just scoop up the puck, retreat to the crease, and cover up. Now goalies can't come out of their area to play a puck, which means that the attacking team has more scoring opportunities. --Jayron32 01:52, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Excellent point. I recall in less recent times in the NHL where a goalie would be all over the place in the defensive zone, and sometimes it would come back to haunt him if he came out to play the puck some distance from the goal, if an opponent took it from him and skated in on an empty net. They also restricted delaying tactics by the goalies. I recall times when things might be getting hot-and-heavy, and the goalie might purposely whack the puck up into the seats to force a stoppage of play. I think they call delay of game for that kind of thing now. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 01:58, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

They call a delay-of-game penalty if anyone does it, purposely or not, it's kind of dumb. Also, the defined area is sort of a trapezoidal shape behind the net, there are lines painted on the ice for it. Adam Bishop (talk) 03:00, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

In the old days, there were lots of stalling tactics that have been curbed by these rules and help the game to move along. Hockey has constantly tinkered with the fine points of its rules. In the early days, you couldn't pass across your own blue line. The game then was like soccer with sticks. It's a bit faster-paced now. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 03:20, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

March 18

Question about Jimmy Wales

How much money does Jimmy Wales make from his speaking engagements and does he donate the proceeds back to Wikipedia? Ferdy789 (talk) 01:30, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

You could ask him: User talk:Jimbo Wales is his talk page, and he does check in from time to time. --Jayron32 01:48, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

I did ask, it was removed by an admin as impertinent. Ferdy789 (talk) 02:05, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Well... it is kind of a nosy question. However, if he has e-mail activated, you could send him an e-mail, and get back to us on what he had to say in response to it. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:09, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

It is a bad form to ask how much people make, whether in person or through a user talk page. --Kvasir (talk) 02:13, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Even when that money is primarily made because of Jimbo's founder status of Wikipedia. Surely if he makes this money directly from his Wikipedia connection it is wholly pertinent and reasonable to ask how much, and whether he donates any of it back to the project. Ferdy789 (talk) 02:20, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

You could always ask Jimbo via e-mail. Or you could ask the admin why he thinks it's impertinent, and make your case as you're doing here. Or, ask the admin to come here and explain his actions. Does Wales have a "regular job", or does all of his income come from wikipedia and its auxiliaries? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:25, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Actually, in addition to labeling it "impertinent", Rodhullandemu said (paradoxically enough) that it was "already answered elsewhere." So maybe you need to ask the admin "Where?" because i'm not seeing it offhand.[2] ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:27, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Does Wikipedia publish any sort of annual report? The remuneration of its directors would be something that would normally appear in such a publication. -- 202.142.129.66 (talk) 03:40, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Question: Was Marylin Manson Named Priest of the Satanic Church by Anton LaVey?

Was Marylin Manson Named Priest of the Satanic Church by Anton LaVey? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blanket hogger (talk • contribs) 03:42, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

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