User talk:Melodia

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Hi. --Bloodstained Agar 6 July 2005 12:44 (UTC)

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[edit] Unusual articles

Hi. If you think that 4'33 and As Slow As Possible should be removed, could you please explain why on the discussion page? Though there are some articles on that list that probably shouldn't be there, these two seem unusual enough. Also, the Britannica rule isn't official. Just because they have an article on the subject doesn't mean its not unusual. Thanks. 71.31.145.41 01:40, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Incubus (demon) rewrite

See what you think. :) Dlohcierekim 16:34, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Wow, like night and day. Thumbs way up :) ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 18:03, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] References

Hi, thanks for the note. I'm not sure I entirely understand your request about adding references "all at once". AFAIK editors are not obliged to follow such a policy. For one thing, it's not very practicable. The page in question is a particularly unwieldy one to edit (and is already heavily referenced as it is). On the other hand, I apologise for not leaving a summary of my contributions in the edit history. I'll try to ensure that future contributions I make will contain references to the composers to whom I am adding citations. I added footnotes to Tchaikovksy, Massenet, Charpentier and Monteverdi (if I remember correctly). If you need the sequence in which I added them, I'll try to work it out. Thanks --Folantin 12:20, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

I see no reason why we shouldn't add the references one at a time. When I added my 30-odd inline cits I cited composer by composer; it clears your brain and (the big reason) minimizes the risk of any edit conflicts. I agree that it's nice to use edit summaries, however. Apologies for shoving my oar in here. Moreschi 15:01, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
If you'll look at the bottom of User_talk:Hjkgk you'll note someone mentioning about refrain ing from clogging up the history. Using the preview feature can help, so you can see the changes -- you can even add an {{inuse}} tag to help prevent edit conflicts. But yeah, at the very least use edit summaries if you're going to insist on adding them seperate. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 15:26, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thank you for your remarks

I am very aware of what you are pointing out, and agree that in the sources that you used here, that is the way things look. What I am saying however is that there are other sources which portray this situation in a very different way. These sources were suggested and then dismissed, but they do exist and should be taken into account. Women have been major opera composers and they have had significant influence on the way opera has been created in specific periods (oddly, during the French Revolution--an entire book has been written on this and also, without doubt, today). I'm not saying that the list should be 50/50 or even 70/30, but to not have even one woman on this page is simply wrong and dishonest.

I appreciate your well-balanced comments on the page of List of compositions for harp. I fail to see why this information should not be allowed on wikipedia because of this personal conflict. This is becoming an outright Witchhunt. Jean-Thierry Boisseau 14:15, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Harp composers

Thanks for the Talifferre catch. I'm worried about that article: It may well be that I'm removing composers that shoul d be there, but without ability to know, what can I do but take a best guess, try and fix it at University tomorrow? Adam Cuerden talk 21:08, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Dear Melodia, You seem to know her works. I stumbled upon this when looking at a link Dybyrd posted. Please tell me the compositions by Tailleferre they sell are also notable? Because they've listed them all. Adam Cuerden talk 01:42, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

Alas I don't know her much beyong that she was a member of Les Six, and the fact I own her harp concerto (or concertino, or whatever). I'd heard of the harp sonata (and it's been recorded plenty of times -- arkivmusic.com lists 8 CDs), however, so I assumed, perhaps falsely, the others were worth adding being they were written by her, a noted harp composer. If I'm wrong, feel free to remove those two. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 02:05, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Username

The other user was blocked indef as our username policy disallows usernames that are too similar to existing ones. pschemp | talk 20:42, 30 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Oboe da caccia

Not everyone edits in the same way. Badagnani 17:54, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] CVG discussion regarding A Link to the Past

Please do not re-add the info on the RFC to the Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Computer and video games page as that is not the right forum for that. If ALttP wants to file and RfC, he can do so, but trying to "rally the troops" against someone on a project talk page is not the correct forum for doing anything with RfCs. Again, please do not re-add that to the page. Continuing to do so will be considered disruptive. Thanks! ···日本穣? · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:59, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

For pointing out the problem wiht SmackBot, it's extremely odd, as I haven't even looked at that AfD. I'm woncering if it may even be a server side problem. Rich Farmbrough 00:42 2 December 2006 (UTC).

Seems to have been due to this wikimedia problem. Rich Farmbrough, 22:45 2 December 2006 (GMT).

[edit] EL Question

I was wondering if you know whether or not external links to sites just to download mods, maps, etc. for a game are appropriate? I can't seem to figure it out... Look at Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos for an example. Thanks! Bgold4 03:34, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Multiple sites like that probably aren't a good thing. Again I point to WP:EL which is the guideline (not official policy) -- but also to WP:NOT which IS the policy, that Wikipedia isn't a link farm. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 03:57, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

I don't know how I screwed up that revert on Bass Clarinet, thanks for catching it.--Xiahou 01:38, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

No problem. It's the basis of Wikipedia, really :) ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 02:13, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cocky response.

Re your response to my MAME page edit.

Your sarcastic response was uncalled for. Please familiarize yourself with the wikipedia ethics pages.

Thanks. Snowbound 05:32, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

I know them well enough. My edit summary was pretty tame, and in fact, not sarcastic at all. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 11:42, 1 January 2007 (UTC)


I disagree. I may not be completely clued in on what constitutes an OS or not (although one could argue that XBMC is one, which in turn can run MAME) but your somewhat snide response was not neccessary. I would direct you towards this link. Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith Unless you're assuming my edit was vandalism? Snowbound 02:23, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Super Audio CD

Thank you for taking the time to research and reference the facts in the Super Audio CD article. As long as facts are well-researched, and as long as changes are not being reverted without fruitful discussion on the talk page, we will be able to make this a better, more neutral, better referenced, and all-around more encyclopedic article together. Samboy 05:20, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Redirects

According to WP:REDIRECT, this, sort of edit is inadvisable. You might like to avoid that in the future. Cheers, Moreschi Deletion! 13:30, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

I never knew that little rule, but it says not to do it unless also updating the page otherwise, it seems, not to not do it at all. ♫ Melodia Chaconne ♫ 13:38, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
Agreed. Server load sends my mind into a whirl, so I just go with WP:PERF. Cheers, Moreschi Deletion! 14:08, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Film Music WikiProject

Thanks for your interest in the Film Music WikiProject. I have created the project here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Film Music SUBWAYguy 04:04, 9 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Seiken Densetsu

Hi, just though you'd be interested to know the move debate for Seiken Densetsu is still on going on here. Feel free to come and share your opinion! The Kinslayer 13:03, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

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