User talk:AlbertSM

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[edit] G'day!

G'day there, AlbertSM, and welcome to Wikipedia! Good authors are always welcome on the project, and I hope you like the place and decide to stick around!

We've got a few pages you might find helpful, such as:

It's all best summed up here: write from a neutral point of view, play nice with others, and don't let the rules get you down.

If you have any questions or need any help, my talkpage is always open for business, or you can see Wikipedia:Newcomers help page. Here's a tip to start you off: if you type four tildes (~~~~) at the end of any messages you leave on talkpages (like this one) Wikipedia will automatically insert your name and the current date and time after your message. Cool, eh? Happy editing! fuddlemark (fuddle me!) 02:25, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Karl Vollmöller

I have announced your new article in the stub section of Portal:Germany/New article announcements. Please add any other Germany-related articles you created to our announcement page. Thank you, and happy editing, Kusma (討論) 02:49, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Geronimo

There is a lot of vandalism on the Geronimo page. It has been done a couple of times after your edit. Can you please check this and revert it, if they are indeed vandalism. I am not quite aware of the topic. Thanks --kkailas 05:57, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Leo the Lion (MGM)

Hi there - please stop adding incorrect information to the Leo the Lion article please. It is considered vandalism. Please test using the sandbox. Thanks - LBM 00:51, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

I have added the change to the article as per your comment on my talk page. However - I am pretty sure Raintree County used the current lion. It can't have used Tanner, but more likely the fourth lion (the current lion is the fifth lion in use). Please see the images on the Leo the Lion page for details. - LBM 01:04, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please use edit summaries

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Filling in the edit summary field greatly helps your fellow contributors in understanding what you changed, so please always fill in the edit summary field, especially for big edits or when you are making subtle but important changes, like changing dates or numbers. Thank you. Neil916 00:44, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Margo Jones Award

This article has been speedily deleted as it provided no context as to the notability of the award.  (aeropagitica)  (talk)  21:31, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Maltese Falcon

Thank you for your recent edits to the articles on the 1931 and 1941 film version of The Maltese Falcon. Your wording, in both cases, was much more accurate and encyclopedic than the previous versions. Thanks for your help in improving these articles. Keep up the good work. ---Charles 19:37, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Nutcracker

Hi--I noticed you added quite a bit of information to The Nutcracker article, so I figure you would be the most logical person to ask a question to. I have a classical music CD collection on my computer, and I'm very anal about the titling of each track. So, I was wondering how the play is broken down in terms of scenes? The article itself says that there are about 15, but I'm not sure where the Apotheosis fits into the mix, and how I should organize scene 14, which is the Prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy, and consists of multiple sections. Also, even though it is the beginning of the second act, is it still refered to as scene 10, and not Act 2 scene 1? Is it even intended to be divided into scenes at all? Thanks for your help, AdamBiswanger1 18:16, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks alot, and that does help. The track listings on my CD are fairly arbitrary, but I think I'll be able to organize them properly now. Thanks again, AdamBiswanger1 20:19, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Excellent work trying to restore text to The Nutcracker. I just reverted all text. I will restore any additional information you added yourself to the page. You may reply to my talk page if you want. -- A. Wang (talk/contrb.) 22:49, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RKO closing logo

Hi. In your recent contribution to the "RKO Pictures" article covering the matter of logos, you stated in reference to the Walt Disney productions released by RKO that "none of these films show the closing logo at the end." In contrast, this detailed online survey of RKO logos states, concerning the closing thunderbolt logo, "A 'Distributed by RKO Pictures' variant in color on a blue background appeared on some pre-1953 Walt Disney films which RKO distributed. Usually plastered [now] with a Buena Vista Distribution Co. logo, but occasionally appears on a few cartoon shorts on the Disney Treasures DVD collection." Similarly, this serious online source states, "For the Disney films, the end credit shield logo was incorporated into the overall design of the main title [as you've described] and down in the credits there would be one reading: 'Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures.'" Do you happen to have an authoritative source for your assertion?

You similarly stated that the RKO closing logo (and opening logo, for that matter) originally appeared on "none of the films" the studio released made by Samuel Goldwyn or many of the other independent producers whose work the studio released (the Orson Welles films, of course, were RKO-Mercury coproductions). Could you explain how you are certain of this? Any citations, online or published, would be helpful. Thanks much. Best, Dan—DCGeist 21:36, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Hi. It's still not clear how you can be sure that Joan of Arc was originally distributed without any RKO logo at all. That would be unusual, of course, and none of the standard histories mention this. I did a Google Book Search and read detailed coverage of its production (partly financed by RKO) and distribution in a few different scholarly books, and none report this unusual case of the missing logos. We need some sort of authoritative citation if it's going to stay. Best, Dan—DCGeist 03:10, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

In 2004, "Joan of Arc" was released in a fully restored 145-minute DVD which I have. The RKO logo is nowhere to be found. The film simply starts with the credit "Sierra Pictures Presents", shown against a blue background that contains a sword and two ornament-like devices on either side of it. Almost all of the opening credits appear against this background.

At the end, after Joan utters her last words, there is a closeup of the crucifix that she is looking at (shot from her point of view, not the viewer's), and it is enveloped in smoke and flames. This dissolves into a painting of a sky with heavenly light beaming down, and over this we see the credit "The End", at the picture fades out. No other closing credits, not even "A Sierra Picture". Albert SM

Thanks much. Best—DCGeist 06:40, 30 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Charles Laughton

Thank you very much for your very knowledgeable additions to the Charles Laughton page on the subject of recordings. It is a pity indeed that most of his fine recordings, like "The Storyteller", remain unreleased in CD format. I have a pending issue myself, as I want to elaborate a list of recordings and a brief record of his radio work for the Catalan language versionGloria Porta 14:58, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

You're welcome. AlbertSM

[edit] Don Quixote

Thank you for for your contributions to the plot summary for Don Quixote. This article is currently undergoing a major revamp (see the talk page) and your additions are a salutary addition. The plot summary will eventually need to be quite detailed, providing an overview of the main episodes from both Books 1 & 2. Any additional fleshing out of the book would be, needless to say, welcome in this regard especially considering the vast amount of work that needs to be done across the article as a whole. Eusebeus 19:29, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Emperor Jones

Hello :)

I've been working on the play "the emperor jones" by O'Neill, and so have addedd some contributions to the article. I've noticed your contributions and they're are very informative and interesting.

(It is a testament to how well wikipedia works, because that article was just a couple of lines just a couple of months ago. :))

I was wondering whether you could point to any additional sources of information on the play or the various adaptations? I could only find some stuff on eoneill, and I'd be happy if you could tell me about any other places with more material. :)

No, sorry. I only know the play from seeing the Paul Robeson movie and hearing comments about it on TV. However, it is quite possible that you might easily be able to find a paperback copy of it and be able to compare the play with the film. I think the film may be on DVD now. AlbertSM

thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 90.153.128.12 (talk) 23:39, 25 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Preview

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. In the future, it is recommended that you use the preview button before you save; this helps you find any errors you have made, and prevents clogging up recent changes and the page history. Thanks again. --Geniac 16:04, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] your edits to Oliver Twist

Hello. I reverted your edits to Oliver Twist regarding Lean's film. Your addition was unreferenced and sounds like an opinion, and as such was unverifiable. Please include references for information you add so that others can verify the information independently of WP. Cheers, Doctormatt 21:32, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

I can't edit at the moment. What is going on?AlbertSM 21:10, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Question

How do you start a completely new article? (I am trying to figure out how to divide one article into two separate ones.) AlbertSM 17:53, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

You can "search" for the new article; when WP tells you it doesn't exist, it will give you a link to create it. -- DrGaellon (talk | contribs) 03:49, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your edits to Peter Pan (musical)

Thank you for your contributions to this article. Unfortunately, your edits made the synopsis far too long and unwieldy. I have reverted these edits as unnecessary and exceeding the depth of the article. Wikipedia is not a repository of extensive plot summaries. Additionally, while I have left your changes in the show history section alone, some of them should be sourced, as they are not readily verifiable (i.e., the comment about why the original production closed - I cannot locate a single source supporting your assertion that the show closed to allow the television production). Please provide references. -- DrGaellon (talk | contribs) 03:49, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for adding the reference I requested to the article. However, you haven't provided a complete bibliographic citation. Also, the current Wikipedia standard for references is the <ref></ref> system; the {{ref}} tag is in the process of being deprecated. You should replace the {{ref|hanson}} tag with

<ref>(Complete bibliographic citation for the Hanson book)</ref>

If you need help figuring out how to correctly cite the book, see WP:CITET. You should NOT use the {{cite}} templates, but this page will show you how a proper citation ought to look. You should also add the following text below the External Links section:

==References==
<references/>

-- DrGaellon (talk | contribs) 00:26, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

What has happened to the rest of the page? I merely changed the reference, and now half the page is missing! (The whole thing still comes up when I edit; it just doesn't appear when I click on "Save page".AlbertSM 01:40, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ambiguous link

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[edit] Notability of Theatre Techniques, Inc.

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[edit] AfD nomination of Theatre Techniques, Inc.

I've nominated Theatre Techniques, Inc., an article you created, for deletion. We appreciate your contributions, but in this particular case I do not feel that Theatre Techniques, Inc. satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion; I have explained why in the nomination space (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and the Wikipedia deletion policy). Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Theatre Techniques, Inc. and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Theatre Techniques, Inc. during the discussion but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. —— Eagle101Need help? 08:35, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Carousel

Thanks for starting the article for the film/TV versions. I moved most of the links over for the people in the new article from Carousel (musical) to Carousel (film), but you might want to check the "What links here" list in the musical article to make sure I caught them all. Best regards, -- Ssilvers 04:34, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sweeps

Why exactly did you delete references to February Sweeps in the Nielsen Ratings article? Lambertman 15:30, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

I'm sorry - at the moment I don't remember. You can put back the reference if you want.AlbertSM 15:47, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mandrake (plant)

Perhaps you didn't notice that there is a separate article, Mandrake plant in popular culture, where Harry Potter is adequately represented? GlassFET 15:55, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brendel's Beethoven recordings

Hi, AlbertSM. I noticed you edited the Brendel article to say that he recorded the complete piano music of Beethoven. That's interesting and valuable information. I knew he had recorded Beethoven extensively, but I wasn't aware he had gone through the entire output. Good contribution. MUSIKVEREIN 19:28, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The "Red Baron"

Note that there is a separate article for Snoopy and other cultural spin-offs of the Red Baron's career at The Red Baron in popular culture. I think we should keep these references (interesting, but irrelevant to Richthofen himself) in the right place. Soundofmusicals 22:04, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] MRSA

Hi, Thanks for your corrections to MRSA; however, if you would have looked at the article edit history, you would have noticed that what you fixed was a part of more extensive damage caused by vandals. If you spot something that looks like an "obvious" mistake, you may want to check the article history. In particular, its easier to revert vandal damage from the history page, than it is to hand-patch the individual errors. linas 14:34, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Toscanini/Horowitz/Tchaikowsky

Dear AlbertSM, Just reading through the Toscanini article which I see you had a large hand in, and noting the reference to Horowitz (of course) in the 'private life' department and the recordings made with him. I'm wondering if the Toscanini/Horowitz Tchaikowsky Pno Conc 1 should be in the 'favourite recordings' list. Not, I presume, the studio version (78rpm) which was 'detestably recorded' according to Sackville-West and Shawe-Taylor, but the 'live' recording with NBCSO from the War Bonds Carnegie Hall concert of April 25 1943, which was (first, so far as I know) issued by RCA on LP in 1959 and is hot and favourite stuff. (Red Seal RB-16190). As this article is much-visited and edited I presume many decisions have already been taken about its content and just thought I'd ask you first before tweaking it. Best wishes, Eebahgum (talk) 15:09, 13 December 2007 (UTC) Yes, the live 1943 version should be in the favorite recordings list. It is Horowitz's only recording of the concerto, and I think one of his best.

Thanks, I have amended accordingly. NB the WP article on Horowitz agrees with me that there was a studio recording in 1941 as well. Have you alternative info? Cheers, Eebahgum (talk) 23:09, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Both Horowitz recordings were released as part of the 1990 Toscanini collection. I don't know what else was on the 1943 recording, but the 1941 recording had, as a companion piece, Horowitz's piano arrangement of "Pictures at an Exhibition".

Nor do I know, but according to the LP sleevenote it was an 'all Tchaikovsky' programme, and on the same occasion they auctioned Toscanini's manuscript of his orchestration of the Star Spangled Banner, and the whole event made 11 million dollars. Admission to the concert was by purchase of War Bonds only. The artists performed free. That's what the old sleevenote says. Eebahgum (talk) 14:52, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sunrise at Campobello

Could you please stop repeatedly adding your undocumented opinions about the cause of FDR's illness, to SAC and other articles? It's basically vandalism or original research on your part, and wastes my time. If this is something you care about, could you please take the time to read the published Journal of Medical Biography article listed in the references, instead of just rejecting the conclusions out of hand? Thanks. By the way, I do appreciate the many other contributions you make to wikipedia. Dagoldman (talk) 01:03, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Featured article review

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I did not put in those sections you single out. I added mostly to the section on recordings of Porgy and Bess and the film and television adaptations.AlbertSM (talk) 17:30, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Babes in Toyland (operetta)

Thanks for adding the new information on recordings. Can you please add a citation to the information per WP:V to tell us where you got the information? Thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 20:19, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Sorry; I don't have any right off the bat; I only know that I had both albums when I was a child. AlbertSM (talk) 20:27, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Color television in Los Angeles

I notice that in the article History of television, you changed the first coast-to-coast color television broadcast from the Tournament of Roses Parade, on January 1, 1954, to Amahl and the Night Visitors on December 20, 1953. Do you know for a fact that Amahl was broadcast in color on the West Coast? Certainly it was available in black and white on the West Coast, but I have not seen any evidence that it was broadcast there in color. — Walloon (talk) 04:36, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Perhaps it wasn't, then. In any case, I do know that "Amahl" was broadcast in color on December 29, 1953 by NBC.AlbertSM (talk) 18:14, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

No, it was broadcast by NBC on December 20, 1953. — Walloon (talk) 18:57, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

Oops, sorry. That was a typo; I meant to hit the zero. AlbertSM (talk) 00:06, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Harry S. Truman Screen portrayals

Hola! A reference or two would be super nice. ~ WikiDon (talk) 00:08, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Albert, two other ideas for you:
1) Use the "Show preview" button when editing. That was you have only one revision in the history instead of 10 or 12.
2) Learn to format the references that you add. See: Wikipedia:Citing sources.
Instead of this
You have something like this:
It is just a little more work upfront, but gives your work and Wikipedia a lot more credibility, and once you make it a habit, you'll get good at it. WikiDon (talk) 06:17, 29 May 2008 (UTC)