User talk:Marco polo

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[edit] Desert

I just wondered if there was any link between the latin and the greek for the work for desert. You amended the latin which looks good for me, but you deleted the reference to greek. I wondered if there was one, as it seems quite likely. SuzanneKn 21:16, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

Actually, what I deleted was a reference to ancient Egyptian, which was obviously bogus. We should probably pursue this, if you are interested, on the Talk page for "Desert". Marco polo 21:19, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bizarre Dissertation Topic...Excellent Work on the Berlin Page!

Hmmmm -- "...the development of a culture of hygiene and sanitary infrastructure in 19th-century Berlin, Germany." VERY interesting stuff! I really appreciate all the work you've done so far on the Berlin page here on WIkipedia; it surely needed it. Yesterday I made a few minor edits involving misplaced periods, aberrant spacing, etc., and I might make a few more here in a minute. BTW: would you happen to have a copy of your dissertation on the Internet anywhere for me to browse over? Thanks again for your contributions on the Berlin page! --64.12.117.14 05:05, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

You sound like a pretty cool guy! What made you decide to do your dissertation on the culture of hygiene and sanitary infrastructure in 19th century Berlin? — [Mac Davis] (talk)
Sorry, my dissertation isn't on the Internet. You can probably get it from UC Berkeley via interlibrary loan. It is also archived somewhere in Michigan in hard copy. But I'm not sure it's the most entertaining reading!
Thanks for the compliment, Mac. As for how I decided on the topic, I wanted to explore how urbanization and industrialization affected people's relationship to their physical and bodily environment. The obvious things to investigate where how and why people made a shift from wells and outhouses—where people had direct contact with their water sources and bodily waste disposal—to modern water supply and sewerage systems, which ended that immediacy. I chose Berlin because I could not get funding to do the research in the United States, I spoke German, I could get funding to do the research in Germany, and Berlin, as Germany's 19th-century capital and most important city, was the obvious place to do it.

[edit] Berlin

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[edit] Please Help

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[edit] cheers

Good to meet you today; I hope you can make it to Wikimania in a few weeks! +sj + 03:10, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "U.S." at "United States"

Hi there, Marco polo. I just want to suggest that, while making your other edits at "United States", you don't spend time changing "U.S." to "United States". The abbreviation doesn't contradict Wikipedia's guidelines, and many of your expansions of "U.S." may well disappear in others' edits. It has become the style in the article not to use "USA", "America" and "US" as nouns and attributives, but both "U.S." and "United States" are generally accepted. Of course, this may change; but I thought I'd let you know. — President Lethe 20:51, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hope you have a barn

The Geography Barnstar
For your knowledge and ability to present it in an informative way at the Wikipedia reference desks, I award you this Geography Barnstar. Keep up the good work! DirkvdM 07:02, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

A belated thanks, Dirk. Marco polo 02:54, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I noticed that the barnstar I picked was an odd choice, so I changed it to the geography barnstar. Feel free to revert this, but I doubt you will. Btw, it would look nice on your user page, especialy with your user name. DirkvdM 19:12, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
Thanks again! Marco polo 20:01, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Your discriminating translation...

...on my Russian>English query on the Language reference desk (see further remark there) was more than helpful: it revealed the sort of thoughtful distinctions that I strive for in my own work and seek in others'. Reading your User page was quite consistent with my first impression -- though (and I blush to admit) I'd taken you for a fellow translator, as it's rare for me to come across a professional editor in the wild, as it were. :-) So, caro Marco, I'm glad to make your acquaintance! -- Cheers, Deborahjay 01:36, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Deborahjay. Glad to be helpful. I am flattered that you mistook me for a professional translator! Marco polo 14:10, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merry Christmas!


Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Marco polo! | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 01:04, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
May you and your family have a Merry Christmas, as well as any other Holiday you may celebrate. I hope that warmth, good cheer, and love surround you during these special days. May God bless you during the Holidays. | AndonicO Talk | Sign Here 01:04, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
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I cannot find your block. When you try to edit a page it should show you which IP or IP range is blocked. I may look like 198.4.159.0/16 or similar. Let me know and I will try to help. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 16:37, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
Ah, I see it was an autoblock for user:Ugaruer, it seems you share an IP address with this user. You will have to wait a bit while this is settled. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 16:39, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
I think it's sufficiently obvious that the two users aren't the same that I lifted the autoblock. You should be able to edit now. Mangojuicetalk 16:43, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wikipedia presentation at UMass conference

Hello Mr. O’Malley,

I work at the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) at the University of Massachusetts and and helping to organize a track on Enhancing Scientific and Community Collaborations with Information Technology for the WRRC’s Sustainable Waters in a Changing World: Research to Practice conference, to be held on April 9 in Amherst. http://www.umass.edu/tei/wrrc/WRRC2004/Conference2007/Conf2007Home.htm

We are particularly interested in how IT can be used to enhance a sense of place and of community. We believe that Wikipedia is a good example of a community-driven process that advances both objectives. In perusing the Massachusetts Wikipedia site, I came across your contributor information. Your background, interests and proximity to Amherst all seem favorable to participation in our conference. Would you be interested in making a presentation about your Wikipedia experience? If you will contact me via email: jschoen@tei.umass.edu I will be happy to discuss this further. Thanks, Jerry Schoen

[edit] Need help identifying parts of speech, PART TWO

Thanks for the Mark. Those 3 were the only ones I was not sure about. Can you tell me if the rest of my answers are corrrect? They are in brackets after the sentence. This assignemnt is due Monday. Thanks again! Noah

When will YOU leave for the airport? (pronoun) You look TIRED today. (adverb) SEND me the report tomorrow. (verb) Did you get good grades ON your report card? (preposition) We spent the WEEKEND in New York. (noun) The POLICE will patrol during the fair. (noun) EITHER Kerry OR Stan will give the speech at the assembly. (conjunction) Classes were dimissed EARLY because of the snowy weather. (adverb) Matt QUICKLY stapled his moework packet. (adverb) I ordered a hoagi WITHOUT onions. (preposition) OH, I wish I'd not done that! (interjection) Kelly bought a bag OF Doritos at the consession stand. (preposition) I wanted a good grade on this test, SO I studied for two hours. (conjunction) We planned the family REUNION for Saturday. (noun) Brian wore his FOOTBALL jersey to the game. (adjective) ARE you goig to the dance on Friday? (verb) Don't FORGET to buy your ticket. (verb) What book are you reading NOW? (adverb) John invited HIS grandparents to the band concert. (pronoun) I am VERY sorry to hear the news. (adverb) The award-winning poem was written BY Drew. (preposition) WOW! Wasn't that an easy test? (interjection) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.3.229.193 (talk) 03:39, 14 January 2007 (UTC).

I'd appreciate it if you signed your post, and I wasn't aware that this was an assignment. That being the case, I should not do the assignment for you. However, here are some tips. In the second sentence, you might want to reconsider your answer after looking at Copula and Complement (linguistics) and Adjective. There is also another possible answer for "football" in the example above, which you will read about in the Adjective article. How you answer would depend on what your teacher taught or what is in the textbook. Marco polo 22:59, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mexico City-many thanks

I've posted a general note of thanks at the relevant section, but I would like to express my particular appreciation for your insight and advice. My very best wishes, Clio the Muse 19:10, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Marco, I thought I should let you know that the information you gave me was very useful indeed. Once again my sincere thanks. Clio the Muse 17:29, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

I'm glad that you provided a long and complete analysis of the use of German e. As I said just now, the only error I made is that [eɪ]. In fact, I've studied a basic course before. The teacher, who is Chinese and has +30 years of teaching experience (probably being de-4 in WP standard), simply said that e, when read as the letter e and in gegen and sehen, is necessarily [eɪ], which in turn equals English letter a [eɪ].

The course lasted 3 months. I haven't studied German for nearly two months... now I'm going to pick it up again. I stopped at Dativ and didn't even finish the dative-prepositions.

I think it's really important to make things clear at the first place. It would be a shame, for example, that a Chinese speaker discovers that he writes in the wrong stroke order for more than 10 years. Now, I'm not going to mix up the e again. :)--Fitzwilliam 15:34, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Language

Hi Marco, Thanks again for the language help. I finally decided on learning Norwegian, after careful analysis of the suggestions I received. Polish looked very interesting, but after looking at the difficulty levels of the Slavic languages, I shyed away from it at this point. I will want to learn them at some point, when I can immerse myself in the language more frequently. I saw Swahili as a suggestion as well, but I would like to learn an easier language at this point, even though Swahili is considered easy for a native English speaker. I am also planning a vacation to Norway sometime within the next two years, so it has the second benefit of being useful. Thanks again for all the help. I don't know if you adopt Wikipedians, but I think it would help a lot to be adopted by you, if you do adopt. Thanks again!

MAP91 01:10, 9 March 2007 (UTC) Mike

[edit] Coming out

Hi, Mark. Thanks for the message. While I don't usually go around with "Gay" printed on my forehead, I don't shrink from referring to my sexual orientation when the occasion demands. I'm quite open about this on my user page. After years of denial, I came out in 1998, and have never regretted it for a moment.

We seem to have many similar interests. I'm currently trying to reinvent myself, and editing of manuscripts is exactly the field I want to get into. Wish me luck. Cheers JackofOz 00:08, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks

Thanks for your direct anwswer. When I looked at Norwegian language struggle#background, it said

The last example found of an original Middle Norwegian document is from 1583.

So, maybe, instead of Middle Norwegian could have been the examplar.100110100 02:01, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Strange Edit Diff

On recent edit to the Wikipedia:Reference Desk/Miscellaneous, a very strange diff was attributed to you. It made it look like you altered other's comments, and I was about to do something like {{TestTalk-edit}} ;). What's odd however, is that you didn't actually make those changes. Hitting the "undo" button only brings up the text you entered, and the page itself didn;t reflectn the "changes" it looked like you made. I know someone mentioned this somewhere before, but I can't find it. It's no big deal, I just wanted to bring it to your attention in case someone asks about it and you have no diea what's going on. --YbborTalkSurvey! 22:34, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Aha, found it! --YbborTalkSurvey! 02:13, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Help?

Do you think you can help me with my questions:

--Goingempty 16:11, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Early civilizations and cultures

Marco, I am consistently impressed by your knowledge of early civilizations and cultures, the one serious weakness in my own intellectual armour. I know you are a geographer. Have you also studied archaeology? Clio the Muse 16:59, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] About M.B.

It's fine. Thanks for the dab. Cheers. MusiCitizen 16:15, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome to WikiProject Germany

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[edit] The Constitution by any other name would smell as bad

It looks as if you may be right, Marco: we are, it would seem, shortly to get the 'Constitution' that is not the 'Constitition', if you understand my meaning, minus the promised referendum. My country's independence is draining away bit by bit, and a trans-national monster is coming in its place. It's all too, too depressing. I though to spend my life in academic cloisters. I'm now being drawn towards politics-one simply has to say something before it is all too late. I will do a deal with you, Marco: give me your plutocrats and you can have our bureaucrats. Sigh! Clio the Muse 05:19, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Good heavens! Prime Minister Clio?? Has it finally come to this? (Yes, Prime Minister).  :) -- JackofOz 05:38, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
In the footsteps of of my heroine, Jack. But, you see, I am even more ruthless! Clio the Muse 06:01, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
No thanks, Clio, I don't want your anti-democratic bureaucrats, either. In theory, I would think that something like the EU would be good for Europe and even for Britain, but the democratic deficit merely makes it a tool for the bureaucrats—and the vested interests that they mediate—to override the citizenry, particularly those whose interests lack institutional representation. Still, if I were British, I would want to try to mobilize public opinion throughout Europe to fix (i.e. radically reconfigure) the EU and to end the stranglehold of political elites, particularly in Germany and France. The recent election of Sarkozy—something of a rebel among the Gaullists—is a hopeful sign. Britain cannot stand alone as it did when it dominated the world economy in the 19th century. Britain has a choice of standing with Europe—while working to remake it—or of standing with the United States (and perhaps Australia, Israel, and other vassals) alone. I fear that my country is going into a self-destructive decline, in which the plutocrats are eating the seed corn and weakening our economy and society for the long term. Therefore, I think that it would be a mistake for Britain to sever its European ties to become too reliant on the United States. Good luck if you enter politics. If you do, I hope that you will consider the little people, as your heroine, often, did not. Marco polo 13:35, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
It may interest you to know, Marco, that I met the great lady once at a party in Downing Street. I was only six-years-old at the time, but she was really kind, taking the trouble to speak to me in a whole crowd of people. I was thrilled! When I later examined her political career in depth it seemed to me that she was, if anything, the champion of the 'little people', promoting their interests against all kinds of entrenched groups, from trade union bosses to local government bureaucrats. Anyway, that is certainly how I see her.
I would not like you to think that I am opposed to Europe as a free-trade area. I am, however, deeply opposed to a European super-state, which goes against every political instinct that I have. I find it profoundly worrying that this is being fashioned without any form of popular consensus. As far as international politics is concerned, England has far more in common with the United States, for all its faults, than we ever had with some of our European 'partners'. I do not like to think of myself as a reactionary, but perhaps there is something to be said for the political partnership of all of the English-speaking peoples, a view once promoted by Radical Joe and Cecil Rhodes, the old imperialist himself.
It's obvious that we have differing political perspectives-mine to the right, yours to the left-but it is good that we can still reach out to one another in the great republic of intellect! Clio the Muse 23:54, 25 June 2007 (UTC)
You certainly have my vote! Cyta 08:27, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] persian language querry

hey man thanxz for ur support and answering.....can i vote for u .. r u in upcoming elections.....

Thanks for your support! However, I am not running in any elections. Best wishes, Marco polo. Marco polo 15:08, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks!

Thanks for the help on "mentor"! SietskeEN 12:33, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Medical opinion

Please don't offer medical opinion, as you did on the reference desk today. Its is against our guidelines and puts Wikipedia (not to mention the querent) at risk. Thank you. Rockpocket 19:04, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Here is the thread in question, in which I noted that I am unqualified and that I am not offering medical advice. I encouraged the querent to seek medical advice. I said that it was likely to be a sprain or a herniated disc, and that ibuprofen would be likely to help. I did this, as someone who has himself suffered excruciating back pain, out of pure compassion for the querent. Surely taking a few ibuprofen is unlikely to put a person in pain at risk.
I am aware that Wikipedia guidelines do not allow medical advice for reasons of liability, and I worded my response carefully to avert liability. I wasn't aware that this particular guideline is now being enforced so rigidly and ruthlessly. It makes me think less of Wikipedia that when people who may lack access to health care seek helpful suggestions, Wikipedia has decided to slam the door in their face based on what amounts to a bureaucratic regulation, inflexibly applied.
I am not interested in conflict over this. Although it violates my sense of compassion, I will not respond to requests for medical advice in the future. I will leave it to others to slam the door in the face of the suffering. Marco polo 20:39, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Megullia Dotata

Your input would be appreciated on the article Megullia Dotata.--Doug talk 00:06, 5 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Well-Deserved

After taking a close look at your history contributions at the help desk and elsewhere, I'm frankly stunned that this doesn't yet feature prominently on your User page. As such, allow me to present it properly:

The Barnstar of Diligence
For dedication above the call of duty to answering questions, fixing errors, and just generally being a great asset to the project, we the community say, "Thanks!" Jouster  (whisper) 05:17, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] your username

I'm not trying to sound rude, but isn't there some Wikipedia rule stating that you can't use the name of a famous person? (Please don't think I'm saying to change your username, I'm not, you're an awesome and trusted user, I'm just curious. Please don't take this the wrong way.) --Ye Olde Luke (talk) 05:12, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

I'm not aware of such a rule. If there is such a rule, please point it out to me, and I will consider registering a different user name. Obviously, I would rather avoid this, as I have developed something of a record and reputation under this name. I can see the point of a rule prohibiting use of the name of a famous living, or even recently living person. However, I don't think that there is much danger that someone would think that I am actually Marco Polo, since he has been dead for nearly 700 years. Secure in the knowledge that there could be no such confusion, I chose the name to suggest my interest in the fields of both geography and history. Marco polo (talk) 19:22, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
The rule is indeed that you shouldn't have a user name that is the same as the name of famous living person unless it's your real name and you either are that person or make it clear that you're not. (There was a linguistics graduate student once whose name was David Bowie; on his homepage he wrote, "No, I'm not that David Bowie." That would probably pass muster here if he ever wanted to register as User:David Bowie.) Anyway, your user name is fine. —Angr If you've written a quality article... 22:17, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Babel

You should change de-3 with de-4 - I saw your edits on german wiki, your german really sounds better than from some (by?) native speaker ;). Greetings --Marcl1984 (talk) 20:21, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Your answer to the RF Iraq question

Marco, I just want to say that your answer to the Iraq question is exactly spot on. Admittedly it is speculation, but all the other justifications given by the Bush administration are all clearly bogus. You clarify for me my own vague ideas about what the real justification was. Thank you.--Eriastrum (talk) 18:14, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

LATER: Also your summary of the Israeli-Palestine history is wonderful. The whole idea that a complex history can not be summarized in some meaningful way is wrong, in my opinion.--Eriastrum (talk) 18:33, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the praise, Eriastrum! Marco polo (talk) 19:56, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Chickens

They're really not that hard to take care of with a little work. And if word gets out that you have chickens, you'll be a popular guy with those seeking fresh eggs! I recently brought some to work to sell to a coworker. He called in sick that day, so I sent an email out to my department asking if anyone else wanted them. I had about a half dozen takers by the end of the day. I wonder if you've thought this all the way through though... If your real name is Marco, then you may get a few wiseguys calling you "Marco con pollo".  :-) Dismas|(talk) 17:18, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] March 2008 edition of the WikiProject Germany newsletter

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[edit] Your response to "Stocks" on the Hum Refdesk

Hi. Firstly, thanks for your excellent reply to that request for advice - I think that this was an excellent example showing how information satisfies a request for advice. More importantly, however, a few of us recently got together to form Wikipedia:WikiProject Investment, which focuses on making Investment articles more understandable to casual investors. We've just started and we don't have that many members but (given your various responses to finance/economics/investment questions on the RDs) I think that having you there would be invaluable. If you have the time and are interested, please have a look. Zain Ebrahim (talk) 21:32, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Long overdue

The Reference Desk Barnstar
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[edit] Verb / satellite framing examples

Hello Marco Polo, thank you for the feed-back about English examples. The "switch on / switch off" wasn't my choice actually ; like the "schalten" possibilities in German, I feel them be a bit too stilted for such an everyday example. How would you consider by the way put the light on / put the light off - especially considering the position of the particle (one of the points of English I'm the least comfortable with...) ?

As for the "get out the train on the left", I should tell the Paris' tube authorities that their multilingual warning message is part wrong (I won't ask who translated it) . Or may there be a British / American difference in use?

Regards, Bertrand Bellet (talk) 20:25, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Thanks again. I'll use "turn on / out", then. For the train example, I'll prefer "step out" - "exit" is not appropriate as an example here since it is verb-framed. Bertrand Bellet (talk) 06:57, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Großdeutschland"

Caro Marco, thanks for helping on my Language RD query. Now my focus is on the term Großdeutschland, if you'd be so kind as to have another look there, I've explicated my options and could do with further advice... Thanks again! Deborahjay (talk) 20:44, 10 June 2008 (UTC)