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January 13

reality tv show about privite eye investigater is it still on and name

reality show about privite eye investigater —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.206.168.179 (talk) 01:41, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Parco_PI Niyant (talk) 04:02, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Turntablism

What is the verb form of doing what turntablists do? Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme (talk) 03:35, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Mixing, remixing, scratching, sound manipulating, deejaying, etc --Niyant (talk) 04:00, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

There's no all-encompassing verb, like "to turntable" or something? Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme (talk) 18:37, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Spin discs? An old term I know but it could be brought back.--TreeSmiler (talk) 18:47, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Might be a better question for the language desk.--Dlo2012 (talk) 19:56, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

"To mix" seems the most natural to me. "Scratch" implies actual scratching which isn't something that is done on every song by turntablists. "Remixing" also seems to be only used when you are primarily remaking particular song, and not mixing elements of many songs to create a new one. "Deejaying" also seems too broad. "To spin" also doesn't have the meaning that many turntablists would want. So take the example of DJ Shadow. The most natural way, for me, to describe what he does is that he mixes music, since he takes small pieces of many different music works and combines them into a single song. He does make remixes, but that's not what the major of his songs are (although there are some artists who specialize in this). Blend and mashup are also different ways of describing of what some turntablists do, but that wouldn't be a term be used in the majority of instances (although there are some people who specialize in blending and mashing up).--droptone (talk) 14:53, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Mixing will do, thanks. Someoneinmyheadbutit'snotme (talk) 20:02, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

What happened to an entry?

Hi, I am in the musical group KILK. We have been on wiki for some time...Now there is no reference to us and under KLIK is some definition for computer software. The musical entry for KLIK was not made by me but I was happy to have it up...should I redo the page an post it myself? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stifoo (talk • contribs) 04:34, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

If your group is called KILK, why would it be under KLIK? Either way, there is not record of an article about your group at either of those pages. Klik is indeed about software, and as far as I can tell it always has been. KLIK is about a radio station. You should be aware that it would be considered a conflict of interest for you to write about your own band. However, if meets the notability criteria at WP:MUSIC a page could be created for it. Rockpocket 08:17, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Klik was briefly, on the 22nd December, about a musical group. The name of the editor who inserted the material suggests a possible Conflict of interest. See this diff [1]. DuncanHill (talk) 15:16, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

It should be noted that WP:COI is a guideline, not a policy. —Nricardo (talk) 05:21, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Generally one should have good reasons for ignoring a guideline. "It's only a guideline" is by itself not a reason, and the community will usually consider claims like "My band is notable!" as insufficient reason.

In this case, an editor is being advised that WP:COI is a concern. Suggesting to this editor "it's a guideline and need not be followed" may be doing them a disservice. / edg ☺ ☭ 10:02, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Please don't put words in my mouth. I never said he didn't have to follow the guideline. Just keep in mind that guidelines are pretty much like walk/don't walk signs in New York City. Note the first policy listed at WP:LOP and the fifth pillar at WP:PILLARS. And remember that too many rules basically turn Wikipedia into a mini-government. —Nricardo (talk) 11:48, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Need a little help

If anyone doesnt mind taking a minute or 2 off, can someone send me the cheats for Guitar Hero 3 on PS2? I just got the game on Friday. My internet explorer keeps blocking me everytime i type in any gaming site. Can someone please help me out and type the codes on my talk page if it's not a problem for anyone? Thank you. Neon6419 (talk) 17:28, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

• I notice from your user page that you're 17. Any chance that you could just talk to your parents, and say something like, "Hey, I understand why you installed the web filter, but all I want to do is check out some video-game sites, so could you please modify the filter so that it doesn't block those sites?" --M@rēino 17:54, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

I cant. My parents are really strict. They say 'the computer is for educational purposes only'. Neon6419 (talk) 18:33, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

You could just buy a gaming book, or just use a proxy. Too get to a website, you could type in s in front of http. For example, if you want to go to http://www.miniclip.com, just add the s, so it comes out https://www.miniclip.com. Or just go to headfrost.com. Type https://headfrost.com, and then type in the name of the website you want to go to. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dlo2012 (talk • contribs) 19:59, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Neon, I don't know if the US is the same as the UK, but in the UK virtually all local libraries have internet access for public use (mostly free or minimal charge). Might be worth a try at your local library, they'd still have filters on the searches but not as severe as you appear to have at home. And "Mom I'm going to the library" would be music to her ears - X201 (talk) 09:45, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Here's an archive.org mirror of the GameFAQs codes page for Guitar Hero II for PS2. That may work. You may also want to check out the Google's cache of the page.--droptone (talk) 14:59, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Lust, Caution

Is Lust, Caution completely subtitled, or would there be usage of the English language in some parts, akin to Letters from Iwo Jima? —Erik (talk • contrib) - 23:33, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

I saw it in the Netherlands, where everything is always subtitled. The dialogue is completely in Mandarin and Cantonese with a little bit of Japanese (the main characters move from Hong Kong to Beijing during the Japanese occupation), so I assume that will be the same in the version you'll see. There were no voice-overs that could be dubbed, IIRC. 194.171.56.13 (talk) 17:20, 14 January 2008 (UTC)