User talk:CokeBear

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Andrea Yates Page[edit]

I don't know who added the unkind remark after my comment in the Andrea Yates discussion page, it certainly wasn't me! You were reacting to a vandal. I'm sorry that remark unsettled you. It unsettled me to find it.

I'm happy with the insanity verdict and the fact Andrea is now getting better treatment than she was in jail. Andrea had no idea what she was doing that day. She was lost in a psychotic de4lusion.

I feel terribly sorry she is NOW aware of what she's done. It amazes me that people who wanted her executed are at least glad she's now tormented by the reality of what she did. Their minor gratification contradicts the fact they says she was aware of it when she did it, and planned their deaths in that awareness. Why would she be tormented if it was what she wanted in her right mind? These people should hunt for the Frankenstein monster instead, and leave that tormented woman alone. Thomas Anderson 19:56, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Marysburgh vortex.[edit]

Good work here mate. You saved me from doing it - I'm wandering Wikipedia correcting all the nonsense about these mysterious triangles, of which there is very little evidence and much online garbage. You rock (if that's not too American)! Totnesmartin 21:20, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Laura Tennesssen[edit]

thanks so much for your editing and for your comment on the articles talk page - what you said is what i was trying to explain. so thanks for taking the time to edit the entry and write a talk page entry that is clear and makes better sense than i could. Lurgis 14:40, 30 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sunshine[edit]

Hi, you increased the word count in the Plot section of Sunshine (2007 film) from 686 words to 887 words. Per WP:MOSFILM#Plot, we need to keep the section minimal. I was wondering if you could possibly trim the wording in this section further? Your help would be appreciated! —Erik (talk • contrib) - 18:56, 30 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

CokeBear, I don't want to alienate you from editing on Wikipedia. Let me explain about my involvement with Sunshine (2007 film) and Plot sections in general -- I have not had the opportunity to see the film, so I have not had a chance to digest the Plot section (as I want to rent the DVD and find out myself). I just noticed that you had increased the word count of the section and was wondering if you could rewrite it to be less wordy. A lot of unmaintained film articles tend to have excessive plot summaries, and I would just like to see this film article have a plot summary that covers all bases and meets the guideline well. I'd do it myself, but I need to see the film. If you improved the section, and I can't make that judgment as I want to avoid reading plot details, I appreciate that. I just wanted to ask if you can improve it in a more concise manner. If I came across as combative, I apologize, for that was not my intent. Please let me know your thoughts on the matter. :) —Erik (talk • contrib) - 03:35, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nice pickup on the wrong alkaline cell invention date[edit]

That had been wrong in the article I used as reference, but since Urry is credited, you are no doubt correct that 1949 is wrong. But is it really 1959? A better guess, but I'm still looking for a source. The incorrect data, BTW, is given in the Mary Bellis article given as cite at the end of Dry Cell. So I've gone to that page's bulletin board and left the author a note. So we'll get to the bottom of this! S B H arris 01:35, 8 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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