Pallida Mors

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Hi PM

Hi Pallida Mors, appreciate your communication. I changed it to read in sequence because your insertion dislocated my own reply, and it's good wikettiquette to put the latest post at the end of each section. Even if you add your reply wa-ay down the line, people can and do follow your contribution, so no worries – just add on as you go. Enjoy your (very long I hope) stay on wikipedia. : ) Julia Rossi (talk) 07:32, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

No worries. It's a pleasure to work something through with a thoughtful editor. Take the plunge anytime. Julia Rossi (talk) 23:21, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

This is a PS, sorry, I assumed you might replace your note because it raised an interesting point for discussion. I think the "thanks" from the questioner didn't necessarily close the section and there's room for further development. Best, Julia Rossi (talk) 00:43, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for going further. I was wondering because when I read both articles there seemed to be a need for some fine delineation. It was asking for someone to go into it to make sense. : ) Best, Julia Rossi (talk) 22:24, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Requesting your input at Wikipedia:WikiProject Economics/Featured Article drive

Since you are a member of WikiProject Economics, I would like to direct your attention to Wikipedia:WikiProject Economics/Featured Article drive. We are currently deciding on an economics-related article to bring to Featured Article status and we would like your input. Thanks! Gary King (talk) 14:43, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

barman (:es:)

Please note my further query to your response on the Language ref desk. I'm not the Original Poster, just want to improve my colloquial Spanish. And by the way, did you know that barman has entered Hebrew, meaning "bartender"? When referring to a woman in that vocation, a feminine ending is affixed (barmanit) rather than changing the word to barwoman. -- Cheers, Deborahjay (talk) 08:48, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
And further... thanks for amending on the ref desk. I was impressed by your use of grammatical terms in English (i.e. gender inflection), a notable weak point in my fund of knowledge (and a prime reason I don't teach English). I'll be glad to collaborate with you in the future :-D Deborahjay (talk) 16:08, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

¡Bienvenidos! (belatedly  :-)

Oh, hello again, PM! After posting my head's-up comment (above), I checked out your User page and note that you're interested in sprucing it up. Feel free to copy formatting elements from mine, or that of any WP editor whose page appeals to you. The best way's to click on "edit this page," select/copy/paste the syntax, and revise the content for your own needs. (It's good Netiquette to leave an acknowledgement comment on the source User's talk page; they usually have no objections :-). Welcome aboard! If I can be of any help, just leave me a note. -- Happy editing, Deborahjay (talk) 08:59, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Broker -> waiter

Yes, it's an old joke about brokers (or bankers) who are fired and have to get new, lowly jobs. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:56, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Spanish translation

Hi PM. As far as I know, you're the most active refdesk regular hispanohablante. I hope it's OK if I ask you a question here instead of posting it on the refdesk (which is a very public place). I would like to have a trilingual picture legend for a picture in a web page of mine, and am having trouble getting the Spanish version right. Here's the English version:

EN: Child labour was common in Norway in the 1950's. Here is yours truly at work as a photo model, struggling to make ends meet for the family.

The legend is of course a joke, the picture is one of myself as a baby, with boxing gloves and a black eye, which was actually used in an advertisement for cod liver oil. Here's what I've got so far:

ES: Trabajo infantil era comun en Noruega en los años 1950's. Aquí estoy trabajando como Modelo de fotografía, luchando para (make ends meet) para la familia.

In addition to my problem of translating "make ends meet", I'd like the text to be as faithful as possible to the English text, and at the same time shorter than it currently is. Gracias de antemano, --NorwegianBlue ^talk 20:16, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, I'm looking forward to reading what you'll come up with. Googled "make ends meet" and found something on WordReference.com, but I'm unsure of the connotations. And please, do point out anything that might be improved in my attempt at translation. --NorwegianBlue ^talk 17:09, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

		The Guidance Barnstar
		Thanks a million for taking the time, and writing the perfect translation, and for carefully explaining the various options. NorwegianBlue talk 10:20, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

The article la Noruega, was was needed because of the subsequent de, right? Am I correct in thinking that my version (except for the incorrect pluralizing of 50's when using numerals) was correct, but somewhat dry and techincal, whereas your version is more visual, paining the image of Norway as it was the 1950's? I'll use "su servidor" and "llegar a fin de mes". I like "su servidor". It reminds me of my favourite podcast ever, Vanguardia de la Ciencia, with Ángel Rodríguez Lozano always signing off as "un servidor de ustedes". --NorwegianBlue ^talk 10:20, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

WikiProject Economics census

Hello there. Sorry to bother you, but you are (titularly at least) a member of WP:WikiProject Economics, as defined by this category. If you don't know me, I'm a Wikipedia administrator, but an unqualified economist. I enjoy writing about economics, but I'm not very good at it, which is why I would like to support in any way I can the strong body of economists here on Wikipedia. I'm only bothering you because you are probably one of them. Together, I'd like us to establish the future direction of WikiProject Economics, but first, we need to know who we've got to help.

Whatever your area of expertise or level of qualification, if you're interested in helping with the WikiProject (even if only as part of a larger commitment to this wonderful online encyclopedia of ours), would you mind adding your signature to this page? It only takes a second. Thank you.

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Translation

Thank you for helping revise the Spanish translation!

I wanted to help the user obtain complete translations of his licensing template in other languages, so I made requests for several languages (Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese). He already had a Spanish one, but it was incomplete, so that is why I submitted a request for the rest of the document. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:36, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

If you are interested in doing another translation... These Commons template here need translations in Spanish:

• Commons:Template:PD-CAGov
• Commons:Template:PD-FLGov

Thanks, WhisperToMe (talk) 21:09, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

• Hey, that's fine! Do them whenever it's convenient! WhisperToMe (talk) 08:34, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

Leismo

Thanks for the response at the Reference Desk. What about: según los chicos iban llegando les ofrecíamos café o te Grsz 11 21:29, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

Could you please comment on this discussion?

Hi,

I was reading random game theory articles in Wikipedia and came upon this: the Chainstore_paradox. I noticed you are an active Wikipedia user who is part of the game theory project, so I would like your input on my response as to how this isn't really a paradox before I put it in the article, only to see people revert it.

My post is here: Talk:Chainstore_paradox

Thanks! --Agamemnus (talk) 04:36, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

chainstore paradox

Hi,

I modified the chainstore paradox article with a description of what I identified as the problem: the actual payoff matrix is mis-represented. --Agamemnus (talk) 08:55, 25 February 2011 (UTC)