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November 29

Rival Ball

Why don't I get a notification sound when I receive a message? I used to. Applies to the whole world, or just me, not sure. 78.156.109.166 (talk) 09:43, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Your question is unclear. Are you referring to emails? Text messages? Instant messaging? Messages on Wikipedia? Or messages from some game called Rival Ball?--Shantavira|^{feed me} 08:24, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

We have an article on the game Rival Ball, which I assume is the subject of the question. I don't know the answer, I'm afraid. Tevildo (talk) 11:04, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

In Rival Ball online. Of course messages from Rival Ball. Isn't that clear? My title says "Rival Ball". It's solved though. Assume? Of course it is. It is in my title of the question! 78.156.109.166 (talk) 20:46, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Michael Jackson. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.156.109.166 (talk) 15:38, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Who were they ?

In about 1996, a young African American lady singer was being interviewed in New Zealand about her tour and the questioner then asked her about the death of a certain other star, and how it would affect music at the time, but had not realised she up til then was not aware this had occurred, and she showed shock and sadness at this news. Does anyone know who this man who died then was, and the lady singer also ? In addition, in 1999 I heard on the radio that a rock star had been shot dead on stage and the killer was in turn shot dead by a police officer at the concert. Who also was this ? Thank You. Chris the Russian Christopher Lilly 10:02, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Are you sure about the date of the second one? The only rock star I know who was shot dead onstage was Dimebag Darrell, and his killer was indeed shot dead by a police officer, but that was in 2004. --Viennese Waltz 10:32, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

The only death I can see in the Events section of 1996 in music is Tupac Shakur, but there's a whole list in 1996 in music#Deaths. The other name that leaps out is Ella Fitzgerald. Rojomoke (talk) 10:41, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

...or Biggie Smalls in March 1997, perhaps. See List of deaths in rock and roll for further possibilities. Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:18, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

In answer to the first response, I thought I had heard about this killing while I was working at Baker Boys in 1998 - 2000, as they had the radio on as we worked, and now that You mention it, I think I confused the incident I wanted to know about with any number of other incidents that occurred in 1999 and were mentioned on the radio. I now realize that in 2004 I was listening to Radio Hauraki a lot at home, and this must have been when I heard about it, since the details given are correct. This explains why I could not find such an incident online when I looked one up for 1999, so thank You. In my attempt to find this event before I asked the questions here, I did see that one rocker killed his brother then himself in 1999, but I am also sure a lot of similar things occurred then that got me mixed up. Also the fact I do not normally listen to radio would mean that the years in which I did might seem as a blur and in one's memory, they get lumped together.

As for the second response, I believe the singer was white and was definitely male. Did not a member of Smashing Pumpkins commit suicide in 1996, and that could have been him. It may also have been a Kiwi entertainer who died young, his name being Darcy Clay, ( b. Daniel Robert Bolton, 12 December 1972 – 15 March 1998 ), who killed himself, and I might have confused the years. I still do not know who the American black lady singer was, who at the time seemed early twenties and nice, but not super well known, at least at the time, who toured New Zealand in the mid to late 1990's, but thank You all for your helps. Chris the Russian Christopher Lilly 11:43, 30 November 2013 (UTC)

Jonathan Melvoin died of a drug overdose (not suicide) in 1996, he was the Pumpkins keyboardist on tour but not a regular member. But that did lead to their regular drummer, Jimmy Chamberlin, getting kicked out of the band for a few years. Adam Bishop (talk) 03:06, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Yes, that sounds right now. Thank You all very much.Chris the Russian Christopher Lilly 03:20, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Doctor Who: The End of Time - The Master Race

In the "The End of Time" episodes When the people of Earth were turned into Master-Duplicates, did those duplicates retain some or all of the memories of the humans that they used to be ? For example, would the Master-Duplicates that were soldiers have the memories & training of the human soldiers they used to be, or did they only all get the memories of the original Master ? 194.74.238.6 (talk) 12:07, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

If you've seen the episodes, you know as much as anyone. There's no more information about those circumstances because that's all Russell Davies wrote. Rojomoke (talk) 13:49, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

It's curious whether the baiters who became Masters became Master baiters, or forgot that skill. μηδείς (talk) 19:30, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

That's a very old one. In fact, Norman Bates' father used to introduce his young son with that title, and things kind of went downhill from there. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:58, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Do top Indian chess players really...

Play/prefer the Indian Defences? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.234.0.1 (talk) 13:30, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Do you have some reference that says they do? Our article seems to suggest the basic play was named after one particular Indian player used it. Rojomoke (talk) 13:47, 29 November 2013 (UTC)