User talk:Fredmdbud

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Contents 1 Welcome to Battlestar Wiki! 2 Datastream / water 3 Grammar edits to Nugget 4 BS vs BSG 5 Correct

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Datastream / water

The dialogue is as follows:
Sharon: "Okay, I'm going to try to call up the database. If I get a connection, put the SSR leads in the water over there."

So it is water and not just a general fluid. The whole footnote doesn't make sense if we just call it "a fluid". --Serenity 19:45, 13 August 2007 (CDT)

Grammar edits to Nugget

Just so you know:

• "Who" and "that" are both allowed for referring to persons. For objects, "which" and "that" are allowed (making "that" 'go both ways')

Though that can be acceptable in colloquial spoken English, we were taught in middle- and high-school composition to keep the distinction [1] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fredmdbud (talk • contribs).

• "Their" is not just plural, but can also be used as a gender-neutral alternative to "his" or "her".

--Catrope^{(Talk to me or e-mail me)} 06:56, 3 October 2007 (CDT)

Technically incorrect but still commonly used (similar to "irregardless") ... but is the possessive really needed in the sentence? It's usually not used in similar phrasing: The soldier completed basic training. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fredmdbud (talk • contribs).

Weird, we were taught that 'that' goes both ways... but then I'm in the Netherlands. On a side note, please sign your posts with --~~~~ (two dashes and four tildes), which will expand to your username and a timestamp. --Catrope^{(Talk to me or e-mail me)} 12:17, 3 October 2007 (CDT)

BS vs BSG

Hi there. Just noticed your edits to Galactica (RDM) and Pegasus (RDM). Just to let you know, the prefix BS is the hull number for the battlestars in question. BSG is an acronym for Battlestar Group. I know it's a bit off-putting, particularly since both battlestars share the same number as their hull number. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 18:51, 16 October 2007 (CDT)

So what would be the appropriate prefix, BS or BG? From your notes in the history log, the landing bay plate reads "BG", but the article refers to "BS". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Fredmdbud (talk • contribs).

The appropriate prefix is "BS", the way it was before in the article. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 19:08, 16 October 2007 (CDT)

Correct

We already have a switch indicating the character itself is a FF Cylon. I doubt this is a role of the character. Shane (talk) 01:52, 8 April 2008 (UTC)