Editing User talk:Fredmdbud

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== [[Datastream]] / water ==

The dialogue is as follows:<br/>
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". --[[User:Serenity|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 [http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/w.html] {{unsigned|Fredmdbud}}
* "Their" is not just plural, but can also be used as a gender-neutral alternative to "his" or "her".
--[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 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. {{unsigned|Fredmdbud}}
:::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 <code><nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki></code> (two dashes and four tildes), which will expand to your username and a timestamp. --[[User:Catrope|Catrope]]<sup>([[User talk:Catrope|Talk to me]] or [[Special:Emailuser/Catrope|e-mail me]])</sup> 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. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki &mdash; ''New'']</sup> 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". {{unsigned|Fredmdbud}}
:: The appropriate prefix is "BS", the way it was before in the article. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki &mdash; ''New'']</sup> 19:08, 16 October 2007 (CDT)
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 :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". {{unsigned|Fredmdbud}}
 :: The appropriate prefix is "BS", the way it was before in the article. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki &mdash; ''New'']</sup> 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. [[User:Shane|Shane]] ([[User_Talk:Shane|talk]]) 01:52, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
-== Mostly Harmless? ==
-Hardly. I've watched your edits. You're a pretty detail oriented cat. Thanks for the hard work (especially with regards to the TOS stuff). --[[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] 20:08, 10 April 2009 (UTC)