User talk:Mickey Mephistopheles

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rfc
Please don't add RFC just to ask a formatting question. RFC has one of the largest backlogs, so it won't likely be noticed. The information desk or the Tea Room are better places for general questions. --Connel MacKenzie 06:14, 25 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the heads up, mate.

Mickey Mephistopheles 06:19, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

P.S. Your addition of IPA looked fine, by the way! Minor placement (after an "*") issues are not such a big deal, in comparison to the IPA content you added. --Connel MacKenzie 06:20, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Pronunciation requests
Are you really in need of so many pronunciations, or are you just tagging articles that lack pronunciaiton? If you need the pronunciations, that's fine. But if you're simply tagging articles that lack a pronunciation, please don't do that. We know that most of our articles lack pronunciation, and it doesn't help to have the genuine requests swamped by simple tagging. --EncycloPetey 04:59, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Here's my ordeal; I'm interested in assisting with the requests for audio pronunciation. I was attempting to get started with the oldest requests, but given some of the obscure words, I'm not comfortable with attempting pronunciation of them without verification. I'd fix them myself, but I haven't studied linguistics or even own a copy of the IPA Handbook. Would simply going to Webster's Online and listening to the pronunciations there, then re-creating it using my own voice be acceptable, or would that put the project in hot water in regards to copyright issues?
 * Good question.

Mickey Mephistopheles 05:17, 30 April 2007 (UTC)