User talk:Toughpigs

Spoof vs. Parody
Hey! Not a big deal, but curious: Why did you change parody to spoof on Jacques Shoesteau? Whim or something else? (On the Wikiat present, articles use either pretty much at random, though strictly speaking parody is more accurate when applied to a person, and the dictionary definition of spoof as a noun is "a light humorous parody.") -- Andrew Leal (talk ) 08:04, 3 August 2008 (UTC)


 * For me, "parody" has a harsher connotation than words like "spoof" or "takeoff". Parody seems harsher, like you're making fun of something. For the most part, Sesame Street is gentle -- they're not making fun of Jacques Shoesteau, they're just using his persona as the basis for a joke. But that's just my understanding of the connotations, and I might be wrong... What do you think? -- Danny (talk ) 15:22, 3 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Yeah, that's just you. There's no such connotation of intent inherent in the words. There might be with the words "lampoon" or "satire" perhaps, but no such real distinction exists between parody and spoof (which is why, in either case, you come across sentences like "mean-spirited spoof" and "biting parody.") Like I said, right now Muppet Wiki is inconsistent in general, but in general, parody is more common and more formal, spoof is considered colloquial (and tends to be applied more to things like movies, TV shows, etc, as opposed to people). I'm not necessarily tied to the word parody, mind, but I wanted to know why you changed it, and the connotations really don't exist unless specifically implied via context and adjectives.
 * Also, while we're discussing word usage, I noticed way *way* back in 2006, you renamed articles involving doctors, like Dr. Duberman to Doctor Duberman. Now that time has passed (and I have the book, and the others like that, they just use "Dr."), is it okay to move those back? -- Andrew Leal  (talk ) 03:35, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Puppeteers
Dear Danny, I just notice you edited my article about my personal interest on the female puppeteers and I left a message to Wagglethis (AKA: Julianne Buescher). Didn't mean to make her uncomfortable like I sexually harrassing her, just wanted to let her happy and I take an interst in her career of puppetery. Plus I spent hours typing my article just to see it deleted. Please leave a comment. User talk: Chris14 7:59, 25 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I understand that you didn't mean to make people uncomfortable. Still, what you wrote came off as creepy. Please don't do that anymore. -- Dany (talk ) 15:49, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Okay Danny, you win! I promise to not make any wiki user be uncomfortable. Just please don't be angry! User talk: Chris14 6:58, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

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