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Talk:Günther Blumentritt

message: This site: [] has a good (color) photo of this german general.Agre22 (talk) 00:40, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo

message: I have had a look at the article and have the following suggestions:
* the last part of the Early life section needs a citation;
* there are a number of external links embeddd in the text, these could probably be converted into inline citations  removed
* the awards section should be cited also; corrected
* Citations # 17 and # 25 just say "Ibid". While this is acceptable in most academic circles, on Wikipedia it is not a good idea because if someone comes along and adds a citation in between the Ibid and the one before it, then it will create the impression that the Ibid relates to the wrong citation. I suggest simply just using a namedref per WP:NAMEDREFS; done
* the References section should be sorted alphabetically by author's surname; done
* the References section is very long, have they all been cited specifically in the text? If not, the sources that have not been cited specifically should probably be moved to a Further reading section; corrected
* Citation # 29 needs more information as all it says is "Reuters"; corrected
* page ranges in citations should have an endash per WP:DASH; corrected?
* there is inconsistency in terminology (you sometimes use World War II, and at other times use Second World War); corrected
* per Wikipedia:MOSCAPS#Military terms ranks should only be capitalised when used as a proper noun, i.e as part of a title (as in Oberleutnant Günther Blumentritt) but where they are used as an improper noun they should not (as in  Blumentritt was a oberleutnant). An example where ranks have been capitalised incorrectly is in the Early life section); corrected
* In the Early life section, the date format is inconsistent per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Dates ("February 20th 1919" should be "February 20, 1919", same with "August of 1918" and "April 1st 1926" and "September 2nd 1939" (in World War II section)). corrected
Anyway, that is it. Good work so far. Cheers. — AustralianRupert (talk) 13:10, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Tried to address these concerns.  Having a difficult time finding sources for Blumentritt's early life and his awards however (partly because I do not speak German).  Anyone who can help would receive my eternal gratitude. Revcasy (talk) 22:29, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments
Talk:20th hijacker

message: I reverted this edit.
The contributor making this edit, was laboring under the misconception that Mohammed al Qahtani didn't arrive in Guantanamo until 2006.
The fourteen high value detainees arrived on September 5 2006.  The CIA has acknowledged torturing some of them.  But Mohammed al Qahtani was tortured while in military custody, not civilian custody.  The record shows he arrived in Guantanamo in early 2002.  His first weigh-in at Guantanamo was on February 13, 2002.  Geo Swan (talk) 09:46, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  explanation 

message: This edit added a missing person under See Also as someone who was sometimes posited as the 20th hijacker. A few internet searches turned up really only one related result that was a speculation thread on Reddit with little follow up. Any comments on whether the claims or posits of this connection are substantial enough to warrant mention on this page? Emann15 (talk) 22:48, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing person in see also?
Talk:Louise Élisabeth de Croÿ

message: This anonymous edit changed her death date without citation. Judging by [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&target=129.67.17.141 contributions, the user in question may well know the topic. Still, everything I readily find on line says 1830, not 1832 (but may all come from one weak source). Does someone have a citation? Thanks. - Jmabel | Talk 05:46, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Death date?
Talk:Little Vera

message: It is wp:peacock especially as cited from the Ukrainian tabloid. --Jaan Pärn (talk) 15:18, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Why sex symbol?
Talk:Transsexuals

message: I'm changing this back to a redirect to "transsexualism."  Unless I'm mistaken, the Harry Benjamin Institute, while they HAVE authored the recommended standards of practice for medical professionals who deal with transsexuals, are not a sufficiently accredited institute for it to be taken seriously if they decide they've discovered a new disorder...  The text here before seemed to claim that "Harry Benjamin Syndrome" was not just another name for transsexualism, but rather for cases in which it's specifically known that an abnormality during pregnancy specifically caused the brain to develop as one gender and the body during the other.  To the best of my knowledge, there is NO evidence currently known that suggests this actually occurs, though there's a great deal of research being conducted in attempt to find such evidence.  In any case...  This text DOES seem to claim that this "Harry Benjamin's Disorder" is NOT the exact same thing as transsexualism...  So the "transsexualism" page should not be completely centered around describing it. Kate6 05:59, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Alex Party

message: TODO list:
* Infobox musical artist
* more dates
* more history
Shanie Campbell 
has a bachelor of science Hons and Master in Social Justice. She also has a Post Graduate Certifcate in Systemic Practice and Counselling Skills   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.48.144.39 (talk) 18:04, 2 January 2023 (UTC)
Talk:Warragamba Dam

message: Could the reference to internal sydney water operational figures be replaced with something which is available to the public?Garrie 00:14, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The reference was added by Merbabu on 24 May 2006, but it's not a reference to anything in the article, i.e. it's redundant.I've removed it. SimonJones 13:30, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: References

message: I propose we merge this with Lake Burragorang, as they are pretty much one and the same and most of the information is duplicated.
Any views? John Wormell (talk) 08:20, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

message: the first paragraph claims the Warramgamba Dam is in the Burragorang Valley.   This is not correct.   The dam is located in the Warragamba Gorge.    The Burragorang Valley was a much wider, agricultural valley,   which drained through the Warragamba Gorge to the east.   The Burragorang Valley is where most of the water impounded by the Warragamba Dam is located (  when there is water in it ).   However the location of the dam is not in the Burragorang Valley.   I have changed the first paragraph accordingly.Eregli bob (talk) 10:54, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:   Not in the Burragorang Valley 

message: After making the proposal I have just noticed that this has been discussed over 10 years ago, but as the articles are now, they overlap considerably and it seems worthwhile discussing again. The height of the dam wall inevitably affects the body of water, so it's going to be difficult to work out what belongs in which article. Anyway, I'm done for now, having added stuff to the Dam article and then noticing the overlap in the other one. Being neither a local nor an expert on dams or geographical features, I will leave this to others to take further, or not. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 09:45, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: nup, same as 11 years ago, ones a basket, one is the fruit, different. Dave Rave (talk) 10:17, 3 December 2020 (UTC)

text: Oppose. Not even a question. Warragamba Dam is a structure. Lake Burragorang is a natural body of water. About as different as it gets. - Cement4802 (talk) 13:52, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Closing, given the consensus not to merge (views unchanged from a decade ago). Klbrain (talk) 09:19, 17 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge proposal 2020
Talk:List of Scottish Americans

message: This list should be sourced in accordance with Wikipedia's No Original Research and Verifiability policies. Basically, anyone described by a reliable source as "Scottish" or "Scottish-American" (i.e. as opposed to "of Scottish descent", "Scottish mother", etc.) is on the list. I'll be moving the people I couldn't find anything for here. If you have a reliable source that fits that please restore the names:
*Ben Affleck
*Jennifer Aniston
*Warren Beatty
*Robert Downey Jr.
*Clint Eastwood
*Melvyn Douglas
*Judy Garland, actress and singer
*Michael Keaton
*Stephen King, author
*Shirley MacLaine, actress
*Steve Martin actor and comedian
*Lou Diamond Phillips, actor 
*Ronald Reagan, actor and American president
*Robert Redford actor
*Alicia Silverstone, actress
*Kaavya Viswanathan, one-time novelist, noted plagiarist
Mad Jack O'Lantern 06:24, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources

message: How can Tommy Hilfiger be a Scottish American if he is an Irish Catholic American???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
* Tommy Helfinger claims Scottish decent direct descent from Robert Burns. http://www.scotland.org/about/innovation-and-creativity/features/culture/tartan.html Celtic Harper (talk) 15:14, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tommy Hilfiger 

message: See , a CMT interview in which Carrie Underwood claims her inclusion in this list is an error. So I've removed her, pending further discussion. Dcoetzee 15:03, 16 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Carrie Underwood error 
Talk:Painted Desert (Arizona)

message: (the region is (mostly)-visible on the shaded relief map)-I was not planning on editing this article today, but the 146 Mi sq, had to go. A quick google of some refs, came to the 7500 mi sq, others are out there, and are more incorrect. I used a pencil and paper and got to about 120 mi wide by 62 mi., which concurs with the distance from Cameron–Tuba City, to past Holbrook and the Petrified Forest National Park. My comment is this, If you are NOT from Arizona, then I can understand letting 146 sq mi get by for some length of time... but please, 146 sq mi is only 10 X 10, (12 X 12), and ANY, QUICK, DEDUCTIVE reasoning, can find one's brain to see that is an error. It is why I had to edit it. (I don't plan on finding out how long the error has been there, but please.... (let us carry on.)[Aside: there is a Tonopah Desert, west of Phoenix, (and NOT a desert, per se, but everything out there is a desert, (and it is wider than 10 x 10 mi)] ----(From the HOT-SonoranDesert, (southwest)ArizonaUSA), Mmcannis (talk) 16:37, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Linear, arc-shaped Painted Desert

message: What does everyone think about adding this image to this article?
Jmelatis (talk) 17:20, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Painted" 

message: I need more from this! 97.123.7.41 (talk) 22:12, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Is this because of a homework assignment?  If so, that's not what wikipedia is here for.  Please see Wikipedia:Do your own homework. - Richfife (talk) 22:32, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  I need more 
Talk:Court of Cassation (Turkey)

message: == Supreme Court of the United States ==
This is some what equivalent to the Supreme Court of the United States so may be presented in a similar manner. -- Cat chi? 06:30, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comments 

message: This is some what equivalent to the Supreme Court of the United States so may be presented in a similar manner. -- Cat chi? 06:30, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Supreme Court of the United States]] 

message: Hi, can the judgments of this court be found on the web or are they published in reports which can be found outside Turkey (this is probably a simple question which can be answered with Google or a library catalog, but I would like to have some hints before diving into stacks of books at the library and struggling for one hour with a Turkish dictionary to eventually find that the info I'm looking for is not available). Apokrif (talk) 12:56, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where to find case law? 

message: Dear all, dear colleagues, the English translation of Yargıtay should not be "high court of appeals" or "supreme court of appeals". Because, the Danıştay (Council of State) is also a kind of court of appeals for the decisions of lower administrative courts. However, the word Yargıtay has an exact equivalent translation in English which is "Court of Cassation".
As you know, the public administrative system of Turkey derives from the French system. And France also has the Court of Cassation. If you could see the title Court of Cassation you will see that all continental European countries have court of cassations. Accordingly, as Turkey is also a member of the continental European law family, we should not be confused with Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-American legal terms for this supreme court.
And that's why the European Court of Human Rights refers to the Yargıtay as the "Court of Cassation" within its case-law.
--Cercersan (talk) 20:15, 8 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of the Yargıtay in English 
Talk:Ionic order

message: This article is missing a vital picture, namely an overview shot of a classical Ionic temple. It has shorter range pictures, but none showing a building as a whole.
Zzthex 06:46, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ionic is a mode, as in music the key of E flat is a mode in which any form can be written. There could be an overall illustration of an Ionic Greek temple or an Ionic public library in Iowa. But, overall, they wouldn't look very much different from a Doric temple or a Doric library. It's in the details and the rhythms that Ionic can be recognized. --Wetman 08:23, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

text: If you want to keep it, I think it should be rewritten since it sounds rather casual, like a caption in a magazine. 'Bookish', for instance, is a word I have never seen in a formal context. Also, you reverted my more important image rearrangement. At least in my browser (Firefox), there is a good deal of text overlap and an ugly space. In IE 7, there is no overlap, but nearly as much space. (note: Please do not insult my level of education) --Vlmastra 01:22, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments
Talk:Chakara

message: hi, the link Chakara dying out does not work! -- —Preceding unsigned comment added by Asoft (talk • contribs) 
:Thank you for pointing it out. Unfortunately the site (or its cache) no longer seem to exist. I've replced it with another URL. --  thunderboltza.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK 07:15, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

message: I believe "Chaakara" be more correct?
: Chaakara also redirects to this page. I too think Chaakara is closer to the Malayalam pronunciation, but newspapers seem to be using both spellings. --  thunderboltza.k.a.Deepu Joseph |TALK 02:28, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Chakara" or "Chaakara" correct? 
Talk:CMOT

message: ----
How does CMOT stand for CMIP? -Goldom 莨夊ｩｱ 謚慕ｨｿ 07:02, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess I see now. CMip Over Tcpip. Thanks for wording it so it makes sense. -Goldom 莨夊ｩｱ 謚慕ｨｿ 16:16, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Aunt Sally

message: I thought an Aunt Sally was a stack of empty tin cans (or similar) you threw a ball at, rather than a figurine.  Am I wrong, or has someone else out there heard of this?
:Well according to one of the reference links, the game of Aunt Sally was known of in the 17th century. Since tin cans were invented in 1810, I think it is safe to assume that the game of Aunt Sally was never originally played using tin cans. However, it sounds like the sort of thing that would be substituted for use in a village fete today. -- Solipsist 08:25, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I don't think a stack of cans is really an Aunt Sally game by any normal definition, especially if a ball is thrown instead of the short stick that characterises the game. Of course, that doesn't prevent people calling it by that name at a fete etc. 80.47.199.78 17:04, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

message: Can anyone clarify that the new paragraph on the rules of play are those typically found in Oxfordshire pubs today. -- Solipsist 19:46, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've never played a serious Aunt Sally match, but those rules do sound about right for Oxfordshire and I've never heard of the game being played elsewhere in modern times. 80.47.199.78 17:04, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The article remains poorly referenced though, and contains many dubious claims. I've seen no evidence that the game is played outside Oxfordshire, the doll isn't called a 'dolly', and it doesn't look anything like an old woman's head. I don't play, but my local pub's A and B teams came top of their divisions this season so I'm very familiar with the game. I'll try to upload some pictures and find a ref for the actual game rules. --Ef80 (talk) 11:59, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Modern rules of play

message: Perhaps the "Other kinds of Aunt Sally" could be moved to a disambiguation page? Any reason why it has not? --Pete (talk) 23:41, 15 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I deleted "Other kinds of Aunt Sally".  It's true there was a wooden statue of Hindenburg in Berlin during World War 1.  It's true people drove nails into it to raise money for the German war effort.  There were other such statues all around Germany, apparently, but they were called "Nail Men".  I have no idea what any of them (and Hindenburg in particular) might have to do with "Aunt Sally".  Eastcote (talk) 09:59, 7 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dab 

message: It would be really helpful to find a picture of the modern pub game, like the one at
https://www.bamptonauntsally.org/
for instance. If we can't find one that's freely licensed, perhaps someone can take a picture at their local pub and upload it?
CRGreathouse (t | c) 14:59, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modern picture
Talk:Queensborough, New Westminster

message: Hi, there is no citation to this reference and it seems highly unlikely that a world famous british band wrote a song inspired by queensboroughs port royal. If someone has a proper citation then that's great but if not I think it should be taken out. I live in a New West and I've not been able to find anything that suggests they've ever heard of the area. There are no sources (save one QB page that is basically a copy and paste of this Wikipedia article) that mention this. Either someone got this confused with the British audio mixing studio port royal (in the UK, not I'm new west!) or someone decided to be silly and made up a tall tale. - having looked at the history of this page it seems someone is regularly vandalizing it by claiming various famous people have resided in the area. From mike Tyson to body builders. It's all quite silly. There is virtually no way that coldplay wrote a song about it and since there is no citation I'm going to remove that one line.  My "reason for" looks insane in the history talk because I submitted by accident. It was supposed to say I took out the coldplay reference because not only was it not cited it was likely vandalism. Sorry, I'm new to wiki editing!
70.71.0.16 (talk) 15:46, 22 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coldplay citation?  

message: I'm not all that familiar with Canadian place naming norms on Wikipedia, but shouldn't any place that is a neighborhood be in the format of "Neighborhood, City" (thus "Queensborough, New Westminster")? Bumm13 (talk) 07:22, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: This page answers my question pretty well (I think). Queensborough has no separate entry for Canada Post addresses so it should probably be moved to "Queensborough, New Westminster". Bumm13 (talk) 07:27, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article name question
Talk:Blackbird (Omaha leader)

message: IIRC Blackbird was the ruthless commander in this battle.  71.194.13.220 06:38, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nonsense...Blackbird died a dozen years before the massacre.--MONGO 16:49, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dearborn Massacre 
Talk:Cities of Death

message: This article has got a serious problem - its an ad not an encyclopedic entry.  Generally I doubt that Codex:Cities of Death actually deserves its only article so I'm going to recomend merging to Warhammer 40K#Current edition--Cailil  talk 21:43, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Whole heartedly agree. It's not like it's even a stand alone game. Definately should be merged. IMCO - JohnDoe244 (talk) 13:57, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Wikipedian philosophy would suggest that it merits its own article if the book could be considered a notable publication. Since I'm not confident in rigorously applying the notability guidelines, I'd say conditional agree: If it can stand as a notable nonfiction book or manual, it can be its own article; otherwise it merges. Sojourner001 (talk) 13:45, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

text: The book extends the game by providing a number of additional rules, and changes the game mechanics when a game is played using urban terrain.  There is a precedent for this kind of book having its own article on Wikipedia, (the articles in List of Dungeons & Dragons modules, for example). --  JediLofty User ¦ Talk 10:27, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia doesn't work on precedents it follows the notability of a subject and frankly 68.32.85.51 is right the book barely merits a mention in an encyclopedia and certainly doesn't deserve it's own article because there are no 3rd party reliable sources talking about it.  And notability is measured by 3rd party reliable sources.  This suggestion is 5 months old so if there are no strong, policy based objections I'll summarize the page, merge it to Warhammer 40K and redirect from here on May 2nd--Cailil  talk 21:46, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  merge proposal
Talk:Mantion–Meyah languages

message: Has the claim by Timothy Usher been published anywhere? If so, it should be cited. If not then it is original research and does not belong here. Dougg 07:22, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: According to Timothy Usher of the Rosetta Project, Meninggo and Meax are very close. They in turn share basic vocabulary and regular sound correspondences with Mantion.
Dougg 02:42, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Usher citation
Talk:Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center

message: This article is mentioned at Wikipedia:WikiProject Southern California/Requested photos. 
"preferable with a good view of the whale mural by muralist/environmental artist Wyland". BlankVerse 07:22, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I see a photo was added last month, removing request template from this page. --Justin.Johnsen 17:42, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo(s) requested