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Talk:Ricochet

message: From Vauban:
:while at the siege of Ath in 1697, having in the meanwhile taken part in more sieges, notably that of Namur in 1692 (defended by the great Dutch engineer Coehoorn), he employed ricochet fire for the first time as the principal means of breaking down the defence. He had indeed already used it with effect at Philippsburg in 1688 and at Namur, but the jealousy of the artillery at outside interference had hindered the full use of this remarkable invention, which with his other improvements rendered the success of the attack almost certain.
How do you use ricochet fire on purpose? 
--84.20.17.84 10:13, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Artillery fire against infantry was most effective if solid shot ricocheted (bounced along the ground) through an infantry formation rather than fell into the formation. Also, ricochets can sometimes be used to deflect bullets into targets shielded from a direct trajectory. For example, a target hidden around the bend of a concrete-sided drainage channel might be hit by ricochets off the opposite side of the drainage channel between the shooter and the target -- similar to a bank pool shot.Thewellman (talk) 17:10, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vauban 

message: When statements are made about the topic, you need to have sources, otherwise they are not verifiable. In particular, the following kind of statement doesn't fit will with wiki standards:
 One incidence where a man was shooting a pole with a .50 BMG round, the bullet returned to the shooter. The bullet hit the pole, and returned at almost the exact same angle it hit the object. The bullet then, again ricocheted off the ground in front of the shooter, and hit the shooters earmuffs.
Because it's talking about something if unreferenced appears to be original research. This article could use some serious work to turn it into a valuable resource for people trying to learn about shooting. Arthurrh 19:31, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: Citation link No.1 (Bullet Ricochet: A Comprehensive Review , Burke, TW, Rowe, WF, Journal of Forensic Sciences, September 1, 1992) is a 404
Excaliboor (talk) 08:32, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Invalid links
Talk:Night sky

message: There are a heap of possible backlinks for 'night sky' suggested over here if anyone wants to check and fill them in.   I've only had time to do the first few.  They were generated back when this page was an alias for 'amateur astronomy'.  Izogi 21:38, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't see anything in the photograph that looks like Orion. B00P 04:16, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Hello,
On Sept. , 2009, this article was translated into french. Even if a little late, thank you to all the contributors of the original page.
Hop ! Kikuyu3 (talk) 06:27, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Translation into FR 

message: This article could cover:
* The duration of the night sky by latitude and season.
* The locations of the globe that have the clearest visibility at night. E.g. Dome C.
* Night airglow radiation.
* Contribution of various sources to night sky illumination.
* Olber's paradox.
* Night sky on the moon and other planets.
* Thermal loss.
Thanks—RJH (talk) 23:15, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: * The approximate order of magnitude of the number of stars visible to the naked eye - hundreds? Thousands? Tens of thousands? Variation depending on location - how many stars would be expected to be visible from a major city/small town/remote location? Sea level versus altitude? Atmospheric conditions - humidity, dust, etc., and possibly their variability during the night? Seasonal changes?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:A62:116C:9B01:9BDF:35D9:FC9:AC3F (talk) 09:17, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggestions 

message: although it is very faint and hardly reconizable, uranus can be seen from the naked eye in very clear skies  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.26.122.181 (talk) 02:04, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naked eye planets 

message: As neither of these articles is particularly long, and the two are obviously related, it would be easy to merge them. This would also make it easier to address events like eclipses, comets or supernovae, as they have strong astronomical ties, but don't belong exclusively in the "night sky".Forbes72 (talk) 23:07, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge into Sky 

message: ni 120.60.164.39 (talk) 15:25, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Night sky observation
Talk:Lighting

message: This section could be an entire article unto itself. The most obvious effect of artificial light on animals is the pile of moths and flies that surrounds every outdoor light bulb that has ever been turned on after dark. It’s a death trap. You can buy zappers that exploit this, but while they kill dozens of bugs by the minute, they never kill the pests. They just reduce the food supply for birds and small mammals and thereby keep killing unintended targets. Reptiles are also killed by lights. Turtle hatchlings wander toward streets and away from the ocean because they, like insects, are drawn to the lights of streetlamps and headlights where they are crushed under tires. https://conserveturtles.org/beachfront-lighting-turtle-friendly-fixtures-lights/ There are ways, however, to reduce harm. 50.34.56.10 (talk) 21:57, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Animals and artificial light
Talk:Honeypot ant

message: Someone more knowledgeable than I might want to contemplate the relationship between this article and plerergate.  — Pekinensis 21:55, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Plerergates 

message: It is said in the article that the ants can later serve as a "food source" to the other ants. Does this mean that they are eaten by the others? Or are they somehow harvested when food is needed? Someone more knowledgeable in this subject could maybe clarify this point. Thanks! 12.232.17.226 (talk) 01:55, 14 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Food source? 

message: Are the constituents of this "honey" similar to honey from bees? What about taste? 93.97.177.172 (talk) 23:38, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Honey? 

message: Where are these found?  The Jade Knight (talk) 14:49, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Range? 
Talk:Marilyn Churley

message: The link to her campaign website is dead.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.15.65.130 (talk) 17:11, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  dead link 
Category talk:Organic reactions

message: I am confused here, why a organic reactions category when we have a extensive organic reaction category? rikXL 22:19, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: There is the beginnings of a discussion on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Chemistry#Category:Organic reaction vs Category:Organic reactions. ~K 02:54, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC)

message: Sorry to dredge this up, but it seems to me that although the "March-style" sub-categorization of Organic Reactions is tidy, it's not particularly useful. As I understand it, categories are used to browse subjects and to find information that is hard to search for. I don't think the current categories work well because I don't see that  the broad reaction type is something that people would want to browse. Personally I would go to the back of March and look at the classification of reaction by compound synthesized. I think a category for instance of  "Amine-formation reactions" that covers all mechanisms would provide for a useful browsing experience.
To be the most useful, I would have each reaction in ~three sub-categories of "Organic Reactions":
* One for the reactant type (e.g. "Reactions of halides")
* One for the mechanism (e.g. "Nucleophilic substitution reactions")
* One for the product (e.g. "Amine-formation reactions")
This would mean a lot of categories, but it would also make it very easy to find the reaction you're interested in. There's an impressive number of organic reactions described here, and it's a pity that right now it's hard to use this information. I also think that if accessability became easier it might have a knock-on effect of encouraging more people to contribute.
TheBendster 09:12, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. As far as I'm concerned, the more subcats to "Chemical Reactions" there are, and the more of them that each reaction is meaningfully in, the better (to a point, obviously). However, I also agree with your comment in the above discussion that sub-subcats are a bad idea. TheBendster 06:56, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  More, multiple categorization
Talk:Transnationalism

message: The Article seems to be confusing what internationalism is. As it's been historically used to express a sense of no-nations, and directly opposed to nationalism (as a form of anti-nationalism). I'd like to get some input, but if not I will rewrite the article in June. It feels like we are wrestling with the English language here too, with the lines of "internationalism" being blurred over years of use.--Taboo Tongue (talk) 20:59, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Transnationalism vs. internationalism

message: I have done a draft merge from Transnationalism into Transnational.  If you don't like it, feel free to revert.  I chose to merge into Transnational because there are more articles linking into Transnational.  If you disagree, feel free to merge it the other way and redirect this page. --Jonathan O'Donnell 06:07, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Older Talk

message: I think its not a bad idea to merge to create a single main article that describes transnationalism.
I also think some how, it needs to mention the comparison between multi-national corporations and transnational corporations in a sub heading topic.
Visik 03:22, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge with transnational

message: I realize that the last comment on this talk page is from about a year ago, but I'm currently working on giving the "Transnational Citizenship" page a massive overhaul. I find it important to distinguish between what it means to be considered a transnational citizen and what transnationalism means. In the same vein, in response to the below comments on the quality of this particular article, I also find it to be severely flawed. For instance, while globalization is a driving force behind the advent of transnationalism, the two terms are certainly not synonymous. But I digress. Back to the transnational citizenship page. The page will use various sources to craft a comprehensive understanding of how shifts in the global scene and the international workforce has led to increasingly transient identities in the political, social, and cultural realms. Anyways,  if any of you are out there anywhere, make sure to check out the new page soon, it should be up and running by this weekend! Valerie Elise (talk) 06:43, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: →I agree with your assessment of the page. It's badly flawed, mixes concepts, makes wrong definitions, starting with the opening line: "Transnationalism is a social movement..." Well, no. It's more of a social process. I suspect what transnationalism IS depends on who you ask, thus in order to do this page any justice we'll have to have a number of editors of different backgrounds (economics, sociology, development studies). No small task, but I'll be around to help with bits and pieces. --Whoosit (talk) 15:04, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anyone Out There?
Talk:Attitude (magazine)

message: This article does not seem to be up to Wikipedia's normal standards of impartiality. It is overly-critical and has failed to identify some of Attitude's strengths. I do not have time to do a re-write at the moment, but will do so as soon as I can.
Andy 20 Apr 2006.
While I agree with most of the criticisms of Attitude in the article, it's not quite NPOV is it? The same thing expressed in a neutral way would be acceptable. David | Talk 22:36, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Critical article

message: I've re-entered details about the speculation of whether Attitude had closed down or not as I think it is worthy of entry into the article. Let us not forget the frustration to subscribers and the complete lack of communication from Attitude last month. No one did appear to know what was going on.
Richard ( T | C ) 16:56, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  January 2007 issue 
Talk:Bryan Allen (hang glider)

message: The picture of Bryan from the referenced NASA page can be used here, since all NASA images are fair game for use here or anywhere.  When I clicked on the image in this entry to replace it, it said I should do so only if I held the copyright on the image.  So I'll leave it to a knowledgeable editor to replace the picture with the proper notations about it being from NASA and in the public domain. Dradler (talk) 15:14, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Spiritual Exercises

message: The article's link to the "full text" of the Exercises takes the reader to a Calvin College page that presents the document one small page per mouse click. It also contains at least one ad.
There are better, ad-free choices available. In keeping with Wikipedia's non-commercial ideals (see WP:ADS), I believe the link should be changed from:
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/ignatius/exercises.titlepage.html
to:
http://www.archive.org/details/a588350800loyouoft (where several formats are available without charge)
I'm not asking anyone to change it; I'll do that in a day or two and am inviting comment on the matter. Of course, if anyone has a better link, please say so!
Thanks! — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 17:01, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Done! — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 16:45, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  How about a better link to the full-text version of the Exercitia Spiritualia 

message: It would be good if this article included a section on the textual history of the Exercises. There are different versions circulating, some longer and some shorter, and some are organized according to "days of the week" whereas others are organized only according to "exercises" (albeit contained within four week-long series). Were there several editions? Was there an edition authorized by Ignatius? What is the history here? - 86.40.23.69 (talk) 09:08, 18 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Textual history 

message: Please communicate with me here or on my talk page if you question any of my edits. I don't oppose improvements but would like to know your reasons, and can share with you mine.Jzsj (talk) 08:15, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discussion 

message: This reference does not speak on the facts of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius but instead is a dialog with the author of "On the Ignatius Way". In the cited article the author says to follow his interpretations of the spiritual exercises to help you through the 21st century.
Would like to see this source removed as it doesn't seem to be relevant to the article.
Best.DamianABrown (talk) 02:23, 19 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing Source "On the Ignatius Way: A Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of Saint Ignatius if Loyola"
Talk:Installation art

message: While it's is a form of installation art, I see this as a subcategory within the Graf/Street art realm similar to stencil graffiti, or sticker art and think it should be a stand alone topic. 
Candice34 15:12, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: What would you think about a merger of Street installations with Street art instead of with Installation art?  Pan Dan 16:15, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I'm not.  To add things to the sidebar, I imagine you'd want to edit Template:Street Art.  Pan Dan 01:18, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merging Installation Art with Street Installations

message: Please do not delete long passages from the article and replace it with unvarified opinions. Freshacconci 15:37, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Edits need to be verified with reliable sources, then footnotes used. Tyrenius 12:15, 21 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edits 

message: The result was to merge Interactive installations into Installation art, except for the final paragraph. --B. Wolterding 07:54, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposed (Interactive installations) 

message: I noticed that the first sentence defines installation art as being "site-specific", though this is not necessarily the case. Though minor in importance to the general validity of the article, I think this is misleading. Perhaps "usually site-specific" would be better. Sorry if this does not conform to "Discussion" standards, this is my first post.
66.169.255.62 (talk) 20:13, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: No, your comment is completely up to standard and you are quite correct. Although installations can be site-specific this is not always the case. I'll see if I can reword it. freshacconci talktalk 20:37, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Site-specific? 
Category talk:Bioinformatics

message: We should add/link :Category:Phylogenetics to this page
what do you guys thing about this idea?
* done Courtland 12:11, 26 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: hi plz can u review my article
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Demi_lion/sandbox
any suggestion is welcome
Demi lion (talk) 21:09, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: review if possible
Talk:Tustin, California

message: I lived right smack in front of this View and this was my front yard for many years; this is not Tustin this is Irvine:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tustin,_California#/media/File%3ATustin_Blimp_Hangar_No_2.jpg
please delete this photo it is nowhere near Tustin, it is deep within Irvine. thank you.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.53.45.179 (talk) 13:01, 28 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  this photo is not Tustin it is Irvine 

message: "Because of a top 10% ranking in per capita"  Ranking in WHAT, per capita?  Income?  Hospitals?  Teachers?  Stamp collections?  This needs to be clarified or removed. 209.192.70.210 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 20:02, 11 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Tustin has been mentioned on the TV show Lost as the hometown of one of the main characters, the mysterious John Locke and the location of the box company at which he was employed.
I luuuurrrvvveee Lost, and it's neat to have one's hometown mentioned on teevee, but this is just silly. --Brion 23:16, Jun 3, 2005 (UTC)
*Why not include it? It's far more interesting, and notable, than the % of the town area that is water? LukeSurl 23:21, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: COMMENTS

message: — Assignment last updated by Eve1617 (talk) 03:24, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Writing 1 TR
Talk:Polish European Constitution referendum

message: Only some  of Polish politicians are against the constitution (mostly from right wing parties). Opinion pools are in favor of Constitution.
Polish source:
http://ue.wp.pl/kat,1520,katn,,wid,7092799,widn,Spada%20poparcie%20dla%20konstytucji%20UE,wiadomosc.html
Results:
YES: 56% 
Polish people are choosing YES because:
*47% they are supporting for Polish membership in EU
*23% they are afraid that NO can cause negative consequences for Poland
*12% they think that the treaty can improve functioning of EU,
*15% they think that the constitution give Poland advantages in EU
NO:15% 
Polish people are choosing NO because:
*44% they think that the constitution give Poland disadvantages in EU
*25% they think that the constitution is without strong link to traditional Christian values (Good, traditional, family,...)
*14% they aren't content with Polish membership in EU
*13% they don't accept proposed model of European integration.
UNDECIDED: 29% 
Only 13% of Poles think, that they have enough knowledge about treaty to made proper decision during referendum, 78% think, that their knowledge isn't enough.
Economy in Poland is growing and thousands of Polish workers can find new jobs in old EU members. In many town money from EU is used to improve infrastructure. The majority (77%) of Poles are content with European integration.
Pools are made at 1-2, 9-10 of April 2005. The number of asked people was 1100.
Superborsuk 23:46, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Big Brother (British TV series) series 6

message: Where are the nominations in week 7 for Anthony, Craig and Kemal?
Where are Makosi's nominations in week 1 for Mary and Craig?
Where is Makosi's nomination to evict Kinga in week 5?
None of these are in the nominations table.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.2.66.164 (talk) 00:56, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: They are all explained in the associated nomination notes. Makosi's choice to evict Kinga in Week 5 wasn't a proper nomination. Week 1 was after the proper nominations, so is fine being mentioned in the note. Week 7 could possibly be included in the table but it was there before and it looked very cluttered so somebody moved it to a note, and it has been that way for a very long time, so I think that counts as an established consensus. AnemoneProjectors 01:32, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I changed it today to reflect the changes to nominations in weeks 1 and 2, but it's been reverted back without any explanation. I hate people on heres' need to control.213.121.16.121 (talk) 17:33, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  All three nominations have now been added to the table. Thanks --Firegazer101 (talk) 10:36, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nominations 
Talk:Cross-Harbour Tunnel

message: Is the shortform of the tunnel actually "XHT"? I don't remember ever seeing that; I've only seen "CHT". And what's the significance of the Lincoln Tunnel in relation to this tunnel?  -24.85.187.55, June 3, 2005
:Isn't it XHC? - jlao 04 02:25, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: XHT
Talk:Pan-African Parliament

message: Can someone please clear up the confusion about the different treaties and their correct names? Sarsaparilla (talk) 17:12, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Treaties

message: There should be a graphical representation of the PAP like the EUP.122.179.244.140 (talk) 20:56, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Graphical Representation of PAP?
Talk:Nittany Lion

message: With all due respect to the ROTC and the Lion Ambassadors, other members of the Penn State community participate in guarding the lion. Rob 02:04, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Guarding the Lion

message: I grew up in a rural part of State College and while I'm not 100% sure I'm confidant I've heard a mountain lion. I now live in northern Delaware and have definitely seen tracks in the White Clay Creek preserve near the De/Md/Pa corner so its a good possibility they've returned to central Pa. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.21.196.64 (talk) 07:01, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, I hope so! Can you find any official documentation? While I completely trust you, Wikipedia is more stringent. But as a Penn State Alum, I would love to hear that the lions have returned. 02:30, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  lions eliminated? 

message: Pages are closely related topics and relatively short. Combining may better cover them without duplicating content. Ost (talk) 20:54, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Keep Notable song for a leading national football program. Pennsylvania2 (talk) 20:21, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge of [[The Nittany Lion (song)]] into [[Nittany Lion]]