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Talk:IBM PC compatible/Archive 1

message: I think that the statement that WinHEC is giving marching orders to hardware vendors, is a little inaccurate, Microsoft steers the general direction of PCs. But I would hardly call it marching orders. Microsoft hasn't offical supported AMD64 (at least not yet), but AMD was free to make it's 64bit processor. PPGMD
:I like the latest edit, it shows more properly the control MS has over hardware. They have control, but not total control. PPGMD
::I was about to say... OK, maybe "marching orders" goes too far, but "guidance" doesn't go nearly far enough. To say that Microsoft only provides "guidance" is literally true, but it's sort of like saying that a traffic cop only provides "guidance" to motorists. How about an opportunity "to lobby for and in some cases dictate the pace and direction of the hardware side of the PC industry," which is language I got from Mark Hartman at ExtremeTech. 
::Thanks for your agreement. Dpbsmith (talk) 17:53, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Wintel

message: I think it is worth noting that many non-PC computers today are IBM PC compatables. Just about any x86/AMD64 based server for example. WikianJim 12:47, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: What about IBM PC compatable servers?

message: Doom isn't actually a true 3D game, is it? Urbane legend 23:51, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Not in a sense it is understood currently, but for practical purposes, yes.
":However, PC was already primary gaming platform when Doom came out. It was the games like Civilization, Wing Commander and Falcon 3 which estabilished dominance of PC as a dominant gaming machine. The biggest factor was that almost all PC's came with a hard drive, which were rare in other machines. The first gaming generation which grew up on C64's etc craved for more challenging and complex games, and these were more and more difficult to make in '80s home computers with mere disk drives. Article needs to be expanded. --Mikoyan21 18:53, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Doom

message: While I appreciate Mr. Clark's influence on setting US Federal Government IT standards, I am unconvinced that the paragraph (which I commented out, not deleted, for now) belongs in a Wikipedia article on the history of PC-compatible computers. (And certainly not in such a rambling form!) Yes, the US government is a huge influence, but not the only one (otherwise Americans would all be using 24-hour time and developing software in Ada). In actuality, the financial sector has historically been the most-important player in IT spending. For example, financial-services companies accounted for 26% of IBM's 3Q sales, small-to-medium businesses at 19%, and all public spending worldwide (of which a large portion, but not all, would be US Federal) in third place at 15%. Yeechang Lee 22:03, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed Albert Clark paragraph

message: Come on, guys. This is worse than the Mainframe article. 71.116.217.242 20:46, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Extreme POV
Talk:Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (comics)

message: ===Survey===
*Support CovenantD 23:24, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merges

message: *Support CovenantD 23:24, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: *Having an article for each issue violates Wikipedia guidelines for writing about fiction, and especially the consensus at the Wikipedia Comics Project to having a brief summary of storylines. They can all be merged into the parent article.  CovenantD 23:24, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

message: Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic is also a comic series. --DocumentN (talk) 21:36, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disambiguation
Talk:Oerlikon GDF

message: The entry "Skyguard" redirects to this page, but I have recently read news on a different military related system with the same name. See this link. Maybe we should change the redirect? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 64.12.117.11 (talk • contribs) .
:Sounds reasonable. Though it's probably better to covert Skyguard into a disambig page. Has someone created an article about the Northrop Skyguard system ? Megapixie 01:25, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done, and I've created a stub article off the disambig page for the Northrop system. Sigh. I wish someone in the Arms industry would show a little imagination when it comes to system names - like the good old Green Cheese missile. Megapixie 01:35, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Another Skyguard

message: The entry on the number of rounds in reserve is wrong.
For the GDF-005 (as in Service with the Austrian Armed Forces) the distribution of round is as follows:
ready:   56 rounds ( 8 clips with 7 rounds each) per cannon = 2 x 56 = 112 rounds ready
reserve: 84 rounds (12 clips with 7 rounds each) per cannon = 2 x 84 = 168 rounds in reserve 
Sum: 2 x 140 rounds = 280 rounds on the gun
Source: field manual for Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon Anti-aircraft gun system
The number or rounds kept in reserve could be varying with different models. But I consider 128 rounds in reserve to be wrong since the number of rounds must be divisible by 7 (the standard clip size) - the result being integer (the number of clips).
I will leave my statement open for discussion. If it doesn't meet with disagreement I will edit the incorrect entry accordingly.
(Feulto (talk) 12:06, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem was that the original numbers were for the GDF-002 (and were wrong) which carried less rounds. I've moved both sets of numbers to the specific description of the model in the variants section. Megapixie (talk) 14:10, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for inserting the changes it into the appropriate places (and being a newbie to wikipedia myself, saving me the trouble to do it ;). Since the Oerlikon 35mm entry is the only one featuring the 'Skyguard' fire control radar system I might add some information to this section (e.g. newer Skyguard versions are equipped with a laser range finder). But first I will have to give some classification issues a thought.(Feulto (talk) 19:45, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of rounds on GDF-005 

message: Hi Wikipedians, just reviewed article and several main points need citations to verifiable sources, e.g.: "Users". Re-rated article for that reason. Please improve citations before uprating again. Regards,DPdH (talk) 22:31, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: These are an extremely unique feature, which are pointed out in an image caption, but not addressed in the body of the article. 
What are they? Why are they? What do they do? 216.74.247.250 (talk) 20:35, 8 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  How is there no discussion in the article of the velocity-measuring devices?
Talk:Ellen Langer

message: Given how long and distinguished her career has been,
how could a book published as late as 2009 be her "most influential work"?
A book that "answers the questions of aging"?
The phrase "mother of mindfulness" is repeated in two different sections.
"primitive steps"?
Also poorly written:
"contributions to the term coined mindfulness",
"sparked the interest of aging".
There have been criticisms of the potted plant study---an erratum was published.
Might be worth noting.
JS Hoyer (talk) 16:46, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Highly subjective language

message: * I've seen Professor Langer on The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer on PBS not long after September 11 2001 (now called PBS Newshour). She gave advice to individuals on returning to normalcy after the national trauma. She may have appeared other times, too, and on other TV shows than Good Morning America.
* The opening sentence of the lede says this: "Ellen Jane Langer (born March 25, 1947) is a professor of psychology at Harvard University, in 1981 she became the first woman ever to be tenured in psychology at Harvard." Then there's no other mention of her teaching in the body of the article.
Since, according to Manual of Style/Lead section,  "Leads are usually written at a greater level of generality than the body...", more about her teaching career should be covered in the body. 
This article, from 2010, has information on her career and describes some of her research: "The Mindfulness Chronicles: On "the psychology of possibility" - https://harvardmagazine.com/2010/09/the-mindfulness-chronicles
Thank you for your attention, Wordreader (talk) 07:35, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incomplete?
Talk:Three Disasters of Wu

message: I am the original author of the Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution, I think it would be a very very VERY good idea if these two articles were joined! (!Mi luchador nombre es amoladora de la carne y traigo el dolor! 23:38, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: On second thought, they should not be merged. This page should be merged with my new article the Four Buddhist Persecutions in China!!! That is the appropriate page. (!Mi luchador nombre es amoladora de la carne y traigo el dolor! 19:42, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  This one seems to have been your article, way back when from when you first started editing. It's now one of the oldest merge requests on Wikipedia. A merge looks like a fine idea to me, for reasons of overlap and duplication. Are you in the mood to do it, as you are evidently more expert. So, here's a supporting merge from me. Klbrain (talk) 19:14, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  Klbrain (talk) 06:32, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge!
Talk:Saint Fina

message: There should be a redirect from St. Seraphina to this article. Caeruleancentaur (talk) 12:51, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  st. SERAphina 
Talk:Another Gay Movie

message: This is titled/modeled after Not Another Teen Movie and Scary Movie, no? --Galaxiaad 15:07, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: (Untitled)

message: That there plot synopsis is way long. There's some guidelines for Wikipedia plot synopses somewhere. Go look it up. --192.68.228.4 23:19, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overly-long plot synopsis 

message: Why didn't they just fuck each other? Seems pretty simple. Is this resolved in the film somehow?
:Probably because they were friends, not necessarily attracted to each other. 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 11:15, 26 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Quick question

message: I don't understand how the film isn't mentioned in this article at all.12.162.122.5 (talk) 18:07, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Do you have a source that links the two? If not, there's your answer...  Doniago (talk) 13:36, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: American Pie

message: (According to external links and further reading guidelines). --— Rhododendrites talk \\ 15:35, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources that could be useful but don't seem appropriate how they were used 

message: In looking for sources for the AfD it looked to me that the consensus was something like mixed-to-negative. Was adding that along with these two refs but there was an edit conflict with the addition of a positive review. I'm frankly not sure how best to balance it, having not seen the film and not read all of the reviews. Will leave them here. --— Rhododendrites talk \\ 15:58, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Consensus at WP:FILM has been that it's generally preferable not to use ranges such as mixed-to-negative in film articles. Additionally, it's somewhat original research to make such a claim. I'd recommend using the RottenTomatoes and Metacritic scores and then including excerpts from specific reviews where it seems appropriate. If the reviews are contradictory then it may be best to simply not make any sort of summary statement. Or just say "reviews were mixed" or something along those lines. DonIago (talk) 16:17, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Aha. Didn't know that, thanks. My only concern is that it seemed to pass WP:NF but the article when I saw it was in relatively tough shape. Didn't seem useful to use a rotten tomatoes templates given only a few reviews there, so yes, it was indeed OR. --— Rhododendrites talk \\ 16:34, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  The film was definitely mixed to negative as a whole, but The Advocate in its niche role is more positive for its audience and the "it needs to be done" rather than its artistic merits. The film is usually at 2 1/2 stars from most niche reviewers, but 1 or none for more general reviewers. By all means, add to this. The film does have some redeeming aspects, but I just came to this because I saw the AFD by chance. ChrisGualtieri (talk) 16:36, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reviews
Talk:Nùng people

message: I wikified your page and may have made some mistakes as I had to change the wording to make it fit the Wikipedia format. Please forgive me for any mistakes and let me know if I can help you out with your page.  KarenAnn 23:52, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I wanna develop this article a little bit coz this Nung group is usually confused with the Chinese Nung who were mercenaries in South Vietnam Psychoneuroimmunology (talk) 11:41, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I'm going to write about Nung origins mainly from linguistic perspective with some genetic and archaeological evidence.
For name confusion between Chinese Nung and Nung (Tai-Kadai), I've created a new page for Chinese.
Gustmeister (talk) 00:55, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nung Origins 
Talk:Sane build environment

message: I grabbed this off the requested articles page. I assume that this is what the requester meant. I'm not entirely sure if it fits in Wikpedia, though. Jesuswaffle 23:59, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I say it should, because it’s the first Google result among hundreds of thousands of autoconf transcriptions, and one of the only with any information whatsoever. Just my 2¢. —Frungi 05:04, 1 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should this page exist?
Talk:Sectaurs

message: I was at Coleco throughout this product's lifecycle (although not in product development). One thing that struck me about this toy is that it was scaled to "Barbie-Doll" size (about 12") rather than the standard size for boy's action figures (about 5"). As a result, kids couldn't play with their Sectaurs and their G.I. Joes at the same time.  After the initial failure of the line, it was re-introduced in standard sizes, but didn't catch on; perhaps the damage was done.  Kind-of-a-pity, because the gross wierdness of the figures might have been very appealling to the same demographic that made Masters of the Universe a monster hit (...so to speak...).  rewinn 00:01, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Some failed toy line with 2 small tie-in media, there is nothing notable about any of this.  Most of this article could be deleted and no one would care.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.204.95.71 (talk) 20:32, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is this article so long, way to obscure a topic 

message: The Sectaurs mini-series ran from Sep 14, 1985 - Oct 12, 1985. 131.150.2.80 (talk) 03:57, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  TV Show 

message: Twillisjr (talk) 19:53, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image Requested
Talk:Jean Shepard

message: With the success of the single, an LP of the same name was released the same year and peaked at No. 15 on the Top Country Albums chart.
*Removed as unable to find citation for this online. MurielMary (talk) 05:30, 29 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed uncited material 
Talk:Microsoft Dynamics

message: We currently have a smorgasbord of stubby articles about Microsoft Dynamics, most of which are spammy, based mainly on the MS website, and of limited quality. I think one good article about the suite would be much better than what we have. Stifle (talk) 09:22, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Klbrain (talk) 10:21, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal
Talk:Woundfin

message: I have decided to fail this article for GA status for the following reasons:
1. I worry about references and citations in this article.  For example, after stating a protected status based on a US federal government authority, it fails to link to this determination, which should be readily available.  Also, the first reference listed provides for a lengthy source that would require tortuous reading to verify each fact provided.  It is the responsibility of the editors to make sure each fact is easily verifiable per criterion 2 of the good article criteria.  
2.  This article is not broad enough for the subject matter.  My first question upon reading this article was "oh, and how does this fish behave?".  The section of "Diet" is but a sentence long and could be extended.  Furthermore, what about mating patterns, causes of endangerment, what official steps have been taken, etc.? I feel as though this is an excellent effort for a "start" level article, but needs deeper research.
3.  There are too many red links.  What this says is that the article isn't introducing necessary concepts for understanding this article, but instead relying on these redlinks to explain crucial information.  Since red links lead nowhere, I feel as though this article also fails the first criterion.
4.  I worry about the legality of the image provided.  Admittedly, this is my weakest area of review, but I expect easy verification of images before I rate them acceptible for GA status.
I encourage the editors to revise and resubmit for GA status after my concerns are addressed.  Cheers!  Chuchunezumi 02:11, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Good article nomination failed
Talk:Santiago Botero

message: I'm wondering if this information is still controversial now that it is cited. It is a fact that 13 riders were suspended. This information is provided in the 2006 Tour de France article: "In the most controversial scandal since the 1998 tour, thirteen riders were expelled from the tour stemming from a Spanish doping scandal on the eve of Strasbourg prologue to the 93rd edition." This is clearly very notable, especially because a number of the riders finished in the top 10 last tour. Botero was one of the 13. This isn't libel, this isn't criticism, or an attack. It is a fact that a)the pro-tour has strict rules that all 21 team managers agreed upon, that anyone associated with a doping investgation was to be suspended and b) Botera didn't start the tour for this very reason. I can understand it being libelous if someone edits the article in a manner to say that Botero is a cheat or that he was doping or anything that isn't sourced or proven. However, I feel the way the article reads now is cited, verifiable, and totally notable and accurate. If I am wrong, please explain further to me. --Andrew c 00:18, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Operación Puerto 
Talk:The Quatermass Xperiment

message: There is no way that Hammer made $3,000,000 from QUATERMASS XPERIMENT... or any other film they ever made.  The movie may have grossed $3,000,000, yes-- but half of that would be retained by the theaters themselves, the rest returned to the distributor(s).  Hammer would then end up with whatever dribs the distributor deigned to pass on.  The citation for the "$3 million" figure is not even a source on Hammer Films, but something else entirely.
Can we either get a correct figure, or just drop the reference?  Overall, this is an excellent article, but that stands out as a gross factual error.
Ted Newsom (talk) 22:05, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've rechecked the reference which says, "Xperiment brought in over $3 million in profits and saved Hammer Films from imminent collapse", but having looked at other sources for the sort of profits Hammer other films generally made, I'm inclined to agree that this assertion is dubious and I will remove. - Joe King (talk) 17:50, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Profits?

message: The film was recently shown on TV: and I noticed Thora Hird was listed on the credits - which part did she play? Jackiespeel (talk) 17:25, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Thora played Rosie, the drunk down-and-out lady who comes into the police station to report she has seen the creature and is shocked to discover that, for once, it's not the drink that's making her see things and they believe her story! A still from the scene can be found here - Joe King (talk) 19:02, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. 
Space travel through private enterprise rather than government projects (and no mention of the Cold War). Jackiespeel (talk) 23:01, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Thora Hird
Talk:Commercial aircraft sales and leasing

message: I've redirected the other article to here.--ConradKilroy 00:20, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aircraft Lessor 

message: The list has been removed as per Wikipedia:External links and Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a mirror or a repository of links, images, or media files ("Wikipedia articles are not: [...] Mere collections of external links or Internet directories. There is nothing wrong with adding a list of content-relevant links to an article; however, excessive lists can dwarf articles and detract from the purpose of Wikipedia.")--McA 02:28, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Understood, they have been removed from the External links section.--ConradKilroy 05:14, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: List of CASL Companies Deleted
Talk:MLS rivalry cups

message: I think the "Honda Super Classico" (LA-CHV) and the Houston-Dallas cup (I forget the name) need to be added. --Scaryice 00:21, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

message: Since the Heritage Cup will likely be contested between more than one club in the future, I'd propose the article's name be changed to MLS club cups.  There is no official name for this grouping so lower case title is fine.  When Portland and Vancouver enter MLS with Seattle, the Cascadia Cup could enter as well. --Blackbox77 (talk) 01:52, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Good points.  I agree with the rename. --SkotyWATalk|Contribs 05:10, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

text: I'm thinking MLS rivalry cups might be a better name. --Blackbox77 (talk) 23:03, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name Change 

message: Should the California Clasico and SuperClasico be included on this page? Except for these, every competition listed involves a cup or item being contested for. I may be wrong but does either rivalry have a cup? I feel like this article was solely created to explain the minor cups that exist in MLS, and including any rivalry turns the article into a mere listing of MLS grudge matches. Maybe the article's subject/title should be refocused to cover all bona fide MLS rivalries and not just the ones that compete for a cup. --Blackbox77 (talk) 02:19, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inclusion of rivalries that do not involve a cup 

message: The lede had some details about a select set of derbies. It described whether they played for a cup or some other trophy or simply bragging rights. I removed it based on :WP:V and :WP:INDISCRIMINATE. If we're going to mention it in the lede we should 1) not be selective and discuss each derby 2) have it in the table 3) have a reference for the "award". Without it, it's playing favourites as well. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:03, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is awarded in the derby