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Talk:Harry Potter influences and analogues/the Attic

message: A place for uncited material to reside until it can be properly cited. In this case, "properly cited" means a reliable source specifically mentioning a similarity between a work listed here and the Harry Potter series. Please be sure that the work was published before Harry Potter, ie, before 1997. I should note that the Attic only has space for sane comparisons; fancies such as this will be handed an express ticket to oblivion. 
===Literature===
Enid Blyton's Faraway Tree books, beginning with 1939's The Enchanted Wood, contain a number of elements which later appear in Harry Potter: These include magical sweets which have unusual effects when eaten, and the use of owls to deliver letters.
Another similarity with The Sword in the Stone is the sword of Godric Gryffindor which is pulled out of the Sorting Hat, much like the sword to be pulled out of the stone. The one who deserves the sword will be the only one who could pull it out.
Theodore Cogswell's 1953 novel The Wall Around the World takes place in a world of magic, and it's protagonist is an orphan boy living with his aunt and uncle, who learns magic in school, flies on a broomstick and is constantly persecuted by a nasty cousin.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yrtgm (talk • contribs) 15:57, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: The Attic

message: Enid Blyton's Faraway Tree books, beginning with 1939's The Enchanted Wood, contain a number of elements which later appear in Harry Potter: These include magical sweets which have unusual effects when eaten, and the use of owls to deliver letters.
Another similarity with The Sword in the Stone is the sword of Godric Gryffindor which is pulled out of the Sorting Hat, much like the sword to be pulled out of the stone. The one who deserves the sword will be the only one who could pull it out.
Theodore Cogswell's 1953 novel The Wall Around the World takes place in a world of magic, and it's protagonist is an orphan boy living with his aunt and uncle, who learns magic in school, flies on a broomstick and is constantly persecuted by a nasty cousin.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yrtgm (talk • contribs) 15:57, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Literature
Talk:Juiced (series)

message: :Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *Support or *Oppose, then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.
*Oppose There is no consensus that the series should be the non-dismabiguated title. My person opinion is that teh article on the series should NEVER be the non-disambigauted title (i.e. Castlevania should be on the first game in the series, not the series in general). TJ Spyke 00:11, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ehm, yes there is: Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Article guidelines#Disambiguation. --MrStalker talk 00:35, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Your assertion is incorrect, there is nothing in the linked guidelines to suggest this, there is no consensus over which article should exist at the unambiguated location. The last relevant discussion I found was Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/archive22#Should the main article be for the series or the first game?. For every Final Fantasy, there's a Quake. - hahnchen 03:19, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: MrStalker, the link you provided actually argues AGAINST your move request: "For video game series: Disambiguate by appending "(series)", or, if necessary, "(video game series)". The former is preferable". That basically says that if a video game name and a video game series have the same name, the series should be disambiguated with "(series)". Generally you don't want to provide sources that go against your position. TJ Spyke 03:54, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: TJ Spyke, perhaps you should read the whole guideline before running of cheering and taunting me. Perhaps you should to, Hahnchen. The guideline clearly states: "For conflicts between a series and the first game in the same series when no other naming conflicts exist: Disambiguate the article about the first game and let the series article be non-disambiguated." --MrStalker talk 10:47, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Apologies, but the guideline is fucking wrong. - hahnchen 12:05, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, that solves everything then! --MrStalker talk 12:37, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

text: Mitchell Report what? Censeco who? Well, that explains it, because I don't give a squat about baseball. Still I can't see any other naming conflicts, because the title of Canseco's book is long as hell and don't conflict with the video game (series) just because it begins with the same word. Same goes for the so-called Juiced ball theory. --MrStalker talk 16:22, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey
Talk:Joseph Roth

message: It's asserted in the final paragraph that Roth became "increasingly eccentric politically".  The fact that he favoured restoration of the Habsburg monarchy is not intrinsically "eccentric", especially in the context of the late 1930s; surely, therefore this comment is subjective and inappropriate in a reference work.  I've removed it. --MV Overchurch 13:09, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible POV 

message: I've reassessed this article as C-class.  To quote from the quality scale, C-class means that and article is "Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study."  
It needs a lot of work before reaching B - many sections need more citations, the biography needs reorganization and expansion, there should be a section outlining some of his major works and a section on his literary legacy.  An infobox could be desirable as well.
Sindinero (talk) 11:32, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not yet B class 

message: "Roth committed suicide through alcohol abuse in 1939."
This is ridiculous. Abusing alcohol may show poor judgement, at the very least, but death as a result is NOT suicide. Tad Lincoln (talk) 03:02, 21 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suicide through alcohol abuse?? 
Talk:Ingleburn High School

message: the following parts of the article are uncited:
* links to army base
* improvement in HSC results in recent years
* excess demand for places in the school 
* The supposed reference about the emblem and links to the army are unclear - not explained or cited.
OzWoden (talk) 11:44, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have left the  tags in this article for quite some time now. I will delete the uncited statements since no one can seemingly back them up. OzWoden (talk) 00:14, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uncited statements 

message: Waratah and Wattle feature in the schools emblem to recall the Henry Lawson poem of the same name and is a reference to the strong links the community had to the army in its early years.
 
Does Waratah and Wattle feature in the emblem because of the poem or do we recall the poem because waratah and wattle feature in the emblem? Alternatively, was "waratah and wattle" chosen as the old school motto because of the poem? (I.e. Is someone confusing their history?)
OzWoden (talk) 11:44, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cause or effect?
Template talk:Derbyshire Places of interest

message: This template was created in May 2007 to replace a list that had developed on the Derbyshire page. Do not include Villages, Cities or Towns here. This should be for places to visit.
They should be "notable" Victuallers 13:17, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Is in Staffordshire! Victuallers 16:09, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Ilam Hall

message: Was demolished in the 1950sOrdyg (talk) 22:30, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Glossop Hall]]
Talk:The Girls

message: Pardon if I put this in the wrong place, but isn't there an album by several artists?--Launchballer (talk) 21:04, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Possibly yeah, just add it to the list, even though it is 5 years + on! :))))) Wofalamatalahoop (talk) 20:43, 9 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Jigging

message: I propose renaming jig (fishing) to jigging. This is in alignment with an already established practice in Wikipedia of naming fishing articles after the the technique (activity) rather than the tackle (equipment). Thus we have an article for trawling which includes the notion of a "trawl", and an article for gigging which includes the notion of a "gig". --Geronimo20 (talk) 06:29, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move

message: Could someone knowledgeable merge in the following from jig and pig and create a redirect over there? Thanks! AniRaptor2001 (talk) 17:46, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge from Jig and pig

message: Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that :File:Jigging off Queenscliff Pier, Vic, jjron 5.12.2009.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on July 17, 2011. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2011-07-17. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng  {chat} 20:14, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:File:Jigging off Queenscliff Pier, Vic, jjron 5.12.2009.jpg]] to appear as POTD soon 
Talk:Men's Fitness

message: Why is there nothing in this article about the Andy Roddick cover scandal that caused the Editor-In-Chief to resign, as well as several other high-level staffers?
:I've added a bit. I couldn't find any reliable sources on the departure of magazine personnel.  ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 01:55, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Roddick Scandal

message: Should it be noted that they print hate? Besides making fun of two NYPD officers for being "Tubby" and making fun of other people for their weight, they they are making fun of other cosplayers for being under weight. Even making fun of a Captain America cosplayer for not being as fit as the one in the movie. They used computer graphics to make him look steroidal! Is that what this magazine pushes as fitness now? 
Source: http://www.mensfitness.com/lifestyle/entertainment/ny-comic-con-flabby-versions-of-your-favorite-superheroes?page=2
--8.25.226.66 (talk) 05:58, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Hate Speech

message: Could we have a category for tagging celebrity biography articles for famous people who have graced the cover of Men;s Fitness? Some pro wrestlers have and its considered a  ig enough deal to mention on Raw. 64.228.91.73 (talk) 16:38, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Cover celebs
Talk:Avipoxvirus

message: 'As this virus is a poxvirus, it has a high mortality rate in birds, as other poxviruses have in humans'. The mortality rate in birds is highly variable, from 0 - 50%. Also, just because one pox virus has high mortality in one species, does not mean it's true for another. 82.14.163.98 (talk) 19:22, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spurious Claim Removed
Template talk:Provincial capitals of the Dominican Republic

message: I have cleaned up this template. I have corrected the grammar of the name and the names of several capitals. For a source see the Provinces of the Dominican Republic article and the sources given there. I would like to note that some of the capital names, e.g. Los Soldados De Bani, San Eustacio De Cotuí, El Libertador De Dajabón, San Luis De Jimani, San Lorenzo De Mao, do not appear in any source so I conclude that they are simply made up information. I have not moved the template to a more proper name as the name of templates do not show up in the view of articles, but I have no objections about such a move. VirtualDelight 14:17, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Beach Boy

message: Shouldn't this page link to the beach boys and then have an option to come to this novel?76.215.181.41 14:18, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: not sure why - most people know the BBs are plural. There may be a need for a Beach Boy (disambiguation) page though. :: Kevinalewis : (Talk Page)/(Desk) 15:27, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  DIsambiguation
Talk:Weslaco High School

message: Firstly, there are a lot of mentions of non-notable people in this article. I personally don't see anything special about some of the people listed in the football and baseball sections. I certainly don't see the meaning of having "Hurricane(yeah right!)" in the baseball section. If that's somebody's nickname, then the person's real name needs to be included if the person were to be kept here at all. Please see WP:N. That's just for starters. The "Music Departments," "Drama club," and "Cheerleading squad" sections have POV issues and seriously need references. Stating "Sweepstakes in all areas...hopefully" appears to be a prediction of a future event. Firstly Wikipedia is not a crystal ball, and secondly, that's not neutral; it could be interpreted to say "Wikipedia hopes that the Weslaco Panther Corps gets first place in everything." The Drama Club section reads like a news article, and saying how their accomplishments were "well deserved," basically saying "they finally did it" in the first sentence, and repeatedly celebrating the fact that "they have been able to make Weslaco High School History" blatantly looks biased. Referring to the Weslaco Pacesetters as "renowned" is advertisement. The JROTC section is very vague and needs to be expanded or removed as it does't clearly identify the JROTC unit in any way other than the fact that it has grown. It doesn't even have a wikilink to JROTC or explain what JROTC is. I really hate to admit it, but the only section that isn't completely in ruins is the Cheerleading squad section, and even it is unreferenced and has boarderline POV issues by saying that they are "known for their unwavering school spirit and dedication" without having references to back that up (which means that this could be considered to be one's opinion opposed to verifyable fact). I'm guessing that this article was written by newbie(s), and I know from experience that it can be easy to embarass yourself here if you don't know what your doing. If you want an example to go by, Plano Senior High School and Stuyvesant High School are featured articles. You may also find Port Charlotte High School and Balboa High School to be good examples of school articles with a "Good Article" rating. PCHS-NJROTC</span> (Messages)</span> 20:57, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup/NPOV issues July 2009
Talk:Lester Granger

message: — Assignment last updated by Sperling5 (talk) 17:19, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: African American History
Talk:Sail and Life Training Society

message: Unfortunately, I found out halfway through the creation of the article that the website for the SALTS program (saltsociety.com) is down. Through the information that I have been able to find through hard copies, I have filled out the page to the best of my knowledge. Having sailed on one of the ships before, and going again in the summer, I have a background of information about the ships and the program.
In other words, please don't delete this article just yet, because the information is coming.
Canadian Scouter 14:35, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Apologies for the current lack of information 

message: From the information found through the notability box, this article would be considered notable, because it is a charitable organization, found under companies. 
Canadian Scouter 15:31, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 

message: I just got involved in this Canadian project and am tagging this article to be added to the list. 
I updated a lot of the info about programs, the capital campaign to build a third tall ship, adding some links (& replacing dead ones) and other info like the organization's revenues. 
Canadianknowledgelover (talk) 07:22, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updates; added to WikiProject Canada
Talk:Confederate government of Kentucky

message: I have translated this article to Chinese Wikipedia here and promoted to FA status, and I want to thank User:Acdixon for his effort to write this amazing article. --Jarodalien (talk) 16:20, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Now a FA in Chinese Wikipedia 

message: reviewing for URFA:
* MOS:LQ needs a check throughout; I left some samples.
* There is some WP:OVERLINKing; you can install User:Evad37/duplinks-alt to review.
** I believe I've fixed all the the overlinks. Hog Farm  Talk 03:31, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[WP:URFA/2020]]
Talk:Siete Leyes

message: There was a letter to the editor in Friday's Los Angeles Times (MARC TOONE, 5/25/07) suggesting that the Texians' beef with Mexico was chiefly about the abolishment of slavery.  
Could the abolishment of slavery be an effect of Ley #1?
Gil 14:41, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]
Talk:Lucida Sans Unicode

message: If it's Unicode, then why the heck is it called Lucida Sans Unicode?
Jeez, the article should explain that.
Awesimo 14:46, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Sans

message: You opened the font in FontCreator, and got to Format -> Settings, and got to the Metrics tab, and the metrics are:
Typo ascender: 1604
Ascender: 2246
Win ascent: 2246
Descender: -901
Win descent: -901
Line gap: don't know
Typo line gap: 168
The original had 243 glyphs, but the Unicode one has 1776 glyphs.  222.233.98.207 (talk) 15:25, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Give metrics? 
Talk:Clyde Pangborn

message: Since AFAIK he was almost never known by his full name, I propose moving this to Clyde Pangborn.  TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura  00:01, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Movin' on 

message: Does someone have information about the first non-stop trans-Pacific flight from East to West? I'll also post this at the Miss Veedol page. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:27, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: First non-stop trans-Pacific flight East to West

message: Here is what currently is stated regarding mileage:
…from Sabishiro Beach, Misawa, Aomori, Japan. Their destination was Seattle, Washington, just under 5500 miles[10] (8,500 km) away, a distance exceeding Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris by 2,000 miles.…
Does anyone else have a problem with this? A Great Circle flight plan calculated from Misawa Air Base RJSM (approx. 5 statute miles from Sabashiro Beach [takeoff]) to Pangborn airport KEAT (also about 5 statute miles from former Fancher Field [landing]) is only 3980 nautical miles (4580 statute miles). Their flight notes recorded that they intended a Great Circle path—which is substantiated by their noting of Aleutian and Queen Charlotte Islands land references. Not sure how 5500 miles could be have calculated for their trip. Jp2xs0n (talk) 22:43, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  nonstop trans Pacific flight miles accurate?
Talk:Balasagan

message: why don't the Iranians call the legal right? Ali banu sistani (talk) 18:56, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Wha? --HistoryofIran (talk) 19:37, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: why don't the Parrsi call the legal right? Ali banu sistani (talk) 06:10, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: why are you rolling back legal edits? Ali banu sistani (talk) 07:07, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: "Legal edits"? Your edits are nothing but WP:TENDENTIOUS. I already told you, the source was not WP:RS. Call me Iranian/Persian/Parsi/whatever once more and I will report you. --HistoryofIran (talk) 11:50, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  hello
Talk:Mary Lee (suffragist)

message: Anachronistic and ill-fitting Doug butler (talk) 11:07, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not a suffragette
Talk:Dean Parker

message: This article looks more like a section of a proper article rather than something that is up to the standards of WikiProject Biography.  I found it extremely difficult to follow the history as stated.  It will probably need an Infobox musical artist consistent with non-performing personnell, not to mention MAJOR cleanup and some decent factwork such as date and city or town of birth. - B.C.Schmerker 15:04, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overall
Talk:Epsom Downs

message: I really think that this should be called Epsom Downs Racecourse to differentiate if from downland such as the North Downs. Epsom Downs is the hill that it is on. Does anyone have any views? SuzanneKn 15:08, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've moved the info to Epsom Downs Racecourse and provided new info on Epsom Downs. Hope you like it. It would be great if someone could take a real picture. SuzanneKn 18:43, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Kingston District Council

message: Various sources suggest that the locality of Mount Benson is actually in the District Council of Robe; these sources include the District Council of Robe Development Plan (please refer http://www.sa.gov.au/topics/housing-property-and-land/local-government/development-plans/online-development-plans/country-development-plans/robe-council-development-plan).  Regards Cowdy001 (talk) 05:11, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mount Benson
Talk:Costume party

message: I found an article from the Living History Society of Minnesota that backs up some of the information that needs citing with some small adjustments.  
http://www.lhsmn.org/research/fancy_dress.html
If you think this source looks good let me know and I will make the changes.
Moses.sr (talk) 23:57, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations

message: Editors interested in a possible Wikiproject for Halloween, please contact me at my talk page.  Thank you.--otherlleft (talk) 21:08, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject Halloween
Talk:History of Bangkok

message: Hi @User:Paul 012, on the short description yes you're right, I removed it because these types of articles should have SD none. I should've checked it was already that way, so thanks for fixing that. On the section heading I disagree that you feel its not an improvement but these things are subjective and it's not something I will argue on. So I'll leave it to your discretion. Thanks Danial Bass (talk) 01:55, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the comment. For future reference, my thinking was that the previous section titles were not just describing the time period, but Bangkok's relationship to those entities. "Ayutthaya period", "Thonburi period" and "Rattanakosin period" could apply to anywhere in Thailand. But here, the sections are discussing Bangkok when it was under Ayutthaya, when it was the seat of the Thonburi Kingdom, and when it became established as Rattanakosin. Some other wording could make meaning clearer for the latter two, but I think that would be unnecessarily wordy. In any case, changing section titles run the risk of breaking incoming links, so they need to be carefully checked or done with section anchors left in place. --Paul_012 (talk) 16:12, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edits
Talk:Every which way but Ed

message: The whole page is messed by spelling mistakes. Pacguy19 15:41, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, there's nothing specific about it to merit an article over other episodes. I've redirected this back to List of Ed, Edd n Eddy Season 5 episodes. —C.Fred (talk) 15:56, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled