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Talk:Cosmos Club

message: doesn't anyone know anything good on the cosmos club!? I mean, who are the current members, how much does it cost, what GOES ON there, how does one get membership???
:It's a pretty standard social club. Members go there for business lunches and the like, they have a great Sunday brunch, and they host an occasional lecture series.  The membership criteria are like those at other similar clubs (in Washington: the Metropolitan Club, the University Club) as in you have to be nominated by two members, and approved by the membership committee. In theory, the Cosmos Club focuses on writers, educators, intellectuals and scientists, rather than businessmen and strictly political figures, but I don't think that's still so much the case.
::It's still the case, not specifically but it works out that way. When my mother was alive I was another of the people who'd stop by the bar on my way home from work and wind up eating there because the conversation was so good. There were regulars, people who came in because they were staying at the club, people who were there once a month, but I don't remember any who were there because they were in business. Often you didn't even know that they were. Kovar (talk) 00:50, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: There are now two sections on reciprocal club. One is in paragraph style with a citation. The other is a list without sources. The two are not the same. The list is a recent addition--I put it in alphabetical order and added links, but I am not convinced it is needed as Wikipedia is not meant to duplicate every item on an organizations website. If the source could be found, it might be worth adding country names or city names to the paragraph section. Thoughts? Rublamb (talk) 04:04, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reciprocal clubs
Category talk:National Monuments in Arizona

message: It seems to me that this category should be "National Monuments in Arizona".
The "of" seems to denote a form of possession.  Whereas national monuments are owned and protected by the federal government "National Monuments of the United States" seem correct.  But this category seems to be more about location, therefore "in" seems more appropriate.  My 2¢ — Eoghanacht talk 19:03, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Category name

message: :Not to be technical, my choice, the word "of", is for the basic reasons: the Indian reservations are of Arizona, (and not in  Arizona), and the geological features: Grand Canyon, Chiricahua Mountains, Sunset Crater, the volcanic areas of Flagstaff, are associated w/Basin and Range related, because the Pinacate Volcanic Field is abutting Southern Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico.
:*Agua Fria National Monument—?Biological
:*Canyon de Chelly National Monument
:*Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
:*Chiricahua National Monument
:*Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument—Geology,Ecology
:*Hohokam Pima National Monument
:*Ironwood Forest National Monument—Biological
:*Montezuma Castle National Monument
:*Navajo National Monument
:*Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument—Biology-Famous for the tourist/camera/Desert Flowers
:*"Saguaro National Monument"—Biological-Sonoran Desert
:**now renamed: Saguaro National Park
:*Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument—Geology,Ecology
:*Tonto National Monument
:*Tuzigoot National Monument
:*Vermilion Cliffs National Monument—Geological, etc
:*Walnut Canyon National Monument
:*Wupatki National Monument
:The 2: (I forgot Saguara Nat'l Mon.), that are Biological/ Biomic–defined, help define parts of the Sonoran Desert, extending out of Arizona to the West, and out of Arizona to the East to meet the Chihuahuan Desert.  I am not defending "of", but the 8 tribal monuments, some of them are also geologically–defined: the Chiricahuas, Canyon de Chelly, and Walnut Canyon.
:So, my choice was a little bit obvious.  These eight(8) areas, possessed by, or previously by, the Indian tribes, are part of the definition of Arizona.--MichaelMcAnnis,YumaAZ, (in the Yuma Desert/Colorado Desert(W. Sonoran Desert), and just SE of the Mojave Desert.--Mmcannis 01:26, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I just added Saguaro National Monument to the List of areas in the National Park System of the United States. --MMcAnnisMmcannis 01:32, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Categories of the Nat'l Monuments
Talk:Oliver James (actor)

message: He also wrote "Ride of Your Life," yes?
Does anyone know any info about his racial makeup?
:It's not really out there as far as I know. Maybe if he appears in a few more movies, we'll find out. Mad Jack O'Lantern 22:53, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  ride of your life 

message: Seen What a Girl Wants and found he performed quite well - both as an actor and a singer, especially doing Get a Move On - but singing actor isn't already musician (what he's being called in the article's intro): so what about a discography? Or at least summing up contributions to other musicians' singles or albums?
If this ain't necessary, then I'm - so far unaware of this fact - a singer myself. For many years. But do you think this copes with Wikipedia's criteria of seriosity? Adam Brody, e.g., modestly is called part-time musician only - despite his definitely regular (as far as his acting schedule allows) work as drummer for Big Japan. 
-- 212.17.89.244 (talk) 12:57, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Musician? 
Talk:Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

message: Prior content in this article duplicated one or more previously published sources. The material was copied from: http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1992/1992s1.pdf. Copied or closely paraphrased material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences or phrases. Accordingly, the material may be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you.  SFB 11:11, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 
Talk:Stephen Gyllenhaal

message: It is claimed in the article that Gyllenhaal (literary) means 'Golden-hall'. Being swedish, I can say that this can't be true. The part Gyllen indeed translates as 'Golden'. But I don't agree that haal translates as 'hall'. In fact, the swedish word for 'hall' is the same as in English, namely hall. Thus, English 'Golden-hall' would be Gyllenhall in Swedish, which is not the case here.
So, what does haal mean then? Actually, there are three possible alternatives here depending on how to interpret the aa and the l (the spelling conventions in Swedish has changed quite a lot since this noble family name was invented). The name may mean: (1) hole (cf. Swe. hål, often spelled haal centuries ago), (2) hard (cf. Swe. hård which still is pronunced like hål in many dialects in Sweden and centuries ago in most of Sweden) or (3) slippery (cf. Swe. hal). The most probable here is (2). Why? Remember that Nils Haal, who was ennobled to Gyllenhaal, was a lieutenant and thus a mid-ranked soldier. In Sweden, low- and mid-ranked soldiers often had names based on adjectives referring to desired soldier properties (e.g. Rask lit. 'Quick', Hård lit. 'Hard', Stark lit. 'Strong', Modig lit. 'Brave' etc.).
Thus, we conclude that Gyllenhaal literary means Golden-hard - an ennobled version of Haal (written Hård in standardised Modern Swedish) which literary means 'Hard'. When the noble name was formed in the 17th century, it was probably pronunced [ˈdʒʏlːənˌhɔːɽ] (see this link for details concerning the phonetical alphabet used.)
Jens Persson jepe2503 [at] hotmail [dot] com (130.242.128.85 19:14, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''Gyllenhaal'' means 'Golden-hall'!? 

message: The Gyllenhaal clan have been working overtime on this one. I think I'll tone it down a little CallMeHenry 14:37, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: a little?  you think?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.95.86.114 (talk) 19:44, 27 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  A liitle too much family pride 

message: In the articles about Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, their surname is rendered in IPA as /ˈdʒɪlənhɑːl/, but in this article about their father it is /ˈdʒɪlənhɔːl/. Which is correct? Shouldn't they be consistent? --N-k (talk) 22:17, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  IPA discrepancy 
Talk:Inverness railway station

message: This station is linked as the terminus for the Kyle of Lochalsh line, yet on the KoL page, it is listed as the first station. Also, on the other three stations for which pages have already been made on this line, it's E-W running, i.e. Inverness at the start. That's why I'm changing it now. Nach0king 19:16, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Since I use this station quite a lot, here is a rundown of the platform arrangements. I've put it here since I would really want someone to verify it before it went into the main article:
*Platform 1 - used only for the NXEC Highland Chieftain and the Caledonian Sleeper. 
*Platform 2,3,4 - used for all Scotrail trains for Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
*Platform 5 - this is the one that can be accessed by both the line to Dingwall and the line to Aberdeen/Perth. Usually used for the Far North Line to Wick and Thurso and the Kyle of Lochalsh line
*Platform 6 - usually used for the Far North Line or the Kyle of Lochalsh line.
*Platform 7 - not used at all often, some way away from the main station, most often used for parking spare units.
Soarhead77 (talk) 22:17, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Platform arrangements 
Talk:Academy at the Lakes

message: It feels like there is a lot of good information lurking in this article. However, it's buried behind a lot of angry sentiment, probably over the Yom Kippur incident. Speaking thereof, does anybody local know of an online newspaper story about the incident? That would give a good third-party overview of the situation. —C.Fred (talk) 17:17, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV 
Talk:Flak jacket

message: I seriously doubt that flak jackets in world war 2 had any titanium in them. Also, i believe that Fliegerabwehrkanone (literally anti aircraft gun) refers to anti aircaft artillery, rather that to any type shell that they fire. (Puna)
:Yeah, they used steel or aluminum. There are more errors in the article, too...Considering its short length and high error content, it should probably be completely rewritten. This link has info on the early development of flak jackets:  Ergbert 03:28, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Kevlar isn't the same as ballistic nylon, which was in use during WWII, but not on the first flak jackets. Ergbert 06:54, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

message: " some round shot used in shotguns and land mines,"
The term  'round shot'  here is misleading, especially as it links to an article on the munition fired from smoothbore  artillery.
I shall replace it with 'pellets' which is appropriate  both to shotguns and landmines  (I might change that to 'antipersonel-mines').
JF42 (talk) 18:12, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  'round shot' 

message: The factoid in the "See Also" section is unsupported and directly contradicts the article it links to. I also don't think the link is particularly relevant, unless the page is going to link to every example of premodern nonmetallic battlefield clothing. Arvenine (talk) 04:39, 3 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Buff coat"
Talk:Online shopping directory

message: I wholeheartedly agree.  
Although I have never heard the term "online shopping directory", what is being described here, and being linked to, is indeed a price engine (shopping engine).  This page should redirect to price engine, and not visa versa.  
- DisneyPaul
Not really. There are plenty of online shopping directories, try "online shopping directory" in Google. For example - shopsafe.co.uk, shobby.co.uk and lots more.
Shopping directory and price engine may have something in common, but they are two different beings altogether.
''
I have redirected the article to Price comparison service as, while there is a difference, it's becoming harder to distinguish. At most, a proper article on Online shopping directory would end up just being a list of links anyway. I have also redirected Price engine to that article, as comparison is more of a standard term - I hope nobody disagrees with that, but suggestions are welcome.Blowski 21:05, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Price engine

message: I wholeheartedly agree.  Although I have never heard the term "online shopping directory", what is being described here, and being linked to, is indeed a price engine (shopping engine).  The online shopping directory page should link to this page, and not visa versa.  
- DisneyPaul
Not really. There are plenty of online shopping directories, try "online shopping directory" in Google. For example - shopsafe.co.uk, shobby.co.uk and lots more.
Shopping directory and price engine may have something in common, but they are two different beings altogether.
:There are price comparison engines, price comparison shopping sites powered by these different engines (affiliate sites), deal sites, and ones that combine price comparison with deals, coupons, rebates, etc.  It goes even further if you consider current "mashups."  Then of course there are actual merchant and online retailers that sell the products rather than being middlemen but I don't know what scope you're aiming at here.  --Jā 16:28, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

message: I have some experience of working with price comparison engines, shopping portals, etc, and would like to take a stab at building up this article. I think price comparison engines are a complex enough service on their own to deserve a separate article. Also, should I build articles on the leading brands in this sector? I've seen a lot of comments saying that these are spam and don't want to waste my time if they will just be deleted.
Improving this category - answer!
I think expanding this category would be great, I would certainly include leading brands, however, like you I have a great deal of knowledge, some smaller less mature sites are equally as good and should be mentioned, some of these may end up being be bigger than the existing leading brands, educating visitors and providing information about price comparisons, portals and the truth behind them is always useful content for visitors reading the articles.  
I once read about price comparison engines being unfair, they do show multiple prices for the same product across say 10 shops, however the top results are not always the cheapest price, they maybe be top as they advertiser (retailer) is willing to pay a higher price per click - you could expand on this type scenario...!
:OK, I've built Price comparison service and redirected both this article and online shopping directory over there, as price comparison is a far more standard term. I agree that smaller sites should be given coverage, though part of the problem is a lack of information on them. The main ones (at least from a UK perspective) are Kelkoo, Shopping.com, PriceRunner and Froogle. When it comes to educating users, I'm not sure where the line is crossed between being a PR machine and useful information.Blowski 21:09, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Improving this category
Talk:Springfield, Ohio

message: As a native of Springfield, I can readily admit that there is nothing about our city that makes it "The American Dream." Morhange 19:34, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I unlinked the mention of New Boston from the article on the New Boston in Scioto County.  Scioto County was never part of Clark County and thus its New Boston could not have been passed over by the state legislature for county seat of Clark County.  Also, the article on the Scioto County New Boston states that it was platted in 1891, another indication that that New Boston couldn't have been a contender to be county seat of Clark County back in 1818. Dlauri (talk) 21:51, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  The New Boston referenced in this article is not the one in Scioto County 

message: is referencing Springfield Mass  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.92.182.150 (talk) 16:06, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Springfield Battle 

message: After viewing several cities' Wikipedia pages, it appears that a section for 'Places of worship' is not the norm.  Personally, I don't see the significance of the section and feel it should be removed. I look forward to feedback from others regarding this.
Dogscatsbirds (talk) 13:06, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: A good place for guidance is WP:City structure. My opinion would be to remove any non-notable (generally meaning not having an article or other form of significance) locations.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 20:26, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Places of worship section
Talk:Suporn Watanyusakul

message: The 'Suporn technique' was referenced under vaginoplasty. I've made a section for it to be defined, but I have no idea what it is, if it's already classed under one of the two forms listed under vaginoplasty, what's unique about it, and so forth. Could someone knowledgeable do that? Tyciol 19:34, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Belcarra

message: I've removed the section on the origin of the name in Gaelic as it doesn't make any sense in Irish. As a pointer to a possible origin, I found this article while looking up a village near my home town in Ireland also called Belcarra. That name is an anglicisation of Baile na Cora, meaning "Town of the Weir." I don't know if that name makes sense in relation to Belcarra in British Columbia, or if the solicitor in question was from Belcarra in Ireland (or County Mayo) and simply named it after there. --sony-youthpléigh 14:22, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Most likely where the solicitor was from, typical of colonial-era naming; there may have been fish weirs at this site, or clam gardens or whatever, operated by the Tsleil-waututh, but the solicitor would have been unaware of them (except insofar as any dispute with natives might have had something to do with his messing with them....).Skookum1 (talk) 22:30, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 
Talk:Delta, British Columbia

message: Sorry my edit summary was unclear. Using WP:DATERET, DMY was the first format used in the article 24 March 2010. The article primarily evolved using DMY and later on MDY dates were added, most notably in the reference section. The  template was adding in 2012 and the article's state in early March 2015, prior to the discussion about DMY over MDY, had both used in the article. For these reasons, I am restoring the article to DMY as directed under DATERET. Mkdwtalk 18:01, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  DMY 
Talk:Lions Bay

message: I had put this in Notable people....I know he lives near Lions Bay, maybe not in the village itself?  I know he lives around there, I got to party on his yacht long ago.  Word is he's still around there...but maybe outside municipal limits?Skookum1 (talk) 17:17, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Terry Jacks]]
Talk:Metahistory: The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-century Europe

message: It is certainly true that many notable books have their own page, but this is only necessary when there is so much information that the author's own page would become cluttered.  In this instance, I was able to merge the entire content of this article into the article on Hayden White without any appreciable cluttering of that article.  If the information on the book becomes so long that it takes over the other article, this article can certainly be restored, but as of now it is simply not needed. Indrian 19:38, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Article length has nothing to do with merger, just because you physically can fit it into the article doesn't mean it should be merged. Also how much do you know about the subject (Hayden White and metahistory?). Please follow up at Talk:Hayden White as that's where the proposed merge tags point for discussion. -- Stbalbach 20:58, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: It would be valuable to know what are the different archetypes of historians that this book believes exist.  --64.230.121.26 17:29, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Expand to describe the different archetypes

message: "The term Meta-History was defined by the black philosopher Dr William F Fearon."  The need for such a tag is rather obvious but I doubt the relevance of any citation in the case. White pointedly says what he will consider as 'metahistory'.Ael 2 (talk) 21:45, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed dubious item

message: By 2015, as Foucault and Derrida fade, White's seminal work benefits from the general revival of interest in what we might whimsically call the Greatest Generation of American liberal arts criticism-- if only, alas, because STEM has gobbled up all the funding and students. One is as likely to see an essay about Trilling on Arts and Letters Daily these days as one about Derrida. It's an old pattern in American criticism-- flirting defiantly with the continent-- getting bored with the French mind-- coming home to one's roots. Profhum (talk) 18:23, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Greatest Generation" of scholars
Talk:Langley, British Columbia (city)

message: What does it mean to say that Langley City is "the key component" of the electoral district of the same name?  Geographically speaking they are not the same thing, and Langley Township has a much higher (i.e. more electorally significant) population.  I've changed "the key component" to "a key component" as I believe it is more accurate. DoctorElmo 01:22, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Elections 
Talk:Port Coquitlam

message: The past Mayors legal troubles have nothing to do with the Port Coquitlam as city, it should be on its own wikipedia entry page and provide as a link on the Port Coquitlam page not as a main section.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.52.112.1 (talk) 20:49, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: So I guess I'm a god then... ;) -→Buchanan-Hermit™/?! 07:04, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: yup, I added that bit, it is true though, and not slanderous.  Check it out on the cbc, anyways I linked to scott young, but it links to the wrong man, could someone fix it, the link should be a red link though cause noone has written an article about this politician yet. TotallyTempo 23:52, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: current developments

message: Anyone have a problem with changing the school section to be more like those of Coquitlam's and Port Moody's?  Greg Salter (talk) 19:00, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't, IMO it'll look nicer compared to the list we currently have. --Gamer007 (talk) 20:43, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Schools 

message: move. Skeezix1000 (talk) 13:58, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposal to rename page