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Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Simon Gipson

message: Just a point of order: the votes to keep by users Macbandit, Comradeash and Egocentre (and to some extent Beyondcapricorn) were made during their push to attack me which led to a failed Request for Comment on their part. This AFD would set a precedent to allow principals to have articles on Wikipedia - something the community has never really agreed with - and votes need to be made carefully. I see no reason not to just merge the content with St Michaels and give Gipson a mention in the context of why he is important (ie. he's the principal of that school). Harro5 04:46, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
Talk:Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies

message: It seems obvious to me that this article is significant, on two grounds:
1. History of prostitution
2. It sold large numbers of copies in a time when literacy was not widespread.
glasperlenspiel 04:51, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It has a documentary on telly today in the UK about it Merkinsmum 23:33, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Two recent edits, the most recent here, remove material that suggests that Harris's status in life isn't certain, the latter asserting that a recent publication by Hallie Rubenhold proves exactly what he was.  I happen to have this book on order from Amazon, it should arrive in a few days.  Nevertheless, I'm uncomfortable with the removal of sourced material from this article, without supporting citations that demonstrate why the removal of that material is necessary.  Even if Rubenhold's book proves to be authoritative, the opinions of other authors should not be deleted. Parrot of Doom 12:05, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Harris's status 

message: Congratulations on getting this article approved as an FA (Karanacs promoted it but it seems the process has yet to run); I missed the FAC so I am posting below a few niggles to me after reading this excellent article.  Jappalang (talk) 02:52, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I fixed both, thanks for pointing these out. Parrot of Doom 08:13, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It's an abbreviated but direct quote from the source - The capital A is there because it's the start of an Archenholz sentence. It looks odd with the "A" I know, but it is essentially correct. It's a tricky one. How about "... were published by a "tavern-keeper, in Drury lane", ..." Acabashi (talk) 19:10, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Queries 

message: The article is not categorized under pornography, nor is it part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Pornography. while its not what we usually think of as pornography, the word of course translates as "writings about prostitutes", so this should really be in those categories and project. any objections?Mercurywoodrose (talk) 04:45, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Well modern authors pretty much agree that it was, for want of a better phrase, a wank mag - so I have no issues with what you suggest. Parrot of Doom 23:30, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Pornography?

message: "Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies, published from 1738 to 1492..." Is that supposed to be 1792? IF so, why does it later say there is an extant copy of the 1793 edition? And it says 1795 was the last year's edition to be published.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by DKPhilosophy (talk • contribs) 22:02, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  The first sentence makes no sense 

message: Would this article benefit from a "See also" section, with a link to Gropecunt Lane? Mjroots (talk) 22:04, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: No. Gropecunt Lane has nothing to do with the subject of this article. Parrot of Doom 00:08, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: See also?
Talk:Media in Boston

message: With the advent of HD Radio subchannels on the FM radio band, there are many more programs being broadcast.  For example, WGBH-FM has news and public affairs on the main channel, classical music on the 2nd channel, and a rebroadcast of WCAI on the 3rd channel.  Similarly, there are digital subchannels on many of the TV channels.  Perhaps the tables in this article should be expanded in a manner similar to the article Media in New York City?  Reify-tech (talk) 19:29, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Digital subchannels on FM and TV bands
Talk:Prehistoric life

message: From the coelacanth article: It is often claimed that the coelacanth has remained unchanged for millions of years but in fact the living species and even genus are unknown from the fossil record. However, some of the extinct species, particularly those of the last known fossil coelacanth, the Cretaceous genus Macropoma, closely resemble the living species.
Does this not mean that there are no unchanged prehistoric species left?
:Maybe phisically they are similar, like brachiopods and bivalves, but as with many species evolutionary lines are barely known. Many species look similar to each other like beatles, flies, crocodiles etc but the species of the past and current similar species are quiet different. So past coelacanths and the modern species would be different. Also in genetics, addaptions and of an animals genes is quiet common without much physical change. I believe that article only refers to the physical charatoristics and not genetics, behaviour or habitat etc. 04:36, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

message: I don't wish to tread on anyone's toes here and upset anyone so please understand that this question is a genuine one and is not intended to offend in any way. 
I'm having an issue seeing the relevance of having a seperate article to define prehistoric life when the Prehistory article could just as easily contain a short paragraph describing the general progression of lifeforms developing in the early part of that period. 
The period of prehistory spans a huge period of time and the lifeforms contained within that period are so diverse and the evolutionary changes made so numerous that it would be impossible to give an accurate and in depth account of them in one article. There is also nothing really contained in this article that isn't also contained within another article in this general subject matter. 
I'd be interested in other views on this matter-does anyone think they can clean up this article and provide sources to bring it up to wiki standards? Or is it something that should be merged into another related article? Greebo cat (talk) 01:44, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Politely Questioning The Purpose Of The Article?
Talk:List of tourist attractions in Boston

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 
The result of the move request was: Moved as requested.  Based on WP:Consistency arguments and the global categorization of similar articles under the Tourist Attraction mantra.  Opposers provided no policy or guideline rationale, only speculative thoughts about the meaning and understanding of tourism.  Mike Cline (talk) 14:23, 27 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: *Oppose. A "sight" or "site of interest" is not necessarily a mere tourist attraction. "Places of interest" may be better but I agree we need to come up with a working definition of what goes in them and, ideally, agree a common form of article title. Bermicourt (talk) 13:23, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Attracting tourists should not necessarily be considered mutually exclusive of having value for residents. —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 19:17, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

text: Would it help to simplify the titles to "List of attractions in [Place]", removing "tourist"? (To me "sites of interest" seems like a phrase no one would use and somewhat makes me think of construction sites.) —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 01:48, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: "List of attractions" sounds alright to me, although if we decide on that, we'd need to move the other 100 or so pages, which would be a pain.  talk 01:56, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 13 January 2022
Talk:Cleveland Brown

message: who voices cleveland???? 64.61.211.186 04:59, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Cleveland wasn't even IN that scene.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.122.63.142 (talk) 14:50, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Do we have any real proof that the fat kid is Cleveland Jr. or is this a guess?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.171.62.47 (talk) 17:04, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The Cleveland Show

message: Should some mention be made about the members of his family? Like his son Cleveland, Jr. (I believe he's mentioned), his divorced wife Loretta, his brother Broderick and his deceased great uncle Chet? Sailorknightwing (talk) 03:50, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family 

message: Hi everyone, I was just browsing the page, and two of the references, (numbers 10 and 11), are not available anymore.  Just thought I'd mention that for further use.  --HELLØ    ŦHERE 09:06, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broken links. 

message: This article needs a rewrite from top to bottom by an expert; it is hopelessly mired in fancruft and topic drift. Also, it should be mentioned Cleveland has a ton of illegetimate siblings. Lots42 (talk) 09:03, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with you on the first part, feel free to help...but the second part is trivial. CTJF83 chat 22:09, 13 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite 

message: The controversy section doesn't seem to be much of a controversy.  Even Dr. Hunt, who is quoted, states that the Cleveland show represented a "interesting departure".  The quote seems to be more cautionary advice than an actual criticism.  I don't think this section adds anything useful to the article.  -Xcuref1endx (talk) 07:21, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Controversy

message: Why were his first and last appears for the Cleveland show removed?  Aacfsftw (talk) 15:15, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  First/last appearances  
Talk:Berkshires

message: Note #1 partly contradicts the article. Moreover, it says the highest point in Berkshires is Mt. Greylock, which presumably the article's authors prefer to group in the Taconics. This is plausible grouping, but unexplained and potentially confusing and unsourced. 
Note 2&3 currently lead to dead ends that can't be confirmed. Moreover, it appears the Nature Conservancy has (wisely) abandoned its phrase "Last Great Places," which is arguably, meaningless marketing-speak that adds no insight.
Note 4 is probably a bit mistaken (perhaps an editor's error?). I believe that geologists figure it was a volcanic arc (island), one or more, rather than "Africa," that was responsible. Also, I think the idea is, that it was a bit less, not "more than" a half-billion years ago. Could be wrong, but am not wholly uninformed.
Notes 5-7 appear okay, but not significant information. Really, in general, this article could use better sources. 76.250.61.86 (talk) 19:45, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I replaced the two dead soteces (2 and 3) with one live one so that change the numbering of the other sources you commented on. Also added a source about the abolishment of county government in the political section. Mysteryhiker (talk)  — Preceding undated comment added 13:40, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Notes and other quibbles

message: The article is rather confusing, as the infobox lists Crum Hill as the highest point in the Berkshires, but Mount Greylock (the highest point in all of MA) is in Berkshire County, and it's at least a part of what's colloquially referred to as "the Berkshires," even if geologically it's part of a separate formation.  And the article even includes a picture of Mount Greylock, and the map right above it puts Mount Greylock within "the Berkshires."
So I'd say that either the scope of what's included in "the Berkshires" needs to be better defined in the article, or Mount Greylock should be listed as its highest point. -2003:CA:8707:CBB:36AC:7E27:9582:7EBD (talk) 20:40, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Highest point....
Talk:Ocean Spray (cooperative)

message: Would it be in violation of anything if I were to take a snapshot of the entrance to the co-op HQ and its signage for this article? I live just a little ways up the road from it and it would make the article more interesting. Any kind of feedback would be appreciated. --Skogul (talk) 10:43, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: A photo of the co-op's HQ?

message: Is this content encyclopedic?--E8 (talk) 06:54, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  PETA / animal testing 

message: "Lakeville/Middleborough" isn't a place. Is it headquartered in Lakeville or Middleborough? Or both?
*The Ocean Spray website lists the following physical address:
:::Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
:::One Ocean Spray Drive
:::Lakeville-Middleboro, MA 02349
:The postal code is for Middleboro.--E8 (talk) 00:39, 3 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Lakeville/Middleborough"?
Category talk:Supergroups (music)

message: Most of these groups/bands are not "Supergroups". Supergroup, even loosly defined, is the combining of two or more entities that previously were extra-ordinarily successful, individually. Most of these entries include: 1)those that had no previous success, much less extra-ordinary success, 2)are a "Supergroup" only through affiliations, not full-time membership, and 3) are still unknown/unheard of. Their mere existance as a "Supergroup" would make that impossible. A good gauge of "Supergroup" would be The Travelling Wilburys. If the supergroup to be measured does not have the sort of history the Wilburys had, then they're not a supergroup.
 
FOO-Fighters are a supergroup, look @ the lineup!,,,,,,WHERES DAMAGEPLAN? also, wheres Coverdal/Page?
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.240.80.114 (talk) 14:57, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added Eyes Adrift. --Denis C. 21:55, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]

message: Aren't they considered a supergroup? They formed out of the Yardbirds, and they'd all been in  previous bands? --Richy 12:51, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Led Zeppelin

message: I think Jack's Mannequin qualifies, but I'm not 100% sure.  Sometimes it is described as a pseudonym for Andrew McMahon (as it is currently in Wikipedia) and other times it is described as a totally new group comprised of McMahon, Tommy Lee, Bobby Anderson, and others.  Josh Kagan 02:04, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Jack's Mannequin

message: Wolf Parade should also be considered as a supergroup, with Spencer Krug former member of Frog Eyes and current member of Swan Lake and Sunset Rubdown, Dan Boeckner of Atlas Strategic and Handsome Furs, and Dante DeCaro as the former guitarist/songwriter of Hot Hot Heat. The drummer, Arlene Thompson, has also put some work in with Arcade of Fire.
  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.28.86.60 (talk) 14:42, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wolf Parade 

message: Why isn't The Accident Experiment on the list. Members of that are from other groups.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.224.159.77 (talk) 22:35, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Accident Experiment 

message: Hello, just curious here. :)  What is the threshold used for determining whether members' previous success is sufficient for a new venture to qualify as a supergroup?  I ask because some industries, like Japan's, are extremely incestuous (for lack of a better word).  Almost every new band is comprised with former members of another notable band.  Some, like Skin, are unquestionably supergroups.  But all the rest?  I just don't know.  Like, is Fake? a supergroup?  (Just using them as an example, I'm not fishing for a reason to categorize them as such.)  I"m just looking for perspectives. :) --hamu♥hamu (TALK) 04:00, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Criteria for supergroup status
Talk:Hope Partlow

message: Does anyone have the slightest idea of when Hope Partlow's birthday is? I have failed to find it anywhere on the internet.
i have been her friend since we were in elementary school..its may 31...heather tankersley!
Jan 2008: I'm not sure when it happened, but it appears that Sara Rachele is no longer part of the band, and The Love Willows is now back to just Hope and Ryan.  They didn't announce it though, but Sara's name is no longer under band members, and new pictures do not include her.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.8.141.98 (talk) 06:53, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Hi girls (see, most of her fans are female I guess because of the lyrics :)) ... well I'm wondering whether we could add COUNTRY to the genre list. I think her music is highly influenced by MODERN U.S. country music (yes please, I don't mean your grandfather's music that he listened to as a truck driver aeons ago ;)). I don't know much about modern country, however, just one name comes to my mind: Kellie Coffey. -andy 92.229.165.163 (talk) 13:02, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Genre question 
Talk:American

message: A better synopsis? 
A person of the Americas, as defined chiefly in Latin America.
A citizen of the United States of America, as defined chiefly in Anglo-America.
CaribDigita (talk) 18:40, 22 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: But this is the English-language wiki, regarding an English word.  If it's defined differently in Latin America and Anglo-America, by definition, the latter should take precedence.  Twin Bird (talk) 16:42, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed, this is the English-language Wikipedia; not uniquely for the United States (of America :S). By preferring the USA's usage you are putting aside the opinion of the British, Canadian, Belizean and other Latin American people who actually speak English as their main language.   --Isacdaavid (talk) 01:36, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, it's not just US-English usage, but in British, Canadian, Indian, and Caribbean English usage also, and in many other countries where English is widely spoken. A few native English speakers living in Latin American countries don't change what is common usage in English speaking countries around the world. - BilCat (talk) 03:50, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: The term American.

message: Not that this doesn't seem to already be a point of contention, but why is "A person or attribute of one of the nations of the Americas" listed first? Common meaning of 'American' in the English-speaking world is a citizen/national of the U.S., and as English is the language of this particular wiki, it would seem fitting to put the common ENGLISH meaning first, rather than the Latin American/Pan-American PoV. Likewise, if the Spanish/Portuguese wikis want to list them in an order suitable to their cultural norms, fine by me. However, I don't see any point in bending over backwards to cater to a Pan-American PoV, other that to push that PoV. Not that I expect anything to come of this though. --L1A1 FAL (talk) 04:09, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Because they're the two most common references of the name in English. Instead of continuing the tedious and monotonous debates about which is "more important", "more common", "more searched for", "more correct" etcetera, it was simply agreed to place the items alphabetically. Nightw 19:20, 7 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  order of definitions 

message: A discussion is taking place to address the redirect :US-amerikanisch. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 May 13#US-amerikanisch until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion.  signed, Rosguill talk 18:31, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "US-amerikanisch" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]
Talk:George H. Smith

message: It might be best to state his views on atheism and capital punishment, not just to say that his books "often deal with" them. I'm not familiar with his works outside of atheism, however, so some other voices would be helpful here. Dylan 05:58, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: More detail needed?

message: Is this the same George H. Smith that wrote The Second War of the Worlds? CFLeon (talk) 00:53, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I knew this George – he slept on our sofa for some months – and I don't think he ever mentioned writing any fiction. See George Henry Smith. —Tamfang (talk) 19:20, 18 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Science Fiction writing?
Talk:Cold Stone Creamery

message: After trying Cold Stone for the first time recently, I was struck by similarity to Turkish or Persian style ice cream or dondurma in Turkish. 
After seeking more info, I see repeated that the founders searched the globe for the perfect texture of ice cream. Is there any known connection of cold stone recipe to dondurma or Persian ice cream? Futuristic.citrus (talk) 16:17, 9 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dondurma?
Portal talk:Christianity/Information

message: Established: November 6, 2005</br>
Founder: Brisvegas</br>
Recent suggestions</br>
Members: Feel free to join up!</br>
* Craig Smith
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*  Gabriello  —Preceding comment was added at 17:46, 12 February 2008 (UTC)
Talk:Ceprano Man

message: I wouldn't say this could be a new species, more likely a memeber of Homo erectus or H. heidelbergensis in Italy.--Quena@sympatico.ca 06:29, 16 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: See Mikko's Phylogeny Archive for it being listed as a species. I'm removing the POV tag. - UtherSRG (talk) 18:22, 23 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: new species

message: Why are we referencing 'et al' in the info box, when the other authors/researchers aren't listed anywhere else in this article? Shouldn't we reference all entirely, not just Mallegni. ClEeFy 12:37, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Reference

message: The Stem Species of Our Species: A Place for the Archaic Human Cranium from Ceprano, ItalyBulwersator (talk) 17:35, 16 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  New data 

message: I think this article could do with some updating. The format is very dense and would benefit heavily from different sections even if they are tiny. Differentiating information would be useful and having a detailed Lead is important. I might come back to this when I have a bit of free time, but anyone is free to jump in before me.--Aerradin (talk) 19:29, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updating Overall Format