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Talk:Basilikon Doron

message: If, in the circumstances you would like an alternative text, may I offer:  --ClemMcGann 13:51, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

message: Isn't there some confusion in this article between the Basilikon Doron and the Eikon Basilike? Are they not two separate documents, one purporting to be by James I and the other by Charles I? Is  it alleged that John Gauden faked both? And surely Milton's riposte was to the Eikon? Man vyi 07:50, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: ouch! - - milton definitely, gauden probably; article ammended; i'll revisit later --ClemMcGann 11:58, 17 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The article does require revision.  It should read: (as you point out) “printed” in 1599, rather than “published”, as it was not circulated until after the execution (not restoration).  If you want to set out alternate arguments, fell free to do so.--ClemMcGann 12:45, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eikon Basilike and Basilikon Doron 

message: When this article says, the confusion with Eikon Basilikae becomes clear:
We do not know how Richard Royston came by the book. John Bradshaw, who had presided over the trial of Charles I, asked Royston how he “could think so bad a man could write so good a book”. Royston remained silent. He was released after fifteen days.
This story is about Eikon Basilikae, not Basilikon Doron.
This article needs to be trashed and completely rewritten.
:then you try - it what wikipedia is all about--ClemMcGann 20:23, 13 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  more problems... 

message: I think I've removed the nonsense about it being a forgery.  The book was widely published during James's lifetime, so it's hard to see how it could have been forged after 1649.  In addition, the claim that it's odd that James would have printed what are supposedly confidential letters to his son is conspiracy theory nonsense that betrays a lack of any understanding of 17th century political writing.  Very frequently such writings would take the form of "advice to a prince."  This does not, of course, mean that James's actual purpose was "confidential instruction" to his son.  This was just a traditional form wherein a king was allowed to express his political views.  I'm not really sure the article is any good at the moment, but hopefully all arrant nonsense is gone now. john k 08:01, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nonsense removed
Talk:Mixed radix

message: "Improper" MRNs have digits equal to or greater than their radices.  They still specify integers, but these may not be limited to the product of the radices minus 1.
: I don't know.  A base of 3, with digits 3, 1, -1, works quite nicely. Wendy.krieger (talk) 08:32, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proper and improper MRNs 

message: Addition defined in the obvious way on two MRNs with the same base produces in general an improper MRN, which is rendered into a proper one using carry (with the possibility of overflow). Scalar multiplication on an MRN is just multiplying all the digits by a (non-negative) integer.  Again carry is applied and overflow is a possibility.
: long division, long multiplication are both implemented by scalar multiplication (or division), and addition.  The method of practice allows one to multiply lengths in chains, yards and feet to get a result in acres, roods, and perches, with no reduction of unit.  You can do things like find 3 3/8% of £21 10 6 with no reduction
    100%  costs  £ 21 10 6       0@    =   0
     10%  costs  £  2  3   .5    0     =   0
      1%  costs        4  3.65   3     =   1s   10.95d
    1/8%  costs           0.65   3     =         1.95d
                                           2s    0.90d  =   2s 3/4d  or 2s 1d
: One sees in this example, a multiplication of mixed radicals, with little confusion.  This is what i call 'invoice arithmetic' but i seen a reference in an old 'shilling arithmetic' as the method of practice.  Wendy.krieger (talk) 08:42, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Addition and scalar multiplication 

message: Obvious algorithms for doing this using the above tools are well known (so says I, research to be done :-)  Doing these conversions efficiently seems to be a serious issue in Computer Science.
--J. W. McLeod 19:04, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conversion between MRN systems
Talk:Mohamoud Ali Shire

message: I think this page is a typo - it should probably be Mohamed Ali Shire. However I do not know whether to move it or delete it Trampled 14:46, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Where are those dates from? They look very dubious to me, so I'm going to add a reference tag. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 06:55, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

text: , can you please expand on your remarks, particularly your comment regarding him not being fully Somali? Kind regards --Kzl55 (talk) 23:15, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: All unsourced claims were removed, please stop reinstating unsourced content, or content with questionable sources (self-published or user-generated sources, travel guides..etc). Only restore with citation from reliable sources per WP:RS --Kzl55 (talk) 13:05, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced claims
Talk:It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken

message: Is the 'if' really lowercase?  It shouldn't be in a title. Mel Etitis  (Μελ Ετητης) 14:56, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Hi, I'm not really up on wiki article editing rules and style, but the phrase "it's a good life, if you don't weaken" appears in Graham Greene's story "The Basement Room" (1936) which you can see here. "The Basement Room" was adapted into the film The Fallen Idol and the phrase appears in the film as well.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.44.203.7 (talk) 23:26, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Another thought on the source of the book's title: could it be a reference to old-time cartoonist Gene Byrnes' strip It's a Great Life If You Don't Weaken (1917–1920), which went on to become his long-running strip Reg'lar Fellers? Seems like the kind of thing Seth would've done... -- stoshmaster (talk) 04:07, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's been mentioned, but I can't find a source that explicitly says Seth picked it up from there. Curly "JFC" Turkey 🍁 ¡gobble! 06:15, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title 

message: Maybe?
* Chronic'Art (en français)
* Premiere (en français) Curly Turkey ¡gobble! 10:25, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources? 
Template talk:Moons of Uranus

message: If they're to be deleted from the template (which would facilitate using this template in other articles than the moon articles themselves), the parametres will have to be removed from all 27 moon articles as well.
These navigation parametres were introduced when the template was lighter than it is now: it used to group the moons instead of listing them in bulk. If the bulk list (which drowns out the natural groupings, in my opinion) is kept, then the parametres do indeed become redundant.
Urhixidur 15:40, 2005 Mar 27 (UTC)
: Hello Urhixidur, I think having the full list of satellites in the footer is the more useful format since it allows both serial and random access to any satellite. Clearly, this will no longer be practicable if the number of satellites ever reaches into the hundreds (matter of time?). I will offer to edit the moon articles to enable this footer to go on the same basis as other planets' 'natural satellites' articles. Thanks, Ian Cairns 18:13, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Ian Cairns 20:15, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Moon parametres
Talk:De Vlaamse Leeuw

message: Checked translation (two verses remain to be translated into English). -- Picapica 15:44, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

message: Isn't the Vlaamse Leeuw more than an anthem, and perhaps even a form of national personification. It is often used in cartoons/advertising/sport evenements/etc. to characterise the Flemish people. Even more, isn't the Vlaamse Leeuw also the Flemish flag? Sijo Ripa 15:00, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: More than an anthem?

message: "...who was clearly inspired by Sie sollen ihn nicht haben, den freien Deutchen Rhein, So Lang sich Herzen haben, An seinem Feuerwein. by the German author Nikolaus Beckers" <-- I don't know this song and neither I know Nikolaus Beckers, but, someone should proof if it doesn't means "So lang sich Herzen Laben, an seinem Feuerwein", this would clearly make more sense (sorry my bad English, btw.) --85.2.183.150 19:05, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nikolaus Beckers 

message: The English translation seems to be inaccurately portraying the lyrics in Dutch. It's stylized as medieval English or something, while the lyrics in Dutch are just simply written and spoken as standard modern Dutch. It would make sense if words like "gij" or other dialectical words for example were used, but there aren't. I would suggest changing them to just normal English. Thoughts? Murlockslayer (talk) 17:44, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is the English translation written that way?
Talk:Coast guards in Australia

message: What benefit do those calling for a single service suggest it would have? e.g.
*Increased efficiency
*Improved communication between the services dealing with the coast
Mr. Jones 15:53, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Single service 

message: Moved article as per AFD. Park3r 07:54, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move 

message: This is not a forum for discussing the relative merits of political policies (especially if the discussion is going to be conducted so stupidly).
An issue that is relevant here is that volunteer maritime safety/rescue services have (however pretentious their names) NOTHING to do with guarding a coast. These organisations - and other organisations that do not perform such a function - should NOT be topics in an article that has this title. The information presented here should be elsewhere.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.101.223.88 (talk) 14:14, 15 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relevance. 

message: The three organizations united under Marine Rescue NSW so the entire page needs to be rewritten, leaving mention of the three original organizations only as historical notes. I added a note about unification and a source, but I am not knowledgeable enough to rewrite the article, I hope someone else can take it further, and before the information becomes harder to find. --Muhandes (talk) 07:07, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: A second possibility is to change this into "Historical coast guards in Australia" and create :Marine Rescue NSW. --Muhandes (talk) 07:09, 6 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  update required 
Talk:Culture of life

message: I asked for a supporting source to say that John Paul II used the term "culture of life" in Centisimus Annus. BrianCUA you removed the tag without providing the source. Can you explain why please? Thanks. Contaldo80 (talk) 20:49, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure.  I did so because you said you found it. --BrianCUA (talk) 23:58, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Centisimus Annus 

message: From the Barry source: "On the moral front, pro-life proponents have made effective use of the phrase culture of life to refocus the abortion debate on the unborn's life as opposed to the woman's right to choose. ... The term culture of life is generally attributed to Pope John Paul II, who coined the phrase in the mid-1990s..." --Slugger O'Toole (talk) 14:58, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Perfect - thanks for the clarification. Contaldo80 (talk) 21:08, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Barry

message: has changed the lede. Since 2018 it has begun "A culture of life describes a way of life based upon the belief that human life at all stages from conception through natural death is sacred." Trasz changed it to read that "A culture of life is a  Catholic propaganda term to describe..." I reverted, citing NPOV. Rather than come to talk, Trasz reverted back to his preferred version. There are a couple issues with his edits.
First of all, propaganda is clearly a pejorative term that fails NPOV. Secondly, as the lede itself mentions, while the phrase was popularized in Catholic circles, it is used by  people in other faith traditions as well. It is also used in non-religious contexts, including by politicians and rappers. It is not just a "Catholic phrase," much less Catholic propaganda. Finally, the best practice is to follow WP:BRD. Instead of simply edit warring, I encourage Trasz to work here to come up with a new consensus if he thinks the verbiage should be changed. --Slugger O'Toole (talk) 19:12, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: The fact that propaganda is a pejorative term doesn't mean we can't use it.  We should call a spade a spade.  "Culture of life" is a textbook example of propaganda and newspeak, intended to degrade people who disagree with catholic ideology.  The fact that other circles picked up that term doesn't matter - it's still being used in its original purpose. Obviously I fully agree about working out a consensus. Trasz (talk) 22:11, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: , You're right that it doesn't mean we can't use it. However, if we want to then we need to show WP:RSes doing so. We should not be calling a spade a spade. We should be reporting that others are calling it a spade. Given that there was a consensus for the previous lede, and that your bold edit was reverted, would you please self-reverting per WP:BRD so that we and others might come to a new consensus here on talk? Slugger O'Toole (talk) 02:41, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  As much as I hate to say it, you do have a point there.  Let’s do that, and I’ll look for proper sources afterwards.  Thanks! Trasz (talk) 22:19, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Propaganda
Talk:Fakelore

message: Might be a good idea to add a word or two about how the very fakeloristic nature of many neo-pagan Slavic practices has a lot to do with the lack of sources about the original Slavic pagan practices, especially when compared to Scandinavian and Irish mythologies, which are well documented--109.196.118.133 (talk) 19:27, 16 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Filling the gaps etc. 

message: Can someone just give Slender Man a wikipedia page already?  We have enough information on the guy. --98.92.20.68 (talk) 00:27, 8 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: No, we don't. Even the section on it in this article does not have enough citations. I'd even go as far as contending that the subject is not WP:NOTABLE. --Melab±1 ☎ 21:03, 17 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Multiple articles 

message: The page on Slenderman includes an opposing theory to being categorized as Fakelore; it is instead postulated that it is "Internet Folklore" due to how it evolved through the telling of stories between multiple people over time. At this point, it is so fragmented and developed, it might be considered as an example of how Fakelore can become Folklore.
Misancybil (talk) 15:35, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slenderman's status 

message: Recently a  added a section on Ixtab (). Does the cited source explicitly refer to this entity as an example of fakelore? :bloodofox: (talk) 16:04, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: What source? They appear to have copied the notes out of the original article without bringing the actual citation.--tronvillain (talk) 16:51, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: The only plausible source on the Ixtab  page seems to be:  Reyes-Foster, Beatriz M., and Rachael Kangas, “Unraveling Ix Tab: Revisiting the “Suicide Goddess” in Maya Archaeology”. Ethnohistory 63-1 (2016):1-27. "Fakelore" appears nowhere in it, nor does their analysis appear to fit the definition. --tronvillain (talk) 17:01, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

text: It does not, so I removed my edit. I presumed that Ixtab fit the definition given on the page, but I realize that wasn't enough qualification.--User:DiegoAma (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 16:59, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for checking this out and revisiting it with me, folks. :bloodofox: (talk) 19:07, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ix Tab 

message: Currently none of the examples included in the article demonstrate that the sources employed here refer to their subjects as fakelore. As the concept is itself controversial in folklore studies (which the article makes clear), unless we have a reliable source referring to this or that as fakelore, including it on this article constitutes a violation of WP:OR and therefore must be removed. :bloodofox: (talk) 16:13, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: My thoughts exactly when I looked at it earlier this week. But there are just so many bad articles I've been working on other ones. Thanks for taking this one on. Doug Weller talk 16:41, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Definitely! I know that feeling. :bloodofox: (talk) 19:06, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Examples and Original Research
Talk:Installer (macOS)

message: Please mention if there is a way to uninstall packages installed with Installer. Or mention if there isn't a way. --Spoon! 18:01, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That should not happen. First, what is a .dmg installer file? Installer files are .pkg or .mpkg, not disk images. And an "installer" should put  all the software and its components on the install disk. —[semicolons]— 10:49, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uninstall? 

message: Is it just me who thinks that the Apple Installer should just "get on with it" instead of waiting for the user to click Continue 5 or more times, and select a volume? How about a way to state your main volume, and use this going forwards? Then installers could be totally automatic. Klf uk (talk) 10:41, 19 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Installer is too intrusive and takes too many clicks?
Talk:Communicative language teaching

message: It's great to have citation, but the first paragraph is dramatically uninformative.  What do I care if a sequence of people attacked and defended CLT if I haven't the faintest clue what it is they said? 76.6.173.2 13:05, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Critiques of CLT 

message: I think some examples of common activities would help
What kind of examples, lesson plans, samples of material or clearer description of how certain activities go?Ikwilhetweten 22:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  examples of CLT in the classroom 

message: there should be more about communicative methodology !!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.248.92.198 (talk) 13:30, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: What is language 27.34.17.201 (talk) 14:35, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major english 

message: What is pidgin 27.34.17.201 (talk) 14:36, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Major english class 12 

message: — Assignment last updated by Sethmast (talk) 03:40, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Content Area Literacy
Talk:Rrose Sélavy

message: When I noticed this was listed for speedy deletion, I've tried to make a little article. Why not Sneeze, Rrose Selavy is a famous work of art. David Sneek 16:55, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

message: It was proposed more than 8 months ago to merge this article to Marcel Duchamp. Nobody objected, so I performed the merge. There is no need to have two articles on the same person. Vanjagenije (talk) 19:46, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Merged
Talk:Equator Records

message: Moved from Equator Records/Temp.  Presumably there had been a copyvio though from this and a quick google, I cannot spot where it came from. --Henrygb 16:56, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: There's a new canadian record label called Equator Records. They have recently released Islands first album in North America. It has nothing to do with the other Equator label. Maybe it could be a good idea to create a new page for this label.
: Yeah, the new label should have a new page. I'll tag it and hope someone has time/is willing. 69.198.146.144 02:24, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Done. Lugnuts 12:56, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another Equator Records
Talk:Douloi

message: This article should be merged with the article on slavery.  There are a lot of errors in it, too, claiming somehow that ancient Greek douloi were not slaves, that they had 'liberal' rights, etc.  Of course, the precise status of slaves was not exactly the same between ancient Greece and ancient Rome, let alone between ancient Greece and 19th century Mississippi, but that doesn't change the fact that they were slaves.  --Macrakis 17:10, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: As far as I can tell, it was written by User:Iasson, who had unique ideas about voting, democracy, Greeks, and Greek democracy.  I don't know the subject matter in detail, but I'm sure you're right. Jayjg (talk) 23:06, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

text: Hi, Makrakis; fancy meeting you here. Septentrionalis 05:49, 6 May 2005 (UTC)
Talk:Evo (board game)

message: I have put quite a lot of work into the article. I believe there is no possible reliable source for the Origins award nomination. Perhaps that claim should be removed.
The Game Interest section (as pertaining to first edition at least) complies with my experience. But I have not seen a good source for it yet. Still looking. Slimy asparagus (talk) 20:05, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Status of the article
Talk:Young Island

message: The coordinates in the text and in the infobox are not the same. Which one is correct? --Oddeivind (talk) 07:48, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The latitude/longitude point in this article isn't on the island when plotted in Google Maps (either map or satellite view). A better point might be 66° 24′ S 162° 18′ E unless there is reason to believe Google Maps is wrong here.DKMell (talk) 05:16, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lat/long
Talk:Modi'in

message: Modi'in is backwards. In Hebrew it's read from right to left not left to right. Please fix. [IP comment of March 2005]
:This was taken care of in April 2005. Hertz1888 17:31, 30 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Backwards

message: We have here 12 schools according to CBS. We then state 8 elementary and 2 high schools. 8+2=10. I suspect the change to two was vandalism. But then the change was from 8 high schools, and still 8+8=16 (at least I could understand some overlap, though). Which is it? jnothman talk 22:49, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Number of schools

message: We need to update this article to include Maccabim-Re'ut and then move it to a new name. I'll try to do it myself tomorrow but if someone else can, I'd appreciate it. -- Y Ynhockey || Talk Y 23:00, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Maccabim-Re'ut

message: I added a source from the municipality's website claiming 60,000 residents, though an official CBS citation would be better. Would there be a problem with updating the city box and lead paragraph to reflect the new number? TewfikTalk 22:56, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Population source

message: Modi'in no longer exists, so all of the information given there, and not in the correct article (Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut), should be moved to its correct place. RaLo18 (talk with me • my contributions) 18:17, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move