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Talk:Geraint

message: The article is written very much from the point of view of a believer in an historical Geraint (and an historical King Arthur), and makes little distinction between the supposed historical figure and the legendary one.  It needs to be rewritten more skeptically, and to make better use of scholarly sources.  J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 16:56, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Historical Figure"? 

message: The source most heavily relied on by the article (one of only two, and cited three times), Mackay, Ian (1999–2006). "Geraint, Son of Erbin". History of Drumchapel, is apparently the personal project of an amateur historian, not a peer-reviewed journal or other authoritative source.  If no better sources can be supplied in short order, the article should be severely truncated to eliminate unreliable assertions.  J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 17:01, 31 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unreliable Source? 

message: Hello all! In the Historical Figures section, there's a sentence that reads: The Elegy for Geraint is a sixth-century poem in the Black Book of Carmarthen written in praise of Geraint, a Dumnonian king who fell during the conflict with the Saxons. I was wondering if the conflict with the Saxons bit refers to a specific historical battle or an unnamed conflict. I was doing some copyediting and that phrase seemed a little vague to me. The word the seems to imply the conflict was a notable historical event. If so, does it have a name? Forgive me if I'm missing something, I don't know much about medieval history.
--Porpentine121 (talk) 03:06, 4 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, I think it would be safe to assume it was a minor battle, and replace 'the' with 'a.' I am no great expert on that part of history either, but I do know that there were a lot of Saxon battles, due to their warlike nature. You might ask the folks over at Milhist, (a Military history wikiproject, found here, you can just start a discussion on the Project talk page if you want), but I think it would be safe to replace 'the' with 'a.' Puddleglum 2.0  05:27, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

text: Sorry for getting back to you so late, but thanks for your help! I replaced 'the' with 'a.'--Porpentine121 (talk) 02:46, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is the conflict with the Saxons?
Talk:Sun Moon Lake

message: Bilingual glossaries( and ) both named them by Hanyu Pinyin(Xuanzang Temple, Xuanguang Temple), and the references links in the article are dead links. Tongyong Pinyin is used before 2009 in Taiwan, it don't using now, if you trip around the lake, you will should see HP and not TP.  “Since January 1, 2009, Hanyu Pinyin has been the only official romanization system in Taiwan.”(Tongyong Pinyin#History) So we should using Xuanzang Temple and Xuanguang Temple.--S099001 (talk) 12:58, 7 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, since Ma Ying-jeou's time, Taiwan uses Hanyu Pinyin now. Chongkian (talk) 03:28, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  玄奘寺 and 玄光寺's English name
Talk:Albert College (Dublin)

message: Unless it can be definitely asserted that Albert College received a Royal Warrant, it can't be categorised as an Irish Institution with Royal patronage.
Tayana 23:01, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Royal Warrant 

message: For some DCU is in Whitehall because you are in Whitehall when you enter it and it had a Whitehall address. The main address used by the institution itself mentions Dublin 9 without mentioning either Whitehall or Glasnevin.  10:22, 24 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Whitehall 
Talk:Dendrobates

message: Should D. intermedius be deleted, as it is just a subspecies of D. imitator? --OneTwentySix 23:02, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Intermedius 

message: Is it really proper for the species to be renamed already?  I've only noticed changes on the D. pumilio article (change to Oophaga) so far, but there may be more on other pages.  As I stated there, the name changes were only proposed and are currently not accepted by the scientific community at large.
For anyone interested, the paper can be found here: Taxonomic Revisions
Genetics, call dynamics, toxins, etc. all support the fact that Dendrobates has only four species: D. auratus, D. leucomelas, D. tinctorius (azureus is a tinctorius morph) and D. truncatus. The "thumbnail" or "non-obligate egg-feeders" are now in the genera Ranitomeya, the "obligate egg-feeders" are now Oophaga, the "white-eggs" are now Adelphobates and Excidobates.
--The Lord of the Allosaurs (talk) 14:13, 19 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed Taxonomical Changes 

message: Do we know what Dendrobates means? I tried to find the explanation for the "Batrachoch. Dendrob." disease. Dendron for branch, tree? Thanks!!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.130.16.86 (talk) 18:53, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Sasata (talk) 19:10, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology 

message: The list of species includes the Phantasmal poison frog, but the actual page for the frog said it belongs to Epipedobates and not Dendrobates. Which page is the most up-to-date on this?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sir Kek of Dankwall (talk • contribs) 18:43, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible error in taxonomy
Talk:Madison (dog)

message: Just why? 217.42.142.230 (talk) 20:54, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Heladooos 190.7.16.17 (talk) 14:59, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Why?
Talk:Yamartino method

message: in the process of editing, but need to leave  Hwestbrook 23:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

message: For standard deviations (or variances), a single-pass method involving the sum of x, and the sum of the squares of x is well-known and just as avaialable to data loggers with limited memory. The real problem is the attempt to average angles due to the 0°/360° transition. The scheme presented could be rephrased in terms of complex numbers, as it amounts to the average position of unit vectors. (That's another point - the vectors could have a length given by the wind speed, thus a different sort of average) The real question remains: what is the "true" standard deviation that is being approximated? The supplied link is defunct, alas, and some other articles are making my head hurt. Enough! I'm off for lunch. NickyMcLean (talk) 01:04, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Two pass not an issue

message: I don't understand this calculation at all. Suppose that every wind direction was equal, then, the standard deviation of the direction should be zero, yet the result of this calculation will not be zero except for particular wind directions. It depends only on Sa and Ca, not on any variation around the average direction.
By contrast, the scheme for computing a SD from a set of values Xi in a single pass requires the accumulation of two sums, of X and of X**2, and the deviation from the average shows up in these two parameters. Whereas my understanding of the description here has only one accumulation - though there are two parameters Sa and Ca, they are two parts of one complex number, Z = (Ca,Sa) and there is the sum of Z only (whence the average), with nothing corresponding to a sum of Z**2 or similar to calculate a SD as well. NickyMcLean (talk) 01:19, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Aha. On looking afresh, the key is to remember that sin2θ + cos2θ = 1, so that in the case where all angles are equal, \varepsilon=\sqrt{1-(s^2_a+c^2_a)}  will be zero, leading to a zero value for the standard deviation. NickyMcLean (talk) 22:14, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Complete Incomprehension
Talk:Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr.

message: His name was Arthur Schlesinger not Arthur Schlesinger Sr. When a man gives his son his own name the son is given the suffix Jr. to differentiate him from his father and namesake. There are several famous examples including John F. Kennedy who named his son John F. Kennedy Jr. On John F. Kennedy’s Wikipedia page he is John F. Kennedy not John F. Kennedy Sr. The same with Donald Trump whose eldest son is Donald Trump Jr. On Donald Trump’s Wikipedia page he is Donald Trump not Donald Trump Sr. Other examples are Robert F. Kennedy, who has a son named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his brother  Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy who has a son named Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy Jr.  NapoleonX (talk) 21:25, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  Not in this case...here is the NY TIMES obituary: "October 31, 1965  Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr., Historian, Dies at 77 BOSTON, Oct. 30-Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr., one of the nation's outstanding historians, died today at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital after a brief illness. He was 77 years old."   Likewise the Harvard Crimson newspaper: "Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr., Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History, emeritus, died Saturday in Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. A teacher at Harvard for thirty years, Schlesinger was a pioneering American social historian and a prominent intellectual figure among American liberals. He was 77." Rjensen (talk) 22:21, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: our editors at Wikipedia are not in the business of deciding what a person's "real" name is. Instead we follow the reliable sources like the NY Times. Rjensen (talk) 03:18, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

text: you generalize from 2 cases (one died as a baby) ??? try 100 casesss and come back to us. Rjensen (talk) 02:55, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: you need to cite the reliable secondary sources you are using. For example, https://www.gatesfoundation.org/about/leadership/william-h-gates-sr shows the Gates Foundation states: "William H. Gates Sr. (d. 2020) guided the vision and strategic direction of the foundation ".... Google Scholar shows over 6 Million scholars using their name with Sr in published scholarly articles at this search. Rjensen (talk) 15:06, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: And 7 million scholars call themselves Jr.  https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=1%2C27&q=jr&btnG=  Rjensen (talk) 15:39, 10 May 2021 (UTC)

text: Wikipedia requires that assertions be supported by published reliable secondary sources.....You have failed to cite any--really--a fatal flaw when it comes to convincing editors. Rjensen (talk) 01:24, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arthur Schlesinger not Arthur Schlesinger Sr
Talk:Sycamore Canyon (Yavapai County, Arizona)

message: Comparing sizes of Oak Creek Canyon and Sycamore Canyon...
Sycamore Canyon is listed as 21 miles long and 7 miles wide.  Oak Creek Canyon is listed as 12 miles long and 2.5 miles wide.  Also, Sycamore Canyon has a greater elevation differential than Oak Creek Canyon from bottom to top. Are we sure that Sycamore Canyon isn't larger than Oak Creek Canyon?  
I've heard this before.  I thought maybe the speaker was including the entire Oak Creek watershed when referring to Oak Creek which would change measurements drastically.  Or maybe because Oak Creek carries more water than Sycamore Creek assumptions are being made about the size.
When measuring only the narrow portion of the two watersheds Sycamore Canyon appears to be larger than Oak Creek Canyon by all measures. Jimharrigan11 (talk) 20:20, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Second largest canyon?
Talk:List of toy terriers

message: Only the Fédération Cynologique Internationale has a section called "toy terriers", and there are only three breeds in it: Australian Silky Terrier, English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan), and Yorkshire Terrier.
All the other reputable registries make no distinction -- if it's a terrier, it's a terrier.
Other registries have a "Toy" group which may include terriers; that should be on the "Toy" group page.  "Toy" dogs are not just small dogs, they are small dogs kept purely as pets. A working terrier might be smaller than a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, but would not be considerd "toy" or perhaps not even a suitable housepet.
No one lists the Rat Terrier as a toy.
Hafwyn (talk) 23:26, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Defining "toy terriers"
Talk:Moscow Watchdog

message: This article needs woooooorrrrrkkk!!!! It's a stub it has to be expanded by someone.....Me and another user will expand it.RaidenRules! (talk) 20:08, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  OMG! 

message: The dog pictured is almost certainly a St Bernard. While the two breeds look very similar as StB is 50% of the original MW breeding stock, there are a couple of distinctive characteristics that the dog in this photo is missing.
1. St Bernards can be short or long haired, the latter due to cross breeding with Newfoundland. Moscow Watchdogs always have a long, fluffy, wooly coat. There's no such thing as a short/smooth/flat coated MW like the dog pictured.
2. Dog pictured is missing the characteristics freckle-like spotting on the muzzle that Moscow Watchdogs inherited from the Russian spotted hound.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.84.239.71 (talk) 04:22, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Hello. As the photographer of the earlier photo, I can confirm that it was taken in Budapest European Winner Dog Show 2008, next to the ring where the Moscow Watchdog was going to be presented (the Saint Bernard was not at the same ring) - the dogs were waiting there outside the ring for their turn to be shown at the ring. According to the catalogue (and dog's number) the dog was a Hungarian bred and owned Moscow Watchdog. --Canarian (talk) 19:03, 9 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong Photo
Talk:North Dakota District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

message: I am removing the extended list of congregations & missions.  I certainly see the value of an article on a middle judicatory for a major american denomination, but not for the directory style list. Athanasius • Quicumque vult  19:01, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[WP:NOTDIR]] 
Talk:Postage stamp demonetization

message: The great bulk of both articles comprises the same text. NoelWalley 23:39, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Freaky - history makes it seems as though I created both independently about six months apart, somehow using nearly the exact same words each time. Anyway, it's cleaned up now, I hope. Stan 07:45, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merger Needed

message: "any unused stamp is effectively equivalent to its face value"
Afaict at least in the UK this is not strictly true, some stamps do have a monetary face value but others are labeled with a class of service (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 1st large etc). Afaict one can gain a (small) financial advantage by buying such stamps just before a postage price increase. 20:21, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: slight inaccuracy
Talk:Fray Mamerto Esquiú Department

message: lots of gaps in the infobox, 
King of the North East 23:44, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Hull–Rust–Mahoning Open Pit Iron Mine

message: Is this, as the MN state NRHP source states "The world’s largest open pit mine", or is it merely the largest open pit iron ore mine, as the article states?  Go for the broader claim if it is accurate! doncram (talk) 05:31, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know the answer.  I also wonder if it is currently true, considering that some very large mines in China have been developed since that NHL application was written.--Appraiser (talk) 16:21, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

text: This can't be the largest if it produces 8 Mt per year, when Carajás Mine in Brazil produces 290 MT per year--Leobarlach (talk) 16:14, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Importance 

message: "The mine is still operated today by the Hibbing Taconite Company, and taconite pellets are extracted at the rate of 8.2 million tons annually (not counting waste overburden)."
"taconite pellets" are not extracted, rather they are produced by agglomerating the concentrate that results from complex mechanical and magnetic processing of the ore.
"not counting waste overburden" - that number also doesn't include the waste or tailings from processing the ore. Typically 2/3 of the processed ore becomes tailings. So the tonnage removed from the mine = (overburden + processed ore). Processed ore = (tailings + concentrate). The pelletized concentrate = 8.2 million tons per year.
Dougher (talk) 05:39, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sentence not precise
Talk:Mimic poison frog

message: Created page today and ran out of time to do it properly.  Feel free to fill in the data, otherwise I'll come back to it when I've got more time. --OneTwentySix 23:48, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Creation 

message: — Assignment last updated by Elioeilish (talk) 16:21, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Advanced Sex, Evolution and Behavior
Talk:Bermuda High School

message: Bermuda is not in the Caribbean, so should not be recorded as a "Caribbean-related page"
the new head mistress of the school has recently changed to linda parker and the head of secondary has changed to mrs. levyette robinson. the round square conference has already happened and was a great succes with many people making many new friends and many guys supprised at the amount of girls that are actually at the school.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.55.119.20 (talk) 22:22, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Note to Bermudian readers: The Bermuda task force is a subproject of the Caribbean project, so the Caribbean tag must be there. WhisperToMe (talk) 20:48, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Edward the Seventh

message: Is the TV series the primary meaning of "Edward the Seventh".  Surely the king himself should be?  PatGallacher (talk) 19:37, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Late reply - you will notice that there is a hatnote at the top of this article linking to the kings wikiarticle. That article follows WikiP's naming convention guidelines so it is unlikely that its title will ever be changed to where it conflicts with this article. MarnetteD | Talk 16:07, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Remember watching this as a boy, and saw it all again on YouTube in 2015. I remember noticing the girl from "Only Fools and Horses" ("What else was she in? Oh that's who it is!") and looking up that she was somebody called "Dagmar". Another book I'm reading at the moment informs me that she was engaged to the older brother of the future Alexander III before he died, so she then married the latter (Catherine of Aragon style). She thus became Empress of Russia, then Empress Dowager after 1894, and was then the one rescued on HMS Marlborough after the Revolution. So, to come to the point, I reckon Gwyneth Strong and Jean Lapotaire are playing the same person at different stages of life.
Feel free to correct if I'm wrong. I confess I get all these lesser royals muddled up ... Paulturtle (talk) 10:00, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dagmar/Minnie/Empress Dowager
Talk:2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division

message: Talk of rearmament that "may take place in 2007" is outdated (seeing how now is September 2008). I don't know if the referenced rearmament took place or not, so I don't know how to change it or maybe remove it. If someone is in the know, please say. 70.58.205.23 (talk) 03:24, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference to something that has passed.  

message: I don't want to clear the structure section, but its obvious it has a different unit make up than 10 years ago.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lugnuthemvar (talk • contribs) 00:06, 30 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Current composition?? 

message: "It took part in the failed Siege of Chernihiv" No citation to back this up. ENSOsurfer (talk) 17:20, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Failed Siege of Chernihiv" - no citation 

message: Hi, I don't know how to add content, but this CNN video describes a war crime allegation against an officer in the 2nd GMRD. 
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/03/21/izium-ukraine-war-crimes-investigation-russia-watson-ac360-vpx.cnn JJM0070 (talk) 19:29, 22 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  War crime allegation by Ukraine
Talk:Omar Wasow

message: On 14 February 2007 an IP editor, User:70.182.80.40, added "Will be seen in the upcoming 'Windows Vista For Dummies' DVD release."  This is (1) without citation, (2) not informative because it lacks the as what and the why (his appearance may be trivial), and (3) prognostication because it hasn't happened yet (Wikipedia does not forecast.). I removed the entry.  If a new entry can overcome these objections it would be welcome. --Bejnar 23:06, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Vista for Dummies

message: The 10 references in a row might be broken up, to understand why they were chosen as references. One is a dead link now, and the one in Chinese has a dubious url — my browser refused to follow that link. I added the trans-title for 2 not in English, but the Zeit article ref picked up a phrase about subscribing, not the title in title=, and the link did not work for me, so I marked it dead. 
Did all those authors mention Wasow’s article specifically? Many links require a subscription, so I could not check that. If the original editor who made that long list could mention why those refs were chosen, in the text, this article would be improved.
I added an expanded info box and put info where I could. - - Prairieplant (talk) 09:33, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Long list of inline refs
Talk:First trimester bleeding

message: I came here expecting information in Implantation bleeding, I am dissapointed not to find it. If somebody knows of an article that deals with this, please refer me to it. Otherwise if somebody is familiar with this topic, please build an article. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 00:10, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: You can jump right in there.  Implantation bleeding is benign-- that is why there isn't that much info on it.  Also, the woman is just pregnant at that stage.  The biggies of first trimester bleeding are abortion (of the non-therapeutic kind) and ectopic pregnancy.  Ectopics can be fatal if misdiagnosed and abortions-- well, they aren't usually dangerous per se but tragic 'cause they are bascially the death of the unborn child. Nephron  T|C 06:36, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Implantation bleeding
Talk:James Lackington

message: * http://www.georgianindex.net/books/Hatchard.html
* http://blogs.princeton.edu/graphicarts/2007/12/temple_of_the_muses.html
* http://books.google.com/books?id=go0IAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=James+Lackington (autobiography)
* http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?LinkID=mp59656&rNo=0&role=sit (portrait in NPG of the UK)
* http://www.literaturecollection.com/a/james-parton/captains-of-industry/30/ (Methodist slant)
* http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/johnson/exhibition/184.htm (has marriage dates)
* http://www.ourcivilisation.com/smartboard/shop/anecdtes/c18/lckngtn.htm the half crown pie/poetry anectdote in more detail
* http://www.theindb.com/names/l/James_Lackington.html text seems a bit familiar...
* http://bookhistory.blogspot.com/2007/01/berch-l.html more on the circulating library bit before the booksellers..  
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Lar (talk • contribs) 00:10, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible additional sources
Talk:Netopia

message: I just noticed that Netopia.com redirects to Arris.com, but I have no news to cite about this apparent acquisition. Can someone update the page? BrianWilloughby (talk) 04:39, 30 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acquired by Arris Group? Request for Update 

message: Would it be worthwhile splitting Farallon and Netopia into two different articles?  They were, in many ways, pretty fundamentally different companies, doing very different things for different markets.  It was a pretty complete pivot, so I find it difficult to talk about the two in the same article, since something said about one is unlikely to also be true of the other. Bill Woodcock (talk) 15:28, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split Farallon and Netopia?