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Talk:Bicycle seat

message: Can we come up with something better than "A bicycle seat, unlike a saddle is designed to support 100% of the riders weight and is found attached to a recumbent bicycle. Arthur Garford is credited as the inventor of the padded bicycle seat in 1892."
#A bicycle saddle can and often does carry most of a rider's weight, especially on utility bicycles with a mostly upright riding position.
#My recumbent seat does not support my hands and lower arms, which rest comfortably on the handlebars, nor my feet and lower legs, which are clipped into the pedals.
#If the bicycle seat was invented in 1892, it must be found attached to more than just recumbents.
How about "A bicycle seat, unlike a bicycle saddle, is designed to support the rider's buttocks and back, usually in a semi-reclined position. Arthur Garford is credited with inventing the padded bicycle seat in 1892, and they are now usually found on recumbent bicycles." -AndrewDressel (talk) 19:08, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I like the proposed wording better. However, point 3 isn't necessarily true, as recumbents have been around since the mid 1800's.--Fabrictramp(public) (talk) 21:26, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think there is a meaningful distinction between "bicycle seat" and "bicycle saddle", or at least not one that requires a separate article. Sources and bike shops use the terms almost interchangeably with the "seat" being for "comfort" and the "saddle" for performance. – ukexpat (talk) 14:49, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Distinction from saddle
Talk:Off the Main Sequence

message: Many links in this article go to the wrong pages, from which you have to go to disambiguation to get to the relevant Heinlein story.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by UmbrageOfSnow (talk • contribs) 02:16, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bad Links 

message: Yes, that does seem a likely explanation; yet the wikipedia page on one of these stories, Let There Be Light, claims that it is part of the Future History series. Now either is FH is a very loose concept anyway, or RAH was quite clear about which was which and in that case it ought to be cleared up 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:3167:66A1:1588:91FA (talk) 12:47, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  refers to these stories not being part of Heinlein's Future History.
Talk:Official Handbook of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy

message: OK--so was any decision reached on the AfD, which suggested that the book be merged into the author's article? See Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Mark_W._Smith. Drmies (talk) 14:24, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Both articles are still here and the discussion to delete the author's page is in archive.  So this 'Discussion Page' is going on two years obsolete.  New to the topic, I would suggest this thread also be archived. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 22:00, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Further, even though Mark W. Smith seems famous and notable, I suggest that his book is even more notable and famous.  Talk about merging Mr. Smith into this article, not the other way around (but neither will happen) .!.  Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 22:05, 30 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Still here.  Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 02:54, 14 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  merge?
Talk:Bicycle trailer

message: I rated this article start; in my opinion more inline references are needed for C-class. But other than that it's good!--EdgeNavidad (talk) 15:55, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Rating

message: I did not see any pictures of bicycle trailers to haul welding gas cylinders, so I made this one for myself out of scratch and need to let others know it's possible.Allyn (talk) 17:45, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added photo of custom bicycle trailer for carrying welding gas cylinders
Talk:Oh Say Can You Say?

message: I love [Dr. Seuss], and this book in particular is close to my heart. However, having a specific section describing the "plot" of each of the twenty-five tongue-twisters is far more than the demands of "encyclopediacy" would require.
This should at least be reduced to an overview plus twenty-five brief bullets; the overview alone would probably be all that this article deserves. -- Dan Griscom (talk) 03:00, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article is (way) too detailed
Talk:Alexandroupoli Airport

message: Ryanair has started flying to/from Alexandroupolis and some of their routes seems to be non-seasonal aswell.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Manne1984 (talk • contribs) 18:53, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  New airline has started operation 
Talk:Oh, the Things I Know!

message: prod, no references at all, does not assert notability, circulation, importance, verifiability..etc etc. A lot of his books are of note i even own them, but this one might not be, in any case the article doesn't make the case for its inclusion here —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.1.91.172 (talk • contribs) 
:Al Franken is a well-known author; this book is almost certain to be notable. E.g., here's a NYT review. Not prod material. You could take it to AfD, but I don't recommend it as it will likely just be a speedy keep. Jfire (talk) 06:25, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  i started the article because most (if not all) of franken's books have articles. you're more than welcome to add to it and beef it up, but it is a valid article  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Spookyadler (talk • contribs) 14:43, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: prod
Talk:Oldtown Folks

message: I've removed a 7-paragraph block quote ending with "© Kimberly Brightenbrook".  It appears to be a lengthy quote from a single copyrighted source; I'm almost certain that including it in the article is a violation of copyright law.  For this reason, I haven't pasted it onto the talk page.
--Ammodramus (talk) 14:19, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Please explain the insertion of such a long plot summary into such a short article. I have looked at other literature stubs, and I see nothing similar on Wikipedia.  Hallward's Ghost (Kevin) (My talkpage) 16:19, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Insertion of a huge plot summary 

message: This may be the 1st start-level Wikipedia entry I've seen that isn't even a stub.  There're only 6 sentences of description about the topic in total.  Curious this topic should like fallow for 7 years.
1. As the edit box says, can the long plot summary; or at least reduce it to, well, a summary.
2. Begin fleshing out an article on the topic.  For one thing, this is a roman à clef.  Some of the characters listed are real people, which isn't even mentioned.  Give us a reference list of all proper names in the novel having a real-world correlate.  I mean, to be sure, Oldtown is Natick, Mass.  But what obvious adjacent town is, say, Needmore?
And of course we need a full writeup about how the novel relates to the rest of the author's oeuvre, what its impact on, role in, implications for, 19th-century yadda yadda were.  In short, the whole 9 yards.  The intro para. itself, curiously expertly, introduces some of these topics.
3. Para. 1's tacked-on last sentence is gibberish, saying the novel "is divided into two volumes by the age of Horace and his friends."  Huh?  What mean?
Inset:
4. The text says the work was in 2 volumes, but the inset contradicts it, saying only that the 1st ed. had 692 pages, terminology telling me it had only 1 volume.  Which is it?  How many bound volumes did the 1st ed. comprise?
5. Do you want to include the city of publication in the inset?
6. Knock down Historical Novel to Historical novel.
Jimlue (talk) 00:51, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Gee .&nbsp;.&nbsp;. clef?
Talk:Ernie Althoff

message: hi, I can work on this article. he was an important figure in the early 80s Melbourne music community and is an Australian composer still. trove search has books & journals (I need to take a look at these more closely) : http://trove.nla.gov.au/result?q=%22ernie+althoff%22 - there's also some 80s Australian music magazines archived and he would be mentioned in those (or surrounding articles which I can search from these) http://spill-label.org/FastForward eg issue 6 has David Chesworth from Essendon Airport talking about the Clifton Hill Music Community Centre (http://spill-label.org/FastForward/ff06/ff06.php) Kathodonnell (talk) 01:01, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added some references. was a bit busy today so didn't get them all done, but there's still more on trove. books & journals. I'll try add more detail to the article also from the bio & articles. NMA was an important experimental label & publication (magazine) from 1970s/80s Australia - it's not on WP, though I think this is a gap which needs to be filled rather than not being notable. hopefully this is enough to start with so the article doesn't get deleted? I'm not sure of the prod process. thanks Kathodonnell (talk) 16:56, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  prod for this article
Talk:On Exactitude in Science

message: I'm not a Wikipedian, but given the existing contents of the Influences and Legacy section, it is notably missing the short story 'The Mapmaker' by Neil Gaiman, from the Fragile Things collection. It's a 2-page story of an Emperor building a scale model of his domain; aspiring to a 1:100 model and eventually a 1:1. 87.83.222.194 (talk) 09:30, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Influences and Legacy
Talk:Arbuthnott

message: How to add a map please? - Kittybrewster  (talk) 09:31, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you would like to add a map, save the image to your computer and then upload it to Wikipedia and then place it on the page you like.  Please let me know if you need help with that, I will be glad to give you a hand. - NeutralHomer T:C 10:52, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Also note that maps are easily available clicking the co-ordinates at the top right and selecting one of the many maps available. Andyreply 11:44, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments
Talk:On Moral Fiction

message: This article has been reverted by a bot to  as part of a large-scale clean-up project of multiple article copyright infringement. (See the investigation subpage) This has been done to remove User:Accotink2's contributions as they have a history of extensive copyright violation and so it is assumed that all of their major contributions are copyright violations. Earlier text must not be restored, unless it can be verified to be free of infringement. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions must be deleted. Contributors may use sources 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. VWBot (talk) 13:27, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright problem
Talk:On the Freedom of a Christian

message: 1. According to Projekt Gutenberg-DE, Luther dedicated the German version of this "Traktätlein und Sermon" ("little treatise and sermon") to Hieronymus Mühlpfordt, Stadtvogt zu Zwickau (leading officer in Zwickau, a town in Saxony), after having dedicated the Latin version (Tractatus de libertate christiana) to Pope Leo X (see the picture of the title page). 
Therefore the following remarks in the Wikipedia article are misdirecting: 
"The letter was, after all, published in German, a language Leo X could not understand. (NOTE: According to some sources, the letter was written in Latin. [...]"
(If my English knowledge were not as meagre as it is, I would change these clauses by myself. :) )
2. Regarding Luther's conjectural motive for addressing a letter, including the treatise "De libertate christiana", to the Pope: 
See Christiane Krause, Universität Hamburg:
"Als Reaktion auf die päpstliche Bannandrohungsbulle gegen Luther vom Juni 1520 versuchte der päpstliche Nuntius Karl von Militz zwischen den Parteien zu vermitteln und veranlasste Luther zu einem Sendschreiben an Papst Leo X. Diesem Schreiben fügte Luther die Schrift 'De libertate christiana' bei, die zu den wichtigsten Reformationsschriften gehört." 
J. G., Germany  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.138.113.86 (talk) 00:39, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Luther's Latin version of his treatise "Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen"
Talk:Boda boda

message: my boda boda is the best thing thats happen to me
:This would be a great lyric for a song! --EdgeNavidad (talk) 16:26, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  I love my Boda boda 
Talk:Bordeaux–Paris

message: The infobox mentions that the last winner is Jean-François Rault. Yet, the list of winners mentions Marc Lagrange as the last winner.
Rault was the last professional winner, while Lagrange won an amateur event. I do think the article should be consistent. Either it should consider only professional winners (and hence remove Lagrange from the list), or it should consider any winner (and hence, replace Rault in the infobox).
I don't have a preference, but I do think it should be consistent. 
2001:985:5AA4:1:8061:36BF:BA05:B465 (talk) 23:38, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last Winner?
Talk:On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation

message: Shouldn't there be some discussion here of the book's observation that as population rises, more marginal land comes into cultivation, thus reducing overall productivity?  (This was mentioned in the article on Ricardo, but that bit just got deleted by someone.
Also, a better explanation of his concept of rent might be useful for the non-economists among us.
Schreibergasse (talk) 17:14, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
Talk:On Truth

message: I added copy to the page describing the argument presented since I had recently read it and a friend pointed out that there was really nothing on it here. I tried to give a good summary of his strategy and conclusion sufficient for a reader to approach the book and have an easier time seeing where Frankfurt is going with his argument (not that it is difficult).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.116.241.175 (talk) 06:08, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Added some copy. 

message: The lede currently reads:
: Frankfurt explicitly avoids a definition of "truth" beyond the idea of the commonsense concept of truth people commonly hold, i.e., that which corresponds to reality."
I am concerned that there might be editor bias toward the correspondence theory of truth, as Frankfurt undoubtedly knows of the controversies regarding it and its alternatives and if he is truly trying to not take a stance in that debate, it seems unlikely he would grant correspondence theory the position of "commonsense", as that would be taking a stance on it. But then, having not read this book yet, I can't say for certain whether or not Frankfurt has that bias himself. Can anyone who has it please confirm whether this bias toward correspondence theory is Frankfurt's or an editors? If it is Frankfurt's we should make that clear and cite a passage, if not then that "i.e." phrase should be struck as against NPOV. --Pfhorrest (talk) 05:16, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correspondence theory of truth bias?
Talk:Mir Dast

message: Hi, I have today removed from this article a false claim that one Dr Shakil Afridi was a grandson or similar relation of Mir Dast, VC. There is absolutely no proof of any such connection and Dr Afridi was only from the same larger Afridi tribe, thats all. I also hope someone will please add some proper refs/citations, this article about a famous VC from Pakistan lacks any ref at all. Thanks, 39.54.83.74 (talk) 03:55, 23 October 2014 (UTC)
Talk:Once There Was a War

message: Yes, Steinbeck was reluctant to say what he saw, but his description of torpedo boat operations has a sense of eyewitness testimony which is hard to fake, and the Ventotene episode where the Luftwaffe garrison is tricked into surrendering is either a masterly work of fiction or the vivid account of someone who was there. I vote for the latter. I will add the rescue of the Italian admiral and his wife from the mined, Axis-occupied island by British commandos, which is chillingly downplayed in the phlegmatic British manner. That ‘long wicked knife’ will stay with me for all time. 110.174.240.151 (talk) 07:39, 29 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  ‘The Dutch show a calm, cold courage…’
Talk:One Day at HorrorLand

message: The cliffhanger ending-killing favorite TV characters for "higher" ratings=an old injoke. {I.E. Captain Kirk in Bread and Circuses (Star Trek)}  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.53.145.46 (talk) 12:35, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Satire on TV shows

message: In the TV Version a horror carries a human head who tells the Morris's to beware of sharp curves!!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.83.126.88 (talk) 15:52, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Punning]]
Talk:Robert Davidson (composer)

message: I removed them from the article, as there were no citations from any of them. They might be good sources of information, though.
* J. Burgess 2004, High Culture As Subculture: Brisbane’s Contemporary Chamber Music Scene. Brisbane: University of Queensland.
*R. Davidson 2001, Folio of Compositions and Critical Commentary. Brisbane: University of Queensland.
*M. Hannan 2003, The Australian Guide to Careers in Music. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press.
*M. Hindson, D. Barbeler, D. Blom 2007, Music Composition Toolbox. Sydney: Science Press.
* L. Sitsky, R. Martin 2005, Australian Piano Music of the Twentieth Century. New York: Praeger/Greenwood.
Radiant chains (talk) 06:50, 9 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  unused references
Talk:One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

message: Yes, the title was apparently used as the inspiration for another book's title and a Simpson's episode. Yes, it was referenced in a court decision. At the moment, this is an indiscriminate list of references. Please see WP:IPC: "When properly written, such sections can positively distinguish Wikipedia from more traditional encyclopedias. They should be verifiable and should contain facts of genuine interest to the reader. Detailing a topic's impact upon popular culture can be a worthwhile contribution to an article, provided that the content is properly sourced and consistent with policies and guidelines, such as neutral point of view, no original research, and what Wikipedia is not.
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When poorly written or poorly maintained, however, these sections can devolve into indiscriminate collections of trivia or cruft. They should be carefully maintained, as they may attract trivial entries, especially if they are in list format."
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As the tag says, "Please reorganize this content to explain the subject's impact on popular culture rather than simply listing appearances". To do so, you will need sources discussing the book's impact on popular culture. - SummerPhD (talk) 01:16, 28 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "In popular culture" 

message: Nowhere in the original English text of "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" does Dr. Seuss mention the name of the little girl and the little boy. I do not understand where it is coming from in this article. Kchallis (talk) 23:39, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jay and Kay? 

message: @Alhaah1219 74.5.134.106 (talk) 00:17, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  i love it????!!!
Talk:Bristol and Bath Railway Path

message: The correct name for the path is The Bristol and Bath Railway Path, however someone has moved the page from it's correct home to this abbreviated version. I think it could do with renaming again in order to be more accurate.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Weirdoldhattie (talk • contribs) 19:08, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  This page needs moving back 

message: # Railway architecture still existing on the route, e.g. Bridges, Platforms and the Tunnel
# The Art that exists along the route. e.g. the Fish at fishponds.
Martin451 (talk) 04:21, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, I live very close to the cycle path so I could try and take some pictures but I'm not sure how to upload them and I'm not really sure what to take pictures of, does any one disagree with the idea of Martin451's suggestion? also does any one have suitable picures? - Derob ecnirp (talk) 17:07, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Anything notable or interesting I guess - it's better to have too many picture than too few after all, and if you are able to take a few, it can always be decided which to include on the actual article later on. Upload images at Wikipedia:Upload Davethom (talk) 19:49, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Things to include in the article 

message: All the BRT plans are up online []; I'm too involved to be an independent reviewer. The environmental scoping report looks at some of the nature aspects of the bath, though they seem to go out of their way not find the badgers or other bits of wildlife. There's also a site dedicated to stopping the BRT route [, though there's not much content there (yet). Some of the builders of the path have promised to write up the history...apparently some of it was done at weekends before British Rail noticed what was happening... SteveLoughran (talk) 00:30, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bus Rapid Transit Plans 
Talk:One Man's Wilderness

message: I'm a little surprised to find this entry: is it really appropiate in an encyclpaedia? Rwood128 (talk) 12:06, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, yes.  What gets me is that the article misleads right off the bat.  This wasn't originally published in 1973 as a book, but rather as one of the first issues of Alaska Geographic.  Then again, Alaska Geographic (the organization, that is) was co-opted not long after Bob Henning's death, so it's not surprising that people pretend as if it doesn't exist. RadioKAOS / Talk to me, Billy / Transmissions  23:11, 14 June 2015 (UTC)
Talk:Martin Moffat

message: Uncited details about Moffat's death were added by a now banned anonymous user on 10th September 2013. They have caused distress to the family, a matter of regret for everyone.  
Normally edits by anonymous users are checked and corrected either if defamatory and lacking a citation -or if it contradicts a source.  If a family member is aware of factual errors they are asked to  contact Wikipedia.  JRPG (talk) 22:26, 12 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uncited statements about death. 
Talk:Broom wagon

message: "The broom wagon of the Tour de France did indeed once carry a broom..."
This suggests it only happened once, yet the current picture also shows a German van carrying a broom, and the broom wagon for this year's Tour of Britain (which we saw passing through Guildford earlier today) was also carrying a similar besom broom -- the only way we knew it was the broom wagon!
Perhaps the text needs adjusting to suggest that it is sometimes/often/always the practice to carry a broom on the vehicle...?
EdJogg (talk) 14:49, 16 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Actual broom carried? 