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Talk:Battleship

message: This article states, "Unlike the ship of the line, the battleships of the late 19th and early 20th centuries had significant vulnerability to torpedoes and mines..." Wooden warships were indeed vulnerable to torpedoes (although they what we would call mines today).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.171.131.189 (talk) 17:38, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point. I would take it to mean, before mines were invented, there was no hazard, but clarification would be good.  TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 17:44, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Full Speed Ahead and Damn the Torpedoes" 

message: the caption for the diagram of HMS Agamemnon says that she was typical of later predreadnoughts, which is not true. There was ONE other class of predreadnoughts with an intermediate battery of similar caliber, and it was british as well. American and Italian Vessels had 8" secondary  while Japanese had 10", only england used 9.2" I think the caption should be changed to say that she was typical of later british predreadnoughts. Wandavianempire (talk) 20:43, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  HMS Agamemnon 

message: Is this a misspelling of intimidation? 2607:FEA8:8760:A900:1BE:E642:694E:8A15 (talk) 17:00, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, that looks like a typo or other error.  It's fixed now. Thanks -Fnlayson (talk) 17:56, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  “Major intimitation factor”
Talk:Big O notation

message: What's "sup" in the "Limit Definitions" of "Big Oh" and "Big Omega (HLw)" at #Family of Bachmann–Landau notations ??
\limsup_{n \to \infty} \frac{\left|f(n)\right|}{g(n)} < \infty  and
\limsup_{n \to \infty} \frac{\left|f(n)\right|}{g(n)} > 0 
Yashpalgoyal1304 (talk) 13:40, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The source says limsup , and searching for it fetches this: Limit inferior and limit superior which researching on this page itself, is also mentioned in the sections: #Formal definition and #See also. Yashpalgoyal1304 (talk) 13:55, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text:  You seem to be disturbed by the space between "lim" and "sup" that you get when typing "limsup" in LaTeX, like in \limsup. Well, you better get used to it... --Sapphorain (talk) 14:21, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it was not that. I had never even consciously encountered these terms: superior/inferior limits. Looking at it's wikip article's illustration now, I understand that it's just a fancy term for upper limit and lower limit lol. But yeah, thanks for the tip too, t'll definitely help me in future when using it in LaTex. Yashpalgoyal1304 (talk) 17:01, 6 June 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: No, they are not just fancy terms for upper and lower limit. Maybe you should check the definitions again.2405:6E00:1ED2:1700:9DBE:839C:30C6:CE68 (talk) 09:36, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Query 

message: It seems, from the opening of this section, that it is meant to discuss the fact that some computer scientists use O where \Theta should be used instead (i.e., for a tight bound); I'm not sure if it is desirable to discuss improper usages in the article. At any rate, the rest of the section does not match its beginning, as it illustrates the proper use. It should be edited, perhaps removed. AmirOnWiki (talk) 14:07, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use in computer science 

message: "Determining if a binary number is even or odd" isn't a particularly useful example, because there will  only one number being tested. Finding the median value for a sorted list of measurements is a better example. SlowJog (talk) 02:32, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Determining if a binary number is even or odd changed to finding median
Talk:B roll

message: I'd like to point out also that separating audio from video also allows great liberty in making potentially unethical edits without those edits being very noticeable.  But I'm not sure if that should go into the main article: first off I don't know if people will realize that immediately, and second I'm not sure if putting that there stains a legitimate practice.  After all, most documentarians do use B roll footage to hide coughs, sniffs, sneezes, etc. and all the other verbal tics that, uh, a person, um, might have, you know.  Dude.  --KQ
Is "Roll" supposed to be capitalized or not?  The article is not consistent.  If not, then this article should be moved to the correct (non-capitalized) title. Michael Hardy 23:50, 14 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Talk:Brainfuck

message: I do not agree with  this edit. There is some significant disagreement about the most appropriate wording. At least two editors obviously have a different opinion than mine.
Here is my rationale:
Computer programming can be descibed as a process of breaking programs down to smaller steps, or similarly, breaking programs down to small "commands".
Therefore, a programmer has to break down programs into (small) commands; in the case of BF, a programmer has to break down programs into microscopic commands.
In my opinion, it is not sensible to say that "commands" need to be broken down, because the "commands" are the end-goal. In BF, they are actually called "commands"; other languages may use different terminology, like "instructions", or "statements". "Commands" are the basic elements provided by any specific programming language; "commands" are not supposed to be divided further.
Here are a few suggestions for alternative wording, which would still be correct from my perspective:
*"to break tasks down to microscopic steps"
*"to break tasks down into microscopic commands"
*"to break desired functionality down to microscopic steps"
*"to break desired functionality down into microscopic commands"
*"to break program down into microscopic commands"
I'm not a native english speaker, so this might be a question of language barrier, where different terminology is employed in my native language when compared to English. Can anyone shine some light, what exactly is happening here? I'm quite confused by this strange disagreement. Z80Spectrum (talk) 14:06, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Breaking programs/commands into small steps 

message: The article states "Müller's original compiler was implemented in machine language and compiled to a binary with a size of 296 bytes." But if it was compiled is was presumably written in assembly language. Machine language is the result of the compilation. BruceThomson (talk) 09:38, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Machine language
Talk:Bertrand Russell

message: ... but I can't find it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.84.208 (talk) 17:45, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  I am sure his ignorant antisemitism is mentioned somewhere ... 

message: The 1916 fine amount is correct, but I think the recalculation for today should be closer to £2700. This just stands out because £7000 seemed vastly off.
Chamblis (talk) 15:57, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Minor edit suggestion: 1916 fine of £100 in today's value seems incorrect 

message: In the article if says "and initially supported appeasement against Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany, before changing his view in 1943" but elsewhere it says "In 1940, he changed his appeasement view that avoiding a full-scale world war was more important than defeating Hitler. He concluded that Adolf Hitler taking over all of Europe would be a permanent threat to democracy. In 1943, he adopted a stance toward large-scale warfare called "relative political pacifism": "War was always a great evil, but in some particularly extreme circumstances, it may be the lesser of two evils."[84][85]" and on the article 'Russell's political views' it says "he supported the policy of appeasement; but by 1940 he acknowledged that to preserve democracy, Hitler had to be defeated. This same reluctant value compromise was shared by his acquaintance A.A. Milne.[4]". It seems to be the consensus on the literature published about Russell by routledge that such changes happened in 1940, yet it is not described as such in the initial quote. 129.234.0.182 (talk) 10:20, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Suggest changing to: "" Martinevans123 (talk) 10:25, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Russell and appeasement
Talk:Bantu languages

message: The third paragraph in the section Language structure says
 In Swahili, for example, mtoto mdogo amekisoma (for comparison, Kamwana kadoko kariverenga in Shona language) means 'The small child has read it [a book]'. Mtoto 'child' governs the noun prefix ki- (representing the diminutive form of the word) and the verb subject prefix a-. 
Shouldn't it be amekisoma?
James in dc (talk) 00:51, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, this is an error, so far as I understand the language. Animate objects (people, animals) modify in a way consistent with the M/Wa class, so a good child would be mtoto mzuri. The sentence in question should be Mtoto amekisoma. I believe that kitoto means childish, not child, but even the word had been a ki-sounding noun, such as kipofu (a blind person), it would be kipofu mzuri amekisoma (the good blind person read it), vs. kitabu kizuri kimesomwa (the good book was read (the m in "somwa" indicating passive voice). ReiUrso (talk) 21:25, 4 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inconsistency? 

message: User:Ngumza Kwanza entered some fake information about the not existing language Kangowa. He did the same on swwiki wherte we just blocked him. Kipala (talk) 05:52, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fake entry by user Ngumza Kwanza 

message: Why the descending order to language family ranking system always go down by leaning to the left for some reason? 2404:8000:1027:2C72:38F7:DAA9:CEFD:A656 (talk) 21:28, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Language rank system
Talk:Basketball

message: I would like to update the new foul rules per the NFHS.
 
Under the new rule, team fouls will be tracked and reset by quarter. There will be no one-and-one but instead the opposing team will shoot two free throws after the fifth foul of each quarter.https://highschool.si.com/boys-basketball/2023/05/15/how-will-new-free-throw-foul-rules-impact-high-school-basketball Sar7w6 (talk) 00:00, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Philroc (talk) 08:20, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 17 October 2023 

message: EgyptianAyrab (talk) 13:08, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Your comment also cannot be added because it violates MOS:PUFFERY. Shadow311 (talk) 17:49, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2023 

message: A player is allowed to have four fouls in a game. once the player reaches their 5th they will be fouled out. Topdog12345 (talk) 08:03, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  fouls  

message: the bulleted entry "Gay Basketball" does not refer to any specific variation of rules or officiating as far as i can tell. if this is organized under any prominent governing body, it should be listed. i question if this should be moved to the Recreational Basketball section, or removed entirely. 173.48.32.101 (talk) 05:04, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gay Basketball?
Talk:Hindi cinema

message: Add that most of the bollywood makers/ directors have tendency to make films mostly in love story gener, they stuff love story and songs in nearly every film. The films lack continuity, realistic sinc sound, ambient sound. They tend to remake a South Indian, Hollywood films more than make a original. Many times they copy old bollywood movies. Bollywood is notorious to make films which have good story, put item songs, cringe dialogues, logic less story and unrealistic acting. Whoever agree with this please write a paragraph with proper secondry sources. I don't think this article tells the this truth about bollywood. Source - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57409599.amp&ved=2ahUKEwjQke3ahJz6AhUT7jgGHTe1C-c4HhAWegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw1Sjw5cd8MX3P76W8KJI3uc Rock Stone Gold Castle (talk) 14:36, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bollywood obsession with love stories 

message: I'm updating a Bollywood film on IMDB with 100s of missing cast, crew and company credits, and there's some "vanity" credits.
I suspect "vanity" has something to do with make-up, as first they credited a company with "supplying vanity," then lower down the credits they credit that same company again with "supplying vanity vans."
It's just 1 of around 10 duplicate credits I've spotted while adding the 100s of missing credits to this film. Danstarr69 (talk) 17:25, 9 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  What do Bollywood films mean by the term "Vanity"? 

message: 2409:40E0:103D:24FF:8000:0:0:0 (talk) 07:15, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Deltaspace42 (talk • contribs) 11:13, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 28 December 2023
Talk:Brownian motion

message: Is related to:
* Physicists build circuit that generates clean, limitless power from graphene
by University of Arkansas - phys.org — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:587:410b:c290:5918:f010:9a03:72e9 (talk) 23:10, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: ''make page (in 2025)'': [[Brownian battery]]

message: === Einstein's theory ===
In the subsection Brownian_motion#Einstein's_theory, at the first line of the Taylor Series expansion, we have the following equality:
: \rho(x,t) + \tau \frac{\partial\rho(x)}{\partial t} + \cdots = \rho(x, t+\tau) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \rho(x - \Delta, t) \cdot \varphi(\Delta) \, \mathrm{d} \Delta = \mathbb{E}_\Delta[\rho(x - \Delta, t)] 
On the right hand side, why do we have  \rho(x-\Delta, t)  insted of  \rho(x+\Delta, t) ?, since Einstein himself derived the Diffusion Equation from
  f(x, t+\tau) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} f(x + \Delta, t) \cdot \varphi(\Delta) \mathrm{d} \Delta .
Zaphodxvii (talk) 04:31, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Statistical mechanics theories 

message: In the subsection Brownian_motion#Einstein's_theory, at the first line of the Taylor Series expansion, we have the following equality:
: \rho(x,t) + \tau \frac{\partial\rho(x)}{\partial t} + \cdots = \rho(x, t+\tau) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \rho(x - \Delta, t) \cdot \varphi(\Delta) \, \mathrm{d} \Delta = \mathbb{E}_\Delta[\rho(x - \Delta, t)] 
On the right hand side, why do we have  \rho(x-\Delta, t)  insted of  \rho(x+\Delta, t) ?, since Einstein himself derived the Diffusion Equation from
  f(x, t+\tau) = \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} f(x + \Delta, t) \cdot \varphi(\Delta) \mathrm{d} \Delta .
Zaphodxvii (talk) 04:31, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Einstein's theory 

message: Wikipedia takes a dim view of self-proclaimed experts because we only regurgitate sources. If you have a disagreement with content, please explain if you think a cited source is not reliable, if you think the content does not accurately summarize what the source says, or if you have better sources. I ask all new editors to temper their enthusiasm with humility, as we have a system here that has worked for twenty years and we do not need your lack of collaboration. (I am not watching this page, so please ping me if you want my attention.) Chris Troutman (talk) 04:36, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  UiawsbdNicoDude 

message: :Greetings. The article has been tagged since 2012 with "citation needed". The B-class criteria (#1) states, 
:There is also a "needing clarification" tag since April 2010 and "too technical" since June 2011. Criteria #4 states,  and #6 states, . 
:There are many unsourced paragraphs and the article fails the B-class assessment. --  Otr500 (talk) 08:07, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article issues and classification
Talk:Brand

message: I was surprised to see a near-total lack of mention of personal branding, with the exception of one link, under the heading of "Personal branding", to Personal_branding.
My own encounter with branding has included being told I didn't know what I was doing when I balked on philosophical grounds to trying to establish a personal brand for myself as as necessary to a jobhunt as following encounters with thank-you notes. Material I have read on jobhunting often encourages the creation and maintenance of a personal brand, and I do not recall reading any critique or balking about this large-scale professional trend.
In my mind the spillover is highly significant. Branding is not just something corporations need to sell something to the public; branding is something people don't see how to do a professional jobhunt without. And it is my understanding (citation badly needed) that a great number of heavy users/contributors on social media channels pursue their engagement with those channels through the genuine form of life of deploying a personal brand.
The influence and spillover of the personal brand in all jobhunting materials I can recall discussing the topic highly attest the hegemony and significance of branding as a form of life: even if the article is primarily concerned with corporate brands, part of its significance may be reflected in a fuller discussion of personal branding, at least in reference to a hegemony and significance that it, for instance spills over heavily in terms of how to land a professional role.
The Personal_branding page is light compared to what I've seen in jobhunting materials. I can refer people to The Twitter Job Search Guide, but that's just because it's the first one that comes to mind. The idea that creating and curating a personal brand in professional jobhunting is boilerplate.
C.J.S. Hayward, author of minor (non-Wikipedia) theology article, Branding is the New Root of All Evil.
CJSHayward (talk) 21:22, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question to fellow Wikipedians about personal branding as reflecting the corporate practice's reach 

message: Tamil 157.51.81.255 (talk) 05:59, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Principles of marketing 

message: Might there a possibility that branding started with inanimate objects? I mean, marking or branding objects is a lot easier than do the same to animals. And objects, specially valuable ones, might have been stolen, too, in ancient times. George Rodney Maruri Game (talk) 19:42, 18 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin 

message: Xxxx 2401:4900:6190:CEE:0:0:C3A:BA35 (talk) 15:54, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Xxxx 

message: — Assignment last updated by Jamie.green-2 (talk) 18:17, 9 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Digital Communication

message: Discuss enumerat the function of ITP 222.127.252.25 (talk) 12:13, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discuss enumerat the function of ITP
Talk:BIOS

message: See UEFI. It says A common misconception is that UEFI is a replacement for BIOS and explains that UEFI-based motherboards come with BIOS ROMs. I saw elsewhere a page in the Intel website stating that a UEFI is an interface between the operating system and the system firmware and I am nearly certain that firmware is the BIOS, but I closed that page. Sam Tomato (talk) 02:47, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  UEFI 

message: What exactly happens if your computer gets unplugged during a BIOS update and does that problem affect laptops? ￼ TheMaggster (talk) 05:23, 24 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: it will corruptBold 105.112.189.112 (talk) 16:44, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the answer. TheMaggster (talk) 16:45, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question! 

message: It says "The BIOS firmware comes pre-installed on an IBM PC or IBM PC compatible's system board and exists in some UEFI-based systems to maintain compatibility with operating systems that do not support UEFI native operation."
It could be adjusted to note past tense, BIOS CAME pre-installed, rather than comes pre-installed.  And the description about the BIOS existing in some UEFI should be said far more accurately and clearly.  The paragraph below has that adjustment.
The BIOS is firmware that came pre-installed an IBM PC or IBM PC compatible's system board. Nowadays systems use  UEFI rather than a BIOS.  UEFI is the modern type of firmware that has replaced BIOS. Many UEFI-based systems have a "Legacy mode", also known as CSM Mode, which allows the UEFI to emulate a BIOS if the user requires it e.g. to run an older OS. 86.1.49.43 (talk) 03:51, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shouldn't this paragraph be adjusted 

message: "The BIOS originally proprietary to the IBM PC has been reverse engineered by some companies (such as Phoenix Technologies) looking to create compatible systems."
There is a complete assembly listing of the original IBM PC/AT BIOS in IBM's PC/AT Technical Reference Manual. This means that no reverse engineering was required. 106.69.154.248 (talk) 23:02, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  BIOS reverse engineering
Talk:Blitz

message: Blitz doesn't mean "very fast" in German. It simply means "flash" or "lightning". Probably the misunderstanding stems from the word "blitzschnell" meaning "fast as lightning". 
The Blitz++ is under HEY, HOE YO DOING...the GNU General Public License and Artistic licence as it is written on the Legal page and can be freely copied. RedAndr 20:00, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree with your assessment. While the software is released under the GPL, there is no indication of a documentation release under GFDL. I don't think the content posted on sourceforge is reputed not having any copyright (talking about everything that is not a program, of course). -- lucasbfr talk 20:15, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: What about README file, which is distributed inside the program package? Can it be considered as a part of the program? May I cite it? RedAndr 21:48, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Errrrr, good question. There might also be an issue on the notability of the program, by the way. Was it cited by independent reliable sources? If it was, don't forget to cite them in the article or it might be speedy deleted as not asserting the importance of the subject. -- lucasbfr talk 22:09, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I gather from this page that the GPL is not compatible with the GFDL, so neither the readme nor the documentation on the website can be posted to Wikipedia without permission. --Butseriouslyfolks 23:56, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: From README: "Licensing information is at http://oonumerics.org/legal. Summary: you can do anything except sell this library in source form.  Blitz is licensed under both the GPL (see COPYING) and a less restrictive (non-viral) "artistic license" (see LICENSE)." Concerning notability, it's not a problem, since the library is very widely used, there are a lot of independent sources. RedAndr 01:29, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That is insufficient for use at Wikipedia.  Neither the GPL nor the "artistic license" equal GFDL. --Butseriouslyfolks 06:57, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have received permission from Prof. Todd Veldhuizen, the creator of the library, to use texts from the Blitz++ site in Wikipedia. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by RedAndr (talk • contribs) 13:18, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled