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Talk:Chelmsford, Massachusetts

message: Some towns (such as Billerica) have Wikipedia entries that give the accepted local pronunciation. I would have put in something for Chelmsford, but it's been over 30 years since I've been in the town for longer than it takes to get through Chicken Corner, so I no longer count as any kind of authority. Would someone who knows and cares, and who perhaps even has access to published research, please add a bit about how to pronounce the place. It's likely incorrect to limit the reader to a single pronunciation, since many seem to be in use. I've heard (or spoken, myself) at least all of the following:
* Chelms-ford
* Chelms-furred
* Chems-furred
* Chems-fudd
* Chemsfuh
I personally prefer Chemsfudd.
Snezzy 02:22, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm a Chemzfid person myself.  In my experience, the biggest issues with pronunciation of the town is pronouncing the 'Che' as in Chemestry, and over prononcing the l and r, giving something that approximates Kelmsferd. CSZero 15:11, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sheesh. I've never heard Ke[l]mzfu[r]d. But Chemzfidd (or Tshemzfidd) might be right. Does anyone want to try to represent the various pronunciation possibilities in IPA? (I love IPA, but I can never remember it all, or even figure out how to get it to look right in the various browsers on various systems I might be using.) Is there any reason to worry about the vowels, or would Tshmzfdd be better? I think I've heard it spoken that way. Where's Ed Krasnecki now that I need him? Snezzy 23:23, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: My grandparents, who grew up in lowell, but have lived in Chelmsford 63+ years now pronounce it Chensfid  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.232.134.23 (talk) 05:22, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The 'Chemsfid' pronunciation and others with the /r/ dropped are examples of the Boston accent.  Local news outlets pronounce Chelmsford as 'tʃɛlmsfərd' (Chelmsfurd)  -- listen to reports here and here.  Given those reliable sources, I've added /tʃɛlmsfərd/ to the article as the town's pronunciation. Chelmsfordian (talk) 02:25, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

text: Yes, it's true to an extent:  http://www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/community_info/chelmsford_history/simpsons.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by CSZero (talk • contribs) 03:54, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks!  Dough007 (talk) 04:15, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronunciation

message: I heard that the Simpsons show modeled it's streets based on the town of Chelmsford.  Anyone know anything about this? Dough007 (talk) 03:38, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it's true to an extent:  http://www.chelmsfordlibrary.org/community_info/chelmsford_history/simpsons.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by CSZero (talk • contribs) 03:54, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks!  Dough007 (talk) 04:15, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Simpsons
Talk:Romsdal

message: Is Romsdal an adminitratitve entity? I think not. -- Egil 19:18, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: A former "fogderi" at least. -- 10:03, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Talk:5th Brigade (Zimbabwe)

message: As one who is unfamiliar with this situation, I'm not sure what Ndebeleland exactly is or what region it encompasses. Clarification (and perhaps an article of its own) would be helpful. Ground 19:24, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comment 

message: I would like to see names of those involved in the Fifth Brigade. Close friends of mine still suffer from post traumatic stress because they as young children witnessed their family members raped and killed. A lot is being swept under the carpet and hoped to go away. Anyone with names please come forward --Jcw69 07:23, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Names 

message: I heard somewhere that the Fifth Brigade was given North Korean equipment like Sungri trucks, ect. Does anyone have any information on this? --Pineapple Fez 07:00, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sungri Trucks 

message: The role of the Fifth Brigade is light infantry. It is not a commando unit.203.80.61.102 (talk) 18:37, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Commando operations
Talk:The Family International/Archive 1

message: I don't believe that "The Family International" formerly known as "The Family", "Family of Love", Children of God and many front names internationally, should be called a "cult" and here is why. I love "cult" classic movies and sometimes when one refers to a "cult" following it is nothing more than a fan club. Now if it were called a "Highly Destructive Cult" or something more specific I could heartily agree having been exploited in the group in my youth and seen it leading towards gross abuse and negligence of second generation children. I don't think movie stars or famous people would throw their support behind a group that clearly has advocated pedophilia right from the top (David Brandt Berg) or things like the "LJR" instituted under Zerby and co. Neither do I put any stock in hired guns or "experts" that defend "The Family" or whatever they may be calling themselves at any given time because in any profession there are people that would defend Jeffrey Dahmer or NAMBLA followers if paid enough or given enough favors or noteriety. So I would call it an "HDC" and that is MILD. --author_unknown
Please note that in Wikipedia, the word cult is to be avoided. If you think that something is wrong with the Family then state why. Andries 21:49, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: So, you see, I do resent myself and particularly my children being stigmatized for crimes that we have not been involved in. This is my chosen vocation and that of my wife's and now also my adult son's. My daughter has yet to reach an age to make that decision. That is hers to choose when she does.--Cognomen 00:36, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is it a cult or not?
Talk:The Forgotten (2004 film)

message: "Eventually it conspires that aliens were behind the memory loss, and Telly's remaining memory of her son was the result of a failure on the alien's part."
It was never explicitly mentioned that the forces behind the abductions were aliens.  Couldn't they have been the work of god, the devil, or some other mystical agents?  One of the least satisfying things about this movie is that the exact source of what was going on was never explained.
I have to disagree, I think it's pretty explicit that it's supposed to be aliens. The most obvious proof for me was the scene towards the end when the guy was attempting to make her forget her son and she refused. He screamed "You must forget" or something to that affect and his face changed rather strangely towards the basic image of a Grey before all the windows shattered. They never outright say aliens, but even the female detective makes the observation that Telly chose to say their children were abducted, not kidnapped. --mixvio 
Also I think that if you ask people to give a definition of the word alien, both the devil and god would probably fit under it. Wiktionary defines an alien as "any life form of non-Earth origin". While I agree with mixvio, this is more a reflection than it is an argument. Bergsten 22:56, 24 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: 2006 discussions

message: ...has been removed. Wikipedia is not a repository for movie quotes. Wikiquote, however, is... TheGoonSquad (talk) 19:57, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Quotes section

message: The alternative ending that is described, is used in the few times the movie was on telly in the Netherlands. So is it really an alternative ending?
Slowgaze (talk) 15:10, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alternative ending? 

message: I'm a little confused by the introduction to the article. It is clearly discussing something different from the rest of the article.
"The movie revolves around a woman who suffers from issues of gender identity. While she struggles to maintain a facade of outward femininity, she has 'forgotten' her dominant bisexual tendencies. While struggling to find out who she truly is, she must learn to face who she has become.
For her efforts in The Forgotten, Julianne Moore earned the Niort-d'Chateau award for best actress/actor as a result of her portrayal of Seymour Beaver, a struggling bisexual actress."
Hooktonnfonnix (talk) 04:45, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Different Movie?
Talk:Madawaska River

message: Just a thought, but I think this disambiguation page should be placed as the primary Madawaska River entry.  The tributary of the Ottawa River, in keeping with the "Madawaska River(Saint John)" precedent, could be renamed "Madawaska River(Ottawa)" and the "Little Madawaska River" should be renamed to "Madawaska River(Aroostook)".
This change would follow the St. Croix River main article which is a disambiguation page, pointing to sub-articles.
Also, in searching US Geological Survey maps, I have only found a "Madawaska River" and not a "Little Madawaska River" in Aroostook County, Maine.  This leads me to believe that the term "Little" is a local nickname added?  Cheers,Plasma east 20:45, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the debate was no consensus. --liquidGhoul 23:54, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

message: :Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~
*Oppose. The Madawaska River in Quebec-New Brunswick is only 35 km long, and the one in Ontario is 230 km long. --Usgnus 21:21, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure what length has to do with it. Not many people in this part of the country know that there's one in Ontario (I forgot til I saw the article yesterday), and I'm sure the reverse is true there. Kirjtc2 11:41, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The longer a river, the more likely it is encountered, the more likely it is wider and has more bridges crossing it. Compare with Mackenzie River and Mackenzie River, New Zealand. I'm sure many people in New Zealand have never heard of the one in Canada. --Usgnus 16:53, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey
Template talk:Sejm Marshals of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

message: Another very large template which should move to categories.  Suggest adding the raw text of the template to :Category:Sejm Marshals, categorizing the articles, and then deleting the template. -- Netoholic @ 20:12, 2005 Jan 9 (UTC)
*Keep--Emax 20:33, Jan 9, 2005 (UTC)
**reason? --Jiang
*Keep--Space Cadet 20:50, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Template:Sejm Marshals]]
Talk:Kelvinhall subway station

message: This page was listed on votes for deletion.  Please see Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Glasgow Kelvinhall for the results of the debate. -- AllyUnion (talk) 13:04, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Votes for deletion results 

message: How could the station be opened in the same year as its renaming?; surely, it was opened much earlier than 1977. Kevin Steinhardt (talk) 19:32, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox FAIL 

message: I have removed a piece of text which referred to a photograph that no longer appears to be in the article. Dunarc (talk) 10:27, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shown in the photograph...
Talk:Seaside resort

message: Michigan is included in the list of seaside resorts.  While it clearly has a shoreline at a lake, it is nowhere close to the sea.  I am fine including it if the purpose of this article is to include resorts near any body of water.  However, if this is only for resorts on the ocean, the Michigan resort towns should go.  Thanks, 72Dino (talk) 23:12, 14 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It has been a few weeks, so I am removing those resorts that are not by the sea (i.e., they are by a lake). 72Dino (talk) 15:59, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Michigan 

message: Large sections of this article are devoid of any citation. MapReader (talk) 06:23, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Referencing 

message: I've removed the section on "Seasidedness" which appears to be a mishmash of OR and SYNTH created from mostly dubious sources. Valereee (talk) 14:55, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  removal of apparent OR 

message: Does anyone feel like the "city" thing is looking like sock/meating? I have no objection to the addition, but seriously. Valereee (talk) 21:42, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  City
Talk:George Jay Gould

message: That the death date is unknown is intriguing and I have read an anecdote about Benny Binion that may clear this up somewhat:
The story is that a very wealthy old and sick man was in Vegas at some point after Binion had opened the Horseshoe, so this would be after 1950 and probably later. He wanted to play craps for higher stakes than other casinos would allow so he was directed to Binion's. In this story, he was supposed to be a descendant of Jay Gould, altho it is vague. But could this in fact have been George Jay Gould II?--Jrm2007 (talk) 08:04, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  George Jay Gould II 
Talk:Constitutionality

message: definitely merge unconstitutional to constitutionality. Or delete unconstitutional and redirect, since it doesn't say anything new. RJII 02:48, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I concur with the redirect.  unconstitutional is unnecessary. --Jonathan Patt 20:27, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: merge suggestion

message: dude this site totally helped man PAH!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.173.131.117 (talk) 17:58, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  what up
Talk:Manuc's Inn

message: There is a better article forming in the Romanian Wikipedia. Anyone feel like translating? - Jmabel | Talk 05:15, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Romanian article

message: I just got an email from someone saying that the Inn is currently closed. I haven't found anything solid about that yet, but I did find this:
"Patrimoine - Hanul lui Manuc disputé"
L’hôtel et restaurant Hanul lui Manuc (Auberge de Manuc), situé dans le quatier Lipscani du centre historique de Bucarest, est réclamé à l’Etat par ses propriétaires, les familles Cantacuzino, Lahovary et Rosetti. Cet ancien caravansérail qui hébergeait autrefois les marchands vaut aujourd’hui 200 millions d’euros sur le marché de l’immobilier. Les familles revendiquent également l’hôtel Lido. Selon les propriétaires, ces bâtiments ont été nationalisés de façon abusive pendant la période communiste et les procédures de restitution traînent. (www.lepetitjournal.com) Bucarest - vendredi 2 février 2007
I would imagine that the Cantacuzino, Lahovary, and Rosetti families would be trying to bring the place up to a higher standard, presumably without messing too much with the historic architecture. - Jmabel | Talk 19:50, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Changes?
Talk:Margaret Sullavan

message: Another of her blowups almost killed Sam Wood, who was a keen anti-Communist. He dropped dead from a heart attack shortly after a raging argument with Sullavan, who had refused to fire a writer on a proposed film on account of his right-wing views.[28]
This passage is a little confusing. It sounds like Sullavan refused to fire a writer for his right-wing views and that this angered anti-Communist Sam Wood. Could it be she refused to hire the writer?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.76.187.11 (talk) 22:45, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal life
Talk:Son of a bitch

message: check cheyyaku...poyi paduko
  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.23.29.122 (talk) 09:11, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I.e. a son of a bitch is a male dog.  Either that or a hybrid with a name ending in "og":-) .... -- Smjg 10:42, 2 September 2005 (UTC)

message: Since it's clear that this pathetic excuse for a dictionary definition is going to be kept since nobody can stand to delete such a great little entry I propose that this be merged into Bitch as a subsection since the article already has mention of the word as a derogatory term. Pegasus1138Talk | Contribs | Email ---- 05:56, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge into [[Bitch]]
Talk:Ryhall

message: David, there is no source for this informatiohttp://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Ryhall&action=editn.  If you want to verify the content try looking at any map of the area - that should be self-evident and sufficient.  80N 23:24, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Levitra

message: Could an admin add  to this redirect? Thanks, ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 18:36, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: . - 2/0 (cont.) 00:16, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks --ἀνυπόδητος (talk) 09:26, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add redirect template
Talk:Ohio State Route 59

message: as far as i know akron can still annex surrounding municipalities, as it threatened to do a year ago regarding Blakemore.
--UltraSkuzzi 23:37, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I don't think Akron can annex any more land.  It made JEDD agreements with all of the townships around it and part of the agreement was that Akron could not annex land from the townships for a long time, 99 years I believe.  I don't know what the deal was with Lakemore, but Akron can't annex it since it is incorporated.  It could merge with Lakemore or any other surrounding communities, but that is unlikely to happen.
Lemuel
Huh, i'll have to recheck my facts. I'm not a big fan of destroying infrastructure, so i hope Pasquelic (sp?) errs on the side of caution and works on revitalization of what we do have rather then the endless cycle of build and abandon.
--UltraSkuzzi 00:56, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Annexation 

message: Someone needs to update the exit list to reflect the actual routing, not the signposted one along Perkins and the MLK Innerbelt, and a separate exit list for 59T should be created to account for the Perkins/MLK routing. (If nobody else does, I will eventually.) Mapsax (talk) 20:23, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Never mind. I just checked the SLD (now the revision of Jan '08), and the official and signposted routings now match. I will revert my edits. Mapsax (talk) 20:27, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exit list adjustment 

message: See Talk:Ohio State Route 261#Categories as my restoration of a category and an external link, along with the addition of other relevant categories, was for the same reasons as there.  An "inapplicable" link would be a link to something that has nothing to do with the specific route. And remember, appropriate categories are anything that the route can be associated with, especially the cities and counties it passes through.  --JonRidinger (talk) 19:30, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Applicable
Wikipedia talk:Wikirules proposal

message: This proposal suggests that a committee be established to pare down the abundant rules to a reasonable size (1-2 pages)
:What sorts of rules is this going to cover? Just behavioral ones or also ones relating to articles, such as style guide? I don't think the latter can be summarized into so few pages. Angela. 23:44, Jan 30, 2005 (UTC)
This is primarily behavioral. A wiki style guide should be a separate project. Danny 23:47, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

message: I agree with dannyisme, in general, that rules have become counterproductive on Wikipedia. There is a specific difference between rules and guidelines: Rules are enforced upon a group, guidelines suggest behaviour.
=== Abolish all rules ===
Rules are not an answer; they only describe precisely how inappropriate a person may behave. (and Polls are divisive)
=== Develop community censure process ===
Primarily, this means education. Unfortunately, most methods of self-governance will be immediately used to create a tyranny of the majority. This should be considered.
- Amgine 01:10, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rules vs. guidelines 

message: Primarily, this means education. Unfortunately, most methods of self-governance will be immediately used to create a tyranny of the majority. This should be considered.
- Amgine 01:10, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Develop community censure process
Talk:Aldo Di Clemente

message: A. Di Clemente is listed by the Minor Planet Center as the discoverer of the asteroid mentioned. The rest of the data can be gathered from a quick NASA ADS query. Googling about fails to come up with anything else. That's why the article is a stub.
Urhixidur 23:48, 2005 Jan 30 (UTC)
: Information that can not be solidly referenced is a candidate for removal.—RJH (talk) 20:45, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: What is there to reference?
Talk:Flat file

message: I have removed the WikiProject tag, as this article is either a redirect or deleted. If you oppose, please restore the tag. Thank you, fahadsadah (talk,contribs) 16:05, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wikiproject Computing 

message: Was this supposed to redirect to a small section within FFD page? Maybe that section got deleted?
It doesn't make sense to redirect this to anything about databases. Flat files can be used without the existence of a database.
The term basically means "unstructured file" as opposed to one with a structure that is enforced by the file system.
This describes a file system that enforces structure: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record-oriented_filesystem
This file system has examples of structured files: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Storage_Access_Method
In IBM's VSAM all but one of the file types are non-flat.
So if you want to use a flat file on VSAM you would create a Linear Data Set LDS.
This is IBM's way of saying there is no structure:
"All LDS bytes are data bytes. Logical records must be blocked 
and deblocked by the application program. Logical records are transparent from 
VSAM’s point of view.
In a sense, a LDS is a non-VSAM file with some of the VSAM facilities, such as 
the use of IDCAMS and VSAM specific information in the catalog."
--http://kmlinux.fjfi.cvut.cz/~oberhtom/mainframe/redbooks/vsam-demyst.pdf
I don't know if you'll find the term "flat file" defined in published academic works.  It might just be a colloquial term used (and misused) in the IT industry.
You also often hear people talk about "flattening" data structures when they are describing serialization or marshalling.  Its the same concept.
But you don't get paid the big bucks for using simple words like "flat" and "flatten" in your books. :)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.107.129.55 (talk) 16:33, 24 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  This should not redirect to Flat File Database
Talk:Epicureanism

message: How on earth did the word "epicureanism" end up meaning "the love of food or drink" in English? Berdidaine 00:07, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: see Epicurus, lathe biosas. dab (ᛏ) 11:42, 10 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Grammar?

message: It reads "Freedom from fear through knowledge".  I think you need to read the whole phrase for it to make sense.  Basically it implies religeons dominate through fear (better to believe, than to be wrong and punished). But if you seek knowledge, you can be free from that fear.
:Signed and dated for archiving purposes only. 182.239.146.18 (talk) 09:27, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re:  "from fear through knowledge" 

message: The article mentioned Epicurus called life a "bitter gift" and put the term in quotes with no citation. I see no evidence of that in any of the extant ancient texts, so I've removed the phrase from the article. If someone can find an actual citation to Epicurus using that line (or it being attributed to him from an ancient source in translation), please feel free to add it back in. Hamaxides (talk) 16:26, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Bitter Gift" 

message: The redirect Epicurus And Epicureanism has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached.  Loafiewa (talk) 02:04, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Epicurus And Epicureanism]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]