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Talk:Mass Driver 1

message: I was one of the people who worked on the MIT Mass Driver 1 project back in 1976 & 1977.  
I have kept in touch with a number of the others, especially Kevin Fine, who was the student in charge under Henry Kolm's direction.  
My problem (aside from being a newbie in general) is how to beef up this article when what the folks I know have to offer is largely personal recollections, never published, and hence not legitimate for Wiki as I understand it.  
I am afraid this information is liable to go out of existence in another few years, as it is certainly getting stale already.  
In particular Henry Kolm, who is now 83, played a key role.  
He may have a lot of collected material about the design, etc, that would be of interest to fanatics like me.
There is a whiff of self-promotion and promotion of friends here, advice on how to tread that boundary would also be helpful.  
Thanks.  Wwheaton 01:38, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

message: Someone (IP User:208.114.139.228) has added a link to a YouTube video which must be from the Nova TV crew at the scene in May 1977 (this was before the days of home video players and recorders, though it may have been recorded after ~1980, from a rebroadcast of the Nova footage).  I have added captions, based on my memory of the event.  The initial scene appears to be at MIT a few days before the demo.  I doubt this video is really a "reliable source", but I guess it is a unique historical record, so I've added my explanation of the scenes.  Wwheaton (talk) 15:21, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Nova video
Talk:List of battleships of Italy

message: Laid down dates of the final three vessels were clearly incorrect (and apparently come from the Caio Duilio of the prior class. I  replaced with year given in article text, but the actual dates are needed and probably can found in the sources used to build this article which I do not have access to. Carolina wren (talk) 21:48, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Ping.--Sturmvogel 66 (talk) 21:13, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed - thanks for catching that. Parsecboy (talk) 16:30, 20 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Francesco Caracciolo class
Talk:Leone-class destroyer

message: This article states the Italian Destroyers "Pantera" and "Tigre" were scuttled. Whereas an eye witness, Lieutenant Webb, flying a Wellesley bomber states they were sunk by gunfire from "HMS Kingston". Although the author does concede that reference books disagree, this is not unusual for the time. Smith, Peter C. (1995. Eagle's War: The Diary of an Aircraft Carrier. Crecy Books, P101. ISBN 0-947554.
Further Wikipedia concedes that gunfire from "HMS Kingston" destroyed the "Pantera" and "Tigre", but states after being "scuttled", rather than just abandoned in shallow water.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Kingston_%28F64%29. Also above book, P100.
PhillHarry1 (talk) 12:44, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
Talk:Hsiung Feng IIE

message: Here's a source.--Jerry 01:46, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Source
Talk:Turbine-class destroyer

message: There is a painting by Willy Stöwer in the Military History Museum, Vienna, titled: 
Sinking of the Italian destroyer "Turbine" by Austrian destroyers on 24 May 1915. -- Also, from WP article Bombardment_of_Ancona : [23–24 May 1915] ..."The light cruiser SMS Helgoland—supported by four destroyers—ran into the Italian destroyer Turbine, in a pitched battle south of Pelagosa." 
How can this be, if (as this article states) the Turbine was "Completed 27 August 1927."? ~Eric F (Talk)<--98.26.28.41 (talk) 22:14, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Nothing wrong, this is possible for the same reasons that this ship shares her name with this one.--Darius (talk) 23:13, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It seems the Turbine in question was a Nembo class destroyer, for which there is no WP article. See: http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/italian_destroyers.htm ~Eric F 98.26.28.41 (talk)  I was just looking for someplace to link to --  looks like there isn't any. ~E 00:04, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  What's wrong with this picture?
Talk:Spica-class torpedo boat

message: These warships were widely employed in escort duty, mostly in North Africa convoy and performed an impressive amount of fighting against allied sub and aerial forces, and partially against surface forces.
Mike Rosoft (talk) 15:20, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the line "and were intended for anti-submarine duties, although they often had to battle aircraft and surface forces as well" in the introduction makes this statement superfluous.--Darius (talk) 15:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed section

message: The article's infobox states that the ships of this class were equipped with both active and passive underwater detection systems. Do we have proof that this was actually so, or is this a misinterpretation? The ships completed for service before active sonar had been developed and widely deployed, after all. They were equipped with depth charges from the start and would certainly have had hydrophone equipment, but were they ever fitted with active sonar?
I ask because the article's "ships" section details one class member as having engaged motor torpedo boats which were "detected by sonar". This, to those with an understanding of sonar technology of the day, seems incredible, as the 6-foot draught of the MTBs would have been virtually undetectable by active sonar pings. They would, however, have been much more easily detectable by the ship's hydrophone operator, as the petrol engines were rather noisy for their size and the passive detection would be far more likely than active detection unrelated to target noise.
So, is there an issue with the translation or interpretation of what is "sonar" in respect of active sets (like ASDIC) vs passive arrays of hydrophones being labelled "sonar" in error? 2A00:23C7:3119:AD01:8811:D3FE:DC25:228B (talk) 22:21, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sonar and hydrophones
Talk:Susan Backlinie

message: I have twice corrected misinformation about Backlinie’s acting in the film. There is no evidence, in the citation to the paragraph or elsewhere, that she was unable to give a satisfactory performance as an actress without artificial stimuli from the director.  It is true that she was not told when she would be initiallly pulled under water (by Spielberg himself, according to the Blu ray documentary), but the remainder of the performance was her own. Judging by the success of the film, the response of audiences to her scene, and comments by Dreyfus and others in the cast, she provided a remarkably realistic and terrifying intro to the film, and it is unclear to me what the motives are of the contributor who persists in undermining her skills as an actress (?) Alanrobts (talk) 01:17, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Backlinie’s performance in the film
Talk:Adua-class submarine

message: According to Hellenic Navy records on January 1941 the Greek submarine Triton under Lieutenant Commander Zepos while patrolling Otranto straits possibly sunk the Italian submarine Neghelli being at surface. I really don't know which version of the story is the correct one.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.251.98.32 (talk) 07:52, 3 June 2010 (UTC)
Talk:List of radio stations in Maine

message: The FCC database shows that the license for WSJB-FM was cancelled in October 2007 and the callsign was deleted from the database. - Dravecky (talk) 23:31, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  WSJB-FM 

message: I was in Maine a few weeks ago and there's a radio station on 1610 AM.
They gave information on the Maine Turnpike. 173.176.89.18 (talk) 00:50, 29 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  1610 AM 
Talk:Cowles Media Company

message: Interested in which magazines were published by Cowles (1997 issue of British Heritage magazine says "British Heritage and 13 other titles published by the History Group of Cowles Enthusiast Media). 1997 archive of cowles.com includes "It is comprised of four magazine groups , ..." and "the company has grown to encompass 28 magazine titles" with link to list of those 28 magazines (with eight of those history magazines currently being published by Weider History Group). -EarthFurst (talk) 11:32, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  more about Cowles
Talk:Georgia State Route 77

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Georgia State Route 77 Spur (Hartwell). Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  Morriswa (Charlotte Allison) (talk) 00:52, 12 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Georgia State Route 77 Spur (Hartwell) listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]
Talk:Bazaleel Taft Sr.

message: The only linked site doesn't provide any of the information in the article.  We need references that support the contentions in the article.  Corvus cornix 02:22, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed the one footnote on the basis of that comment. The web page would not pass muster as reliable source anyway. I did verify that Bazaleel Taft, Sr. really did live in Uxbridge, but I can't vouch for any of the remaining details in this article. -- 75.143.96.101 02:27, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources
Talk:William Kittredge

message: * Author papers at Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
* More on Kittredge’s life, books and awards
* Essay on Who Owns the West?
* https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/18/us/18trademark.html
* Essay on 9/11
* http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1989-05-07/features/8901230861_1_montanans-lewis-and-clark-annick-smith
* https://montanabookfestival2017.sched.com/event/Bplq/bill-kittredge-lifetime-achievement-panel
Graywalls (talk) 07:55, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: relocating "dumped and left" sources from article space
Talk:IHS

message: This is from the Jack Chick strip, and I there is no such thing as an 'egyptian trinity'. There is an article on Catholic.com that debunks this. Can we delete the reference from the list?
Electricaltape 02:30, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Egyptian Trinity 

message: I was under the impression (perhaps wrongly) that "IHS" as relates to Christianity stood for "In His Service". Is this worth putting in, or is it a Backronym?
Farfromunique (talk) 22:06, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Christogram
Talk:.307 Winchester

message: Anyone have a photograph of the cartridge?  It would make a good addition. 66.191.19.217 (talk) 19:50, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photograph? 
Talk:Orlando Martínez Howley

message: Subject seems to be notable, especially for his assasination. There seems to be a lot more info out there. Here's a bit:  
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/866093.stm  http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00E3DA173BF932A35751C1A96E958260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/B/Balaguer,%20Joaquin  AnFu 02:32, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 

message: The Spanish text said 'militant' (militante) so I just left it as 'militant'.  However, maybe Orlando Martínez Howley was actually just an activist, and so it would be more appropriate to call him an 'activist'.  In English 'militant' implies armed conflict with weapons (guns, bombs) or at least some very extreme 'civil disobedience' like major destruction of property. Maybe someone can clarify whether Orlando Martínez Howley was a militant or an activist. AnFu 03:25, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Militant or Activist 

message: This journalist was one subject among others of a course program in Spring 2014. We expanded it from a stub to a start.Crtew (talk) 15:38, 3 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: WEP
Category talk:Government of the Republic of Ireland

message: I propse this category be merged with "Category: Irish Government" This category seems pointless and leads to duplication. Any objections or support for this merger? Redking7 (talk) 19:48, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: They're clearly different: one is about all the functions of the state; the other is about the cabinet of ministers.  Some renaming, or at least a hatnote clarification, is called for, to make the distinction clearer than it currently is; but definitely not a merge. jnestorius(talk) 01:54, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
Talk:Online Writing Lab

message: This article leaves out the other OWLs that exist, and focuses solely on the Purdue OWL. It needs some work before it can be considered an article about the general topic of Online Writing Labs.
The history section contains no sources for its claims about the Purdue OWL. It looks like original research, which as far as I understand, doesn't belong on Wikipedia. --Polintr (talk) 22:01, 12 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bias and Lack of Sources
Talk:Colorado River Compact

message: The article reports 7.5 million acre feet per year as 293 m³/s.  But something seems terribly wrong.   An acre feet (of water) is a measure of volume. Meters cubed per second (m³/s) is not a measure of volume.  Note that 7.5 million acre foot = 9.25111378 × 10^9 m^3.  What am I missing? Wendell 02:42, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: This section should go in more depth about how the Colorado River compact is having drastic and negative effects on the drought in California. The overuse of the Colorado River by Californians is a great contributor to the drought http://scholarship.law.nd.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1652&context=jleg Selenafriedman (talk) 03:47, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Colorado River Compact and the environment 

message: Should these related organizations have their own articles and/or be mentioned in this article?  
*Upper Colorado River Commission http://www.ucrcommission.com/
*Colorado River Commission of Nevada  http://www.crc.nv.gov/
*Coloradio River Alliance   https://coloradoriver.org/  Eastmain (talk • contribs) 04:34, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Related organizations

message: This page is not strictly about the Compact, so should it be titled the Compact or the Law of the River?  The Compact apportioned water to the basins but did not allocate water to the states.  That's an error that I am planning to correct.  To describe the allocations, it is necessary to detail more of the subsequent bills, court cases etc. that followed the signing of the Compact. And this page does go into the Boulder Canyon Act for instance. But to return to the question: Any thoughts on the proper title?   Detrital (talk) 02:43, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Titles don't always exactly match the topic. The first line and the rest of the lead provide a broader description. The article can describe the Compact and lots more related to the "Law of the River" under the current title. It is nice to have Colorado in the title rather than using an exact legal phrase that the general public won't recognize. Improve the article without concern about the succinct title; don't be hasty as it will be clear eventually if the title can be improved. Cheers, 〜 Adflatuss • talk 03:57, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the input! Will do. Detrital (talk) 00:23, 19 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Colorado Compact or Law of the River?
Talk:Brian Aker

message: great article:-)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kurt-hamster2 (talk • contribs) 12:36, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Taxi squad

message: I believe that the term "taxi squad" originated with the Cleveland Browns football team of the All-American Football Conference. The owner of the Browns, Arthur McBride, made his money in the taxi business, and Coach Paul Brown had a number of potential substitute players employed by the taxi company. When needed, they would be called up from the "taxi squad." "Taxi squads" are now referred to as "practice squads" on the NFL  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Newguy55 (talk • contribs) 18:01, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That's right; the article's wrong. --Rrburke(talk) 20:42, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  origin of the phrase "taxi squad"
Talk:Margaret Ann Bailey

message: Why is this person notable and deserving of a Wikipedia article? Forgive my ignorance but there doesn't seem to be anything special about this person.
Also, is this the same "Margaret A. Bailey" mentioned in the 'Community' section of the Rockcliffe Park article? -- œ™ 11:44, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think she is a notable person ... the article needs expansion ... hopefully that will happen soon.  On the second question - that person is Margaret Agnes Bailey, see: http://national.gallery.ca/english/library/biblio/ngc059.html for further detail. Regards, Ariconte (talk) 11:01, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Assertion of notability
Talk:Jean Byron

message: Marriage to Micheal ansara 1922-23?  Not possible. Subject wasn't born until 1925. 136.56.57.114 (talk) 13:49, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Error in dates
Talk:V.I.P. Cup

message: Hi, i was just wondering, what year was the VIP cup integrated into the AIHL? Salavat (talk) 14:06, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Never mind, i found out that it started in 2000, from the Australian Ice Hockey League talk page. Salavat (talk) 04:37, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: VIP cup integration?
Category talk:Irish-language films

message: Which of these films are actually in Irish? Which include the odd bit of Irish? Which are simply English language films set in Ireland? There appears to be no clear criteria here. 109.176.211.109 (talk) 19:46, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

message: Only a handful of these movies are Irish language movies. This list needs serious editing. 51.171.213.134 (talk) 12:15, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thoroughly agreed. I came here looking a nice Irish language film to watch over Christmas holidays, but most of these are English language set in Ireland. I'm going to remove Pilgrimage from the list, and any that are not 51% (minimum) Irish language. Until there are standards set in place here, I think that's fair. The list is very badly informed. CathairM (talk) 20:19, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Irish language?
Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Dreamafter

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Talk:Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center

message: Just a heads up for anyone interested that, unless someone beats me to it or a new naming rights deal is announced in the next week or so, on 1 April 2019 I will be requesting that this page be moved to Mankato Civic Center as Verizon is not renewing its naming rights deal (source in main article). I don't expect that to be controversial but wanted to mention it ahead of time. Objections? B.Rossow · talk 20:06, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Upcoming name change (back to Mankato Civic Center)
Talk:Slater Family Ice Arena

message: The management of the Slater Family Ice arena should be investigated for sexist treatment of womens sports teams. For the up coming 2023 season they have forced the women's teams to use studio ice rink for practice and only one main ice practice at 11pm at night! And only 4 home games while other home games must be played off campus. This treatment hasn't been extended to mens club teams. They still get preferential ice time and scheduling. 99.72.34.78 (talk) 03:49, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  sexist management
Template talk:Lycoming County Pennsylvania Map

message: I have no idea how you are doing this thing, but it sure looks good. Dincher 02:59, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like things are going to get very crowded in the southern portions. Hopefully it will work out. Perhaps label the small places with a number or letter and make the key part clickable. Dincher 03:15, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I am also worried but can make the font smaller if need be (or the map larger - the Kentucky counties map is 992 922 px wide, this is only 800 now). Ruhrfisch  ><>°° 03:57, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I am going to label Williamsport, but number the rest of the boroughs and the CDP as they are so small. The numbers will match the key and both the number and the key will be wikilinked to the article (1 will be Duboistwon, alphabetical). Ruhrfisch  ><>°° 00:06, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds like a good plan to me. Dincher 00:18, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks - does Susquehanna Twp look better now? Also, do you think WIlliamsport should be a number too? Ruhrfisch  ><>°° 00:51, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sus. Twp. might look better with smaller text. What's your opinion? I don't think that Williamsport needs a number since it fits within the boundaries and it is the most most famous/important municipality in the county. Dincher 00:55, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

text: I'll take a look at it tonight, after dinner. Looks great!Dincher 20:56, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I am pretty sure that all the links are links to the links they need to be linked to. John Madden. Dincher 22:28, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Ethics in pharmaceutical sales

message: The intent of this article is to attack the drug industry. It has no encyclopedic value. Do we want this kind of content here?Intermittentgardener (talk) 20:13, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: POV

message: www.medical-brochures.blogspot.com is a gallery of pharmaceutical advertisements, with critique on some adverts from the ethical point of view.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.83.159.216 (talk) 06:11, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  request to add an external link 
Talk:Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena

message: This article is one of many that were apparently targetted by someone working from an RIT IP address. This person is indiscriminately adding "notability" and "no footnote" tags to anything and everything associated with RIT. While this article (like any article) could surely be improved, this is not the way to do it.129.21.40.195 (talk) 12:46, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:3M Arena at Mariucci

message: Why does the Minnesota Golden Gophers not have a goal horn at Mariucci Arena?  --BigMac1212 (talk) 05:17, 5 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  No Goal Horn 

message: 3M Arena at Mariucci per http://www.startribune.com/mariucci-arena-renamed-3m-arena-at-mariucci-as-university-of-minnesota-secures-11-2-million-deal/433607353/ Runner1928 (talk) 17:46, 10 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  New name
Talk:Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum

message: The redirect from "Michigan State Fairgrounds" to an article about just the stadium seems...well, weird. Shouldn't the whole complex have an article? Duncan1800 (talk) 09:44, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Fairgrounds?
Talk:Munn Ice Arena

message: Per https://tour.msu.edu/locations/munn the seating capacity is at 6470. I would hope the university knows the correct number.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:9B00:5605:6B00:DC9F:9B81:42C4:8736 (talk) 01:27, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
Talk:Bill Giles (baseball)

message: Is better than baseball 71.178.33.122 (talk) 03:07, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dodgeball
Talk:The Kent Island Bay Times

message: If anyone is wondering why the full name has the word "The" in it, but the short name doesn't, the reason is that the full name, as it appears on the front page appears roughly as:
The Kent Island
Bay Times
Also, when referring to itself, the newspaper calls itself the Bay Times, not The Bay Times.-Jeff (talk) 15:56, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name explanation