Talk:The Flying Wallendas

message: I made a small correction.  I changed "comprised of mostly grandchildren" to "comprising mostly grandchildren."  A thing is not "comprised of" its parts; it "comprises" its parts.  140.147.160.78 21:49, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Small correction of usage

message: Has me puzzled; online sources are split between Sao Paulo and San Juan as the place of death. The source from CBS News reported the former, but numerous other sources go with the latter. Any clarification would be appreciated both here and at the KW article. JNW (talk) 03:08, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Death of Karl Wallenda

message: I just cleaned out the Notable family members section per the guidelines in :Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Lists of people, which states  The section had been tagged as needing references and cleaning up for more than a year.  -- Donald Albury 11:47, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Once again, listing all those family members violates the guidelines in :Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Lists of people. -- Donald Albury 13:06, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable family members 

message: I remember reading some things but cannot place them, thus can't modify the article at this time.  The "faltering" referred to here might be the pinched nerve suffered by the nephew (apparently Dieter Schepp).  He collapsed in "excruciating pain", and was one of 2 people killed in the resulting fall; another was left paralyzed.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.63.16.82 (talk) 15:42, 15 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  1962 details 

message: Nik Wallenda is not the first person to cross Niagra Falls. James Hardy did it in 1896 according to the LA Times. Looking for references to the 1896 crossing beyond this article http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-wallenda-20120616,0,1685629.story.  JAVernola (talk) 07:24, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: According to this, there were other successful high wire crossings before a ban was imposed on attempts. The earlier crossings, however, were over a "much calmer section" of the falls (whatever that means) than where Wallenda crossed. -- Donald Albury 15:10, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: First to cross Niagara Falls

message: "The name in their native German, "Die fliegenden Wallenda", is a rhyme on the title of the Wagner opera, "Der fliegende Holländer" ("The Flying Dutchman").
Please explain how "Wallenda" rhymes with "Holländer". WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 17:23, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not a perfect rhyme, but if you speak it fast in german without overpronouncing the "ä" and the "-der", it surely comes close. The final "-der" can sound close to "-da"; the same with the "ä", which comes close to the "e" in Wallenda. So you get a pronounciation that resembles "Hollenda" (also the short "o" after "ll" comes closer to the short "a" than a long "o" would do, compared to a long "a"). If you don't want it to rhyme, you can of course pronounce it slowly in a way that underlines the differences. But if you pronounce a bit sloppy and want it to rhyme, it surely rhymes (in german, not in english).--80.137.191.177 (talk) 15:52, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: rhyme?

message: Would the organization infobox be appropriate for this page?
Template:Infobox organization
Anna Frodesiak (talk) 16:35, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Organization  infobox 

message: Is http://www.wallenda.com/ really the official website? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 16:35, 24 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Official website

message: The Wallenda family tree is incomplete as Nik has an older sister with whom he is scheduled to perform with before a NASCAR race in Charlotte in October. Her name is Lijana Wallenda-Hernandez. I'd do the edit myself, but I don't know how to format everything. Here is a reference for everything I just said. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/08/29/4272992/wallendas-brother-and-sister-to.html#.UkHj4ryMYcK  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.171.172.123 (talk) 19:14, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family Tree