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Talk:Phillie Phanatic

message: I am adding into the article that he appeared on the Simpsons and as an answer to a question on Cash Cab.--Cooly123 00:14, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cameo 

message: I am removing the link to Youppi from the See Also section as this character is accessable through the list of Major League Baseball Mascots above and has no specific relation to the Phanatic.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.116.226.87 (talk) 17:04, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Youppi 

message: "The Phillie Phanatic is the most recognizable mascot in American sports."
The citation is from a USA Today story and seems, without a doubt, entirely subjective. There is no justification for making this kind of statement in an encyclopedia article.  If this "fact" were the result of a broad survey, poll, or study, okay -- but it isn't a fact.  Just because Yarbrough has a PhD in sports management lends no credence whatsoever to this statement.  I am removing it.  If someone wishes to return it and rewrite to say something like "Roy Yarbrough, who holds a PhD in sports management, named the Philly Phanatic the most recognized mascot" -- well, it STILL wouldn't work, because once again we're reporting someone's subjective opinion. Indy (talk) 22:28, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Most recognized mascot?
Talk:Yahzarah

message: Note that she routinely spells her stage name YahZarah, though Yahzarah creeps in occasionally too, so the original article name was not incorrect.  See her Facebook page, her Twitter name (not the Twitter ID, but what she's filled in for her actual name), as well as various other sources, not to mention the liner notes for her latest album (all the writing credits on each song are to YahZarah, not Yahzarah).  Xihr  04:58, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Article name change

message: "Bag Lady" by Erykah Badu was removed from Yahzarah's navbox.  If Yahzarah sung backup vocals per  and , there is no reason why "Bag Lady" should not appear in . --Jax 0677 (talk) 01:26, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should "Bag Lady" be included in the navigation box for Yahzarah?
Talk:MLB on Five

message: I removed a section that took some liberty in commenting editorially about the participation of a former host. To begin with, editorializing is not neutral and should be avoided. Secondly, it was unsourced, and unflattering information about living people in particular needs to be backed up with reputable sources. Anything along these lines must have such a source if it is to be restored, and must also be written from a neutral point of view. --Michael Snow 06:42, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Its brandname is "Five", the logotyping just uses a small "f". There are statements on the companies website that the name is Five, and they also use this as the identifier on the DTT and Sky Digital EPG's. Its legal name is, however, "Channel 5", same as ITV is legally "Channel 3". --Kiand 20:15, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

message: Removed this section
"As part of a cost-cutting measure Five has now ceased its MLB coverage, and will not broadcast the 2009 MLB season, along with proposals to cut their NFL, NBA and NHL coverage after the respective seasons end. The exact nature of the cancellation is unclear, with Five not saying anything substantial - total ditching or just the studio coverage, leaving bought-in American feeds - but fans are not holding out much hope."
There has been nothing been announced apart from a footnote in an article int the Times, which is hardly definitive.
Gavinturner (talk) 21:00, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Baseball being canceled 
Talk:Gaither Homecoming

message: In the Featured Performers section, Lee Young links (incorrectly) to a jazz musician. There is no page in Wikipedia for Lee Young, southern gospel singer. Birdsong1954 (talk) 06:59, 1 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. --Musdan77 (talk) 02:58, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Featured Performers
Talk:Springfield Armory M1A

message: "It is designed for semi-automatic fire only and cannot be modified to fully-automatic or selective fire"
any semi-automatic weapon can be made full auto. I have seen m1a's modified (illegally) to full auto.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.0.149.121 (talk) 19:20, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Full Automatic Conversion

message: I noticed someone swapped Clinton's name for GHW Bush's.  I supposed it was one of the many drive-by false insertions on Wikipedia, but it seems to have some truth.  Although this Gunboards thread isn't a referenceable source, it explains things slightly. --Mike Wilson 06:51, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Executive Order

message: If we are going to talk about the "improvements" of the muzzle brake over the flash suppressor, then we should also talk about its drawbacks, like the fact that if you shoot it with only a muzzle brake it practically blinds you.76.170.204.223 (talk) 06:33, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flash Suppressors 

message: Rename to "Springfield Armory M1A" as it is Springfield's name for their M14 rifles (in the same way Smith and Wesson calls their AR-15s M&P15s, or Rock River Arms calls their AR-15s LAR-15s) and not it's own separate rifle pattern. --Goldenbirdman (talk) 14:50, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  I don't see why not. I believe that Springfield holds the trademark for the name and I believe that no one else is currently licensed to manufacture that particular rifle. I would almost say that the M1A article could be merged with the M14 article, since it is a civilian vs. military model of the same firearm. However, there are examples of the H&K USP variants that might go against that idea. Aneah|talk to me 18:26, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request for renaming 

message: Is the whole "Serial Numbers" section needed in any way? It's way to specific to be of use for the vast majority of Wiki readers.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jwkilgore (talk • contribs) 21:18, 15 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Delete "Serial Numbers" Section 

message: "It proved to be an impossible task to replace all seven..." but the article is only talking about M1, M3 and BAR. I suspect the original text expanded on the three with variants. Anyway, needs editing. 93.172.7.114 (talk) 21:29, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: good catch. I made a correction. I also removed commercial links. A detachable box magazine can be any quantity the industry wants to make for it. The main point is that it's a detachable magazine. MartinezMD (talk) 22:06, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Typo in page?
Talk:Glassing

message: Removed citation request for vision loss, it should be considered common knowledge by anyone smarter than a bowl of fruit that getting stabbed in the face with a fistfull of broken glass might put out an eye. --71.1.150.225 03:53, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This seems to be a big think in englishspeaking countries. It is not common at all in germanic countries (maybe at the highly international frequented Oktoberfest, but Bavarian cops are pretty predatory about behaviour like this). Are there any sources on the worldwide prevalence? This phanomenom is realy weird... 91.39.101.112 (talk) 09:46, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Worldwide prevalence? 

message: Seems to me that a tempered beer glass would still do some pretty good damage if one decided to beat their opponent with it. Really hard, pretty heavy, could probably break a skull. I also think we need more detail on its use as an improvised blade; as someone from the US, I'm not at all familiar with this notion of smashing a beer bottle or glass in someone's face. I have, however, seen plenty of movies where a character facing a potential opponent picks up a bottle by the neck, smashes the base off and wields it like a blade to threaten the other person. That's the only kind of "glassing" I'm aware off, other than maybe someone being struck over the head by a bottle and knocked out. AnnaGoFast (talk) 19:09, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tempered glass 

message: Sounds like there might not be 87000 glassings in the Uk each year
https://www.petebrown.net/2010/02/05/how-87000-glassing-injuries-year-gave/  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.240.104.183 (talk) 11:56, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bad stats? 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved. (non-admin closure) MaterialWorks ping me! 11:18, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Glassing →  – There appears to be WP:NOPRIMARY for this term, as it is also heavily used in hunting circles to describe the use of binoculars or other optical sights. (See Binoculars#Hunting). It's also used in the basic sense of "to cover with glass". I suggest a disambiguation page be created.  ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 14:49, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 18 March 2023
Talk:Battle of Lochmaben Fair

message: There are two problems with this article.
1) It reads more like a biography of the 9th earl of Douglas than a history of the Battle of Lochmaben. While Douglas's involvement is clearly important, this is not really the place for a discussion of the (by 1484) long ended Black Douglas power in Scotland.
2) It requires better citation. In includes a good reading list, but does not cite specific sources for specific events, which would be very useful. My experience suggests that some of the detail mentioned here is sourced from 16th century chronicles (eg Robert Lindsay of Pitscottie) that may or may not be reliable. Their accounts should not be related as trustworthy fact. Benmoreassynt 17:17, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

message: This article unfortunately needs to be rewritten as it includes duplicated text and text closely paraphrased from My Wound is Deep. I do not have access to the book to see where it is at its most extensive, but see:
*;  (page 85); ;  (page 94); ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; 
While material was evidently added in good faith, it appears it is unusable. See the cleanup project for more. 
I am blanking in the article in the hopes that a regular contributor can suitably rewrite this. It will be revisited after a week to see what further steps may be necessary. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 12:05, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd like to restart this article. It may be of limited content to begin with though. QuintusPetillius (talk) 17:57, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be great by me. I hate to lose content altogether. Would you like me to delete this one first or wait for you? --Moonriddengirl (talk) 19:00, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure actually. When I contribute info to these articles always find a good book to be used as an histroical reference. The problem is all the books I have checked on the Douglas's so far do not mention this battle. So currently I do not have a source to use. QuintusPetillius (talk) 19:05, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I could relist it for another week to see what you come up with? If you come up with nothing, we can always put a stub here in the meantime. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 19:10, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think a stub would be best becuase info could be hard to find. If I ever get any good sources on the battle I'll be sure to contribute.QuintusPetillius (talk) 19:18, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright problems
Talk:Fushimi Inari-taisha

message: Thanks for taking a look into this dispute!  For these "10,000 torii" - is this presumably including the small torii at the various shrines?  I...  guess those "count", but I'd definitely flag them as something different.  Unsure if Japanese has a proper term for the various small torii that merely are marking a dedication by some patron vs. the huge ones that form the path (and are 800–1,000), but presuming that this is what's being referred to, I think that difference should be made more explicit in the lede.  But don't want to boldly make an edit in case there's some subtleties in the Japanese source that Google Translate isn't covering.  SnowFire (talk) 21:41, 26 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It is talking about the whole environs, rather than on the main path. I thought it might be possible to solve the disagreement on the number by using both the larger one (stating that it's for all of the torii, but not eliminating it completely) and the smaller one (pointing out that the number there only covers the most famous area). If something else needs to be clarified or you would like me to look up something else in Japanese, let me know. Dekimasuよ! 04:20, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Torii count 

message: Hello! This is to let editors know that :File:Torii path_with_lantern_at_Fushimi_Inari_Taisha_Shrine,_Kyoto,_Japan.jpg, a featured picture used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for March 15, 2024. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2024-03-15. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page.  If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you!  — Amakuru (talk) 19:14, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Talk:List of wars between democracies

message: While worth mentioning, is it accurate to cite the US Civil War as a war between democracies when the subject of the war was whether the Confederate States were a legitimate government or merely states in rebellion to the democratic government? Considering that the Civil War is remembered in the US as a fight to end slavery, it isn't considered a war against a democracy, but an internal affair.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.115.239.51 (talk) 18:16, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  American Civil War 

message: Slobodan Milosevic's rule was an autocracy. It cannot be considered a democracy. It was therefore removed.--3E1I5S8B9RF7 (talk) 16:22, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Yugoslav Wars

message: Spain during the so-called Canovism or Borbonic Restauration was not a democracy and there are endless reputable sources that support this. Check, for instance, [1][2] and [3] in this article of the Spanish Wikipedia es:Resultados de las elecciones generales de España durante la Restauración. The fact that sham elections with prearranged results were regularly held does not make a regime democratic.
In the reference provided in this article, the author – who, in her own words, is used to receiving bad reviews – seems to begin her argument from the conviction that "wars between democracies were common except during the Cold War era" and proceeds to provide seemingly weak arguments by claiming that this or that government could technically be considered a democracy or technically a war between the democracies – on such claim is her claim of the co-belligerence of democratic Finland and Germany against the Soviet Union, who was allied with the democratic British and American governments. Given that democratic governments were rare until modern times, making an exception for the Cold War is making an exception for a significant part of the history of democracy.
As such, per WP:FRINGE, I have removed all references to the Spanish-American War in this article. 17:25, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Canovist Spain was not a democracy
Template talk:National squad

message: Remove 
, as the discussion has been closed. TheTVExpert (talk) 12:47, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Done – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:18, 28 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template-protected edit request on 28 May 2020 

message: Hello! I see that have a optional parameter for coach type. Is it possible to add the name national coach which concerns national teams and so forth.
Yours sincerely, Sondre --88.91.100.244 (talk) 09:57, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Why? You can just call them the coach. It's obvious they're the "national coach" since the template is for the "national squad"... This shouldn't be implemented. – PeeJay 19:06, 30 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  National coach 

message: Hello! Regarding the optional parameter for coach type. Last time I meant that the national coach must be defaulted so it stands national coach alongside the coach's name. 
Yours sincerely, Sondre --88.91.100.244 (talk) 14:30, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coach type 

message: Hello! Can you add an optional parameter for team captain. All national teams have captains for different tournaments. You can also add it alongside the player in the squad. He is the first and foremost player in a team.
Yours sincerely, Sondre --88.91.100.244 (talk) 14:31, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Team captain 

message: Hello! Can you add an optional parameter for adjective attribute which concerns the word they use for the teams. Example the Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, French etc.
Yours sincerely, Sondre --88.91.100.244 (talk) 15:00, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adjective attribute 

message: Hello! I see that you use template colors for national teams. What should they symbolize?. Do they symbolize shirt colors or national colors or something else?.
Yours sincerely, Sondre --88.91.100.244 (talk) 14:04, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Colors 

message: I would like to see the source and import this template to Telugu Wikipedia. either you can help me by how to access the source code without edit access. కాలవిరాగ్య (చర్చా) 05:23, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: You can click "view source" to see the source of the template, even if you cannot edit it. firefly ( t · c ) 06:40, 9 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template-protected edit request on 9 August 2021
Talk:BelKA

message: Actually the spacecraft's name "BelKA" has AFAIK nothing to do with the russian space dog "Belka". It is only, as the article says, an acronym from Belarusian: Беларускі Касьмічны Апарат, Belarusian Cosmic Apparatus and it means squirrel in russian. I would remove the space dog info from the article, unless someone can provide a source to prove it right. --Bricktop 07:25, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't understand why do you want to remove this mention. Of course you won't find any official source saying that apparatus was named after dog - just because officially it is acronym. But everyone in Belarus understands that the name was deliberately chosen to resemble dog's name, and "squirrel" is unofficial nickname of it. That's why I'll reinstate the info. --Monk 12:00, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok. I edited the info a little to show that this is an unofficial informaton without any source. --Bricktop 16:39, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Worry

message: There are several scriptures on worry, e.g., Matthew 6:31 & Luke 12:22.  72.255.52.141 (talk) 00:02, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Feel free to add them under the "Religious views" section.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.7.103.230 (talk) 01:03, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

text: I've added it, but don't be afraid to edit yourself! :D Gizmoguy (talk) 18:36, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Biblical aspects
Talk:Altofts

message: I have removed the following statement from the article, as it provides no reliable sources for verification:
:Its a little known fact that George Best's son Craig Burkinshaw (nee Best) lives in Lower Altofts, he can be found most weekends on the pavement outside the Miners Arms
This appears to be a variant of a statement I removed earlier:
:Its a little known fact that a relative of the late great George Best lives in Lower Altofts. His name is Craig Burkinshaw and George is his great uncle.
These statements are both contradictory and unsourced. Also, I am not sure if it is in any way relevant to the article. If we note the location of every relative of a famous person (if that relative isn't notable in their own right) then every location article will be filled with trivia of little use or interest to readers. Road Wizard 07:30, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Little known fact

message: I have now also removed another statement from the article:
:In more recent times, the village was the birthplace of James "Elve" Edginton, who is renowned for his brilliant work in the field of bird watching.
I can't find any sources for a James Edginton being involved in bird watching. Unless someone can provide a reliable source about this individual, then this should be kept out of the article. Road Wizard 07:38, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Another removed statement
Talk:Sync sound

message: Would someone in the know please add more dates to the History section?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.43.35.251 (talk) 14:06, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: I added an "update" maintenance tag. This article is sorely out of date, as can also be seen by the sources which are all from 1999 or before. (Celluloid) film production has almost ceased around much of the world in favor of digital cinematography - but "sync sound" and "double system sound" is still used all the time. There is no mention in the article of sync sound in digital cinematography.
Another statement that concerns me is "The inclusion on the sound recorder of a second, parallel, sync or "Pilotone" track, is the most common method in use today." This was true about 15 years ago. Today everyone uses digital recorders.
If I have the time I may return to this article to try to update it myself. Binba (talk) 02:50, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Out of Date
Talk:Blanc chloromethylation

message: * 
*Title: CHLOROMETHYLATION OF POLYSTYRENES AND STYRENE COPOLYMERS - APPLICATIONS
Author(s): CAMPS M, CHATZOPOULOS M, CAMPS JM, MONTHEARD JP
Source: JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE-REVIEWS IN MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS C27 (3-4): 505-557 1987 
--Stone 07:33, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: References
Talk:Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group

message: Is this article about Nipesotsu-yama :ja:ニペソツ山 (2012.7 m) or is it about Upepesanke ウペペサンケ山 (1848 m; see :ja:上士幌町)? Both are in Kamishihoro, Hokkaido. Fg2 07:39, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Community of Sahel–Saharan States

message: Is CEN-SAD still existent?
WisDom-UK (talk) 02:24, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Still extant? 

message: I see no reason why Sahel-Saharan should not be written with a hyphen instead? 41.144.150.220 (talk) 09:31, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  En dash correct?
Talk:HMAS Brunei

message: Hi, Just to correct the entry under HMAS Brunei Battle Honours:
HMAS Brunei served in East Timor (Timor Leste) later than your article suggests. The ship was part of Op TANAGER under United Nations Trasitional Administration - East Timor (UNTAET) during most of year 2000. 
58.168.127.96 (talk) 03:56, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The dates of Bruneis deployments for which the battle honour was awarded are cited in the body of the article. All three of these fall within the timeframe for INTERFET and Op Stabilise/Warden (which ended 28 February). Brunei no doubt made other deployments throughout the rest of 2000 onwards to 2002 which fell under UNTAET, but the East Timor honour does not recognise these. I've added some info to the article to reflect the UNTAET operations (although the source I have is incredibly vague about the whens and whats). -- saberwyn 11:13, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  HMAS Brunei Battle Honours 

message: HMAS Brunei is now in the Philippine Navy and is now renamed BRP Ivatan (AT-298). The name of this page must be changed Dunno2014 (talk) 08:04, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Its all a little messy at the moment. See Talk:Balikpapan-class_landing_craft_heavy#Article structure for ships transferred from the RAN. -- saberwyn 11:00, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  ex-HMAS Brunei 