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Category talk:Norwegian diaspora in North America

message: I've been making articles connected with the Norwegian colony at Bella Coola, British Columbia and saw a need for a category that was not about individuals but about things named for them or started by them.  Perhaps that could go here, but the migration to Bella Coola was from Minnesota, not from Norway; in a sense the story is also one of Norwegian Americans....perhaps a merged Norwegian Canadian-Norwegian American cat might be better?  My own grandfather was of both citizenships, and was a migrant into North America from Norway, but in this case that's not the case.....a bio of the Rev. Christian Saugstad, who moved his colony of teetotallers from Minnesota to Bella Coola in the fall of 1894 may be forthcoming; it would be best if someone knowledgeable about Norwegian hsitory in Minnesota could collaborate on that; for now see Mount Saugstad.Skookum1 (talk) 13:54, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[:Category:Norwegian Canadian history]] created
Talk:Dharmapala Vidyalaya

message: I propose that Dharmapala Vidyalaya be merged into List of Dharmapala Vidyalaya alumni. I think that the content in the List of Dharmapala Vidyalaya alumni article can easily be explained in the context of Dharmapala Vidyalaya, since its only several lines and the Dharmapala Vidyalaya article is of a reasonable size that the merging of List of Dharmapala Vidyalaya alumni will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. Furthermore at its current size List of Dharmapala Vidyalaya alumni can easily be included as a sub section of Dharmapala Vidyalaya and does not warrant a page of its own. Cossde (talk) 13:37, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: More than 30 clubs and societies are available. Every club and society has a member of the teaching staff overseeing things and helping with administration and organising events.
* Agriculture Society
* Astronomical SocietyScience Day - Astronomy Camp Events in Nalanda College Astronomical Society 
* Aviation Society
* Buddhist Society
* Cadets Platoon
* Career Guidance and Skills Society
* Commerce Society
* Disaster Management Unit
* Domestic Science Society
* Drama Unit English
* Drug Abuse Prevention Society
* Elocution and Debating Society
* English Literary Association
* Environmental Society
* French Club
*Gavel Club 
* General Knowledge Society
* Girl Guides and Little Friends SocietyGirl Guides Association, Sri Lanka Projects 3R programme @ Sirimavo Bandaranaka school. « Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association Projects 
* Global Friends ClubLanguage Programs eLanguages - Sri Lanka and UK School Partnerships page Ushering in China-Sri Lanka friendship to the 21st Century 
* Good Friends Society
* Information Technology Society
* Japanese Language SocietyCultural Exchange with Japan Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka 
* Law Circle
* Leaders Foundation
* Media Unit
* Novel Invention Society
* Oriental Music Society
* Philatelic Club
* Photographic Society
* Practical Technology Skills Society
* Print Media Unit
* Ran-Kekulu Savings Foundation
* Science-Mathematics Society
* Security and Traffic Warden Society
* Sinhala Literature Association
* Sisu-Udana Society
* Society of Fine Arts
* Teachers Welfare Society
* UNESCO Society
* Western Music Society
* Quality Circle
 Shadowmaxxa (talk) 18:55, 17 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clubs and Societies
Talk:Islamophobia Watch

message: Islamophobia Watch has been founded with a determination not to allow the racist ideology of Western Imperialism to gain common currency in its demonisation of Islam.
Squeezing pompously "imperialism" somehow into the equation sounds like leftist propaganda, the rusty kind you watch in documentaries on the 1968 students riots. In any case, sober WP:lead leaves no room for extensive self-portrayals in the lead, whatever the ideological outlook. Gun Powder Ma (talk) 23:38, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Self-portrayal 

message: The site is everything that makes muslims look good and everything that makes their critic look bad. Nothing bad is ever said about muslims. There is no chance to discuss anything on the site which may stray from the truth, or anything which may even be libeling people as in this article: ......(85.237.212.248 (talk) 18:45, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  You're not the only one to think that. Most rational people know that it has far-left and Islamist links, and thabkfully the truth is here on this article. Indiasummer95 (talk) 14:50, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Just muslim propaganda
Talk:James Thompson

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This list is getting long enough that it's becoming hard to find the name you want quickly, so I alphabetized it, putting redlinks at the bottom. When an article is created for someone, they should be moved to the upper, bluelinks section. -DoctorW 19:02, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Changed my mind about redlinks. A user looking for a name doesn't know whether Wikipedia has an article about him or not. A single list makes the name easier to find. -DoctorW 19:21, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Red links removed per MOS:DAB#Red links - 58.8.1.230 (talk) 02:59, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Talk:Trent Bridge (bridge)

message: The next road crossing is Clifton Bridge, this is already mentioned in the article. However there are two intermediate pedestrian bridges, does anyone know the name of them?
Wilford Suspension Bridge is the one immediately upstream of Trent Bridge and Wilford Toll Bridge is the next one after that.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nottmjas (talk • contribs) 21:46, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Next Upstream Crossing
Talk:Salem station

message: Copied from Salem Public Library wiki:
*Vertical File in Salem Collection - Depot
*"When taking the train was the only way to travel" Salem News, Dec. 8, 2003, p. B5
*"Start razing Salem Depot Sept. 1" Salem Evening News, July 3, 1954, p. 1
*"Throngs watch as massive tower stone is lowered" Salem Evening News, Oct. 26, 1954, p.1
*"Depot model goes to Bowditch House" Salem Evening News, Dec. 12, 2001, p.A2
*"A look back at the history of Salem's train stations" Salem Evening News, Dec. 19, 2001, p.A3
*"Remembering those who helped preserve region's history" (Leon Masse) Salem News, July 29, 2013, p. 7
*Architecture in Salem by Bryant F. Tolles, p. 69
Unfortunately, the Salem Evening News does not appear to have been digitized at any point. The Boston Public Library does have it on microfilm, though. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 18:31, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Potential sources 

message: This is turning out be to quite a lengthy and interesting article, full of little-known history. Adding a map of the original vs current track and station locations would make it much easier to understand the detailed textual descriptions. On further reading, it appears that several maps might be needed to help in understanding what the article describes.  Reify-tech (talk) 20:27, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll see what I can do. The 1838, 1847, 1958, and 1987/2014 station sites, the tunnel and its extensions, and perhaps even the freight yard and Salem Harbor Branch can probably fit on one map. It'll probably be a simplified version without most streets and buildings, though. That will have to wait for someone with better skills at GIS than I. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 01:08, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I made :File:Salem downtown stations map.svg which shows all of the station sites and the tunnel. I'll probably make a wider map that shows the various branches. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 07:30, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Map request
Talk:Givat Harel

message: I wonder, is there really a reliable source for the claim that a part of the West Bank is called "Samaria"? To me, it appears to be Israel-specific (and thus POV) terminology. I suggest simply  "The northern part of the West Bank". MeteorMaker (talk) 10:17, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: yes - the article uses terminology which is used here. NoCal100 (talk) 15:00, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That map is a bilingual map, showing what the areas are called locally (and it has never been in question that the area is called "Samaria"/"Shomron" by Israelis). The CIA, the organization that issued the map 15 years ago, never uses the term "Samaria" (see for yourself in their online archive, so it's clearly a misrepresentation of the purpose of the map to claim that the CIA uses this Israel-specific terminology. Here's another example of a bilingual map, you would not use that to claim that "Exhibition Center" is a Chinese word. MeteorMaker (talk) 15:55, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "The Samarian part of the West Bank"? 

message: regarding this.  Why is it necessary to cite the location of the place to anything?  And if it's necessary how is this blog a reliable source?— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 04:50, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  glick 

message: regarding this.  How does the addition of this link help the reader understand the subject per WP:EXT?— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 04:51, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  children's fund 
Talk:Naval trawler

message: I wonder if mention of the unofficial name of "Harry Tate's navy" should be included in the United Kingdom section. Harry Tate was an English comedian and has a Wikipedia article about him.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tony Holkham (talk • contribs) 23:23, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: See Harry Tate's Navy --Epipelagic (talk) 00:21, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mention "Harry Tate's navy"? 

message: I deleted the gallery because the images there, which subjects are identified as being trawler images, do not portray life at sea that is significantly different from life at sea aboard any other WWI vintage ship.
—Trappist the monk (talk) 10:50, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I entirely disagree and have reinstated the gallery. The images are in many ways specific to WWI trawlers, such as the size and layout of the wheelhouse, engine room, gun and forecastle, slipping the "kite" etc, altogether a significant evocation of what life would have been like onboard a WWI trawler. --Epipelagic (talk) 19:41, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gallery 

message: Surely, the Soviet Union had naval trawlers. It would be difficult to imagine the Soviets not having naval trawlers. But they did have naval trawlers, though they were built by the United States and transferred to the Soviet Union. There exists the Wikipedia Category:Trawlers of the Soviet Navy at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Trawlers_of_the_Soviet_Navy (sorry, I was having trouble getting the link to display in the edit preview), but this general article about Naval trawlers makes absolutely no mention of any Russian trawler. If I were to add these to the article, how should we like it to appear? I personally don't have much to add to this article, so a better equipped editor would have to expand on the topic.<BR>
Christopher, Sheridan, OR (talk) 03:35, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trawlers of the Soviet Navy
Talk:Spearfinger

message: It doesn't still live today; Cherokees killed it by trapping it in a pit and attacking.
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I do not have sources, however.
97.125.22.40 (talk) 03:15, 13 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birds
Talk:Donna Shirley

message: This article meets the requirements for at least Start class and Mid Importance. I have made these changes for WP:Biography and WP:Oklahoma.  (talk) 05:16, 15 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Article class
Talk:Spyro 2: Season of Flame

message: I don't think that it should have the "Japan: Cancelled" in the info box. If it's not there, it can easily be inferred that it was never released there.Wise dude321 (talk) 22:35, 23 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Japan, cancelled 
Talk:Gyropalette

message: The recent edit from the 15th of May was performed by an IP address located in Reims France, which is the location of the Oeno company. Thus, it was likely performed by someone working for Oeno, probably with the aim of using Wikipedia to promote their business and protect their brand image/trademark. They added a ® symbol to every use of the work Gyropallete in the article, placed an external link leading to their own website to the article body, and used that link to cite a claim about their product, that the word "Gyropallete" is their own registered trademark. Their edits violated multiple Wikipedia policies. I have reverted some but not all of their changes, taking out hte Tm symbols and the external link and adding a citation needed tag to their claim. I don't know if Gyropallete is or is not actually a trademark registered to them, but I suppose it probably is since they are taking such an interest in saying that it is on this page. There is of course no problem with stating this in the article if it is indeed true, but it needs to be cited with an independent source, and the edit should be performed by someone with no conflict of interest. FlyDayCTown (talk) 03:36, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Likely conflict of interest edit by Oeno Concept.
Talk:RTA

message: I see that "restricted to adults" is mentioned, but is not currently linked to an article (instead, it links censorship. There probably is article potential for the phrase itself: see http://www.rtalabel.org/ - Jmabel | Talk 19:31, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Restricted to adults

message: Surely "Real Time Attack" shouldn't be in the category "Transit" but rather "Other uses" or possibly "Media"? - Murkenrahl (talk) 23:52, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Real Time Attack
Talk:Smaranda Brăescu

message: I grabbed, or perhaps interpreted would be a better word, most of the material for this article from the Romanian Wiki, and the working link in the references: http://www.itcnet.ro/history/archive/mi2001/current5/mi59.htm. Google was used to make rough translations.
This was more or less in the way of an experiment -- since until today, I couldn't -- that I know of -- read a word of Romanian. (Turns out I can make out basic vocabulary.) It seems that the article could benefit greatly from expansion, and I was more than once reminded of Antoine de Saint Exupéry.
Overall, I'll say outright that I have the faintest suspicion that the sources are not reliable, and that they are at least partially contrived propaganda. There are things seem inconsistent, or which do not quite ring true. The chronology doesn't seem right, and it's odd that a substitute teacher who was at an arts school for ceramics for several years should become an exceptional aviator (one who owned two planes). It's not clear how someone could be in a "medical wing", yet be a military parachute instructor.
I'd like to think I'm wrong, and hopefully future research will clear this up. From indications, Smaranda Brăescu could merit her own biographical book. Piano non troppo (talk) 12:35, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Quote: "Smaranda Brăescu could merit her own biographical book". You're way too late with this suggestion. There are several Romanian books about her. Take the latest one: http://edituravremea.blogspot.ca/2010/12/editura-vremea-asocia-tia-romana-pentru.html  Srelu (talk) 03:22, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Translation
Talk:Monte Carlo Casino

message: James Bond played baccarat here... but *snap*? Do people really play *snap* here? If not, that's a great sneak-in. If so, even better. Awesome. -grant (talk) 19:52, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Sophisticated Games in a Sophisticated City

message: A reference may be made that the Monte Carlo method in statistics is named after this casino. 
sandy (talk) 13:08, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Monte Carlo Model

message: The first line: "Peter De Angelis thought of the idea. The idea of opening a gambling casino in Monaco belongs to Princess Caroline..." Not sure if it's badly written or some edit warring or what. I just happened upon the page on a wiki-walk, I don't know enough to correct this.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.234.3.12 (talk) 22:33, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  History Section 
Talk:Simbi Mubako

message: " Mubako and Cynthia McKinney, a representative in the United States House of Representatives, accused supporters of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 of racism.[1][2] "
This is what the link to the HERITAGE FOUNDATION opinion piece says: 
Conclusion
The Mugabe government portrays criticism of its administration as racially motivated. Ambassador Simbi Veke Mubako, for example, has called S. 494 an "attempt to show some support for white farmers" that "is unfair, unjust, and racially motivated." The reality is that Mugabe's supporters have killed both blacks and whites in a politically motivated strategy to discourage his rivals. The unfolding tragedy in Zimbabwe is a result of Mugabe's lust for power: Charges of racism are merely an attempt to shift attention from his brutal tactics. Repudiation of such lawlessness should be a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy.
Rah, rah, rah. He meets an accusation with a counter accusation, and doesn't get to the veracity of what was said. This is still an opinion piece from an organisation that is funded by the billionair Koch brothers. How is it an authoritive source for Wikipedia?  MrSativa (talk) 04:30, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  HERITAGE FOUNDATION?
Talk:2009 Lebanese general election

message: This page needs to be rewritten. It's very confusing as it stands because it looks like the results were already announced before the vote (I have been watching this page for a few days). I'd do it myself, but I'm not familiar enough with the results.--Metallurgist (talk) 20:30, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rewrite needed 

message: The article is uncceptable in the level of quality. Also take a look on the horrible links.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.187.19.97 (talk) 06:54, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I will try to improve in a few weeks, based on sources from the ministry of interior and form observers' reports. Eklipse (talk) 09:42, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:   Lack of Neutrality and Quality 
Talk:Health issues in animal hoarding

message: This is a great page for such a young article and I'd like to thank  for all the hard work they put into it. However, I think this should really be part of animal hoarding. The main article is far to small to need a split-off article and the text from health issues in animal hoarding would bring the main article improve the size and useful of the animal hoarding article. Neitherday (talk) 19:47, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. The article should be merged into Animal hoarding --WikiCats (talk) 04:32, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge with Animal Hoarding
Talk:Earl Nightingale

message: The inclusion of: "He realized that he had been reading the same truth over and over again, from the New Testament...to the works of Emerson."
This website quote includes biased narrative that bleeds over into statements of fact. It ought to itself be isolated by its own clear indication and not remain under the wing of the original mention of source of reference. 2600:8800:4193:C400:44DA:7C53:CE20:68DF (talk) 15:25, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Literary bias
Talk:Filling factories in the United Kingdom

message: Thames Munition Works at Crayford Ness in Slade Green (Kent) was significant. The evidence:
* 40 acre Victorian site, provided munitions for the Royal Navy's Capital ships  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 0.0.0.0 (talk) 07:37, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thames Munition Works, Slade Green
Talk:Pruneyard Shopping Center v. Robins

message: I removed a wikilink to List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 331 that was listed under "See Also". I don't see any reason to have a link to that volume - Pruneyard vs Robins is in volume 447 anyway, as shown in the article itself. I didn't add a link to Volume 447 as I'd see no reason to do this - none of the other cases there have any bearing on this one from what I can see.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danny252 (talk • contribs) 20:34, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to USSC Cases Vol 331 

message: Legal decisions are never binding outside their jurisdiction. The article in its current state blurs interpretation of related issues in jurisdictions other than California with "subsequent developments". The subsequent case law, particularly Ralphs vs UFCW, is an important topic which deserves to be set forth without muddling.Optimized nuerons (talk) 21:27, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split" "Subsequent developments" in California are a distinct topic from what happens in other jurisdictions 

message: An inappropriate use of a nonfree image (:Image:Pleasedonotcontributesign.jpg) has been removed from the article, as it fails several of the nonfree content criteria. It first fails #1, replaceability, as the point made by the image is also made by the following text:  Therefore, the image is not needed for understanding of that point. While failing one criteria is sufficient for removal, it also then fails #8 (being replaceable, the image's use is decorative), and #3a (one nonfree image should not be used when free text suffices), and #10c (its nonfree rationale is incomplete). Seraphimblade Talk to me 17:00, 6 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Inappropriate nonfree image
Talk:1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquakes

message: I'll have to do a separate AWB run a little later on to adjust all the incoming links to the new plural name. Getting pretty far behind in all the WP:Earthquake tasks this summer. Cheers, Dawnseeker2000 21:08, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Doublet / name change