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Talk:Panama Canal locks

message: The article mentions emergency dams that were installed in the late 1930s, which would have been before WW2 started (at least, before the US and Japan were involved).
A former friend of mine was in his late teens or early 20's at the beginning of WW2, and says he worked in the canal zone on emergency gates.  There was concern that the Japanese might bomb the lock gates.  If the gates failed, Lake Gatun would empty to the sea, and the canal would be unusable for years.  Since much war traffic went through the canal, it was considered critical to the war effort.
I don't know if the gates he described were the late-30s ones, or something else that was done in the early 40's.  I also have no independent confirmation for his stories, and haven't spoken to him in years, so I am hesitant to add anything to the article.
Jmkasunich (talk) 23:13, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WW2 era emergency gates? 

message: I'd like to know why the locks have to drain and refill. What is the point of these locks? Ships can be measured in other ways.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.111.199.200 (talk) 16:49, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The locks are not there to measure the ships (nor are they meant to prevent the ships from steaming through without paying ;). They are necessary to keep the water in the canal, witch is elevated above sea level. Without locks all the water would flow into the oceans and the canal would be dry. See Lock (water transport) for more explanation. Jaho (talk) 20:41, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why locks? 

message: Who was "Pedro Miguel"?, what does Gatun means?
Does any one has some history on the names of the locs?
Thanks, JoniFili (talk) 00:44, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Should be in the article indeed. Three locks are named after pre-Canal villages nearby .
#Pre-canal: Gatun river flew into Chagres river near village Gatun (near its current place). Now it flows into the Gatun Lake. Its valley, now part of the lake is the NE-part (East of the railway causeway). Interestingly, Gatun Lake (mostly in the old Chagres river valley) empties via the locks and via the spillway/chagres river into the oceans.
# Pre-canal: Pedro Miguel was a village nearby the current locks.
# Pre-canal: Miraflores ("sunflowers") was a village nearby the current locks.
All these villages had stops in the pre-canal railway (with its route mainly down in the Chagres valley, now at the bottom of Gatun Lake). I have not found backgrounds for "Perdro Miguel" nor "Miraflores" names; "Gatun" might be a per-Spanish name) -DePiep (talk) 15:19, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of lock 

message: I am moving the following uncited material here until it can be properly supported with inline citations of reliable, secondary sources, per WP:V, WP:CS, WP:IRS, WP:PSTS, WP:BLP, WP:NOR, et al. This diff shows where it was in the article. Nightscream (talk) 14:05, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I've restored the content and started adding references.--agr (talk) 21:38, 2 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Uncited material in need of citations
Talk:Stun belt

message: 50 kV does not seem correct. It is impossible to generate and it would kill instantly the man and everything in a close distance. It must be probably lower than 50 V. Can someone check the information? 85.73.9.129
50kV low-amperage. It's trivial to generate with a flyback coil, and will only kill if the amperage is high, which it won't be in such a device. It is also too low to be incapacitating, according to the stun gun article. Consider that static electricity frequently exceeds 10kV, yet the net charge is low. Zuiram 04:04, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Is this article's subject not notable enough to have its own Wikipedia article? Jarble (talk) 17:30, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Looking at the current sourcing, I don't know, is it? Widefox; talk 21:56, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  Other than the sources cited here, the use of electroshock weapons against prisoners in the United States has received plenty of news coverage. Are the sources cited in this article still not adequate? Jarble (talk) 19:04, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  WP:SIGCOV is needed, any good refs there about the topic, rather than mentions? regards. Widefox; talk 19:28, 19 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are stun belts not "notable?"
Talk:Panameñista Party

message: Was Arnulfo the sole founder of the party ?
Was Harmodio part of this party ? Shouldn't his presidency be mentioned ? -- Beardo (talk) 04:02, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Early history 

message: The article presents nothing about the political / economic philosophy of the party.  It merely states it was against being a perpetual pawn of the U.S., and nothing more.  Details?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jcernharth (talk • contribs) 13:41, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Actual Political Philosophy 

message: It appears that the Authentic Revolutionary Party has its own short article, despite only existing for around three years and being a "phase" of this party between the 1941 and 1951 coups. It should be merged into this article as a section similar to the other entities disrupted by coups in the chronology. HapHaxion (talk / contribs) 15:40, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Klbrain (talk) 10:07, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Authentic Revolutionary Party (Panama) merger
Talk:People's Party (Panama)

message: The history of the party includes references to events called the two weeks of Christian Studies. This article states they both occurred in 1959, but that doesn't completely make sense in the article's own record of events, and it contradicts the party's own website. The Spanish Wikipedia is no help, as it's just a copy/paste of that page. As well, the dates have changed with no notes in the history explaining why. Juan el Demografo (talk) 22:22, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Apparent Trouble with Dates in History
Talk:Thames River Police

message: There is no such postion as the stated THE Chief Superintendent of the Metropolitan Police. There are many Chief Superintendents working for different divisions in the force. A Superintendent is a senior officer, often but not always in charge of a geographic police area or specialist team. Posibily the author meant the Chief Superintendent of the Marine Policing Unit? Unfortunately, the link in the citation is dead so that I cannot explore this further and make a correction. 66.194.96.5 (talk) 19:26, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Good job - I just made Patrick Colquhoun a couple days ago, and had something like this in mind as well. One thing the sources do not agree on is whether the original name is "Marine Police Force" or "Thames River Police." Both are descriptive names, so it's easy to see how they are used as synonyms, but different authoritative sources use both. I'm guessing the "Thames River Police" is the name originally used until the government began footing the bill. A small point, but something to keep your eye open for, and which may require a move in the future. Bobanny 17:38, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

text: </sup> 103.182.62.41 (talk) 06:07, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: OK 'Thames River Police' now redirects here. Sorted! Kbthompson 17:53, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: "Where a 'police force' extends beyond organised constables of a single borough or City Corporation this constitutes the oldest force in England." Does this make sense to anyone? It doesn't to me. Peridon (talk) 17:44, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origins
Portal talk:Panama

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thread_title:  Notice from the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Portals|Portals WikiProject]] 

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thread_title:  Articles
Talk:Federal student loan consolidation

message: *Agree that the other page should be merged into this one.  This title is far more descriptive and more likely to be something someone would search for. PubliusFL 23:45, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger 

message: It would be nice if someone would add a section explaining why the lenders are so godawful eager to get you to consolidate. I get an offer in the mail almost every day. What's in it for them?
:For the same reason all those credit card companies are so eager to give you credit cards.  They get to buy your loans and make you pay them money.  Also, every time loans get consolidated, they get to round the interest rate up.  And presumably older people are less of an investment risk than the students who the money was originally loaned to.  Plus, they're actually paying off the loans, unlike said students. -Semisomna 22:08, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Also for the third-party lenders, if a student goes default on their loans or consolidation, the third-party sells the loans back to the government, hence why its "federally backed". No risk for the lenders, but as a result the interest rates are set by the government in a t-9 bill and updated every July 1st. DeathscytheH64 22:48, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please add 
Talk:Remon–Eisenhower Treaty

message: This article, as currently written, provides only a Panamanian perspective; it needs to be more balanced by incorporating the U.S. perspective as well. Askari Mark (Talk) 02:04, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've updated the template to (worldwide). - RoyBoy 02:59, 30 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV
Talk:Interton Video Computer 4000

message: RarityGuide.com (I don't know if it's notable/credible) lists the VC 4000 as the rarest console on the market today. I'm not sure if this is worth putting in the article, but if it is, the URL is http://rarityguide.com/vgcons_view.php
Ohgod chrishansen (talk) 02:57, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If someone realy wants a Interton 4000, you get the console for under 10€ on ebay. Is this rare?--95.89.8.127 (talk) 20:44, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Rarity

message: Someone decided to remove half the links from the page. I have now fixed this. If anyone has a problem with any links then please discuss it here. 58.104.183.241 14:37, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Links
Talk:Banistmo

message: The current Banistmo website refers to Banistmo S.A. According to the Panamanian company registry, that company was set up in 2004 and seems to be a different company to Primer Banco del Istmo.
I wonder if we should break the redirect and have Banistmo as a page for the existing bank ? --  Beardo (talk) 22:53, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Banistmo S.A. 
Talk:Public holidays in Panama

message: That was just a one-off holiday last year, wasn't it ? -- Beardo (talk) 19:52, 20 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  World Cup qualification day 

message: As far as I am aware, "Day of the Dead" is not a public holiday - I tagged that previously. I will now remove. -- Beardo (talk) 17:58, 18 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Day of the Dead
Talk:Reginald Beckford

message: I found an article from 1979 which says Beckford was 76 in April 1979, meaning he was born in 1902 or 1903. I can't find any record of his passing, but he is deceased at this point.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96975024/the-miami-news/
Skycloud86 (talk) 17:32, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Newspaper clipping from 1979
Talk:A High-Toned Old Christian Woman

message: In my estimation, one must look at the word "muzzy".  As is the case in many poets "of the age" many of them including Nietzsche never mentioned the Qur'an in their work but several of them in my estimation were familiar with it.  So what is meant by "muzzy" bellies? (Anon.)
Muezzin.  The caller to prayer in mosques.(Anon.)
:Off-track, folks: such a fanciful connection is not required in Wallace Stevens' poem. This is a procession of flagellants, Christian fanatics. "Muzzy" is a breezy, colloquial term meaning "spiritless, dull, mentally lazy" (OED)--Wetman 07:40, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "...the word "nave" suggesting "knave" as in "knaves will continue to proselyte fools"... Since the phrase "knaves will continue to proselyte fools" does not occur in the poem, why is the reader to hear such an echo of "knave"? The contrast is with peristyle, and further, of architecture with masque. Shouldn't essential concept words in the quoted poem be linked: Flagellants, citherns, etc? Obviously "muzzy" needs a footnote: it'd spoil the pretty typography, I'd admit... --Wetman 07:40, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: untitled
Talk:Puncheon rum

message: There are two sets of litres marked on the table on this page. Can someone with a clue about this random and arbitary units rectify it. 
I do realise that given the random nature of imperial units that both could well be correct, but maybe this should be pointed out.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.188.238.252 (talk • contribs).
:A puncheon is slightly less than 318 litres if you use the more traditional definition of 84 wine gallons (which happened to become the US gallon for liquids) and it is slightly more than 318 litres if you use the 1824 definition of 70 imperial gallons. In practice the difference probably does not matter at all. Christoph Päper 12:47, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Santa Fe, Veraguas

message: Currently the Alcadeza or mayor of Sante Fe is Senora Albertina de Castrellon. Her term ends in November 2009.Her house is a slighlty unknown tourist attraction called the House of Orchids. The Artesin Market is well known for the hand woven Panama hats. The area is also known for it ecotourism being that there are many waterfalls around that can be accessed by hiking.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.75.66.230 (talk) 06:02, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening heading 

message: The correct name of this town is Santa Fe. In Spanish, Fe is spelled without tilde, like any other one-syllable word. You can ask for the official name of the town at the Consejo Municipal de Santa Fe or in the web in any law or edict published in the Gaceta Oficial regarding this comunity, like this one: http://www.gacetaoficial.gob.pa/pdfTemp/26065/10675.pdf . Documents published in the Gaceta Oficial site are the official communication of the Panamanian Government. Other government web sites may contain errors (it is common), like the deplorable misspelling of Santa Fe.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.237.230.38 (talk) 17:13, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Santa Fe name is misspelled
Talk:Anting (behavior)

message: Is 'Aaron Churchill says it is true.' relevant at all? I'm thinking it's spam but would like a second opinion. Tminus65 (talk) 23:07, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Aaron Churchill

message: I see 0 ants in this image. Craig Pemberton (talk) 21:02, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I noticed this one too. And there is one rather old record of anting in this species, so I have modified the caption to say that this is the anting posture of the bird. A more definitive anting photograph should replace the current one. Shyamal (talk) 03:01, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I looked for a picture of anting with proper licensing. Mostly I found dead birds and birds of paradise. "anting bird ant -dead -paradise" helped but no cookie. I found a good one with visible ants all over the bird but it was copyright. Craig Pemberton (talk) 03:10, 23 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Image

message: Should 'einemsen', which would be capitalized in German, be capitalized here, where it is in italics and hence a foreign word?  --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 15:31, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Done.  J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 15:27, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  German words in English 

message: There are apparently two different species called "puss moth", one North American and one European.  The caterpillars of both species exude noxious chemicals, so it's unclear whether the reference in the article is to the North American species, the European species, or both.  Right now, I've linked the reference to the disambiguation page for "puss moth", but unless both species are used by birds in anting, that link should be changed to one or the other.  J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 14:38, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks to Shyamal for taking care of this. J. D. Crutchfield | Talk 14:05, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarification needed:  "puss moth"
Talk:Transport in Panama

message: Any editors please add more info.  71.200.79.206 (talk) 17:48, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The Boyd-Roosevelt Highway is also known as the Carretera Boyd-Roosevelt.  --evrik (talk) 19:07, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:   Boyd-Roosevelt Highway 

message: It seems that the article is pretty good as far as grammar, punctuation, etc., are concerned.  I think that the copy editing tag can be removed, and will do so. Peter Tuffin (talk) 13:44, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copy editing
Talk:Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice

message: As an avid fan of James Branch Cabell's works, I cannot understand why they are regularly classified as works of "fantasy", rather than as works of moral allegory, as I believe they truly are, in the medieval tradition to which they very blatantly refer. Any views?--Gfglegal (talk) 15:40, 10 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: one procedural view: The "Fantasy Task Force" is one of few in WP:Novels, not many. I don't know the history but I know scads of archetypal science fiction novels are "claimed" for fantasy in this way, and not marked for the science fiction task force or project. Such claims aren't exclusive. --P64 (talk) 20:16, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fantasy or Moral Allegory? 

message: Does anyone know whether Jurgen is supposed to be pronounced in the German way (Jürgen) with a Y-sound or the English way with a J-sound? While the book is written in English, the eponymous character is not necessarily English. Did the author weigh in on this? WordwizardW (talk) 01:18, 26 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  pronunciation
Talk:Victoriano Lorenzo

message: The article claims that Lorenzo was killed because of his "refusal" to give up the arms. This is not true, to some other accounts. Apparently, a liberal general was charged against the Congress in Bogota for acts of corruption by Lorenzo and Belisario Porras. When the general came to power, retaliated and sent to jail them, just that was warned and escaped to Nicaragua, but Lorenzo's messenger did got him on time to tell him about what was coming. So the false charges and death. Everything else is Panamanian leftists legend, trying to create their own "cholo martyr " with ideological purposes.  --190.34.213.66 (talk) 15:30, 15 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm curious about 190.34.213.66's implication that the narratives of Lorenzo's life serve ideological purposes. This is worth discussing in the article, and will also help us assess available sources. Can anyone research this? Sondra.kinsey (talk) 22:01, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inaccuracy 

message: I removed the following because I don't think it is necessary for the article, and it has remained without citations since the article's creation in 2005:
Lorenzo is considered by some to have waged a war that was ultimately with separation in mind, while others see it as a class war against white elites. Sondra.kinsey (talk) 22:01, 15 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lorenzo's motives
Talk:William C. Gorgas

message: Hello, 
There is an article on the Encyclopedia of Alabama that might be worthy of an external link from this text. Please visit http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1048 to view the article. I used to work for the EOA, so I have an interest in promoting the project, something that is unethical on WIkipedia. Please review the link and decide whether it is relevant. 
Thanks, 22star (talk) 14:39, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible External Link 

message: > At first, Finlay's strategy was greeted with considerable skepticism and opposition to such hygiene measures.
This statement appears to contradict reports that his theory was well received on Walter Reed’s legacy page:
>  He presented this theory at the 1881 International Sanitary Conference, where it was well received. SalaDitman (talk) 01:46, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation needed for Findlay skepticism
Talk:Jaroslav Volek

message: *More biography
*List of Publications
*The name of the journal he founded.
*Some one who is familiar with his General Theory (I am not, having only a two graf summary to work from) to explain it.
*See also links
*Inbound links from BB, LJ and other sources.
Stirling Newberry 16:54, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Needs
Talk:United Air Lines Flight 624

message: Why is this article in category `in-flight airliners fires' - there was nothing resembling a fire during flight there according to article
::I have no idea to whom I reply, nor of the date of the above question.  It helps a lot if all would sign and date what they say on talk pages.
::I think it is properly classified as such, since the crash was caused by the pilots attempting to fight a fire that they legitimately thought was present in the cargo compartment.  The fact that the fire warning turned out to be false, doesn't make for classifying otherwise, since the crash was caused by the improper method of fighting an onboard fire.  Everyone died, because of the fire-fighting system that was installed and used.  EditorASC (talk) 22:46, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: fire?

message: I supplied the photos in this article. If anyone is interested, I have quite a few more that I haven't uploaded that I'd be wiling to share. Let me know on my talkpage. Mrmcdonnell (talk) 01:03, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Photos
Talk:Correlation correction for attenuation

message: The suggestion is to merge Correction for attenuation and Disattenuation as these are essentially the same topics. I envisage using Correction for attenuation  for the title, but with the main version of text taken from Disattenuation. Comments? Melcombe (talk) 16:42, 13 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Merger done, but still many problems. Melcombe (talk) 11:15, 3 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge discussion 

message: According to the formula in the article, it seems that the absolute value of disattenuated correlation would end up greater than 1. Am I right? 203.98.92.232 (talk) 06:57, 22 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:   the disattenuated correlation 

message: The first paragraph states:
: " The correlation between two sets of parameters [...]"
However, in a frequentist framework, parameters do not have a distribution (hence, they have no correlation). This occurs in other places in the article and needs some tidying up.
Tal Galili (talk) 21:30, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article needs attention