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Talk:Asunción (disambiguation)

message: But not sure if there's articles, or if there are what they're titled, so not placing them until I know; for now these are trial redlinks.  One is a volcano in the Mariana Islands, nominally titled Asuncion (volcano), and also the island it's on, which has an article - Asuncion Island - the other is an island in the South Atlantic (I think -?? also volcanic IIRC, down near New Georgia/South Sandwich - ??), suggest for title Asuncion (South Atlantic), b ut, er, maybe I've always mislocated that and it's the Marianas one I'm thinking of - ??.Skookum1 01:50, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Two more entries
Talk:John van Melle

message: van Melle went from the Netherlands not to "South Africa", but to one of the 4 colonies that would be merged into South Africa 4 years later. We really would have a better article is we stated which one he went to.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:27, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Issues 

message: John is an Anglicized version of his Dutch first name. I am not sure calling it a pen name or pseudonym really is the right turn of phrase.John Pack Lambert (talk) 19:28, 17 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pen name
Talk:Apion

message: This article needed some clean up. Contemporary historians know there were inter and intra communal fights and polemics in Alexandria. To use Josephus, who himself was writing a polemic against the Greeks, who is then attributing to Philo (50 years later no less) who is leading a delegation with the purpose of making an argument for one side on a complex set of antagonisms and the third hand source for allegations of what Apion might have said is simply wrong. The Flaccum, the Against Apion are inherently propagandistic works. We know they contain many false statements already. The embassy itself was a hugely POV exercise in competing narratives and accusationsPerdurant 16:49, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm no sure that I follow you - especially the bit about Philo. Of course Against Apion is polemical. That does not mean that it does not provide evidernce of Apion's views, just that we should be aware of the fact that it's tendentious. Josephus would not bother to rebut arguments that had not been made, so we can reasonably consider Apion to be anti-Jewish and to have repeated the story about the human sacrifice which you have cut out. Paul B (talk) 14:31, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: old discussion
Talk:Tryphiodorus

message: -- noosphere 01:33, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Addison on Tryphiodorus 

message: added a lot of apparently well-researched content, but removed quite a bit too, in broad strokes. I just  to add back some of what was removed while also keeping what was added. I think the article would benefit from more of the same. Languorrises (talk) 21:00, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reinsert removed content
Talk:William Plomer

message: Our South Africa is the Republic of South Africa. So I unlinked his South African nationality.
Our article Union of South Africa says that was created in 1910 as a British dominion so that is where he "became famous". So linked.
Where was he born? According to two of our articles, UoSA was created from "four previously separate British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal Colony, Transvaal Colony and Orange River Colony" and the Boer War ended in 1902. Thus I suppose his 1903 birth in one of those four British colonies. 
"South Africa" is now the  PLACE OF BIRTH. That should change when we know better. --P64 (talk) 22:50, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I have clarified the place of birth, showing its then and now locations. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 03:44, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthplace and nationality 
Talk:Poundmaker

message: I live in Canada and learn historical education, hence; I learned many native stories + legends+ facts. I wrote how he got his name but it was a folktale passed on from my aboriginal friend's family line. So please mention somewhere that it is passed down from a generation.  --Storkian aka iSoroush Talk  22:59, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name Section 

message: This page doesn't really adhere to wiki's npov policy.
:Please be more specific. In what way? - TheMightyQuill (talk) 19:22, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV?
Talk:Rolfes Robert Reginald Dhlomo

message: Darius Dhlomo was not the son of R.R.R Dhlomo. Reginald Dhlomo who was a photographer  for iLanga laseNatali was R.R.R Dhlomo's son and he also had a daughter Joyce Dhlomo.
Darius Mfana Dhlomo so of Rev Johannes and Pauline (MaSithole) Dhlomo. Thulidlomo (talk) 18:42, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corrections
Talk:Zoë Wicomb

message: I'm not sure how to do this, but the spelling of her name in the title needs to be changed, it should be Zoë, and not Zoe.Totorotroll (talk) 19:42, 28 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Correct spelling 

message: I have commenced a tidy-up of the Bibliography section using cite templates. Capitalization and punctuation follow standard cataloguing rules in AACR2 and RDA, as much as Wikipedia templates allow it. ISBNs and other persistent identifiers, where available, are commented out, but still available for reference. Feel free to continue. Sunwin1960 (talk) 04:49, 21 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography
Talk:Ifi Amadiume

message: — Assignment last updated by KatjaDavis (talk) 15:29, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Women and War
Talk:V. Y. Mudimbe

message: I have added the D R Congo banner to this article, as it concerns an outstanding living intellectual who hails from that nation. As a researcher in specifically French and Belgian culture I am not an expert on Mudimbe, but know enough from professional connections as to be able to substantiate that claim and certain other basic facts about him. I commend this article to the Project and its members. Pufferfyshe (talk) 20:43, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: There's really no verifiable way to compare Mudimbe's work to that of Edward Said. More references needed or something.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Peacekeepurwar (talk • contribs) 04:51, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: "Edward Said" Reference
Talk:Williams Sassine

message: Is this man's name Sandeep Deshpande, or Williams Sassine?  I can't find any evidence that his name is Sandeep Deshpande.  Did someone link Sandeep Deshpande to this page as a joke?  
Here are some links that call the author Williams Sassine:
* http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/rodopi/matat/2005/00000029/00000030/art00014
* http://www.asante.net/articles/manthia-n.html
* http://www.rodopi.nl/functions/search.asp?BookId=MATATU+29-30
* http://www.refer.sn/ethiopiques/article.php3?id_article=1201
* Can anyone answer me on this?  Mr Frosty 18:37, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed -- if you check page history, it got moved, at some point, and I don't think people noticed or fixed it, quickly. This is unfortunate, but thanks to a histmerge, the problem should be resolved, for now. – Luna Santin (talk) 07:46, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Name
Talk:Dave Freer

message: This article doesn't credit Eric Flint as co-author of that novel. According to the copyright, he is. I am adding it, although whether Flint contributed anything but his name, I don't know. He is known to provide story or even series outlines to other authors for them to write the story, however this would be contributing (as an author) wouldn't it? I am adding "with Eric Flint" to the page.174.131.60.136 (talk) 18:19, 7 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for fixing that. AFAIK, Mr Flint created the setting and the plot outline, while Dr Freer did the bulk of the writing. (This is common at Baen: many years ago, Eric write most of the Belisarius series, based on an outline from David Drake.) Cheers, CWC 09:26, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slow Train to Arcturus - authors
Talk:Basudev (disambiguation)

message: That might be a good idea. KP-Adhikari 02:05, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It is a good idea, presuming that the notability can be established on both fronts. This article is currently about two different things, and is not a disambiguation page as it does not point to multiple articles. J Milburn 16:43, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Clémentine Faïk-Nzuji

message: I don't have access to the source used to cite this phrase, but it seems unlikely. She would have been 16 at the time Belgian rule ended and none of the publications cited appear before 1960. Does anyone have any evidence for her activities before this date? —Brigade Piron (talk) 15:38, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  "she was also the first female writer in the Belgian Congo"
Talk:Adame Ba Konaré

message: This article was created for WikiWomen's History Month by a new Wikipedia editor. Please be friendly when editing this article and provide constructive input only when critiquing. Thank you! SarahStierch (talk) 21:34, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article was created as part of WIkiWomen's History Month 
Talk:Sylviane Diouf

message: I can't find anything in English about the school called "Pir" in a Wikipedia article, and there doesn't appear to be anything contemporary about the supposed place, either. Additionally, there's no English piece on Khaly Amar Fall. Significant changes are required for this piece to represent Diouf without editorialization.   J E F-T (talk) 23:15, 1 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trouble finding sources and links
Talk:Khady Sylla

message: was relatively young. Note to self or anyone else that comes through here, this should be added.Elinruby (talk) 22:32, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  how did she die
Talk:Malidoma Patrice Somé

message: This article sees very little traffic, but is a perennial target for unsourced or POV / promotional editing from IPs and WP:SPA accounts. Due to the low traffic, unsourced changes and vandalism often goes unnoticed. So I'm going to semi the page. As I've also done some cleanup here, if you have any issues with this, feel free to ping me here, or take it up at WP:RFPP. - CorbieVreccan ☊ ☼ 18:59, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: And again. Dynamic IPs, but probably same vandal (WP:LOUTSOCK) making criminal allegations in Wikipedia's voice and not responding to warnings. Indeffed. - CorbieVreccan ☊ ☼ 19:04, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Semi-protection
Talk:Abdul Raheem Glailati

message: I do not have access to these, but they may have material on Abdul Raheem Glailati
* Shaddad, Fatima E. (1982) "Literacy activity in the Sudan 1900-1950" Journal of research on North East Africa vol. 1, no. 2, (spring 1982), pages 108-113.
*For those who read arabic, I suggest looking in: Ibrahim, Mohammad al-Makki (1970) Al-Fikr al-Sudani: Usuluhu wa tatawwuruhu (Sudanese thought: its origins and development). Khartoum: Khartoum UP, reprinted 1989 OCLC 33854779.
Also try other works listed at WorldCat under subject "Sudan Intellectual life". --Bejnar (talk) 05:49, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Additional sources

message: From El-Amin (1986): 
The above view, though most flattering to arden Sudanese nationalists, still flies in the face of much testimony to the contrary. In the first place, there is enough evidence to prove that the Egyptian nationalists had been active in the first stirring of nationalism in the Sudan as early as 1912 or 1913. For instance it is generally agreed that Ra'id al-Sudan, which appeared in 1913 as an Arabic supplement to the Greek-owned Sudan Herald, provided a forum which socially and politically aware Sudanese of all generations used to air their feelings, frustrations, and aspirations, as well as to reflect in the very general, vague and indirect ways the sort of modern Muslim-Arab society to which they aspired.[13] It is also generally accepted that the real moving spirit behind all that was its editor -- 'Abd al-RAhim Qulaylat, a Syrian who worked at the Railways Department and a literary figure of some renown at the time in the Sudan. Although Qulaylat certainly played a role in the ferment the real fore was a scarcely known Egyptian nationalist -- Muhammad Tawfiq Wahba[14]
[...]
He went on to explain that when his Society came to see the need t to spread its message, they applied for, and were duly granted, a licence to publish an Arabic newspaper. They called it Ra'id al-Sudan and chose Qulaylat to be its editor;  Qulaylat was then succeeded by Wahba himself, when the former was forced by the authorities to leave the Sudan.[16]
13. For an assessment of the role of Ra'id al-Sudan in assisting the budding nationalist movement, see Mahjub Muhammad Salih, Al-sihāfa al-Sūdāniya fi nisf qarn (Sudanese Press in Half a Century), 1903--1953 (Khartoum, 1971), 38--48
Research in African Literatures
, Indiana University Press, Modern Language Association of America African Literatures Division
16 Ibid. For a confirmation of this see Salih, al-Sahafa,  41.
"The first newspaper to have a significant influence on the development of a national literature was Al Ra'id (The pioneer) which appeared in 1914."
- Francis Tyers · 17:34, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Quotes
Talk:Soumaya Naamane Guessous

message: I've deleted the words "Muslim feminist" in the characterization of Naamane Guessous, because the Wikipedia entry for Muslim feminism says: "Advocates of the movement seek to highlight the deeply rooted teachings of equality in the religion, and encourage a questioning of the patriarchal interpretation of Islamic teaching through the Qur'an (holy book), hadith (sayings of Muhammad) and sharia (law)".
I've read Naamane Guessous' book and a few interviews and I think she's never advocated to question the patriarchal aspects of islam THROUGH the Qur'an. I think like most Moroccan feminist she advocates women's rights from a secular viewpoint, not a religious one. If she did, a source is needed. Ilyacadiz (talk) 10:28, 17 November 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure that's necessarily correct, the linked article discusses a specific type of feminism, but one may still be both a Muslim and a feminist without specifically ascribing to the positions described therein.219.88.68.195 (talk) 23:17, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Muslim feminist?
Talk:Latifa Baka

message: I'm not convinced of this person's international notability as a writer. The sources for this article appear to be a few lines in  and . Tagged. --VSerrata 15:41, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Notability
Talk:Olympe Bhely-Quenum

message: This award is possibly "non-notable" for Wikipedia, even though there is a French Wiki article listing its winners. It is or was one of 12 regional awards given annually by ADELF, according to a 1997 French government source . But it is not listed at prix-litteraires.net and ADELF doesn't even seem to have a website. --VSerrata 11:35, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grand Prix littéraire de l'Afrique noire
Talk:Chris Abani

message: I've blanked the "poetry" section here for two reasons. The first is that it offers no citations to reliable sources; the second is that it has an entirely promotional and uncritical tone, which is out of keeping with Wikipedia's policies on WP:NPOV and WP:NOTADVERTISING. While Abani's poetry is probably worthy of discussion, it's important that we go to the secondary sources, and include both their praise and their criticism. (How notable a writer can Abani really be if no one has ever criticized his work?) I suggest this section be restarted from scratch. Khazar2 (talk) 00:17, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising section for poetry 
Talk:Corsino Fortes

message: I would like to raise the issue of this sentence: "1974 was a momentous year for Portugal and its African colonies, as it was the year in which Portugal's dictator Antonio Salazar was overthrown, an act which began the process that led to the decolonisation of the Cape Verde Islands in 1975."
First off, it feels digressive. I'm not saying it's not relevant to Fortes, but it doesn't draw the connection between itself and Fortes. It basically says that his first book was published the same year as this major event and leaves us to draw our own conclusions.
Second, the overthrow of Salazar is described as "an act which began the process that led to the decolonisation of the Cape Verde Islands in 1975." This ignores the anti-colonial wars that had been raging in Portugal's colonies since the early 1960's, including the insurgency of Amilcar Cabral's PAIGC, which fought to secure the independence of both Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde.
I'm reluctant to tweak the sentence myself, as I'm not otherwise familiar with Fortes or his works, but for someone in the know, I think these considerations are worth keeping in mind.Tigercompanion25 (talk) 16:38, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't understand what you say. Can you come to the final point now? Thanks. Cruks (talk) 20:55, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok. I think the sentence is off topic and I think it gives the impression that the end of colonialism in Portugal's colonies can be mainly attributed to the fall of the Salazar regime, without factoring in the 14 years of armed resistance to the Portuguese in places like Guinea-Bissau and Angola. I'm suggesting that someone familiar with Fortes' works should show the connection between Fortes and these events. I'm also suggesting that we amend the sentence to reflect the other factors that led to decolonization or, if it's not relevant to Fortes, excise it entirely. Tigercompanion25 (talk) 22:32, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

text: I took this part out because it is not relevant. Cruks (talk) 06:15, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Really,  because it strikes me as relevant. I mean, the Portuguese granted independence to virtually all of their colonies (except Macao) in the period between 1974 and 1976, after having held on to them long after the time when every other European colonial power and given theirs up. To say that the Portuguese Colonial War, waged from 1961 to 1975 in Guinea-Bissau, Angola, and Mozambique, wasn't relevant to the independence of Cape Verde, seems a bit of a stretch. Even though there wasn't fighting in Cape Verde (or Sao Tome e Principe, for that matter), the anti-colonial war played a big role in the Carnation Revolution and the almost immediate decolonization that followed, so it had a direct bearing on Cape Verde's independence. Tigercompanion25 (talk) 16:57, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  A sentence dubious on two counts
Talk:Mafika Gwala

message: I was reading the article and  wondering why 8s there so little information 197.185.98.0 (talk) 10:02, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mafika family
Talk:Abdi Bashir Indhobuur

message: Hard to find stuff on people from Africa. I found this , but can't figure out what it saids. --Banana (talk) 05:30, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: References

message: This is information is not sufficient enough, It should be more, try to expand article according to Wikipedia policies with proper citations, and if you allow my self I can certainly help you in expanding it.--Faizanalivarya (talk) 14:40, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Expanding required
Talk:Balaur

message: This creature sounds similar to the Dungeons and Dragons version of the Hydra.  Everchanging02 02:26, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Comment

message: that term cannot be albanian. albanian language is codified in the 20th ct in monastir(bitola) and did not exist before. the root of the word is latin. ur as a snake. like Uroboros. bala can come from slavic word for saliva(balavi).79.126.245.153 (talk) 14:09, 2 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: bala-ur

message: I removed several sections and placed it in the European dragon talk page as being more relevant there. --DThomsen8 (talk) 12:25, 15 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  European dragon talk page
Talk:Polish Brazilians

message: The paragraph on religion, the percentage is totally off, Jews in Brazil is 250,000 seconds religion, immigrants and descendants of Poles are close to 1.25 million. As the majority of confession is Mosaic? I think the correct number is 90% of Polish Christians (Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox) and 10% of Mosaic confession!
Why in Curitiba where I live, just talked to a Polish-Jewish grandson, my profession is a teacher (23 years do I teach) I have known some 2000 children and grandchildren of Polish Catholics!
Even the Jewish community of Curitiba says that Jews are only 10 000 (eg former Mayor Jaime Lerner of Curitiba) and the number of Polish descent in Curitiba is close to 85 000!Lublin- 2012
Juscelino Kubitschek is Czech origin and not Polish!
Kubicek  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.101.105.135 (talk) 13:19, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Several persons are unsourced, at least two have very complicated roots. Sources about self-identity would be usefull - language, social activity for Polish community, Polish culture as subject of research.Xx236 (talk) 08:57, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable Polish Brazilians - controversial list 
Talk:Kumbh and Magh Mela in Allahabad

message: Agr 02:43, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

message: Not being the author of the article, I can and did remove the tag. It would appear that the articles is unquestionably N, and that there does not seem to be any reasonable basis for the speedy, DGG
:Correct, and thanks for that, certainly not a speedy candidate. However, since this event is already covered at :Kumbh Mela, it's a great redirect candidate. Seraphimblade Talk to me 10:33, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: tag removed
Talk:Wrexham Central railway station

message: I thought these were withdrawn from service more than three years ago? 86.132.136.6 02:40, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Me too, so I have deleted it. If anyone has a problem just put it back in by all means. --Fuelboy 19:24, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "and occasionally Class 101s" 

message: The article mentions both in reference to the location of the new station as compared with the old station. There's a significant difference, so which is correct? 83.104.249.240 (talk) 02:03, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Google Earth measures it as about 250 metres, so I'll change the article accordingly Apau98 (talk) 11:56, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  400 yards or 50 metres?
Talk:Severn Tunnel Junction railway station

message: Please consider not using adverbs of time such as 'currently'. The WIKIPEDIA  exists already for ten years as of this time/date stamp and such expressions can quickly get out of date. 5.67.59.110 (talk) 06:59, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maintaining an up to date encyclopedia 

message: Andy Dingley has suggested that the page about the Marshalling Yard with this page about the station. Unfortunatly Andy didn't set out an explanation or include information as required by WP:MERGEPROP
: YES: That said, I think it seems to make sense to move the two together - as the station and yard are right next to each other and particularly as the marshalling yard page is just an infobox and a stub. 
Comments welcome 
Jpmaytum (talk) 17:33, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Case seems straightforward.  Klbrain (talk) 12:44, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger Proposal
Talk:Welsh Marches line

message: The route map should show a (former) link to the defunct Tenbury & Bewdley Railway. Can someone add one, please? Andy Mabbett 15:14, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done - hopefully that's acceptable. If not, please let me know what modifications are needed on my talk page. M0RHI | Talk to me 16:44, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. That looks good, but I'm not familiar with the junction, so can't comment on accuracy. Andy Mabbett 08:02, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Missing line

message: It would improve this and similar articles if the included descriptions, historical and geographical, could be internally consistent with regard to direction of travel (ideally, also with the map, read from top to bottom). -- Picapica (talk) 15:35, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Direction of travel