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Talk:John B. Thayer

message: "As the ship sank, Thayer made sure that his wife, son, and maid survived on lifeboats."
His son, Jack Thayer was not on a lifeboat.  He jumped over the side and was later picked up by Lifeboat # 12.
John Paul Parks (talk) 02:03, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Inconsistency
Talk:Oscar Linkson

message: At the risk of getting my head bitten off...
I've restored the  tag. There's nothing wrong with that one: it means no real articles link to Oscar Linkson, and encourages editors to link to it from other articles if appropriate. If you click on "What links here" in the left-hand toolbox from the article, you'll see that no real articles do link to it.
I've replaced the  with a . Thought it would be constructive if, after each sentence covered by their book, people added an inline citation to that book, so that we could see how much (if any) of the article really needed additional referencing.
As to the infobox, we're supposed to be moving to  on grounds of accessibility, but the parameter names for that infobox (clubs1 etc) won't work unless you change the infobox name from Infobox Football biography to Infobox Football biography 2 :-) cheers, Struway2 (talk) 14:38, 18 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tags and referencing
Talk:Open mapping theorem

message: Shouldn't these two theorems have a disambiguation page?  Yuliya 18:41, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

message: i notice the 'see also' here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invariance_of_domain has 'Open mapping theorem for other conditions that ensure that a given continuous map is open.' i find it fun to think of invariance of domain as part of a category of theorems that conclude that a continuous map is open
Thewriter006 (talk) 03:12, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  shall we continue to exclude invariance of domain/dimension?
Talk:Cock Sparrer

message: Are Cock Sparrer not from Dagenham? Nicander 19:00, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: In the article "Two Monkeys" is written that it was theyre fifth album, in this article is "Here we stand" the fifths album. Please edit. --87.174.78.129 (talk) 02:46, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: fifth album

message: I have checked with the online database http://www.everyhit.com to confirm that no Cock Sparrer albums to date have reached the charts. I was a bit surprised that none of them had even reached the top 75 of the album charts, but I have amended the article with "Did not chart" to replace the "???"s. I don't have any printed reference books to double check. Grievous Angel (talk) 05:42, 21 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Album chart positions 

message: I know the lyrics of their music isn't right-wing, but I think the page should talk about some of the members' far right political beliefs.  ---- bill
*Do you have any reliable references about the band members' alleged political beliefs? If not, the topic should not be included.Spylab (talk) 00:21, 4 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Politics 

message: Hello. You'll have to excuse me but im working on translating this article to the swedish wikipedia and i got stuck quite a early. I suppose "Cock Sparrow" is Cockney slang for "Barrow", but what exactly is Barrow? In this context what does "familiarity" means? Benjaminjuhlin (talk) 18:10, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  What does Barrow means? 

message: Not something from their fiftieth anniversary tour.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.52.208.249 (talk) 14:09, 10 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Any chance of a contemporary picture?
Talk:Pasang Lhamu Sherpa

message: Voice 113.199.238.207 (talk) 13:52, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pasang Lamu sherpa 

message: Pasang lamu 27.34.96.197 (talk) 15:32, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pasang lamu sherpa
Talk:Pat Reilly

message: Can anyone find confirmation of where Reilly was born? An IP added Belfast to the page a while back but I'm removing it pending a source as I'm sure I remember reading he came from some little place in Tipperary or somewhere. Can't remember the name of the place or where I read it (Mike Watson's Rags to Riches, maybe?) though. Jellyman (talk) 19:48, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Place of birth? 
Talk:Pat Trammell

message: Pat Trammell's death may have been untimley, but few are timely, and the phrase is one to avoid according to Wikipolicy. Brandonrush  Woo pig sooie 17:54, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death 

message: What is an "acting" President? 
In December, 1968, Nixon had just won the election, but had not been innaugurated yet.
JW (talk) 19:58, 3 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Acting President Richard Nixon  
Talk:Paul Roberts (cricketer)

message: Why is this article marked as a stub with more material needed. It includes every possible shred of information imaginable about a cricketer who play one game only. Any more information would be absurd  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.138.169.178 (talk) 18:01, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed the stub template. Sean.hoyland - talk 18:03, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: stub
Talk:Mising language

message: I am still editing this article. Will add  more info soon. In fact, I lost some of my editing due to addition of this quick deletion tag while I was working on  it! This is a major language of the North-East India, see . -Bikram98 19:03, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The name of the article should be "Mising Language" not "Mishing Language"  Prabhakar Sarma Neog (talk) 15:07, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling 
Talk:Kalahari Resorts

message: I think it would be helpful to list some of the events that take place at the convention centers at the different locations. Bridge2020 (talk) 03:18, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I added a sentence/paragraph about some of the conventions that have been held. —ADavidB 00:06, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Convention Center Events  

message: Admittedly, Kalahari is more recent than most other chains and theme parks, however, I think that there should be a history section if anyone has any reliable sources.
InvadingInvader (talk) 02:46, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Still fairly young set of resorts. Not needed at this time I think.DiamondsAreRare1 (talk) 01:08, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  History Section
Talk:Pete Muldoon

message: :GA review (see here for criteria)
#It is reasonably well written.
#:a (prose):  See above  b (MoS):  See above notes.
#It is factually accurate and verifiable.
#:a (references):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):   
#It is broad in its coverage.
#:a (major aspects):  b (focused): 
#It follows the neutral point of view policy.
#:a (fair representation):  b (all significant views): 
#It is stable.
#:
#It contains images, where possible, to illustrate the topic.
#:a (tagged and captioned):  b lack of images (does not in itself exclude GA):  c (non-free images have fair use rationales): 
#Overall: 
#:a Pass/Fail: 
The work passes all criteria. The only thing I found a problem - i notified on IRC. So it passes.Mitch32contribs 19:47, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Good article review
Talk:Peter Mortimer (footballer)

message: :Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *Support or *Oppose, then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.
*Support. They may be others as well, and I see no case that this Peter Mortimer is primary usage. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 14:27, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey
Talk:Philip Meldon

message: To have died as he did in German captivity in 1942, he surely would have qualified for commemoration by the CWGC but so far I have been unable to google him on their website. Perhaps someone with more time than I might take up the search as I used simple criteria that may not have been enough. It may not have necessarily followed that, having been an artillery officer in two previous wars, that he was in the Royal Artillery in WWII. A CWGC entry if such could be found would make a citation in this article. His death at 67 would have given him distinction as the oldest British football international to die serving in WWII. Cloptonson (talk) 22:00, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: According to Cricinfo he died in Marylebone. https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17521.html Muchclag (talk) 22:28, 18 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: That would seemingly cast doubt on the uncited assertion he was in continued enemy captivity. It is plausible he may have been repatriated given his age and possible health.Cloptonson (talk) 05:54, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: His fulsome Cricket Europe biography only says of his time in WWII he was an Intelligence Officer with the Home and Foreign Office, no reference to any service abroad or being captured.Cloptonson (talk) 18:30, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Struggling with this one a bit! - A search of The Times archive gives various social events he was at, but no Obit/death notice. All references I have found say he died in London. Muchclag (talk) 22:07, 19 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: It is questionable any British army personnel became prisoners of the Germans on 1 April 1940 (as Meldon allegedly was) as the German offensive against France (the only country Britons were then deployed as an expeditionary force) and the Low Counties did not commence until 10 May.Cloptonson (talk) 06:48, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Disputed death and WWII service details
Talk:Wanna Come In?

message: "Wanna Come In?" is a part of tv history and aired on MTV. I made corrections to the article and it should be more coherent. 
(JoeyC5 19:02, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

message: Perhaps it's naive of me to even pose the question, but was "Wanna Come In?" scripted, or was it genuine? The article mentions that it was a reality show, but it also states that "Aaron Ginsburg was one of the writers for the show", so I find it a bit confusing. In a way I hope that it was real, because otherwise I would be pretty pointless, but on the other hand I find it unlikely that the girls wouldn't notice the cameras and microphones that must have been used. Could someone shed some light on this? -- x-Flare-x{Talk) 15:42, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: '''Real or fake?'''

message: Reality tv shows have scripts written for them like any other show. In reality televison, situations and scenarios are scripted, in this case, the challenges were made up by producers and writers.  Everyone knew cameras, microphoes were used. 
JoeyC5 23:57, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Real
Talk:Queenie Newall

message: WikiProject Biography Assessment
The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 22:54, 2 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography/Assessment#Class_parameter|Biography assessment rating]] comment 

message: The article says that "Her Olympic gold medal was the only medal won by a female British archer until Alison Williamson won the bronze in the women's individual competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics." But it also says: "The entire field competing in the women's archery were British." Thus one would assume that all the medals won in 1908 were by British archers, which is indeed the case. I suppose one could argue that Lottie Dod wasn't an "archer" or that Beatrice Hill-Lowe wasn't British (she was technically Irish), but at the very least, this would be confusing without clarification. And if we're splitting hairs by saying that Beatrice Hill-Lowe was Irish instead of British, it should not say that "the entire field... were British". Kaldari (talk) 04:13, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The full sentence from the source is "Alison Williamson 's archery bronze was the first by a UK female since Queenie Newall in 1908" which is obviously false, since Dod was a UK female and won a silver medal. The sentence is poorly written anyway (Did Newall win a bronze or gold medal?) and should probably be removed or rephrased as "Williamson was the first woman to win a medal in archery since the 1908 Olympic games." Froggerlaura ribbit 04:54, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for providing the source quote. I've fixed the wording accordingly. Kaldari (talk) 05:36, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contradictory information 
Talk:Raymond Mays

message: my mother was before marriage Pricclia alice devania mays, and Ramond mays was her first cousin,I met him a couple of times,as a small boy. My mother married into the Bisley family.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.219.189.125 (talk) 18:06, 20 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  relations 
Talk:Greg Ham

message: I have chosen to omitt the names of Greg's children, as a respect to them and their possibility to wanting to hide their identity. I do not believe it is in their best interest if their names are on this article, as it is not about them, only about their father (pertaining especially to him being a musician). The name of their mother is not mentioned, the name of Greg's possible pet is not mentioned. I do not see why they need to be mentioned in name.
I refer to the Privacy of Names section in the Biographies of Living Persons policy.
SilvestertheCat (talk) 03:40, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds fine to me.  Colinclarksmith (talk) 15:36, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Omission of children's names 

message: In the 'death' section I've added that the Larrikin lawsuit really took it's toll on Greg's life. Please help me add this article as a reference, I'm not good at internet!
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120420/02334518572/men-work-musician-found-dead-ridiculous-copyright-ruling-against-band-blamed.shtml  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smbcrsbm (talk • contribs) 05:35, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  I'm not good at adding refs
Talk:Lists of Malaysian films

message: Some of the films listed were made in the Dutch East Indies and not Malaya. Gagak Hitam has several references for it being produced in Batavia, and I have not seen and references for Ratna Asmara appearing in Bolo (her first film appearance was in Kartinah in 1940) — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:54, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Older films
Talk:WDEK

message: The page for WQVA was created since it is a radio station that is part of the Columbia, South Carolina radio market. The entry is filled with brief facts taken from various online sources as well as records from the FCC. 
There is no bias nor slander involved with this entry and it should remain as part of the various histories of Columbia's radio stations.
(Robynwatts 19:08, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri

message: Example: In theory I paid only about 640 dollars in interest on a parent plus loan with Nelnet, yet my tax statement listed it as 1012 dollars. I called and they said that was "Capitalized Interest".  Is that what I use as a tax deduction, who is getting cheated?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.78.114.12 (talk) 05:20, 16 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is "Capitalized Interest" 

message: This is clearly an add. I don't have time for it now, but I'll get around to removing the blatant self-promotion and add in more neutral and negative content. Of course, I'll leave the legitimate and verifiable positive content in accordance with NPOV.
Because MOHELA is such a large and powerful entity which from DuckDuckGo searches clearly is working to suppress negative coverage of its activities, I strongly suggest this article be edit protected, maybe even extend protected, to prevent MOHELA staff/bots from removing negative information.
Jamutaq (talk) 01:10, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  This is clearly an ad 

message: Hi again fellow Wikipedians,
I removed the sections "history and structure" and "income and finance" due to the fact they were completely unsourced. I waited a couple weeks to see if anyone could find sources because I didn't want to be reckless, but I feel it's been time enough, and these sections were frankly just more propaganda.
Jamutaq (talk) 05:17, 19 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed two sections completely without sources
Talk:William Mason (composer)

message: I removed an apparent transcription of a "newspaper clipping  of his obituary in a book" here, as a possible copyvio. But it's from a long time ago, i.e. about 113 years, and difficult to tell without knowing either the newspaper or the book. Well beyond the reach of Earwig's Copyvio Detector, I suspect. Perhaps User:Diannaa could advise. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 21:38, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I am not going to do revision deletion, since it was marked as a quotation. Besides it says he "died yesterday" so was therefore published in 1905. Regardless, it's inappropriate to paste in large quotations. More better to write our own prose.— Diannaa (talk) 22:06, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, much more betterer, of course. He died in 1908, but no difference I guess. Yes, it was a quote, but had no attribution whatsoever. Perhaps that doesn't matter. I was wondering if the book might have violated the newspaper's copyright. We might never know which book it was. Maybe we shouldn't care. Thanks for looking. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Newspaper clipping of obituary
Talk:George Burr Leonard

message: First, my thanks to the editors who put their time into writing this very creditable article -- your efforts are appreciated. I'm afraid, however, that you deprived the article of readers by not taking care to put it in all the appropriate categories. Most amazingly, it wasn't even in :Category:Human Potential Movement -- a term that, as the article notes, was invented by George Leonard. In any event, I've taken care of the categories, though I suspect there's at least one more that I didn't come up with. Cgingold 03:49, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Categories
Talk:Rick Sanders (wrestler)

message: Today Avery Brundage is Wikipedia's feature artcile. As I heard about it, that old !@#$%^% refused to pay for the shipment of Rich's body home in 1972, because Rich was candid about his use of mari-juana. If anyone knows a reference that can corroborate this, PLEASE use it and add it to this page and Brundage's. Many thanks. Tapered (talk) 00:40, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Avery Brundage outrage
Talk:Land Walker

message: The other landwalker is... not like the Land Walker.  It is someone who can turn into a mermaid or merman and turn back into human form.  They are granted with special powers whence the first rainfall of when they become a landwalker.  The only way someone can become a landwalker is by wearing a merperson's unique ring or a mermaid's hand-made jewelery, saying a special motto which is on thier bookmarks, listening in a certain shell, going into a cave during sunset, full moon, or any eclipse, or touching a waterfall during a sunset, full moon, or any eclipse.  This may seem crazy, but it is true.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.245.153.111 (talk) 00:13, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  The "Other" Landwalker
Talk:Edward Hibberd Johnson

message: In the “First electric Christmas tree lights” section: “Although Johnson’s address at that time is not known, he lived in one of the first areas of New York City wired for electric service.”
In a New York Times article dated December 27, 1884, Johnson’s home address is given as “No. 139 East Thirty-sixth-street”“A Brilliant Christmas Tree: How an Electrician Amused His Children”. New York Times. December 27, 1884. p 5. <http://ix23.com/articles/253-a-brilliant-christmas-tree-how-an-electrician-amused-his-children>. That is very likely his address in 1882 also.
Chuck Coker (talk) 03:38, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Johnson's Home Address 
Talk:Roald Jensen

message: I have expanded the article, but it would benefit greatly from a copyedit to get rid of my norwenglish. It would be great if someone wants to do that. The Hearts section should also be expanded, but Norwegian sources are sparse when it comes to these years. Hope someone have better sources. Rettetast (talk) 20:24, 28 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Copy edit completed!  The only real issue I saw is that the article contradicts itself about the meaning of Jensen's nickname.  I've added appropriate inline flags to help locate the contradiction. // ⌘macwhiz (talk) 01:37, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you very much. I have fixed the inconsistency issue. I think it have been in the article for a long time. I have done some changes. See my edit summaries. Direct translation is difficult. Rettetast (talk) 11:57, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs a copyedit 
Talk:Battle of Wadi al-Batin

message: POV Describing US intelligence as 'master intelligence' and large chunks of information about 'destroying' Iraqi dismounts without sourcing.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.159.179.49 (talk) 12:19, 25 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Where exactly in the narrative is a mention of "master intelligence" and unsourced info about Iraqi forces "destroyed"?--Darius (talk) 22:49, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

text: I was there that day and I thought it was pretty spot on of the events. 2600:1004:B1C0:6041:80F0:EAFF:FE24:43F9 (talk) 03:22, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I was as well and agree. I don't recall the Vulcan being destroyed per se. The round struck the open turret and passed through the thin armor on back of the turret. This is why only the gunner was killed.  There was another Vulcan track that was supposed to be with us that day but they had a breakdown and were replaced. 136.226.101.98 (talk) 13:45, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article is a mess 
Talk:Frank J. Sprague

message: The statement 'One of Sprague's significant contributions to the Edison Laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey, was the introduction of mathematical methods. Prior to his arrival, Edison conducted many costly trial-and-error experiments. Sprague's approach was to calculate using mathematics the optimum parameters and thus save much needless tinkering.' is both unsourced and incorrect. 
Edison was already using mathematical methods when Sprague joined him, for example, employing physicist and mathematician Francis Robbins Upton in 1879. It also repeats and widely believed and unsourced myth about Edison's use of trial and error and so fails to recognise its significance to Edison's sucsess as an inventor. See 
Wills, Ian. "The Edisonian Method: Trial and Error." Chap. 10 In Thomas Edison : Success and Innovation through Failure, 203-22: Springer, 2019.
I have deleted the erroneous statement.
Sovsw (talk) 05:39, 14 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Sprague and Edison

message: It says "His motor was the first to maintain constant speed under varying load" but neither here or at electric motor does it say how this was achieved ie what technique or invention required. - Rod57 (talk) 11:58, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  How was constant speed electric motor achieved 

message: As one of seemingly a number of creative inventors perhaps unfairly overshadowed by Edison, in the legacy of popular history, let's try to improve this article! Maybe the article should be more pointed about how Edison bought out his motor company, and took his name off the motors he invented, somewhat erasing him from history?-71.174.175.150 (talk) 02:08, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  shaded by Edison? 

message: Sprague invented important motor tech. The article should include at least one good drawing of key details of his motor tech. And at least a brief description of the tech, with links to other articles that ought to explain such tech details more completely. Trying to find such WP content today, the other relevant tech articles seem to mostly not even mention his name, and are very vague at best about the relevant science and tech.
It seems like he would have had quite a few patents, and that this aspect should be included in the article.-71.174.175.150 (talk) 15:55, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  motor invention details 