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Category talk:Dog fighting breeds

message: I came to this page and was surprised to find the Pug in the list. I have searched various sites and cant find any history on the pug being anything other than a companion dog. Can anyone varify its existance in this list? Tekana 21:01, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Ihave my doubts about French Bulldog as well.  Elf | Talk 21:08, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

text: Could you state your sources? As i have mentioned, I have searched several different sites and books and can not see and indication that they were used for fighting at any point in history! Tekana 22:22, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: earlier comments

message: WC: Please familiarize yourself a bit more with all of the articles and categories in the dog world at Wikipedia.  You'll notice that :Category:Dog breeds clearly states to see "Category:Dog types for groups of breeds such as collies, fox terriers, working dogs, hounds, and so on." 
You'll also notice that all of these types--for example, water dog, hunting dog, herding dog, and so on--also include lists of applicable breeds but do not appear under Catg:Dog breeds. And similarly :category:Terriers is a member of dog types, not of dog breeds. That's because all of these articles &c atgs, just like the fighting dogs list and the fighting dogs catg, are about certain types or groups of dogs, not about a specific breed. I'm again removing catg:dog breeds to make it consistent with all other similar types of articles.  Elf | Talk 23:23, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Removing catg:Dog breeds

message: Boxers were most definitely used as fighting dogs...as a matter of fact they are still used today!!  So, why does someone keep deleting this when I put it up??  Read everything about Boxers and you for sure will find out that Boxers used to be fighting dogs!  Please leave it up!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.61.107.176 (talk) 03:37, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Boxers were never used as fighting dogs. Chessy999 (talk) 09:23, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: BOXERS???

message: It seems like anyone can just add dog breeds here not even as original research so much as personal whim. Aren't there some guidelines, and do we really need this category in the first place?Wikidgood (talk) 23:47, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this cat just open season for original research or is there justification for its' use?
Talk:John D. Arnold

message: The first sentence in the bio seems to be based on this article:   
"A Google search told him that the Arnolds were a young billionaire couple in Houston. John, Nosek learned, had made his first millions as a wunderkind natural gas trader at Enron, the infamous energy company, and he’d managed to walk away from Enron’s 2001 collapse with a seven-­figure bonus and no accusations of wrong­doing attached to his name. "  Looking for more netural language than: "former hedge fund manager, and former natural gas trader instrumental in the Enron scandal"  -- "former natural gas trader at Enron"?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Enrontruther (talk • contribs) 01:32, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Intro paragraph
Talk:List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame (alphabetical)

message: They are not "members" until they are inducted in the summer. Gwynn and Ripken should be removed until that time.Kinston eagle 01:53, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure how strict I'd be on that interpretation; it could be argued that they're members as soon as their election is announced, but that formal induction follows a couple of months later. I know the College Football Hall of Fame has a particularly drawn-out process, in which there's an induction banquet in NYC a few months after election (I believe in December) and then another enshrinement at the Hall in Indiana the following summer, nearly a year and a half after the election is announced. I realize the Baseball HoF process is a bit simpler, but I'm not sure I want to split that hair. MisfitToys 02:13, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Members 

message: Can this list mirror the List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame (chronologial) category?  That category provides more information in a form that is easy to follow. Bbagot 19:32, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Improvement 

message: This seems like a relatively minor piece of cleanup to me.  List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame by date of induction and this list are content forks created before the advent of sortable tables. Given the ability to sort now, there is currently no need for two different lists that offer the same information.  Especially when the date of induction list is in far better shape than this one.
I will also throw this here, as presuming they do get merged, I also believe that  List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame by date of induction no longer meets the featured list criteria as it is completely lacking in citations and sources.  That, however, should be a very easy thing for someone with a couple decent baseball histories to fix up. Resolute 00:20, 24 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: *umm, what reference purposes? Resolute 20:08, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal
Talk:List of French artists and artistic movements

message: As the original writer of this page, I am starting to think that this page is too large and that the French Art History section should be moved to a separate (and main) page French art, moving the lists (both sets: chronological and by school) to separate pages List of French artists and List of French artistic movements (speaking of which... I think contributors *need to be made aware* that there are double entries of artists on these lists so that they add/fix links twice) and the whole thing managed by a Template:French art history.  I also wonder if the list of museums at the bottom (which no one has ever added to) should be eliminated (a subcategory in catalogues of museums of France needs to give cities!) and the discussion on salons and academies would be better on its own page French art salons and academies.  As you can see, I have started to put this into effect, but it's just a beginning.    Suggestions?  Comments?  --NYArtsnWords 21:06, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Your plan sounds wonderful! It would work well as a model for organizing articles on the art of other nations. >>sparkit|TALK<< 16:28, August 17, 2005 (UTC)
Ok... so I just put in the Redirect to French art.  I hope everyone likes the new format. -- NYArtsnWords 02:04, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page Split
Talk:Interstate 610 (Texas)

message: Looks like there are already several photos of this freeway. If you want more, please specify specifically what you're looking for. Safety Cap (talk) 20:22, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photos 

message: Exit 11B southbound (Old Katy Road) was closed permanently on June 1; should this be noted in the junction list? There is now no southbound exit at 11B. Meltdown627 (talk) 00:29, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ramp closure 

message: The map of Houston is in polish or something. Someone should change it to English. Marcuselden (talk) 00:52, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map in wrong language 

message: Why is the roadway not highlighted? Is it just me, or is this a problem for everyone? NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 04:08, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: @NintendoTTTEfan2005: this edit corrected that. There was an easily observed typo in the name of the map file it was trying to display. Imzadi 1979 →  04:13, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, ok. Thanks NintendoTTTEfan2005 (talk) 04:14, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Highlighted road
Talk:Communicative rationality

message: Is this the same thing as theory of communicative reason?--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 21:32, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know, but I'm guessing yes. Lucidish 21:42, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

text: Cooke 1994 seems to refer to Maeve Cooke's Language and Reason: A Study in Habermas's Pragmatics. I have added this to the bibliography. Veracon.net (talk) 14:56, 21 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Why does this redirect here rather than, say, Argumentation theory or Reason (reasoning)? --Nemo 07:45, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Rational discourse]]
Talk:The Open Society and Its Enemies

message: The text of this article subtitles vol 1 as "the spell of Plato" which matches my copy, and numerous online references, and the material of the book. The image however is "the age of Plato" which is odd William M. Connolley (talk) 16:12, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  The spell or the age of Plato? 

message: Today, 2023-02-22, I have completely remade the summary section of this article, summarizing the book in a way that reflects its table of contents, and highlighting Popper's key concepts and their definitions. I am making a note of this in case someone has complaints about this major revision and would like to add them in a reply to me here. Thiagovscoelho (talk) 19:08, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not a fan, TBH. What was there before was punchier, and gave a better flavour of the book and Popper's argument. Yours veers off into blandness William M. Connolley (talk) 21:02, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe that the details about the book should be preserved, especially the highlighted terms that Popper defines in the book, and the new summary addresses the issues mentioned in earlier talk page comments about the summary overemphasizing some parts of the book and downplaying others, since now every chapter is covered, and the summary has become more easily extensible. However, your criticism inspired me to add a paragraph to the introduction section that preserves many elements of the earlier summary, which should help people get a simple "punchy" overview of the book along the lines of what the page used to say. Thiagovscoelho (talk) 21:29, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extensive rewrite of the summary, 2023-02-22 

message: I have archived most of this talk page, creating archive 1. Most of it was outdated by the time I wrote the topic about my major revision, but I think I didn't know how to make archives back then. Thiagovscoelho (talk) 01:31, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Archived outdated comments, 2023-07-02
Talk:Annie Hall/Archive 1

message: I've just read the original article and then taken a look at this ongoing discussion. My feeling is that John's excellent additions on the political aspects of this film are similar to what anthropologists term thick description. As such, his comments on the film seem to me to be helpful to viewers/readers who might miss some of the cultural references within the film on a first viewing. Wikipedia is a broad church and needs to be flexible enough to cope with interesting and informative approaches, within the constrains of the neutral point of view etc.
To provide an example from another film, would it be legitimate to add an explanatory section to an article on Citizen Kane about contemporary political references, the expressionist cinematography of Toland, deep focus, lighting, or sound editing issues? It is my belief that a bit of depth here would be an excellent way of suggesting to someone new to this film that Orson Welles was innovating within the Hollywood system and, as such, could expect guidance on this from an encyclopedia entry. Given this, it is legitimate to include these sort of materials within Wikipedia. Similar points could be made about what could be included in an article on early Godard, Westerns or The Simpsons. It seems to me that John is doing  something valuable with his reflections on Annie Hall. I certainly don't have a problem with this being hosted on Wikipedia. Long may his mouse click.
Here endeth the sermon...
Rmackenzie 23:48, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed, and Peter Cowan dedicates several pages to a "Glossary of Cultural References" in Annie Hall in his BFI monograph (). If it wasn't plagiarism, that would not look out of place on wikipedia. The JPS 20:12, 6 September 2005 (UTC)

text: Do you mean Peter Cowie?
--Johncarvill 21:45, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, yes, so I do. The JPS 21:53, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  A few comments in support of John's content 

message: ...As the one armed economist said... Your section is a little long, John. Brevity is the soul of something or other. Perhaps you can condense it slightly in the way suggested, rather than moving it wholesale elsewhere in cyberspace.
Ho Hum...
:Herewith, the sound of one hand clapping? Agree. Doovinator 06:31, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  P.S. On the other hand... 

message: Johncarvill, from what I've seen, you've only done 28 edits. So you would be considered a newbie. So I would suggest reading as many articles as you can on Wikipedia to see the style that's accepted here. Also, you may want to read the articles for deletion page to see what kinds of things are considered original research. Anyone can edit here, but it's always helpful to the community if new editors know the general guidelines of the site. Thanks. --Woohookitty 05:23, 8 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Some advice

message: Just wondering why this was deleted, as this is a famous scene, and having a short clip of it doesn't seem off base. Just looking for more opinions on the matter...
--Supremelegend 21:44, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Marshall McLuhan scene video clip
Talk:Anbotoko Mari

message: I agree with the merge proposal, probably to end up under Mari (goddess). There seems no point to having this scattered over three articles. -- Jmabel | Talk 21:31, August 15, 2005 (UTC)
:Whoever (Judgesurreal) merged towards Anbotoko Mari and not towards Mari (goddess) comitted a clear error. It's like merging Sea in an article called Mediterranean Sea or Star in an article called Sun. 
:The problem is that I can't (or don't know how) to correct that brutality. Can somebody help? —This unsigned comment was added by Sugaar (talk • contribs) 21 March 2006.
: Since the history is already split over two articles in any case, I'll do a cut and paste move. - Jmabel | Talk 04:10, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge
Talk:Child labor laws in the United States

message: Contrary to modern expectations, children did not hate working! They liked being out of the house and contributing to their families welfare. The wonderful child labor laws came about when the shifting American demographic forced children into competition with adult labor. The adults usually lost and, being able to vote (!), passed laws "protecting" children. It all sounded and sounds so wonderful. Except it wasn't quite like that at all. 
The photographs of children looking exceedingly glum were taken when the photographer told them to hold a position for a long time. There was no way a child could hold an expression that long except straight-faced! Student7 (talk) 13:54, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Historical milieu

message: The article says, " In 1853, Charles Loring Brace founded the Children's Aid Society, which worked hard to take in children living on the street. The following year, the children were placed on a train headed for the West, where they were adopted, and often given work. By the late 1800s, the orphan train had stopped running altogether, but its principles lived on."
What does the Children's Aid Society have to do with child labor laws? It seems to be that the aim was simple charity.
He gave them work, desirable in the 19th century. But what does that have to do with labor laws?
What do the principles of the orphan train have to do with anything? Interesting, probably applicable to a lot of other topics, but labor laws??? So what? Student7 (talk) 13:46, 12 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. Marked for removal unless someone thinks it should stay. ---Shane Landrum (cliotropic) 04:49, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Irrelevant?

message: I've rearranged the article a bit and begun to document it more historically. Needs more detail in all sections, especially the bit about why children's wage labor was popular, when, and where. ---Shane Landrum (cliotropic) 04:54, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Reorganization and Documentation

message: Section title needs to be more broad. New title adds more neutrality. Naa1000441518 (talk) 22:05, 26 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Changed section title Activism against child labor to Reformation of child labor laws
Talk:Adrian Shephard

message: i only remembr then crosing paths at the teleportor to xen. when else did they croos paths? can someone conferm? (Chardrc 21:39, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Yup. I went ahead and clarified this in the article. Nufy8 21:43, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

text: How about putting the cover image of Opposing Force?
I put up a screenshot of Shephard, feel free to edit it or add a new image. I just thought a screenshot would be better because the cover image is already on the Opposing Force page. GENick403 08:37, 19 March 2006 (UTC)

text: If you use "thirdperson" in Opposing Force, you'll see that Shephard looks the same as the screenshot that's there. Nufy8 13:48, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed, that is the multiplayer preview picture of the shephard model. Personally, I think the picture of him on the cover art for Opposing Force would be more appropriate, but maybe that's because I made my own high-quality scan of it. :P MarphyBlack 02:55, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crossing pathes with freeman. 

message: Does anyone know if they plan to return him to the game at a later time, or if anything is scheduled? 2stepMW 15:03, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Return

message: The mention of his name being highlighted on the keyboards in Portal is probably innacurate:
Letters actually highlighted: adehinprs
Letters in "SHEPHARD" adehprs
Letters in "HARD PENIS": adehinprs
You be the judge.
72.84.7.10 (talk) 17:08, 16 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: "Adrian Shepard" - uses only the letters "adrinshep," or "adehinprs"  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.16.133.87 (talk) 05:02, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Portal 

message: what's the correct spelling? // Gargaj (talk) 23:28, 5 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I couldn't find my Opposing Force manual but the opening sequence clearly states "Shephard". I'll make the changes in the article. I'm curious about the spelling of the "Shepard" from Quake 4 though (since someone claims that it's a reference to Adrian Shephard). --F4LL0UT (talk) 13:24, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shephard or Shepard? 

message: I removed some information under the PVC article that stated the Soldiers in Half-Life did not have access to the PVC. It is pretty clear they did, as they are all seen wearing it. Not only that, but if they didn't have the PVC on them, then how is it possible that they can withstand 30+ rounds to the chest from an MP5/M4? Or survive a direct blast from a shotgun that would instantly kill any other human sized target? Mr. Someguy (talk) 20:59, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed false information about HECU in half life not having access to the PVC.
Talk:Klepht

message: Klepht has entered the English language, along with ciflik and several other terms through academic studies of the Ottoman Empire and Balkan independence movements.  It is usually pluralized as if it were an English word by simply adding -s instead of pluralizing it the Greek way.  Less common Greek words should be italicized if they are transliterated.
I have gone ahead and changed all the klephtes and kleftes to "klephts."  If you feel that we should do an italicized transliteration with the Greek plural -es, then let me know.  I don't object, but I thought that we should try to use the most common English spelling and stick with it for consistency.
Thanks for your contributions to the article.  Please contribute further, as it does need to be expanded.  I can't remember the Greek word for "tame klephts."  The ones who were more organized were called αρματόλοι, weren't they?  I think the "wild klephts" were just called αγριοί κλέφτες, but I can't remember.  Please feel free to fill in. --Jpbrenna 21:49, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Well said. A Macedonian, a Greek. (talk) 14:28, 12 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments
Talk:Wibble

message: Not total nonsense. The word "wibble" was first coined by Edmund Blackadder in an episode where he is feigning insanity in order to be sent home from the trenches in World War I. Perhaps there's a very weak case for merging this to Blackadder, but not strong enough for me to VfD it. Tonywalton 21:52, 15 August 2005 (UTC)

message: :On looking hard at the Blackadder article the word's already mentioned (Series 4, final episode) Tonywalton 21:56, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Will Shortz

message: Should Shortz's use of "WILLz" be a nom de plume or pseudonym? There is a difference. IvanP 21:52, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: "Nom de plume" or "pseudonym"?

message: Technically? Yes, he's (probably) created some crossword puzzles in his life. Seriously? No. His fame in puzzle creation lies wholly outside the realm of crosswords. In the crossword field, he's known for his editing. In any case, "cruciverbalist" is a semi-joke term; professionals refer to themselves as "constructors." Eric-Albert 19:07, 9 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A cruciverablist, by definition, is not necessarily a constructor: it can include constructors, editors, or simply avid fans ("enthusiasts") of word puzzles.  See the American Heritage Dictionary for reference . Jkatzen 05:09, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Is Will Shortz a cruciverbalist?

message: Shortz, according to Crossworld: One Man's Journey into America's Crossword Obsession by Marc Romano, has been editor of Games magazine since 1978.  Is that book in error, or are we?  Hopefully someone can either verify our date or else make the change?  For once my school computer isn't blocked from editing, but I doubt it will be true for long....lousy vandalizing kids...  Jwrosenzweig, editing as anon
*"Crossworld" is riddled with errors; I'd argue that it gets more wrong than it does right, so never rely on it for confirmation of a fact.  Will has been a puzzle editor at Games since near the beginning, but he wasn't THE editor until the late 1980s (I'm too lazy to check exactly when, but I'd bet the article's 1989 date is right).  Qaqaq 14:52, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Editor of Games

message: wait wait wait.  didn't he say he got his law degree from harvard?
somebody fucking with me?
:Nope. http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=4773 CarlosTheDwarf (talk) 04:00, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  personal life 

message: It is said that Shortz is mentioned in one 2015 episode and then appeared in a 2018 episode- he was also mentioned in 2016’s (season 4’s) “Mr. Santiago”, around the 8:12 mark. 2603:6010:C0F:AF39:CD0F:F5DB:C2BF:2540 (talk) 22:08, 25 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brooklyn 99 

message: Under "Personal Life", it needs to be noted that Will has returned back to Sunday Puzzle on April 21, 2024 episode after his recuperation from stroke. AjayKShah56 (talk) 02:36, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Will Shortz