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Talk:List of La Trobe University people

message: Nick Bisley is Professor of International Relations and Convenor of the Politics and International Relations
Program at La Trobe University. His research and teaching expertise is in the international relations of the Asia–
Pacific, globalization and the diplomacy of great powers. He is a Senior Research Associate of the International
Institute of Strategic Studies and a member of the Council for Security and Cooperation in the Asia–Pacific. Nick is
the author of many works on international relations, including Building Asia’s Security: Toward a 21st Century
Regional Security Architecture (IISS/Routledge, 2009), Rethinking Globalization (Palgrave, 2007) and The End of
the Cold War and the Causes of Soviet Collapse (Palgrave, 2004).
81.68.255.36 (talk) 11:49, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nick Bisley
Talk:List of micronutrients

message: This page is great, but does anybody else think that the herbs and spices should not be on here? 74.78.98.109 (talk) 11:35, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, does anybody know if macrominerals are considered micronutrients? It seems to me that they would be. 74.78.98.109 (talk) 12:10, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: This page is great
Talk:Fire (Wild Orchid album)

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thread_title: An image on this page may be deleted
Talk:Henry S. Taylor

message: * 
Now one of the External links, this is the immediate source for middle name Splawn, birthdate 1942-06-21, and birth village Lincoln, Virginia. In turn LC cites Hollins College archives for name and date; "Copyright card VA 71-876" for name and village.
--P64 (talk) 22:16, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Vital data
Wikipedia talk:Serif or sans-serif

message: #I feel that the serifed fonts are better because it helps distinguish us from other encyclopedias online, and sans-serifs are sooo 20th century. Rickyrab 15:35, 1 Jun 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Votes in favor of serif fonts in Wikipedia

message: # I assume this poll is for what the default MonoBook typeface will be, since anyone can use a user CSS to change it to whatever they like?  First off, can't it be added to Preferences?  In any case, for MonoBook, I prefer sans, for whatever it's worth... TreyHarris 16:23, 1 Jun 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Votes in favor of sans serif fonts in Wikipedia
Talk:Tilbury Fort

message: I'm hoping to further develop this article over the coming weeks and then submit it it to GA review. As part of that, I'd like to alter the citation system. This requires prior discussion on the talk page under the WP:CITEVAR policy.
Currently the article  uses long citations, e.g. "AD Saunders Tilbury Fort and the Development of Artillery Fortifications in the Thames Estuary (The Antiquaries Journal, 1960)" With a greater density of citations, this can be less easy to use or read. I'm proposing the harvb template and bibliography approach, supported by cite web in cs2 mode. This produces short citations, such as "Saunders 1960, pp. 18-19", with the full book details automatically linked in a bibliography below. For an example of how this looks and works in practice, have a look at Henry I of England, which I was also involved in. 
I'd welcome your thoughts. Hchc2009 (talk) 16:59, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Hchc2009 (talk) 18:29, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed to change to citation style
Talk:James Cambias

message: Hello, 
I added a full bibliography of short stories and novels, as per the isfdb.org page (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?18965). Also fleshed out biography section and added references based on interviews with the author.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alarumclock (talk • contribs) 06:53, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography, references added (September 2018) 
Talk:Torbjörn

message: I find it intresting that my name Torben, has been redirected to the name Torbjorn, and defined as meaning the same thing. From what I've been told, by my parents, Tor does mean Thor, but ben means something else, like warden, or guarden. Thoughts or information on this? Torben Hansen (talk) 11:53, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Origins of Torben

message: According to http://www.norskenavn.no/navn.php?id=166 the meaning of Torbjørn is Thunderbear.
Betydning: Tordenbjørn
Forklaring: Guttenavnet består av navnedelene tor og bjørn, hvor tor er utledet av det norrøne navnet Thórr som betyr "torden", mens bjørn kommer fra det norrøne ordet "bjorn", som betyr "det store brune dyret".
I've also seen explainations that, since Thor was a god symbolizing strenght, Torbjørn means Strong Bear. I haven't found any online resources to this though. --79.160.57.68 (talk) 19:40, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Meaning of Torbjörn / Thorbjørn
Wikipedia talk:Village pump/Agora

message: Proposal: Rename Village Pump as Agora. Optim·.· 21:48, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)

message: #Kokiri 22:39, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Neutral / Don't care

message: *Uh...why? Agora isn't even an English word, and I would guess the vast majority of people would not know what an agora is. If they recognize it at all it would be due to "agoraphobia." Is this a joke? Adam Bishop 21:55, 3 Mar 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion
Talk:Martin of Opava

message: An IP user has just added a popular culture section, saying that Martin's chronicle is mentioned in Peep Show. I am not certain that this is notable, especially as our article on Peep Show doesn't mention Martin, so it is apparently not even terribly important for Peep Show. It might be interesting if we were told more about the plot device and how it works, but just the information that Martin gets a mention there does not add anything to our knowledge of Martin. I suggest deleting this section. Other opinions? --Doric Loon (talk) 11:36, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popular Culture
Talk:March Laumer

message: First of all, I think it's a little silly to order things by Continuity. For example, the book The Magic Mirror of Oz is subtitled "The Oz Book for 1943", only the last seven chapters of thirty four actually take place during that year. The book starts in 1917, but most of the chapters do not take place in that year either. Some people would argue to label the book the year of its beginning, others would argue the year of its end, others would argue the year in which the most of the action takes place.
This is a problem that has cropped up in Oz circles before. I think it was the two collaborators on the HACC that first experienced this difficulty. And there are good arguments for the use of either. Both dates must be considered when deciding what took place during what.
Furthermore, the current list is wrong by ALL reckonings. ALL of China Dog took place after ALL of Careless Kangaroo, as did ALL of Uncle Henry. And I'm not even sure you can fit all of Laumer's books on just one continuity. I would place at least Fattywiggins and Crown of Oz in a completely different continuity, and it seems to me that Talking City was written mostly by Baxley, with only minor editing by Laumer.
The easiest way to make a list of books, in my humble opinion, is by publication date. This gives us only one date to keep track of, and makes everything much easier. Thus, I would prefer its use in this article. 172.130.157.143 (talk) 21:56, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps I should reverse the placement of the lists vis a vis List of published Oz Apocrypha.  --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 06:16, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Works in order of Continuity
Talk:Sara King

message: It may be that someone is acting in a systematic way to remove good faith tags left by editors in related articles Sara King, Odyssey Writing Workshop, and perhaps Codex Writers Group.
Editors of these articles should be aware that an advertising tag is one step away from recommending an article be deleted. Generally, articles marked as advertising have many other problems, as well. In the cases of Sara King and Odyssey Writing Workshop and Codex Writers Group, there are many statements which need citation, or should be removed. Additionally, these articles frequently imply success by association, which is disallowed in Wikipedia. Associating with someone famous does not make one famous (or particularly, notable). People who are not notable are deleted from Wikipedia.
Editors, I also advise you to consider whether the organizations and people you mention would appreciate including them in some of this less-than-straightforward presentation. Some of what is going on here is called vandalism -- you may not remove reasonable tags without explanation. (Creating articles with an advertising slant to justify removing an "orphan" tag is not acceptable.)
24.130.16.124 (talk) 09:36, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I`m just reading the german version of the first Zero book, German title: " Zero - Kadett der Sterne" (translates as: Zero - Cadet of the Stars), and I think the translation into another language may be a hint for the notability of a writer. But that`s just my two cents.Maxvorstadt (talk) 15:54, 17 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Responding that the previous comment came 10 years after the first: certainly an author may become notable in a decade, but that wouldn't make my comment in 2008 untrue. However, even since 2018, I cannot find much evidence for increased notability. In the landscape of self-publishing, a foreign translation is not a de facto maker of notability. Please note, I am not suggesting that independent authors cannot be notable. I have performed a cursory search for reliable, independent secondary sources for information on the Zero books, and have found mentions on a few personal review blogs at most.  Vermiculite (talk) 02:38, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Systematic violation of Wikipedia policies
Talk:Silver Spring Soft Drinks

message: Hi, I am from Denver Colorado, USA, and we are have a local dring called "Petey's Bing energy" made with bing cherries (http://www.getbinged.com/sitebuilder/images/IngredL3-745x2738.jpg). Any relationship?
 terrence204.76.128.217 (talk)  —Preceding comment was added at 14:18, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
Talk:Hahn decomposition theorem

message: It seems that the proof of the theorem relies on the following result. Is it true ?
if \mu(A) is finite then the set M=\{\mu(E)\;|\;E\in\Sigma \;\; E\subseteq A\} is bounded.
:More specifically, I think that the mistake is in the claim
::Also, ε1 is finite since 0 > μ(A) > −∞. 
:I will fix it now. Oded (talk) 16:39, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  A precision 

message: I don't understand the use of min(t_n/2,1) instead of just t_n, nor the use of max(s_n/2,-1) instead of s_n/2 in the proof of the Hahn decomposition theorem.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.8.166.226 (talk) 15:41, 7 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of min/max in proof 

message: The proof seemed to rely on the assumption that if μ takes on the value -∞, it doesn't take the value +∞. Why is this assumption justifiable? Kerry (talk) 16:08, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: It is because it would violate the additivity of signed measure. Suppose A and B are measurable sets with \mu(A) = -\infty and \mu(B) = +\infty. Observe that A \setminus B, B \setminus A and A \cap B are mutually disjoint. Consider three cases. (Case: \mu(A \cap B) = +\infty) We have \mu(A) = \mu((A \setminus B) \cup (A \cap B)) implying -\infty = \mu(A \setminus B) + \infty by additivity. Note that the equality can never hold no matter what \mu(A \setminus B) is. (Case: \mu(A \cap B) = -\infty) The argument is similar as before. (Case: \mu(A \cap B) = m \in \mathbb{R}) We have \mu(A) = \mu((A \setminus B) \cup (A \cap B)) implying -\infty = \mu(A \setminus B) + m by additivity. As a result, \mu(A \setminus B) = -\infty. Now \mu(A \cup B) = \mu((A \setminus B) \cup B) = -\infty + \infty which is undefined. Since all cases lead to a contradiction, we conclude that a signed measure cannot take both -\infty and +\infty as values. Alexvong1995 (talk) 12:01, 22 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proof of the Hahn decomposition theorem
Talk:European Mathematical Society

message: Another editor placed a proposed deletion tag on EUROPEAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY ARTICLE COMPETITION and in the explanation said that it should be merged into this one. It can't be merged if it's deleted so I removed the prod tag and placed merge tags on the articles. Phil Bridger (talk) 12:36, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: There should be a section on Publications and Journals.
Start with
* EMS Newsletter, (together with a pointer to its obscure 1995-2004 archive at http://www.emis.de/newsletter/index.html not references from the official site); and
* Journal of the EMS (hateful non-free access)
Beyond that, some sort of brief summary about the relationship between the EMS and EMS Publishing House is probably needed, together with a pointer to the EMS-PH publication list.
76.191.212.109 (talk) 03:47, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Publications and Journals

message: what order is this list meant to be in?
presumably the UK orgs are at the end because UK begins with a U - but finding the London Mathematical Society is not easy - one automatically looks for the letter L.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.154.65.148 (talk) 23:47, 14 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  National Societies 

message: There are four people and only three names, one repeated. Please correct.
2.81.85.95 (talk) 18:28, 22 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mistake in the picture
Talk:Gorizia Hills

message: "Some Slovenian wine producer from the region of Goriška Brda are constantly trying to use the well known name Collio with the excuse their vineyards are crossing the Italian border" is unsubstantiated and definitely prejudiced. unless some substantial source can be foudn it´s definitely going to disappear. --Lotsofmagnets (talk) 22:00, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. It looks like it was sneaked in by an anon IP back in June. It is definitely not supported by reliable sources and I removed it. AgneCheese/Wine 22:47, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  prejudiced remarks
Talk:List of grammar schools in England

message: Is the above a state-funded Grammar School (and therefore missing from this list)?  So far as I can see this free school has an admissions test.Hjamesberglen (talk) 16:58, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: They have a test for banding purposes, i.e. to ensure an equal distribution across ability bands. There have been no new grammar schools since the 1970s (and possibly earlier). Kanguole 17:01, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) Blackburn 

message: I am now aware of three of the above
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) Blackburn
Batley Grammar School
Hutton Grammar School
At sometime I would like to list these in WP.  Anyone aware of others to add to such a list?Hjamesberglen (talk) 17:31, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: By "false flag", do you mean schools called "grammar school" that are either comprehensive or independent? There are a lot of them, having retained the name they had at an earlier time. I don't see the point of a list, especially as it would be a locally invented category. Kanguole 17:35, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The independent schools are well known eg Manchester, Leeds etc.  I was more interested in identifying state comps which still hold this name and including them as side information in one of the WP school articles.  'False flag' is just my shortcut I would not use this term in an article.  It's a given that the independents maintain a GS ethos but curious that the comps also want to hold on to this.  A tribute I guess to this type of school (a not unbiased opinion BTW) Hjamesberglen (talk) 17:47, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  'False Flag' Grammar Schools
Talk:In the Future

message: I really dig it. Anyone know the artist?
24.250.169.47 (talk) 23:36, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: While the article didn't say so at the time of the original request, it actually does explicitly say now that the keyboardist did indeed design the cover. And no, you're not the only one who thinks of Tangerine Dream — the keyboardist has specifically cited Storm Thorgerson — who didn't directly design any Tangerine Dream covers, AFAIK, but was the pre-eminent album cover designer of that era (Dark Side of the Moon, case closed!) and thus undoubtedly influenced the style of their covers — as an artistic influence. Bearcat (talk) 17:47, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who did the album art?
Talk:List of metropolitan areas in Pakistan

message: These population figures are underestimated. Karachi has a population of 15,000,000/+ and Lahore has 8,000,000/+.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.136.18.4 (talk) 14:27, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, the recent population is different, the population in the article is 2005 est. I'll update it once I find an updated source. Marsa Lahminal (talk) 12:37, 22 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Where does this figure for Karachi come from? At over 29 million, it would be the 2nd most populous in the world. Jakaloke (talk) 23:06, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I've reverted the vandal. Elockid   (Talk) 01:51, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This list on 1 April was turned from a list of metropolitan areas into a list of districts, based on 1998 census information. The pre-1 April reference is broken beyond repair, and I couldn't find an alternative. Thus I wouldn't want to revert to what amounts to basically unverifiable information that probably strongly depends on the definition of "metropolitan area", which seems to be a term not in official use in Pakistan. On the other hand, we have a much more complete list of districts of Pakistan, which would be the natural place for district-based information, and a list of most populous cities in Pakistan, too (also based on 1998 census data). So what should be done to this list? Merge it to the district list? Huon (talk) 13:34, 20 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Scope? 

message: Due to the absence of any reliable sources and of even a definition of what constitutes a "metropolitan area" in the context of Pakistan, with no improvement for almost a year, I have redirected this list to the somewhat better-developed list of most populous cities in Pakistan even though that one has severe original research problems, too. At least there are sources that document the population of Pakistani cities. Huon (talk) 15:38, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect 

message: These are two different cities so Faisalabad should be above them and the figures for Islamabad and Rawlapindi should be separated. --FN777 (talk) 14:09, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Islamabad - Rawalpindi vs Faisalabad
Talk:Wairakei

message: My understanding is that the Craters of the Moon are a purely natural occurrence, which is supported by the Wikipedia entry. Yet the caption to the photo here says it was "created by the use of geothermal energy changing the underground pressure situation [sic]". Apart from the poor English, this does not seem to be correct.Royalcourtier (talk) 20:35, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: (Belated reply) The article Craters of the Moon (geothermal site) says the craters appeared as the result of human activity, although there were previous steam vents and hot springs.-gadfium 03:11, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of Craters of the Moon
Talk:Haast Pass

message: The article says that the elevation is 562 m, but no source is given. The road sign at the pass gives the elevation as 564 m (source: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17060791). Does anybody have a more reliable source than the road sign?
Schwede66 (talk) 18:30, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Added citation - the height of the pass is annotated on the NZ Topo Map as 562 metres. --Marshelec (talk) 04:02, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Elevation
Talk:Deborah Eisenberg

message: I see the awards, but I don't see anything related to criticism?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.40.82.109 (talk) 23:12, 21 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Awards and criticism 

message: Eisenberg has certainly been outspoken on regard to the PEN award to Charlie Hebdo through a published letter she wrote, and I think that this may warrant some coverage. However, at the moment we spend more time, through extensive quotes, on this one issue than we do on her biography and our account of her writing. This reads like undue emphasis on a single event. I'd like to remove the quotes, and trim it back to a statement along the lines that she had been controversially outspoken against Charlie Hebdo being given an award. While the quotes do provide context, a link to the letter would allow a reader to gain that without placing undue weight on this controversy. - Bilby (talk) 23:24, 28 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Charlie Hebdo and PEN 
Talk:John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3

message: I can't find archived news sources on this, and the liner notes don't really help (they don't actually state new recording or copyright dates), but just listening to the songs and comparing them to their original counterparts, it's more than evident Denver re-recorded the vocals on the majority, if not all, of the tracks here. Until I find some sort of interview that mentions it, I can only mention it here! – Kerαunoςcopia◁galaxies 16:40, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vocals re-recorded
Talk:Journeys to Glory

message: Why does "Musclebound" redirect here? Should it direct somewhere more to do with the actual term?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.110.212.173 (talk) 20:21, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirected? 

message: Hmm... The reception section for this album seems rather biased to me, judging by the fact that the reviews box lists solely one review, a 1 star rating from Allmusic... Some amendments needed perhaps?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.206.77.71 (talk) 18:36, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reception 
Talk:Ralph Lombreglia

message: I have commenced a tidy-up of the Bibliography section using cite templates and tables for short stories, poems and/or book reviews. 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. This is a work in progress; feel free to continue. Sunwin1960 (talk) 04:34, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography
Talk:Muthuthala

message: Dear editor,
Congrats for making this page. It will be nice if you the page in a standard form and make it a good article. If you are not used to editing or making pages i will let you know some short cuts.
1. Select an existing article that match the subject, any other village page in wiki.
2. Click on edit this page.
3. Copy entire content to a text editor.
4. Change the text according to your subject.
5. Again select your the page you want to edit and paste the whole edited text there replacing the old one. 
6. Please see preview of the page and make adjustments before saving.
Rajeev madhavan (talk) 13:25, 7 January 2008 (UTC)