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Talk:Steven Fletcher (politician)

message: I object to the wording in the following sentence about Steven Fletcher: 
"He is the first quadriplegic to sit in the House of Commons."
 That is a particularly cruel joke: he can't exactly "stand" in the House of Commons, or "stand" for re-election, can he? :)
Seriously though, I can't think of an alternative term. Are there any less offensive terms than "sitting" in parliament? Graham 06:58, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I have hopefully fixed that problem. The sentence now reads:
"He is the first quadriplegic parliamentarian in the House of Commons."
 I have also changed "permanently disabled" to "having a permanent disability".
 Note: My comments above were not meant to show any opinion I have about Steven Fletcher: I know nothing more about him than what is presented in the article. Graham 08:40, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: objection to wording in article

message: I've corrected the CASA reference: although the source says "the director" (not president), he was one of five elected members of the board.  I've also deleted the gratuitous reference to CFS -- we don't say that he's a CPC member, "a conservative rival to the NDP," for example.
Thank you for the correction.  I don't agree that the CFS reference was gratuitous, though I also don't believe it's important enough to start an edit war over.  CJCurrie 03:57, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: CASA

message: I wouldn't know how to go about doing it myself, but the results of the most recent election should certainly be added.Katvin (talk) 08:18, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: 2008 Federal Election results
Talk:Otokichi

message: I must say this is a very interesting and well-organized article.  However, there are a couple of things I'm curious about.  The article mentions of course three surviving castaways; was Otokichi simply the most prominent in later accomplishments?  Also, it is rather unclear how the three circled the world, given the direct and sudden transition in the text from British Columbia to Macao.--Pharos 07:01, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone had erased the "Travel to Europe" paragraph. It's back in. Hope it's clearer now. PHG 11:47, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

text: While this is a popular myth, historical records show that a meeting between Ranald MacDonald and Otokichi would have been impossible.  He had probably heard of their story, but couldn't have met them.  MightyAtom 03:15, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: A couple of questions

message: There's no indication in any biographical material I've seen that Ranald MacDonald was American - he was born of a Scottish father and a Chinook mother in what was then Hudson's Bay Company territory, so his nationality is not clear, though most of his life was spent in Canada. Therefore I changed his description to "westerner" rather than American, in the section on his teaching in Japan.156.34.53.0 21:29, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: While this is a popular myth, historical records show that a meeting between Ranald MacDonald and Otokichi would have been impossible.  He had probably heard of their story, but couldn't have met them.  MightyAtom 03:15, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Ranald MacDonald

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Lin Ah Tao. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  signed, Rosguill talk 04:59, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lin Ah Tao listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: Under the heading "Biography: Drift to America" it states that there were three survivors. However, under the heading "Biography: Macau and attempt to return to Japan" it states that there were seven. Can anyone explain? Bricology (talk) 01:17, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: The article states that the other four were castaways from a different shipwreck.—Myasuda (talk) 02:44, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Three castaways? -or seven?
Talk:European Monetary System

message: If there is new information in the draft that is not in the article, the article should be updated. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:35, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge of Draft:European Monetary System into European Monetary System 

message: WP:ER I think the overall syntax of this article could use some improvement. The meaning of some of the sentences is not very clear. Inygo (talk) 20:50, 7 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: The article should be good now. I copy edited the article and removed the copy edit template. If you have any input I would love to hear your thoughts. TheMadDesperado (talk) 16:58, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Syntax improvement - edit request 

message: I have been copy editing this article and I found some information that doesn't seem to agree with the rest of the article. It may be that the info is correct and should be incorporated, or it may not be accurate and need to be removed. I am pasting the passage below. I have not copy edited this yet since I don't know if it will end up in the article, so excuse the syntax and grammar errors. The statement that #3 and #4 on this list are part of the EMS is not supported anywhere else in the article. If they are, then I need help verifying and citing. Also, is there a way to tag Wikipedians who are economics SMEs?
The EMS has four basic functional arrangements are:
1.The ECU: With this arrangement, member currencies agreed to keep their foreign exchange rates within agreed bands with a narrow band of +/− 2.25% and a wide band of +/− 6%.
2. An Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) : The main aim was to reduce exchange rate variability and achieve monetary stability.
3. An extension of European credit facilities : The aim was to provide enough credit facilities for a country that is ready to proceed to its convertibility in order to get loan easily.
4. The issue of a new reserve asset, to create European Monetary Cooperation Fund: created in October 1972 and allocated ECU to members' central banks in exchange for gold and US dollar deposits.
I'm not able to find the verification for #3 in the referenced paper, but maybe the information is right under my nose! Thanks! TheMadDesperado (talk) 15:58, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I copy edited the entire article since it was tagged with the copy edit template. Besides help with the above question, if any econ SME wants to look over the entire article, I would love your feedback! I tried to give the article a good flow in the History section. I definitely tried to stay true to the original intent, unless I thought something was incorrect based on the sources. Is anything in the article misleading or disjointed? Thanks! TheMadDesperado (talk) 16:53, 4 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some of this content doesn't seem to agree with the rest of the article
Talk:William M. Bass

message: Began the page. Will add more later. Suggestions, corrections welcome.
:According to at least one book which of course I cannot call to mind at the moment, locals used to call his project the Bass Anthropological Research Facility, or BARF. This may be too trivial for inclusion, but there is, anyway, a lot of information about him and his work in numerous non-fiction mass market books about forensic science and criminal investigation. What's there is good, but could be expanded.71.63.119.49 01:30, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: He's got another book, creatively titled "Beyond the Body Farm," pubbed Sept 07.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.147.106.121 (talk) 17:05, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:National Carillon

message: I have moved this article from Australian National Carillon to National Carillon to match the name given in . --Evan G 07:50, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

message: I always thought it was spelled Carillion with two I's, which is how its usually pronounced. Seems to be common spelling  ---- Astrokey44|talk 12:59, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I always thought this too. Though if you search "Canberra Carillon" you get many more hits . I think this is a case of a commonly mis-spelled word rather than an alternate spelling. --Martyman-(talk) 13:05, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone's rant on the subject is here  --Martyman-(talk) 13:06, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Look it up in a dictionary, I checked five of them and all state "Carillon" is correct. None even mentioned "Carillion". In English, words often assume different pronunciations to the way they are spelt. Former Prime Minister Robert Menzies for example, we all pronnounce Menzies the way it is spelt. In fact, the proper pronunciation is "Min-gees". Capital photographer (talk) 08:45, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Having been there yesterday and checked the spelling on the plaque at the place itself, it is definitely "Carillon".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.168.194.52 (talk) 00:07, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  carillion
Talk:Contemporary hit radio

message: CHR is also commonly used as an abbreviation for Constraint Handling Rules. Maybe we need a disambiguation page?
:Maybe indeed. For now, I've done the "lazy equivalent" and stuck a "can also mean" note on the top. - IMSoP 17:16, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: untitled

message: Under the Variations section a bunch of different radio stations are mentioned, why? I don't see a reason the examples should be included. They just add clutter. I would just delete them but I don't want to remove such a big section without replacing it. Orangekeet2 (talk) 13:20, 20 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Variations on CHR section: Why examples?
Talk:Lewis Grizzard

message: His last name does NOT rhyme with "Lizard", it's prounounced in the anglicized French way (but anglicized because the final "d" is spoken).  He clarified this himself in his audiobooks.
* Previous edit was by User:JohnRonald
:Thanks.  You can change it yourself if you like, or I can do it. DenisMoskowitz 14:37, 2005 Jun 13 (UTC)
* "My last name is pronounced 'Grizz-ARD', a proud French name, it means 'wild stallion'. Some people have the audacity to pronounce it 'GRIZZ-erd'. That is French for 'sissy welfare recipient'." (from memory, his own discussion of the pronunciation of his name). Eauhomme (talk) 15:44, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Last Name

message: Were Lewis' characters (i.e. Weyman C. Wannamaker Jr., Cordie Mae Poovey, Kathy Sue Loudermilk) actually based on real people that he knew or may have known, or were they purely creations for the benefit of humorous narrative? I'm not 100% sure. --DXI 20:22, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grizzard's characters 

message: Two published sources give his place of birth as Columbus, Georgia, so I changed the reference to his having been born at the adjacent army base, Fort Benning.  Zariane (talk) 11:41, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Place of birth 

message: The picture on the Wikipedia page is NOT Lewis Grizzard. It's a photo of actor Bill Oberst, who does a tribute show to the late journalist. 2600:1005:B189:F5EC:28F4:310:85B:58AE (talk) 18:44, 29 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grizzard photo
Talk:Tigrinya language

message: I have proposed the deletion of the page Tig (Tigrinya language). This page aims to clarify the distinctions between Tigrinya, Tigre, Tigrai, & numerous derived terms. You can find the deletion discussion page here: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tig (Tigrinya language). Very briefly, I do not oppose some clarification page as such, but rather oppose the invented term tig. I strongly encourage those who are following this page & who have an opinion on the matter to vote or comment at the deletion discussion—whether or not they agree with me. Pathawi (talk) 17:26, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion proposal for [[Tig (Tigrinya language)]]
Talk:Proto-Celtic language

message: Eska (2018), Celtic-Germanic Lexis in Light of Laryngeal Realism, Proceedings of the 29th annual UCLA Indo-European conference proposes that Proto-Celtic contrasted aspiration rather than voice, primarily on the grounds of (1) this found in the modern Celtic languages and (2) "pre-Grimm's Law" loanwords from Celtic to Germanic show PC *ɸ *t *k *d *g → PG *f *θ *x *t *k, in his view better seen as PC *pʰ/ɸ *tʰ *kʰ *t *k → pre-PG *pʰ *tʰ *kʰ *t *k. Perhaps worth mentioning as a minority view? --Trɔpʏliʊm • blah 17:13, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: The contrast in aspiration in Welsh, for instance, is only in certain environments, e.g. after /s/ /ɡ/ is [k] and /k/ is [kʰ] though <sc> is rare. Even in these circumstances the understood phoneme is /ɡ/ and not /k/, i.e. Welsh contrasts voicing, not aspiration, contrast in aspiration is allophonic. – Dyolf87 (talk) 14:59, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Phonation system 

message: In Proto-Indo-European language, only thematic nominals had a special ending for ablative in singular. Did Proto-Celtic language develop separate ablative endings for all athematic nominals (in all numbers)?--Ed1974LT (talk) 18:25, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Ablative

message: Recently the word desirative, purportedly a PIE verb form, was changed anonymously to desiderative.  This was reverted by  as "not constructive".
The word desirative in this sense has a handful of Web attestations, but far more redirections to desiderative. —Tamfang (talk) 00:08, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree the correct term is desiderative. —Mahāgaja · talk 13:30, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  I desire clarification 

message: Would it not be more beneficial to show Irish and Welsh (as a minimum) reflexes of the nouns in the noun-stem charts? At least an idea can be gleaned, at a glance, of their developments. – Dyolf87 (talk) 10:35, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Noun type reflexes
Talk:Shahid Beheshti University

message: this is not sbu picture ... thats islamic confernce center in tehran just 1000 m east of shahid beheshti univ ..... !
:It's the best (closest) we've got.
:Not to worry though. I'll takre a few pics there when I visit the campus in a few weeks.--Zereshk 06:24, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)

message: To my knowledge,the University campus(inluding the Medical School)is located in Velenjak,not Evin.My cousin and her daughter(who is studying pharmacy at the school)visited us and said it is located in Velenjak,where they live.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.118.48.56 (talk) 20:20, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where is Shahid Behesti Located? 

message: I think adding so much detail about what happened to Ayatollah Beheshti is not related to Shahid Besheshti University and a link to his page will do.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.218.83.61 (talk) 06:50, 9 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  A note about the second paragraph ( renaming the university)
Talk:Beetham Tower

message: Beetham tower in Machester will not be the tallest in britain after London. The tallest after London is the post office tower in Birmingham.I realy do find it amazing to untruths which are being told about Mancherster in an childish attempt to claim it is the second city.People reading about manchester on this site should really take every thing on this site with an massive pinch of salt.Nobody minds the truth but lies and spining should not be tolerated.Carl.
::May I ask, where is the Post Office Tower? - (Erebus555 19:15, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Could you be clear on what exactly the "lie" is? Is it that the Birmigham BT Tower isn't 152m tall, or that the Manchester Beetham Tower won't be 171m? --Khendon 19:40, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Beetham Tower, Manchester]]

message: I agree. Once these structures have been completely finished then they are technically individual. - (Erebus555 18:25, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Will there be enough material to make a decent article on all of them? --Khendon 19:40, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe so however if there isn't then an expand tag and a stub tag should be added. I am going to get some pictures for the Birmingham tower so that they can be added to the articles. The Liverpool article will be very small and possibly be only 1 or 2 sentences long. An expert or a person of sufficient knowledge of the project should work on it. The Manchester article, despite being the tallest of three, has little information too. So overall, it seems stub tags will be needed for the majority of the articles. - (Erebus555 19:10, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

text: I think so. I agree with splitting. I'm just about to add some information about the Birmingham tower, and it's already too much for one paragraph. RichF 21:20, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, the three towers (possibly 5 soon) should each have their own article with this article as a disambiguation page/explaination of the Beetham empire. David 13:48, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've split the pages as suggested. The entry for the Liverpool tower does look a little bare at the moment but it and it's Manchester and Birmingham comrades all have stub status, and I'm sure there will be a good sized article on each of them soon as people from the respective cities eagerly add information. A pic of Birmingham's and Liverpool's towers, now that they are complete, would be cool, if anyone has some snaps they'd like to donate. Robert Mercer 19:00, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Birmingham tower is not complete yet. I just thought I should say, anyway, I will get a picture soon if I can. - (Erebus555 19:01, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page split
Talk:Werner Villinger

message: Irmgard, why did you remove details about Villinger's suicide.  Your censorship is unfounded.  Here is the content your removed:
::Villinger threw himself off a mountain top near Innsbruck to his death. His apologist and author of his obituary, Dr. Ehrhardt, was also an active member of the WFMH.Here is the text your replaced it with:Villinger committed suicide.
This information has been restored and will remain until properly disputed.--AI 20:16, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Details on a suicide should not be published unnecessarily to not invite any imitations - this is an encyclopedia, not a sensational newspaper. --Irmgard 18:35, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)

text: And what the heck has it to do with his biography or obituary, if the guy who held it was a member of the WFMH. There is sure more descriptive information available about him, if you have to mention anything. --Irmgard 18:35, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Then add that information.  Do it without removing information that works against your POV.--AI 02:09, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Villinger's suicide 

message: The guy's name is Friedrich von Bodelschwingh jun. (there is also the senior of the same name, his father and predecessor). Sure, he was pastor, but the wikilink does usually include a title. --Irmgard 18:35, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bodelschwingh
Talk:Dolby Stereo

message: I changed the date for SR to the 1990's not 1980's.  (I didn't notice I wasn't logged in so that was me.)  SR noise reduction came in in the early 1990's and it was dual inventory; separate prints for Dolby Stereo SR (Dolby SR for short) and Dolby Stereo (meaning A-type).  SR became the standard around the mid 1990's.Filmteknik (talk) 14:42, 18 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Dolby SR

message: I added a citation to the part that requires a reliable source about the cost of CinemaScope and edited the part on the coworking history of Uhlig with Dolby. Also, a marketing strategy on Dolby Stereo. That's all I got from my readings about the history of Dolby Stereo :^).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juuyuau (talk • contribs) 00:10, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: You are a scholar and a titan in your field, my friend. Well done. I cleaned up some. Technically, the lead section does not have citations, but rather is a standalone summary of the body which is already fully written and cited WP:LEADCITE. But I'm not familiar with the sources, and that stuff is pretty darn technical ;). — Smuckola(talk) 01:02, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Reading Culture
Talk:Kingswood, Stroud District

message: There is confusion here!
Kingswood Gloucestershire is NOT the same as Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, but is a small village near Wotton-under-Edge. I give notice that I shall edit in due course!Linuxlad 10:07, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  
Talk:Elderly martial arts master

message: Wouldn't Yoda qualify for this category? -- Natalinasmpf 10:13, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: What about characters from various beat 'em up videogames? Characters like Edge Master from Soul Calibur and the Eternal Champion from Eternal Champions should be worth mentioning. --Nick R 13:23, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Video games? 

message: I think the character Snotty from Revenge of the Nerds II is a parody of
this stock figure. Sample quote "To truly hock a loogie, one must not retrieve the phlegm from the throat, but from the soul. "
----
Added short sentence that shows not 'what' a elderly martial arts character does, but 'how' i.e. through juxtaposing pratical solutions and mystical wisdom, usually without contradicting himself. Monchberter 08:32, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Parody 

message: This article reads like a tvtropes article. Just wanted to point that out, folks. 99.236.253.4 (talk) 04:19, 27 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  I see.