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Talk:Grand Theft Auto III

message: I edited the page to say that Claude, the protagonist, is mute, because of a line in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas saying that he is. 98.149.152.187 (talk) 23:34, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: This is already mentioned in "Gameplay", there's no need to repeat it. – Rhain ☔ 23:35, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Claude 

message: I know it's made in the UK but this game takes place in the US so should we change the English to American English? I think American English makes for sense for all GTA articles on this wiki (expect for GTA London games). 38.25.144.26 (talk) 20:17, 19 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I see no point in such a change. The variant is consistent across the GTA articles and GTA  is considered a British property. The setting doesn't really have any weight here. IceWelder [✉] 08:04, 20 February 2022 (UTC)

text: An British property owned by an American company? Kinda like Thomas & Friends is owned by Mattel. 38.25.255.45 (talk) 12:22, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone sould this make this page American English because instalment is a misspelled typo in the U.S.A that's why this needs be a discussion on if there sould be a British Wikipedia (because there isn't any) and you well can change this page to American English. Thank you 174.27.21.219 (talk) 01:20, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The spelling is correct. There isn't an American Wikipedia either. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 01:22, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I know but there needs to be a British Wikipedia. But that might be in the future 174.27.21.219 (talk) 01:25, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: This is the English Wikipedia (not American Wikipedia). It incorporates both British and American spelling where appropriate. There would be no point in having a mirror with identical content safe for some spelling variations. IceWelder [✉] 10:29, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: User:Jimbo Wales better start off a discussion about a British Wikipedia being released...... 174.27.21.219 (talk) 02:58, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should we change the English to American English?
Talk:Jennifer Arroyo

message: I reverted a bunch of edits added today by User: 24.164.136.190 because they are unverified, and appear to be solely an attempt to influence the voting at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Not My Year. This user also blanked the nomination at the above deletion discussion, substituting an unsigned Keep. I would note that the one Web site linked for Jennifer is not available, and of  the three sites linked for Suicide City (the band that made the album Not My Year, and which is included in the above referenced deletion discussion), only one has any mention of Jennifer Arroyo that I can find. -- Dalbury(Talk) 18:04, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Reversion on December 27 2005
Talk:Frankenfood

message: The term "obscene" is in fact used fittingly as per dictionary definitions (3.) and (1.) below; I am therefor reverting its removal. 
:ob·scene   Audio pronunciation of obscene ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (b-sn, b-) adj.
:::1. Offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty.
:::2. Inciting lustful feelings; lewd.
:::3. Repulsive; disgusting: “The way he writes about the disease that killed her is simply obscene” (Michael Korda).
:::4. So large in amount as to be objectionable or outrageous: “local merchants in nearby stores get hammered by stratospheric rents and obscene taxes” (Joe Queenan).
Mkweise 20:12, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Talk:The Golden Bough

message: I see this section has been going and coming a bit lately, but this hasn't been discussed here yet. For what it's worth, my view is that these kinds of sections are rarely of the same standard as the rest of the articles they inhabit, and in this particular case I think it's worth removing altogether. None of the information is sourced, and it simply reads as a list of works which have allegedly been influenced. There's no discussion of any kind, no elaboration and the section is thus out of kilter with the rest of the article. I'd be in favour of keeping it deleted; naturally if there is any WP:RS which discusses the influence of The Golden Bough on popular culture it would be great to mine it for material. Especially if it could be written up in an encyclopaedic way! Kim Dent-Brown (Talk) 14:28, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not very good with Wikipedia, but the ending of apocalypse now was influenced by it. Francis ford Coppola said that in the director's commentary, and the book in shown in the movie. if anyone would like to add that. Normal Bates (talk) 09:09, 28 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  In popular culture section 

message: I read English and Ethnology at Edinburgh University in the 90s and I recall Frazer at that time was considered inaccurate, both historically and analytically. No mention of any of that here. Has he been rehabilitated, do you think?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.219.176.153 (talk) 12:13, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, in the latter half of the 20th century, his theories were dismissed as inaccurate.  But, yes, in recent years, there has been some effort at rehabilitating his ideas, not so much as anthropology, but as philosophical comparative religions.  Some accounting of his reception over many decades, properly cited, would be in order. ---The Old JacobiteThe '45 13:38, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: His methodology has long been considered quite outdated. Mary Douglas makes a fairly scathing criticism of TGB and Frazer's general approach and theory in the opening chapter or two of Purity and Danger, while also noting the extent to which he mirrors the half-unconscious condescension the Victorians felt for 'the savages'. G.S. Kirk dismisses him as well, after making a thorough check of the "Myth and Ritual" concept which he inspired (the Cambridge school) against the actual record of Greek myths and attested or likely Hellenic rituals (The Nature of Greek Myths, 1975). It's fair to say that at least over the time after Frazer's death in 1941, the influence of TGB on the wider reading public has been *much* greater than its impact on researchers in anthropology, comparative religion or mythology. 83.254.151.33 (talk) 23:54, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overall accuracy of Frazer's thesis
Talk:Hawker Siddeley Hawk

message: Regrettably 'free for non-commercial' is not enough permission for Wikipedia, so the image has to go. DJ Clayworth 21:18, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: That's fine for the online Wikipedia. As long as it says clearly what the rights are, so derivative users know about it. Not ideal - but not a copyvio either.JamesDay 08:51, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Talk:Radclyffe Hall

message: Here it says "Girls" is included in Lord Berners' Collected tales, on the novel's entry it says it's not included.
Can anyone verify?   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.180.186.244 (talk) 18:26, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Contradiction with "Girls of Radcliff Hall" entry

message: From the article: "It sold very well, was critically acclaimed, and won both the Prix Femina and the James Tait Black Prize, a feat previously achieved only by E. M. Forster's A Passage to India.[12]" 
Checking the entry for the Prix Femina, I found no mention of Forster.
:It was actually the Femina -- Vie Heureuse Prize, which despite its name was the British version of the Prix Femina, awarded annually from 1920 to 1940. Khamba Tendal (talk) 12:27, 15 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect reference re: EM Forster? 
Talk:Rock candy

message: I propose that Misri be merged into Rock candy. I think that the content in the article can easily be explained in the context of this article, and the this article is of a reasonable size that the merging of Misri will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. Rishabh Tatiraju (talk) 10:22, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: Rock candy is so good. That is because it is made from pure sugar! I know how to make rock candy. GO on my talk page if you want to know what it is made of. My username is jlg23hershy! GO now! Check it out!Jlg23hershy (talk) 23:58, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: it sounds like the same substance - ie solid crystallised sugar, just packaged rather differently in the uk. Morwen 07:40, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)

text: the uk one. hmm. Morwen 07:59, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Rock Candy Rules!

message: I removed the following from the article:
It was also used in Thailand as money, for it was easily accessed and distributed. You could bet the candy on many things, and bet pieces or pounds.
This seems dubious to me since currency is normally something that is minted by the government or some large organization.  Using something that could be made in bulk at someone's home doesn't sound like an adequate means of currency.  I've moved the comment here until someone can come up with a source for this claim.  Dismas|(talk) 20:28, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: At one time salt was used as currency in Africa and was worth more than gold in Europe.  I don't think it's that far fetched if sugar was hard to come by and valuable, since a date is not given.  One would assume that this is in ancient times around 500 BCE when the first sugar extraction methods were being used in SE asia. See sugarcane. However the statement still rings sour to me and I agree it needs a citation.63.197.134.209 (talk) 23:56, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Candy as Cash 

message: It all started back in HongKong where they use to eat the Rock Candy in their coffee. It was discovered by Autumn Chang Rock Usibania. She discovered Rock Candy(rock sugar) when she got tierd of using plain old confesioner sugar cubes, she wanted rock solid cubes so that it lasted longer. So what she did was she used a string and wet it and rolled it in pure cane sugar. She than pured water mixture,that included sugar in a glass jar. She then let it form into Rock Candy. She then invited her friends over to test it and they all liked it. And now it is now a local coffee item in Hong Kong China.-- Trust me this is true.98.100.6.11 (talk) 19:10, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rock Candy's True History 

message: Does kompeito count as rock candy? 
It could maybe go in a 'see also' section.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.171.117.18 (talk) 02:50, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kompeito 
Talk:Oxo Tower

message: I've just removed the section on that euphemistic meaning for oxo tower. Come on, surely that isn't necessary?? And it's an example of whatsit... y'know when an article only has references to things that have happened very recently. I think this article could be expanded in other ways though, I've added it to my to-do list. »» M ª «« (talk) 22:38, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: My guess would be 1920s - 1930s. Looks a bit art decoish. Probably more info on the web somewhere...  Lee M 04:05, 24 Jan 2004 (UTC)

text: I guess that probably depends on your geographical and cultural background. I've never heard of the euphemistic meaning before, and I've visited the place many times. But then I didn't grow up in London. On the other hand it isn't WP's job to do original research on playground slang, so we should only report usage like this if there are already good sources we can cite. So if you feel this needs to be included, first find a source (or even better a couple of sources) in some reputable publication or web site, and cite them.-- Chris j wood 16:18, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've just removed this again. Principally because the editor who put it in tried to make out that a cite I'd added for something quite different covered this usage. Not sure if it was malicious or just inexperienced editing, but either way enough to justify reverting. -- Chris j wood 16:18, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: My travel guide tells this was build by company named Oxo, who were selling a beef product with that name. Also told is that they sort of advertised the company with the tower, even though it was forbidden at the river bank. 85.217.42.90 (talk) 05:00, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Meaning
Talk:Apple bobbing

message: "Ducking for apples - change one letter and it's the story of my life." (Dorothy Parker) -- Finlay McWalter 01:27, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Editors interested in a possible Wikiproject for Halloween should contact me via my talk page.  Thank you.--otherlleft (talk) 21:07, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: WikiProject Halloween

message: Is this better known as "Bobbing for apples" or "Apple bobbing"? -- How do you turn this on (talk) 21:06, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've always known it as "Apple bobbing". I've never heard anyone refer to it as "Bobbing for apples". TwentiethApril1986 (want to talk?) 03:02, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: Gary Larson did a "bobbing for poodles" cartoon, showing crocs around the barrel.--Wendy.krieger (talk) 08:28, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Far Side cartoon 

message: According to the Opies, bobbing is tying the apple up on a nail and trying to eat it with your hands behind your back. Scones are also used. Unfortunately, it ruins the original article.
78.146.180.93 (talk) 06:01, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  According to the Opies 

message: I removed some text on apple bobbing from the lead of Bowl. It was  around Halloween last year. It seems to conflict with this article, and I was unable to verify it. Flatscan (talk) 04:31, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Text from Bowl article 

message: The roman origins of apple bobbing are uncited and unclear. Reading elsewhere it seems to be heavily disputed, so I've added a dubious tag to the quote in question. Any clarification if it exists would be appreciated  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.127.104.203 (talk) 15:45, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dubious Roman origins 

message: Why is there a section on health risks here? This is purely a reaction to Covid and not relevant to an entry on Apple bobbing. Any communal activity based around water or food has the same risk of saliva and this germs, will every other such activity now get a health and safety section? Rickogorman (talk) 10:04, 31 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Health risks
Talk:Rideau Hall (TV series)

message: :The plots want to be those complex story lines where things snowball and the characters struggle to patch things together...but the stories don't achieve that level of sophistication. Equally problematic, MacDonald's character -- the star -- is never the one who actually saves the day (some episodes, the solution just drops out of nowhere as if the writers were just as stumped for a solution as their characters). Maybe it needs to be more outrageous: instead of MacDonald's only slightly off kilter heroine, maybe someone like Canadian-born counter culture comedian Tommy Chong would've made a better lead. 
Removed for POV. - Montréalais 01:43, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: "...appointed Governor General by a sleazy republican Prime Minister..." - "Republican"? I don't know this series, but still..."republican"? --CannedLizard 22:46, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He'd definitely fit that definition.  The Republican Party in the US is not what "republican" refers to.  It means opposed to having a monarchy. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 21:50, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Republican?
Talk:Robert E. Lee (playwright)

message: Why was this page created, even as a redirect?  His name was Robert Edward Lee, not Robert Edwin Lee.  Why would anyone look for this page? RickK 04:13, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be the general, no? --Tothebarricades 01:51, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:List of mechanical engineers

message: There are several people listed on this page who are clearly not mechanical engineers.
: I'm removing a couple of people that are not notable WP:NN.  --Alphachimp talk 05:11, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: What is the definition that governs whether someone should be on this page. obviously they have to be an engineer, I would have said that a listee needs to have a wiki page at the very least. Greglocock 20:33, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

text: I have removed a few names from this list as their description on this list mentions another occupation. I am not saying they should not be listed but just not here. Keelback (talk) 14:24, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Inclusion criteria? (early comments)

message: If you add an entry here that does not have a wiki page the link will show up as red.  I will remove it in line with wiki policy for lists. So if you want to put someone on this list create the article for the first.  Greglocock (talk) 23:06, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Red links

message: Conru does not have his own web page, his company does. He has a mechanical engineering degree. Does he belong on this list?
Andrew ConruABC News Founder of Adult FriendFinder , an entrepreneur with a doctorate in mechanical engineering design
Greg Locock (talk) 23:38, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Conru

message: Re the "this is a mess" note I found when I first stumbled onto this page, I've tried to make some improvements.  But I know it is still far from perfect.  But, hopefully, it is no longer "a mess".  There are still several heritage entries that I think should be deleted (notable in that they don't have birth/death dates), but I'll leave that for others.  Plus I'm sure I've left out lots of important individuals.  I have also included some individuals who may be more rightly termed "inventors" than "mechanical engineers".  But if they have made notable contributions, I've erred on the side of inclusiveness given the "have practiced in" verbiage at the introduction to the page.  But I would certainly have no quarrel with anyone who feels they should be deleted.  Cheers,  --JuniperisCommunis (talk) 16:23, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  General cleanup
Talk:Chen Yi

message: ------
Couldn't we disambiguate between Chen Yi (pinyin) and Ch'en Yi (WG) instead? --Jiang 05:52, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: The Wade-Giles is Ch'en I, but there's no Google hit: . I came across 2 or 3 lists, they say Chen Yi. --Menchi 05:59, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)

text: Sure. I'm writing about the Taiwanese Chen Yi first. --Menchi 06:07, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)

text: Agree.  Just as Zhang Liang. wshun 06:04, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)

text: The Chinese interlinks won't work then. There's already an interlink at the Mainlander's article. Also, the disambiguation says that if the two (or more) entries on a page are more than stubs, they should separate. --Menchi 06:07, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Talk:Chen Yi (marshal)

message: Jiang, "See also: Chen Yi (Kuomintang)" isn't meant to be a comparison. It's like a block disambiguation to guide the reader if they stumbled to the wrong article. --Menchi 06:11, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: That works. --Menchi 06:34, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The page for Chen Yi (communist) use 陈毅 (simplified) and 陳毅 (traditional), the one for Chen Yi (Kuomintang) use 陳儀 (traditional?) and the one for Chen Yi (composer) use 陈怡 (simplified?). Are all of these spellings correct?
62.113.159.156 17:23, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Spelling in Chinese

message: I'm not sure the tag (communist) is particularly appropriate as a disambiguation remark, given that the standard practice tends more towards occupation or notability criteria rather than political affiliation. Perhaps (politician) or (general)?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pirate pete (talk • contribs) 20:45, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disambiguation 
Talk:Feizi

message: Just of out curiosity, how would the modern-day location of the Qin City be located at Tianshui? May we wonder about the source of it? kt2 06:45, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: The official Tianshui City website: . Incidentally, there still live(d) people surnamed Qing there: . --Menchi 06:55, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:European Convention on Nationality

message: Hello,
I am the son of a woman who moved from England at 18, became a us citizen, married and had me as child. I am a us citizen but am researching if I have the blood right by law to have dual citizenship?
-M in San francisco
***
There should be a section on the situation of the Convention in the various European states, that is, which states have nationality laws already conforming to the convention, which states don't, and out of these, which ones plan to eventually conform.
:  See British nationality law.   If you were born in 1983 or later you may well be British automatically, if born between 8 February 1961 and 31 December 1982, you may be eligible to register as a British citizen.   JAJ 15:50, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]

message: It would be better to link to this page: http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=166&CM=1&DF=7/5/2007&CL=ENG which has the signatures and ratifications as well as the text.
88.23.95.83 20:39, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Convention link
Talk:List of craters on Mercury

message: from http://history.nasa.gov/SP-423/gazeteer.htm Bogdan 08:39, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Source

message: I know I'm being a pain, but I see that the USGS planetary nomenclature page has somewhat different diameters. E.g. Beethoven is listed as 643 km as opposed to 625 km here Deuar 16:27, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  different diameters 

message: Links referring to International Astronomical Union (IAU) are out of date, fixed.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kidpixo (talk • contribs) 07:44, 20 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links broken
Talk:List of presidents of Indonesia

message: Lists should be named as such. --mav 09:18, 11 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: earlkier comments

message: I suggest that we make this article more than just list of the Presidents of Indonesia by also talking about the history of the office in the article. I'm thinking something along the line of the President of the United States article. I think there's plenty to talk about the Indonesian Presidency, like how it used to be a ceremonial Head of State position and how the President was elected (from the People's Consultative Assembly MPR General Sessions to the direct election by the people).Jakman 11:30, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If you have good references and use in-line citations, go for it. --Merbabu 11:36, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Suggestion

message: The table is a mess - can someone good with tables fix it please! Thanks --Peripatetic 11:45, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Uhm, in what way is it a mess? — Indon (reply) — 18:06, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Well. for a start, Sukarno was not the president of the Indonesian National Party.Davidelit (talk) 11:40, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The table is a mess

message: Although Sukarno founded the original PNI in 1927, it was dissolved after his detention by the Dutch colonial authorities. An organization called the PNI existed briefly as the official government party in 1945, but was also dissolved. The Sukarno-era PNI was established in 1946, but without Sukarno among the membership. It is therefore incorrect to say label Sukarno as the PNI president. See Kahin's, Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia and Ricklefs. Davidelit (talk) 02:26, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Sukarno & the [[Indonesian National Party]] (PNI)

message: Please do not add non english material here - thank you SatuSuro 02:46, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: ENGLISH

message: I have requested RfC on inclusion of -elect official into List of president/vice president/prime minister. Anyone interested can give their comments. Ckfasdf (talk) 03:02, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rfc Request