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Talk:Pensacola-class cruiser

message: Apologies if I step on toes, never proposed a change before.  The text implies that there are only two other classes of ship that used different turret layouts, KGV and Nevada class battleships.  There were several other cruiser and destroyer classes that used a mix of single and twin turrets and the Italian battleships of the Cavour and Dora classes used mixed twins and triples.109.157.109.89 (talk) 21:57, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

message: My main interest is if
 Placing heavier turrets above lighter ones allows for finer lines for a given length, however this causes top heaviness and reduces stability.
may be made clearer by adding something like "because a very fine hull is not large enough at the positions 1 and 4 to house here a triple tower".
For the different-size towers, I feel that the only battleships and MAJOR cruisers not mentioned in the text were the italian Cavour, Doria and Garibaldi classes. One might add the HMS Enterprise, but this is a minor point. Also the swedish Tre Kronor, that has a certain importance, and the project of the dutch De Ruyter with 10/152 (later built with 8).
Superfiring larger turrets appear in the definitive project of the austro-hungarian Ersatz Monarch class.
 More interesting are the polish destroyers Grom and Blyskawica with 7/120-mm guns in an 1-2-2-2 geometry, probably for the same reason.
Also the spanish cruisers of the Cervera/Galicia classes had heavier superfiring turrets.
For the original rating as light cruisers, this probably was a consequence of the fact that immediately before and after WW I all (almost all, to be precise) the cruisers with turbines were so rated to distinguish them from the disappearing armored and protected cruisers with reciprocating engines - a designation historically rooted in the fact that the turbines were first tested on small cruisers. The italian Trento class were originally rated g.i.l. (grandi incrociatori leggeri).
pietro151.29.159.49 (talk) 10:25, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  various
Talk:Crewe Diesel TMD

message: As far as I am aware, the references to class 08, and class 47/57 locomotives having been built at Crewe Diesel TMD is incorrect; the references to class 43 and 56 locomotives having been built there is certainly false.  Traction maintenance depot are for maintenance; not, in general, construction.  Construction of these locos performed at the nearby but separate Crewe Works (certainly in the case of classes 43 and 56; to the best of my knowledge for 08, 47/57).  A citation should be provided if these claims are to be restored to the page.
Dricherby 19:26, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  (No) construction at Crewe Diesel
Talk:Sealy, Texas

message: Velella, I am curious as to why you deleted all but one "external link".  I confirmed that all the links were valid and active as I added them.  You listed in the edit history that your reason was, "rmv non-encyclopaedic links".  Think about it . . . how many websites are "encyclopedic"?  External links are just that -- hyperlinks to external resources.  I live in Sealy, Texas, and every one of the links listed is a valid resource for local information.  Your profile identifies that you are from the UK; therefore, I wonder how you feel justified in editing information about communities on another continent.
Mstolarski (talk) 17:34, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  deletion of edits to Sealy, Texas, page
Talk:MARID

message: Are wikipedians afraid of Redmond or something?  Linking a non-existent podcast is pretty lame.
FWIW, MARID failed because Microsoft "submarine patented" the technology and got caught in the act.  This is a matter of historical fact and not opinion.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.153.180.229 (talk) 19:14, 14 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why no mention of Microsoft's actions leading up to dissolution of MARID? 
Talk:United States Porpoise-class submarine

message: The Porpoise class was made up of three fairly distinct subclasses.  I'm unwilling to write a single "General Characteristics" section and imply that they're more similar than they really are, and if I were to write a three-parter it would be enormous.  I'm leaving it off, but the individual articles have detailed characteristics. TomTheHand (talk) 15:12, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Alden lists them as three distinct  classes (Porpoise, Shark, Perch).  Why are they bundled in the first place? Andy Dingley (talk) 16:56, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Lenton lists them as a class, in 3 groups, but I'd tend to agree with Alden. They appear distinctive enough to be separate classes.  TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura  21:52, 16 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Norman Polmar list them as one single P class (SS-172 to 181), but Fontenoy described them as 3 different classes. What is a design number (shipyard's or BR&C's) ? --Matrek (talk) 00:27, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Miller lists it as a single class, but calls it the Porpoise/Shark/Perch-class. I added general characteristics for the P-1 Type, since I think there's simply too much data omitted. By stating clearly that the general characteristics only concern the P-1 Type as defined in the article, it gives at least some general impression without the hassle of having to read up on the individual ships. How's that for a compromise? Tonyingesson (talk) 08:52, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  No General Characteristics
Talk:Portland-class cruiser

message: It seems odd to have the displacement given in tonnes, since everything else is in US units. Also does anyone still use long tons? I thought even the UK was metric these days, but nautical tradition can be stubborn. I would like to see displacements given as, for example, "". Kendall-K1 (talk) 20:56, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Displacement of that period was always in long tons. Tonnes are very close to long tons but possibly tonnes was given as that was in the source used for the data. GraemeLeggett (talk) 21:45, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tons
Talk:The Nautch Girl

message: I've made a few corrections to most of the sections. There's only one thing that *I* think is missing, though you may not agree. I gave the North American premiere of this opera in 2004 - would it be injudicious to mention that? Also, tenor Stephen Brown has created a new orchestration of the opera, since the band parts are lost. What about this one? Slfarrell 22:48, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure, add the North American premiere info.  I suggest that you look at how I edited the similar info about Dulcamara for a style guide.  Also, if there has only been one performance in recent years, you should say so, or else give relevant info about modern peformances if you know it.  I wouldn't spend too much verbiage on the orchestra parts.  We generally don't mention those.  If there is a weblink to all that info, that is enough.  --  Ssilvers 23:56, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I was forced to remove the links to the Royal English Opera page. AOL Hometown shut down on Nov 1, and all the REO material went with it. If you still wish to cite this, the production was mentioned in two printed sources: "The Gaiety" magazine (which is more of a newsletter like the Palace Peeper or the Trumpet Bray) and "The Sinfonian", a members only magazine. I also have the press releases on the production if that helps. However, if Jane Annie is not notable according to Wiki guidelines, then Nautch Girl must likewise be not notable. Slfarrell (talk) 22:39, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional information 

message: Is there any use or reason in these boxes? Most of our musicals and light opera articles manage very well without. Why have them for just a few? Where are these things decided? If we must have them for some doctrinaire reason, can we at least put them across the bottom, out of the way, available for the delectation of those that way inclined, without clogging up prime real estate at the top of the page? See Elgar orchestra music pages e.g. this one for a good example. Tim riley (talk) 16:05, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I was unaware that this was such a sensitive topic. I have undone my edits and reverted to the last version by Tim Riley. Sorry. Francesco Malipiero (talk) 17:58, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Information box at top right of article
Talk:Tangerine Microtan 65

message: This article is an almost verbatim copy of Ray Gannon's Microtan 65 Hardware and Software Description article. It should be rewritten and/or due credit given to the original author.
Niklas Ramsberg
--80.79.80.102 13:37, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have added the author's name together with a link to the web site to 'External links' at the bottom of the page. Ian Dunster 10:04, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: I am almost certain I read back in the early eighties that the BBC was using a Microtan 65 for controlling the stage lighting in one of its TV studios - It may have been one of the ones used for making Doctor Who. I'd add it to the article but I've had a look through a load of old Computing Today and other magazines and can't find the mention. Ian Dunster 09:47, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: BBC TV Use
Talk:Sydney Grundy

message: Although 500px is mighty wide for an image, some panoramic shots are allowed to be that wide. However, a 500px should not be atop an article. Can we please move the image deeper into the body of the article? Kingturtle (talk) 20:33, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If you can find an image of the composer, I would be pleased to put that at the top.  -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:44, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  image size
Talk:Kristin Key

message: This article doesn't mention this performer's sexuality.  They are not shy about talking about that in her stand up.
Im all for discretion and not making a big deal about private life, but it seems like a bug part of her brand. 2600:1702:1560:FA60:D5D1:94CA:6F6:1DDD (talk) 19:07, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sexuality
Talk:Longsight Electric TMD

message: Could this article please be updated in regards to what rolling stock Northern Trains store at Longsight electric TMD. Maurice Oly (talk) 22:46, 27 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Northern 

message: Can somebody who is good with working with the wayback machine please edit the page is the link to the first reference is dead and the only way to access the news site is via archive.org.
Many Thanks. Maurice Oly (talk) 23:29, 27 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference 1
Talk:Kapaau, Hawaii

message: When I was in Hawaii I was told this was a private island, not accessible to the general public. Is this true? And if it is, could you explain who lives there and why. (I was given an explanation but I would like to verify it.)  Mattisse(talk) 13:45, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Talk:The Herald (Ireland)

message: Anyone with any information regarding the year this newspaper was founded, if they could please add that to the infobox it would be appreciated.
Also, any additions to the contributor list would be great! NaLaochra 13:46, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Year of foundation/contributors 

message: "It has been cited on numerous occasions for producing inaccurate, exaggerated and sensationalist stories".  I personally can't stand the Herald, but in the interests of truth I would point out that this sentence links to a website which merely denies a single story published in the Herald.  It doesn't link to anything that proves that the Herald has a reputation for being relentlessly inaccurate and exaggerated.  I am going to have to recast the sentence - relucantly, because like I say, I think that the paper is a miserable rag, but nevertheless we can't have reckless accusations like this in an actual WP article. Lexo (talk) 17:18, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inaccurate sentence 

message: "On 10 October 2005, a free version of the Evening Herald, published in the mornings and entitled Herald AM, began distribution, as a defensive measure against the Daily Mail and General Trust-owned Metro, launched on the same date. It joined with another morning freesheet Metro to become the Metro Herald."
Surely it joined with the SAME Metro newspaper (owned by the DM>) to become the Metro Herald? There definitely were not two freesheets called Metro. Can anyone confirm and correct?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.46.232.4 (talk) 22:12, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger with Metro 
Talk:Vikram Sarabhai

message: This article reads like a hagiography. Why is nothing mentioned about Sarabhai keeping a mistress? It was quite the scandal at the time.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.88.72.89 (talk) 15:19, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kamala Chowdhury 

message: There is a Sarabhai crater on the Moon. Aldo L (talk) 14:52, 25 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sarabhai crater 

message: Sarabhai is a small, circular, bowl-shaped crater on the Mare Serenitatis, in the northeast quadrant of the Moon. The formation is relatively isolated, being located to the northeast of the crater Bessel. It lies along a wrinkle ridge designated the Dorsum Azara —Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.207.55.24 (talk) 08:56, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sarabhai crater 

message: Date of birth is written wrong Luciffer977 (talk) 03:42, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vikram Sarabhai 

message: Vikram Sarabhai was the founder of many institutions. He founded ISRO, which is one of the biggest government space organizations in the world. The page is very small, and it deserves to be enlarged. Very little information is given about this great man who changed India forever. Had it not been for him, India wouldn't be part of this elite bunch of nations that have made it to Mars successfully! Please enlarge this page and provide more information.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.63.1.126 (talk) 12:31, 20 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree, when one compares this article with his peer Homi_J._Bhabha , this article looks quite lean. This requires to be expanded. Abpillai (talk) 06:01, 10 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Too little information 

message: I need some information about Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai's mother, Sarla Devi, to create a new page about her.
If you have any information about her please help me.
Thank you. The passionate editor is doing a great work (talk) 16:40, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need some information
Talk:Terror alert system

message: In the process of adding to the list, as I research from various governments websites. Suspect that the speedy deletion template was automatically included when i cut and paste my own template a few times, then saved the page.
--Pepith 13:51, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

message: Why was this page created?  Nothing links to it.  There is already a category for alert measurement systems here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Alert_measurement_systems  Isn't that sufficient? -- Davetron5000 14:40, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know, I could see having an article which described some of the common features of alert systems. I'm sort of surprised we didn't have an article on this topic already... a category isn't really a substitute for an article on a subject. -- nae'blis 16:58, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That's true, but this article has nothing in it to qualify as an actual article.  It's just a list of information available elsewhere. -- Davetron5000 17:08, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Procedural/structural sidebar: We spend a lot of time here on Wikipedia in duplicative effort: related articles repeat common information, sub-articles re-state what the main topic already covers, etc. I'm just wondering if it's useful to have a place (perhaps not at this name, but somewhere) to cover the common elements of such systems, and then refer out to the specific warning systems. That, and "terror alert system" seems like a plausible search term, and unregistered users only get to search the main article namespace, by default. -- nae'blis 18:06, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nothing links here
Talk:Batey (sugar workers' town)

message: Hi, 
This should be moved or whatever to Batey. A batey, we gather, is a place, not a quantity. "Unit of production" suggests a quantity, like "bushel" or "hogshead" or some such. --Mashford 13:51, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rename/move suggestion

message: Hi,
I worry that some of the content on this page is overly colloquial, politicized or makes claims that should be referenced. 
For example: 
"...that the conditions are absolutely deplorable"
"These Haitians are being held for ransom in this deplorable places."
"The Batey is a modern form of slavery where Haitians are paid less than $2.00 American dollars for 12-14 hours of labor. They are forced to sleep on foam boards and live without electricity,running water."
While I'm not trying to argue for or against the opinions expressed, I feel that this should contain appropriate references and documentation.
Pbulsink (talk) 01:43, 2 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Overly Politicized?

message: The photo of the ingenio in Consuelo is representative, but it has been torn down as of several years ago. It might be relabeled "former" or something to indicate it's now historical only.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.37.165.52 (talk) 18:08, 17 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Out-of-date
Talk:Bride service

message: The capitalization of this article's name (since the recent rename) doesn't really comply with Wikipedia conventions, and I seem to remember that a single word spelling ("brideservice") was used in my Anthro 101 textbook... AnonMoos (talk) 04:33, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Moved from Bride Services to Bride services.  RJFJR (talk) 15:43, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Name of article
Talk:Neville Hill TMD

message: Neville Hill Railway Depot should be merged into this article. This is becuase both articles contain duplicate information. This article should be kept becasue it follows the same naming pattern as other pages about train depots. --Jorvik 13:12, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merger

message: Grand Central's 180s do not stable at NL, they are serviced at Crofton:
http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/G02001/2012/10/22
http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/G02020/2012/10/22
http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/G02023/2012/10/22
http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/G02025/2012/10/22D47817 (talk) 19:34, 20 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grand Central 
Talk:Old Oak Common TMD

message: says decommissioning is underway here. So does this article need revising to show closed status?--FDent (talk) 17:33, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Closed yet? 

message: Is the Heathrow express part of old oak common still open or has it closed?
This sentence needs to be updated whatever the case is.
“As a result, the Heathrow Express depot will close when operation of its services is taken over by Great Western Railway in 2019.” Maurice Oly (talk) 01:59, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heathrow express depo
Talk:Reading TMD

message: There are changes happening at Reading TMD. Some track has been lifted, probably in preparation for construction of a flyover at Reading. Can anyone expand on this? Biscuittin (talk) 13:17, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: See 21st Century modernisation of the Great Western Main Line also Reading railway station#Future. --Redrose64 (talk) 14:33, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. Biscuittin (talk) 20:01, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  April 2012 

message: mentions the GWR water towers, and says "fate unknown". IIRC they were sold to one or two preservation societies (not Didcot), at zero price provided that the buyer(s) arranged for transportation. Need a source, obviously. Other points: the phrase "although no conductor wires are as of yet installed", besided being grammatically poor, is incorrect: there were certainly conductor wires up within the depot on 22 March 2014. Do we need to mention Reading Festival? Might it be better to say that it is adjacent to Little John's Farm? --Redrose64 (talk) 17:14, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Water towers
Talk:Stewarts Lane

message: "has just had a heavy boiler and mechanical overhaul lasting just over 5½ years." - reading this article from cold, it seems to me that this could be worded in a different way to indicate when the activity took place?  I don't know enough about the subject to do this myself, but perhaps "...underwent a heavy boiler and mechanical overhaul from January xxxx to July xxxx"?ColourSarge 17:22, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Has just had.... 

message: The only online source for SR shed code 'BAT' I can find is this blog, which looks quite convincing but has no indication of authorship or sources of information. Where does this info come from? -- Verbarson  talkedits 10:02, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: The Southern Railway did not use shed codes, although some of its predecessors did. Codes such as BAT for Stewarts Lane (others include AFD = Ashford, BPL = Barnstaple, BAS = Basingstoke etc.) were devised by the RCTS for their own use, primarily in their monthly subscription-only journal Railway Observer. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 18:25, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks. I have removed the mentions from the article. Would the info in the blog be coming from RCTS sources, do you think? -- Verbarson  talkedits 18:55, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: It might be put together from RCTS-published material. Or it might be from personal observations. It's probable that some locospotters used the RCTS shed codes as a convenient mnemonic before the BR codes were introduced. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:31, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shed code
Talk:Thornaby TMD

message: The article needs updating. At one point it says "Thornaby is still in active service" and at another "The buildings were demolished between May and July 2011". These appear contradictory. Biscuittin (talk) 22:08, 4 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update tag 
Talk:Samuel Hammond

message: This article was started using public domain from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.  LarryQ 13:59, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: No mention of slave-owning. I feel that this category should be restricted to people whose slave-owning history was notable in itself. Valetude (talk) 23:54, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category:American slave owners
Talk:Mike Quigley

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: Page moved. (non-admin closure)  Reading Beans (talk) 09:51, 7 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Support both. The U.S. rep is clearly the primary topic. Dab should be at Mike Quigley (disambiguation) as that is the format all of the articles listed use. estar8806 (talk) ★ 23:15, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 30 October 2023