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Talk:Staines and West Drayton Railway

message: The line diagram and other references show one connection between the Staines West line and the ex-L&SWR, but there were two though not contemporaneous. In WWII a curve was laid from just south of Yeoveney Halt to an east-facing connection on the SR east-bound track to give a diversionary route if central London north-south routes were cut by bombing, the hut near Yeoveney with the token machine still stood, doorless, around 1950. Didn't the oil depot line run west from the SR westbound track then north over the Staines West branch bridge?--SilasW (talk) 19:03, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds interesting, could you update the route diagram with this as I'm not entirely sure how to draw what you've described. Hertzsprung (talk) 12:27, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There is confusion here. London's Lost Railways, C. Klapper, 1976 Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., London, , p69, says "The Great Western had also built a branch from West Drayton to Staines which ephemerally, under the stress of war, served for through communication to the London & South Western". That might be read to mean use in WWI but enemy action was unlikely to cause disruption then and a single track connection facing London at West Drayton seems not to give better access to Feltham Yard than the North London Line or Reading provided. One chord was 1940-1947. Was there an earlier link or is "L&SW" a slip for "SR" or "former L&SW"? I do not know the signalling arrangement but in the 1950s the remains of an abandoned cabin with a token machine stood on the chord a short way from where it left the Staines West line south of Yeoveny.--SilasW (talk) 14:55, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Connection/s to SR line 

message: There seems to be a paucity of reliable information about the GWR. The main WP article is concerned with the colours of spokes and the exact shade of green paint used in 1888 but is devoid of reference to branch lines or docks. The several series of multiple little books about railway lines seem none too well researched and contain some manifestly incorrect "details" (one about the NNML says that it was odd that North Acton was so called as it was in Willesden Lane, which by my reckoning is three km away). A strange circumstance is that the British Library, which by law must receive a copy of all books and so on published in the UK, has no copies of some series.  The "Atlas of the Great Western Railway as at 1947" by R.A.Cooke, revised edition, 1997  seems to be a serious attempt at finding The Truth, it lists unresolved matters, improvements since the first edition, and a number of later uncertainties with a request for help and that work (from which I have extracted "three chains") would seem to be as good a reference as can be found.--SilasW (talk) 18:11, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources for GWR
Talk:Philadelphia lawyer

message: Upon following the link of Reference #2 (Word for the Wise. Merriam-Webster, one may find that Alexander Hamilton did not, in fact, represent John Peter Zenger, as he was not yet born at the time of the trial.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.119.31.10 (talk) 23:35, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Link

message: "It is said that three Philadelphia lawyers are a match for the Devil himself."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.117.247.55 (talk) 09:00, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced saying
Talk:Winter's King

message: I've got the revised version from The Wind's Twelve Quarters.  This says that the original appeared in Orbit 5, 1969.
I'm trying to trace the development of Le Guin's ideas.  The two Gethen tales are the first to mention the Ekumen and the first to say that all humans are of Hainish descent.  Did the notions first appear in this work, or did she add them when she revised and adjusted the gender-names?  --GwydionM 15:30, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Has anyone got the original edition?

message: Lots of SF writers have used Einsteinian time dilation.  Semley's Necklace was orignal in that it linked it to the fairy-tale concept of people not aging when in the company of magic folk.  This story is different because the Gethenians have apparently acquired scientific knowledge and understand the process.  The whole focus is psychological, the chief character confronting and dealing with the possibility of her abusing power.  --GwydionM (talk) 17:31, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to Semley's Necklace 

message: Le Guin spoke about her use of pronouns (in the revision) on p. 10 of Conversations with Ursula K. Le Guin czar 02:36, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronouns 

message: Shouldn't it be super-lightspeed? FTL. 83.94.59.35 (talk) 00:59, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sub-lightspeed
Talk:Universal Destinations & Experiences

message: I can't even believe that someone would able think that both Star Wars and Indiana Jones would appear at Universal. Seriously, I been to Universal, and I truly did NOT see any single attractions nor meet-and-greets based on those properties came out from Lucasfilm at all!!!! I always keep in mind that Disney already has them at their rosters, even they now owned them!! Not only that, but someone also add Bear in  the Blue House, which I can honestly tell that there's no reason that show has its appearances at any single Universal theme park, especially now it's also owned by Disney. Why would everybody do that?! What's next of the other Disney franchises that someone would add them to the Universal theme park pages? The Muppets, Frozen, Disney Channel shows, or even Avatar despite Disney is still in the deals with Fox?
Wiki-Ikiw  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiki-Ikiw (talk • contribs) 05:29, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  This has to stop!
Talk:Kantipur (daily)

message: Kantipur daily claims that they have the largest distribution, however, there has been no independent statistics about the distribution base of any newspapers in Nepal.
The state-run daily Gorkhapatra is the oldest one and is kind of mandatory subscription for all government offices, and also most business subscribe to the daily because it publishes most government notices and tenders. Kantipur, on the other hand, has more door-to-door subscribers. So, it's not exactly clear which is the most popular. The fact is both are very popular and it will be very difficult to guess which one is popular without proper fact finding.
So, I would suggest, not to claim the popularity and just create a good encyclopedia article on this matter. Thanks. -- Indiver 15:47, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Alexander Robinson

message: ONiH has consistently failed to point to policy to back up his edits.  There is nothing in WP:IMOS to substantiate his claims.Traditional unionist (talk) 16:01, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes there is, try looking. One Night In Hackney303 16:02, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not there, we've been here and you have shown nothing other than a discussion.Traditional unionist (talk) 16:53, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Right there. One Night In Hackney303 16:55, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If you'd tried that the first time perhaps we'd have gotten somewhere.  Your attitude helps no one.Traditional unionist (talk) 16:57, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well how about you actually read IMOS instead of persistently claiming it isn't there? One Night In Hackney303 16:58, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's clear from reading this and numerous related discussions that there are problems with current consensus. Consensus can and does change. It's clear that Belfast, Ireland is as unacceptable to Unionist editors as Cork, United Kingdom would be to Nationalist editors, as Unionist editors evidently associate Ireland with the current Republic of Ireland state. As I've suggested on the discussion page  a tweak to Belfast, Island of Ireland might be better. Valenciano (talk) 18:41, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Even a seemingly Unionist editor said during the discussion - "I know there has been changes but I think it's the best way of doing it and has the benefit of being factually correct as well with few reasons to oppose it from a political motivation perspective". One Night In Hackney303 18:43, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Belfast UK pre 1921 is obviously not going to achieve consensus, I'm just interested to see if Island of Ireland would be more acceptable to unionist thinking editors than simply ireland. If not the status quo seems fine. Valenciano (talk) 23:37, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've no objection to the discussion being re-opened (properly, not in the archive). As you can see from the original discussion, it started over the use of Ireland generally by Unionist editors, which everyone agreed was inconsistent due to England, Scotland and Wales all linking to the actual place. Therefore if there was no problem with simply "Ireland" appearing in the article back then, I don't really see why there should be now. But open up the discussion if you want.... One Night In Hackney303 23:41, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I just noticed that I wrongly put it in the archive. I've no problem with the current consensus, though I think Island of Ireland would be a better solution. I've bigger fish to fry with the Spanish election results coming in so Iļl leave it to to TU et al to reopen that and comment if that happens. Valenciano (talk) 23:54, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit warring 

message: Does anyone know Robinson's exact date of death? Surely the Belfast papers noted the event.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 15:06, 1 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Date of death
Talk:Sino-Russian border conflicts

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Dec 17th 2009 | Albazino, NERCHINSK and NIKOLAEVSK
http://www.economist.com/node/15108641
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http://books.google.com/books?id=Gb8qAQAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Albazin+Kangxi+had+a+substantial+force+sent+to+attack+the+outpost.+This+included+some+of+the+Zhengs%27+followers+recently+defeated+in+Taiwan%2C+who+supplied+valuable+naval+expertise+for+navigating+the+northern+rivers.
Former Ming loyalists who served under Koxinga at the Siege of Fort Zeelandia and then surrendered to the Qing when the Qing took Taiwan, were sent by the Qing to fight the Russians at Albazin.
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http://books.google.com/books?ei=k_-4Us63JqnSsASXi4HADA&id=EsO3AAAAIAAJ&dq=The+force+of+approximately+500+former+Ming+troops&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Implausible
http://books.google.com/books?id=EsO3AAAAIAAJ&q=albazin+chenggong&dq=albazin+chenggong&hl=en&sa=X&ei=yPy4UvGkFaXIsATgiIK4CQ&ved=0CFMQ6AEwBw
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http://books.google.com/books?id=IfxVAAAAYAAJ&q=On+the+river+side,+Russian+reinforcements+%97+as+few+as+40+or+as+many+as+500+%97+attempted+to+reach+the+fort+on+rafts,+but+the+rattan+marines,+stripped+naked+except+for+head+shields+and+armed+with+swords,+cut+them+1.+According+to+the&dq=On+the+river+side,+Russian+reinforcements+%97+as+few+as+40+or+as+many+as+500+%97+attempted+to+reach+the+fort+on+rafts,+but+the+rattan+marines,+stripped+naked+except+for+head+shields+and+armed+with+swords,+cut+them+1.+According+to+the&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KgK5UrDJEcTksASltoC4Aw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA
http://books.google.com/books?id=IfxVAAAAYAAJ&q=According+to+the+Chinese,+they+were+3500+strong,+500+of+these+the+rattan-shield+experts+who+had+surrendered+at+Formosa+and+were+led+by+the+former+Wu+general,+Lin+Hsing-chu,+and+the+former+Koxinga+loyalist,+Ho+Yu.&dq=According+to+the+Chinese,+they+were+3500+strong,+500+of+these+the+rattan-shield+experts+who+had+surrendered+at+Formosa+and+were+led+by+the+former+Wu+general,+Lin+Hsing-chu,+and+the+former+Koxinga+loyalist,+Ho+Yu.&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bgG5Ut3mKKTgsASdwYL4Dw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA
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http://books.google.com/books?id=UEduAAAAMAAJ&q=He+recommended+sending,+instead,+surrendered+officers+and+soldiers+from+Fukien,+who+were+skilled+in+the+use+of+rattan+shields+and+were+now+settled+in+the+eight+banners+in+such+places+as+Shantung,+Shansi,+and+Honan.+Five+hundred+of+these+...&dq=He+recommended+sending,+instead,+surrendered+officers+and+soldiers+from+Fukien,+who+were+skilled+in+the+use+of+rattan+shields+and+were+now+settled+in+the+eight+banners+in+such+places+as+Shantung,+Shansi,+and+Honan.+Five+hundred+of+these+...&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6gG5UpnkD9LJsQTcyYBA&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA
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http://history.emory.edu/home/assets/documents/endeavors/volume4/Kang.pdf
Rajmaan (talk) 20:13, 16 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Han soldiers in the Qing army
Talk:American Pacific International School

message: Article needs a complete re-write to be encyclopedic, with an infobox, sections and references. Giving Mid importance for apparent importance and coverage. Camaron1 | Chris 16:06, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Article has since been completely re-written, and the stub tag has been removed by another user, so I am upping the assessment to Start. Camaron | Chris (talk) 14:58, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment
Talk:Myrsine

message: Page redone to separate Myrsine from matipo, which was all that the previous version of the Myrsine page was about.  Unfortunately I don't know much about it beyond Hawaii, so someone who knows their plants will have to fill it in.  KarlM 16:41, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi there! I cleaned up the split you had made. From what I understand "matipo" refers to several species and so matipo should be a dab page, not an article page with a taxobox (the flora naming convention prefers scientific names instead of common names for article titles). The text appears to describe general characteristics of the genus, not a group of species. If it describes only one or two species, that text should be moved to their binomial articles instead of a common name article which relates to several species. --Rkitko (talk) 13:51, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Abdallah Higazy

message: Please add some sources. Withdrew speedy request due to google test. — flamingspinach | (talk) 16:14, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Lewaigue railway station

message: I have removed the reference to 'Lewaigue House' as the property in question seems to have no particular entitlement to being mentioned over and above any other in the area. Mr Pig's Uncle Mike 16:32, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lewaigue House 
Talk:Parvo (camera)

message: Wasn't the Parvo rather designed by André Debrie on his father's request ? That's what I read in many books. Filmtechniker alias 80.219.86.44 16:34, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've read the same, though I see a lot of online sources saying it was "developed by Joseph Dules Debrie"—–which makes me wonder if the unsourced Wikipedia entry might be responsible for that. I've updated and added an inline citation to a book that credits André and states that the patent was registered by the father, who then owned the company. If anyone has information to add here, or a better source, it would be great to confirm. StaceyEOB (talk) 18:06, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Hi, everybody
Talk:The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!

message: I don't know why this was nominated for deletion, it is a confirmed album by a notable artist and there is no hint of advertisement in the article whatsoever. Simon KHFC 16:41, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I should have read the release history section more carefully.  You are correct.  Toddstreat1 16:45, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

text: It certainly reads like a press release - David Gerard (talk) 14:53, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In what way?  This should definitely be corrected, but speedy deletion is not the remedy here -- both the artist and this particular album are quite notable. csloat (talk) 20:25, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Speedy delete? 

message: Should we talk about the upcoming tour in this article or in the Saul Williams article?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.170.80.164 (talk) 08:03, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tar Spangled Banner Tour? 

message: It would be proper to source and put it here 80.71.142.36 (talk) 10:11, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cast is missing
Talk:Barbara Rose Johns

message: "Teenage activism is an important aspect of history, and the people involved should be remembered."
While I wholeheartedly agree with this sentiment, doesn't this violate the NPOV policies of Wikipedia by stating an opinion as fact?
71.215.129.154 16:45, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This article - should anyone take the time to review it - is an excellent example of BOT generated references that because of their very limited capability in logic, do not check for conflicts. All of the reference problems in this article (and there were 4 or 5 to start with) were created by robot software that was used to add references to an article. In the various instances, it seems that the BOT was unable to see (detect) the earlier work of another BOT, and its reference definitions that were already used. It is a fairly frequent problem throughout Wikipedia and for that reason alone should be looked into by a technocrat... Regards... Stevenmitchell (talk) 16:42, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Article as Example of BOT generated Problems
Talk:Origination (telephony)

message: It's funny as it is, but I think enough people would be confused that we should fix it. There are plenty of entries in the articles on VOIP to point to. [altaphon]
:The above refers to a reverted versions (two edits) that were hoax vandalism (yes funny but highly inaccurate). I have rolled it back but it is a stub, and needs references, etc. RJFJR 19:00, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

message: Hi, I just added one reference. It says that the source was from Wikipedia. It has more info on it than on the article (no offense), and I realize it's almost the same thing. If it has to be removed, I apologize for putting it there. Thanks Dr.Sorcerer (talk) 00:37, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Reference
Talk:Osteoblastoma

message: This article is seems to be written for other medical practitioners, with an excess of  medical jargon. It should probably be rewritten to be more accessible to the average reader.It may be good for an article in the medical Wikibook, perhaps a copy should be sent there as well.--Bwthemoose 16:50, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Needs Wikification
Talk:Vanessa da Mata

message: I thought it was against the 'rules' to cite what it says in the WP in other languages as source? Does that not fall under not citing the WP as source? Here the Portuguese WP is being used to back up a statement about the singer's ancestry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_da_Mata#Biography
Rui Gabriel Correia (talk) 15:44, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Portuguese Wikipedia
Talk:Talented tenth

message: According to both the sources and the n-grams this title should be returned to uppercase. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 13:55, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello , wondering why you moved this page last November. Sources and n-grams seem to favor the long-term uppercasing. Are you open to a move back? Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 14:00, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: So change it back. I don't remember my thinking. deisenbe (talk) 11:07, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Move back to uppercase request
Talk:Sudhi Ranjan Das

message: The elder son Group Captain Suranjan Das was father of Ranjana Basu (d. 2006), who was married to an Indian businessman Rathikant Basu, Chairman, Broadcast Worldwide Limited.
I have updated this information and removed it from the main article, since there is no article on Rathikant Basu, the grandson-in-law, and his wife is otherwise not notable.  This will later be integrated into an article about the Das family of Telirbagh. 
wikibiohistory (talk) 07:02, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Added stuff from article here
Talk:1973 South African Grand Prix

message: Havn't found any credible sources, but because of an accident in this race, Mike Hailwood was awarded the George Medal and the Prix Rouge et Blanc Jo Siffert for pulling Clay Regazzoni out of the flames of his car
:Response to above: It's referred to on the Mike_Hailwood page, viz 
::"Hailwood was recognised for his bravery when in the 1973 South African Grand Prix he went to pull Clay Regazzoni from his burning car after the two collided on the second lap of the race. Hailwood's driving suit caught fire, but after being extinguished by a fire marshall he returned to help rescue Regazzoni, an act for which he was awarded the George Medal, the 2nd highest gallantry award that a British civilian can be awarded." 
:with an external cited link to http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-haimik.html
:and also listed on the George_Medal page: 
::"Mike Hailwood - Racing driver, pulled fellow driver Clay Regazzoni from his burning racing car, setting fire to his own race suit in the process (1973)" 
:Do these count as 'credible sources'? Andywebby (talk) 12:22, 29 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Category talk:Das family of Telirbagh

message: This is a small category (currently about 10 notable members, of which one is related by marriage, and two are children of Das mothers). I plan to make this an article, if there is objection to this category. However, I need to create family trees, using a copy from the (Bengali only) book of Sudhi Ranjan Das (out of print).
I should add that I have second-hand access to one copy of this book (via a family member) and may be able to get my own copy. That is a primary source for relationships (apart from what is known publicly). I need to check up citable secondary sources.
wikibiohistory 17:16, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:John C. Ainsworth

message: According to this source, John Ainsworth had a third wife (Fanny Babbitt) and two additional children (Maud and Belle). As of right now, the article mentions only 2 wives and 4 children. I don't have the opportunity to doublecheck the source Dictionary of Oregon History right now, but maybe someone else does? — Ipoellet (talk) 21:06, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family facts need checking
Talk:Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry

message: I suggest this page is moved to University of Conakry. It seems to be known by three names:
* Gamal Abdel Nasser University
* University of Conakry
* Polytechnical Institute of Conakry
The first seems to be the official name based on the university's website although it does say "Welcome to the University of Conakry". This website goes on to say it was originally called the Polytechnical Institute of Conakry, changed to the Gamal Abdel Nasser Polytechnical Institute of Conakry (IPGANC) in 1970 and in 1984 became a University.
Looking at google hits:
* UoC = 3,540
* PIT = 1,530
* GANU = 191
* GANUC = 128
Hence the most common name appears to be University of Conakry and I'd suggest moving it to that, mentioning in the opening sentence that the official name is GANUC. AndrewRT(Talk) 22:48, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move 
Talk:Namibia University of Science and Technology

message: Until such time as the article is expanded to include descriptions of the schools and external articles are created that relate directly to Namibia, I have linked various keywords, especially the schools, to other Wikipedia articles.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sinisterstuf (talk • contribs) 23:09, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I have unlinked most of those during my attempt to expand the article. I feel that general concepts such as "Business management" or "Information technology" do not need to be wikilinked; everyone knows what that is. --Pgallert (talk) 15:20, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links 
Talk:University of Burundi

message: Actually the name should be changed to the University of Burundi, because there is no such university known as University of Bujumbura in Burundi.
Many of the higher-education institutions of Burundi, are subsidiaries fo the University of Burundi. This last one have many campuses in Bujumbura, such as the Campus Kamenge, Campus Kiriri, Campus Mutanga. 
13:23, 3 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled