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Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship/Aranda56 5

message: Ok I want this forgotten and deleted please, I accpeted that RFA foolishly --Jaranda wat's sup 06:34, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not going to happen. You're a great editor, and it'll be a loss. But it won't happen. NSLE (T+C) 06:50, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

message: I find this pattern rather irritating. Each month Aranda56 is up to adminship, can't stand some criticism and withdraws. Very strange quircks  for a future admin. 
My advice to you is made of two parts.
* Wait please, two or three months before submitting your nomination again.
* Do not bail out at the first sign of trouble. Yeah, there is criticism, RFA is a popularity content in a sense, but hang on. Plenty of people pass the RfA nomination with 90 votes for them and 5-10 votes against. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 16:15, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is impossible to have this deleted, it should stay there for future reference. I would doubt it would qualify for Wikipedia:Speedy deletion. Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 18:31, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  And getting criticism is fine. Thre are a few of us who thrive under criticism. :) Oleg Alexandrov (talk) 18:33, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comment
Talk:House of Fraser

message: you added a ref with this name, but looks like you forgot to define it. Could you fill in that source? Thanks. -- Fyrael (talk) 19:13, 19 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  d&j 

message: Nottingham branch listed in the list of former branches when it is should be in the list of current branches 1989JWM (talk) 09:32, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nottingham branch 

message: The preview for the house of fraser page when hovering over the link in a different article appears to have been the subject of vandalism and probably needs updating, but I don't have a clue how to do that. 2A00:23C7:9605:2101:D994:C36:CCBB:BE00 (talk) 17:54, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page Preview 

message: House of Fraser Lakeside confirmed to be closing in Jan 2024 spokesman for Frasers Group told the paper: “It is with regret that we announce House of Fraser Lakeside will be closing in January 2024. “We would like to take this opportunity to thank our staff for their hard work and dedication. 2A00:23C8:918D:BB01:1855:8478:35FA:1575 (talk) 03:38, 25 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lakeside Branch closure Jan 2024 

message: Frasers group announced that they would be rebranding all House of Frasers under Frasers, so do we need this fork? Davidstewartharvey (talk) 15:55, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is a separate article required for Frasers?
Talk:Booby prize

message: The most famous of Booby Prizes is the dustbin you get if you have Dusty Bin at the end of 3-2-1.
this is a highly subjective statement.  the crummy cars and donkeys they used to give on let's make a deal are more familiar to me.  Stubblyhead 06:49, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dustbin 

message: The word "boob" traces from the Spanish  bobo meaning stupid, which in turn comes from the Latin  balbus meaning stammering. The ancient Romans considered stammering to be a sign of stupidity. This type of word is called "echoic," kind of onomatopeic, reflecting the repetitive stammer. "Bal-bal-bal-bus" says Clau-clau-claudius.
The OED notes that the word booby to mean dunce appears as early as 1599. 
Booby-prize is the prize given to the loser (such as the contestant with the lowest score), usually something humorous. Literally, the idiot's prize. The  OED cites this usage from 1893.
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mbooby.html
-69.87.200.196 23:11, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin 

message: Brief article that is a subset of booby prize and would be more informative as a section of that article. Dubbinu | t | c 12:08, 4 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Wooden spoon (award)]]
Talk:Objet petit a

message: How does the article need to be cleaned up? Hyacinth 02:53, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed. See below. Hyacinth 00:06, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup

message: Any part which is particularly unclear without context? What parts need to be verified and why? Hyacinth 00:06, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Insufficient context and Not been verified
Talk:Ray Larabie

message: See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fonts by Ray Larabie. Johnleemk | Talk 06:59, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [[List of fonts by Ray Larabie]] merged here
Talk:The Road Virus Heads North

message: ???
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::Yeah, sorta. ♠♦Д narchistPig♥♣ (talk) 00:01, 23 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Anyone have the picture?
Talk:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit video game)

message: I removed something from the top of the main page. What do you think. --Philip1992 16:35, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  I removed something 

message: This link is just advertising for someones site, it is a horribly made game guide for sonic adventure/dx and it dosent even deserve to be linked on the sonic adventure page, so why is it here.
I have removed this link and placed it here. -RossyMiles 12:14, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sonic Game Guide Link 
Talk:Brea Olinda High School

message: Added the infobox that was requested Jonnyboyca 03:45, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox 

message: Hunter Wilson edited this page, class of 2007. I am a junior currently. Maybe I'll check back here in a few years.
I did some major edits and was probably the first to really do anything with this page. I wonder if anybody else will come and do something more than me. All the color pictures, except for the one of the scupltor, belong to me.
Vagrant 07:06, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  *first* 

message: How does the wikipedia feel about a list of valedictorians?  And if we wanted to include this list, shouldn't we go further back than 2004?
Shirley Ku (talk) 01:05, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The names don't belong here unless a particular individual is universally (not locally) notable on their own and if so should be in the Notable alumni section instead of a list of valedictorians.  See this discussion or Wikipedia:Notability people#People notable only for one event. I've removed the list on this basis – Zedla (talk) 23:12, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Ok, I'm cool with that.  123.192.106.177 (talk) 12:03, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Valedictorian]]s
Talk:Durham Huskies Alumni List

message: LOOKING TO GET A 98/99 TEAM PHOTO OF THE DURHAM HUSKIES. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET ONE.
:First, Greg... when you are done writing, always address your messages by putting 4 of these "~".  Honestly, for team photos you'd be looking at calling Dennis Graham in Durham and asking him -- past that you might be SOL, the Huskies have no real public records... I literally put all my info together through studying a Durham historical book and by harrassing the OHA and former Metro A officials by e-mail.  Any other info I'll literally have to drive to either Cambridge or Osprey to sift through old records.  DMighton 10:04, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Team Photo

message: Do I have all the players from Kapuskasing, Ontario?  Tim Hamel was one, who was the other guy? DMighton 18:07, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Kapuskasing, Ontario
Template talk:Category TOC/Archive 1

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Talk:Boolean-valued function

message: Jon Awbrey 07:32, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Notes & Queries

message: JA: The introduction was specifically written to serve the needs of several disciplines — from math to phil to stat and comp sci — that use concepts related to boolean-valued functions, and to clarify some of the variations in terminology among them.  This is the reason for the apparent redundancy of language.  Jon Awbrey 05:04, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Certainly all these disciplines make use of indicator functions.  But how is "Boolean-valued function" anything other than a synonym for "indicator function"?  One of them should simply be a redirect to the other. --Vaughan Pratt (talk) 05:29, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Intro

message: This article has the presumption that Boolean-valued mean 0 or 1. Actually, if the range of a function is another  Boolean algebra, then the function can be considered Boolean valued. The unnecessary restriction to {0,1} is also perpetuated in Boolean domain, cited from this article.
Furthermore, if {0,1} is to be the range, then propositional function is a more common name for the concept, though indicator function is also used. Perhaps all three articles should be merged. — Rgdboer (talk) 22:54, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Also boolean function seems to be one and the same. Any reason not to merge? Laugh Tough (talk) 18:03, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Boolean?
Talk:Alistair Taylor (Holby City)

message: A disambiguation page is needed as there is another Alistair Taylor. - User:StudentSteve
:Who is this Alistair Taylor and is he notable on Wikipedia? - Erebus555 10:33, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have no idea. He seems to have been a character in a British hospital drama. I wouldn't object to redirecting to the Holby City article. --Apyule 14:14, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Swissair Flight 330

message: The sources for this article should be cited.The Gnome 07:46, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources

message: :Sabotage was immediately suspected here because of the anger caused in Arab countries by the sentencing the previous December of three Palestinians to 12 years imprisonment by a Swiss court.
I'm afraid that wording is problematic.  Saying that terrorism was suspected "because of anger caused in Arab countries" erroneously assumes that the normal reaction to hearing about a legal ruling you disagree with is to destroy an aircraft and murder innocent people.  Sorry, but that is absurd and the wording must be changed. Viriditas (talk) 23:33, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Wording

message: The claim that "A bomb was put on the plane and detonated by the Palestinian terror group PFLP-GC." is not accurate, as it implies this plane was specifically targeted and PFLP-GC was involved with loading the plane. Since the bomb was an airmail package that was carried on the flight and triggered by an altitude sensitive detonator, all that the bomb-makers needed to do was mail the package. The postal authorities unwittingly allowed the bomb to be put on the plane as part of a mail consignment. The reduction in air pressure as the plane ascended caused the bomb to detonate. The Palestinian terrorist group then "claimed" responsibility, but they didn't detonate the bomb, the altitude did, nor did they put the bomb on the plane, the postal system allowed that to happen. After mailing the bomb package, the bomb-makers lost all control over what happened to their bomb. - Cameron Dewe (talk) 04:32, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inaccurate lead section
Talk:Gain compression

message: Interesting how you can make a new page out of a lot of chat on another talk page isnt it?--Light current 07:47, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

message: Soft clipping and "gain compression" are really the same thing, and I think we should cover them in the same article.  I think that would really help clarify the concepts; comparing how they are used.  Should the article be here or there? — Omegatron 14:35, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Is that why some of the page sounds like lecture notes from someone's audio electronics class? "Thus we have compression of gain."  We?  Still, I'm glad the page was here since it helped me out.  I'll have to come back and cleanup the writing style later. 64.81.175.48 16:57, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Soft clipping 

message: THe inclusion of dynamic range comressors into this page seems to be causing some difficulty. Perhaps a completely sperate para ( or different page) is needed to remove any ambiguity. Comments? 8-)--Light current 15:00, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the only reason dynamic range compression is on this page is to differentiate them.  It already has articles (audio level compression, signal compression, ...).  So it should be nearby the discussion of the non-linearity of gain compression. — Omegatron 15:46, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split off dynamic range compressors 

message: Quote: "But it's not a change in gain; it's non-linear distortion. The output level stays relatively the same as the input level goes higher." -- What is distorted if not the output? Additionally, I failed to understand the difference between level (dynamic range) compression, gain compression and soft clipping. Is it right that intentions/reasons are different but the effect is the same? Is the soft clipping a technique for DRC? --Javalenok 09:16, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Confusing 

message: Not an earth-shattering issue but would someone be able to add a few words to elaborate on this gloss: "due to topology differences", found in the Relevance section? Yes, vacuum tubes and transistors have different "topologies" from each other. There's a lot more glass in a vacuum tube, for instance, and tubes stand taller in a chassis than a typical power FET does. Is this what you mean? :) --Jelsova (talk) 17:16, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Topology of what? 

message: You know, this article is completely unintelligible to anyone who doesn't already know what gain compression is.--Atlantictire (talk) 23:24, 24 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Who did you write this for?
Talk:Darren E. Burrows

message: I am writing this in response to the Wikipedia articel about Darren E. Burrows. 
My name is Richard Marshall, I was Darren Burrows photo double on the set of Northern Exposure. My indian name is Swil Kanim. www.myspace.com/swilkanim
To my knowledge, Darren E. Burroughs NEVER claimed to be of Native descent. It was the network that claimed his ethnic heritage was of little importance because he played a character written as a 'half' indian. I am sick of people simply stating that he is rumored to be a blonde. So. Why should it be a point of interest anywhere that someone in the entertainment business dyed their hair? He was a working actor asked to play a role and be paid a fair wage. No one, including the original creators expected the show to be the success it was. 
If it wasn't for Darren E. Burroughs I would still be a street performer, not that it is a bad thing, but he help me produce my first CD of solo violin music. His kind words encouraged me beyond belief and my career has benefited from his kindness and generosity. 
God bless Darren E. Burroughs.
 
*Is this guy's wife a french chef? or does the family have a live-in french chef?*
:: Thank you. If anyone ever wonders why grammar is important, or why Wikipedia will never be more than an online blog, here is your answer. 66.108.4.183 06:25, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Previous comments without headers
Talk:Jhun Hoon

message: There are several hanja which are sometimes used for the given name "Hun" -- for example, the various Kim Huns of recent history have included 金薰, 金訓, and 金勛.  For that reason, I left it as Hangul in the name table.  Perhaps someone more familiar with the game can say which character is correct? -- Visviva 07:43, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Korean name
Talk:Julie Warner

message: I think Julie Warner is an amazing actress.
was she in a episode of House MD.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.233.142.199 (talk) 04:52, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes. Need_to_Know_(House_episode) SeaphotoTalk 02:05, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misc
Talk:Baby Huey (singer)

message: The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. --KenWalker | Talk 04:09, 23 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography/Assessment#Class_parameter|Biography assessment rating]] comment 

message: The original stub expansion by the George Reeves dude was essentially a cut-and-paste job from allmusic.com. It is a violation of US copyright law to directly copy material without permission.
By using different IPs, the George Reeves dude was able to fool protectors into reverting back to the copyvio version. Anyway, I rewrote the article, mainly but not entirely using the allmusic.com material as a source, so it is no longer copyvio. Just revert back to my version of 12 February 2006 (unless later improvements have been made) Herostratus 23:42, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  revised article 

message: I'm interested to know the name of the glandular disorder Ramey is said to have had. If he did have one, it must have been diagnosed by a physician, and if the diagnosis is public then there must be a source. A glandular disorder must have a diagnostic name. Is he supposed to have been hypothyroid? Hypothyroidism is easily treated. Usually a "glandular disorder" turn out to be plain old overeating. Nicmart 05:11, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  What "glandular disorder"? 

message: Reference is made to a Jet article which apparently has his mother's name as Ernestine Ramey Saine. However, I can find no evidence that she had the last name Saine at any time. Her husband, the subject's father's, name was Ramey, and her Findagrave entry does not include the name Saine or mention a husband besides Mr. Ramey. I don't think the Jet article should be taken as proof. Nicmart (talk) 23:38, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Her daughter's 2011 obituary refers to her as Ramey, not Saine.Nicmart (talk) 23:44, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mother's name
Talk:Reliquary (novel)

message: The unreferenced template is inapplicable to articles about books that are themselves available as a reference.  The book itself is obviously a reference for statements in the article.  The authors' official website is a reference too. Fartherred (talk) 01:23, 14 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Unreferenced template inapplicable
Talk:PFY

message: What about Furry-toothed geek?--Spook` 08:43, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: What about it? PeteVerdon 14:08, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No Wikipedia mention that I can find.  Spook 05:06, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Great Palace of Constantinople

message: If anyone has any more information regarding this subject, I'd be very happy if you helped fill it out. Thanks. Ryan 08:47, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requests for more 

message: The text states that the palace had an area of more than 200 million square feet (s.f.).  At approx. 25M s.f./sq. mile, that would be something covering, say, 3x3 miles (5x5 km or so), an absurd size.  Google Maps shows that that is roughly the area of the entire peninsula, indeed the entire city out to the Theodosian walls!  
Perhaps 200 thousand? Jmacwiki (talk) 00:24, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have now replaced the text with "200,000" s.f. (simply deleting 3 zeroes): approx. 5 acres or 2 ha.  This is an estimate on my part!  If you know of a better estimate, or (much better) an accurate report, please insert the definitive value.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmacwiki (talk • contribs) 01:57, 13 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong size for palace 
Talk:Eschatology of Jehovah's Witnesses

message: An anonymous editor added reference to a book by Pekka Mansikka (a self-taught and self-published researcher), along with some tedious POV editorial about Jonsson. I have already deleted blatantly POV editorial, but for now I have left reference to Mansikka, with the required templates for the necessary verification at a minimum. However, because Mansikka cites Furuli as a source for the relevant periods, it is at best circular reasoning to suggest Mansikka's research represents any kind of secular support for the JW chronology. Additionally, no basis was provided for the original editor's claim that Mansikka provides "strong evidence" in support of his position. From the limited extract of the book I have been able to review, it appears Mansikka is incapable of defending a position that requires that Simanu began in July, as would be required for Mansikka's (Furuli's) interpretation of VAT 4956.
If elaboration is not provided in a reasonable amount of time, perhaps a month, reference to Mansikka will be deleted as fringe and undue weight.--Jeffro77 (talk) 03:55, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: A month? This seems pretty clear cut to me. I'd give it a few days at most. Vyselink (talk) 05:24, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, a month is generous. And the 'perhaps' would depend on whether there were no explanation given for retaining the information, or just an inadequate one.--Jeffro77 (talk) 05:55, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: @Jeffro77 Whether we wait or not, it seems like this would still be considered fringe? Personally I lean a bit more towards removing the content in question and we can discuss it further here if necessary. Thoughts? Clovermoss🍀 (talk) 19:56, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I didn’t think it would be fair of me to unilaterally remove it but I’m not opposed to its removal either.—Jeffro77 (talk) 22:19, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mansikka 

message: 2520 years after 607 BC is 1913 AD. So why 1914 is stated?! Aminabzz (talk) 21:19, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: No. There was no ‘year 0’ between 1BC and 1AD. You can think of 607BC as -606 (this is how BC years are handled in contexts such as calculations for astronomy), which should resolve the confusion.—Jeffro77 (talk) 22:07, 5 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. Aminabzz (talk) 17:06, 7 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  1914 or 1913?
Talk:3rd Battalion, 1st Marines

message: Why does it state "700 Marines and 100 Sailors" 700 Marines sounds about right but 100 sailors seems too many. You have about a dozen corpsmen throughout the battalion. With a chaplain and surgeon and staff you might have 15-20 but 200? 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and other battalion webpages indicate "1000 Marines and sailors" - where do they get this number too? Someone needs to explain/elaborate. --131.122.62.80 19:43, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "700 Marines and 100 Sailors" 
Talk:VESA Display Power Management Signaling

message: DPMS can also mean "DOS Protected Mode Services", under DR-DOS. Michael 09:11, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That use is not limited to DR-DOS. --Belg4mit 20:12, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Other Uses

message: Some additional detail would be nice, for instance I came here to see when DPMS came about. --Belg4mit 20:08, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Something like this might be relevant. --Belg4mit 20:12, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Detail

message: In the table describing the state of the v-sync/h-sync pins, the terminology of "on" and "off" is used, but this isn't really descriptive enough. For example, does "off" mean "low" or "floating"? The table should be clarified using the terminology of "high", "low", and/or "floating"---or clarify in additional text what "on" and "off" means. I would do this myself, but I can't seem to find a free source which provides this clarification. 17.197.13.156 (talk) 01:27, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: On/Off not specific enough