lflage/wiki-talks huggingface dataset:
Talk:Onitsha

message: According to the provisional breakdown of the Nigerian census Onitsha has a population of 261.604. It has a population of 600.000, though, according to the Daily Sun, April 22, 2007, of one-million-odd according to Nigerian Monthly, June 2005, of more than 1.5 million people according to the Nigerian Tribune (Mon. 29th January 2007, not online), of  about three million according to the Guardian, Tuesday, July 04, 2006 and of about 6 million according to the Anambra State government (in 2005). Everybody seems to feel free to make up an Onitsha of their own design with as many LGAs as they please. What are we to make of this?  Ankimai 20:08, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Population

message: Blench and apparently some others have been known to use the spelling Ọnịca for this area/the dialect of Igbo used in it. It's not important enough to go in the article, but I'm making a note of it here so that people searching this site to find out what is meant by "Ọnịca" have at least a chance of finding this talk page and finding out. Cheers, -sche (talk) 21:08, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Alternative spellings
Talk:Maiduguri

message: Ok 154.66.223.94 (talk) 23:21, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  English advanced language skills to help me develop my knowledge
Talk:List of XML markup languages

message: List of XML Markup Languaes is a redundant initialism, (Extensible markup language markup languages). Should this be fixed? Jameshibbard (talk) 01:38, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  redundant acronym 
Talk:Cross River State

message: What is the Igbo name for 'Cross River State'? Ériugena (talk) 12:37, 28 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: ?Native name
Talk:Tir na n-Og Award

message: As I depart from work here ... 
It will be good to add coverage on these points if possible. 
# description of winning works, generalizations about the works that tend to win any of the awards
## do any picture books win the Primary award? 
## what reading or interest levels tend to win? (above)
## does narrative Fiction almost always win, since the Nonfiction award was dropped? 
# was there any particular occasion or stimulus for these awards in 1976?
# how are the shortlists and winners selected? (Many awards have more complex websites that give rules and deadlines, introduce current judges, etc. I don't see any such things here.)
# Winners of multiple awards. For example, name the authors who have won three or more awards, or state that no one has won three. (I have started this section and noted that the first two winners and three latest winners all have two awards. To say more without a complete count will give undue emphasis, but I think this works for the first and last.)
--P64 (talk) 17:58, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Desirable coverage
Talk:Joseph Giarratano

message: It would help to have a truly reliable source, such as a magazine or newspaper article.DGG 09:17, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: We are citing a piece written by McCarthy in the Washington Post. Even that newspaper has filed it under "op-ed", and it is a short piece. What credentials does the writer possess? I have no verification of this particular circumstance, but as a generalisation pretty much anyone can get an op-ed published. Believe me, I am one of them and, as with the McCarthy piece, mine have been campaigning efforts. (A long time ago, on issues to which I do not contribute here, I hasten to add). - Sitush (talk) 23:35, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree that an Op-Ed piece needs to be identified as such. Have looked for more sources that are reporting on events, rather than offering opinion.Parkwells (talk) 15:43, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  McCarthy - dubious 

message: Here are some secondary sources regarding Joe 
Evidence book, Detective Division: City of Norfolk police Department (Oct 1, 1979)
"The Consequences of False Confessions: Deprivations of Liberty and Miscarriages of Justice in the Age of Psychological Interrgoation", Leo and Ofshe, 88J. Crim.L and Criminology, 429 (1998)
"The Truth About False Confessions and Adversary Scholarship" Leo and Ofshe, Crim. Law Bulletin, Vol 37, Num 4, 293 (2001)
"The Clemency Process in Virginia", Walter McFarlane, 27 Ce. Rich L. Rev. 241 (1993)
"The Psychology of Interrogation, Confessions and Testimony" By Gisli Gudjonsson (1992)
"The Psychology of Interrogation and Confessions: a Handbook" by Gisli Gudjonsson
"Keeping Faith, Keeping On: The Prison Years of Joe Giarratano" by  Colman McCarthy  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Barbaranelsonnelson (talk • contribs) 15:28, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: What content do you want to add to the article that is backed by these secondary sources? --NeilN talk to me 17:42, 16 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Note that if you are adding the material, it's up to you to obtain and verify the sources. That is, you should not be editing by proxy on behalf of Mr. Giarratano. --NeilN talk to me 20:09, 18 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Secondary Sources
Talk:Heinzelmännchen

message: I've removed some parts:
Lax attitude of the citizens of Cologne:</br>
Not encyclopaedic, no WP:RS. ("Kölner Klüngel" is a different matter, a kind of nepotism).
Cölln (Spree):</br>
AFAIK only a hoax-like speculation of some websites. The Kopisch poem ist very similar to the Weyden story and kopisch knew that story. The double 'l' way of spelling was also used for Cologne.
Proverbial:</br>
Seems at least outdated to me. Please give a WP:RS.
Translation:</br>
Thomas Keightley used the original term "The Heinzelmänchen", the single 'n' being probably an error.
The "elves"-translation by Margaret Hunt and Edgar Taylor are translations of the term "Die Wichtelmänner". See Talk:The_Elves_and_the_Shoemaker.
I also removed the "unreferenced" - flag. Heizer 09:19, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Joe and Petunia

message: Shouldn't Jo be spelt Joe as the charchter is male? Keithmall 09:21, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably, though the linked web site claims it's 'Jo'. Do any of the TV ads show their names in writing? Mark Grant 12:08, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

text: Looks like you're right. I added a couple of more official links (BBC and COI) which spell it Joe. We should probably move the page unless anyone has an objection. Mark Grant 12:12, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  OK, I've moved it. I guess there aren't many people interested in the question of the missing 'e' :). Mark Grant 19:25, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Spelling Query
Talk:Tourism in London

message: Is it just me who thinks this article sounds like it has been written by a ten year old, also in many parts it reads as an advertisement. Stevvvv4444 (talk) 17:39, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah this is simply an advertisement  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.184.129.92 (talk) 23:05, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: This isn't an article this is just a guide for tourists.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.131.56.108 (talk) 23:12, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Appalling. It needs rewriting. Ericoides (talk) 17:19, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
Talk:Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)

message: I think most, if not all of the information in the "Santa Fe High School Teachers", "Santa Fe High Students", and "Principals" sections is unnecessary and needs to be rewritten or removed.  To me it appears that a former student decided to list some of their favorite teachers and fellow classmates, and the principal section looks to be nothing but a disgruntled student complaining about the current principal.  At the very least, these sections need to be sourced. —Mears man (talk) 18:58, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, the lead is entirely too long, and should probably be broken down into separate sections. —Mears man (talk) 18:59, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  All fixed. Elizabeth I of England (talk) 19:12, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The problems addressed in this 8 year old discussion were fixed long ago. All you did was rearrange a few things and entirely remove the athletic section. I reverted your edit. John from Idegon (talk) 21:09, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Unnecessary info
Talk:Panda (musician)

message: So he hasn't made any albums yet, and the claim for being the best Drum & Bass producer 2005 has no source to back it up (google didn't help me either)? I'd say this article can be deleted for now. 129.125.101.92 09:30, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Nea Kameni

message: This material is baseless speculation supported by no serious Plato scholar or archaeologist. Removed per WP:V. 140.180.25.183 (talk) 16:03, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Atlantis" removed 

message: I removed the article from using Hotcat as it is definitely not extinct. It just erupted 60 years ago! http://volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0102-04=&volpage=erupt --Guanlong wucaii 13:31, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extinct Volcano?
Talk:Freemasonry in Russia

message: #Perhaps there's a lot of French-sourced Freemasonry in Russia, but there's a lot of regular too.
#A cite on Freemasonry in Russia durning the comunist era: Wikisource:The Third International After Lenin/Book Two: Part 4:"The change began in 1924 under the name of "Bolshevization." If by Bolshevization is understood the purging of the party of alien elements and habits, of social democratic functionaries clinging to their posts, of freemasons, pacifist-democrats, idealistic muddle heads, etc" Grye 09:35, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It is certainly true that people assume that Freemasonry was important politically and played a rather important role in the events leading to the February Revolution in 1917.  What is far more difficult is substantiating this assumption with reliable sources.  The lack of reliable sources was why the article was merged back in 07.  Also, we must not assume that an important person in history did whatever he did because he was a Freemason.  Sometimes people do things dispite being a Freemason, and indeed most of the time there is no connection at all between actions and membership in the fraternity. Blueboar (talk) 14:25, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Untitled 
Talk:Osun State

message: The Osun State map highlights the state of Ogun instead of Osun and needs to be corrected. --Glenn L (talk) 17:10, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Osun mapping error 

message: Osun Youth Coalition is a body of youths that cuts across all local governments in Osun state. The group serves as a pressure group where youths of the state make their voice known and speak in one voice on issues bothering democratic system of government as well as other sociopolitical, sociocultural and economic issues in the state. Membership of the organization is open to all indigenious youths of Osun State.
The group has over time maintained its strength in standing against perceived anti-people policies by the government across all levels in the state. It is a front that unites all youths of the state, giving them one voice and the ample opportunity to participate in governance in the state.
Osun Youths Coalition is a non partisan organization that frowns against any inducement to be bias in adjudging state of things and appraising situations in the state. The group is neither being connected to the state government nor allows itself to be used by any opposition movement or party to frustrate the government of the state.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Philklaw (talk • contribs) 11:23, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Osun Youth Coalition 

message: I removed the listing for "*Professor Iysa Ade Bello - Africa Representative at World Assembly of Muslim Youths" from the Notable people list because this list states at the top in hidden text: ". There is no article for this person (or for Iysa Bello) as of today. He can be returned after a article that establishes his notability is written. Al Leluia81 (talk) 00:23, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Meaning please 102.89.46.23 (talk) 19:31, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable people
Talk:Porcia

message: Shouldn't we turn this into a gen page, because a majority of people who look up Porcia are looking for the daughter of Cato. --82.34.129.154 09:59, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

message: I have cleaned this page by removing the male names and creating Porcius for them, and removing the intro and creating Porcius/Porcia (name) for that info, and a few bits of tidying. Abtract (talk) 15:07, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup
Talk:2004 Taiwanese cross-Strait relations referendum

message: Isn't this a plebiscite not a referendum? The results of the vote had no legal force? --Sumple (Talk) 10:07, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: referendum is the word that the media used. one may have to refer to the language of the referendum law and how it was evoked-Jiang 11:04, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Plebiscite?

message: I don't see how it's harmful having both the formal names of the states when describing the relationship between the two, and thereafter the common names. That it escalated to this extent was completely unnecessary, when I have attempted to compromise, while the other user has routinely ignored it in favour of getting his way. --Tærkast (Discuss) 15:38, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Because there is no need for it. The names of the countries are set by the articles Taiwan and China. This is not a place for you to disagree with how we name these countries. Either request moves of those articles or stop this. Number 57 15:43, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It's to provide clarity, which isn't exactly a bad thing. There are plenty of instances in which use of the official titles are justified, but you insist that because the articles are at the titles where they are now, that every single time it must just be "Taiwan" and "China." You have repeatedly ignored my attempts at compromise. Did I not leave Taiwan and China as the common names after using the official titles? Yes. Does it matter to you? No. The state articles are linked to the right titles in any event.--Tærkast (Discuss) 16:43, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I would suggest "Taiwan (ROC)" and "China (PRC)" as a better compromise which does not modify the link of the wiki article and also endorse their official names. Fizikanauk (talk) 20:11, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: That's what I was trying to convey, all I wanted to do was use the full names for one instance in the introduction - the internal links are still at the correct article titles, hence the use of piping. But I'd be happy for your proposal. --Tærkast (Discuss) 20:25, 12 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Introduction
Talk:Saying

message: Bromide should be added to this list.
The link to "wikiproverbs.org" wasn't working on 13 Feb 2008 at 10:07 GMT. If you read this note after more than a week and wikiproverbs.org is still broken, please edit to remove the link.
What kind of a saying is "The medium is the message"? An adage? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk  18:45, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: 'A saying is something that is said'
...absolutely beautiful!!!  Basket Feudalist  14:14, 18 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Beautiful... 

message: Do you really consider "kick the bucket" or "have holes in one's head" sayings? Unlike proverbs and aphorisms, these are never said as they stand; they're always used in sentences.  Thnidu (talk) 03:22, 2 May 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  idiom? 

message: At the beginning, the article says, "Sayings are categorized as follows:"  The list seems useful, but there is no source listed for this list. Does anybody know the source of this? Pete unseth (talk) 13:15, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is the source of the list of categories?
Talk:Edward Buxton (conservationist)

message: This article appears to relate to the same Edward North Buxton who is reknowned for his alpine mountaineering achievements and was a member of the Alpine Club. Noted in that context he is identied as "Edward N. Buxton (brewer)" and is attributed as being a member of the first ever party to climb the Aiguille de Bionnassay in the French alps in 1865 -  a not inconsiderable achievement (his wit and humour clearly shows in the original account of the ascent given by F C Grove. See references in that article.) See also Lyskamm and Piz Palu and for other first ascents.
I leave this note here in the hope that someone watching this article will take the trouble to check if my strong suspicions are correct and edit the article accordingly. I am sufficiently convinced that I will now link some of the alpine pages to this article. If this person is indeed the brother of Sir T. Fowell Buxton, Bart, M.A.,  - as seems likely - he is definitely one and the same person. See this article, containing many references to E N Buxton. 
With so many failed references on this page, I do query whether the redirect to the article title is both valid or, indeed, helpful. Parkywiki (talk) 00:53, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  E.N.Buxton - mountaineer 
Talk:History of invasive and interventional cardiology

message: This article was extensively worked on in my user area before I moved it here.  Past history will be found there (from March 18, 2007-April 15, 2007). Ksheka 10:11, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  This 

message: Dean Kamen often receives praise for inventing the "Crown Stent," said to be an improvement on the Palmer-Schatz stent.
Is the Crown Stent a significant development in this field?  If so, would someone please add information to the article. 174.24.81.157 (talk) 05:41, 13 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crown Stent 

message: I'm working to update info and secondary source findings for this page, going section by section as I can get to them. The most recent source was from 2008. Given how the situation seems to have changed since then, I figure it's time for a refresh. Please let me know if any of my edits are off base - I'd welcome the input.  Thinkinink (talk) 00:32, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updates
Talk:Edward King-Harman

message: , Lawrence William, 1877. Son of Colonel E. R. King-Harman, M.P., of Rockingham, Co. Roscommon. b. 1863. 
This is slightly in conflict with the 1864 marriage date, though the author could be incorrect.  Citations of marriage required.  If the younger son took the baronetcy, this child presumably is the elder and died prior to his grandfather. -- billinghurst (talk) 11:35, 17 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''[[s:List of Carthusians, 1800–1879/K|List of Carthusians ...]]'' states
Talk:Edward Shippen III

message: "III" is not part of Edward Shippen's name. He is the third Edward Shippen in the American branch of the Shippen family, but only the second to have a WP article. His grandfather was the first Edward Shippen in America, and his uncle was the second. In a similar situation, I have included birth/death dates in the article title to distinguish between the subjects. I propose to do that here, renaming this article Edward Shippen (1703-1781). The same fix can be applied to Edward Shippen, IV. Any objections, editors? WCCasey (talk) 21:14, 26 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect title
Talk:Coleman Parker

message: This is a cut and paste of content from Politicians of The Wire. The character is a recurring guest star and I do not believe they are notable enough to warrant their own article. The content has not bee reformatted to make it suitable for a standlaone article. I strongly support merging it back into the original article.--Opark 77 10:17, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge
Talk:Time paradox

message: This redirect should really point to Temporal paradox rather than Grandfather paradox --CannedLizard 23:47, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I second this old message. The grandfather paradox is just an example of temporal paradox, perhaps the most "famous" one but hardly the only one MBelgrano (talk) 15:42, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Done, though we should probably unprotect this.  Skomorokh, barbarian  20:19, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps it should be done. After all, it was protected on the wrong side after an edit war 2 years ago about where to redirect this (it seems that without discussion or even edit summaries, just reversions). Having articles on both topics, the grandfather paradox (specific) and the temporal paradox (general), this redirect should redirect to the one whose name is basically the same. MBelgrano (talk) 01:55, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Untitled 

message: Please tag as . Also, full protection seems overkill. Paradoctor (talk) 07:30, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Partly done: the first one. Please see WP:RFPP regarding the prot level. --Redrose64 (talk) 08:11, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tag as alternative name
Talk:Popoli Terme

message: Yes this article is way too short.  Compare it to the German article.  There is a lot to say.  Being too short is not a reason for a speedy delete is it? --Bejnar 10:22, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Why speedy delete?

message: There is a jesuit magazine called popoli, it could be mentioned sometime if it is worthy enough. ADM (talk) 06:33, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: But not in this article.  This is about the town. --Bejnar (talk) 14:49, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Jesuit magazine
Talk:Queensland Raceway

message: This article needs a track layout map showing the long and short circuits described in the article. --Scott Davis Talk 10:24, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: layout

message: Welcome Matt51F1. Couple of things, and leaving the political aspect out of it, and the numerous claims needing citations and references, the initial 'non-descript' meet had no crowd at all as it was not advertised, a deliberately low key event, some V8Supercar teams practiced but did not race, but several other categories did race. In July the first V8Supercar event was held, the famous meeting with the diabolical traffic nightmare, but certainly not 'non-descript', it was a full championship round with the Australian Drivers' Championship, national series Superbikes, GT-Production and Formula Ford. Week later it held the All-Historic Queensland meet, then a Super Touring round. Then the Qld 500 in September. Also, of the orginal consortium who purchased the circuit only the John and Amanda Tetley are still directly involved with the circuit. The others have sold their stakeholding. --Falcadore (talk) 11:24, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was present at this 'first non-descript' event spoken of in the article, and it was indeed a round of the V8 Supercar series in 1999. I thought it was rather well attended and attended well for the following years before I stopped going due to the amount of people that would turn up. Other events I agree are poorly attended, however that is due to most motorsport fans only following the V8 Supercar series and poor advertising.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.173.192.208 (talk) 10:33, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I can assure there was a small meeting prior to the V8 championship round, I was working at it. Leaving that aside the edit makes a number of assertions, several of them strong in nature which would require citations or references. Do you have any? --Falcadore (talk) 03:02, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: History
Talk:Elizabeth H. Roberts

message: I just deleted much of this article--it read like a campaign ad, and for good reason: it was copied from either her campaign website or her bio on the RI Lt. Gov's website (they use the same text).  Either way, it's not quite unbiased and probably violates copyright (on the upside, at least it's sourced).  AdamBradley (talk) 20:31, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled