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Talk:Assisted-opening knife

message: What's the situation regarding their legality?
I currently have charges pending in Santa Cruz Ca for posession of an "assisted opening" knife.
It was confiscated and never returned.
:: I'd reccomend you talk to a lawyer.  If you want free advice, you might want to register on a knife-related Forum...or contact AKTI.  California as a state has laws exempting such knives as switchblades and the like, but Santa Cruz may have a city or county ordinance prohibiting them.  This page is really meant for improvements to the article in question and not a source for legal advice or discussion.  Good luck. --Mike Searson 20:07, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Legality is relevant for the article (NB. he didn't ask for advice at all). As far as I know, switchblades or assisted ones (or both) are illegal in germany, too. Such laws don't seem to be too unreasonable to me. You can use it as tool, of course. But if you open it in front of other people, possibly with a sharp click - you (and your opponents) have all adrenaline needed to get into a fight. Doing the same fiddling with a normal pocketknife may result in more harmless amused interest. Martin - May 2010  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.119.247.45 (talk) 12:48, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: He said he had charges pending agaist him and asked about legality, take it in context.  I've never had an adrenaline dump from opening a knife or watching someone else open one.  Actually there have been some preemption laws recently passed in the free world decriminalizing these pocketknives.  I'll try and put it in today.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 13:57, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legal Status 

message: I created a stub about the SpeedSafe mechanism, itself..anyone think we should merge the two articles?
--Mike Searson 04:49, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  SpeedSafe 

message: The current version mentions that the origins of the assisted opening was a Ducati motorcycle "strut".  Not clear what the reference is to, perhaps to the rear swingarm?  Some clarification might be needed as there's no link to either the knife itself or to the 'strut' referenced. Nasukaren (talk) 01:46, 13 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Design characteristics
Talk:Ish

message: This needs an etymology. PeepP 20:32, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: In Jamestown, NY, my home town, people say "ish" instead of "ick". I don't know whether this is common in other parts of Western NY, but we grew up saying this.Wrstewart (talk) 20:40, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dialect meaning of "ish"
Talk:Tel'aran'rhiod

message: Is there a source to the claim that RJ did indeed base Tel'aran'rhiod on lucid dreaming? Yes, it is plausible, but I haven't read it anywhere. --Dvrvm (talk) 19:04, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it is, since there is lucid dreaming in WoT. All the dreamers are capable of doing it. TAR is a separate world accessible both subconciously and conciously through the use of Gateways, so I don't think it's meant to be lucd dreaming. 64.129.227.4 (talk) 01:25, 12 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Based on lucid dreaming?
Talk:Gallant Unit Citation

message: They were deployed under the 16th OG's deployed units and were given their award as a member of the 16th OG (please read the citation). No one is detracting from the honor which they recieved. It is both right and proper to acknowledge the accomplishment, but it was not given to the 919 OG directly; they were a subordinate unit in this citiation. — BQZip01 — talk 19:21, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: 919th OG was not given a separate award

message: If only 4 units have been awarded this, then why is Gen. Hyten wearing the ribbon with a silver oak leaf cluster?
Gecko G (talk) 02:05, 22 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: He's not, it's an OUA. I updated his article. EricSerge (talk) 18:07, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah... good catch. thanks. Gecko G (talk) 00:58, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Only 4 units? 
Talk:Navy Unit Commendation

message: i don't know what a 'streamer' is and the article on 'medals' doesn't define it. but the navy unit commendation has no medal. ribbon only. i know because i am entitled to this decoration and wear it with miniature medals on formalwear, in the british tradition.so, if the 'streamer' is related to a medal, the infobox is incorrect.Toyokuni3 (talk) 23:40, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This explanation is long overdue, but presented for posterity: Streamers are related to unit awards, and are flown attached to the unit guidon, carried on parade, or posted into the ground outside a unit's offices when the commander (or someone with command orders) is present. Also, they may be embossed on the unit's official lineage and honors (its official history. Streamers authorized below service-level (Top unit on post, fitness, charitable drive winner, etc.) are command-dependent, and are not part of the official lineage and honors. Dru of Id (talk) 08:43, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The redirect Navy Unit Commendation(United States) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached.  Steel1943 (talk) 04:22, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Navy Unit Commendation(United States)]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]
Talk:Cairhien

message: i removed several tags because in my opinion they don't belong on the article (anymore). the tags were  , ,  and  . if you feel they should be put back please leave some feedback on why. the one on sources / reference ill try to fix with some sources  / reference. Boneyard (talk) 18:55, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The article is still almost entirely plot summary with no real-world information in terms of critical analysis, cultural impact, development, etc. Similarly, it's still written almost entirely from an in-universe perspective as nearly all the information is only relevant within the context of the fictional reality. Nor is notability established via substantial coverage in reliable independent secondary sources. You trimmed a bit and added some section headers, but the article is basically unchanged. I'm not familiar with the material, but I doubt this article can be brought up to policy. Do you think this topic specifically (as in, not pieces about the series itself, which contain only passing mention) has ever received direct, significant coverage from sources not associated with the subject? Doctorfluffy (robe and wizard hat) 20:02, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  tags removed
Talk:Heatherton Village

message: It fascinated me as a young teenager when I found I lived near Hell Brook and, better, Hell Meadow - but the farm was called Hall Pasture Farm (IIRC), which had an easy familiarity :-). Calling it Pixiefields, or whatever. is about par for builders! Linuxlad 20:43, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Hell Brook
Talk:Toni Arden

message: Without it, it did not include the "Living people" cat.  I added that in.  From the quick research I just did, it appears she is still alive, but we need her birthday. Michael 20:47, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthday 
Talk:Tsenacommacah

message: "Tsenacommacah" is slightly more popular than "Tenakomakah" on Google, and the former is the only spelling that gets any hits on Google books or Google scholar. While this article is new, shall it be moved to Tsenacommacah? Melchoir 21:18, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm... well, for now, how about this: assuming that no one disagrees, I'll move to Tsenacommacah and mention the others without explanation. Melchoir 21:41, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name: Tenakomakah -> Tsenacommacah? 

message: ++Lar: t/c 17:10, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article was selected for [[WP:DYK|DYK]]! 

message: I find the map a bit zoomed in. Too much detail. Perhaps we could find one showing the territory of the Powhatan territory from the vantage point of the Moon or from beyond the orbit of Jupiter? LastDodo (talk) 12:53, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map
Talk:Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia

message: I worked to somewhat expand the article and add Wikilinks.  Part of the problem is that the town unincorporated, so there is less info.  There is not even agreement as to whether it is 'Sautee-Nacoochee' or 'Sautee Nacoochee'.
Cynrin 20:50, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

message: If you would like to know why I assessed the article the way I have, please use my talk page. Ethan (talk) 00:15, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assessment 

message: See  and . Dougweller (talk) 10:04, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gold Rush - sources 

message: So a lot of NA placenames have been mangled beyond easy recognition and often get false etymologies applied to them. When in 2015 user:talamachusee removed the fake Choctaw etymology of Sautee Nacoochee, that was right. But I think his proposed replacement--that the Muscogee words for raccoon-people sawate and bear nokose after being filtered through Cherokee then English equal "Sautee Nacoochee"--isn't any better. As if "bear" follows patterns of Creek placenames anyway. Sawate isn't in that dictionary referenced either--the word wotko for raccoon is--though John Swanton and Frederick Hodge in several old Smithsonian Bureau of American Ethnology publications listed Sawokli as a probable Hitchiti (a separate language from Muscogee) contraction of raccoon-people and note that cartographers throughout the 18th century pegged it as a Lower Creek village. The user's proposed etymology does not seem credible to me and is apparently of his own interpretation given that the only source is a dictionary that doesn't support the translation. But I don't think I can come at it neutrally on the article. Iaksones (talk) 07:22, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Update 5 years later--I nuked his Muskogean etymology, it's clearly from his (Richard Thornton's) own highly biased blogs and suspect original research. If someone wants to cite credible research on the Muskogean origins for Sautee and/or Nacoochee instead of Cherokee--which isn't crazy, it's not like London is of Anglo-Saxon origin--they can. Iaksones (talk) 16:55, 7 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology
Talk:Fournier Street

message: Pic added, reqphoto template removed. Will try and get better pics next time I'm in area. Given the importance of this street (can easily be allowed two pix), it would be nice to have interiors, have to wait for Open House Day, though... Tarquin Binary 07:31, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If you wish: :file:Fournier_Street_Road_Sign_London.JPG. Regards, Gons (¿Digame?) 00:00, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Choedan Kal

message: Was the Female Choedal Kal destroyed? or was just the access key?
I can't remember. i thought it was the access key but i haven't read the book in years.
I proably hoped it was just the key, horrified at the though of such an amazing thing being destroyed.
--Oxinabox (talk) 04:55, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The female Choedan Kal access key was destroyed. It is never explicitly stated whether the actual Choedan Kal was destroyed or not, so I assume it was not destroyed. --Spidey104contribs 21:40, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  I just read the bit in book 11, the chapter is "To make an anchor weep."  It says, "The Great Hand on Tremalking melted."  I think that probably means it is completely destroyed. --Silversmith  Hewwo 07:27, 26 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Was the Female Choedal Kal destroyed?

message: With references added, I would ask that a better reference format be suggested (or simply added to page), per article history page note.  
Also, as a concept within the Wheel of Time novels, notability is high as these devices play a major role in a temporal sense, having been created in the Age of Legends as a counter to the Dark One, referenced heavily in The Strike at Shayol Ghul, clear through to Winter's Heart and Knife of Dreams.  Also, in their plot importance, they are highly notable, as they play a major role in actions surrounding the War of the Shadow, the destruction of Rhuidean, the cleansing of saidin, and the mass suicide of the Amayar.  A future role is heavily suggested.
--noraad 15:38, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I disagree about a future role being "heavily suggested," but that's neither here nor there.  The fact is that, except for the cleansing scene at the end of Winter's Heart, they're almost entirely just there for occasional background and aren't a core part of the story.  I'm not saying they aren't important within the context of the story; I'm just saying they may not be notable enough for a Wikipedia article.  Nutiketaiel (talk) 14:46, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Due to the publication of The Gathering Storm, it should be clear that its role in the series is very important. - 96.233.79.254 (talk) 15:30, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, their role in the series is important.  That still doesn't mean they are notable enough for a Wikipedia article of their own.  Nutiketaiel (talk) 20:01, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Sa'angreal don't even have their own page, so I don't see why the Choedan Kal have their own page. I would suggest this page be merged into the One Power article. --Spidey104contribs 21:40, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I concur.  Nutiketaiel (talk) 18:09, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Notability
Talk:Paibok

message: Why was that added? I'm gonna read the new databook and see what I can find. But not today, I don't have it with me.--Marhawkman (talk) 07:12, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The databook doesn't say whose powers he has.--Marhawkman (talk) 08:50, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Electro?
Talk:Stinkers Bad Movie Awards

message: This article is exactly the same as the Hastings Bad Cinema Society one.  Someone who knows anything about either of them should fix something here. - Urquankohrah 20:51, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Exact

message: I can't find the last full list of nominees and winners (the official website is closed). Don't you have another link?
Torraous (talk) 02:42, 19 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  2006
Talk:Tunneling (fraud)

message: The term "tuneling" was sometimes translated into English as "asset stripping". If the translation is at least a bit correct the article may mention it. 
Rumor among Czechs is that "tunelling" as a term had appeared in a serious English economic dictionary. If someone knows about it please add a note. (It would be the new contribution from Czech language to English, after "robot" from Karel Čapek). 85.70.83.93 20:58, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Asset stripping, use of "tunneling" in English 

message: First, a capital 'a' is necessary. Second, American isn't a language. I'm changing this shocking bit of ignorance. --Bentonia School (talk) 11:08, 16 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "in american" 
Talk:Cruceta del Vigía

message: In the 1800s under constant threat of corsair attacks, while under Spanish rule residents of the south built  a watch post on a hill, north of the city of Ponce. Originally a hut was built accompanied by a cross from  where flags were raised to signal the approach of ships as well as their port  of origin. This station was run by two brothers Ricardo and Alberto Lugo,years later they were honored with a  plague at the base of the cross in 1984. 
In this way merchants were informed of the arrival of goods and military authorities were able to forewarn  of possible attacks on the city below. It is now a tourist attraction visible from anywhere in Ponce. The  view from within the cross-member, reachable by elevator is spectacular. The observation structure is atop a 300-foot hill, is 100 feet tall, and is 70 feet wide. It replaced an older  wooden structure in 1984.http://lugocrest.homestead.com/lugocrossponce.html   —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tlconan (talk • contribs) 18:14, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That's why at this moment the page is a stub. I couldn't find any other information in the internet when I created it, but I'm sure there's more somewhere out there. - Mtmelendez (Talk|UB|Home) 20:57, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Darnhall

message: #Article needs to be massively expanded using Wikipedia:WikiProject UK geography/How to write about settlements as a guide.
#It should make use of sections, using Wikipedia:WikiProject UK geography/How to write about settlements as a guide.
#Infobox to be added (use Template:Infobox UK place.)
#Photos need to be added.
#References and Citations are crucial for wikipedia, and so these must be added as the article is expanded. Make sure that as many as possible are "in-line" citations.(See WP:References, WP:V, and WP:CITE for guidance.) 
Peter I. Vardy 20:15, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assessment Report
Talk:Don't repeat yourself

message: It says "Every piece of knowledge must have a single, unambiguous, authoritative representation within a system".   Great.  But it doesn't give any real detail of what they mean by that, except to link me to the author's books.
Generally we want to avoid writing the same code twice, so I get what they are saving, in real general terms.  But if thats' ALL they are saying, then it's as useless as "Buy Low, Sell High" (good advice, but useless cause its both obvious, and doesn't tell me how to do the hard parts of actually buying low or selling high)
So, anyways, I was thinking that some examples, or more detail of what they are saying, might help?
12.11.157.130 (talk) 22:22, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: "Buy low, sell high" is not useless or obvious: see Andrew Tobias's "The Only Investment Guide..." for examples of blatant violations by investors. This, as well, as the DRY statement being criticized, are *heuristics*. Heuristics are not useless just because general. GeneCallahan (talk) 23:39, 2 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need example?
Talk:NorthPark Center

message: NorthPark has repeatedly claimed that it is the first, largest climate-controlled retail establishment in the world.  
This is not true. Southdale Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina was the first, opening in 1956, predating NorthPark by nine years.  Many other malls were built between  1957 and 1964, further disputing this claim. Dma124 (talk) 11:00, 30 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  NorthPark’s Claim as the first 

message: In all the south, one couldn't get any better than where Neiman Marcus met up with Northpark Center at the location of Central Expressway in Dallas Texas. With Neiman Marcus bleeding out along with all the other traditional stores, along with the heavy social agenda of the city of Dallas running off business to elsewhere, what is to become of Northpark Center? 2600:387:A:9:0:0:0:1B (talk) 13:40, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  What effect is the demise of Neiman Marcus going to have on Northpark Center? 

message: Northpark Center has more than just luxury stores. It is going to have far more flagship stores customized just for it. And it prides itself on being something akin to a private museum. Its architecture is smartly understated like the world famous Kimball Arts Museum in Fort Worth. 2600:387:A:9:0:0:0:1B (talk) 15:43, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  To call Northpark Center an upscale mall is correct. Many mistakenly refer to it as a luxury mall.
Talk:Al Matthews (actor)

message: In real life, Matthews was a member of the United States Marine Corps. According to IMDb, he was the first black Marine ever promoted to the rank of gunnery sergeant while serving in the Vietnam War, however, this is false.
In Matthews's own words as per his web site. "I spent six years in the United States Marine Corps; I hold thirteen combat awards and decorations, including two purple hearts. I was the first black marine in the first marine division in Viet Nam, to be meritorious promoted to the rank of sergeant; I served with Kilo battery, fourth battalion, 11th Marines, First Marine Division, of that I am very proud."
I think we can go ahead an remove the part about the Gunnery Sergeant bit, so I'll go ahead and take that out. Gelston 21:32, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marines 

message: I think he currently lives in Spain, not the UK. Kriegaffe 19:29, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Location 
Talk:Great Railroad Strike of 1922

message: Could someone update the end date of the strike? I am unfamiliar with the subject, but upon preliminary research it appears to extend well past the currently listed date of "august 1922". Licht, W. (1999) https://muse.jhu.edu/article/17674/summary writes that the strike died down by 1924, but officially ended in 1928.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.41.19.135 (talk) 22:57, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  End of the Strike
Talk:Henry E. Catto Jr.

message: I believe that all Amassadors from the U.S. to the U.K. are inherently notable, representing one of the most important geopolitical alliances in the modern world,  but there is so little info on this man that it is hard to write this artical, please help if you can. Pelegius 21:38, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Rose Red (miniseries)

message: There is also a page called "Stephen King's Rose Red." The info should be combined on this page. Tim Long 21:40, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that they probably should be merged.  "Rose Red (film)" seems to indicate to me a theatrical release which this definitely was not. It was a tv miniseries.  I would move the contents of this article to "Stephen King's Rose Red" and eliminate this heading. Ladydayelle 14:00, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I didn't see a pressing reason the merge needs much discussion; it's obviously a duplicate article.  I went ahead and merged & redirected.  All information from "Stephen King's Rose Red" is intact.  It could still use a good cleanup though.  Thanks for finding it, Tim. Chris Stangl 22:06, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I was under the impression that Steven King didn't have anything to do with the writing or production of Rose Red, that his name was used and the actual writing was done by Ghost Writers. Can anyone else confirm this? If this is the case it should be noted in the main article.
-Yes, King wrote the screenplay and also was very involved in the production, he even did a cameo in the TV miniseries as the Pizza Delivery Guy. (verified at Stephenking.com and owning a copy of the dvd,which has a special behind the scenes section that goes into detail the developement of story and production) WildMustang09 (talk) 21:37, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did King actually write this? 

message: Shouldn't there be 3 parts? Because when this aired in TV, there were 3 parts... Weird, according to IMDb, there is 4 parts???  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.228.119.244 (talk) 12:26, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  only 2 parts? 

message: in researching this movie tonight I came here first, of course. I was surprised by the existence of a website for the fictional university. I took a look. It's still there so I updated the -site verified- date in the article. The site is linked later in that sentence in reference to a particular article but it was not immediately clear to me that the link was to the website in question. I felt it should be linked earlier at the first mention of the site but I do not feel qualified to make this change. I will be happy to do it, provided there is a consensus the change is warranted. 
The site is
http://www.beaumontuniversity.net/
Papabear 09:46, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  link to fictional site 

message: what about the budget and the home box office?, I didn't find this information, please 38.25.13.37 (talk) 18:32, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  budget and box office 