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Talk:Per ardua ad astra

message: *I added the Cleanup tag because of formulations as "As far as can be ascertained, the motto of the Royal Air Force dates to the 1912 newly formed Royal Flying Corps." (with no definition and translation) and "heroic and courageous deeds of our air forces", which is a bit POV.Apus 11:16, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: NO that is incorrect. Click on the reference! And plus, I am ex-RAF. --Capitana (talk) 20:14, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's often difficult to translate word for word directly form one language to another. It's the meaning of the word that is important, not the particular word used. Ardua can be translated in many ways, but the words used are fairly synonymous. None of the popular translations are "wrong": struggles, struggle, adversity, difficulties, hard work, and hardship. Some organization may use one word instead of another more often. Even the RAF uses the term in more than one way. So, there really is no argument about what word is the "correct" word. On another topic, I agree that this article was largely lifted wholesale from the RAF's page, and this needs fixing. There are also some stuff that really isn't notable enough to be included in the article (Brylcreem?).--BC (talk) 20:19, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup and translation

message: This section needs to be cleaned up and limited in some way. The list is getting too long, and most, if not all of the entries are trivial and not notable in the least. We don't need every little school and every obscure group or TV show listed here. I'm not saying we should necessarily remove this section, but we should be making sure that each entry is cited and judged somehow on its notability.  BC  talk to me 17:52, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other uses
Talk:Muhammad Kudarat

message: I added an image of Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat taken by me in Rizal Park. There are a lot bronze statues there of historical figures. I took pictures of each one and I will upload them on their respective pages soon. Matikas 0805 (talk) 18:22, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo of bronze statue of Kudarat 

message: According to book  "1980 Census of Population and Housing: Final report, Volume 66" page xxi Sultan Mohammed Kudarat 1635-1671. Do you have any good references before I make an edits?
Bonvallite (talk) 09:35, 22 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ruled Period 
Talk:List of political parties on the Isle of Man

message: Changed "Progressive Vannin Party" to "Liberal Vannin Party". I don't know if they're meant to be the same thing or not, but this page was the only mention of the PVP found by Google. Crebbin 11:24, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Kristian Bush

message: How about a link to his Bush Baked Beans dynasty. That reference is made on the BB&C page.
Bush Brothers and Company  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.197.113.33 (talk) 21:03, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bush Baked Beans 

message: Why was the article previously marked as "stub". I changed the thing to "start".
Qwertyxp2000 (talk) 22:21, 25 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Stub
Talk:Regatta Hotel

message: Although the subject may be worth its own article, the current article Queensland Colonial Architecture and Verandahs is mostly about the Regatta Hotel and should probably be merged. The remainder could go to Australian non-residential architectural styles. Gimboid13 01:19, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't see any value in merging any of the text from Queensland Colonial Architecture and Verandahs. It seems to be poorly written, and does not mention anything that has not been stated in the regatta article. Delete it? also, if the merge is performed than the Queensland Colonial Architecture and Verandahs should NOT redirect to regatta. Rimmeraj 04:35, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

text: What a stupid suggestion!! Grow up a bit! 58.163.137.138 05:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Would you like to explain what you don't like about it? Gimboid13 06:15, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

text: It is a #### idea! I don't have to explain because it is so stupid! 58.163.137.138 07:20, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  By not explaining you are telling us that you have no reasons, and your comments will be ignored.  Rimmeraj 22:54, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

text: I have actioned this, redirecting the Queensland Colonial Architecture and Verandahs article to Queenslander (Architecture). Rimmeraj 06:58, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Queensland Colonial Architecture and Verandahs
Talk:Udvada

message: When looking at a Google satellite view of Udvada, in the southern 'pan-handle' there is a large area around 'Sod Faliya (cricket) Ground' which is blurred. Does anyone know why? Are these just clouds? I've never noticed them like that before anywhere, although on that same image about a mile to the east I do see similar 'blurs', some of which clearly follow straight line objects like roads (eg, https://www.google.com/maps/place/Udvada,+Gujarat+396180,+India/@20.4775438,72.8769512,891m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3be0db13e6822727:0xa13cffa8d27b8b72!8m2!3d20.4863158!4d72.8722249. )  (Perhaps this will show the area around Sod Faliya: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Udvada,+Gujarat+396180,+India/@20.4789883,72.8640528,375m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3be0db13e6822727:0xa13cffa8d27b8b72!8m2!3d20.4863158!4d72.8722249 ) It really looks peculiar.  UnderEducatedGeezer (talk) 02:16, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is there an area apparently blurred out on a Google map view?
Talk:Ylenia Carrisi

message: Please fix the wording. Sorry if I offend, but I reads as if it was written by someone that uses English as a second language.
I don't have the text in front of me, but there seemed to be run on sentences, a sentence that was missing a period, and awkwardly used subject/object/verb speech patterns in the text. I am not an editor, so I do not want to mess up the work you put into this, and thank you for putting the time into Wikipedia!
-Dave k  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.11.4.132 (talk) 03:55, 8 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that The New Orleans police should reopen this unsolved case and it should be on the show "unsolved mysteries" Siculo56 (talk) 13:36, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Please fix "Disappearance" section's last paragraph
Talk:Andreas Feininger

message: I'm trying to create a list of the man's books, complete with translations. Unfortunately I'm ignorant of Hebrew script (and of Hebrew and indeed any Semitic language); I therefore don't want to subject this Worldcat record to my guesswork. -- Hoary (talk) 08:53, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Book in Hebrew
Talk:Canton Beach, New South Wales

message: The relation to Norah Head is unclear and never explain. Are they close to each other? Are they part of each other? --Muhandes (talk) 11:52, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: They're close, but I don't see the relevance of the history of Norah Head to this article. Angela. 12:34, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Norah Head 

message: I'm removing a whole lot of unsourced text as it sounds more like it came from a tourist brochure than an encyclopedia. None of the "history" section was relevant to Canton Beach and already exists in the Toukley article. This was the version before the removals. Angela. 12:34, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Unsourced
Talk:Gianni Versace

message: Why is there nothing about Gianni Versace's death in the article? — 63.145.26.194 19:42, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death 

message: Versace is a Latinized/Romanized transliteration of the Greek surname Versakis. Reggio is the Latinized transliteration of the ancient Greek  Rigion and Calabria has/is a part of Italy that is still influenced and populated by Greeks who still speak Grico/Greco for the last 2,500 years, since that southern part of Italy was known as Magna Graecia.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.162.70.202 (talk) 06:37, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Surname 

message: Shouldn't there be some pictures of the clothes he designed instead of one of his house and one of his front gate? I would do it, but I think someone with a little more fashoin sense than me could pick something nicer. Noit 00:42, 19 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pics 

message: "Charismatic gay man" is a poor wording, I think... 69.248.57.12 01:58, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Desciption 

message: What is the basis for the statement "It has been a mystery to most people how Gianni died"? The article on Andrew Cunanan states in a matter-of-fact manner that he murdered Gianni Versace.
Sl  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:2F0E:802:FA00:3044:528A:3497:84E8 (talk) 21:51, 6 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death 

message: Gianni Versace and Santo Versace page show different ages for their older sister who died in childhood. Gianni's says 9 and Santo's says 12. I don't knw which is correct, just that one is wrong.Tabicatinthehat (talk) 13:23, 30 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sister's Age
Talk:Johnny Arthur

message: "...Arthur developed his first comedic image, a limp-wristed, ultra-effeminate 'Nancy Boy'" ... "When the Production Code took effect...the overtly homosexual and "pansy" characters played by Arthur were toned down" ... "He spent the rest of the 1930s playing fussy, long-suffering wimps..."
I'm amazed the person who wrote this crap knows how to turn on a computer.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.235.136.119 (talk) 13:31, 16 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Wow
Talk:Arthur Hohl

message: Filmography doesn't list him as Detective in HONOR AMONG LOVERS, 1931 2601:19C:4A0F:6C32:6DB3:9C94:3AC0:2E04 (talk) 07:24, 20 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Filmography doesn't mention HONOR AMONG LOVERS 1931, Detective
Talk:Hermann Braun

message: There really is no need to remove them, so I have reinstated them. The issue with IMDB is that it is not a reliable source because it is, or can be, user edited. Thus it has a value as a source, but it is not a source that is suitable for more than a mention. It needs to be backed up with other references, ideally tertiary ones. Removing them undid a great deal of useful work which I would hate to see go to waste. The IMDB references are classified as 'interesting' and 'useful', just not 'reliable'. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 21:51, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: To be clear, many editors do use IMDb but others question whether it has any value as it is edited by volunteers, much like Wikipedia. IMDb refs are routinely removed for being too weak a source. WP:RS/IMDB says "The use of the IMDb on Wikipedia for referencing is considered unacceptable and strongly discouraged." Such are the tides of WP. Span (talk) 22:13, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: So we have the start of working towards a consensus on this article. I can say that I do not feel strongly about IMDB one way or the other. I reinstated the deletion edit because I felt the sources had current value, as described above. I am content that they be replaced (though I prefer that they be reinforced rather than replaced) as soon as possible by other sources. Other editors may take a firmer line than I have and insist that they be removed. I argue for retention until replacement or substantiation by WP:RS citations, but can be persuaded otherwise. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 23:59, 17 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  IMDB References
Talk:Margaret Gibson (actress)

message: I've removed the "start class" template. Gwen Gale 16:11, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: start class

message: See new move request below. Editor has explained what happened and made a new mv request. Gwen Gale (talk) 12:32, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've moved it back. The photo was also re-uploaded, distorted and greyscaled, I've reverted back to the old image. Gwen Gale (talk) 18:51, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

text: After looking into this some, I think either Ella Margaret Gibson (because she had so many names, perhaps her birth name is easiest) or Margaret Gibson (because she had her early movie successes under this name and it's the most widely noted) would be ok as a title for this article. Patricia Palmer was a name she used after the scandal of her vagrancy trial, while her career slowly wound down. Gwen Gale (talk) 20:03, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm open on this, but I know the naming wasn't correct. I'm prone to stay with something that approximates who she actually is. Thanks, Gwen, and thanks for fixing my muddled move template. Wildhartlivie (talk) 20:20, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 

message: The entire part about the inferred motive is pure, unsubstantiated speculation and as such shouldn't be here.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Revmagpie (talk • contribs) 10:36, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The confession is sourced and verifiable, as is her background and the other text. Gwen Gale (talk) 10:47, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Irrelevant--Unless the motive was included in that confession, "inferring" anything from it is still speculation. And in fact the article specifically says that the "inferred motive" has nothing to do with the confession. Revmagpie (talk) 00:17, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Sourced speculation is allowed. Gwen Gale (talk) 09:37, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  And there's no source attached to the "inferred motive".  But again, I'm not going to beat my head against your obsession with Gibson and her completely uncorroborated confession.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Revmagpie (talk • contribs) 19:29, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: With all respect, it certainly seems like you are beating your head. I support whatever Gwen has to say about it. Wildhartlivie (talk) 23:14, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inferred motive 
Talk:George James Hopkins

message: Hopkins had a professional and intimate relationship with silent film director William Desmond Taylor...
:This statement needs clarifying, or it could be misinterpreted. Valetude (talk) 23:54, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relationship with Taylor
Talk:Charlotte Shelby

message: One of the references claims that Taylorology lists 100 errors in King Vidor's investigation of the Taylor case.  However Taylorology actually lists 100 errors in Sidney Kirkpatrick's book "A Cast of Killers".  While the book claims to be an account of King Vidor's investigation, it's impossible to tell whether the errors are are the fault of King Vidor's research, Kirkpatick's research of Vidor's research, a faithful description of various witnesses incorrect testimony or (most likely) a combination of all three.Revmagpie (talk) 04:52, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  King Vidor vs. Sidney Kirkpatrick 

message: While Gibson's confession is important to the Taylor case, it doesn't have anything to do with Shelby, so it doesn't really have a place in this article.  Since it is completely uncorroborated to this point, it shouldn't be presented as exonerating Shelby in the Taylor case.Revmagpie (talk) 04:52, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Gale, you've had 2 YEARS to argue against my proposed deletion, and have offered nothing to support it's continued inclusion. Gibson's confession has nothing to do with Shelby's life and therefore no place in this article.  Also, reverting a change you didn't like (despite never taking the opportunity to discuss) and marking it as a minor change is dishonest.
Revmagpie (talk) 00:24, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added a source. Given Shelby has long been suspected of the murder, Gibson's reported confession has everything to do with the topic and is helpful to readers. Gwen Gale (talk) 09:40, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

text:  Whatever.  I'm not going to try and compete with your Gibson fetish. Gibson has nothing to do with Shelby, simple as that.Revmagpie (talk) 19:26, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gibson's confession 
Talk:Volga Hayworth

message: WikiProject Biography Assessment
The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 03:20, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography/Assessment#Class_parameter|Biography assessment rating]] comment 

message: * As per The Haworth Association webpage,  page 2, Volga's parents were surnamed Hayworth, however the last page shows that the name was Haworth until Volga's great grandfather changed it to Hayworth as it remained. Rms125a@hotmail.com (talk) 14:08, 21 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Hayworth/Haworth
Talk:Betty Balfour

message: If Balfour was born in Durham, she was Elizabeth Balfour whose birth was registered in Q1 1902 Chester Le Street (vol 10A, pg 581), daughter of hotel barman Alexander Balfour (b. ~1861) and Margret Balfour (b. ~1861). Her death registry entry gives a date of birth of 23/Mar/1902, which would fit with a registration in Q1 (Jan/Feb/Mar). Davepattern (talk) 06:32, 12 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: She was not born in Durham, but in London; and her birth name was not Elizabeth Balfour, it was Florence Lilian Woods.  She was brought up by an aunt, Helen Balfour.  There is a discussion here, and more information here.  I will try to correct the misinformation in the article, though I recognise that the sources are not the best.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 12:33, 17 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of birth
Talk:Little Wobby, New South Wales

message: *When I get some time I may take some images--Ad@m.J.W.C. 01:27, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Nickolas Muray

message: Under the heading "Fencing career", the second sentence of the second paragraph states that Muray, suffering a heart attack at a fencing match "...was saved through the efforts of a fellow fencer and physician Dr. Barry Pariser who performed open heart massage."[emphasis mine]  The source cited for this (I Will Never Forget You: Frida Kahlo and Nickolas Muray) states that Muray's "Fencing partner Dr. Barry Pariser, who performs heart massage, resuscitates him."  Note the absence of the word "open".  Indeed, performing "open-heart massage" would certainly have caused Muray's death before it could even be attempted, as it would've first required anesthesia, a series of incisions to displace chest muscles and other tissue, mechanically spreading the ribs, etc., to access the heart, by which time any patient would've bled to death.  I have corrected the original phrase to "...performed heart massage" -- a procedure that is today more commonly known under the rubric of "cardiopulmonary resuscitation". Bricology (talk) 01:39, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Open-heart massage"?
Talk:Lawrence Hertzog

message: Speaking just from an encyclopedic point of view, maybe DwLL doesn't need its own separate article, at least at the moment. But it surely has a proper home in the L.H. article. • Shadowhillway 12:12, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Drinks with Larry and Lauren]] 
Talk:Fiji Infantry Regiment

message: Are there any online histories or information about Fijian troops' involvement fighting for the Allies during World War II?  I understand Fiji sent troops to fight in the Solomon Islands campaign.  I'm looking for more information about their participation to include in the battle articles for that campaign. Cla68 07:28, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry for the incredibly late reply, but better late than never, I suppose. Chapter 10 in Oliver Gillespie's The Pacific  (1952) covers some of the Fijian units and their actions. It is part of the The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–1945 series. It is available in full text online here. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) 01:36, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. Cla68 (talk) 11:37, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources
Talk:Winter Palace

message: Googling to find a source for this phrase only brings up pages quoting this wiki article, and a few similarly vague and unsourced attributions of the remark to "some say" or at best "historians say", without naming any of the historians. Anyone know an actual source for this? 118.93.238.210 (talk) 00:00, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: The quote is referenced in the body of the article; although the link leads to only a description of the book. It's from A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891-1924 (published 1996) by Orlando Figes. There's abetter link to the quote here. I'll replace the link in the reference to this one too. Giano   (talk) 13:04, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weasel words - what has been described as "the greatest hangover in history" 

message: First: "The green-and-white palace has the shape of an elongated rectangle, and its principal façade is 250 m long and 100 ft (30 m) high."
Then afterwards: "The principal façade is 500 ft (150 m) long and 100 ft (30 m) high."194.126.101.134 (talk) 13:10, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  There is a contradiction in the article about how long is the principal façade, 250 m or 150 m 

message: Hello! This is to let editors know that :File:RUS-2016-Aerial-SPB-Winter Palace (crop).jpg, a featured picture used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for January 24, 2022. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2022-01-24. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page.  If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:08, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Talk:Invincible Overlord

message: I am proposing that we merge the information from the Living Album article into this one.  That album has never been released, and there does not appear to be reliable published sources available for proper verification (see WP:V).  The Living Album is probably a good candidate for AfD, but a merge and redirect to Invincible Overlord here would certainly be appropriate.  --Satori Son 12:38, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Merge and redirect completed in November 2005.  Thanks to editor Radagast. -- Satori Son 17:57, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge material from [[The Living Album]]
Category talk:Languages of the United Kingdom

message: Cockney, Estuary English, Brummie, Scouse, Geordie etc are not distinct languages.  They are accents.  The few number of localised words aren't enough to create different languages. 12:35, 6 September 2006 82.70.155.252 
: This is quite correct - these are English dialects - the Cornish language has been recognised by the UK government as one of the official languages of the UK, under the Council of Europe's European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. 81.78.176.204 12:03, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:
Talk:Blade Runner 4: Eye and Talon

message: Deleted nearly half of this article, which was nothing but opinionated comments from the user who wrote it. Cnanninga (talk) 13:56, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: POV
Talk:Milton L. Humason

message: I feel this page needs to be expanded for someone who has done so much in the world of Astronomy.
I think an important fact to note is why Humason's name is not associated with Hubble's Law.  The reason why only Hubble's name is associated with it is that Humasaon did not come to the same conclusions as Hubble.  He did not believe that the redshifting starlight should be interpreted as a doppler effect or at the very least the evidence was not conclusive.  Since the rest of the physics community did interpret it that way and that he would not sign on to that school of thought his name was lost to scientific history, sadly.  Someone should add that to the article. --76.31.242.174 (talk) 06:39, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: expand