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Talk:Internet access provider

message: How is this in any way distinct from an internet service provider?  I think this should just be a redirect.  — Lomn | Talk / RfC 15:59, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: As I remember it, the term was introduced a few years ago, to distinguish companies that merely provided bandwidth from those added value (a la AOL). But the distinction didn't last long and now the term IAP is rarely used. A redirect might be the best way to go, but it could do with a proper mention in the internet service provider article. sjorford mmmmm 19:34, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
Talk:Flint tool

message: The topic of this page is currently "flint tools" but should be changed to "chipped stone tools". At present, the article talks also about obsidian, which is absolutely NOT flint. Also, the current article uses the word "flint" where it should use the word "chert". The author seems to be unaware of the exact meaning of the word "flint". Flint is a type of chert, specifically it is a type of chert which forms in chalk. The majority of chipped stone tools were in fact made from "common chert", flint being more rare (although usually of higher quality for tool making).  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.123.83.18 (talk) 21:16, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:   Terminology problem  

message: Ohio- 19 varieties, Indiana- 11, Kentucky- 8, Illinois- 6, Michigan- 3, West Virginia- 2, Tennessee- 2, New York- 2, Pennsylvania- 37, Wisconsin- 3, North Dakota- 1.
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Flint & Chert Deposits in Southern Ontario, Canada- 12
All of the above were mined and knapped by prehistoric cultures to make projectile points, scrapers, bladelets, etc. In the northern latitudes where no native flint could be excavated, they used glacial cobble. Sometimes raw flint was put through a heat-treating process to harden it. This darkens its color as well. Another material found in the western states used for the same purpose is obsidian. It is not flint however, it is an igneous rock that fractures to a cutting edge of one molecule in thickness.
Bibliography: Prehistoric Cherts of the Midwest (DeRegnaucort & Georgiady, 1998); Cherts of Southern Ontario (Eley  & vonBitter, 1989)
Musicwriter 16:00, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:   Flint & Chert Deposits in the Midwestern U.S. (State-by-state) 

message: Might be nice to have some time information indicating when stone tools were first discovered and when they are believed to have been used. -- 65.78.13.238 (talk) 18:14, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: As noted above (#Terminology), this article should be merged into Stone tool. Perhaps a new article on flint tools should then be created; but the current article is just a misnamed duplicate of Stone tool (talking as it does about chert and obsidian axes). I don't have the time or the domain-specific knowledge to do the merge myself, but it should be done. --Quuxplusone (talk) 03:38, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge
Category talk:Obsolete calendars

message: this is really stupid to put the mayan calendar on this list since it is use world wide by millions, it may officaly be obsolete but that will be changing in the next 7 years — 68.144.145.182 12:14, 5 October 2005
:Thanks. The Maya calendar is still used by all Maya Indians in Mesoamerica—only its Long Count is no longer used. I am removing it from the category. — Joe Kress 04:37, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Maya calendar

message: Whaddaya think about merging this category with the category "Specific calendars"? (And, how do you insert a link to a Category:?) There are a few calendars on that list that may be considered "obsolete," too, and I'd think it'd be easy enough for users to determine for themselves which may be obsolete. Even the French Republican Calendar mentioned here might not be considered obsolete--the main article states that "Some enthusiasts in France still use the calendar, more out of historical re-enactment than practicality. Some legal texts that were adopted when the Republican Calendar was official are still in force in France and have kept their original dates for citation purposes." HiFiGuy 18:17, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Merging with Category:Specific calendars
Talk:Television station

message: .?mj1 196.158.144.5 (talk) 12:43, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Back 

message: Missing box cars out of San Francisco full of Ammonia Nitrate.What ever happened about that story? 2601:204:200:3D60:F079:FADC:255B:EFFE (talk) 19:56, 22 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing box cars 

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thread_title:  Jguyg
Talk:List of case-sensitive English words

message: I have removed See, Prime, and Boxing, which are all words which only have capitals because of their context, and can be used without capitals. I also removed the exclusion of proper nouns, since every example on the list is a proper noun, or derived from a proper noun. This means that Turkey should be included, so I put it in. JPD 16:23, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Words derived from proper nouns are not necessarily proper nouns. For example, nationality names. They are capitalized just due to rules of English spelling. (For example, in Italian they aren't.) Grammatically, the word "Pole" behaves more like the word "drummer" than like the word "Barbara". As for danish and hamburger I'm not very sure they belong here, they are merely different uses of the same word, much like Masonry and masonry. And I've never seen boxing day written in lowercase, in any contest. (Instead, saying that August and august are have the same origin is little meaning, they are unrelated words whose only thing in common is deriving from the same Latin word, much like govern and cybernetics which derive from the same Greek word, but don't happen to be pronounced or spelled alike.) And we shouldn't allow proper names the list, if we do it will became enormous, including Jack, Bill, Dick and surnames like Smith, Brown, Taylor, White, Martin, Wright, Walker, Green, Hall...--Army1987 16:55, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

text: I think that would work best as a separate list - List of foods named after places perhaps - that should be a see also from here. Thryduulf 16:46, 6 January 2006 (UTC)

text: Interesting ... what about foods named after people or other English-capitalized things (the napoleon, for instance) - I imagine there are others. Gary 17:17, 6 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

message: king is the king ,he is the king of the king  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.202.166.27 (talk) 14:10, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  king 
Talk:Grand Island Township, Michigan

message: There is a portion of the township on the mainland. See http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/prfinder/ and zoom in on Alger County near Munising. Using the Identify tool's "Area" mode and click in the area immediately south of Grand Island on the mainland that's separate from Au Train Township to its west and the City of Munising to its south. Among all of the information that will appear, it says "Place: Grand Island". (MDOT drops "Township" from place names.) Imzadi 1979 →  08:01, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mainland segment 
Talk:Harsens Island

message: I'm moving this here because it is unsourced and appears to be at least partially in conflict with other sourced information. Some of this may be salvageable, but I don't have time to address it at the moment. older ≠ wiser 23:03, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Worse, it seems to be quoted verbatim from a personal website.  Is this a reliable source?  Although the author of the website seems to have some knowledge of the subject, he has a clear bias. messor (talk) 03:02, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Unsourced
Talk:Poverty Island

message: The anecdote on ‘’Le Griffon’’ occupies the one and only level 2 section, overshadowing the rest of the article. The artifact is NOT from ‘’Le Griffon’’ or any shipwreck. Unless some future development of this story occurs, I think the section can be downgraded to an ordinary paragraph, or even moved into a footnote. This not the place to be expounding on the history of ‘’Le Griffon’’ 168.103.230.2 (talk) 18:25, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Le Griffon section
Talk:Jim Gray (UDA member)

message: Aside from the sex tourism with teenage boys in Thailand, is there any other evidence that Gray was running around raping little boys? ---------User:DanTD (talk)  12:25, 17 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Child molestor too?
Talk:South Manitou Island

message: In the late 1960's a small metallic plaque on the largest of these cedars stated it was the largest White Cedar in North America. I would add this to the body, but don't know if the plaque is still there (I saw it myself in the late 1960's) or if this assertion on comparative size has been confirmed.RDavS (talk) 04:02, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Cedars

message: Three places in the article state that the island is "uninhabited", but I disagree with that interpretation.  Since there is a park ranger living on the island in a private residence, I would say the island is in fact inhabited. Asher196 (talk) 15:49, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uninhabited 

message: South Manitou Island has rich history that should be included within the article. From the logging community to the hauntings of the old school house building, Mr. Roberts' Lost Children, and the Indian tribes that inhabited the island.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.247.14.65 (talk) 15:59, 30 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: If you can find sources, that would make a great addition.--Asher196 (talk) 01:43, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  History
Talk:Zug Island

message: The comment that he died "leaving a dump for a memorial" may in fact be the case, but I suspect this phrase rings of some type of anger or bitterness at the physical condition of the island today.  From an environmental standpoint, the area is certainly a mess--it's probably one of the most polluted places on earth--but the statement sounds somewhat unprofessional.  I recommend removing it, or rephrasing it to reflect the legacy of pollution in some other way.--Bdmccray (talk) 02:13, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dump for a memorial?
Talk:John Harding (Sha ko hen the tha)

message: Insider informtion on these events would definitely add to the article.  The thing we need to do (in an encyclopedia) is make sure we can verify what we say.  To do that we need reliable sources.  Sources don't have to be mainstream.  In this case there are lots of accounts from Mohawk Community newspapers and other First Nations sources.  There are also indymedia sources.  Whatever the source, though, we need to stick to observations and facts (e.g., Harding said... Gabriel did...) rather than supposition (e.g., Gabriel planned... Harding thought...).  In other words, they might have planned many things, what did they do?  Sunray 16:05, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Insider/Outsider information
Talk:Turtle Island (Lake Erie)

message: If the article is right about the boundary dispute and its resolution, should this also be listed as a Lighthouse of Michigan?  7&6=thirteen (talk) 19:41, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It technically isn't. I checked on Google Maps; 90% of the modern island is in Ohio, probably including the lighthouse.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.179.218.10 (talk) 08:05, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Is this a Michigan and an Ohio lighthouse?
Talk:Prime lens

message: It is pretty obvious from reading the article that the default imaging system used is 35mm still photography - ie. 50mm is a "standard lens", but nowhere do I see that in the discussion. Most of us who have used cameras with different formats get this, but the uninformed reader who sees this for the first time will not...
There is a lot of variation in format out there - from 1/4" consumer camcorder lenses to medium format or larger still camera lenses and a 50mm lens would be a telephoto lens in one format or a wide angle lens in another format. How to make this more understandable?
The reason this is a can of worms is that APS-C sensors have a much smaller sensor area than a full frame sensor (and not even the same between manufacturers), yet the manufacturers are selling lenses marked with the numbers appropriate for full frame (yet the actual focal lengths do not match the numbers). I use both an APSC-C Sony Alpha58 (APS-C) and an Alpha99 (FF) and regularly interchange lenses, so I can easily see the differences when using the same lens.
At the very least, you need to have links to other pages where this topic is discussed!
52.119.115.152 (talk) 01:18, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Bad Assumptions

message: Illustrating this article with hunks of plastic made by Nikon and Canon doesn't add much educational content, even with captions about their specs. I have replaced these with two photographs that provide useful illustrations about the topic of this article. One is a high-quality metal-barreled lens with clear markings and an inset diagram of its optical design. The other is a pair of lenses with visibly large apertures, larger than any (commonly available) zoom. --Stybn (talk) 17:11, 12 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Educational illustrations 

message: The differences section could be a little more encyclopedic.  Vaughan Pratt (talk) 17:26, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opinionated "differences" section?
Talk:Structure of the Argentine Army

message: The article says: "In addition to their service, Regiments and Groups are also specialized according to their area of operations (Mountain Infantry, Jungle Infantry, Mountain Cavalry), their equipment (Tank Cavalry, Light Cavalry, Mechanized Infantry) or their special training (Paratroopers, "cazadores" -loosely translated in this article as "troopers", please correct or Air Assault)." So what should the correct term be? And does 'this article' refer to this article or the article that this text was taken from? --JoanneB 16:58, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I remove air assault and changed it with the more common english term commandos.-   Jor70 21:54, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Cazadores

message: The article is not long enough ( the units list is already splitted in another article ) and there seems not to be intention of expand it with more historical data (e.g. 1880s),  therefore I suggest put this back to Argentine Army to its respective section Structure .-   Jor70 21:54, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: merge proposal
Talk:Red–green alliance

message: The explanation submitted for "Red-Green alliance" is unfamiliar to me.  The more widely accepted definition is the alliance between communists and Islamists, not communists and environmentalists.  This can be easily shown by Googling "red green alliance islam" then "red green alliance environmentalists".  You will observe around 1,800,000 vs 270,000 hits respectively.  So the former definition is about 7 times more commonly used.
-Freedom Fan
:In Europe, the communist-environmentalist alliance would probably be the more familiar term - since these sorts of alliances have seats in national parliaments and the European Parliament. --metzerly 06:28, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Explanation? 

message: According to the article, a red-green alliance is an alliance of "red" social-democratic or democratic socialist parties with "green" environmentalist parties. In the Norwegian case, this is only partly the case. The Labour Party describes itself as a social democratic party and uses a red rose as uts symbol. The Centre Party has its origin as a Farmers' Party and uses the colour green. The colour green should not, though, be taken as a sign that this is an environmental party. In fact, the Centre Party has for instance supported hunting and killing wolfs. The third party, the Socialist Left Party describes itself as a democratic socialist party and is the most envronmentally concerned of the three party. It does, however, have a different origin from the traditional "green" party and was not originally created as a party concerned with "green" issues, but has its origin as a left-wing splinter group from the Labour Party. --Oddeivind (talk) 12:13, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  The situation in Norway 

message: Suggested merger of Red–red–green coalition and Red–green alliance by  on 27 February 2018‎
:Support the merger. --Jeonghyeonseo (talk) 10:57, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Support – having a separate article is completely redundant.--Autospark (talk) 18:28, 2 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  Klbrain (talk) 06:47, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggested merger
Talk:Dwarves (band)

message: he who cannot be named is rumored to be chris fields from Jon Cougar Concentration Camp dunno if its true, so it prolly doesnt need to be in the article. right? 204.95.66.191 17:03, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure that this is correct and I am making enquiries.Spirit of 1916 (talk) 18:19, 17 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who who connot be named Name 

message: The "History" part is word-for-word identical to the bio from UBL: 
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.230.115.92 (talk • contribs) 
:You are 100% correct. I've hidden the history section so that visitors will no longer see it. Someone will come by and rewrite it. --Daniel Olsen 08:25, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bio section a rip-off? 

message: The link in the album field directs to "Lick It", by someone called 20 Fingers.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.223.120.154 (talk) 16:25, 3 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Lick It redirect
Talk:Romance of Thebes

message: Since there's a Lydgate Romance of Thebes and this article is mostly about the better-known Roman de Thibes, shouldn't this be under its real title— even though we have the bad example of Song of Roland? --Wetman 17:08, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree: at least, the material on the French poem should be in an article under the French title. A general article like this one is still needed, though, as a road map of the various medieval adaptations. Andrew Dalby 12:05, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: [Untitled]
Talk:Eastern meadow vole

message: The article does not mention the size of these critters.
 +1 seriously wtf 24.98.133.72 (talk) 21:21, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Size 

message: The meadow vole belongs to the Muridae family (see http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/13452/all). I've made the correction in the info box.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bradn87 (talk • contribs) 16:19, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is based on Musser and Carleton's (1993) chapter in Mammal Species of the World (vol. 2).  Volume 3 has since come out (2005) and Musser and Carleton have moved the voles to Cricetidae.  IUCN will eventually be following suit.  --Aranae 02:10, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect "Family" 

message: A good description can be find at ARKive. --Melly42 (talk) 08:20, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Description is missing
Talk:The Herbs

message: Not sure why I need to explain here, but, basically, this article's crammed with POV. In fact, it seems there's more POV here than there is article. BillyH 17:14, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: There were more than 12 episodes, although I don't know exactly how many. Parsley's Birthday Party isn't listed here, for example. Psychonaut3000 20:24, 26 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect number of episodes 

message: Here, programme makers are suggested to have modified a television series in response to the reception of earlier episodes: "The evil Belladonna actually only ever appeared once in the series; she was considered by the BBC to be too frightening for children, and so her first appearance would also be her last." Surely the whole series would have been in the can before its first broadcast? 82.44.214.197 22:05, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The illusion of reaction 

message: This programme must have been broadcast after 1968. I remember watching it  - and I was only born in 1967! ACEOREVIVED (talk) 16:36, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: This programme was broadcast after 1968
Talk:New Mexico's 2nd congressional district

message: Great reference!  Where did you figure out that this district is the 8th largest?  (By geography, not population, I presume.)  Is there a Wikipedia article listing all districts by size? —Mark Adler (markles) 11:35, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Eighth largest

message: I added the 2006 election results, but messed up the code a little bit.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kika chuck (talk • contribs) 19:45, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: 2006 Election
Talk:Anne-Joseph Théroigne de Méricourt

message: There's no comma in Anne-Joseph Théroigne de Méricourt, but there is a hyphen. --Wetman 17:18, 5 October 2005 (UTC)

message: Merge the two articles because they cover identical ground but under the title Anne-Josèphe Théroigne de Méricourt Ex nihil (talk) 08:07, 13 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge
Talk:Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district

message: I made a correction, as the citation for the town listings for the 1903-1913 district were for 1913-1923 (and created the correct reference).  The accompanying thumbnail was correctly captioned however.  I added a 1913-1923 section, as that data had already been presented as the prior decade. ~Bill M.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bill McKenna (talk • contribs) 00:02, 17 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  1903 to 1913 
Talk:Open Arms (Mariah Carey single)

message: Shouldn't this artical be mainly about the Journey Version, with a footnote for the mariah carey version?
:Probably, but the place is currently rather dominated by Carey fans.  If you have the knowledge, why not add the information yourself? --Mel Etitis  (Μελ Ετητης) 20:51, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Your ignorance is not appreciated. If you have nothing respectful to say, please don't speak. --Hollow Wilerding 21:01, 13 November 2005 (UTC)
Talk:Jackscrew

message: For what it's worth, the following images were uploaded for this page, but not used.  If anyone feels them useful, feel free to add them back.  Otherwise they can be orphaned.  --Interiot 17:35, 5 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Untitled 

message: I think that instead of "Ajax thread" the article should be "Acme thread". done -Coolhandscot
:That sounds right (and explains why I couldn't find a Wikilink for the "Ajax" thread form). It was my mistake -- thanks for correcting it!
:Atlant 13:08, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ajax, Acme, [[Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner|Wile E. Coyote]], ... 

message: Isn't device shown here a screw jack, a device which employs a jackscrew.
A jackscrew is a  more generalized device where a threaded rod rotates, and a nut moves along the length of the rod. As is used extensively in large aircraft or in space flight?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.133.239.162 (talk) 21:49, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I would agree that screw jack is the predominant term for this device.  I suggest an article rename if there are no objections. --Catsquisher (talk) 03:18, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I also agree. The term "jack screw" can also refer to a screw used to position a surface or item. Wizard191 (talk) 20:49, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jackscrew or screw jack? 