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Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Alaska/Culture

message: I've started up the page for this division of WP:ALASKA, with a few headers. I'll start filling a few of them in when I get a chance. --Yksin 22:31, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Startup of WP:Alaska Culture Division

message: Can we add theatre as a subheading?  Then we can get the Perseverance Theatre listing I just worked on linked there.  Thanks.  Nubba 03:50, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Theatre
Talk:Yuri Kasparov

message: The dates of some of the works listed under List of Compositions seem bogus, and were added by an anonymous editor. Can somebody verify this list and clean up accordingly?—208.91.114.4 (talk) 01:25, 12 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Subtle vandalism? 
Talk:Connecticut State Library

message: I think that the Connecticut State Library, as a state government agency, is notable, even though the article appears to have been created by an employee of the library. --Eastmain 22:37, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The username was blocked for being promotional. The page needs an extensive rewrite for being a copy/paste. It fits the speedy criteria. Leebo T/C 23:49, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Eh... I guess it's worth it as a WikiProject Connecticut member to try to make this into an acceptable article. I've started by stripping it to a stub. Leebo T/C 23:56, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

text: Thank you for responding. The most important thing for the article is for it to satisfy Wikipedia:Attribution. All information should be attributed to third party sources. Basic information can come from primary sources, such as the library itself, but the majority of the information added should be cited with references to other publications. Have any history books about Connecticut written about the library? Those can be used. Newspaper articles about the library? Those can be used as well. Then they can be properly cited by using the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources. A section discussing the history of the library would also help make the article more informative. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Leebo T/C 13:49, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Notability
Talk:Balian Buschbaum

message: *From article, it seems Buschbaum is primarily known for his pole vaulting, which was reported under his previous name. He already had a Wikipedia article before announcing transition, so he was notable under his old name. Majority of Wikipedia articles that mention him, use his old name. Similar to Caitlyn Jenner, shouldn't the old name be mentioned within this article to prevent confusion?
*I find it confusing that nowhere in the article it mentions that Buschbaum competed in women's pole vault. I believe that is relevant because when listing his placements, those weren't in the men's events (which given his gender, would be assumed). Looking at Jenner's article, it specifically clarifies "men's decathlon", "men's events", etc.
Thank you for the clarification, 15zulu (talk) 05:25, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the Jenner article is a good template to use. It is respectful of her gender while conveying necessary information for the reader’s understanding of the subject (name competed under, which events).--Trystan (talk) 14:01, 6 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Since it's been a few months and no one has raised any objections, I've added the above mentioned information. Besides this page, I also asked on Wikipedia talk:Gender identity#Athletes & old names where another user, Funcrunch, also agreed that when individual was notable under previous name, that previous name should be mentioned, as well as, clarifying remarks if needed. If there's any issues, please let me know. Thanks, 15zulu (talk) 01:04, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Old name & women's events 

message: The Intro sentence reads "[Buschbaum] ...is a former German pole vaulter."
This makes it sound like he is no longer German, when he has actually just retired from pole vaulting.
The intent seems to have been to show that he was a pole vaulter representing Germany, but the word order is a little strange.
192.77.12.11 (talk) 11:34, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strange Intro wording
Talk:Zac Hanson

message: It's so unnecessary! Please take them out.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Punkymonkey987 (talk • contribs) 23:52, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've unlinked the dates.  In the future, it might be quicker for you to edit the article than to post a complaint about them on the talk page. --TreyGeek (talk) 00:01, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

text: Ah, I see now that you did unlink the dates in another one of the Hanson articles.  --TreyGeek (talk) 00:03, 11 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who keeps putting links on the birthdates of the kids?!
Talk:Zade Dirani

message: Much of the prose from this COI edit remains. Article cites sources that are a direct copy of that press-release style. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:01, 14 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  COI tag (December 2021)
Talk:Zahra Abdulla

message: It seems clear that she can be described as Finnish - she is a citizen, what more is required? You can be from somewhere else originally and still "of" the country you currently live in. Norum notes that she isn't white as a reason for not describing her as Finnish - I'm not sure how its relevant to the point, and also I imagine any reader can conclude that she is not white by viewing the image. We're not likely to leave people with the impression that she is a white, born and raised Finn of Finnish descent by saying she is Finnish and born in Somalia. Avruch  T   19:15, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Where is it written that you have to have been born in Finland in order to be Finnish? Here in the US, you don't have to be born in the states in order to be considered "American." Point of fact, you can be born anywhere in the world and still qualify as an American from birth. Finnish doesn't seem inaccurate or misleading, so no sense in changing it. Avruch  T   20:39, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure it does. I have a Canadian citizenship, but I am not a Canadian. The best example is Olympic wrestler representing Sweden, Ara Abrahamian. He represents Sweden, but he is not Swedish. he is Armenian, he defected from the Armenian team back in 1994. Norum (talk) 21:34, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, that is as good as an opinion as any. However, do you have an encyclopidacally reliable source which also makes the statement that a person has to be born in Finland in order to be Finnish? Samulili (talk) 15:24, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a difference between being a citizen of Finland and being an ethnic Finn. That's what I'm trying to point out.  Zahra Abdulla has Finnish citizenship, but obviously she is not an ethic Finn like Jari Kurri, Matti Nykänen or Tarja Turunen. 
Norum (talk) 01:10, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

text: The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines the adjectival "Finnish" as "of, relating to, or characteristic of Finland, the Finns, or Finnish". The word "Finn" has three meanings: 1: a member of a people speaking Finnish or a Finnic language 2 a: a native or inhabitant of Finland b: one who is of Finnish descent. Thus a person who is a Finn, i.e. one who speaks the language and is an inhabitant of Finland, may well be described as Finnish. Of course there's also the aspect of personal identity, but as we don't have a realiable source about Zahra Abdulla's opinion, I guess we can safely use the word "Finnish". ›mysid (☎∆✎) 10:10, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

text: Well, if you have definitive sources to back that up... Samulili (talk) 07:11, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Finnish vs. Somali
Talk:Zakhar Bron

message: The earlier text was essentially libelous and defamatory regarding Bron and competitions, because it presents one man's opinions (Luisi's) as if it were fact.  The citations of Lebrecht in support weaken the accusations further, because Lebrecht is by far the most notorious gossip in classical music, who consistently posts gossip and factual mistakes on his blog.  Schmid's article stated that, in fact, not all of the prize laureates were Bron students, bur rather all but one (which I will acknowledge is still a rather high quotient).  I have no particular respect for Bron, and I do respect Fabio Luisi.  But respect is not the same as hard, verifiable, well-documented facts that can stand up in a court of law.  Gossip and one man's opinion do not qualify in either respect.  No other sources have made these accusations.  And it is no defence to say that Lebrecht is widely read.  Donald Trump has millions of followers on Twitter, and every word that Trump says is false, including 'a', 'an', and 'the'.  Being widely read is not the same as being factually accurate.  If anyone does not understand these basic principles, that person should not be editing on wikipedia. DJRafe (talk) 22:05, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Previous version
Talk:Zal Cleminson

message: Orphans of the Ash, Zal's new outfit, has released an album called Ellipsis (released 29th January 2022) https://orphansoftheash.co.uk/ellipsis 80.193.201.129 (talk) 15:39, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orphans of the Ash
Talk:Zaraah Abrahams

message: Why has the filmography section disappeared? Zoe101998 (talk) 19:10, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: You placed "|-" at the end of the table, instead of "|}", so it didn't have a finishing point. – DarkGlow (contribs • talk) 19:11, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Filmography
Talk:Ralph Samuelson

message: This page has Samuelson as being born on 1902 and the and the Wiki in Italy, is showing 1903? some Fact Checking needs to be undertaken. Max 22:54, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Facts 
Talk:Zdzisław Żygulski (art historian)

message: Since the Zdzisław Żygulski disambiguation page lists both Zdzisław Żygulski (senior) and Zdzisław Żygulski (junior), I thought that it would be more appropriate to disambiguate them by their field of study and moved Zdzisław Żygulski (senior) to Zdzisław Żygulski (literary historian), but before moving Zdzisław Żygulski (junior) to Zdzisław Żygulski (art historian), decided to consult here.
Both articles were created on March 17, 2007 by Polish Wikipedian User:Visor, whose last English Wikipedia edit was on May 5. 2013. On Polish Wikipedia, the entry for Zdzisław Żygulski (junior) was created the following month, but the entry for his father was not created until November 2013. The main title headers of the Polish Wikipedia entries carry the same "(senior)" / "(junior)" parenthetical qualifiers per English Wikipedia. 
The WIEM Encyklopedia entries which serve as references in the English Wikipedia articles appear to be influenced in their form by the Wikipedia entries, possibly up to and including the main headers. However, the Polish Wikipedia entries have used Polish scholarly articles as references and some of those also use the forms ""senior" and "junior".
Before moving Zdzisław Żygulski (literary historian) back to Zdzisław Żygulski (senior), however, I would like to solicit views as to whether the forms Zdzisław Żygulski senior and Zdzisław Żygulski junior would be preferable. —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 00:48, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Consultation regarding [[Zdzisław Żygulski (senior)]] and [[Zdzisław Żygulski (junior)]] {originally posted at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Poland]]}
Talk:Zé Castro

message: What the sense of changing Zé Castro to Zé Castro2 ??????? Aritajustino 09:02, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Kernu Parish

message: took out this unreferenced and suspicious sentence:
Kernu has two football teams: Kernu Gorse (est: Kernu Kadakas) and Haiba. In the year of 2005 both teams played in the 3-rd league.
--Estopedist1 (talk) 15:41, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Suspicious sports
Talk:Garðar Svavarsson

message: Where is it mentioned that Gardar Svavarsson was a viking?
Until this statement is confirmed, I remove the word viking.
Dan Koehl 23:01, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: wouldn't Garthar be the correct way to romanize his name?--Marhawkman (talk) 10:07, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: romanization
Talk:Zhang Enli

message: This article needs pictures of some of the artists works. I realize it might be difficult to get for copyright reasons, but still..GrassHopHer (talk) 16:05, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Needs pictures
Talk:Zhang Huan

message: This information needs to go in the article and the source cited inline as a reference instead of being an external link. Tyrenius 12:50, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: China Daily

message: It appears that the user DaTwitchy15 has added a large amount of writing on the individual pieces that are written in an unencyclopedic style. Indeed, the wording used seems to indicate that this was written by someone with insufficient knowledge of English. I've gotten rid of a lot of it, but there's still some left that I wasn't sure how to handle.
Cephalopod (talk) 18:05, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Strange language
Talk:Zhang Jigang

message: Where, but in China, could one be both an internationally-renowned choreographer and a lieutenant general in the army? OldCommentator (talk) 02:58, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Chang Chen-yue

message: Wade-Giles#Punctuation:
"Wade-Giles uses hyphens to separate all syllables within a word":
"The tone marks are ignored except in textbooks."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.42.13.36 (talk) 00:18, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Wade-Giles

message: In case the reference was unclear:
"Flag and other icons are commonly misused as d ecoration. Adding a country's flag next to its name does not provide additional encyclopedic information, and is often simply distracting."
The flag in his infobox is quite simply decorative, cause it makes it pretty, and the information about where he lives is already in the wikilink named Republic of China. Pandacomics (talk) 14:52, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: [[WP:FLAG]]
Template talk:Berkeley, California

message: There is no neighborhood called by the name "Berkeley Hills" in Berkeley that I've ever heard of having grown up here.  The name has always applied to the hills themselves.  I have heard the casual "the hills", typically counterposed to "the flatlands".  Also, the link was unoccupied: there was no article for the supposed neighborhood. Tmangray (talk) 16:06, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Berkeley Hills

message: I still find it odd that so many templates like this exclude highly notable features, sometimes out of a fear that if we add even one article out of a selection (say, chez panisse over the cheese board) we are engaged in POV. I just want to point out that choosing ANY item to include is an act of POV to some degree. I would suggest the following additions: chez panisse, California Memorial Stadium, Edwards Stadium, List of Berkeley Landmarks, Structures of Merit, and Historic Districts, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, First Church of Christ, Scientist (Berkeley, California), Hearst Greek Theatre, Masonic Temple (Berkeley, California), Fantasy Studios, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Lawrence Hall of Science, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Aquatic Park (Berkeley), Berkeley Rose Garden, César Chávez Park, Indian Rock Park, People's Park (um, duh?), 1923 Berkeley Fire, Consumers' Cooperative of Berkeley, KPFA, Codornices Creek, Strawberry Creek. obviously, sections would be added, like history, etc.(mercurywoodrose)Mercurywoodrose (talk) 06:28, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Template subjects
Talk:Saue Parish

message: While I am a big fan of red links to topics that make relevant articles, I doubt that each of this village should have its own article. This article is short as it is, so maybe we could remove the red links and describe the villages in this article instead. // habj 17:14, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: it seems to be norm here in enwiki. As of 2020, all existing villages of Estonia have article in enwiki. Former villages are redirects, eg Pullapää--Estopedist1 (talk) 16:18, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Red-linked villages
Talk:Zhiming Liu (computer scientist)

message: This guy is NOT well known in his field!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.135.6.8 (talk) 22:19, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Notability

message: I have removed this tag.  The reference to it as a Vanity page is discouraged (see WP:Vanity) and in this case seems questionable in any event.  The article comes from a variety of sources.  There may be an issue about the notability (see WP:N) and whether the article passes the professor test.  --KenWalker | Talk 20:27, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Removed Prod Tag
Talk:Zhou Chunxiu

message: How come her personal best is 2:19:51 hours yet the table shows 2:18:51 for the same race? Which is right? -- SGBailey (talk) 23:15, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It was 2:19. Now fixed. Thanks! SFB 19:43, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Personal best
Talk:Zina Saunders

message: Is there an illustrator Zina Sauders? I guess not.
*  illustrator "sauders" blurb from Brazil, with link to Saunders homepage
*  illustrator "sauders" at WordPress, with link to Saunders homepage
*  US public library record of book illustrated by "sauders" (African American edition of a children's educational classic), with link to works by Saunders 
*  - US Library of Congress added Saunders to its database in 1999 as illustrator of that African American edition illustrated but it doesn't catalog that book ("browse this term" in LC Online Catalog) which may not be in its holdings
--P64 (talk) 18:26, 20 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Zina Sauders 
Talk:Earl of Westmorland

message: The title was also claimed, after the attainder, by Edmond Nevill, memorialised in the church of St Mary Magdalene in East Ham as "The Right Honorable Edmond nevill, Lord Lattimer, Earle of Westmorland".
the 1247 creation 1st Earl of Westmoreland for William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby is forgotten or neglected  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.235.46.204 (talk) 17:56, 31 May 2017 (UTC)
Talk:Zoe Hardman

message: Really? Turkeyphant 09:12, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this noteworthy? 
Talk:Zoketsu Norman Fischer

message: come on, there has got to be a better photo than that one available. for example i've just watched the "quiet mind: meditation for real life" series' "zen buddhism" episode and it was full of great shots of him. just some thought. ;) Twipley (talk) 23:59, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: An image from the show would be fair use, not free use, and we need a free use image for the article.12.125.80.214 (talk) 15:36, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  photo 

message: The correct name of the San Francisco synagogue is "Beth Sholom" not "Bar Shalom"
:corrected. for such minor fixes, we don't need to discuss on the talk page, and if they are, i think its nice to note if the issue was resolved.12.125.80.214 (talk) 15:39, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Beth Sholom
Talk:Zoltan Bathory

message: I honestly think this should be removed or heavily rewritten.  It isn't nearly as much about Zoltan Bathory as it is a shorter version of the Five Finger Death Punch page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.11.252.253 (talk) 23:20, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Not quite- the Five Finger Death Punch page doesn't look so much like a fan page as this one. Needs a redo. This looks journalistic, not encyclopedic.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.186.240.194 (talk) 15:02, 27 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Should be removed or heavily rewritten

message: I don't know how much to undo/rewrite! The additions by  are unsourced and too informal, but the previous version has no sources either. The person seems to pass WP:MUSICBIO, though, as a member of two wiki-notable bands. -- John of Reading (talk) 14:37, 15 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request for comment 

message: That alone should merit seriously questioning the validity of the article. The whole thing reminds me of the various false claims and exaggerations made by Vanilla Ice's publicists back in the day.  — H3Knuckles (talk) 01:29, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The only biographical reference is the man's own facebook page 

message: Hi! In a Zoltan Bathory interview from 2009 he talked about his Wikipedia article and that his 1978 birth date was totally false. The interview was published in the Hungarian Hammerworld magazine:
″Q: Jóbarátunk, a Wikipedia szerint 1978-ban születtél, de ez tutira nem stimmel...
"A: Ha-ha! Nem tudtad, hogy amint átteszed a segged Hollywoodba, azonnal öt évvel fiatalabb leszel?! Egyébként eredetileg Szentendrén születtem, és mivel régesrégi barátok vagyunk, igazolhatod, hogy valóban Magyarországon éltem. Ez ugyanis néha vita tárgyát képezi...″
In English:
″Q: According to our good friend, Wikipedia, you were born in 1978, but the story doesn't hold together...
"A: Ha-ha! Don't you know that when you move your ass to Hollywood you'll be five years younger instantly?! Anyway I was born in Szentendre, and since we are very old friend you can confirm that I lived in Hungary. Sometimes it is manner in dispute...″
--Ary (talk) 09:46, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed, correct date can be added with a reference. —Tacsipacsi (talk) 12:11, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth date issue
Talk:Zoltán Dani

message: Add some facts of his bio,plsSea diver 02:35, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Currently this is a good example of WP:ONEVENT. GregorB (talk) 17:42, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Currently this article "smells" of Serbian heroism propaganda!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.12.42.237 (talk) 23:17, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: According to the documentary Thhe 21th Second Zoltan is not a banker but a BAKER!
See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XNKWeXDmCk
17 Seconds in to the movie. The serbian word for Baker is PEKAR.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.30.9.224 (talk) 11:33, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Occupation 

message: "with the trucks travelling more than 100.000 km during the 78 days of Kosovo War" 100,000km / 78 is 1282km a day, which is 53km/h, constantly 24/7 for 78 days. That number seems beyond fishy, it's wrong. So I'm deleting it. Hammerfrog (talk) 05:26, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fishy distance travelled numbers 

message: I just saw an interview with him with the occasion of the National Day of Romania. He and his mother both spoke Romanian. His mother is Romanian and he is at least half Romanian. I don't know anything about his father, maybe his father is a Hugarian originating from Bucovina like it is written in the article. Does anybody know more about this? Maybe Zoltan Dani can clear the things up.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.116.99.5 (talk) 21:27, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  His ethnicity 