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Talk:Vrije Universiteit Brussel

message: Does anyone have an idea why ref. 15 was marked as an "unreliable source"? It is an official publication of the university, so they probably know themselves what their basic principles are...
PhiRho (talk) 03:58, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unreliable source 

message: This motto was translated correctly, then changed to "Science will triumph over darkness" which is blatantly incorrect!
Scientia in this motto is an ablative, and not the subject of the phrase. The motto should thus be translated as:
"Conquering the darkness through science" --  User:LHOON
Given that the Latin motto of the VUB and the ULB are the same, wouldn't it be best to include the same English translations on their pages?  At the moment it is translated as "Conquering darkness with knowledge" on ULB, and "Conquering darkness by science" here.  Perhaps some Latin-speaking Wikipedians can form a consensus? N3hima (talk) 14:37, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Scientia vincere tenebras

message: What exactly is the VUB's statute? It gets most of its funding from state sources but it was not founded by the state, so should we classify it as a public or as a private school?
Random Nonsense 22:55, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: In Belgium every university recieves funding from state sources, so maybe the person who wrote the article thought of it being irrelevant. Mykeyspace 22:35, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

text: True, but that's only primary and secondary education, no? As far as I know, all universities get funded by the state at the same rate, regardless of their religious/ethical orientation. Random Nonsense (talk) 23:29, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  The VUB is a private institution, as opposed to for example the University of Ghent which is state-owned. 81.83.106.115 (talk) 17:40, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Public or private? 

message: In the articles about K.U.Leuven and UGent, politicians have been omitted in the list of "famous alumni" because the lists would become too long. I suggest that we also skip them in the VUB article. MaartenVidal 21:39, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I see no real need for that. It's not like the "alumni" list is all that big, and to arbitrarily delete this section seems a bit biased against politicians. :p 
Random Nonsense 14:53, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I wouldn't omit politicians. First of all because i see no reason for omitting certain people based on their profession. Besides, putting politicians on an alumni list might give a good impression of the ideology of a university, so it might not be entirely irrelevant. Second of all it would go against the spirit of the VUB, they list the politicians explicitly on their alumni list and on panels at events on campus. I guess they are rather proud of it. I can't really blame the University of Antwerp for not wanting to have e.g. Filip Dewinter on their alumni list. And thirdly, since quite a few politicians seem to have gone to the VUB, it would be quite unfair if they couldn't list them. It's part of the heritage of the VUB. Mykeyspace 22:54, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alumni - politicians
Talk:Anna Chlumsky

message: I can't find a source for either, so I'll remove the tag for now.Vulturell 19:58, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Russian or Polish? 

message: Anna chlumsky should be involved in more movies! I love he as an actress..she was on alot of movies in the 90's but then she just kind if dissapeared from the movies..i know shes coming out with another movie but come on! she needs to start being in more movies~Kristen LeVans
Does anyone have a source for Anna's contribution to the film Quid Pro Quo? Ik.pas.aan 15:36, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Her acting career 

message: Article says she was in 3 episodes.  Filmography lists 4 episodes. 66.252.163.190 (talk) 05:03, 11 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Cupid

message: What high school did Anna attend? 2600:1700:A680:EF20:F183:3208:1887:67E6 (talk) 05:09, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  High school?
Talk:James Whale (radio presenter)

message: I believe that James Whale is a quality radio presenter who makes late night radio a lot more interesting. It does seem a little silly to create an encyclopedia and put opinionated views on it.
Two things: (a) what do you mean by "opinionated views"?  How you can you a view on something unless you have an opinion?  (b) Haven't you just made the very same sort of opionionated comment by saying that James Whale is a "quality radio presenter"?  You're using Wikipedia to say you LIKE Whale, the person who wrote the article is using Wikipedia to say he DOESN'T like Whale....why is one wrong, and not the other?   OK...stand back for predictable rebukes....  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.198.33.252 (talk) 14:48, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I just thoguht I'd mention that this entry was mentioned on the James Whale Show last night (18th January 2006). Whale said he had not seen the page, but that (in an admittedly humourous and flippant style) if it contained libelous material, he would take legal action. Lucky the pagge is not in too bad shape at the minute. McGonicle 15:20, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Entry Mentioned on the James Whale Show

message: I vaguely recall (and correct me if I am wrong) that Whale admitted to having an affair on air and got his wife in the studio to discuss it with her. True? Magic Pickle 00:44, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  No mention of the affair? 

message: According to Ian Collins, James Whale was born in Wales. (if you taped tonights Ian Collins and Chessy show, you can hear him talk about the birthplaces of various talkSPORT presenters.) MrD 03:18, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Born in Wales? 

message: Curious as to why the info about him merging his show with Tom Leykis' show was removed.  Granted it was technically unsourced, but anyone who has archives of either show could easliy source it.  Being an American, I'd have never heard of Whale if not for the Leykis simulcasts.  Just thoght I'd put my 2¢ in.  - EmiOfBrie 07:23, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Whale + Leykis 

message: I've removed a lot of hyperbolic gush, presumably written by someone who's a big fan (maybe the man himself) but there's still a lot there that should probably go. Bienfuxia (talk) 17:14, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Tone

message: Didn't he present a show on Atlantic 252 during the 1990s?  I remember it well but maybe it was another DJ with the same name.--Xania talk 20:43, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  LW Atlantic 252 

message: Nationality changed from English to British. A. Because there is no English nationality, B. His ancestry is at least half Welsh.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.104.98.114 (talk) 22:43, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nationality 

message: Did he? Rothorpe (talk) 23:34, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Press TV]]?

message: This looks like vandalism...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by SJM978 (talk • contribs) 13:45, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Married to Winnie Mandela??
Talk:Museum of the Order of St John

message: I have copyright!!!!!
I thought you did. I've put something to that effect on the votes for deletion page. It would help us if you said who you were when you submitted the page - I guess that you are the Museum as there have been a series of these today. We have a lot of people copying and pasting information from elsewhere on the internet so we are careful. Secretlondon 14:55, Dec 3, 2003 (UTC)
I am from the museum - thanks for your help. I assume I can go back and carry on editing as before now?
:Yes, please do. - Hephaestos
(Interested parties can note the IP traces directly to St John's Ambulance ). - Hephaestos 15:04, 3 Dec 2003 (UTC)
Talk:Strike action

message: Dr. Gomez has reviewed this Wikipedia page, and provided us with the following comments to improve its quality:
We hope Wikipedians on this talk page can take advantage of these comments and improve the quality of the article accordingly.
Dr. Gomez has published scholarly research which seems to be relevant to this Wikipedia article:
*Reference : Alex Bryson & Rafael Gomez & P Willman, 2008. "Trading Places: Employers, Unions and the Manufacture of Voice," CEP Discussion Papers dp0884, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
ExpertIdeasBot (talk) 18:09, 27 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dr. Gomez's comment on this article 

message: Eric Hobsbawm said in one of his books to the effect that strikes were invented several times during industrialization, as evidenced by the disparate etymologies in various (European) languages. I have no reference at hand. Kaihsu (talk) 08:18, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of the term 

message: In the section "Films", the film "Made In Dagenham" appears in both the fiction & non-fiction sections. This film portrays a real event but is not produced from original film material. I don't believe it can be described strictly as either fiction or non-fiction so propose that it is moved to a new section titled "Dramatisations" (British English) or "Dramatizations" (US English).
There may be other films in the "Films" section that also may be better described in this way but I am not familiar with the others mentioned. Mckenzie Weir (talk) 01:09, 6 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Films" section - Proposal to add a third category; "Dramatisations". 

message: Is the historic weekend cancellation of over 2000 flights over mandates to stay wiped from our history book?  Here is Why You Won’t Get an Official Statement About a Southwest ‘Sick Out’ Over Its Vaccine Mandate - Stillness in the Storm. Let's not perpetuate The Official Story of no blue flu (which I just hotlinked).  OK?  "Due to legal challenges to the vaccine mandate," Southwest gave up on December 20. Must we resort to (hilarious) comedians to even attempt to report on the news? SWAPA Statement on Southwest’s Holiday Meltdown is clear.  I cared (talk) 05:02, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: what's your point? I'm tempted to delete your cryptic post per WP:NOTFORUM and WP:NOTBLOG but I'll give you a chance to explain yourself. Carguychris (talk) 13:21, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: What do you mean by point?  What's your point, exactly?  Do you dispute that I'm seeking to "resolve problems with articles on the relevant" page, to quote from NOTFORUM?  On what basis?   Seems appropriate as can be.  What specifically do you feel is cryptic about or a violation in my post?  Are you familiar with the gist of https://stillnessinthestorm.com/2021/10/here-is-why-you-wont-get-an-official-statement-about-a-southwest-sick-out-over-its-vaccine-mandate/?  Did you look at or read it?   I cared (talk) 20:32, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  History - Southwest airlines strikes/sick outs/blue flus/meltdowns in October 2021 over mandates and Dec 2022 from missing IT infrastructure
Talk:Karen Wynn Fonstad

message: Note to self (or any other interested party :-): look up the actual name for each book and add in ISBNs. Phil 16:11, Dec 3, 2003 (UTC)
:Eight years later the listed titles, dates, and ISBN for all six Atlases (two for Middle-earth) now match the first edition data provided by . --P64 (talk) 22:00, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Wow!  Better late than never... 129.33.19.254 (talk) 15:11, 21 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: ISBNs

message: Two anonymous revisions of this biography today 2013-07-31 change the reference in our brief annotation for the 1981 edition to Tolkien's legendarium from The Lord of the Rings. (compare versions)
The latter is true of the 1991 fully reworked edition. Certainly the 1981 covers more than LOTR. Given my current knowledge, for the first edition I would say tHobbit, tLotR, and tSilmarillion.
# Examination is not for me. I consulted a local university library catalog (first edition Missing; presum. stolen) and local public library network catalog (impossible to search by edition or publ date). 
# WorldCat library records give a list of contents for the revised edition only (WorldCat: Formats and editions of The Atlas).
# Checking the Library of Congress online catalog (now one External link indirectly) as well as WorldCat, I did not find any summary of the first edition such as this for the revised: "Find your way through every part of Tolkien's great creation from Middle-Earth to the undying lands of the west. Completely revised ..." (WorldCat: Revised ed., one catalog record with Summary and lengthy list of Contents).
# Ext link LC Catalog does have records for two version-editions of the 1991 Revised edition. (Its seven records for Fonstad cover only the five atlases of fictional worlds.) No explanation, no difference but ISBN (and one price is missing). Hardcover and paperback, maybe, but it's unusual for LC to hold paperback eds.
;Translations
WorldCat Formats and editions [2] identifies English, German and Spanish-language editions only, but WorldCat: KW Fonstad lists Czech and Japanese editions also. And Spanish eds. of the Forgotten Worlds and Dragonlance atlases.
;Book article 
Our article The Atlas of Middle-earth suffers from mixing editions in the . I will be happy to give that attention if I know more about the first edition scope [same as revised?] and nature of its re-working.
--P64 (talk) 00:15, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editions of ''The Atlas of Middle-earth''
Talk:Unibrow

message: I don't get how citation 7 is related to this topic at all. Shouldn't it be removed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qwertyoruiop (talk • contribs) 
:, well spotted. Not sure why anyone would've added that here and have removed it. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:34, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation 7
Talk:List of Sega Genesis games

message: "star fox 2" is listed on Snes games list, doesn't matter if game is released only digitally,
it is a game of the console, darius can be on the list.
The game can be played on original hardware with an flashcart, its a game that run on the system, and is Oficial release, endorsed by sega.
if games totally unlicensed is on the list, like 'wisdom tree' religious games, one oficial game like Darius of course can be on the list too. like 'star fox 2' is on the list in the snes list.
no need to close your eyes and turn this game invisible on the list, like he never existed. its on oficial sega mini release , of course this exist!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:7F0:E181:7B94:6D62:7676:FA41:A33C (talk) 14:00, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  missing "Darius" game (second justification) 

message: its a enhanced game, but a different game, like different versions of Street Fighter II. 
maybe can be on the list.
 https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/genesis/570459-jleague-pro-striker-kanzenban/data  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:7F0:E181:7B94:6D62:7676:FA41:A33C (talk) 14:07, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  missing "J.League Pro Striker Kanzenban" 

message: seems to be a program, but have a "Go!" game inside. need more studies. https://segaretro.org/Sansan  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:7F0:E181:7B94:6D62:7676:FA41:A33C (talk) 17:49, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  consider to include "Sansan"
Talk:Lead(II) sulfate

message: *Lead (II) sulfate just tech data DJ Clayworth 14:53, 28 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: Even in UK, the official spelling is now -f- and that is taught in schools/academia. I propose to remove the rejoinder in the heading section about British spelling.--Mevagiss (talk) 17:49, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  Right, see WP:SULF. In chemistry it should be always sufur.  Sulphur may be appropriate when translating Dante's "Inferno".  Stan J. Klimas (talk) 23:24, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Terry Zwigoff

message: Re: 'American'-> US which User:Rossami did on this page:
It's hard to conceive of any circumstances under which "American writer" or "American filmmaker" or any such construction could be "ambiguous"; i.e., not mean an inhabitant of the United States of America. I'm Canadian, and I think so! American is just the adjective referring to people from the USA in that context. It is 100% pure English phrasing, and 'US writer' or 'US filmaker' sounds weak by contrast. 
Were it possible to confuse this with another meaning of 'American' (an inhabitant of South America, a native American Indian) it would NOT be in THIS context where it's clearly referring to the country of origin in the same sense as 'Canadian writer', 'British filmmaker', etc. 
Encyclopedias use "American xxx", including the Britannica (http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?eu=84515&tocid=0&query=kate%20chopin&ct= -- "American novelist and short story writer"); Encyclodepia.com: (http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/c/chopin-k1.asp -- "American author..."); The Columbia encyclopedia (http://www.bartleby.com/65/ch/Chopin-K.html -- "American author"), etc. etc.
So I'm reverting this pages.
: See Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (US vs American). Lots of people disagree. But even if only a few people disagree, why would we deliberately choose the less precise term? Rather than argue about it here, I am only going to insist that you pipe the link. Rossami 16:31, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: In the last pages of Ice Haven, a character calls the name "Terry Zwigoff" an "obvious pseudonym."  Is this true?
--JohnnyLurg (talk) 00:10, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably. It's a pun on 'Tear his wig off'. --RabbitFromMars (talk) 14:12, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Pseudonym?
Talk:Russell Hoban

message: Re: 'American'-> US which User:Rossami did on this page:
:[.... Removed unsigned violation of WP:BLP (on sight). ---NYScholar (talk) 03:31, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: See Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (US vs American). Lots of people disagree. But even if only a few people disagree, why would we deliberately choose the less precise term? Rather than argue about it here, I am only going to insist that you pipe the link. Rossami 16:31, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Comment

message: I've removed the statement about the date and place of Hoban's cremation, because I can't find a usable source for that information. It was originally added by User:Thoughtcat, with a reference to a blog post which I happen to know is accurate since I was there, but of course that wouldn't be considered a reliable source for WP purposes-- and in any case Thoughtcat later removed the blog link, apparently (per edit history) after being asked to do so in personal communication from "a mourner". The only other sources I could find were 1. this page on russellhoban.org, which is a fan site that was granted official status by Hoban's family, but it doesn't have a citation for that information either so I'm not sure it is really usable for this, and 2. findagrave.com, which seems to be crowdsourced and not necessarily reliable. ←Hob 20:25, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps I should have started by saying that I'm not sure that information was necessarily super-relevant for a Wikipedia article anyway. ←Hob 07:40, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, there was no reason to have it. —Mark Dominus (talk) 10:07, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cremation 
Talk:December 4

message: Removed:
*1534 - The Turkish sultan Suleiman I captures Baghdad. false
Could not be confirmed  --mav 02:19, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)
thread_title:  Moved / removed 

message: As I pointed out on Talk:Physical intimacy, I would love to see evidence that anybody out there consider 4 December as an International Hug Day. --Valmi ✒ 04:14, 31 Oct 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't know about hugs, but December 4 IS "National Cookie Day" and "Wear Brown Shoes Day"!  Not worth adding to Wiki, but worth a chuckle!  — WylieCoyote (talk) 23:21, 4 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Hug Day

message: "1840 - Crazy Horse, Oglala Sioux chief (d. 1877)" Review/delete; no basis in fact  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mt1955 (talk • contribs) 09:55, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Crazy Horse

message: The entry calls Juliette Récamier (born on this day in 1777) a "French businesswoman", but I can see no mention of anything supporting this in the main article about her? JezGrove (talk) 11:15, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  1777 – Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (d. 1849)
Talk:Smoke-free Environments Amendment Act 2003

message: Hey Angela, your redirect has precluded further info being added to the Smoking ban page (which links from Smoking page).
I intended to put the following on the Smoking ban page;
::"Many countries have introduced smoking bans in various guises over the years, citing health statistics that show smoking is bad for the smokers and those subjected to second-hand smoke.
::"Despite the dire warnings from smokers that hospitality businesses such as hotels, restaurants and bars would suffer disastrously from smoking bans, with many of them going broke, the experiences of New York and California gave the lie to this.
::"Most recent country to introduce a comprehensive ban is New Zealand who passed the Smokefree Environments Amendment Bill on December 3, 2003."
along with stub alert thingy, hoping someone with better knowledge than I have would produce info on the New York and California legislations, plus smoking ban legislation elsewhere in the world. Can the Smoking ban page be re-opened? And wouldn't it be better as bans plural? Cheers Moriori 02:47, Dec 4, 2003 (UTC)
Yes, you can still edit the Smoking ban page. Use this link. The redirect was created automatically when I moved the page here. It didn't mean that the redirect had to stay, just that I thought the information now at Smokefree Environments Amendment Bill was better under this title. On a redirect page, you will see (Redirected from Smoking ban). Click on the link 'smoking ban' and you will go to the smoking ban page. Then just click edit. Angela. 06:15, 5 Dec 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: Tks for advice Angela. Cheers  Moriori 06:31, Dec 5, 2003 (UTC)
Since this has been passed into law shouldn't it be Smokefree Environments Amendment Act intead of Smokefree Environments Amendment Bill?
   I moved it to "Act". (Alphaboi867 04:37, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:History of the PRC (1976-present)

message: Shall we include a separate section on Tibet's independence movement to fulfill all viewpoints? Colipon 03:04, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: Separate article: Tibet independence movement. --Jiang 03:46, 4 Dec 2003 (UTC)
replies: text:  Your wish is my command (just this once) - see International Tibet Independence Movement - Robin Patterson 01:08, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)