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Talk:The Essential Electric Light Orchestra

message: Why does "Under the Blade (song)" redirect here? I suddenly went from Twisted Sister to ELO... I'm bad at Wikipedia, so I can't correct it, but it seems like something went awry  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:90CA:DC00:21A6:B52E:5136:E4CF (talk) 03:59, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: – someone redirected it here, but I can't find any mention of the song on this page. Yeepsi (talk) 10:40, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Under the Blade (song) 

message: Yes, the first release of "Essential" and "Playlist" are the same album (minus all the digital bells and whistles, but why pay for those anyhow?). It really grinds my gears when bands (or the record company or management) just retitles a compilation knowing that some fans will still buy it. I almost bought both of these CDs ON THE SAME DAY until I looked at the track lists side-by-side and had to say WTF?! FiggazWithAttitude (talk) 18:45, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Retitling ?
Talk:Power of the Night

message: It lists Jim Gordon as one of the professional reviews. This is a completely biased review as it was commissioned by the band and featured on the band's official website, let alone uses insider knowledge to paint a picture of the album. This review does not follow wikipedia's guide for reviews re: it's not unbiased or by a source independent of the artist. Further, even if it is an independent review, the band has chosen to list only this reviewer on their website as the "official band review", versus the common approach of a page of all reviews and press, good and bad. Actually, many of the Savatage albums either list Clay Melton or Jim Gordon, but both link to the same official band website and neither should be included as professional reviews. Particularly, as reading the reviews one will find that they include insider information about the making of the albums.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.64.113.160 (talk) 21:05, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  unbiased professional review
Talk:The Distillers

message: I'd just like to verify that Fosters beer is a relatively unpopular choice in Australia - certainly not as commonly consumed as VB. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.179.26.13 (talk) 09:53, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fosters 

message: Insert formula here
When you click her name you get directed to some Korean food, I dunno how to fix it, maybe someone else knows how to?
It looks like a Korean dish played in the Distillers!
Beckyramone 20:52, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kim Chi 

message: Uh...grunge?? What? 71.68.15.63 16:44, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Grunge?

message: This whole article sucks.  It's not entirely factual, there is a slant on the introduction.  There are no reviews of their career or works.  This needs changing.  I am writing changes now.
Joshuah Hounshell 18:09, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crap article. 

message: The festival that The Distillers is playing is on May 4-6th 2018? but they are playing in Austin, Texas at the Mohawk on the 1st of May which would invalidate the statement in the article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Coleve27 (talk • contribs) 18:31, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  First show in 13 years...needs editing?
Talk:Super Scrabble

message: I just have to say it's about damn time they made the deluxe version. :P 76.177.190.137 02:37, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Deluxe Super Scrabble

message: The super scrabble rules need to be updated.  My friends and I have discovered that a MUCH better way to play the game is making each rack EIGHT letters. A "bingo" is using ALL BUT ONE of the letters and you still get fifty point bonus! If you can bingo WITHOUT using the blank on your rack you are doing very well! A SUPER BINGO is defined as using ALL EIGHT tiles and you get a huge SEVENTY FIVE point bonus for that! The only other rule change necessary is that there must be EIGHT letters minimum in the bag for an exchange.
*Saying here that the rules need to be updated implies that this article has out of date rules. This is not true. You have given an interesting variation on the rules. Please do not confuse things by suggesting that they are the official rules or should be referenced as such in the encyclopedia. WAvegetarian 09:16, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Variant Rules
Talk:Target Books

message: I assume that Resurrection and Revelation were never novelised because of rights issues with Terry Nation, any one know for sure?Tim! (talk) 21:30, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: This was indeed the reason - I've added details to the article. Angmering 18:46, 15 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Non-novelised serials

message: Would a listing of novelisations be appropriate or just plain redundant to the episodes they were based upon? DrWho42 04:05, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: In this case, probably redundant. Any significant differences can (and have been, in some cases) noted within the story article itself. --khaosworks (talk • contribs) 04:28, 31 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Listing of novelisations 

message: I clearly remember seeing a reference in either Doctor Who magazine or some other publication that Douglas Adams was on record as wanting to novelise his episodes, but that his commitments to Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy prevented this from occurring. I have added this to the article, but have also included a citation request in hopes someone can provide a source. I think I also read that due to the success of Hitchhiker's, Adams' asking price became too high for Target's budget. I did NOT include this in the article as it might be more speculation than fact. 68.146.41.232 (talk) 15:06, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The reason that I heard was that his contract with Pan Books forbade him from being published by any other publisher. --Redrose64 (talk) 18:18, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Douglas Adams

message: It would appear BBC Books have begun reprinting Target DrWho novels, starting with the earliest of them, as of July 2011.  Would that be something to mention here? Bookmark and Share BBC Books: Classic Novelisation reprints Nomad Of Norad (talk) 19:07, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  BBC Books reprints of Target DrWho novelisations 

message: seems active enough as an imprint, publishing new books not just reprints, even if it's just books from Doctor Who.
MarkiPoli (talk) 21:03, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Past or current tense?
Talk:MacArthur Maze

message: Where are the archives of this talk page? Tmangray (talk) 04:30, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: They were hidden. FWIW, you can always make them more accessible by adding . Cheers! DonIago (talk) 20:41, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Where are the archives?
Talk:Akio Morita

message: In the article it says, "Sonny-boys the most common American expression." I am not sure what that means. There is no way that "sonny-boys" is the most common expression used in America. I am not sure of the definition of "expression" but if it is limited to to or more word phrase, then perhaps "oh my god" might be up there, but "sonny-boys," no way. Timtak (talk) 00:02, 26 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: The most common American Expression

message: the article says
In 1957, the company produced a pocket-sized radio (the first to be fully transistorized)
but that title belongs to the Regency TR-1 which beat it to market by 5 years. Banjodog (talk) 23:29, 7 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  First transistor radio?
Talk:Natasa Pazaïti

message: Why her name in English is given as Pazaïti? Latin characters and a greek letter without accent? I think it should change. -- Magioladitis 07:45, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I was going to ask the same question about the i with the 2 dots. That's not standard English. I didn't realise you were able to use alternate characters in English on W/P. Ozdaren 22:49, 18 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pazaïti or Pazaiti 
Talk:Rick Hunter

message: The writing style of this entry doesn't seem appropriate for Wikipedia -- there's an in-universe rather than out-of-universe approach. There's no reference to the character's appearances in other media. In contrast, the entry for the Macross analogue to the character, Hikaru Ichijyo, is written in a style more consistent with Wikipedia standards.FixerMX 19:36, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Style

message: :Oppose merge - I am removing all merge suggestions for any Robotech character involved.  I agree that Robotech character descriptions should include links to any character descriptions from the original source material.  After all, they do share the animation.  However, the fact is that Robotech as a story concept and development is completely different from its source material.  It's time to end the confusion between them. Kinglehr 02:59, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stop with the Macross already 

message: This is just silly. Hikaru Ichijyo and Rick Hunter have different names, but are still basically the same character. We need sections detailing the respective aspects of the character and how they are different, not seperate articles. My main case in point is Lynn Minmay; the one character whose name doesn't change and−surprise, surprise−doesn't have seperate articles. This should be the case across the board.--SeizureDog (talk) 12:55, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As is it to treat the many Robotech sequels and stories as something less than the original. 139.55.7.108 (talk) 15:55, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Merge

message: Original Character is Japanese (61.118.188.28 (talk) 16:14, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rick Hunter is Japanese American??
Talk:Alexander Rutskoy/Archive 1

message: I added the cleanup tag. The article's structure, style and grammar isn't very pretty. PeepP 22:10, July 16, 2005 (UTC)
Just an assumption: the office of Vice President of Russia, was abolished after Rutskoy's tenure, to avoid future ambitious veeps? Mightberight/wrong 21:19, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: So it was. The office of Vifce President was abolished and in case needed, the incumbent prime minister was to become acting president. Such a case occured somewhere in the late 1990s, when Yeltsin had certain heart treatment (surgery), and Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian premier of the time, held the position of the 'acting president' for a day or two (see source ) Constanz 14:31, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
File talk:Mimas shape.jpg

message: That NASA caption annoyed me when I first saw it on the JPL Cassini site, because it's wrong-- Mimas is not oblate, it's prolate with a major axis pointing toward Saturn, and not only rotation but also tidal force is involved.
(Technically, its shape is probably a Roche lobe, but here that's very close to a prolate spheroid.) --Matt McIrvin 22:12, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
Talk:Beauveria bassiana

message: There are many public domain images with better resolution in the ARS image gallery; just search here. --Peta 02:54, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Images

message: I was wondering if someone more knowledgable than I could list a pronunciation for Beauveria bassiana.thnxaspiring botanist/mycologist  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.19.199.108 (talk) 18:00, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronunciation

message: The article would benefit from naming one or more commercial preparations of Beauveria bassiana for pesticide use. — QuicksilverT @ 21:02, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Commercial preparations 
Talk:Corner case

message: Has anyone ever heard the term "tails case"? I've heard it used and thought it meant this, but I googled it just now and it does not appear to be widely in use.
13.8.137.11 (talk) 17:35, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tails case 

message: The Stack Exchange reference listed for this article references this article.  That seems like it should be a no no.  Ender8282 (talk) 18:13, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. I've tagged it. Do you have any sources? I'm sure that Kaner has some. Walter Görlitz (talk) 18:56, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Circular Reference
Talk:Three-check chess

message: Does anyone know who invented this game?  It is implemented in ChessV, and I was hoping to give proper credit.  Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
: The inventor is unknown. Pritchard only mentions in Encylopedia of Chess Variants "Probably of Soviet Origin. ... Karpov is said to have been invincible at the game in his youth." Andreas Kaufmann 13:59, 17 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inventor 

message: If you editors really had confidence in your assertions, instead of OR and bullying, and if you cared about encyclopedic value, then you'll agree with the following: If I can obtain a direct Email reply from Karpov, that he played w/o checkmate as optional way to win when he extensively played this game, w/ that convince you?? Yes or no. (Yes that the server rules aren't consistent w/ the original rules as described by Pritchard. Yes that the server rules are therefore a site-specific adaptation or variation of the game.) --IHTS (talk) 11:50, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Test your mettle
Talk:4-8-2

message: Is it just me, or is the edit by 210.246.8.40 not exactly from a neutral point of view?
Older text: "Contrary to popular belief, the 4-8-2 design originated in New Zealand, not the United States. The design was an obvious progression from the 4-6-2 "Pacific" type that had originated in New Zealand in 1901 with the Q class, and the first 4-8-2 was built in the New Zealand Railways' Addington Workshops in Christchurch in 1908. Designated as the X class, it was designed to haul heavy freight trains on the mountainous central section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway."
The edit: "Contrary to popular belief, the 4-8-2 design originated in New Zealand, not the United States. (There is no engineering connection between the New Zealand Q class 4-6-2 and the X class 4-8-2. The Q class was truly innovative in that the trailing truck supported a wide firebox. The X class had a narrow firebox and was a glorified 4-8-0, was not innovative, and went no further as a concept. The X were later rebuilt with wide fireboxes but were still not star performers. The X class were a 4-8-2 in wheel arrangement, but not in overall concept as a locomotive.)"
Glorified 4-8-0 perhaps (opinion anyway?), and it was an unspectacular performer, but not innovative?  It was the first class built with the 4-8-2 arrangement, which I would consider significant and innovative enough. - Axver 00:34, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. The use of language like "glorified 4-8-0" makes the article seem less of an objective account and more of an opinion piece. Perhaps it would be better to rephrase along the lines of "although the X class was the first 4-8-2, the trailing truck was positioned well behind a narrow firebox which sat above the driving wheels. Later, more successful 4-8-2 designs were a progression of the classic 4-6-2 layout, which featured a wide firebox positioned above the trailing truck and behind the driving wheels." Zzrbiker 14:41, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds good, especially with a reference.  <voice style="Picard">Make it so.</voice> Slambo (Speak) 14:47, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done! I think I might also add a bit more detail on the various French 4-8-2 types - they're surely worth more of a mention. Zzrbiker 04:02, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV? 

message: I omitted the technical specifications table from the article since I considered it to be more suitable for inclusion in a locomotive-specific article. Stored here for easy retrieval.André Kritzinger 23:21, 2 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stored information - Bulgaria
Talk:Chillon Castle

message: According to publication Chillon by Auguste Guignard (former secretary of the Association for the Restoration of the Chillon Castle), published by Ruckstuhl SA (Renens, Switzerland) in 1996:
"The oldest historical document relating to Chillon bears the date 1005, and from this it is seen that the castle belonged to the bishops of Sion, who confided its care to the d'Alinge family." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.3.242.29 (talk • contribs) 22:54, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Earliest date

message: The name of the lake is as far as I know Lake Geneva and not Lake Léman.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.233.187.194 (talk) 08:03, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: corrected. mgeo talk 11:26, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The name of the lake is Lac Léman in French. This is, of course, the English wikipedia. Opera hat (talk) 12:39, 15 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: The name of the lake

message: Although the French article has more information, it lacks in-line citations that would make the content authoritative. Please use caution. LTC (Ret.) David J. Cormier (talk) 18:15, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Using the French entry

message: Hi, the main picture looks very weird. Broad daylight on the castle, but the mountains, although the light is also coming from the right, look like they are photoshopped in from another exposure on a different day. I'm trying to account for haze and cloud cover, but is there any way of checking the authenticity of the postcard view?
PS: I went there when I was 11 years old, and it is well worth the visit. The steps are worn about 1 1/2 in the middle
from use
over the centuries
very cool. Billyshiverstick (talk) 02:40, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photoshop? 

message: Hello! This is to let editors know that :File:001 Chateau_de_Chillon_and_Dents_du_Midi_Photo_by_Giles_Laurent.jpg, a featured picture used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for February 10, 2024. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2024-02-10. 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!  — Amakuru (talk) 10:37, 5 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Featured picture scheduled for POTD
Talk:Natatorium

message: I suggested this article to be merged with Swimming Pool. The article is currently a stub, and would do better as a section of Swimming Pool. If anyone has any comments, please place them below.
--Thedjatclubrock :-) (T/C) 01:47, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: i disagree, they are fundamentally different things.--Buridan (talk) 03:22, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

text: I also disagree, for the same reason.  I came to Wikipedia to look up natatorium and this article told me just what I wanted to know.  It's more of a short article than a stub, right? Uranographer (talk) 21:28, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

text: I also disagree for the reason that this can be it's own article. Not everything has to be on one page. Just put a "see also" section on both swimming pool and natatorium, and it's fine... no? Nesnad (talk) 10:13, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

text: I support OP's stance. It really messes up interwikis. Most languages don't have two articles on this topic. The German and Czech articles are simply titled what people in everyday life would call a swimming pool. --2001:16B8:31AD:8200:455B:EAB8:5939:746C (talk) 01:56, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge 

message: At Disney's Hollywood Studios, in the queue for the the Tower of Terror attraction, there is a sign for a Natatorium.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bhagley (talk • contribs) 15:13, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: I could find no evidence that the word natatorum is strictly defined as a structurally separate building containing a swimming pool.  The cited article, which is merely the official webpage for Penn State's swimming pool, only says the word natatorium means an indoor pool.  No dictionary I looked at says that natatorium derives from the latin phrase cella natatoria.68.103.144.192 (talk) 22:43, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Unsure about what to do about the Latin meaning, but I changed the intro to reflect a less strict stance on definition. If you find anything more, be bold and make additions.  --Travis Thurston+ 22:51, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed that we need some better sourcing on that than what we have.  If I find anything, I'll throw it up as a source.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 03:54, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  In its own building??? 

message: *Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial
*Oceanside Memorial Park in Oceanside, California (demolished)
*Luna Park, Seattle
Maybe User:Barkeep49 can add these as he has rendered me unable to do so. FloridaArmy (talk) 13:15, 2 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Additional natatoriums
Talk:Vivian Grey

message: Historians are generally unaminous in calling Vivian Grey a failure which nearly sank Disraeli's career. I've placed a dispute tag on the article and will be re-writing over the next few days. Mackensen (talk) 23:19, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Strike that, I should have read Blake a little more carefully. It caused offence within the Tory literary world, but was rather popular otherwise. I'll remove the dispute tag. Mackensen (talk) 14:10, 20 August 2005 (UTC)

text: That may be- but I think the hyperbole in the article could definitely stand to be toned down a bit. I've tagged it for neutrality and lack of references. Badgerpatrol 17:45, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

text: I have added information to the description of Vivian Grey, to correct some facts and also to challenge the position that Vivian Grey "is" Benjamin Disraeli. User:Wendyeb  —Preceding undated comment added 22:29, 17 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Is one of the characters in this work of fiction the Earl of Beaconsfield, a title that Disraeli later carried? J S Ayer (talk) 00:18, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Lord Beaconsfield, yes, I can't recall if it's ever indicated what grade of title he holds. I suspect it's somewhat coincidental, Disraeli lived nearby Beaconsfield later in life. Mackensen (talk) 00:27, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Earl of Beaconsfield
Talk:Nucleocosmochronology

message: Current text gives some examples of limiting factors to the accuracy of chronological dating of the Milky Way.  However, the example of an extremely metal-poor star (Cayrel's) begs the question: In which galaxy was this star formed -- the Milky Way (perhaps defined by its core & supermassive black hole, arguably the most stable parts), or one of the many galaxies it has "eaten" over the eons? 
Is there any sense in which we can know whether this observation says anything about the Milky Way, so defined? Jmacwiki (talk) 05:04, 16 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Milky Way age's "Limiting Factors" 

message: The article seems notable with reliable references, but as a measly Chemistry student, I (and others?) may not fully understand it. I think it should probably -- no, definitely -- backed up with in-text citations and examples. ɯɐɔ 💬 19:51, 30 April 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Expert needed
Talk:Will Geer

message: With a 'varifiable source', it should be added that the character 'Zeb Walton' was written out of the Waltons (via heart-attack), due to Geer's death. GoodDay 22:34, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Zeb Walton's death

message: Pistol is not a character in Much Ado About Nothing.  Either the  character or the play needs to be corrected.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.228.69.34 (talk) 02:15, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed unsourced statement. "The character (Ancient Pistol) is introduced in Henry IV, Part 2 and reappears in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry V." Manannan67 (talk) 03:40, 25 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pistol 

message: Was Will Geer really in The Searchers or is this an error?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.162.161.183 (talk) 15:22, 7 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Credit The Searchers 1956 