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Talk:Constitutional theory

message: I agree with many of those listed on the thinkers section, with the possible exception of Alex Kozinski.  Influential and well-respected jurist?  Certainly.  Constitutional theorist?  Probably not.  To my knowledge, although he has authored excellent opinions that certainly touch on questions of interpretation and constitutional powers, he has not written works of constitutional and legal theory similar to either Antonin Scalia or Richard Posner.
Some discussion on this topic would be good.  I'd like to propose removing Judge Kozinski, but would like to hear from others, first. Chart123 18:28, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Who should be include as a constitutional theory "thinker"?

message: it is on the topic 'Constitutional theory in the United States.'  Doprendek (talk) 04:05, 7 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: This is *not* about the topic 'Constitutional theory'...

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thread_title:  External links modified
Talk:Kneeling

message: It could be noted that kneeling is not a biomechanical natural position and extended kneeling could lead to bursitis (housemaids or clergyman's knee) among other complications. It has also been known to cause chondromalacia patella.  A disorder that destroys the articular cartilage either on the back of the patella or on the trochlear groove.  Neither are easily repairable.  There have been a number of lawsuits garnered against the military by veterans who claim chondromalcia patella and subsequent disability as a direct cause of extended kneeling and/or crawling on hard surfaces while in the military. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:5b0:26ff:1ef0::3b (talk • contribs) 02:49, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: 2013 comment

message: The only reason why skimpily clad women feature heavily in the image gallery is so feet, legs, knee positions are not obscured by clothing. Yes a better gender balance would be preferable but not essential. There is a bigger selection of women kneeling in the Wikipedia image store than men. Many images in the image store show people with loose clothing which cannot be used as feet, leg and knee positions are obscured.--Penbat (talk) 21:39, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Do we really need five images per variant? WP:NOTCENSORED certainly applies to articles where partial or full nudity is very relevant, (i.e., articles about body parts, nudism, etc), but having three provocative images in an article about kneeling seems silly. OhNoitsJamie Talk 12:54, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I can see that 5 images in the "Two knees – vertical kneel" image gallery section is unnecessary but 5 images works well for the other 3 sections and aesthetically it is best to be consistent. You are welcome to look for less sexually provocative images by working through the Wikipedia image store on kneeling see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kneeling_people but beware loose clothing may obscure important detail. --Penbat (talk) 15:56, 16 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Use of scantily clad women in image gallery 
Talk:Console steel guitar

message: Do any acoustic table steel guitars exist, or were they all electric? Andrewa 18:36, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: They appear to be all electric, but that's just from what I can find. Love to have positive confirmation of this. Andrewa 18:01, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Acoustic instruments

message: See  this eBay listing if it's still there, or see http://alderspace.pbwiki.com/f/97_12.jpg for the main image. My experience in getting eBay sellers to release their images as GFDL has not been good, but feel free to try! Otherwise I don't think we can use it in Wikipedia, it's not fair use IMO. Andrewa 18:01, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 1956 Gibson

message: Why is the article called "Console steel guitar", a term almost never heard of, and yet the article bolds "table steel guitar" (I guess equally unheard of!) which was a link to here? Huw Powell (talk) 08:44, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: An undiscussed and unilateral move. It probably should be reversed, but I want to do some research before proposing that formally. Andrewa (talk) 13:42, 29 August 2008 (UTC)

text: See http://tunings.pbwiki.com/Table-steel-guitar for some interesting material, all of it accurate but some of it possibly not verifiable to Wikipedia's standards. It does explain the unilateral move! Andrewa (talk) 18:49, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Title

message: The article in its own lead says that a console steel quitar is just a stage in the evolution of lap and pedal steel guitars. That's why it is so short, and lame. It should just be a paragraph in the pedal and lap steel articles. Billyshiverstick (talk) 21:48, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not an article!
Talk:The Real McKenzies

message: "They have set themselves apart from other punk bands by including bagpipes in all of their studio albums and at most of their concerts, much like the similar bands Dropkick Murphys and Flatfoot 56."
Now just how do you set yourself apart by doing stuff others do? =P --R. Wolff 13:17, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Set apart? 

message: I just read the page and thought of what seemed to be a few obvious suggestions of what could be added to this article.
* an embedded list of which beer commercials using which tunes
* an embedded list of which video games using which tunes and where
* an embedded list of former members
Just some thoughts, and I'm sure there are other great suggestions for this great punk band. ManOnPipes 05:41, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Suggested Additions
Talk:Sandymount High School

message: The little I know about Sandymount High School comes from my time there - is there anybody who can confirm or deny the claims made by the poster in the following link:
*Mike Rogers' posting
While I know the geography is correct and that Sandymount High is older than Marian College, the posting is short on details:
*Who was the priest who railed against the school for a decade?
*Who owned the land that Marian College was later built on?
*Where can I find a detailed (with references to sources) source of information on the politics of the Catholic Church, other churches and education in 20th Century Ireland?
I want to make sure that the information is accurate, lest someone use it to make mischief. Autarch 18:48, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: 2006 post

message: According to the entry on Marian College Dublin, their property was in the grounds of Riverside House - the Irish Times Digital Archive has an article on July 2, 1952 entitled Consent to use house as school witheld. A Mrs. Julia Lloyd, of Riverside, Herbert Road, Dublin and John Burke, solicitor, took an action against the then Earl of Pembroke and his son Lord Sidney Charles Herbert of Dalsford, Iver, Buckinghamshire. Mrs. Lloyd and her solicitor were acting as personal representatives of a previous Mrs. Lloyd, who holds a leasehold interest in said house. The plaintiffs argued that the Earl of Pembroke and Lord Herbert had unreasonably withheld consent for the use of the house as a school and religious institution. The case had begun the previous day, was adjourned until July 2 and was being heard before Mr. Justice Dixon in the High Court. If nothing else, this puts some names and dates into the historical record. It doesn't seem to address opposition to Sandymount High School, but it does provide details from a paper of record. Autarch (talk) 16:21, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Update on alleged controversy

message: This page gives a bit more information about Riverside House and who lived in it - it's a family genealogy page rather than a paper of record, but it looks like it might have been Tim Lloyd (or possibly Finbar Lloyd) as the landowner who refused to sell the land and school to the Church. Today seems to be a good day for this bit of historical research!! Autarch (talk) 16:54, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Another update

message: This paper covers some of Patrick Cannons' campaigning on schools in general. Autarch (talk) 18:05, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paper on Patrick Cannon
Talk:Jonathan Maberry

message: Since the subject of the article has been editing it, I've put a note regarding a potential conflict of interest on his talk page, and also recommended reading WP:AUTO. CultureDrone (talk) 12:35, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Potential conflict of interest ? 

message: As there are no such beings as undead predatory post-humans, exactly how is Zombie CSU "nonfiction?" Should this be classified as 'humourous fiction' instead?
Calibanu (talk) 01:25, 8 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Zombie CSU: "Nonfiction"...?

message: Because of a comment on my talk page I came back to take a look at this article.
There aren't any better references; for some reason I spent something close to two hours searching everywhere for them. This includes looking for an external, direct statement of the fact that Patient Zero is launching a new series.  The interviews are inappropriate. Had there been no better external reference to Maberry taking over the Black Panther series I would have left that one in. Fortunately the second reference worked.  The external link to author appearances was also inappropriate.  
Meanwhile, because interviews are useful to an author I did a search of his blog/website to see if they were listed.  They aren't. Further research determined that there is no list of appearances. There's no clear bibliography on the authors personal pages. (Amazon doesn't help as Maberry has has published a sufficient number of comic books and been included in anthologies that Amazon doesn't help a reader trying to find them.) That he's picking up Black Panther is obscured by layout and format. 
In short I've just spent a great deal of time trying to bring this article more in line with Wikipedia. I think that all flags except for Conflict of Interest can now be removed. As someone who's in the business, knows something about promotion, and doesn't realize when she's being obsessive I additionally did a great deal of external research. My conclusion, both for the sake of Wikipedia and the author, is that I very strongly suggest that the author, his agent, and anyone else remotely related focus on presenting data in other media. 
--Kovar (talk) 20:51, 11 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Research; editing; flags; conclusions
Talk:Black fly

message: Aren't they sometimes yellow-orange, too?  Trekphiler 17:37, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: I am curious orange

message: Is their bite known to be painful? --99.159.6.120 (talk) 14:01, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't speak with authority except about the black flies that live in New England, but in my experience no, the bite itself doesn't hurt when it happens, but it becomes itchy soon thereafter. In this respect they're very different from horsefly/deerfly bites, which are quite painful. 206.208.105.129 (talk) 14:31, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Painful Bite?

message: Are these also known as Black Gnats? There is a town by that name, Black Gnat. Drutt (talk) 08:31, 29 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: name

message: I think the section "Common names in other languages" should be dropped completely, since it does not conform to the standard of insect articles, and indeed not with wikipedia articles. The sidebar with links to other languages should be used for this. Atomicbre (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 02:24, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Common names in other languages 

message: The current and only photo is from a scanning electron microscope, and provides no clue as to what they actually look like. 208.97.124.178 (talk) 05:10, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Better photo needed 
Talk:Martin Litchfield West

message: The following has been removed, as peacockry, which is deprecated. 
:In fact, he is, with Walter Burkert, both the forerunner and most prominent explorer of the study of intercultural exchange between Ancient Greece and oriental civilizations, namely West-Asiatic, or Ancient Near-Eastern, ones. For this purpose, he learnt several extremely complex languages, such as Akkadian, Hittitte and Ugaritic, and has thoroughly mastered their scholarship and current literary corpus.   
   
:Another significant work was his translation and detailed commentary on Hesiod's Works and Days.   
: Professor West has made many other contributions, including his work on ancient Greek music, which has become the standard text on a subject which had almost only raised questions and problems for centuries. 
Septentrionalis 18:45, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Insofar as I see any information, as opposed to panegyric, it remains in the article. None of this flattery  is sourced, and the suggestion that no-one else has known all the relevant languages, or done Graeco-Asiatic comparative work, is utter nonsense. For the first statement, consider Otto Neugebauer; for the second, Samuel Noah Kramer. Septentrionalis 00:20, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Text removed

message: I suggest this page is moved from Martin Litchfield West to Martin West (classicist). He isn't know as Martin Litchfield West but as Martin West (as per WP:COMMONNAME). The alternative is to move Martin West to Martin West (disambiguation) (as per WP:DABNAME), and Martin Litchfield West to Martin West. Any thoughts? Gaia Octavia Agrippa Talk  17:59, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page move 
Talk:List of cars built in the UK

message: I think this would be a useful list - which I can't find online anywhere - that's why I started it. 
MG Rover Group is a good source of information for this list I've not pulled it all in when creating the article.
It would be good to have it all done with models and dates, perhaps arranged chronologically - I've started with the present at the top already. 
This list could become an article on the UK Motor Industry - or perhaps that needs writing too? Richard Taylor 18:46, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There's British Motor Industry already, there's a list of companies there - a list of models is what this page could be.
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A useful list indeed, but Jaguars are not built at Bridgend in Wales, Ford group engines are. Jaguars are made at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, and the X-Type at the former Ford Escort plant in Halewood. Please see autoindustry.co.uk for verification. I have amended this accordingly. Michaeltyne 13:18, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Norman Kay (composer)

message: There's another Norman Kay, who was a famous American bridge player . According to this Google search, both are about equally notable, as the results are interspersed. There are few solutions to this problem:
# Move the composer to Norman F. Kay, which is he sometimes credited to, and the bridge player remains here.  or like should be used on both.
# Move the composer to Norman Kay (composer), and the bridge player to Norman Kay (bridge player). Use this page as .
# Create a new article on Norman Kay (bridge player), retain the composer here, and add  here for the bridge player. Duja 15:05, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Why was this move not simply implemented? I doubt anyone would have taken issue with it. Needless bureaucracy is a bad thing.--SB | T 23:04, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: On second thought, I think you're right; I should have been BOLD|bold and skip the bureaucracy. I'll do it now. Duja 06:59, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 

message: Please indicate "support" or "oppose", along with a short explanation below.
====Option 1====
#Conditional support as proposer, as the most elegant solution, provided that he's widely recognized as Norman F. Kay. Otherwise, prefer #2. Duja 15:09, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: #Conditional support as proposer, as the most elegant solution, provided that he's widely recognized as Norman F. Kay. Otherwise, prefer #2. Duja 15:09, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Option 1

message: #Conditional support as proposer, if #1 is out. Duja 15:09, 3 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Option 2
Talk:Captain Moroni

message: There is a lot that can be done here. I look forward to a month of good work. I suggest we use Helaman and Nephi, son of Helaman as go-bys. --uriah923(talk) 03:58, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It was a rather disappointing collaboration, but we must move forward! uriah923(talk) 21:37, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Begin collaboration 

message: This article reads like it's about a real person. I think it should be clearer we are talking about a fictional character here... --Infradig (andrew) (talk) 09:08, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Captain Moroni is believed by many to have been a real person who lived.  I have added appropriate context. — Val42 (talk) 03:14, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, this is ridiculous. There aren't wikipedia articles for fictional characters from other books. Not only would no historian corroborate this article, but the history contained within the book of mormon is contradictory to what historians know about the history of the Americas.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.95.237.242 (talk) 22:23, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: There are those that believe some/all of the people written about in the Bible (both the Old & New Testament) are non-historical as well, and wp:NPOV allows for those articles to be written to include information about both sides of that belief. There isn't a great deal of wp:RS published material specifically about the historicity of Captain Moroni, but if you want to discuss the more general topic of the :historical authenticity of the Book of Mormon, there is a place for that at :Talk:Historical authenticity of the Book of Mormon. You may also find wp:The Truth interesting reading. -- 208.81.184.4 (talk) 22:50, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Article treatment
Talk:Viscount Combermere

message: There is a baronetcy associated with these titles those I don't know the detailsAlci12 19:24, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

message: Viscount Combermere was a joint owner of a number of plantations on St Kitts and Nevis between 1822 and 1834https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/estate/view/3426. He was appointed the Governor of Barbados in 1817 meaning he was involved with overseeing the operation of plantations, slaves being shipped in and out of the island through purchase and sales of African people and the overall use of slaves on the island. He also received a considerable amount of compensation (around £920,000 in today's currency) for the loss of 420 enslaved people, at the time of release, on his estates.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Friend-of-the-planet-99 (talk • contribs) 14:48, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: the correct place for this is the article on Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere. Dormskirk (talk) 19:43, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slave trading
Talk:Earl of Clancarty

message: "As Marquess van Heusden, the Earls of Clancarty are the only Marquesses in the Peerage of the Netherlands and the highest ranking Dutch nobles." Is this correct see List_of_Dutch_noble_familiesAlci12 19:28, 19 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The Earls of Clancarty are definitely not the highest ranking Dutch nobles. The princes de Bourbon de Parme are higher. Furthermore, in practice, the titles of Marquess of Heusden has but marginal value since there are but few who have ever heard of it.
: Princes are usually not classed as nobles but sit in a catagory above on their own - unless they have also have a dutch dukedom. Whether people have heard of someone has nothing whatsoever to do with their ranking in a peerage. Alci12 11:44, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The title lists no heir, and this is the case on Cracroft's Peerage and I suspect in most/all reference books. However, work has been done that suggests there is an heir in Australia descended from a younger son of the 1st Earl. See: Google Peerage discussion. If this is the case then the Earldom and two of its subsidiary titles have heirs. The titles bestowed on the 2nd Earl would become extinct. New Progressive (talk) 14:27, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: If it is not mentioned in any reliable source, then the argument does not carry any weight on Wikipedia. I will go ahead and remove the disputed tag if no reliable sources are provided. ネイ (talk) 08:29, 30 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Heir
Talk:Sharper Image

message: Should be re-worked to appear more neutral? 142.58.221.112 (talk) 17:29, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page reads like advertising copy 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: moved. Per consensus. (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 18:21, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The Sharper Image →  – Per WP:NAMECHANGES: Company changed name a very long time ago (2012), and is usually referred to as "Sharper Image" not "[T|t]he Sharper Image" in modern sources. E.g., if you do a Google News search, you find that, for page after page, the only occurrence of "the Sharper Image" is specific-product references like "the Sharper Image [product name]", with "the" referring to the entire product construction and using "Sharper Image" as a modifer, not with the definite article being part of a name "The Sharper Image". Having this article at a title starting with "The" was always iffy per WP:THE, MOS:THETM, WP:NCCORP, though I think an argument could have been made for it at one time. That time has now long passed, as the company changed its branding to just "Sharper Image" over a  ago, and redireted TheSharperImage.com to SharperImage.com, and later just abandoned the former entirely. Independent sources since the name change consistently reflect this change, and that is what NAMECHANGES wants to see.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  12:49, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

text: PS: Sorry my initial nomination was missing a rationale. Some kind of mess-up with the rm template, I guess.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  18:05, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 11 December 2023
Talk:Jack Abramoff scandals

message: This is wildly speculative, and has no reliable sources.  Furthermore, Abramoff had already divested himself at the time of the allegation.  Let's not blame every evil in the last ten years on him.  It needs to be removed.  On the other hand, I don't see anything on the Marianas Islands scandal here, and it needs to be added.  -- Sholom 22:25, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Connection to 9-11 terrorists 