Talk:Canadian War Museum

message: I'm going to add some sort of a warning until we get this matter resolved, I can't seem to find anything that will prove the plaque was actually changed to say,
"Thousands perished in the raids and millions were left homeless. While these numbers are very large, they pale in comparison to the genocide perpetrated...by the Germans and their proxies." 
If anyone has a updated link can you please update the reference section?
--Elven6 (talk) 04:44, 22 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like someone edited out the whole Bomber Command controversy section. Surely a balanced and referenced account of the affair is justified. It was notable event that touches on some important museological issues.Letterofmarque (talk) 04:06, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: August 2007 Controversy?

message: I doubt that the image of the Lion-and-Beaver poster really belongs in this article.  It seems to have no connection with the Canadian  War Museum, beyond that both relate to Canadian military history.  I suppose the museum might hold a copy of the poster, but nothing in particular points to this being so.However, if the poster's image is included here then the caption used must not make "original research" (OR) interpretations of it.  The source of the image says, "British lion and Canadian beaver armed with swords".   Thus claiming that the lion represents "the Crown" is pure OR.  Personally, I'd be comfortable with the paraphrasing "a beaver representing Canada and a lion representing Britain"; that is, I think that this is, plainly, the very meaning of "British lion and Canadian beaver".  I've swapped that paraphrasing for the source's own words, though, because the latter are more concise and so as to head off any arguements about whether the "representing" wording is OR, too."Recruitment" is also OR.  I don't doubt that part of the the poster's purpose was to encourage volunteering for Canada's military, but it looks as though it was also meant to keep up national resolve, generally.  In any case, the source classifies the poster under both "Patriotism" and "Propaganda" (among other groupings), but not under any of "Canada. Canadian Armed Forces",
"Military recruiting" or "Recruiting and enlistment".-- Lonewolf BC (talk) 19:03, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's an image. Symbolism within imagery is open to interpretation, unless explicitly explained, as the beaver is in this particular poster. The other symbol here - the lion - however, isn't obviously designated as representing anything. A library in Minneapolis says it represents Britain. They are entitled to their take. However, theirs isn't necessarily the only allowed reading of the image; the lion could represent the Commonwealth, it could represent the Crown, it could represent Churchill (what with the cigar and all), it could represent all of the above. So, either state who says the lion is Britain, or don't give one, singled out analysis at all. --G2bambino (talk) 15:33, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You are indulging in OR in the above.  The source says what it says.  Find a source that says different if you want to dispute it. -- Lonewolf BC (talk) 16:20, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I would if I wanted to dispute it. Perhaps you had trouble understanding that I don't? --G2bambino (talk) 16:23, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lion-and-Beaver poster 

message: Right now, the gallery violates the policies at WP:IG, as its simply an unorganized collection of random images.  Unless someone has an idea as to how we can improve it (for example, by establishing a theme and a meaningful way of organizing these or other images, so that at the end of the day the gallery conveys more information than just "look at this collection of photos of stuff from the museum"), the gallery should probably be deleted here and moved to the Commons. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 15:20, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The gallery just got worse, with more random images added today, and it was moved up so that it now interupts the prose of the article.  Any ideas for improvement? --Skeezix1000 (talk) 12:07, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: There is room in the article itself for a couple more images, but the others would be better relocated to Commons, where such galleries belong. - SimonP (talk) 12:24, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: As a first step, I will make sure that any locally uploaded images are transferred over to the Commons. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 12:36, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: , except for the one unlicensed image which can't be transferred. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 12:53, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Image gallery

message: I would like to add the Friend's web site to the listed links.
It is www.friends-amis.org
Can someone who knows how to do this please add the link
Thanks  —Preceding unsigned comment added by CWMFriend (talk • contribs) 16:08, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Added under External links. DGERobertson (talk) 19:40, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Friends of the Canadian War Museum 

message: Isn't it one of the most notable displays at the War Museum?  An actual Mercedes car driven by Adolph Hitler and captured by the Allies in WW2.  Considering the mention of his infamous car a few times in pop culture, its presence should be mentioned.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.14.47.230 (talk) 04:09, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: It is a weird but popular and notable artifact which merits a brief mention in context. I put in a sourced referenced to it.Letterofmarque (talk) 02:52, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: FYI --> :File:Hitlers Car 1 db.jpg -  :File:Hitlers Car 2 db.jpg -  :File:Hitlers Car 3 db.jpg.Moxy (talk) 03:05, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: No Mention of Hitler's Car?

message: I need help with the infobox.  7&6=thirteen (☎) 21:01, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  Fixed . Dat GuyTalkContribs 21:04, 16 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Infobox

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message: The infobox photo of the museum was replaced with another, apparently because the former photo is 15 years old, and the new photo was taken in 2022. It's always good to update photos. However, the new photo is a wide angle shot taken from a high angle that significantly distorts the image of the building. Is it really representative of what the building looks like? Guinness323 (talk) 19:00, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Infobox photo