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Talk:Towns of China

message: Circular. Also: look at Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Town_of_China Mostly towns/cities.
:Excuse me please, I'm from the German Wikipedia and just read this stub. I'm quite sure, that it's just the other way round. In present day PR of China the 镇 zhèn (what you call "town") is far more urban than the rural 乡 xiāng (called "township" in the English Wikipedia). Both are political (administrative) divisions of the same level. So in German language and Wikipedia, too the translation for 乡 xiāng is "Gemeinde" and for 镇 zhèn is "Großgemeinde". --62.225.117.54 14:24, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Updated the official classification of Towns in China (in a three-tier administrative system) and added a mentioning of Chinese town tourism. Also made some in-text references. But the information in this article still seems a little out-of date.
Hashininaru (talk) 09:18, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Classification of Towns
Talk:Meat Loaf

message: Should this article include ? 01:39, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: RfC: Cause of death

message: Pearl has announced his death cause was COVID. DON’T START ARGUING HE WASNT VAXXED. MB, If a member in a marriage dies, the marriage ends. 120.154.9.231 (talk) 04:26, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry but who/what is "Pearl" in this context? You have a reliable reference reporting it? ContentEditman (talk) 21:43, 7 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: His adopted stepdaughter, Pearl Aday, I assume.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:32, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Source? Glaaaastonbury88 (talk) 12:14, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  His Death Cause was announced and MB shouldnt remove his marriage to Deborah’s end. 

message: lots is missing from the filmography. for example the movie To Catch a Yeti from '94 (made "famous" by MST3K) 174.87.210.183 (talk) 04:45, 5 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  lots missing from filmography
Talk:Allium oleraceum

message: Is this Liliopsida or Asparagales?  --DanielCD 16:56, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: There seems to be a discrepancy between the finnish article on this and the english language wiki article. This article states that it spreads easily like a weed, but the Finnish version states that it spreads with difficulty without human assistance. Both can't be right. -- Cimon Avaro; on a pogostick. (talk) 09:16, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, they could be: the climate in Finland is very different from further south. Also, forms with bulbils in the flower head will spread much more readily than others, so this may be the issue. Either way, there needs to be a source, and without one, the statement should be removed. Peter coxhead (talk) 09:37, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ease of propagation
Category talk:Japanese warriors

message: I found it strange that this sort of categorization did not yet exist. How else does one group samurai, ninja, ashigaru, sohei, and yamabushi? The same logic could apply to just about any culture's military history, and I might have to go do something similar to create groupings for Vikings, Scottish rebels, Germanic tribes etc... or knights, crusaders, Teutonic Knights, etc...
If anyone thinks this sort of category is unnecessary, a poor idea, or already existing under a different name, please let me know.
LordAmeth 17:17, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Jim Knopf

message: Ya, i'm his granddaughter!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.157.78.147 (talk) 19:42, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  I'm his grandaughter!! 

message: Updated November, 2009 by Jim Knopf
Following are some answers to commonly asked questions.
How's my health?
The heart attack was severe and did extensive damage. 
But that was 18 years ago and I'm doing quite well with a defibrillator/pacemaker installed.
More problematic at present is the Crohn's disease which I somehow acquired four years ago. 
I thought I would surely die before it was diagnosed. 
When I get to the afterlife I will have two questions for my creator: 
(1)Did we have to have spiders, and 
(2)Why did you create Crohn's disease?
Where do I live?
I'm still comfortably retired in the hills east of Redmond, WA.
My family:  
My four children have given my wife Helen and me 14 superb grandchildren. I love them all completely.
Am I a member of the LDS church?
Yes sir, dyed in the wool, true blue, through and through.
Do I still write programs?
Call me a recreational programmer. I get an endorphin "high" from solving logic problems. 
I write silly, useless programs in the "C" language just for the fun of it. 
May we contact you?
I would definitely like to hear from you.  Knopf dot James at gmail dot com  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tintenfischlein (talk • contribs) 18:13, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Section removed from main page:

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Conrad Button. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  Onel5969 TT me 12:18, 26 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Conrad Button" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Conrad Knopf. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so.  Onel5969 TT me 12:22, 26 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Conrad Knopf" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]
Talk:Horse-drawn boat

message: This page looks like it was created to talk about the boat. If there is enough information, the boat should have its own page and connect here.  Then the page can be rewritten for a broader audience Jonmark22 (talk) 13:45, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Globalize

message: The world's most famous barge horse was Old Billy, who lived in Warrington and was born in Woolston near Warrington, Lancashire. Old Billy was working on the canals for 30 years prior to a 32 year retirment. He lived from 1760-1822. His skull was donated to the new Manchester Museum and University in 1824. 
Can this be backed up with a reference - from what i understand of POV/NPOV, it needs to be changed?Darigan (talk) 10:31, 26 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  POV 

message: I get that an article titled "Horse-drawn boats" has to focus on horse-drawn boats. Makes sense, somehow.
Nonetheless, especially as this article is lacking the worldwide view, it might be useful to at least take a side glance at other means of drawing a boat. Human-drawn boats used to be quite common in many countries. In some places, there were train-drawn boats. The German article gives a pretty extensive overview. Maybe some of that can be used here. --91.34.37.133 (talk)  — Preceding undated comment added 13:02, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Horses and humans
Talk:Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland

message: Which Duchess is this? Pedant 18:04, 2004 Dec 28 (UTC)
:She's a duke's wife; she wasn't created Duchess of Sutherland in her own right. – ugen64 23:19, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: You have not deleted it. It has still been there, but it was no longer shown; that was the problem which I fixed.VM 10:26, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The Marx paragraph labeled "Other" refers to a different woman -- Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland, who was her mother-in-law. This paragraph should be deleted from this article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Poluistor~enwiki (talk • contribs) 19:44, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: More of the "Marx paragraph" (in fact dealing with his associate Carlo Cafiero) trimmed.--217.155.32.221 (talk) 11:09, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disputed (Other)
Talk:Anne Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland

message: Are we sure Karl Marx was blaming the Duchess who is subject of this wiki article? I have read his linked article and find the woman referred to as responsible for the clearances was the Duchess of Sutherland (sometimes called Countess, for her peerage in own right) of the 1820s, the wife of the 1st Duke, and not that of the 3rd Duke, who did not become Duchess until her husband's succession to the peerage in 1861.  The latter, though referred to in the opening passage of the article, was the grand-daughter in law of the 1st Duke's wife (of the clearances).Cloptonson (talk) 22:29, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Criticism of Duchess
Talk:Yes (band)

message: The article's first sentence says, "Yes are an English progressive rock band," present tense.  Is this still true, as three of the five current members are Americans?   Might it be more accurate to simplify it to "Yes is a progressive rock band"?  Perhaps "Yes is a progressive rock band formed in England in 1968..."?  Count Robert of Paris (talk) 18:23, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point. I suggest making the edit and seeing if there is pushback from there.  —Shada Ng (talk | contribs) 21:02, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: No, "are" is British English and as long is Yes is listed as a English band, then.... On another note, I don't think it depends on the personnels background, I'm pretty sure it depends on "where" the band was formed.  - FlightTime (open channel) 21:14, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

text: All but one of the current members live in the UK. It's funny though when they were actually a British band most of the band lived in the US. Jskawaken (talk) 18:52, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Three of the current members live in the UK: Howe (in England), Downes (in Wales) and Davison (England???). Two (Sherwood, Schellen) live in the US. Three are US citizens (Sherwood, Schellen, Davison); two are British citizens (Howe, Downes). Bondegezou (talk) 08:48, 25 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Should not the article be written in British English – for a British group? The punctuation is American English Billsmith60 (talk) 21:43, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I fixed the dates and english by script, not much changed.  - FlightTime (open channel) 21:56, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

text: Sherwood is living in London metro. 2601:582:4881:AEA0:3073:59F7:656E:4761 (talk) 23:19, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  English Rock Band 

message: The redirect Yes (band has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached.  Utopes (talk / cont) 20:40, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Yes (band]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]]
Talk:History of the Jews in the United States

message: The article states, "Aaron Lopez, a Jewish merchant who played a significant role in the town's involvement in the slave trade." But, the citation listed does not support this claim. The footnoted source states, "he headed a booming mercantile business. Not long after, he became a key supplier of munitions to American revolutionary forces, dabbled in whaling and, shamefully, participated in the slave trade." 
I bring this up because there are many hate sites claiming he made his fortune and primarily traded in Slaves although this is false. His primary business was whale oil and whale oil candles. I am not very wiki-savvy. So, instead of making a change myself, I am bringing it up here so someone who knows the wikirules better than I do can do something about it. 73.170.193.176 (talk) 06:16, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aaron Lopez  

message: the following unsubstantiated claim should be removed: "The U.S. refusal to support specifically Jewish immigration, however, stemmed from something else, namely antisemitism"--Exjerusalemite (talk) 17:43, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: since there don't appear to be any objections, i'll remove that sentence.--Exjerusalemite (talk) 17:03, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  unsubstantiated claim
Talk:Issun-bōshi

message: Instead of princess, you should say that he meets an attractive woman named Princess Peach. --ZachKudrna18@yahoo.com
* Um, why? tregoweth 04:28, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naming 

message: "The story of Issun Boshi follows three common themes that appear in almost every Japanese folk tale. The first theme [...] also appears in the Japanese folk tale "Momotaro.""
If it really did appear in almost every Japanese folk tale, then it would be kind of awkward to name a single one in this manner (though it might work as "another example for this is Momotaro").
For one thing, while this trope is popular, I highly doubt that it actually appears in "almost every" Japanese folk tale. It certainly does not appear in almost every one linked to on wikipedia. For another, even if it does, then the second statement puts the validity of that claim into question, and makes it appear to be an exaggeration. If anybody knows more than me, I ask them to change one of the two sentences. 93.206.55.2 (talk) 11:57, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popular Themes
Category talk:Crass members

message: Do we really need separate categories for 'Crass' & 'Crass members'??? as somebody who's been away from wiki for a bit, yet tries to keep up with the various Crass related aticles I find two seperate articles quite confusing and laborious to manage. Can we merge these categories? If so how? Duringf my 'wiki-holiday' I've generally missed out on this 'categories' development... quercus robur 18:56, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Talk:Rob Malda

message: I added a well-cited paragraph on his creation of slashdot and its subsequent sale to Andover, along with his current status.  Not much to get this article out of stubland.  By means of disclosure, I'm a co-worker at SourceForge Inc -- oostendo 16:19, 23 Jan 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think it is vaguely sexist. However, why is there a Kathleen Fent article in the first place that is re-directing to her husband. There shouldn't be a Kathleen Fent article because she is not as notable as Rob Malda. --Anonymous Cow 20:41, 10 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Who is this Rob Malda you keep on talking about? --220.233.48.200 18:12, 30 Nov 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  (Score:-1, Troll) --Dachannien 23:44, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: I added a well-cited paragraph

message: Is he really notable enough to have his own article? Theshibboleth 08:53, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think so.  He is quite well known in technology circles (at least Slashdot-centered ones).  Here is an article about him in Time   meshach 18:09, 7 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 

message: I removed the following unsourced information...
In 1997, Rob Malda was scheduled to interview for a job with Red Hat. Malda flew to Raleigh-Durham International Airport where, upon landing, he was to call Red Hat and have them pick him up. However Malda forgot to bring his Palm Pilot, so he did not have the phone number. He then sat in the airport all day, returning to Holland, Michigan that afternoon. He never went to the interview.
If anyone cares to cite this info from a reliable source, you are welcome to do so.  Also, consider whether it is part of a well-written encyclopedic biography, or just an amusing anecdote.  Wickethewok 21:34, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Needs cite

message: she is only known because of who she married, therefore not interesting as a "seperate" person.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.191.193.12 (talk) 04:50, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kathleen Fent 
Talk:The Natural Step

message: Ever since I first learned about The Natural Step, I have been puzzled by the use of the word 'systematically' in the System Conditions. Since the word means 'following a system' or 'methodically'  as written, the system conditions which form the whole basis of this approach are stating that it would be acceptable if the build up of resources were done in a disorganized fashion.
Does anyone know if this is a mistranslation from the original Swedish? Would 'systemic' be a more accurate term?
I am not suggesting that Wikipedia can unilaterally modify the terminology used by the worldwide Natural Step movement, I am just hoping for illumination. Or, if others agree with me, Wikipedia could point out that the TNS System Conditions are oddly phrased. 
--Texteditor (talk) 18:06, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  TNS / FSSD Terminology 

message: * The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD), a.k.a "The Natural Step" Method, should have its own article. All encyclopedia-worthy research (ongoing at several universities and now branching out in several ways) and noteworthy organisational uses of this framework ought to be recorded on the new article. 
* This article ought to keep all encyclopedia-worthy matters about the genesis of the FSSD research process (done under the aegis of The Natural Step), the role of the organisation, etc.
* The special role of the founder of TNS, Karl-Henrik Robert, can be highlighted, yet I think it would not serve the encyclopedia's users to conflate the two articles. The man is distinct from the organisation. And the organisation is distinct from the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. 
As for the question above, "systematically" in the context of the System Conditions means "going in the same direction, under systemic causes", or more simply, "continuously, even if with slight deviations". So "Nature must not be subject to systematically increasing concentrations" means that Nature must not be subject to continuously increasing concentrations (even if there may be occasional pauses along the way...)
--KimGDavis (talk) 01:41, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  I think a re-design of the "The Natural Step" page is necessary 
Talk:Environmental design

message: Environmental design uses the environment to accomplish goals.  This may include putting buildings on peaks or other special sites for defensive military purposes or for social or political differentiation or general aesthetic benefit.  Central to environmental design is knowledge and leverage of the environment.
Sustainable design attempts to minimize impacts on the environment and use the environment to minimize the cost of construction or use or both.  Central to sustainable design is beancounting balance and strict minimization.
Green design attempts to minimize disruption of the environment and maximize use of the environment, but goals may go beyond sustainability often including, for example, the generation of as much additional energy as possible for use off site.  Green design uses the environment and minimizes disruption, but might deliberately project a corporate identity or other image instead of displaying visible design harmony with the environment.
This may not be the best description, but it is important because environmental or green designs may not be sustainable, sustainable or green designs may not be considered truly environmental designs despite integration with the environment on paper, and environmental and sustainable design options may be very much unlike emerging green building conventions. -- M0llusk 17:50, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Related but different 

message: Merge stub article into more developed one on more or less the same topic DA Sonnenfeld (talk) 10:19, 28 October 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: I support the proposal.—Wavelength (talk) 14:49, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

text: I support the proposal.—XxThePixelxX (talk) 8:50, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm cross-posting this: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Environment#Multiple_articles_on_sustainable_design. Fences&Windows 18:22, 26 May 2017 (UTC)

text: Agreed and  Klbrain (talk) 21:54, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge with [[Environmental design and planning]]
Talk:Human development theory

message: 1. "Human development theory" is too vague to e limited to the content of the article.  There is NO necessary connection to ecology or "green" anything. 
2.  No real suggestions as to who might use this terminology are made...  Who is using this language to talk about anything? One mention of Amartya Sen does NOT a general article make.
3.  Please check the Human_development disambiguation page to see what is already being done with this concept.  "Human development theory" is ALREADY an established discipline with numerous theories, see in particular those under psychology.
4.  The subject matter proposed seems to be what is discussed under Human development (humanity) and more likely to be a part of what is called "International Development" (see the move to merge in that direction.)
Please, clean this up and subsume it into proper articles already part of Wikipedia.  Thanks, Emyth (talk) 13:34, 16 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Deep lake water cooling

message: Admittedly, that requires you to make your own cold substance to keep things cool (essentially, making a large block of ice with off-peak power), rather than use something that is already cool (deep lake water). --204.4.131.140 (talk) 18:12, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Should there be a link to thermal energy storage? 

message: This system looks like it would have a significant potential for thermal pollution of the lake, what with taking the coolest water in the lake and heating it up by using it for cooling. Is that a problem with this kind of system? I'm too lazy to look it up elsewhere right now, but maybe someone more motivated could. EricWesBrown (Talk) 05:17, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pollution?
Talk:Self-sufficiency

message: not totally sure what you are looking for but will be happy to help out, I run a website http://www.selfsufficinetish.com have a look and let me know if there is anything that I can help out with.Andham2000 01:19, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, and have changed it. Welcome to Wikipedia! If you see something that you think needs changing, please be bold! Ziggurat 01:23, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

message: In Britain "Self sufficiency" means growing your own food. There was a book of this title by John Seymour (I think) in the 1970s which popularised it. There was a long-running tv comedy where the protagonists grew their own food in the garden of their suburban house, but were not otherwise cut off. It has recently been shown on tv again. 84.13.23.254 (talk) 13:17, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  In the UK 
Talk:RMI (energy organization)

message: A super car in the antithesis of a hypercar. The disambiguation link is wrong.
See: The Hypercar concept
What is a hypercar?
Skome 23:32, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hypercar should not be linked to supercar. 

message: How do we fix this link?  It is totally misleading!!!--Aenb 13:27, 17 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  A Supercar is NOT a Hypercar 

message: What was the reasoning behind the recent addition to RMI about "benefitting fortune 500"s? It seems very incongruent. --Belg4mit 20:46, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The addition follows quite naturally from the previous sentence about "strong emphasis on market-based solutions".  Many large and successful companies are involved, which is notable. Johnfos 22:35, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  RMI 

message: Greg Franta should be mentioned in this article. Badagnani (talk) 01:16, 12 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: [[Greg Franta]]

message: Hello Wikipedians!
I work for RMI, so I shouldn't fix this myself, but I noticed that while the body text has the more recent annual budget for RMI, that the sidebar still has budget data from 2017. Since we had $56 million in 2019 revenues & $47 million in expenses (per our most recent report: https://rmi.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RMI-Annual-Report-2019-Digital.pdf), would it be possible to update the sidebar and the text? Thanks!
Croselund20 (talk) 16:18, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sidebar needs updating