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Talk:Robert Patrick (playwright)

message: Categories? --Randolph 05:41, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Modesto, California

message: I see that this page has been reverted two times in relation to calling the nickname of Modesto as "The Gateway to Yosemite." This is not the nickname of Modesto, it is the nickname of Merced. If Pauconstant or anyone else can give a credible source that says that Modesto's nickname is "the Gateway to Yosemite," then please cite it. Otherwise, no nickname will not be cited on this artic on the don and mike show they call modesto "molesto" because they think that we have a bunch of sex offenders and its annoying and the only reason we would have a nickname is because we created it by acting the way we do
Actually, i am from modesto. i was born and raised there all my life. there are only certain residents that set the rep for modesto as "molesto"
and i have never in my life heard of any kind of nickname for modest as molesto. alot of people n modesto who are actually from there arent sex offenders. and i dont think that any one shouldve wrote that on here because its not true. and the press and the media really do spot out the wrong things in modesto; and not the good qualities of modesto. take compton or los angeles for example; i have not seen on here at all about los angeles. and u think modestos bad? think again.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.146.138.1 (talk) 00:03, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have lived in the area and it is common to hear people refer to Modesto as "Molesto" and "Methdesto" Stuffmaster1000 (talk) 18:01, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Nickname

message: — Assignment last updated by Rosaura07 (talk) 15:49, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Writing 1 TR

message: We noticed significant contributions on articles about which you seem both knowledgeable and passionate. Thanks for helping! A friendly suggestion: approach your addition to the encyclopedia as though it were an important school assignment worthy of your precious time. Gather your sources, scribble a draft, let someone suggest edits, write it all down, tidy it all up, make sure it's sourced (make dam'd sure it's sourced) and the changes you're attempting will likely find a way into the article, given both factual and appropriately sourced.
Thanks again for building a truly unique encyclopedia, Saintstephen000 (talk) 04:40, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  adding climate statistics, unsourced 

message: — Assignment last updated by AdanGonz (talk) 15:35, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Writing 1 MW
Talk:George Ohsawa

message: Another NEW article in the works from the desk of Schlüggell | Talk 06:02, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Schlüggell

message: From what I understand, the "Georges" spelling was basically used while he was in France.  In his English publications his name is spelled "George".  His namesake foundation spells it "George".  Is there any good reason to use the French spelling here?
Also, the Google results seem to show more currency for the English spelling.
:"george ohsawa" -wikipedia = 14700 hits
:"georges ohsawa" -wikipedia = 10100 hits
It seems to me there is little question that "George" is correct in English.
--Dforest 05:09, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move to George Ohsawa 

message: How so "Ohsawa died of a heart attack at the age of 74"? If George Ohsawa was born in November 1893 and died in April 1966, he was 72 and not 74 years, isn't it?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2804:14D:4C82:1B11:0:0:0:1 (talk) 13:53, 10 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  74 or 72? 

message: The following was removed as speculative:
:It is presumed that he got the Western name for his movement from a book written by Christoph Wilhelm Hufeland, a Prussian physician. It is known that Ohsawa spent time in Europe with a descendant of Hufeland.
When a reference is supplied, the assertion may be restored. — Rgdboer (talk) 23:54, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hufeland 

message: Is there anything about George Ohsawa and alchemy??
His name pops up along with alchemy.
~~ Ted ~~ 2607:FEA8:4A2:4100:C064:DEC8:C1D6:395D (talk) 17:20, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Ohsawa was a student of Sagen Ishizuka who was concerned with chemistry of minerals Na and K, now connected in the sodium pump. The term "alchemy" is obsolete having been overtaken by knowledge of the elements and their reactions. — Rgdboer (talk) 02:01, 3 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  George Ohsawa and alchemy?
Talk:Nèi Jìng

message: In my opinion the following can be misinterpreted:
"A famous example of nei jin is known as "fā jìn" 発勁, a technique trained by practitioners of the internal Chinese martial arts to throw opponents great distances away from them."
I would say that fa jin is the process of *generating* explosive force on a short distance, one possible *result* being to throw an opponent away, but fajin is not a "technique" per se, and certainly not the technique of pushing somebody away. (you can push somebody away without fajin too.)
cheers, 
gerald
(it's my first attempt at participating in an article, I hope I'm following the etiquette)
I agree with Gerald. "Fa jin" is about generating explosive force by recruiting the tendons. It is more a training method than a specific technique. Specific techniques will often empploy "fa jin". Pushing someone a long way is only only one possible application.
Declan
:Well, everybody has their own interpretation. The version quoted above comes from the Yang family teacher Yang Pan-hou originally. It is taught that way by the Wu family, specifically in a book I have from Wu Kung-tsao where it is listed as one of the "four methods of application" and described as above. Other schools have their own interpretations, but these guys are pretty famous. --Fire Star 15:25, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Soft dollar

message: I couldn't find any reference to research supporting the claim. The only source I could locate that mentions it is already cited (it's an SEC comment letter from William George), but it just mentions this as a "fact" without further referencing specific body of research. So this is a dubious statement, unless further evidence supporting it is found. I'm marking it as such. cherkash (talk) 16:22, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Estimates of transaction costs being between 1.25 and 1.65 cents per share 

message: The  tag has been sitting on the article for five years now. I think it is safe to assume that "soft dollar" is a US-specific term (otherwise it would be "soft currency" or "soft payment" or something, notwithstanding that not all dollars are US dollars) and that the whole article applies to the US only. There's nothing wrong with that, but the tag is unnecessary providing the lede clearly starts "In the United States..."  or similar so that it's signposted early on. 84.236.23.123 (talk) 06:06, 3 April 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Per "or similar" used term Wall Street. A top half a dozen article's list for Soft Dollars in a magazine with 'Wall Street' in its name had four Wall Street (address) firms, the other two were also USA-based. Pi314m (talk) 06:17, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  remove {{tlc|Globalize/US}} tag
Talk:GRE Physics Test

message: On April 14, 2005, this article was nominated for deletion.  The result was keep.  See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/GRE Physics test for a record of the discussion. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 07:00, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: VfD

message: Yep.
I'm removing the link to Publicly Released tests. It's now March, 2008, and they still don't work (original comment about the link not working was in 2006. It's time to go.)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.198.32.19 (talk) 17:20, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Publically released tests aren't working.
Talk:Human torpedo

message: I think living torpedo should be merged into human torpedo. Both cover similar subjects however human torpedo is broader. And living torpedo is of sufficiently small size be be explained in human torpedo or added to a section of human torpedo.173.24.167.213 (talk) 22:51, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Support: The discussed article is sufficiently niche in scope so as not to be necessary as an independent article and contains content that would enhance this page.  Fireboltsilver (talk) 05:16, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

text: Support: Seeing as the page Living Torpedoes refers exclusively to humans, kamakaze or suicidal torpedos should be a Sub category of Human Torpedo. 192.77.12.11 (talk) 06:02, 1 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal 

message: The very first submarine, the Turtle of 1776, was essentially a human torpedo. The first line should add the word modern: "The modern concept of a tiny manned submarine...." PapayaSF (talk) 02:57, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  The history feels like it starts too late 

message: Seeing as no official consensus was reached last time, I'm reopening the proposed merge of Living torpedoes to Human torpedo. The former details an instance of the latter (Polish resistance during WWII), and could pretty easily be truncated and summarized down into the Human torpedo article. 192.77.12.11 (talk) 02:00, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: *Support merge.  Joyous! Noise! 03:27, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: (adding note) I don't think the earlier discussion was closed with a lack of consensus. There just wasn't anyone who wanted to step up and actually merge the articles.  Striking that comment. I didn't notice how old the original proposal was. Joyous! Noise! 03:30, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merger proposal (2023)
Talk:Dale R. Corson

message: The discovery of astatine is not mentioned!--Stone (talk) 09:16, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Astatine
Talk:Jessica Sierra

message: The last sentence seems to be a bit POV. Anyone who's watched American Idol can tell you that previously strong performers can falter at any time. Mike H 07:17, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC)
:i live in the same city as her--70.124.132.176 07:30, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Last sentence POV? 

message: I will be interviewing Sierra for Wikinews soon. Anyone watching who has sensible questions they would like answered can use the 'email user' feature to send them to me. Blood Red Sandman (Talk)  (Contribs) 18:00, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interview for Wikinews 

message: I mean it came out back in January.  I find it odd that it's nowhere to be seen on her page. Levid37 (talk) 03:43, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  So we're not mentioning the sex tape? 

message: "due out sometime in 2011", states the article. Probably not, since the year is gone, and I could find proof about being released. 85.217.41.46 (talk) 17:11, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Debut album 
Talk:Jiří Paroubek

message: Whoever expands this stub should point out that Paroubek is considered a spitting image of Mayor Quimby from the Simpsons . Mwalcoff 07:20, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: This was here, but was removed. I do not consider the removal to be a good thing, as public perception of the image of a political figure has a big impact on its future success, and even informal public moods should be documented, if marked as such. If possible from all the camps involved. --Shaddack 16:39, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Resemblance

message: # The picture is about socialistic party, not communist party
# Picture is fake - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Freeman  - i dont thing our former prime minister was friend of main character of Half Life (Gorden Freeman, Ph.D. from Seattle)... http://www.dostparoubka.cz/bratr_paroubek_o_viteznem_unoru.htm -- here is most probably original version, on the left picture is Jaroslav Kral from Prague (the text in box is also changed in the last sentence to support presence of Freeman)
--Tutchek 00:27, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: True, true, surely fake. --Alaiche 20:51, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Young communists 

message: The quote attributed in the second paragraph of "Role in the Czech legaslative election, 2006" needs fixing. I am not at all familiar with Czech however but the existing translation could be considered engrish at best. It almost appears to have been run through a google translator tool word by word.
Last paragraph of the written content - 9th september of what? 2006? Please fix.
Thanks! Jaimaster (talk) 07:25, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copy edit 

message: I have removed material from  that does not comply with our policy on the biographies of living persons. Biographical material must always be referenced from reliable sources, especially negative material. Negative material that does not comply with that must be immediately removed. Note that the removal does not imply that the information is either true or false.
Please do not reinsert this material unless you can provide reliable citations, and can ensure it is written in a neutral tone. Please review the relevant policies before editing in this regard. Editors should note that failure to follow this policy may result in the removal of editing privileges.--Scott Mac 15:15, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  material removed
Talk:Abednego

message: Neither Shadrach, Meshach nor Abednego are well-known as individuals, but rather as a trio. What would be the appropriate the name for the article relating to "the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego" (from Daniel 3)? I would say to use "Daniel 3" as the name, except that's not how the story is known; it's known as "the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego," or sometimes "the story of the fiery furnace." Whatever the name chosen, I would propose to keep pages named "Shadrach," "Meshach" and "Abednego" as redirects. -- Tetraminoe 07:26, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Interesting...but true.  Abednego is not an unencountered personal name in the LDS community, which is probably why it as a name is so much better known in such places. - Gilgamesh 07:54, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Talk:Damage (Hart novel)

message: The plot summary given in this wiki entry is for the film. The book differs in a few aspects. For example, the 2 main characters don't meet in various European cities. They met in Paris once & the rest of the time, in London, where they both live. Hagi2000 (talk) 17:03, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:   Plot Summary is wrong
Talk:Raunds

message: As a matter of interest, why is it preferable to remove the  and put in  a blank line? (see recent edit) The  was put in using the toolbar so is it not an accepted way of doing things? John F 29 Oct 2007
:The answer is in WP:MOS that says:
::Keep markup simple
::Use the simplest markup to display information in a useful and comprehensible way. Markup may appear differently in different browsers. Use HTML and CSS markup sparingly and only with good reason. Minimizing markup in entries allows easier editing.
:In this context there is no good reason to use  . Use of HTML and CSS codes will tend to put off potential contributors who are not familiar with them which is why they should be used sparingly. 
:Hope this helps. Saga City 16:36, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editing style 

message: Why is not just Raunds? Is there another? Saga City 07:40, Apr 27, 2005 (UTC)
:I agree, I think the article should be renamed back to Raunds. The same goes for Rushden and others changed at the same time. No reason was given for renaming these articles. Chris Jefferies 11:51, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title of article 

message: I think the additions  by [User:213.208.101.117] are complete nonsense, and I've reverted them. If you must put them back, I'd really like to see proof that this isn't just a total fabrication. -- Ch'marr 10:04, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additions by 213.208.101.117 
Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/Prussian Holocaust

message: Moved from closed VfD:
:Go vote again at Wikipedia:Redirects_for_deletion#April_10. Jesusfreund 21:14, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: No, don't vote again.  We don't just keep on re-creating deletion requests without a pause until the thing gets deleted.   — Helpful Dave 08:37, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: There is no page.  It's just a harmless redirect.  We even have redirects from misspellings.  — Helpful Dave 09:42, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)

text: There is no consensus for this page to be a redirect, and a redirect would be very far from harmless. --- Charles Stewart 10:40, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: VfD closed

message: Those editors who believe that there is encyclopedic content for documenting Prussian Holocaust as a term whose content is that documented on the page Evacuation of East Prussia should document the usage of the term on this page, just as is done on the page Islamofascism.  It is an unacceptable violation of the principle of neutrality to turn this page into a redirect, given that 75% of participants in the VfD voted that the redirect should be deleted.
A place to start is by locating the locus solum of the term Prussian Holocaust (that is, the places the term were first used that influenced all subsequent usages).  When I started the VfD, I was under the impression that the page was a recent neologism used by German right extremists that first saw the light of day here on Wikipedia.  I realise now that that was mistaken (thanks to User:Nickptar), and I think it would be constructive for us all to try and chart the earliest usages of the term:
# Ezion Geber's Preussen Gloria (2 of Nickptar's links-- site dates from Nov 2003 but some content is older, obscure religious motives, IIRC "Preussen Gloria" is a phrase used by Greater Germany enthusiasts, a brand of German right extremism.  It's not clear that the Ezion Geber character is one, though;
# The user "Hapsburg" who used the term at the sciforum site described him/herself as an American Monarchist.  All posts are from March 2005 on, so not at early user. --- Charles Stewart 22:14, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Moving forward
Talk:Heinrich Zschokke

message: Renamed the page Heinrich Zschokke (from Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke), following Wikipedia:Naming conventions (common names). Zschokke is best known as "Heinrich Zschokke", although his full name was indeed "Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke".
--Serge K. Keller 07:56, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

message: Does Nakhchivan actually use the flag and emblem of Azerbaijan independently? Or is the flag and emblem just put here because it's part of Azerbaijan? I think if it's the latter, it's not really necessary to put it here. — [ kentronhayastan ] 13:03, 3 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Flag and Emblem? 

message: The article states: "Nakhchivan is homogeneously Azerbaijani today besides a small population of Russians." The reference provided - Britannica - states a small population of Armenians and Russians. Would a registered editor amend, please. 182.239.152.166 (talk) 01:15, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amendment required 

message: The article says "Though a mixed Armenian–Azerbaijani region as late as a century ago, Nakhchivan is homogeneously Azerbaijani today besides a small population of Russians." I think it's necessary to add why this is (because of the forced population exchange between Azerbaijan and Armenia). This is stated later in the article in the demographics section, but such an important part of the history of region should be stated a lot earlier. Curiocity1 (talk) 22:50, 22 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add Context
Talk:Rose (disambiguation)

message: Shouldn't this also list "Rosa" disambiguations, as Rosa redirects to Rose?
:Yes, or the top of Rose could link to two disambig pages, whichever seems most sensible. Stan 13:07, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rosa 

message: Hi, 
don't you think the list of names is getting too long? Could some brave soul recategorize the names by subject? (Fictional characters, monarchs, actresses, etc.?) --GaryGermeil 23:08, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of names too long? 

message: I cleaned up this disambiguation page per MOS:DAB and removed several entries per MoS:DAB#Examples of individual entries that should not be created. If some of them are also widely known as just "Rose", I apologize. Please add them back to the disambiguation page then:
* La Rose, Illinois, a village located in Marshall County, Illinois
* Rose Bud, Arkansas, a town located in White County, Arkansas
* Rose Of Cimarron, an album by Poco, and the title track
* White Rose, a World War II non-violent resistance group in Germany
* Rose of Jericho, a name applied to any of the resurrection plants, Anastatica hierochuntica, Astericus pygmaeus and various drought-tolerant species of Spikemoss
* Rose-root, a succulent plant, Rhodiola rosea
* "The Rose of Tralee", a sentimental Irish song that gave its name to an Irish beauty competition and carnival
* "Ring around the rosey", a children's rhyme and game
* "Stinking Rose", a common name for garlic
* Confederate rose, a common name for Hibiscus mutabilis, an ornamental flowering plant in the family Malvaceae
* The rose chafer, a scarab beetle
* "Rose Hobart", a short, 19 minute experimental film created by the artist Joseph Cornell in 1936
* Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT), a private non-sectarian college which specializes in teaching engineering, science, and mathematics to undergraduates
* The Rose Tattoo, a Tennessee Williams play
* The Rose Revolution, the Georgian peaceful revolution
* Christmas rose and Lenten rose, common names for species of hellebore
* Rose of Sharon, the common name applied to various flowers. In modern usage, it usually refers to either Hypericum calycinum or Hibiscus syriacus
I also removed the following entry because it's too trivia-like at the moment:
* "Rose" is on the list of hurricane names in the Atlantic Ocean, but has yet to be used (next comes up in 2009).
– sgeureka t•c 21:56, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup 

message: The article Rose should be Rose (flower) and Rose should redirect here. Anyone else think? SimpsonsFan08  talk contribs  12:42, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  No disamb page