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Talk:Sind sparrow

message: Shouldn't this be Sind Jungle Sparrow? All of these names are quite old-fashioned: Sindh is the correct spelling. —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 21:08, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The IOC seems to think it should be "Jungle Sparrow". Sindh is certainly the better spelling. Older literature uses "Rufous-backed Sparrow". http://www.archive.org/stream/faunaofbritishin02oate#page/238/mode/2up/search/pyrrhonotus - Rasmussen uses Sind Sparrow and so does HBW. I think it is better than Sind Jungle Sparrow, which has been used although the word jungle has a confusion between etymological origins (where it refers to scrub and cultivation) and common usage (=dense forest) etymology. Shyamal (talk) 08:32, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: According to Summers-Smith, the name Rufous-backed Sparrow was that first proposed for this species (rather late: in 1921). However, this name was also used for the Rufous Sparrow of Africa (now split into at least 4 species), so a certain Ticehurst proposed the name Sind Jungle Sparrow for this species. This name thus has the greatest pedigree. My sources on etymology say jāngāl is Sanskrit for "wilderness."  I'll add a good deal of this to the article page some time. —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 16:38, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Update: On enquiry, the IOC indicated that they had tried to trim two adjective bird names wherever it produces a unique name so they had trimmed "Sind Jungle Sparrow" to "Jungle Sparrow" instead of the alternate trim to the already well established "Sind Sparrow". This change was subsequently made in the IOC English names list. Shyamal (talk) 06:25, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name 

message: ::() 
I've removed this as it is not clear what it refers to. The sparrow? Sindh? —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 16:25, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sindhi 

message: Here are some sources that probably aren't useful as references, and even more so as further reading, which they were listed as:
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thread_title:  Probably not useful sources 

message: Our map :File:PasserPyrrhonotusMap.svg is sourced but the IUCN's map shows a wider distribution. In particular, the IUCN's map shows western Pakistan and eastern Iran, areas also mentioned in our article. A455bcd9 (talk) 16:20, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: [[WP:URFA/2020]]
Talk:Letter to Posterity

message: Reading through the Letter, as linked, I'm had trouble finding much of what this article claims actually in the letter.  There was no mention of:
#Polybius
#theological studies
#parents' employment with Clement V
#parents' sojourn in Carpentras (this is probably an innocent misreading, since Petrarch does say he studied there in his youth, as I've reflected in my revision)
#the fact that he was the first modern laureate (this is the one I'm least certain of; please point me to the direct quotation from the letter if I've missed it in there)
#Petrarch's having written in Vulgar Latin, and, even more surprisingly, having announced the fact (Could this be a confused reference to something Petrarch said about his vernacular writings?  Petrarch's contemporaries loved to find fault with the imperfection of his Latin in comparison to Latin models, but the criticism stung because it went to his literary ambitions, so I'd be surprised to see Petrarch himself giving fodder to it.)
Wareh 15:02, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corrections to this article ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Letter_to_Posterity&diff=116020356&oldid=116017366 diff])
Talk:Video resume

message: I've removed company promotional text and external links.  See WP:NOT and WP:EL. — ERcheck (talk) 15:26, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Here it is, three years later and more, and this article is still a spam magnet! --Orange Mike  |  Talk 19:06, 21 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: And yet another six years later, and still the same recurring problems - cleaned up. GermanJoe (talk) 12:31, 19 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of company promotion
Talk:Khawzawl

message: Note:  Project Banner with Mizoram workgroup parameters was added to this article talk page because the article falls under :Category:Mizoram or its subcategories. Should you feel this addition is inappropriate , please undo my changes and update/remove the relavent categories to the article --  Amartyabag  TALK2ME 01:24, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[WP:INDIA]] Banner/Mizoram Addition 
Talk:Italian sparrow

message: [Unfortunately, no, or do we accept this level of paraphyly? This is really a case of bad timing, since Anderson (2006, ch.1-2) reviews the case also and arrives at a much more robust conclusion; the molecular data says italiae is at least maternally closer to domesticus than hispaniolensis (which biogeographically makes complete sense, whereas the other way around it makes little). Töpfer's claim that "Passer domesticus is not conspecific with them" is refuted, and thus the entire case falls apart. Also possibly strike "comprehensive" since the data was available then already.] [by Dysmorodrepanis, inserted in this edit]
:FYI: On the origin of an avian species by means of natural hybridization. Master's thesis, University of Oslo. Case closed it seems. Though Anderson (2006) was very reserved about anthropogenic influence based on the molecular data then available. FWIW, the phylogeography suggests the "proto-domesticus lineage that led to italiae diverged deep in the Würm glaciation already (quite some time before the last major glacial advance), somewhere near Central Asia presumably. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 08:23, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for letting me know about the thesis. That paper appears to provide very strong support for a close relation between the House Sparrow and the Italian Sparrow, though it is very hard to be sure of what is said with just an abstract (do you have the entire thesis, and where did you get the thing about palaeogeography?). However, I'm not sure this is the last word or close to that, and the Italian and Spanish Sparrows' status depends additionally on more abstract issues how to draw a line between species (especially if the Italian Sparrow is a hybrid in any way), and probably on other evidence; currently, the Handbook of the Birds of the World and such sources treat the Italian Sparrow, provisionally, as a species, and using this while emphasising the uncertainty seems best for now. —innotata 15:54, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Former HTML comment from text
Talk:Kushabhadra River

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thread_title:  [[WP:INDIA]] Banner/Orissa Addition
Talk:Laccadive Sea

message: Note:  Project Banner with Nagaland workgroup parameters was added to this article talk page because the article falls under :Category:Lakshadweep or its subcategories. Should you feel this addition is inappropriate , please undo my changes and update/remove the relavent categories to the article --  Amartyabag  TALK2ME 10:53, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: [[WP:INDIA]] Banner/Lakshadweep Addition 

message: The place mentioned as lakshadweep sea is known as Arabian Sea. Or has the Arabian sea vanished? What is happening?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.201.251.189 (talk) 08:39, 27 July 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  A doubt! 

message: The article does not sufficiently address which of the two names, used interchangeably in the article, is preferred, or if they are equally appropriate. For clarity, one name should be utilized consistently throughout unless there is a compelling reason to distinguish, in which case that distinguishing criterion should be described.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.255.233.99 (talk) 18:28, 16 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nomenclature Disparity 

message: If India, which owns the Lakshadweep Sea, why should we continue to call it Laccadive Sea? This was the result of the inability of a colonial power that was unable or diabolically changed all Sanskrit names to anglicized versions. 98.179.85.170 (talk) 16:11, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name issue
Talk:Plain-backed sparrow

message: Country lists aren't exactly banned, and 'South-east Asia' (which should be 'southeast Asia' I think) isn't adequate to describe the distribution of this species although I agree it's better for the first sentence. I can add some more but don't fix what isn't broken? —innotata 02:07, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Country lists may not be banned, but linking to major geographical features (such as country names) should always be avoided where the target article has no additional information or depth on the article linked from. If the range is made up of disparate locations, a list can be used. Defined regions (North America, western Europe, SE Asia etc) are much easier for the reader to form a mental image of than piecing together elements of a country list. Biogeographic regions would be preferred over political units (country names) but best of all would be a range map. This map should also show the true range, and not just the entire country when only a portion is intended. Loopy30 (talk) 02:20, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, making a map takes work. Especially to do it well and accurately. I'll just give a brief description for now, ah well. —innotata 03:08, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Country list
Talk:Ladakh Range

message: Basically Ladakh is combination of two districts where one is Kargil and 2nd one is Leh for your kind information. Correct the wrong information. Aklunkha (talk) 14:13, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: This page is on Ladakh Range, not on Ladakh. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 18:26, 31 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong information
Talk:Lengpui

message: Note:  Project Banner with Mizoram workgroup parameters was added to this article talk page because the article falls under :Category:Mizoram or its subcategories. Should you feel this addition is inappropriate , please undo my changes and update/remove the relavent categories to the article --  Amartyabag  TALK2ME 01:24, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[WP:INDIA]] Banner/Mizoram Addition
Talk:Rail transport in France

message: There appears to be confusion over what to call the pre-LGV lines, known in French as lignes classiques, in the English Wikipedia articles so I started this discussion here to keep it on one place. Across the articles I have seen them referred to as classic lines, conventional lines and normal tracks in addition to lignes classiques. In trying to search reliable sources I have found the terms "classic" network and "classic" line with quotation marks used by British compact paper the Independent. The term "classic" is also used by British-based railway video producer Video 125 in the forms of "classic main line" and "normal or classic French railways" in the English-language commentary for their 2011 video Strasbourg to Paris. The use of "classic lines" is understandable as it is a literal translation of lingnes classiques although the French term could be used as a neutral name, if there is no universally accepted name in English, given many English-speakers are familiar with the French names for stations in France e.g. Gare du Nord as opposed to "North Station" and the French names are used for individual high-speed lines e.g. LGV Est. "Normal lines" appears to be a colloquialism so I would advise against using it in articles as we are meant to use formal language. The term "conventional" could be confusing as Project V150 (High Speed Train) - France is referred to as breaking the record for the fastest conventional train (as opposed to maglevs or rocket sleds). Tk420 (talk) 21:53, 9 March 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Shinkansen uses the term "conventional", as does High-speed rail in China though it also uses the term to describe lines steel rail relative to maglev. High-speed rail talks about classic (in the context of France) and conventional, regular, and traditional. --Cornellier (talk) 14:06, 10 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name for non high-speed lines in English
Talk:Montifringilla

message: Re: "the systematics of snowfinches is quite straightforward, while their taxonomy was (and still is) subject to extreme confusion?"
It doesn't seem to me that the paragraph on systematics supports this statement. It is saying there are various ways of dividing the species into genera.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.130.7.179 (talk) 10:36, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Lushai Hills

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thread_title:  [[WP:INDIA]] Banner/Mizoram Addition 
Talk:Madanrting

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thread_title:  [[WP:INDIA]] Banner/Meghalaya Addition
Talk:White-legged damselfly

message: Hi, I've just added a new photo of the W-L D to Commons that shows off the white legs rather well:
Might I suggest it be included in the main article? I have never edited an article before beyond correcting typos so I'd rather a more experienced hand vet this idea and do so if deemed worthy. The Masked Booby (talk) 01:01, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Is it surely Platycnemis pennipes‎?--Аимаина хикари (talk) 12:01, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:António-Pedro Vasconcelos

message: The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Cattus 15:13, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography/Assessment#Class_parameter|Biography assessment rating]] comment 
Talk:Mairang

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thread_title:  [[WP:INDIA]] Banner/Meghalaya Addition
Talk:Harry Lundeberg

message: * Added bio template Haus42 15:15, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Memorials to Lundeberg are already discussed here. This Seattle memorial doesn't appear to be significant on its own outside his work, and would easily fit here. Star Mississippi 15:26, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Klbrain (talk) 21:10, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed merge of [[Lundeberg Derby Monument]] into [[Harry Lundeberg]]
Talk:Maliku Atoll

message: Was there even such a thing as a "union territory" in the 16th century? -- 77.7.149.205 (talk) 11:35, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anachronism? 

message: When was the last time Maldives actually claimed Minicoy as part of its territory ?? Also, don't the Maldives and Minicoy still have extensive trade and fishing links like they have always had ? Why does the article make is sound like there is some friction when there is none reported ever ?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.195.138.211 (talk) 16:39, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maldivian claims? 

message: I checked online and there has never been any official claim from the part of the Maldives on this atoll. Perhaps an article titled 'History of Minicoy' should be made in order to display some of those issues, because they only make the geographical article, which is about an atoll under Indian administration, confusing (Xufanc (talk) 04:35, 12 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: A minister claimed Maldivian sovereignty over the islands on 26 July 1982. It precipitated a diplomatic crisis at the time. There is no current official claim, however, and there is in force a maritime boundary treaty between the two states in which Maliku is on the Indian side of the border. I've updated the section with references to clarify the situation. Good Ol’factory (talk) 00:07, 12 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: The article is about an atoll under Indian administration

message: though not vandalism per-se, the addition offered no real content and was written in broken english. --RichardMills65 (talk) 05:05, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  undo revision by unknown ip (vandalism)
Talk:Malviya Nagar

message: Creating articles for colonies that have the same name in different cities is absurd! No individually distinguishable information can be presented in such articles. I suggest a guideline be created for this. Perhaps WikiProject India can take the initiative and stop this non sense trend. If a colony is popular or has historical significance for some reason then the article should be titled "Malviya Nagar (Lucknow, India)", not just "Malviya Nagar". This is also in line with Wikipedia Naming conventions. — Aksera 17:41, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title does not make sense
Talk:Mamit, India

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thread_title:  [[WP:INDIA]] Banner/Mizoram Addition 
Talk:Pangrammatic window

message: The formula in the article shows that the predicted length of a pangrammatic window depends on the letter frequencies in the source text.  This dependence is not linear; instead it is both multiplicative and exponential.  Small changes in letter frequency can make large changes in the predicted length of the window.  This is characteristic of chaotic processes.  This makes it difficult to define this prediction, in the same way that it is difficult to define the length of the coastline of Britain. Canon 15:16, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Letter frequencies

message: Aside from the above problem, the meaning of "the probability of a perfect pangrammatic window" is unclear.  As the window shortens the dependence of each letter on adjacent letters begins to dominate the probability, so the odds are not 556 billion to one. Canon 19:54, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Meaning of probability of perfect window

message: Presumably the pangram quoted is in a particular English translation; it would be good to say which. Pseudomonas(talk) 12:17, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If it helps anyone find the translation, the passage in question occurs near the end of Chapter 30. 91.105.23.90 (talk) 21:15, 24 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Verne 

message: I know this article is supposed to be about naturally occurring pangrams, but shouldn't it at least give a nod to the best known pangram - "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"? Maybe under "see also" if not in text? --MelanieN (talk) 15:23, 18 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Quick brown fox

message: I ran across this article by accident. This sounds like a ridiculous exercise that's of no particular statistical or encyclopedic value. Why are you even bothering? This is almost as irrelevant as coin and stamp collecting.
But if you're going to be this serious about this random topic, then this needs to be applied to all languages, not just English. Where are the examples of this in Urdu and Slavic, and all the other written languages??
-- DMahalko (talk) 14:03, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably no one has yet published any pangrammatic windows in Urdu and Slavic and other written languages.  If you know of any, please cite them in the article, or mention them here. —Psychonaut (talk) 15:29, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Silly topic, but where are the other languages?
Talk:Mandakini River

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thread_title: [[WP:INDIA]] Banner/Uttarakhand workgroup Addition 

message: Article states "The Mandakini is also subject to heavy rainfall especially during monsoon season. The annual rainfall within the surrounding region is  which is elevated almost 170% in monsoon (late July-October)." It is not possible for 170% of annual rainfall to occur in one season! This needs to be reworded. (t · c) buidhe 18:34, 16 November 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  GAN
Talk:Lands administrative divisions of Tasmania

message: Have the parishes been abolished? They don't appear to be listed at the namesearch and it says at  that they are only historical and that "There is no need to use the parish name as part of the identification for any plan." Roke (talk) 11:13, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Abolished?