Talk:Blancmange

message: Blancmange is also the name of a specific mathematical function.
The Blancmange function, also called the Takagi fractal curve, is a pathological continuous function which is nowhere differentiable. The iterations towards the continuous function are batrachions resembling the Hofstadter-Conway 10,000-Dollar Sequence.
See: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/BlancmangeFunction.html
Kees Brantjes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.41.168.18 (talk) 22:59, 1 June 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: the disambiguation page deals with this. -- Akb4 02:29, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Blancmange function

message: I did the following:
:- Changed the title of the Monty Python section to the Wikpedia standard "xxx in popular culture". This properly refocuses the article to what the title "Blancmange" says.
:- Added a reference to the "Manjar Blanco" article. In Spain this is Blancmange but in Latin America it is something different.
:- Added categories for various European cuisines.
--Mcorazao 19:19, 3 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: ? Well, reverting a change without discussion actually violates Wikipedia policy. In any event how "boring" this is is not really the point. Wikipedia is not a fan site and this article is not about Monty Python (or if that was the intent then it was mistitled). I'll simply cite the section for inappropriate tone and request that you or somebody else reconsider how this is written. --Mcorazao 04:58, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: "reverting a change without discussion actually violates Wikipedia policy." Incorrect in a non-controversial context. Single reverts are routine. It's double and triple reverts that are to be avoided by taking disputes to the talk page. • If you want respect as a newbie encyclopedia editor you need to do prior research to avoid making baldly incorrect statements, or at least phrase your concern as a question. • To the point, a recurring Monty Python theme was lampooning the kind of petty ruleslawyering that you have invoked. Arts and entertainment pages (page section in this case) have looser Wikiguides than for other articles — more slack. My advice to you is to avoid editing them. Your strict style is better suited to history and science. I can also edit strictly — it's a matter of switching context. Milo 23:00, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess I struck a nerve. It seems to me you're stretching the intent of the guidelines but it's not worth arguing over for such a trivial subject. --Mcorazao 03:04, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updates (Monty Python title and others) 

message: The origins of the word are without question French, but is the word actually used in contemporary French? If not, the French pronunciation seems a bit superfluous.
Peter Isotalo 11:29, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Even if it is used in modern French, it's probably not a sensible thing to mention on the English-language wikipedia page. Percy Snoodle 11:55, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  French 

message: This article in the Telegraph mentions other flavours - chocolate, strawberry and raspberry too - so to say it is almond or vanilla is a bit inaccurate. See here too for a packet of it. The latter is priced in dollars, so I don't think this can be just a UK thing. Malick78 (talk) 14:04, 18 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Other flavours

message: I reverted the infobox because it really just duplicated the lead without much benefit. It also over-simplifies certain facts, like the origins and the supposed "variants".
Peter Isotalo 07:28, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox 

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message: set in a mold...alternative colours.
Does this article obey British/Commonwealth English or American English spelling rules? Or both?
Nuttyskin (talk) 08:43, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brit. Eng. Versus Am. Eng.