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Talk:Swat River

message: Swat Valley redirects here. But I think people generally use the term "Swat Valley" to mean Swat District, not the river. How would people feel about changing the redirect so that it points to the district, instead of the river? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 22:22, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed, this is consistent with the hatnote on the Swat River article, even before my recent edit which eliminated the redirect.  Probably should add a hatnote to the Swat District article also.  YBG (talk) 02:27, 16 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  --Demiurge1000 (talk) 19:20, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Swat Valley redirect
Talk:Rune Monstad

message: I do not believe that this guy meets Wikipedia criteria of notability. This article should be deleted but I'm not sure how to go about getting that done.Manderr (talk) 00:09, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: He did get a bit of press coverage, some can be found in the Google News archive, more with the regular Google search.  If someone cares enough to add a "press coverage section" so we get some real external links (rather than as now, a lot of just links to the riders home page), then I think the page can stay.  Otherwise, I don't care either way.--Per Abrahamsen (talk) 10:16, 8 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Joseph F. Sutter

message: A tag has been placed on :Joseph F. Sutter, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because the article seems to be about a person, group of people, band, club, company, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not assert notability may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and if you can indicate why the subject of this article is notable, you may contest the tagging. To do this, add  on the top of the page (below the existing db tag) and leave a note on the article's talk page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would confirm its subject's notability under the guidelines.
For guidelines on specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for bands, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this.  MWS 20:19, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Speedy deletion tag

message: Subject has relevance to the Boeing 747 and Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.  I had put the title of his memoir on the 747 talk page, and when I saw a 'open' article link, I started this page.
Yes, it's a quickie, but that is all I have time for at the present.
MWS 19:07, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Disputing fast deletion
Talk:Roberts Cycles

message: Roberts Not the Only custom frame builder in London.
This link is four years old and does not provide evidence. Talbot Frameworks produces custom frames in Crystal Palace , Oak Cycles produces frames in Blackwall , Donhue make frames in Hackney . Saffron Frameworks make custom frames in Camberwell .  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grainmann (talk • contribs) 12:27, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments
Talk:Don Kent (blues historian)

message: I have added a couple of tags to this page because the article relies on a single source (which was stated to not be a reliable source per this diff ), plus the article needs significant third-party sources.    ArcAngel   (talk) ) 18:23, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: ArcAngel, compliments to your persistence ;-) but it seems to me that you have not noticed that there were 4 references of reliable third-party sources (and I hope encyclopedies are such) added since your first attempt to doubt Don Kent's notability; furthermore the "diff" you quoted (from the Country Turtle discussion) has nothing to do whatsoever with those 4 "new" references for the Don Kent article ! Please explain to me (and I'm still willing to learn, but I can tell persistence from arguments ;-), what it's all about ! StefanWirz (talk) 10:45, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tags added 

message: His death has been reported on Facebook here - and I've no reason to doubt it - but we should provide a better source when we can.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 18:01, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Done! StefanWirz (talk) 15:59, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death
Talk:Reynolds 531

message: The composition of Reynolds 531 alloy steel is 0.29% C, 0.35% Si, 1.45% Mn, 0.23% Mo, balance (~97.6%) Fe, according to author Douglas Hayduk, Bicycle Metallurgy for the Cyclist, Johnson Publishing Co., 1987, , p 48.  An equivalent registered alloy in the USA does not exist, but  AISI 1330H is close.   Columbus SL and SP tubing, a longtime competitor of Reynolds from Italy, is comparable to AISI 4130 steel.  AISI 4130 is also strengthened by Cr--which Reynolds 531 does not contain above trace amounts--in addition to C, Si, Mn & Mo. --His Manliness (talk) 06:39, 8 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Published reference 

message: Quick note re notability: This brand is a legend - rightly or wrongly -  certainly in UK cycle touring circles; a very relevant article, however brief.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.185.240.120 (talk) 08:57, 23 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: ==
Talk:Retro-direct

message: I know that in about the 1960's some bicycles had two-speed internal hubs which were designed so some sort of partial-back-pedalling would switch the gears.  One should not confuse those with this mechanism.  I don't think I could possibly pedal backwards to go up hill.  Eeps.--SportWagon 17:09, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Back-kick initiated two-speed internal hubs
Talk:Duncan Campbell (journalist)

message: So how has he been earning a living for the last 30 years?
109.144.255.229 (talk) 12:38, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not very up to date 

message: This claim was made here:
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/banned-bbc-film-up-for-sale-on-internet-documentary-told-of-secret-committees-in-government-1.109972
109.65.38.149 (talk) 07:54, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ref for "The Thatcher government leaned on the BBC to prevent its damaging allegations being made public." 
Talk:Ed Ayres (environmentalist)

message: I removed the conflict of interest tag on this page, because, after review of the diff, I believe it was written from a neutral point of view.  Some of the edits may need more citations. It states that it may require cleanup to comply with policies, and I do not believe the tag is necessary unless this page strays away from policy.  That being said, it would be better if the user posted suggested changes on the talk page.  Ryan Vesey (talk) 20:26, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conflict of Interest 

message: Is this the same Ed Ayres that wrote "What's Good for GM" and who taught at George School in the 1960's ? I suspect so, and if so is there any contact information for him ?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.77.16.22 (talk) 08:35, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  contact subject 

message: The following was posted to the Help Desk on August 26th. Maproom (talk) 09:53, 7 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copied from Help Desk 

message: Editorial Director at the Worldwatch Institute (publisher of the annual State of the World), 1993-2005 -- One can kinda almost indirectly infer this by looking at Vital Signs. Ayres is not mentioned in Vital Signs 1992. Vital Signs 1993 says, "Ayres has been editor of World Watch since 1993. He is editorial director of the Worldwatch Institute."  He also seems to be mentioned in Vital Signs 2003-2004 as editorial director, although the text is garbled in Google Books. He's not mentioned in Vital Signs 2005. MW131tester (talk) 15:21, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Editorial director
Talk:John Factor

message: Arnold Rothstein died n 1929.. how'd he meet Factor in 1930? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.86.116.65 (talk • contribs) 
:It's apparently a typo as Rothenstein did begin financing his stock swindling operations in 1923. MadMax 08:01, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Meeting with Rothstein
Talk:Naran (town)

message: Naran is small, but it is a main settlement. Also it is at least sometimes called Naran town. Most of the time it appears to simply be called Naran. Beware: All this comes from the web without much checking. -- Tomdo08 (talk) 01:40, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naran Village, Naran Town, Naran (village) or Naran (town)? 

message: Naran is a town in Kaghan valley not village. All the necessities of life are available in there. It has many Hotels and a market where all the necessities are available. It is the base camp of tourists for visit  Kaghan Valley. The title is wrong and should be move to "Naran, Kaghan Valley". (Adnanrail (talk) 18:04, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naran is a town in Kaghan valley, not village
Wikipedia talk:Articles for deletion/24 season 6 episodes

message: Heh, this one's going to deletion review when I get home from work. We got delete supports from editors who generally like episode articles, but argued that it wasn't for this situation, yet that was ignored.. wtf. -- Ned Scott 19:25, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have to agree with you there, and the "article for each episode" format just doesn't work with 24, because the plot of a single day needs to be told as a single story, much like the plot of a film. I'll be voting in the deletion review to overturn this afd. Jayden54 10:44, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I pretty much disagree, the closing admin did a good job determining there's no consensus, that is considering the deletes provided no valid rationale. thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 10:50, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I assume this hasn't been listed on DRV yet?  --Milo H Minderbinder 14:37, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Baltimore Marylands

message: I deleted the category that was added because, as far I can tell, they were not a NABBP team, only a NAPBBP team.  Please let me know if this might be an error.Neonblak talk -  04:10, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: This and this would indicate that there was at the very least a "Maryland of Baltimore" (or similar) team existing as part of the NABBP in 1869-70. The link in the standings boxes goes to "Baltimore Marylands", though that page also gives an establishment of 1873. -Dewelar (talk) 04:59, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It is interesting how the site conflicts it's own information.  I am not sure if this can used as a reliable source, but the some of the players listed for the 1869 team also played on the 1873 team, such as Bill Lennon and Wally Goldsmith.  I will try and find other resources for this team.Neonblak talk -  05:47, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

text: I read some sections from a book entitled "Baseball in Baltimore" by James H. Bready, and it seems to suggest that they are two different organizations.  The players from NABBP Baltimore Marylands left to form the Fort Wayne Kekiongas when the NAPBBP formed in 1871, but the team folded, and many of those players joined the Baltimore Canaries when they formed for the 1872 NAPBBP season.  The new Baltimore Marylands of 1873 were formed that year, and took the name in honor of the previous Maryland team.  I hope this helps.Neonblak talk -  06:11, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Category
Talk:Edsel Ford

message: Edsel Ford died in 1943 in Grosse Pointe Shores of cancer at age 49.
I removed "of cancer" --I have heard more than once --and also found it on the web:
Medical authorities, however, decreed that Ford died of undulant fever, apparently brought on by drinking unpasteurized milk from the Ford dairy herd, at the behest of his father's mistaken belief that all things natural must be good.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.130.69.184 (talk) 16:22, 5 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Death and legacy

message: The article has Edsel going to Hotchkiss, but author Neil Baldwin wrote that Edsel actually attended Detroit University School.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.29.79.73 (talk) 17:54, 21 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Detroit University School
Talk:Learning English (version of English)

message: None of the VOA sites are using the phrase "Special English" anymore in new materials, it they appear to be using the term "Learning English", which conflicts with the BBC's use of the same.  I think the article should be changed to reflect this - I've seen one post referring to it as "VOA Learning English" to distinguish it from the BBC's.  —Hobart (talk) 02:51, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I will do this. Jaydavidmartin (talk) 20:53, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  VOA no longer using the term
Talk:Janusz Michallik

message: Michallik played for Gremio Lusitano, not the Gremio in Brazil.  From SOCCER NOTEBOOK - World-class player Ludlow-bound Union-News (Springfield, MA) - Friday, September 11, 1992:  "United States National Team defender Janusz Michallik, also under contract with Gremio Lusitano's premier team, will be on the field at Gremio Lusitano Stadium in Ludlow when second-place Gremio plays Taunton Sports Club at 7:30"  Mohrflies (talk) 21:30, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Gremio
Talk:Taiwan Dog

message: See < http://woquinoncoin.livejournal.com/103120.html >. // Internet Esquire 20:05, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Be aware of the vandalism conducted by 24.205.9.153. The user change all positive phrases to negative (included the title of the reference) and included a statement violating POV guideline in its edit. <## g2g886 (talk) 17:18, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: 1st attempt: 01:42, June 30, 2010 24.205.9.153 (talk)  (26,020 bytes) (→Security/guard dog)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by G2g886 (talk • contribs) 17:15, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism 
Talk:Edward England

message: We need evidence for "born Edward Seegar in Ireland". Both the "Seegar" name and his Irishness are often asserted, but as I recall the first derives from a confusion between Edward England and Jasper Seegar (mistakenly thought to be different names for the same man), neither of whom ever went by the name "Edward Seegar"; while the assertion that he was Irish is based on the assumption that his victim Captain Mackra, who described him as his fellow countryman, was Irish - and Mackra in fact appears to have been Scottish.
I don't have the sources to hand, but this needs to be checked.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.113.233.149 (talk) 16:43, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Name and nationality

message: Jasper Seager and Edward England were two separate individuals. They were conflated in the past. However, 1st mate John Barnes Journal from the Greenwich, a ship that was actually at the taking of Cassandra, asserted there were two pirate ships involved "one a French built ship of 46 guns by name of victory Capt. England, The other a Dutch-built of 36 guns by name of Fancy Capt. Seager.” SC9370176CEC (talk) 18:59, 17 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seager 

message: The bones at the picture do not look like humerus bones. I think these are actually shins.
Draco flavus (talk) 10:42, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Humerus bones 

message: Charles Grey (1933) [pp. 304–305] asserts that England was exempted from the 1818 Act of Grace; however, neither his name, nor "Seagar" nor "Seegar", appears in the text of the proclamation. —AlphaMikeOmega (talk) 17:54, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Exempted from pardon?
Talk:Edward Glaeser

message: Jack of all trades, "genius" etc. etc. ... Polmandc (talk) 06:22, 2 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spammy style 
Talk:AlphaServer

message: What command fo you use to use a trace route on an alpha system to another host.
It seems AlphaServer 200 did not exist. Is the AS 400 Mustang or rather Chinet/Avanti? Also there seem to be 2 memory options for AS 400 4/166: up to 192 and up to 384. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GL1zdA (talk • contribs) 16:47, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Most likely the capacity of the memory modules had increased. One thing I've noticed about Digital was they had a habit of specifying the minimum and maximum memory capacities based on the capacity of the memory modules available at that time, not what the systems actually support. Rilak (talk) 09:25, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

text: References for the codename for the AlphaServer 400 differ; this list has it as "Mustang S", but this message asserts that it shared the Avanti/Chinet codename with the AlphaStation 400. Letdorf (talk) 09:51, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

message: There is another line of AlphaServer - NEBS Level 3-certified models for use in Central Offices. So far, I have confirmed the AlphaServer 4100CO, DS10CO and the AlphaServer TS Series, which includes the TS20 and TS40. The line actually goes a bit further, with HP selling two more models before Alpha was discontinued, the TS10L and TS15? Does anyone have any info to share? Rilak (talk) 06:55, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Central Office AlphaServers 

message: This article reports that the Wildfire line introduced in 2002, but an email to the sparc-linux mailing list suggests that 256 GB Wildfire machines were in operation as early as September 2000.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.98.193.43 (talk) 22:46, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, that appears to be incorrect, the GS320 seems to have been announced shortly before September 2000  and the GS80 at the beginning of November 2000 . Letdorf (talk) 09:31, 11 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wildfire introduction date questioned
Talk:Edward Lee Howard

message: I changed the last sentence in the article from "Howard died on July 12, 2002 at his Russian dacha supposedly from a broken neck after falling on stairs" to "Howard died on July 12, 2002 at his Russian dacha, reportedly from a broken neck after a fall in his home." I don't personally like the use of dacha along with home, but just because he died in the dacha doesn't mean he fell in it, so I used home anyway for factual purposes. As for the other reasons...
# The sources provided for the sentence never even mention stairs, only that he was in his home when he fell. If there are other sources which mention stairs, then they should be included before it is written in the article.
# "Supposedly" is not an encyclopedic fact. "Reportedly" is because it has been reported by authorities that he died of a broken neck.
Cheers! MagnoliaSouth (talk) 16:38, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unsourced materials and weasel word removed. 

message: There is a big gap in information in this article.
1. If the CIA fired Howard in 1983, where did he work from '83 to'86?
2. Where was he getting his information during this time frame?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.106.51.92 (talk) 13:08, 7 February 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: To be honest, the whole story here seems written by the CIA 181.166.95.2 (talk) 13:23, 1 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Story structure is incomplete
Talk:Edward Mendelson

message: Full CV removed. 15:51, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Not quite so, you've only remove the utter triva. It still lists every edition this guy ever touched. 16:30, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmmm... Will fix this. Grimbergfriend (talk) 16:35, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Good job! VasileGaburici (talk) 19:08, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Full CV

message: I have commenced a tidy-up of the Bibliography section using cite templates for books and articles, as well as tables for organising short stories, poems and/or book reviews. Capitalization and punctuation follow standard cataloguing rules in AACR2 and RDA, as much as Wikipedia templates allow it. ISBNs and other persistent identifiers, where available, are commented out, but still available for reference. This is a work in progress; feel free to continue. Sunwin1960 (talk) 08:00, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography
Talk:Edward Misselden

message: Edward Misselden (1608–1654)... was deputy-governor of the Merchant Adventurers' Company at Delft from 1623 until 1633
That is, he got the position at 15 years of age. Is it correct? Was it mal at the titime? How did he get the position?
Top.Squark (talk) 05:23, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deputy-governor at 15? 

message: * Free Trade or, The Meanes To Make Trade Florish  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Compinchados (talk • contribs) 20:10, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links
Talk:Crampons

message: * It's not true that steps had to be cut when using 10-point crampons. These crampons replaced the need for cutting steps. 10-point crampons were used solely with French technique, in which the feet are planted flat on the slope to engage all the points. The addition off front points (12-point crampons) allowed ... well, frontpointing. Paul R 19:36, 7 February 2007 User:38.117.172.158 
* there are also 10 point crampons with front points. grivel g10s for instance--Mongreilf (talk) 15:46, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Types of crampons

message: * I wonder if this article might be better placed in the category of footwear accessories rather than footwear.  Crampons are generally worn over boots, like spurs or spats. Sadharan (talk) 16:37, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category footwear 

message: * "While crampons are an invaluable tool for a mountaineer, they were not used as often as today until the development of plastic-shelled climbing boots, because the straps used to affix the crampons to early mountaineering boots (which were made of leather) had a tendency to restrict blood flow to the feet of the wearer."  I would like to see a specific reference for this claim.  Before the advent of plastic boots, top quality leather mountaineering boots were VERY stiff - both the soles and the uppers.  I think that there were many factors that slowed the acceptance of crampons, but I believe they were universally accepted for glacier climbing long before plastic boots came along. Jim Heaphy (talk) 15:24, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point. Crampons have been essential mountaineering equipment since the early 20th century, decades before the advent of plastic boots. Incdientally, the archaeological museum at Bolzano has in its collection a very ancient iron crampon--not as old as Oetzi, but a couple of thousand years old if memory serves. 206.208.105.129 (talk) 16:54, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crampons and Plastic Boots 

message: *I have used walking crampons to walk on town pavements, in very icy weather. We in England have had a dose of it in this week :: thick snow, part melt, freeze again, glazed frost. I bought them in a winter around the 1970's when there was an inch thick of packed ice on the pavements/sidewalks for weeks :: with the global warming I thought I would never need them again!, but I had to get them out again to go Christmas shopping. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 21:43, 26 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  In level walking
Talk:Edward Wilkerson

message: Please note that permission to use this text was asserted in the first edit of this article. Chubbles (talk) 02:04, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright
Talk:Malakand

message: An new IP editor appended about 8000 bytes of history, bearing that title, to the accompanying Dab page. I won't dwell on this talk page upon why it can't stay there, but i am splitting the page (deleting and then selectively undeleting in two stages that will be separated by a rename) in order to put that contrib on History of District Malakand, from whence it perhaps will be integrated into one or more related articles. I say more at User talk:119.154.18.245. --Jerzy•t 08:34, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  District Malakand -- History