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Talk:Variomatic

message: As far as I know, this car was never allowed on the track. It is now residing at the Van Doorne Transmissie (VDT) factory.
:Nope, David Coulthard tested it in 1993, but allegedly Bernie had it banned because he didn't like the noise it made. Mr Larrington (talk) 14:52, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  F1 

message: Can anyone explain the chronology of the twin-conical pulley variable speed transmission, and van Doorne's involvement in it? It appears clear that van Doorne didn't invent the mechanical design of the drive, nor even its first use as a car transmission. He may well have originated control of the pulleys by vacuum diaphrams, and the use of two separate final belt drives, rather than a single. Does anyone know the inventor, or even date, of the first basic variable drive of this form? Andy Dingley (talk) 21:47, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Invention and [[Hub van Doorne]] 

message: How does reverse work on these ?    It is all very well to say they go just as fast in reverse,   thats great, but it doesn't explain how the reverse happens.Eregli bob (talk) 05:09, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Hard to explain without a diagram. It's the fairly common arrangement of two bevel gears, one of which is engaged selectively for each direction. In the DAF, the drive from the engine shaft to the first drums is through such a bevel gearbox - this turns the rotation direction by 90° and also acts as the reduction that's normally provided by the final drive in a conventional rear axle. The input shaft has two bevels which can slide in and out of engagement with the bevels on the drum shafts, controlled by the gearstick with Forward/Neutral/Reverse positions. Andy Dingley (talk) 12:11, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  How does reverse work
Talk:Black Earth (Arch Enemy album)

message: Somehow this album was reissued in 2007 as the article states, but musicbrainz has, besides the original release of course, only a release from 2002 which features the same bonus tracks. Discogs lists four releases: two from 1996, one from 2002 and one from 2007 while Amazon has six different releases with four different “original release” dates. Can anyone clarify this? 84.133.208.114 (talk) 17:49, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reissue 
Talk:Michael Krasny (talk show host)

message: On April 3, 2006, Krasny said on-air that he was a Boy Scout, though he was kicked out of his troop for profanity. How can that get worked into the article? evrik 17:44, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Boy Scout
Talk:François Faber

message: ...Faber ever opened any bicycle shops? Because there's an extremely run-down shop nearby my humble abode in San Jose, but I'm not entirely sure if -- well, you know. Obviously, he wouldn't be in California, but perhaps someone could help me out here . . . ? Ryoji.kun 03:03, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Anyone know if... 

message: This man was born in France, died in France (for France), and "considered himself French"...yet his nationality is "Luxembourgish" just because his father was born in Luxembourg?Ryoung122 18:43, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I am not sure if you are suggesting that wikipedia is showing the wrong information, or if you are suggesting that his nationality is just strange... Anyway: his nationality is stated as Luxembourgish because all the sources say so, and he had a Luxembourgish passport, and no French passport. He fought in the French Foreign Legion, so it's pretty sure he was not legally French. Apparantly it was the way the nationality laws worked when he was born. --EdgeNavidad (Talk · Contribs) 19:50, 23 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nationality Issue 

message: The Giant has two different heights and weights here. Does anyone know which is correct? 
1.78 m/88 kg in the top summary box
1.86 m/91 kg in the body of the text (more "giant"?) Chipmunkster (talk) 02:09, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two different heights and weights?
Talk:Dave Kingman

message: To Wahkeenah, what exactly is "personal opinion" about the fact that "pre steroid days" is an unnecessary inclusion?  Do we add this to the page of every player who played before the mid 1980s?
The inclusion of the phrase adds nothing to the article.  It doesn't change the fact that he was a great slugger.  It doesn't change the fact that he had a big, looping, powerful swing.  It does nothing for the article.
It is a POV statement which passive-aggressively derides the 'steroid era' by yearning for "the halcyon days of old."  It has no place in an encyclopedia.  Jwadeg 17:47, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: "Pre Steroid Days" is unnecessary

message: On Lasorda's page, it's printed without a bunch of "BLEEP"s. Although it is obvious to me, I wonder if someone would read the quotation and think he actually said "bleep" a bunch of times...
Is there a policy against swear words in quotations? Venicemenace 7/7/06
*I don't think so, but it's much funnier with all the BEEPs in place. However, it's probably more effective when heard than when read. Wahkeenah 06:01, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Censored Lasorda Quote

message: The infamous porch ball across Waveland Avenue occurred while Kingman played FOR the Cubs, NOT the Mets.
See videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qijfudtUsR4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRL99JXcm_0
J. Crocker (talk) 17:57, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Third porch across Waveland
Talk:MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre

message: Picture added! --∞Dbroadwell 21:55, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: As an information seeker I think the address would  be a really great and obvious thing to add here.  It's what I came here looking for, because my GPS can't find it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.203.26.59 (talk) 15:05, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Address 
Talk:Berkeley Marina

message: The article doesn't go into significant detail regarding the many recreational and other activities that happen here. Where is the description of the motel? Restaurants? How many berths in the marina? What are the sailing and yacht clubs? Isn't there at least one working boat yard? Is this the "Berkeley Bulb" or is that somewhere else? Does the channel need dredging? MrRedwood 19:53, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

message: hey we need more citations in this article.   the berkeley daily gazette won't quite work, it is published every day and even if we had a complete collection of papers available we wouldn't know where to start looking.  we also need to know which part of the article came from the gazette and which from the annual report. Justforasecond 17:54, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: references

message: why would the city need to repair "undamaged" sections of the pier? 
Justforasecond 04:41, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  repairs to "undamaged sections" 

message: Redirected Cesar Chavez Park to the wikipedia article on the park rather than the article on the man.  The park entry references Cesar Chavez.  If you want to reference Cesar Chavez in this article, lets do it.EECavazos 22:00, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: cesar chavez park

message: — Assignment last updated by Andr3w z3nd (talk) 05:50, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: California Natural History
Talk:Zhuyin table

message: Dear Reader,
  I like this Zhuyin Table, its perfect to practice for clearer accent and pronounciation. I think it would be great if you would first make it printable as it doesnt all print out nicely. Secondly make it downloadable. Finally if you added sounds with tone difference this would be a great tool for people who want to perfect there accent. Please consider this. 
My Best,
-jdeiter
:A set of these tables, showing the valid initial-final combinations for each tone, would be interesting.  But it may be a bit too much from an encyclopedic point of view and get into more detail of "a guide to learning Chinese" rather than a reference table explaning how Zhuyin works.  This may best be included into some sort of wikibook, like that already started for Chinese:  Chinese Wikibook Murdocke 05:52, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding Sound...
Talk:La Cava Bible

message: What language is this in? I would think that that would be one of the basic facts included in the article... I mean, I assume it's Latin, but I have no way of knowing for sure... zafiroblue05 | Talk 22:51, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It is in Latin, and you are right, it should be in the article. Dsmdgold 00:42, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Language
Talk:Richard Wild (judge)

message: Prior content in this article duplicated one or more previously published sources. The material was copied from: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5w31/wild-herbert-richard-churton. Copied or closely paraphrased material has been rewritten or removed and must not be restored, unless it is duly released under a compatible license. (For more information, please see "using copyrighted works from others" if you are not the copyright holder of this material, or "donating copyrighted materials" if you are.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or published material; such additions will be deleted. Contributors may use copyrighted publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences or phrases. Accordingly, the material may be rewritten, but only if it does not infringe on the copyright of the original or plagiarize from that source. Please see our guideline on non-free text for how to properly implement limited quotations of copyrighted text. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with these policies. Thank you.  Neljack (talk) 11:20, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright problem removed
Talk:Puppy Bowl

message: What means MTV in the episode list? --Kiste11 (talkrating) 08:27, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: MVP means most valuable player, a term commonly used in sports as the player who performed the best during a game.  I'll link to this in the article.  Hoof Hearted (talk) 21:45, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thank you. --Kiste11 (talkrating) 15:48, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: episode list

message: For the life of me I can't figure out why the Internet Movie Database doesn't list the original Puppy Bowl or Puppy Bowl VI. Should they ever appear on the site, they of course should be part of the list. ...I wonder if the list of IMDb links will someday be dozens long. Long before then may be it should get a separate external links section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.194.97.116  (talk • contribs) 01:36, 6 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: IMDB gaps

message: Since puppies are dogs, then saying "dogs and puppies" is either like saying that puppies aren't dogswhich, of course, they areor the redundancy of "dogs and dogs." So I propose a rewording from "puppies and dogs" to just "dogs," because by definition, the word "dog" is inclusive of all ages. Or in other words, old or young age is not specified by "dog" like it is by "puppy." (And to say just say "puppies and dogs" is like saying "puppies, and... some other species of animal," which is obviously not correct. But my edit was reverted, so I came here to discuss.
Thanks to anyone who understands this concept correctly and is willing to help form a consensus towards this correction by restoring, or supporting the restoration of, my editions to this effect. However, if editors absolutely feel the need to still be specific for some odd reason even though this article includes puppies with adult dogs, then let's correct the error in the more specific way by saying "puppies and adult dogs." Thanks. Thayve Sintar (talk) 07:32, 12 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Puppies '''are''' dogs.

message: Obviously all the “puppy penalties” are not listed in the penalties section. Some of the listed penalties have been discontinued by Animal Planet, the network that broadcasts and produces the show. I want to hear your thoughts on the penalties on the page and the ones not on the page and let me know. If you have any to add, always add to the page. 
Your fellow contributor, AsherDoodle115 AsherDoodle1115 (talk) 19:57, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: There obviously not at all that serious (ex: urinating/excrement on the field) Espngeek (talk) 20:03, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  The puppy penalties
Talk:Midlands Hurricanes

message: Needs a section on the history of RL in Coventry and the foundation of the Bears, plus their time in NL3 and the fact that they won it!! Tim Fellows 18:00, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Voyage of the Acolyte

message: The article states that the vinyl version of Voyage of the Acolyte has the timings of 8:59 and 5:23 for The Lovers and Shadow of the Hierophant, respectively (and "both are incorrect"), while the CD version has 1:50 and 11:44 (and it is indeed divided accordingly). But the track division was also different:
On the LP:
1. The Lovers
   ~2 minute instrumental + section with Sally Oldfield's vocals
2. Shadow of the Hierophant
   "somber crescendo" instrumental
On the CD:
1. The Lovers
   ~2 minute instrumental (only)
2. Shadow of the Hierophant
   section with Sally's vocals + "somber crescendo"
The total timings of the two songs in the two versions don't match: 14:22 on vinyl and 13:34 on CD. So, the vinyl timings may indeed have been incorrect. I don't have the LP any more to tell for sure. However, I believe the LP was right in dividing the tracks (more or less) that way. The second part of Hierophant with the "somber crescendo" (starting with the subtle vibraphone) starts at 5:55. Let's assume, as the LP did, that the real Lovers is the current one plus the first part of Hierophant, and the second part of the current Hierophant is actually the whole song, which fits their structure, sound and atmosphere better. Then the timings would be 7:45 and 5:49, respectively - closer to the LP's timings.
I concede, however, that completely different endings were not unusual in progressive rock. Take, for example, King Crimson's Moonchild, where the long instrumental ending sounds definitely like a totally different track (although it was also named accordingly: The Dream/The Illusion). So, I don't know what to think.
What do you think? Which track division was correct (regardless of the supposed timings)? Better, of course, if some source can be provided, so the article can become more accurate.
--UrsoBR (talk) 05:48, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''The Lovers/Shadow of the Hierophant:'' what is the real track division? 
Talk:Florida State Fairgrounds

message: I decided to no longer redirect "Florida State Fairgrounds" to the "Florida State Fair." My reasoning is that there is much more to the fairgrounds than simply the state fair. The newest part of the fairgrounds is the "Ford Amphitheatre." They also have the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center there and use the buildings all around the fairgrounds for lots of different things throughout the year.
It's run by the Florida State Fair Authority, though I don't think it should all be put into one article about the Florida State Fair. To me it seems as if it would be confusing. - Wdwic Pictures 18:08, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: "Florida State Fairgrounds" no longer redirects to "Florida State Fair"

message: Picture added! --∞Dbroadwell 21:53, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: What time does the gate open for Stevie Nick's concert tomorrow October 25th 2603:9000:5F00:2A05:1977:DDA2:37C3:363B (talk) 21:45, 24 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  What time does the gates open for the Stevie Nick's concert for tomorrow October 25th
Talk:List of crossings of the Ohio River

message: I think "Ohioview" is a mistake.  There is an "Ohioville" in Beaver County, but outside of Ohioview Avenue in Ambridge I'm not aware of any other "Ohioview" in Beaver County. Squamate 02:39, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Pennsylvania section

message: Since West Virginia holds claim and ownership of the Ohio River along its borders, I suggest that Ohio River bridge crossings between West Virginia and Ohio first list the West Virginia side going to the Ohio side. If this was originally done to keeps things West to East and South to North, then fine. Otherwise, I suggest the change be made. Thanks. Mphamilton 20:43, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: My original intent when listing the cities was to go South to North or West to East.  I haven't checked recently to confirm that all crossings are held to this standard.  However, I've recently begun to think that a greater consistency could be achieved if the locations were listed with the left bank first, followed by the right bank (left bank is defined from the persepctive of a ship sailing downriver).  VerruckteDan 20:58, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Ordering of connections

message: I suggest, Dan, that you compare your coordinates with mine where you actually look at the resulting maps.  Mine are closer to the mark than yours.  I suggest you revert your changes. Denimadept 01:16, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not suggesting that my coordinates are more on the mark than yours, and if there are coordinates that need to be tweaked, then such corrections should be made.  What I'm suggesting is that including decimals in the degree seconds is overly precise and could be misleading.  Providing whole numbers for the seconds provides a location precise enough to view the structure in question.  
Additionally, the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#Geographical coordinates shows whole numbers used for degrees, minutes and seconds.  VerruckteDan 23:43, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The important thing is that, IMHO, my numbers pinpoint the bridge and yours don't.  If you don't want to submit numbers as precise as the ones I do, that's your call.  However, don't throw my work away.  I saw fit to provide such numbers.  It's not for you to toss them.  If the dms numbers are not to your liking, I might use d instead, even though they don't look as nice. Denimadept 01:47, 14 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "False" precision

message: Blennerhassett Island Bridge
It's part of Corridor D and will be the new US 50 path when it opens in November 2007.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.232.229.247 (talk) 03:17, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: A New Bridge!
Talk:All-Clad

message: "All-Clad's products helped inspire interest in high end consumer cookware in the United States in spite of the relatively high cost of its products." You don't have to be rich or a professional chef to afford All-Clad products [------] find the store with the best deal.
:Seriously folks, Wikipedia is not for advertising (products, or retail outlets!). Not in the articles, and not in the talk pages either. When I read the article earlier it was full of non-neutral content that had probably been copied and pasted from a sales brochure. Referring to products as "high-performance" or "premium" is NOT informative. Explaining the manufacturing process and the type of materials used IS informative. I've toned it down a bit, but really this article needs attention from someone who knows the company and is willing & able to write about them in a neutral, encyclopaedic fashion. Hence, I'm leaving an NPOV banner for now. --HAdG (talk) 20:00, 15 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Do not buy.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.183.116.199 (talk) 09:17, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Cheep Chinese Junk

message: Is this a privately-owned company or public?  What is their total sales per year? What place do they have in their industry ? Who are their main competitors?  How many employees? Where are the plants?  How much of their sales volume is due to off-shore manufacturing? Are they growing/shrinking in sales? Less emotive ad-copy from their brochures about stainless rivets, and more facts about the company would be desirable. --Wtshymanski (talk) 22:47, 10 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Rats. Nothing much on Google Books except some anti-dumping cases a few years ago. Continue the research. --Wtshymanski (talk) 03:00, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

text: Is this really appropriate content?  If you have an issue with the All-Clad company, I advise you to take it up with them, or post on a BBB-type review site, not flame them here on a wiki talk page.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grendl666 (talk • contribs) 05:48, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Needs more facts
Talk:Chamber of Mazarbul

message: I removed this - interesting as it is - it's mentioned here - the info is from the film (jackson) http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Chamber_of_Mazarbul...  One phrase says "Made in New Zealand"
87.102.94.157 14:11, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: translated walls

message: Suggesting merge with Moria as per the other locations within moria..  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.102.94.157 (talk) 14:15, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: merge
Category talk:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order

message: Is this category really necessary?  The DSO was practically a gimme for any halfway decent battalion commander - with thousands of recipients, how would anyone ever catalogue them all here? Seems like a waste of bandwidth. Michael Dorosh 18:26, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree but there is no stopping it or even renaming it to "Notable Companions of the Distinguished Service Order". There's also a catagory for Recipients of the Purple Heart. --† Ðy§ep§ion †  Speak your mind 00:35, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

text: Since there are also categories for the far more numerous MBEs and OBEs, it ought to be here for consistency's sake. -- Necrothesp 18:17, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Mark Musashi

message: This article is pretty sloppy (I tried cleaning it up), but it seems to have been notable.  I noticed the creator deleted the speedy-delete, that's not something you should do --rather dispute it in the talk page.  Bobak 18:28, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Masque (King Crimson album)

message: I took out the reference that it was only used on MiniDisc, not CD. MiniDisc is the name of an album being referenced that was released on MiniDisc and CD so it made the information inaccurate and it just sounded weird. 142.197.180.88 (talk) 07:13, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Talk