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Talk:Alpha compositing

message: This regards the blue and orange shapes in the illustrations of the Description section.
While it might be simple to understand for many people, it could be helpful to novices if the A and B colors and shapes were clearly identified. For example:
*Note that in the illustrations below: 
**A is the blue square
**B is the orange circle
A legend might also serve the purpose.
Also, the row headers could be simplified:
*Opaque shapes
*Partially (50%?) transparent shapes
Thoughts?
Dawnvawn (talk) 22:56, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: The illustrations in the description section

message: "GIF supports alpha channels". This claim should have a reference. No software I know of allows to save an alpha channel into GIF. This format only has a single color transparency where a palette color can completely transparent. It is possible to overlay another layer on a GIF to extend the palette, but the top layer again can only be completely opaque or transparent. This mode is almost never referred to as alpha. I think the remark about effiency needs to go. Especially in a list next to TIFF.
"The file format BMP generally does not support this channel". Perhaps it more correct to say that some or most [quantify?] software doesn't support this. The primary use for the BMP format is within Microsoft Windows GUI. It supports transparent bitmaps in dialogs like an About box since Windows 2000 or XP (unsure which). You can have a 32-bit bitmap fade to any window color (with the side effect of a memory leak).
TARGA is one of the oldest commonly used formats with true alpha (not just 1-bit), predating PNG and BMP. -- J7n (talk) 16:53, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  GIF, BMP
Talk:Florencio Campomanes

message: I just tried every one of the external links and none of them direct to the article/page in question. However, I am reluctant to remove them since it could be a problem with my connection (although doubtful). Could someone check it out? Seems to me like the owners forgot to pay the bills. Thanks. Snake 89 (talk) 07:38, 27 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Non-Functioning Links?

message: "Raised US $13,000,000 for six Men's World Championship matches in nine years: Moscow 1984 and 1985, London & Leningrad 1986"
OK, but the list is of four world championship matches in 3 years! GeneCallahan (talk) 20:39, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Six world championships in nine years?
Talk:The Witches (novel)

message: Looks good to me, but I'll let someone else make the call. -- Kizor 18:31, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Can we put a cover for the book on the page? Thief Lord 21:56, 12 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cover art 

message: Neither this article nor the website linked explain exactly why this novel is so frequently challenged. Could anyone figure it out? --Jitterro 03:55, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Or PETA protesting the chopping of mice into bits. :)  Fllmtlchcb (talk) 23:57, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

text: So? Still nothing on this, 3 years and a season later. I'm curious! LokiClock (talk) 13:15, 15 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Reason for Challenge?

message: Didn't she meet her whilst working as a Witch-hunter, as opposed to as a child? --Counter-revolutionary 11:22, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, I thought her (GHW's) headquarters (castle) was somewhere in Germany? --Counter-revolutionary 16:57, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Grandmother & The Grand High Witch

message: The text here descries the narrator as Luke or Lucas, but this name is never used in the book, they boy is nameless. The name luke is only used in the film version.
StuartRalph (talk) 12:06, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Boy's name 

message: Many plot twists that made me nervous. The cinematography is great, characters show realistic emotions. Overall, it's great. Unanimousaccount (talk) 05:51, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  The story is cool! 

message: I am planning on making some changes to the article in the coming weeks. To begin, I will be adding a Background section to introduce the basics of the book. Then, I plan on adding an analysis section to discuss some interpretations academics have made on the novel (I think they will be really helpful in expanding the balanced tone of the article, especially with the Reception section currently focusing on the more negative receptions of the novel). Finally, I will be reworking the the Reception section to add in a few reviews of the book immediately after its publication in 1983 as well as a few more positive reviews to give the section a more balanced tone. Student.Madeline (talk) 13:34, 3 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed Edits  

message: User Nyxaros has continually reverted reference and citation  edits I have made in reference to the Subject work, even though I have used proper references/citations. The references I provided were in regard to audiobook editions of the Subject work.TonyPS214 (talk) 13:37, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible vandalism by User Nyxaros?
Talk:Stearyl alcohol

message: i dont think should be deleted.  a simple search on google has made me come up with this:
Stearyl alcohol is a nonionic surfactant used as a hair coating in shampoos and conditioners.  It is used as an emollient (skin softener), emulsifier, and thickener in creams and lotions.
this could be helpful enough as a stub.
--Howard547 19:17, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Arda of Armenia

message: traveled vs. travelled
Upon further research I learned that this word may be spelled either way.  I don't care which way it is spelled.  The edit I made was technically not an error.Tobycat 19:28, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Well no, but neither was my original spelling :) The general custom here is to use American spellings for American topics, British spelling for British topics, and the preference of the author for other topics. Adam Bishop 00:09, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: spelling
Talk:Millennium World

message: There seems to be some confusion amongst people about who manga Zorc is. Most seem to think that he's a demon god who is in Akhenaden's body.  I've read the manga and this is wrong.  Zorc is Akhenaden's shadow soul (like Yami Marik was to Marik) born inside of him through the Millenium Eye's power after Akhenaden made a dark wish on it ("I wish my son was king!") 
http://www.janime.biz/manga/manga/Ckid305/12.jpg   Here you see a scene from the original final battle from 3000 years ago.  As you can see, there is no demon Zorc, just the dark priest (who is Zorc).  http://www.janime.biz/manga/manga/Ckid305/13.jpg  And here you see Atem and Zorc's souls being sealed away, once again Zorc is shown as Akhenaden.  
The demon god Zorc, as far as I know, was created by Dark Bakura for the TRPG so that Zorc's soul (the one talking to Akhenaden from earlier) can use it as a vessel for the battle against Atem.  
If you have any evidence that can disprove all this, please state it.
:Trust me, I've looked over all this and discussed it before. Though the way you put it is definitely different than any of the other arguements I've heard before. When people read that, they usually think that it's just from the effects of the Dark RPG changing things around by having Akhenaden's dark side talking to him. But this is the first time I've heard it put the other way around. But that brings up the question that everything that happens in the RPG world is supposed to be just like the events that happened 3000 years ago (except for the bits that were caused by Yugi and the others interfering, as well as all the time stuff that Yami Bakura does). If that's so, then the demon Zorc is supposed to fit in with the actual past in some way. Eh, it's just because there's little English translations of the manga out at the moment, so it's hard to be positive about everything that goes on during that saga. Geg 18:48, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Concerning Zorc 

message: Why have there been no showings of This Season in the U.S.?--Dil 04:10, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Haulted Airing
Talk:Flamborough Head

message: The battle was between a Scot, John Paul Jones a murdering pirate who is credited as being the father of the US navy, and the british navy. It was very  bloody. Jones ship was sunk but he managed to make off with an english ship so he was declared the winner on points (at least by the americans).
One of the many victory ships built in North Vancouver in world war two served as a fleet auxiliary with both the british and the canadian navies. Its stern is now in the North Vancouver museum. The british called it the Flamborough Head. Not every navy names a ship after one of its defeats.
82.47.176.254 19:59, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Somebody has contributed to the Ilfracombe article that the oldest lighthouse in the country is located there. It's an old chapel with a lantern that purportedly was used by ships to avoid the rocky shore. The building is over 600 years old, so it would outdate this one if it were in use just after it wwas built. 
This article  States that "since the reformation it was used as a lighthouse". If that is true, then this is definately the oldest lighthouse and, thje flamborough head article needs to be corrected. Badly in need of a primary source.
I guess someone will come along in 100 years time and tell us what is in the book 'Devon' by W.G.Hoskins .
JHJPDJKDKHI! 09:30, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ilfracombe and the oldest lighthouse 
Talk:Koushun Takami

message: The last three paragraphs of this article are copied almost verbatim from the "About the Author" section of the American version of Battle Royale, which I imagine is copyrighted material.  Shonk 08:16, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright issue

message: This person uses the name "Koushun Takami" in english: . According to the Wikipedia manual of style for Japan related articles it should be under the name used by the person himself. JoshuSasori (talk) 11:48, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move to Koushun Takami 

message: Japanese article says his hometown is Nada-ku, Kobe, while this article says he was born in Amagasaki. Amagasaki article states it is the hometown of Koushun. None of these claims have citations. --Saledomo (talk) 17:42, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conflicting hometown information
Talk:Quebec Autoroute 40

message: I have a question regarding the municipality section (this applies to most of the autoroute articles). I recently edited the municipalities being reinstated at the end of the year. For the boroughs remaining in the megacities, should they be listed for added clarity? I'd apperciate another opinion before I start the massive edit campaign.
:I think it would be a good idea to keep only the main municipality (not borough) name for those staying in the megacities, however those that are demerging should be the name of the new municipality as of the demerger. Leaving the main municipality name, in my opinion, is the best idea since most will see it as the main city name, not the old borough name. 24.226.10.98 23:35, 30 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Laichzeit

message: There are two problems with this article:
1.  Only the German lyrics are provided.  Since this is the English Wikpedia, the English translation should be provided along with the original German texy.
2.  This aricle is nothing but lyrics.  Unless some more information about the song is added, it should probably be deleted.
--Der Sporkmeister 20:50, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article needs fixed
Talk:The Buffalo News

message: No longer a stub.  The full title of the paper is The Buffalo News; if someone can figure out how to bold and italicize "The," it might be nice.  Too tricky for this guy.  GeeZee 20:58, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Seems to me that the afternoon edition was abandoned within 10 years of the beginning of the morning edition. I remember it was a gradual process. At first home delivery of the afternoon edition was curtailed to only certain areas and available in limited areas and then only one afternoon edition. Finally, there was only the morning edition.1archie99 (talk) 16:37, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  2006? I agree that a citation is needed 

message: There is some confusion in the history. It says that in 1974, "longtime owner and publisher Katherine Butler, granddaughter of the founder, died and left no heirs." It then links to a 1974 article about the death of Mrs. Edward H. Butler, born Kate Robinson, who had married the son of the founder. So this Kate was the daughter-in-law of founder, not the granddaughter. This Kate was indeed publisher of the newspaper, but not long-time; she had taken it over when her husband had died just under 3 years prior. According to the article, she should have had an heir as she did have a surviving "daughter, Kate Robinson Butler, is the present Mrs. Bruce E. Wallis." So this second Kate would indeed be the granddaughter of the founders, and it's possible that she died without heirs after being the owner and publisher, but even so she could not have been long-time, since Older Kate had had those roles in 1974 and the paper was in other hands by 1977. No relevant information is  in the E&P article cited after it (which you can now find archived.) 
So, the history is messed up. I hereby pass the baton on to anyone who wants to clean it up or at least trim it down. -- Nat Gertler (talk) 02:05, 6 July 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Two-Kate confusion
Talk:Dall's porpoise

message: I just removed this for being uncited and weasel-wordy: "However this accidental kill is probably not sufficient to deplete the productive populations in most areas.
" Kla'quot 08:58, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have some neat pictures to upload for this article later in the week. NancyHeise  talk 21:46, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Conservation & bycatch 
Talk:Cross of Valour (Canada)

message: I Think this is a better picture of the CV
 Dowew 01:14, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Better Picture 

message: The list gives "Sergent Amédéo Garrammone 1980". However, the article it links to refers to him as Private (not Sergeant) Amédéo Garrammone.
Which is correct?
He was undoubtably a private when he recieved the award and was later made seargent.Colin 8 22:02, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Amédéo Garrammone

message: it appears the link that produced the list of recipents is no longer valid, hence, this list is not verifiable anymore.  I've tagged the list.  I've also replaced the link with a working link about the Cross of Valour.--Isotope23 12:30, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Tagged

message: I feel I should note that this award, while available to members of the military for acts committed while on duty or in the good of the service, is not a military award. It is a civilian award, available to any person who commits a high act of bravery in Canada, involving Canadians, or otherwise involving Canada. I will now appropriately amend the article to affirm this.JMesh (talk) 03:33, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Not a Military Award
Talk:Physeteroidea

message: Why are they called Sperm Whales? That is why I came to this article. Sperm is male sex goop. What does that have to do with the whale? No 3rd grade snickering here, its a legit question. Anyone know the answer? 
-Jon in California 5 Jan 2008
:Because they have a large organ in their heads containing spermaceti. The etymology is explained in the articles on Sperm Whale and Spermaceti.Anaxial (talk) 08:11, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Entomology
Talk:Dwarf sperm whale

message: I will be adding more to the taxonomy section, diet, and behavior of the Dwarf sperm whale. 
I will also be adding a few sentences to their life cycle and the interaction they have with humans. 
http://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/whales/dwarf-sperm-whale.html
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Kogia_sima/
http://whitelab.biology.dal.ca/rwb/kogiastat.pdf
https://mbr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41200-016-0064-z
Jmarroquin12 (talk) 02:13, 13 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bibliography (possibly to use) and Updates that will be making to page  

message: Some of the information from the "description" could be added to the lead section because the lead section could use more information. The lead doesn't give a lot of information and doesn't touch on the topics that are written about later in the article. The article has a good structure and the order of the sections make sense. In the first sentence under the "human interaction" section, it is unclear what you mean by mortality. There is a good breadth of information included in this article and a neutral stance is maintained throughout.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pggallag (talk • contribs) 20:49, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: The lead doesn't require references since it's a summary of the rest of the article, per MOS:LEADCITE. Most other articles follow the same convention   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  19:10, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Marine mammals 129: peer review
Talk:Berardius

message: There's no mention at all of diet. What do they eat?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.156.214.18 (talk) 05:18, 2 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: They are generalist feeders, like humans, so they eat what they can. Some sources say more benthic stuff, others say they've been caught in shallow coastal waters; apparently most of what's known about diet is is from stomach content analysis. HLHJ (talk) 23:04, 7 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: What do they eat?

message: "Giant beaked whales" seems appropriate as they are beaked whales, but inappropriate as the newly-recognized species is <7m long and not really giant. "Four-toothed whales" seems somewhat inappropriate as they are not toothed whales. "Four-toothed beaked whales" tends to the confusing. "Tsuchi-kujira" (=Berardius cetaceans) is specific and accurate, but still fairly rare in English; the term also gets used for B. bairdii as well as for the whole genus. Maybe plain "Berardius whales" would be best. At any rate, the name of this article is unsatisfactory. Suggestions welcome. HLHJ (talk) 17:35, 8 September 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: As a genus article there is no need for a common name if there isn't actually a common name.  Simply calling the article Berardius would be perfectly appropriate and consistent with other genus articles where there is no real common name. Rlendog (talk) 21:02, 2 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I've just put in a technical request to move the page to Berardius   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  01:10, 2 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Common name of genus
Talk:Northern bottlenose whale

message: What reasoning is there for a split? -- Alan Liefting- (talk) - 20:46, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: What split? --Swift (talk) 01:21, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split 

message: I've removed the image :File:Killed pilot wales, faroe islands.jpg. If this really is a bottlenose whale and not a pilot whale we should have that filename changed at commons. --Swift (talk) 01:21, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pilot or bottlenose whale 

message: :Prior to the beginning of whaling of northern bottlenoses it is estimated that there were 40,000–50,000 individuals in the North Atlantic. Between 1850 and 1973 88,000 individuals were caught, primarily by Norwegian and British whalers. The population is very likely to be much reduced compared to pre-whaling figures.
That works out to take the 88.000 at face value as just over 700 animals per annum. A stock of 40.000-50.000 can surely sustain that. In any case, a reliable citation would be appreciated, and by that I mean a scientific one, not a politically oriented one. To quote without citing: The bottlenose seems to be doing fine. 85.220.111.211 (talk) 15:17, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reduced population? 

message: "Since whaling ended the primary concern to conservationists is the number of oil and gas developments around the Gully."  This sentence has no context, and makes no sense. 22:57, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Huh?
Talk:Shepherd's beaked whale

message: Until a paper is written summarizing all the sightings and strandings of this species since 2006, I will be placing said info here for new editors:
*August 2007: Stranding of a 6.57 m adult male T. shepherdi in Golfo San Jorge, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (47°02’30, 8’’S; 066°36’14, 9’’W) (Strandings of six beaked whales in Santa Cruz province, southern Argentina (1998-2011))
*May 16, 2008: Three T. shepherdi seen with six Orcinus orca (33°48'S, 171°32'E) (Filming off Northland New Zealand)
*2008: Four sightings of T. shepherdi west of Tasmania (pp. 4-5) and a stranding in Western Australia (p. 19) (Australia. Progress report on cetacean research, January 2008 to December 2008, with statistical data for the calendar year 2008)  SaberToothedWhale (talk) 17:54, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tasmacetus shepherdi sightings and strandings since 2006 

message: Does anyone want to mention the recent news article about the sighting in the AP today, http://news.yahoo.com/rare-whale-caught-film-first-time-060827454.html  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 214.3.138.234 (talk) 21:18, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It's already there. Look at the last sentence in the population and distribution section. SaberToothedWhale (talk) 21:27, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: new sighting
Talk:Mesoplodon

message: While this genus is admittably poorly known, the species in it are fairly interesting (and sometimes novel) and I will be more than willing to make individual pages. I will leave this page and give general information on the group. - Natliskeliguten
:Perhaps start by adding the species-specific information to this page, and split out the pages when they are longer? 
:If you do decide to start new pages, remember to add them to :Category:Cetaceans and link from here. Pcb21| Pete 19:14, 8 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: One Page or Many?
Talk:Pilot whale

message: There was a study done showing temporal and spatial correlations between military vessels using some kind of heavy-duty sonar equipment (I'm not an expert) and whale beachings. This should be mentioned here. I don't have a link just now, but Google may help. - Samsara (talk • contribs) 08:31, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Dozens of long finned pilot whales were beached in Tasmania fairly recently too, after a minesweeper went by looking for a shipwreck.  —Pengo 02:35, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Beaching due to military vessels? 

message: In the Sperm Whale article, it mentions pilot whales along with orcas and false killer whales as predators of sperm whale calves. Does anyone know if this is accurate? If so, it would be a good addition to the article. --163.251.104.3 (talk) 00:20, 30 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Do pilot whales hunt sperm whale calves? 

message: I am of the belief that this pod of whales beached as a direct act in response to the pollution levels of the ocean and would bet that there were high levels of DDT in their system.
This, I believe was a deliberate act and sincerely hope that it does not become a more common occurrence due to pollution levels. The toxic substances in tropical waters I feel are more prominent than what would be experienced when nearing the polar ice caps. Ciknights693 (talk) 03:44, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent beaching by short finned pilot whales in Western Australia.