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Talk:List of people who disappeared mysteriously

message: Two articles were created List of people who disappeared mysteriously: pre-1970 and List of people who disappeared mysteriously: post-1970 by copy and paste from the original article List of people who disappeared mysteriously -- all content is attributed to the original article history. The talk page is retained -- GreenC 00:10, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Content attribution for list split per [[WP:COPYWITHIN]] 

message: Are these really disappearances? Or just someone who we don't have a contemporary record of their later years?  I think this is just a case of someone who, at best, their date of death is unknown.  I've Googled them, and it doesn't seem to be a missing persons case.  I would like some feedback on whether we can remove them from this list, and update their Wiki page to denote that simply their date of death is unknown, not that they disappeared. StrangeApparition2011 (talk) 04:03, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Possible, in the case of James Litterick. Liu Menggeng is rather more mysterious.--Auric talk 23:53, 21 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: James Litterick and Liu Menggeng

message: Hey there, I was just browsing the list,  and I couldn't help think that perhaps Etan Patz's case should potentially be moved to List of solved missing persons cases, as his kidnapper/murderer did confess, and besides that, he has since been declared legally dead, leading me to beleive that his case could be regarded as solved, however, I'm seeking consensus first. Fhsig13 (talk) 19:55, 30 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Since there's been a conviction in the case, yes. Daniel Case (talk) 18:14, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inclusion query 

message: As of this edit, if not earlier, the last emperor of the Romans is included. However, except for those who believe he was supernaturally taken away to a mysterious place to fulfill some prophecy, it is clear that he died in combat when the Ottomans conquered Constantinople. There is even one account that his headless corpse was identified by the purple boots on the feet. So the likelihood that he did not disappear mysteriously is quite good & he should be removed from this list. -- llywrch (talk) 16:07, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Constantine XI Palaiologos
Talk:Bass instrument

message: The modern upright/double Bass is not a member of the Violin family it is a descendant of the Viol. This can be seen in the shape of the instrument (Pointed shoulders not rounded like the violin Cello, and the tuning 4ths between strings not 5ths.)
J.C.
:It's generally regarded as related to the violin because it is so commonly used alongside violins, violas and cellos. However, if you're sure about the descent, it would be worth at least adding a link to viol and making a note on the double bass article. Basswulf 09:44, 6 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: The viola is tuned to fifths. Hyacinth 12:19, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Bass family?

message: Are the parentheses in the title necessary? How about Bass instrument? Hyacinth 12:20, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the parenthesis are just standard for a page that comes from a disambiguation page, but I'm not sure.  I do think it would look better without parenthesis since it's talking about bass instruments. RageGarden 03:04, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

text: This does seem to be supported by WP:NATURAL as in String instrument, Keyboard instrument, Brass instrument, ... Kuulopuhe (talk) 09:49, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Parentheses

message: The redirect Bass(instrument) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached.  Steel1943 (talk) 16:20, 16 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  "[[:Bass(instrument)]]" listed at [[Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion|Redirects for discussion]] 

message: How does it define a bass instrument for its range to be in the range C2-C4, when for example a normal 4-string electric bass guitar in standard tuning goes all the way down to E1? The page "Bass (sound)" includes the same weird claim. Segj2 (talk) 20:44, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Range from C2? 

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Vpab15 (talk) 17:23, 6 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Bass (instrument) →  – Natural disambiguation preferrable to parenthentical disambiguation. Kuulopuhe (talk) 09:50, 21 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 21 February 2024
Talk:Fibonacci sequence

message: Before my edit, my phone (at least in portrait page orientation instead of landscape) displayed the yellow "tiles" image after the phrase "the sequence begins" but before the actual sequence of "0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, ...", making the page easy to misread as saying "Starting from 0 and 1, the sequence begins 21, 13, 3, 2, ..."
If a reason exists why the opening sequence of numbers should start a new line, please move the picture to prevent the article from displaying in such a confusing, misleading way, realizing that the display is prone to change based on what device a reader uses and if the user tilts the device this way or that (and possibly also depending on what browser and zoom settings are in use).
Thanks. --173.67.42.107 (talk) 08:23, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: The sequence is displayed on its own line for emphasis. For a better fix of your problem, I moved the image down. D.Lazard (talk) 08:59, 29 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  possibly problematic picture placement
Talk:Johannes Crellius

message: I have altered this paragraph because it is in fact wrong.  Crell was translated into English and two editions were published in London.  I do not know whether Crell's English editions influenced English readers either at the time of their publication or in later years.  I have included a citation for my change.  
Since Crell was not translated into English, knowledge of his works passed out of the later generations of English Unitarians. However Thomas Belsham is one of the Unitarian authors who had access to Crell in the Latin and Belsham repeatedly cites Crell in his The Epistles of Paul the Apostle Translated, with an Exposition, and Notes (1822).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.250.214.133 (talk) 05:19, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:   Fixing an error
Talk:Sesamoid bone

message: Bartleby' Medical Terminology which is in the reference section is a site so overloaded with spammy ads it crashes my browser 1 in 10 pages I load on the site. What is the policy on linking to sites which are overloaded with spammy advertisement? Machn (talk) 09:50, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: policy on spammy links?

message: I'm not saying this isn't true, I just would like to see a source for it: 
In the hand - two sesamoid bones are located in distal portions of the first metacarpal bone. There is also commonly a sesamoid bone in distal portions of the second metacarpal bone. 
Machn (talk) 10:51, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: source

message: Two points: often an image is shown to demonstrate the subject of an article but the image shows more than one possible area which could be the pertinent subject of the illustration (especially with medical imagery) and often neither the written "details" of the image nor the subject article itself will have a description defining the position of the subject in the image/illustration.
Also there are often additional but unavoidable and (strictly speaking) superfluous (to the article but curiosity stoking) unexplained characteristics  shown in some images. For example, in the second image of this article, the X ray image has written on it some "per-centage" ranges of some of the bones . Is this a measure of the size of the actual bone wrt the expected size for a person of that age? The article does mention that the bone size, if it is diminutive can be strong evidence of a delayed start of puberty so commentary of this detail would not be intrusive.
Nevertheless of intrusivity, explanations of non pertinent to the article characteristics would also aid the reader in isolating the pertinent subject sought within the image.
What is obvious to a radiologist's eye can be almost imperceptible to ignorant mere mortals.Ecstatist (talk) 04:00, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Detail Information for X ray and Other Imaging
Talk:Communist International

message: *Why is Comintern spelled in capitals in the article title and in the text? This was not the usual English usage.
*In any case, why is the article called Comintern and not Communist International, the organisation's correct name?
Adam 10:50, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: 1) The spelling seems to be about half and half either way (via Google.) 2) 45,000 vs. 33,000 on Google for the abbreviation vs. the long form. -Joseph (Talk) 10:54, 5 October 2004 (UTC)

text: I dunno, they used COMINTERN in my PoliSci classes. How about yours? -Joseph (Talk) 11:18, 2004 Oct 5 (UTC)
In capitals? I doubt that. Anyway, an encyclopaedia is not just for the petit bourgeois intelligentsia. It is for the broad masses of the proletariat and peasantry. In any case this is a very inadequate article which I will have a go at rewriting when I have time. Adam 11:58, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC)

text: You think? Google apparently has been the deciding factor in a lot of cases. I had to live with it for reconnaissance satellite versus spy satellite, so guess what. It applies to everyone. And listen to you get all Marxist on us! I can only assume you're doing it for effect. -13:52, 2004 Oct 5 (UTC)
It doesn't apply to those who insist on accurate usages. Adam 01:35, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)

text: Heh. That's exactly what I was trying to do. COMINTERN is at least as accurate as Communist International. Wikipedia rules are for everyone. -Joseph (Talk) 01:55, 6 October 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling/caps 
Talk:Metropolitan Police

message: Thought of adding a sentence about the new crypto investigation team on the "Specialist units" section and wanted to make sure it's significant enough to be added to that section. Source - https://www.ft.com/content/378a05ac-a12b-41f9-a80c-fc79a36bc44b Vivocj (talk) 20:17, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  New crypto investigation team 

message: The first part of this section suffers from recentism, being almost completely about 2023/ 2024 matters, and has a undue amount of coverage of  pro-Hamas demonstrations. How can it be improved? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 12:42, 9 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversies 

message: Is https://www.met.police.uk/ in External links still the official website? If so what is https://www.police.uk/pu/your-area/metropolitan-police-service/? What's the difference between them? Mcljlm (talk) 15:23, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: The first is the Met's official website, the second a generic website for the British police. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:57, 15 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure I understand . Mcljlm (talk) 22:29, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: https://www.met.police.uk/ is the official website for the Metropolitan Police (you can see it printed on all of their vehicles, for example, and in the 'Website' field on all their social-media accounts). The URL https://www.police.uk/pu/your-area/metropolitan-police-service/ is a page about the Met Police on another website (the generic website for policing in the UK, which includes a page about each police force). Mpjashby (talk) 10:08, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Websites
Talk:Heliopause (astronomy)

message: I made one correction, but what is meant by the particle's being "highly energised by their negative acceleration"? If the particles are slowing down, they're losing energy, no?. Matt 04:48, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  could someone knowledgeable check this out? 

message: "The distance to the heliopause is 76 AU, as detected by Voyager 2." Voyager 2 has now reached the heliopause itself or the termination shock before it? I have been reading the latter (i.e., the solar wind has not been actually stopped where the crafts are now). Does anyone know the space between the shock and the pause? Is this line strictly accurate? Marskell 13:01, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: This article no longer mentions how far away from the sun the Heliopause is. Can we get an update? Firsfron of Ronchester 03:46, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Differentiating shock and pause
Talk:Zoning

message: This article needs a criticism section. I'll get right on it. - Phattonez (talk) 20:57, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It's good to see the  section.  However, it's plagued by weasel words and unattributed opinions.  I've tagged three of these with the  template for attention.  yoyo (talk) 02:37, 27 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Criticism

message: Hello everyone,
I propose that we introduce country-specific zoning practices in alphabetical order. Currently, the order suggests a hierarchy in importance, when in reality, there is no hierarchy. Does anyone have any other suggestions for organization of zoning by country? Kmcconnel (talk) 23:40, 3 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Countries that use zoning are now listed in alphabetical order, followed by countries that don't use zoning. That is why the United Kingdom is placed after the United States.Tdb36 (talk) 10:42, 29 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alphabetical Order for Country-specific Sections 

message: The Zoning in the US page has a fairly large section on types of zoning. I'm thinking of integrating any material from that page that would be new into this page, and deleting it from that page. That would allow the US page to have more of a narrative flow and prevent information on zoning types from being scattered. Any thoughts?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by JMMaok (talk • contribs) 02:30, 24 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Added revised Types section. If anyone is interested in my process behind revising it, I'll keep my User page up for a while: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:JMMaok/Zoning JMMaok (talk) 18:32, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Types of Zoning from Zoning in the US
Talk:Band of Brothers (miniseries)

message: In the Home Video Releases section, it says, "though many video enthusiasts contend that the HD DVD version features superior visual quality due to the presence of digital noise reduction on the Blu-ray release."  
Is this really relevant to the topic? 67.59.61.153 (talk) 16:26, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: *No. I've removed it.Niteshift36 (talk) 18:06, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relevance of opinions on video formats 

message: Is there any particular reason why the 7th Infantry Regiment should be identified in such minute detail, when 506 PIR is only identified as assigned to 101st Airborne Division? 3rd Infantry Division, (with or without a 'US' tag for clarity) would surely be sufficient.
JF42 (talk) 08:40, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Good question. I trimmed all but the "7/3" part.--Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk  12:37, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

text: Agreed.  That was unnecessary. ---The Old JacobiteThe '45 22:41, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  7th Infantry Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division of XV Corps of the U.S. Seventh Army of the Sixth Army Group 

message: Is there a reliable source for the stars of the mini-series? IMDb doesn't count and the page on HBO, last I checked, doesn't have the information.--Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk  00:55, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: The show itself is considered the source.  Those actors listed in the main opening credits are the stars. ---The Old JacobiteThe '45 02:40, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. I'll have to look at the (ten) openings.--Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk  13:38, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: You're welcome.  And I would argue that only those who are consistently named in all the opening credits should be listed in the infobox and lede. ---The Old JacobiteThe '45 13:48, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Would you go with the order in which they're listed?--Georgia Army Vet Contribs Talk  18:53, 4 May 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Let me rewatch the opening and then I'll get back to you.  Thanks! ---The Old JacobiteThe '45 00:47, 5 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stars
Talk:Baptism with the Holy Spirit

message: I see no useful purpose for :Baptism by fire to exist, separate from :Baptism with the Holy Spirit. I propose that any useful content from that article be moved into this one, and that article be turned into a disambiguation page. - 71.223.123.164 (talk) 16:58, 25 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Not the same. See [] for concise description. And I'll let a Mormon explain their position on it. --Musdan77 (talk) 05:33, 26 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Other than the unreferenced first sentence in the lede, which matches the wiktionary definition, the rest of the Baptism by fire article tries to cover the same material as Baptism with the Holy Spirit. That content, if it is seen as valuable, could easily be merged into this article. -- 208.81.184.4 (talk) 15:11, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with merging at least the History and Mormonism sections into this article. It basically repeats information that is in this article already, while lacking the biblical, historical, comparative context that this article provides. In regard to the History section, it would probably fit in or near the second paragraph of the "Biblical description" section in this article. Ltwin (talk) 01:29, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

text: I propose the following as an alternative: 1. move the sections that relate to Baptism with the Holy Spirit and Mormonism to this article.  They can be pasted onto the talk page for now. 2. Stubbify the remaining article on Baptism by Fire and include current and possible future usages of that term that do not relate to this article.  I think that is preferable to an outright deletion with a redirect to this article. Ignocrates (talk) 16:40, 14 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Baptism by fire merge 

message: User:H799646 added the following sub-section entitled "Cathars" to the "Views" section. Given the fact that this is a good article, I thought it appropriate to move this unsourced section here until such time as the original contributor or someone else adds sources. Because the Cathars are a historical movement, I wonder also if this material would be more appropriate in the "History" section? 
Any thoughts? Ltwin (talk) 04:27, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Cathar addition

message: 98.208.162.177 posted this comment on 29 June 2013 (view all feedback).
A clearer mor eaborate teaching of the baptism INTO the Holy Spirit
Any thoughts?
Ltwin (talk) 08:03, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reader feedback: Baptism INTO the Holy Spirit 

message: Historically the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) emphasized the Baptism of the Spirit, more so than other protestant traditions. For example this essay: http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=ccs  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.58.117.246 (talk) 20:45, 18 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quaker connection
Talk:Mast

message: I'm pulling this from the list of disambiguation pages.  This is really just a dictionary entry.  There is no content behind the discussion of either type of "mast" for us to disambiguate the links to.  However, I know that content grows over time, so in case we ever have enough to create pages for Mast (support) and Mast (harvest), I'll leave the disambiguation text below so it can be easily pasted back. Rossami 19:09, 6 Nov 2003 (UTC)

message: I removed some dicdefs, maybe someone would like to incorporate them into Wiktionary etc.
*In post-sail naval ships, a mast is a tall structure which may carriy (depending on the era) pennants, lookout posts, radar antennas, flags, and lights.
*In botany, a mast is a crop of fruit or nuts (wild or cultivated) that ripen at the same time (examples are Beech mast and the fruit of the Rimu tree)
*Meher Baba used the word mast (pronounced like 'must') to denote those who he said were "God intoxicated," i.e. caught in a trance of spiritual experiences and ecstasies. 
* In popular parlance in India, "mast" now means "chill out". Thus you may find people saying "be mast".--Commander Keane 07:54, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed dicdefs
Talk:Royal Proclamation of 1763

message: I moved this to remove the national POV – the previous title omitted British. Trontonian 19:53, 6 Nov 2003 (UTC)
replies: text: I am moving it back on the basis of the rule of using the most common name. "Royal Proclamation of 1763" is much more common. Furthermore, it is well-recognised, and, I believe, not POV (given that there is no other nation with a Royal Proclamation of 1763). -- Emsworth 01:44, 18 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Name of article

message: The map shows the Proclamation Line conveniently following the Nova Scotia-Massachusetts border (the current Maine-New Brunswick border). The article at Thirteen Colonies also uses this map, but then shows another indicating the line ran east to the Bay of Chaleurs, not south along the intercolonial boundary, as this indicates. This suggests that all of Nova Scotia (including today's New Brunswick) was within the coastal zone (and should be colored red), not outside (pink). So what's the truth? And if this map is correct, why would the Line discriminate between the areas of today's Maine and New Brunswick? Both were coastal British colonies. Further, this map refers to a 1775 date, not 1763, causing some confusion. Any clarifications are welcome. Yoho2001 (talk) 12:37, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Uncertain Line at NS-MA border 

message: I would think this would be basic reference data, but I don't see any info on how much, area-wise, of British-held North America was east or west of the line. 96.241.155.5 (talk) 03:28, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Area east and west of the line? 
Talk:Vision and prophecy

message: I don't wish to be a killjoy, but in a lot of contexts Vision and Prophecy are not the same thing. In a Biblical context they are quite different. Even in common usage Prophecy is usually considered a foretelling, while a vision may be of the past, present, future or non-existant events. DJ Clayworth 19:58, 6 Nov 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled