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Talk:The Byrds

message: User EPBeatles wants to add a "Touring musicians" sub-section in the article's Personel section. I don't think this is a good idea. The thing is, with the possible exception of Jimmi Seiter (and even that's arguable), these musicians really weren't members of the band. I feel that including them in a list like this is opening up a can of worms. I mean, where does it stop? Why not add their roadie who subbed on guitar for a couple of gigs in 1968? How about the hired hands who played with three Byrds members during a one-off, three-song reunion performance at a tribute concert in 2000? And if we're listing touring musicians, how about the studio session musicians who played on some of the band's biggest hits, like the "Mr. Tambourine Man" single? I mean, you could definitely argue that drummer Hal Blaine's contribution to the Byrds legacy is far greater than any of these touring sidemen, just because his contribution is heard on the Byrds best know song.
On a wider point, I'm not sure that touring sidemen should ever be listed in a band's Personel section on Wikipedia. I don't recall seeing this as a common thing in band articles. But in the case of the Byrds, listing these hired hands in this section places far too much emphasis on their contributions and elevates them to a similar level as those who were actually bona fide band members. --Kohoutek1138 (talk) 06:10, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't disagree, but technically Battin, White and Parsons were hired hands. Rogan's book details the arrangement as them being paid by McGuinn. John Guerin comes to mind as he was with the group for several live performances toward the end of the groups existence. He was not much different than Parsons as far as being a 'Byrd" goes. I think that makes it tricky in the minds of some. Again, I do not disagree with your argument, just wanted to add something you may not have considered as to the why behind someone possibly adding folks like Guerin to the roster of members. Appreciate the work you and others have done on the article. Thanks! THX1136 (talk) 00:37, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Touring members 

message: In the “Years Active” part, the “1989-1991; 2000” number sequence is linked as a phone number. Does this count as vandalism? And can somebody please remove the link? KevinML (talk) 15:07, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: KevinML There is no link present in the infobox where it says "1989-1991; 2000". It's just plain text. --Kohoutek1138 (talk) 16:26, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

text: And yet, this is exactly how it happened, according to both Crosby himself and Gene Clark. The majority of singers do not become famous or successful, obvuiously, but it's not a myth in this instance. Frankly, I'm not quite sure what your point is. Kohoutek1138 (talk) 14:10, 2 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  ***IMPORTANT*** vandalism
Talk:Johnny Gammage

message: Suggestion: An explanation of why double jeopardy came into play with two of the officers would be nice.  Normally a mistrial isn't considered a complete trial, and thus doesn't prevent future prosecution.  At least that is my understanding.
: Your understanding is correct, mentioning double jeopardy is patent nonsense here. Vpoko 01:42, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Double Jeopardy

message: I just fleshed out the story, inspired toward completion after initially only intending to correct Gammage's place of death, which was not Brentwood.  This is my first major addition to a Wikipedia entry, so anyone with more experience than I who wishes to clean up what I wrote to be more Wikipedia like, please, have at it.Dreamalynn 11:59, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Major Addition/Revision

message: Newspapers always spelled his name with five letters, not six.SgtVelocicaptor 05:24, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears that there was a man named Johnny E. Gammage in New York State.  He was not killed.  Jonny Lee Gammage was killed.  He had lived in Florida and in New York, too.  It looks like a "double re-direct" may be appropriate (perhaps).  Start all over with a new title such as "Jonny L. Gammage" to clarify the name of the American motorist.EmperorVelocicaptor 22:07, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oy Vey!  Erase the word "black" while you're at it.  Oy Vey!RabbiVelocicaptor15 22:33, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I also heard that the vehicle was a Bentley, not a Jaguar.  EmperorVelocicaptor 21:16, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

text: According to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette stories such as , the correct name is Jonny E. Gammage.  Please fix the title of this article, which currently, erroneously says "Johnny"!--Paul Heckbert (talk) 03:30, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Jonny or Johnny?

message: The thing that killed Jonny Gammage is the vigilantes equipped with "cell phones" who drive along the highway and call policemen whenever they see a "nigger" driving an automobile.  EmperorVelocicaptor 09:18, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: [[nigger-hater]]s with [[mobile phone|cell phones]]

message: The above represents a completely biased and not completely accurate account.
It also does not include comments on the extent of the injuries caused to the officers, including broken bones and at least one case of a finger/thumb being bitten through to the bone by Mr. Gammage.
Trials were held and the police officers were found innocent by juries.  All due process was followed.  In addition, the Police Department paid Gammage's family millions of dolalrs in a civil settlement.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.204.5.50 (talk) 15:03, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comments on above 

message: The narrative for the incident is both unsourced and one-sided.  Can this be fixed? --206.155.50.124 (talk) 09:24, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: POV
Talk:United States Department of Justice

message: I think the lead section could use some more info on the scope and responsibilities for the DoJ. Right now it's vague and unclear the responsibilities. Right now there isn't an equivalent section within the article besides "Organization" so it could be separate as it's own section for expansion. I'll at least look at adding some of the organizations as worth notable mention in the lead since they are sourced within the article. Shaded0 (talk) 16:17, 4 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Improvements to the article

message: One assumes that the DOJ is under the judiciary branch of government, but it's not spelled out here. Kortoso  (talk) 22:41, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: It is actually under the Executive Branch. — Mr. Guye (talk) (contribs)  02:36, 25 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Which branch? 

message: You are invited to participate in Talk:Matthew Whitaker (attorney)#RfC: Jim Comey's comments about Matthew Whitaker. R2 (bleep) 21:29, 13 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jim Comey's comments about Matthew Whitaker 

message: The following coordinate fixes are needed for
—209.152.143.57 (talk) 19:05, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: You haven't said what you think is wrong with the coordinates in the article, which appear to be correct. If you still think that there is an error, please provide a clear explanation of what it is (and remove the "tlc|" from the  template above). Deor (talk) 19:27, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coordinate error
Talk:Air-Sea Battle

message: I've substantially rewritten the page, trying to make it more readable and less redundant.  I've also added some more references and a note about what modern game collections it's available in.  Sorry for the mess in the history -- I didn't realize that I wasn't logged in when I saved the page. Pinball22 20:00, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: My edit (January 17 2007)
Talk:Brazil (disambiguation)

message: I think this is an encyclopedia, not a  restricted almanac. People of Brazil can want to know more about this name, where and as it's used, either for curiosity, either to try to understand the real origin (that isn't the botany). --Mateusc 23:53, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It was a tough descision when I removed the entry about the name, but I thought that it was obscure and irelevent. Since it's back in, it obviously isn't so obscure. I have reworded the entry, since a dab is about directing users to articles, not dictionary defintions. Just to check, it's just a common name of a family right? Not a single famous family but a genral name.--Commander Keane 01:17, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Irish family
Talk:Covenanter tank

message: Not the Liberty V-12 engine; how can you have a horizontal (flat) V-12?
Was it a flat-12 derived by Nuffield from the Liberty?? Hugo999 05:36, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Engine

message: The "Combat Usage" section mentions something called Kingforce. What was Kingforce? A shufty on Google returns very little information other than that it was a force of tanks commanded by a Major Norris King MC, but who was Norris King? Was it KingForce or King Force? Given that the article does not supply a reference that the Covenanter was used alongside Kingforce, my suggestion is that mention of the force should be excised entirely (unless there could be a way to summarise it very briefly, e.g. "KingForce, an experimental armoured force commanded by a Major Norris King (reference)"). -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 13:04, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: From the style of Battle of Arras (1940) and Battle of the Kasserine Pass it appears "Kingforce" would be the correct use. GraemeLeggett (talk) 14:21, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Kingforce
Talk:Sodium iodide

message: According to http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/047084289X the solubility of NaI in acetone is not 28.0gr NaI/100gr ace, but the one stated on the right side (39.9gr NaI/100mL at 25 degrees Celcius). Could an expert verify, please?
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/047084289X  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elmaya (talk • contribs) 10:27, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Solubility table

message: For those of us who use wikipedia for school, this page is not all that helpful. I'm taking AP Chem, and info. such as electron configuration, what type of bond it is, Lewis diagram, electronegativity, etc. would be very helpful. Anyone want to add any of this info.? Students everywhere would rejoice! (Or at least...I would...)
Are there any commonly available products with sodium iodide in them?
: Yes I believe its used in some medicines to treat deficiency of Iodine.
:: Ryan Jones 23:44, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: More Info. Please

message: Does anyone think that secondary table is needed or is it just a space filler right now?
: Ryan Jones 23:44, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Secondary info table - needed? 

message: Some of the information in the introduction would fit better into the uses category.  It also lacks basic information such as the formula and type of compound.  I moved it and added a basic description physical properties of the compound, following potassium iodide as a guide.  However, my changes were removed by a moderator.  Perhaps if a registered user could revise this, the changes would remain intact.
:I agree that the rollback was unjustified, so I have restored your edits and left a polite note for the admin concerned to say that I think he was overzealous. Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Physchim62 (talk) 11:33, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change Introduction 

message: In the uses section, Afterglow (gamma ray burst) is listed as one of the parameters of the sodium iodide crystal. Although scintillation detectors can be used to detect Gamma-ray bursts, the afterglow is a characteristics of the burst itself, not the crystal. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 03:56, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Afterglow? 

message: The MSDS heads to a dead link. Oxford is no longer maintaining their database.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.151.179.5 (talk) 18:31, 14 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dead Link
Talk:John Shelby Spong

message: — Assignment last updated by Brian (talk) 17:37, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Christian Ethics
Talk:Birmingham Blitz

message: Are there any images of the destruction of Birmingham? They would be greatly needed and appreciated on this article. - Erebus555 18:48, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Image

message: Ive added Chance Brothers , they manufactured radar and some glass components of planes... 
Mr John F Cheetham, was a manager there at the time.
I cant find reference to him on the net but he was in the "who's who" around that period,
unsure of the year but family has a copy.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.5.228.118 (talk) 00:15, 27 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Targets ww2 

message: The Black Country, Birmingham's close neighbour and directly joined up to it as part of the West Midlands conurbation, was also substantially bombed during the war although not anywhere near as severely as Birmingham. Should the information on the Black Country's bomb damage (surely significant enough to warrant a mention on wikipedia, as one night of air raids in West Bromwich alone resulted in no less than 52 deaths) be included on the Birmingham page or a new page?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.105.209.123 (talk) 19:54, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Black Country 

message: Surely it was Browning Guns which were made at BSA's factory at Armoury Road, Birmingham. The rifles were made at the BSA factory in Blossomfield Road Shirley, a mile or so south of the City boundary. My mother worked there for 21 years from 1941. I was born in Armoury Road. My father, W J Gardiner, was one of the team which set up production of the Browning Gun and was head of the Material Order Department from 1937. He was manager of the Redditch works where the Besa Gun was made at the time of his death in 1941. I experienced all 77 raids as I refused evacuation, saying to my fellow pupils at King Edward's Grammar School, Camp Hill, that I 'wanted to stay and see the fun.' The school was put out of action for a few months after damage in the big November raids. 
109.154.143.189 (talk) 12:13, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  BSA 

message: None of these are working, so I have deleted them. It would appear that new links would be appropriate. GlassyEye (talk) 11:45, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links 

message: * There was one civilian fatality in Brierley Hill. On 11 January 1941, struck the town's railway goods station, seriously injuring a worker who died more than a year later, having never recovered from his injuries.
Two points. First, there are at least two words missing as to what exactly struck the station - I nearly presumed to insert "a bomb" but I then realised I might be guessing incorrectly - was it one bomb, or several, were they HE, landmine or incendiary? I leave it to those with access to Birmingham area based information to complete the sentence. Also, note the Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists five civilian war deaths in Brierley Hill Urban District (of which this man was one), arising from separate incidents of enemy action.Cloptonson (talk) 20:02, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Brierley Hill (section Black Country)
Talk:Treaty of Mungi-Shevgaon

message: The Marathas were clearly not an mast Empire, they deny being a Confederacy...therefore they should just be called Marathas````182.182.56.188 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 08:38, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Maratha

message: Because otherwise I'll have to restore it back again and again. Plus it would be best we do not redirect any of these 2 articles and keep it separated. Thewikiuser1999 (talk) 01:38, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: There was no battle at Palkhed. It is irrelevant to use that title. Ajayraj890 (talk) 03:26, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: There was a battle which is why Nizam was forced to submit and pay taxes, BajiRao Peshwa cornered him strategically, don't mess with these articles or redirect from now. Let them stay separate if that's how you understand. Thewikiuser1999 (talk) 03:58, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The treaty and campaigns have a seperate article. There is no need to create an article called 'Battle of Palkhed', where it claims Nizam was defeated in a battle. Ajayraj890 (talk) 04:08, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: All is included in that Battle page don't worry. You can enjoy this new treaty page of yours. Thewikiuser1999 (talk) 04:37, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Btw Henry George Briggs was a British Merchent and Traveler not a known Historian, his sources are far from valid let alone contemporary because he happened in very late age. Thewikiuser1999 (talk) 16:03, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, we can't use that according to WP:RAJ. Ajayraj890 (talk) 17:04, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes which is why I removed his sources which you added according to WP:RAJ Thewikiuser1999 (talk) 18:13, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It was present in the older version of that article. Thanks for removing that. Ajayraj890 (talk) 18:18, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  You can keep this treaty page but don't interfere with the Battle of Palkhed Article.
Talk:Peculiar, Missouri

message: I've found a reliable source, Paris, Tightwad and Peculiar: Missouri Plce Names by Margot Ford McMillen (a Westminster College professor and noted Mo. folklorist) that provides an alternate version of how Peculiar's name came to be. I'm going to include it for now unless someone can come up with a valid counter-argument or debunk McMillen's book. Sector001 (talk) 15:56, 23 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origin of towns name 
Talk:The Exodus

message: There is no doubt that Wikipedia is only free in its motto, but what is the explanation for putting the Christian perspective but not the Islamic and Israelite perspectives if this event that exists in all Abrahamic religions? Fakecontinent (talk) 16:36, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, instead of claiming censorship or bias or whatever, you could find WP:RS that discuss Islamic/Samaritan views of the Exodus and add them to the article. We're all volunteers here, no one is obligated to go and find sources for something you want in the article (and is the Exodus even all that important in Islam?).--Ermenrich (talk) 16:46, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

text: Here's a source you can start with:. See also Moses in Islam. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 16:56, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is the Islamic and Israelite (Samaritan) perspective not allowed by Wikipedia? 

message: you are adding sentences that do not follow the proper rules of English grammar and add an enormous amount based at least partially on a website. Moreover, rather than discussing it after being reverted you've taken to adding this information across multiple pages. What is it you want to add and why?--Ermenrich (talk) 20:48, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Adding view about interpreting Exodus in relation to Sheshonq by Finkelstein. If you find it with grammatical error, then, you can modify them. Torah musa (talk) 20:53, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: We already discuss Sheshonq. And if you're adding information from Finkelstein why is it so long and why do you cite more than just him?--Ermenrich (talk) 20:54, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Because I value the other view about the Sehshonq as well. Ok. we discuss Sheshonq already, but you reverted them all anyway. Then, who would see those views? Torah musa (talk) 20:56, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

text: This platform is intended for other users to see all these different views that are peer-reviewed or valid at least. Torah musa (talk) 20:59, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

text: You see, this kind of view was never even mentioned in wikipidea. So, I found it necessary to mention this view as well. Torah musa (talk) 20:53, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additions by Torah musa
Talk:Arthur Tolkien

message: Just because one is related to a famous person does not necessarily mean that one is important or significant. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 00:32, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: This article survived an Articles for Deletion debate. The discussion can be found here. Owen× ☎ 00:40, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Articles for Deletion debate

message: My reasons for keeping, to be added in lieu of the AfD debate I missed (linked above), or future debates, is that this should be kept not as a primary article in itself, but as a subsidiary article to J. R. R. Tolkien. The information is verifiable, and keeping it in the main article about Tolkien would make that too long. In other words, this is a daughter article of J. R. R. Tolkien. Keep for as long as the J. R. R. Tolkien article exists. If J. R. R. Tolkien is ever deleted (yeah, right!) then delete this as well. The only other alternative is to merge this information into an article about Tolkien's family in general. Maybe Tolkien family? Carcharoth 14:08, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reasons for keeping
Category talk:Metrology

message: I believe that there are enough links to the Metrology article that it has earned subcategory status. I believe that it should be a subcategory of Science because it is a separately recognized scientific field of study. I also believe it should be a subcategory of Manufacturing as metrology is integral to commerce. Metrology in the USA is controlled through the Department of Commerce though the NIST. I will leave this article as is but utilize the first paragraph to start the Metrology subcategory. I may have to ultimately remove some of the categories for this article though to prevent looping. Your inputs on how to best effect this change are appreciated.--David.c.h 00:17, 13 October 2005 (UTC)

message: It is obvious that the creator of the last change was confusing meteorology (the study of the weather) with metrology (the science of measurement).  They are two entirely different fields of study.  I would also ask that all future contributors to this page remember the common courtesy of indicating the reasons for their changes in this discussion page.  While meteorology is indeed an “Earth Science”, metrology is the language and methodology of all scientific studies and deserves a higher classification.--David.c.h 02:58, 22 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reason for reverting category 

message: Would it be reasonable to make this category a subcategory of either :Category:Methodology or :Category:Applied mathematics or both? User:Ceyockey 01:10, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Categorization of this category 

message: Mdd: The common courtesy here is to discuss the reasons for your changes to an article on this discussion page.  As you gave no justification for your recategorizing of this subject, I am reverting it back to a subcategory of Science .  Metrology is indeed a separately identified Science by the international community.  Please  read the category header for references to metrology as a science.  The fact that I have a "Science" degree in Metrology also makes me tend to believe that a few universities around the world also consider metrology to be a separately identifiable science.  I am; however, willing and eager to hear your arguements for removing this from the science category. Let's talk. --David.c.h 09:37, 18 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reason for revert to subcategory of Science
Wikipedia talk:CheckUser policy

message: Having administrators being elected to use checkuser seems like another level of hierarchy. Would this be a permanent position? Could people have it recinded? Secretlondon 00:46, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Personally, I would be okay with all admins having this power, but I know some people are really opposed to that, so I don't see what is wrong with having votes on granting this. And yes, I think it should be able to be recinded, and doing so should be easiesr than getting adminship and other things removed, given howas this power gives someone alot of access to private information. -Greg Asche (talk) 01:56, 13 October 2005 (UTC)