Talk:Carl von Clausewitz

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Today I tried to clean up the reference count by consolidating multiple uses of the same source into a single reference.  There yet remain five references to On War, with all referring to different editions and translations.  Some future someone should think about using one version of the work, preferably a public domain translation, for all references to the text.
:LeTouchre (talk) 19:40, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: *There';s no policy reason to prefer a PD translation.  What should be preferred is an easily available modern edition, so that citations can be easily verified. Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:38, 9 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  References to On War 

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thread_title:  A Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion 

message: I tidied some of the prose, punctuation and layout, removed duplicate wikilinks and used a script to Americanise the spelling as it seemed the dominant form. Nothing contentious surely? Regards Keith-264 (talk) 19:16, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Why did you Americanize it? There's no notice (that I can see) that the article is written in American English, and I would think that British English would be the more appropriate version to use.  In addition your style corrections blanded out the prose somewhat, and the layout prior to your changes was superior.  In short, while there were some edits which were helpful, overall I thought your changes were not an improvement. Beyond My Ken (talk) 19:42, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: See above, it read as US Eng not Briteng. If you want it in BritEng I'm glad but we should respect the original if it isn't and seek consensus. Long quotes should not be in the text, re-editing sloppy sentences isn't bland; remedying punctuation errors and duplicate wikilinks is a good thing. Keith-264 (talk) 20:25, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: None of your objections or explanations are acceptable to me. Beyond My Ken (talk) 23:22, 7 November 2018 (UTC)

text: Have what you are gremmir -- vendor upscale sentencing torpid alluvial testament portal; bikini squash. 19:21, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: At the risk of engaging in an exercise in futility I have remedied a few reference errors and limited myself to changing one textual infelicity. I suggest that the editors interested in the article decide on a common citation form and apply it. My favourite is sfn which I recommend. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 10:14, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recent edits 

message: I added something here about Clausewitz's ideas about the importance of morale to the outcome of military operations, but it was reverted on the grounds of "notaforum." I agree that morale in general is outwith the scope of an article on Clausewitz, but we need more in the article on what he said about it and how his thoughts have been applied by his readers. At present the article uses it to explain the "balance of terror" between the US and USSR, which seems to be stretching the concept too far. Could other readers here find out if military writers have used this concept to explain the outcomes of recent "limited wars," such as Vietnam and Iraq, to supplement what has been said? NRPanikker (talk) 18:52, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: The views of other military writers are not relevant here, except as juxtaposed with Clausewitz' views. Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:16, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  The importance of morale 

message: The lede of this article needs work.  It focuses almost entirely on philosophy and very little on his military career. pbp 01:29, 18 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mil/Philo balance in the lede 

message: Just read a newspaper article on Clausewitz in the "Taz" and a guy from the (a) Clausewitz society said that he was not born in June, but on the first of July - he was the fourth son and his father wanted to get rid of him (Cl. was too young for the military). P.S.: Just see, that german WP has the July 1st date.--Ralfdetlef (talk) 07:33, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  First of July